SBI Clerk study plan
SBI Clerk · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & Reasoning Ability
Solve 20 simplification and approximation sets under a 10-minute timer to build raw calculation speed
Work 40 ratio, proportion and average problems, writing the full step chain for each
Complete 15 seating-arrangement and linear-ordering puzzles using a diagram-first method
Start an error notebook and log every wrong answer with a one-line correct approach
Your checkpoint
An error notebook with 60+ logged mistakes plus a timed 30-question mixed Quant and Reasoning set scored at 60% or above
Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & Reasoning Ability
Drill percentage, profit-loss and simple/compound interest until 25 problems are solved in 25 minutes
Solve 20 syllogism and inequality questions in under 12 minutes combined
Practise 10 floor-puzzle and box-puzzle sets using one fixed slot-table template
Attempt one 35-minute sectional test each for Quant and Reasoning
Your checkpoint
Two sectional mocks written, each with an accuracy sheet listing attempts, correct answers and average time per question
English Language & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & Reasoning Ability
Cover time-speed-distance, trains and boats across 40 problems
Solve 15 blood-relation and direction-sense questions using a compact notation instead of full trees
Read one editorial daily and record 10 new words with your own usage sentences
Practise 10 cloze-test and 10 error-spotting sets
Your checkpoint
A vocabulary log of 70 words and one Quant sectional mock at 70% accuracy or better
English Language & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability
Complete 20 reading-comprehension passages of 4 questions each in 8-minute blocks
Revise all arithmetic topics through a single 50-question mixed sheet
Solve 30 data-interpretation questions covering tables, bar graphs and pie charts
Take one full-length mock and analyse it section by section
Your checkpoint
A full-length mock scorecard with a section-wise breakdown and the top three weak areas written down
English Language & Reasoning Ability
Solve 30 para-jumble and sentence-rearrangement questions
Attempt 25 mixed-type puzzles within a 30-minute window
Complete 20 coding-decoding and alphanumeric-series sets
Re-solve every unsolved item in the error notebook from weeks 1 and 2
Your checkpoint
A cleared backlog in the error notebook plus one Reasoning sectional mock at 75% accuracy or better
English Language & General / Financial / Banking Awareness
Memorise core banking awareness: RBI functions, monetary policy tools and current key rates
Read daily financial news and note five items with one-line explanations
Practise 15 sentence-fill and 15 synonym-antonym questions
Learn 50 static banking terms such as NPA, CRR, SLR, repo rate and MSF
Your checkpoint
A one-page cheat sheet of current rates and 60 banking terms, validated by a 25-question GA quiz at 80% or above
General / Financial / Banking Awareness & Computer Aptitude
Cover computer fundamentals: hardware, software, memory units and computer generations
Practise keyboard shortcuts and MS Office basics till recall is automatic
Cover internet, email, networking basics and common cyber-security terms
Revise GA notes and take two timed GA quizzes
Your checkpoint
A 30-question computer aptitude quiz scored at 80% or above plus a consolidated GA revision sheet
English Language & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & Reasoning Ability & General / Financial / Banking Awareness & Computer Aptitude
Take four full-length mocks on alternate days under exam timing
Analyse each mock within 60 minutes and update the error notebook the same day
Revise the GA and computer cheat sheets twice during the week
Re-solve all previously wrong questions across every domain
Your checkpoint
Four completed full mocks with a rising score trend and a final one-page revision sheet for all five sections
Milestones
Week 2: Quant and Reasoning sectional mocks both written, with accuracy above 60% and average time per question under 60 seconds
Week 4: First full-length mock taken and analysed; three weakest sub-topics named in writing
Week 6: GA quiz at 80%+ and the English vocab log at 70+ words with usage sentences
Week 8: Four full mocks completed with overall score trending upward and all error-notebook items re-solved