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IDBI JAM study plan

IDBI JAM · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning

  • Diagnose baseline by taking one timed 25-question sectional test each in Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning and log accuracy plus time per question

  • Drill simplification, approximation, and number-series questions until you can solve 30 in 25 minutes with 90 percent accuracy

  • Build a personal formula sheet covering percentage, ratio, average, and profit-loss conversions and apply each formula to 10 practice sums

  • Practice syllogism and inequality sets using a fixed diagram or number-line method until 25 questions are completed in 20 minutes

Your checkpoint

A one-page baseline scorecard listing sectional accuracy, average seconds per question, and your top five error patterns

Week 2

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Solve 40 arithmetic word problems on time-work, pipes-cisterns, and speed-distance by translating each into a one-line equation before calculating

  • Compute 20 data-interpretation sets (tabular and bar) using approximation to finish each set in under 4 minutes

  • Memorise squares up to 30, cubes up to 15, and fraction-to-percentage equivalents up to one-twelfth and test recall daily

  • Re-attempt every week-1 arithmetic error and write the corrected reasoning in your error log

Your checkpoint

A completed error log of at least 40 arithmetic and DI mistakes with the corrected method for each

Week 3

Reasoning

  • Solve seating-arrangement puzzles (linear and circular) with a fixed symbol notation until 3 puzzles are completed correctly in 25 minutes

  • Practice blood relations and direction-sense sets by drawing a family tree or path diagram for every question

  • Attempt 20 coding-decoding and alphanumeric-series questions focusing on pattern recognition speed

  • Review and re-solve all reasoning errors from weeks 1 and 3, tagging each by cause

Your checkpoint

A timed 30-question reasoning sectional test scored at 80 percent or above, with solutions written for every wrong answer

Week 4

Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning

  • Complete 2 full-length mixed sets of Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning under exam timing with no pauses

  • Reduce average time per arithmetic question to 60 seconds by skipping and revisiting hard questions strategically

  • Solve 15 high-level puzzles and 15 DI sets combining two data types (for example, pie plus table)

  • Audit your error log and rewrite the five most repeated mistakes as one-line rules

Your checkpoint

A mid-plan mock score report showing sectional scores, attempt rate, and accuracy for both Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning

Week 5

General Awareness

  • Build a dated current-affairs timeline for the last 6 months covering banking, economy, and appointments, adding at least 10 entries per week

  • Revise static banking awareness: RBI functions, monetary-policy tools, and key banking terminology, and self-test with 50 questions

  • Compile a list of 30 recent schemes, indices, and reports with their launching or publishing bodies

  • Practice 40 general-awareness questions and classify each miss as current, static, or careless

Your checkpoint

A condensed general-awareness revision sheet of 100 facts organised by category with dates

Week 6

English Language

  • Complete 30 reading-comprehension passages by identifying the main idea and author tone before answering detail questions

  • Drill 60 error-spotting and sentence-improvement questions with grammar rules noted for each correction

  • Practice cloze tests and para-jumbles until 5 sets are finished in 30 minutes

  • Learn and apply 40 high-frequency exam words in your own sentences to lock in usage

Your checkpoint

A grammar-rule cheat sheet of 25 rules, each paired with one example sentence you wrote yourself

Week 7

General Awareness & English Language

  • Take 2 timed sectional tests each in General Awareness and English Language and record accuracy trends

  • Revise the week-5 fact sheet and week-6 grammar sheet in three spaced repetitions across the week

  • Practice 20 vocabulary-in-context and idiom questions using elimination rather than guesswork

  • Read two editorial articles daily and summarise each in three sentences to build comprehension speed

Your checkpoint

Two sectional score logs showing at least 15 percent accuracy improvement over your week-1 baseline in both domains

Week 8

Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning & General Awareness & English Language

  • Take 3 full-length mocks under strict timing and review each within 24 hours

  • Cut careless errors by re-checking the first 10 attempted questions in every mock before submission

  • Revise all four cheat sheets and the error log on a rotating daily schedule

  • Finalise a section-order and time-allocation strategy and rehearse it in the last two mocks

Your checkpoint

A final mock analysis sheet comparing all three mocks on score, accuracy, attempt rate, and section-wise time

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 70 percent on a timed 25-question arithmetic plus DI set and show a written error log of 40 or more corrected mistakes

Week 4: Score at least 65 percent overall on a full-length mock with Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude accuracy each at 70 percent or above

Week 6: Recall 80 of 100 facts from your general-awareness sheet in a self-quiz and complete a reading-comprehension passage in under 6 minutes at 80 percent accuracy

Week 8: Average at least 70 percent across the final three full-length mocks with careless errors below 10 percent of total mistakes