Nainital Bank PO study plan

Diagnose baseline by taking one timed 35-minute sectional test each in Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability, then tabulate accuracy and time-per-question by question type.

Build a personal arithmetic toolkit: master percentage-fraction equivalents up to 1/20, squares to 30, cubes to 15, and tables to 20, and recite them from memory by week end.

Solve 60 simplification and approximation questions using BODMAS and surds/indices rules, keeping an error log of every wrong step.

Learn one standard diagramming method (linear, circular, or floor-based) for seating and puzzle sets and apply it to 10 easy puzzles without time pressure.

Set up a single spreadsheet tracker for mock scores, topic accuracy, and error categories that you will update after every practice block.

Drill ratio, proportion, partnership, and average problems in sets of 15, targeting under 60 seconds per question for easy and moderate items.

Solve 40 data-interpretation questions across tabular, bar, and line charts, practising approximation to avoid full calculation.

Complete 15 blood-relation and 15 direction-sense questions, drawing a diagram for every single one before answering.

Work through 12 circular and linear seating arrangements, timing each set and capping effort at 4 minutes per set.

Review the error log and rewrite each repeated mistake as a one-line rule you can recall under exam pressure.

Master time-speed-distance, trains, boats, and pipes-cisterns by solving 50 mixed word problems and classifying each by the single formula it needs.

Cover permutation, combination, and probability basics with 30 questions, focusing on recognising which formula applies rather than on computation.

Read two editorial-length passages daily and identify the main idea, tone, and author's purpose in one sentence each.

Practise 30 error-detection and sentence-correction questions, recording every grammar rule you missed in a rules notebook.

Learn 30 high-frequency exam words with usage sentences rather than bare definitions.

Solve 20 inequality and 20 syllogism questions using Venn diagrams for every syllogism, including possibility-based cases.

Complete 15 coding-decoding and 15 alphanumeric-series questions, writing the pattern rule before selecting an answer.

Practise 4 full reading-comprehension sets in 8 minutes each, answering only after skimming the questions first.

Complete 40 cloze-test and fill-in-the-blank items, using context and collocation rather than guesswork.

Revisit the Quant error log and re-solve 20 previously wrong questions cold, without notes.

Build a dated timeline of Indian banking history covering nationalisation phases, liberalisation, and the formation of key regulatory institutions, without memorising unverified dates.

Memorise the current heads and headquarters of major public-sector banks, RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, and NABARD, verifying each against an official source.

Learn core banking concepts: CRR, SLR, repo and reverse repo, base rate, MCLR, NPA classification, and priority-sector lending norms.

Track the past three months of RBI policy decisions and note the current repo rate and stance from the official RBI website.

Review recent national and international current-affairs capsules from the past six months, noting only items with a banking or economic link.

Cover government schemes, financial-inclusion initiatives, and insurance and capital-market basics, writing one line on each scheme's purpose and beneficiary group.

Revise static general knowledge tied to banking: currencies, central banks of major countries, and headquarters of international financial institutions.

Practise 30 para-jumble and 30 sentence-rearrangement questions, identifying opening sentences by structural clues.

Write 4 formal letters (complaint, request, application) and 2 short essays in 15 minutes each, then self-edit for grammar and structure.

Attempt 100 mixed general-awareness questions and log every factual gap into the fact sheet.

Complete 3 sectional Quant tests and 3 sectional Reasoning tests under strict timing, with no more than 35 minutes per section.

Target weak areas from the tracker: solve 30 questions each in your two lowest-accuracy topics.

Practise 10 high-level puzzle sets (multi-variable, uncertain-arrangement) and decide in 30 seconds whether to attempt or skip each.

Rehearse calculation speed with 5 sets of 20 approximations using percentage and fraction conversion only.

Refine your exam-day attempt strategy: fix the order of sections and the maximum time per question.

Take 3 full-length mocks on alternate days, each followed by a same-day analysis session longer than the test itself.

Re-solve every question missed across all mocks, grouping errors into concept, calculation, and misreading categories.

Revise the rules notebook, banking fact sheet, and error log in three short passes rather than one long sitting.

Simulate exam conditions exactly: fixed start time, no breaks, on-screen calculator discipline, and one attempt per question.

Taper in the final two days: light revision only, no new topics, and confirm exam-day logistics.