MP Apex Bank Exam study plan
MP Apex Bank Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability
Build a topic checklist for Reasoning Ability covering puzzles, seating arrangement, syllogism, inequality, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, order-ranking, alphanumeric series, input-output, and data sufficiency
Solve 10 puzzle-and-seating sets under a 10-minute timer per set and log accuracy plus time per set in a tracking sheet
Drill 30 simplification and approximation questions and 20 number series questions, recording the error type for every wrong answer
Write out the 12 most-used percentage-to-fraction conversions and recite them from memory at the end of each session
Set up one error notebook with three sections: concept gap, calculation slip, and time overrun
Your checkpoint
A dated tracking sheet showing 50 puzzle/seating sets attempted and 100 arithmetic drill questions with error categories tagged
Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability
Solve 15 additional puzzle-and-seating sets, splitting time evenly between floor-based, box-based, and circular arrangements
Complete 40 syllogism and inequality questions using Venn diagrams and the priority-order method rather than intuition
Master ratio-proportion and average by solving 40 mixed word problems drawn from partnership, mixture, and age scenarios
Time yourself on one 35-question reasoning sectional test and one 35-question quant sectional test, then classify every mistake
Reduce average puzzle solve time from week 1 baseline by at least 20 percent
Your checkpoint
Two completed sectional tests with score, time, and a written diagnosis of the three weakest question types in each section
Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & General / Financial Awareness (with banking and MP state focus)
Solve 50 time-work and pipes-cistern problems, including efficiency-based and alternate-day variants
Solve 40 time-speed-distance and train/boat problems, memorizing the conversion factors and relative-speed formulas
Build a one-page formula sheet for simple and compound interest, then apply it to 30 questions
Compile a current-affairs log for the past six months covering RBI policy rates, major appointments, schemes, and awards, with 10 entries minimum
Read one daily newspaper business page and note two banking or economy items per day
Your checkpoint
A formula sheet plus a 60-item current-affairs log with source and date for each entry
General / Financial Awareness (with banking and MP state focus) & Banking and Financial Awareness / Banking Regulations
Memorize the structure and key functions of RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, and PFRDA, then write them from memory without notes
Explain in writing the difference between CRR, SLR, repo rate, reverse repo, MSF, and bank rate, and how each affects liquidity
List the major banking-sector reforms and committees relevant to India since 1991 and match each to its purpose
Cover Madhya Pradesh-specific awareness: state economy, major crops, industrial clusters, flagship state schemes, and prominent institutions headquartered in the state
Take one 50-question general awareness mock and review every incorrect answer with a corrected fact
Your checkpoint
A hand-written banking-regulation summary of at least 40 facts and a 50-question mock scored and fully corrected
English Language & Computer Knowledge / Computer Aptitude
Complete 30 reading-comprehension passages, identifying the main idea and author tone before answering detail questions
Drill 100 error-spotting and sentence-improvement questions, grouping errors by grammar rule
Learn and apply 100 high-frequency exam vocabulary words in original sentences
Cover computer fundamentals: hardware, memory units, operating systems, and number systems, then solve 50 questions
Practice MS Office and internet/networking basics, including shortcuts and common file operations, with 40 questions
Your checkpoint
A grammar-rule cheat sheet with one example per rule and a 40-question computer knowledge mock scored above 70 percent
Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & Computer Knowledge / Computer Aptitude
Run two full-length mock tests under strict exam timing and mark every question you skipped versus guessed
Solve 20 high-difficulty data-interpretation sets covering tabular, bar, pie, and caselet formats
Revisit the error notebook and re-solve every question you previously got wrong
Cover computer aptitude topics such as logic gates, flowcharts, and basic programming logic with 30 practice questions
Cut sectional mock time overrun to under 5 minutes per section
Your checkpoint
Two full-length mocks with section-wise timing breakdown and a revised error notebook showing at least 80 percent of past errors re-solved correctly
General / Financial Awareness (with banking and MP state focus) & Banking and Financial Awareness / Banking Regulations & Local Language (Hindi) Proficiency
Revise the full current-affairs log and add the last two months of updates, aiming for 150 total entries
Review banking regulation notes and answer 100 rapid-fire general awareness questions
Practice Hindi grammar: sandhi, samas, synonyms, antonyms, and idioms, with 80 questions
Complete 10 Hindi comprehension passages and 40 Hindi fill-in-the-blank and error questions
Translate 20 common banking terms between Hindi and English to build bilingual vocabulary
Your checkpoint
A 100-question Hindi language practice set and a 100-question general awareness set, both scored with corrections noted
Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & English Language & General / Financial Awareness (with banking and MP state focus) & Computer Knowledge / Computer Aptitude & Banking and Financial Awareness / Banking Regulations & Local Language (Hindi) Proficiency
Take three full-length mocks in the final week, each followed by a same-day analysis session
Revise only the error notebook and formula sheets, avoiding new topics
Rehearse a fixed section-order and time-allocation strategy in every mock
Confirm exam-day logistics and build a one-page last-minute revision card per domain
Sleep and study at fixed times to align alertness with the exam slot
Your checkpoint
Three full-length mocks with a final score trend line and a completed one-page revision card for each of the seven domains
Milestones
Week 2: Puzzle solve time down at least 20 percent from week 1 baseline, with sectional scores recorded for reasoning and quant
Week 4: Can write the RBI/SEBI/IRDAI/PFRDA functions and all key policy rates from memory with at least 80 percent accuracy, and current-affairs log has 60 or more dated entries
Week 6: Full-length mock score at or above 55 percent overall with no section left more than 5 minutes over its allotted time
Week 8: Three final mocks show an upward or stable score trend, error notebook is fully re-solved, and every domain has a one-page revision card