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1. Judge Your Potentials-
First judge your potentials for this field. Banking sector is known for quick mathematical calculations and for quick decision making as it is the money matter and trust me it is the basic requirement. Because when you will fight for its competitive exam if you are not good at it then you will find it tough.
2. Make A Prep Strategy-
If you are going for this field then make prep strategy before your graduation completes. Go and find the people around you who are already working in this field. Review their talks. Be aware with the economic and financial news, it will help you later. Make a command in English.
3. Qualifications-
The biggest advantage of banking sector is that anyone whether she/he from whichever stream (Science, Commerce and Arts) can apply for it. But you have to complete your graduation. Your age should be at least 20-28 years. You must have studied computers as a subject at your school.
4. Pattern of Exam-
As for doing a job in this field you have to face competitive exam like IBPS CWE or SBI and its associates or any other bank. You should have knowledge about the pattern of the exam. The exam contains these sections-
Quantitative aptitudeReasoningEnglish ComprehensiveGeneral KnowledgeComputersDescriptive exam (only for PO)
Descriptive exam will be held only in English language and have Essay, Letter, Precis, Paragraph and Comprehensive passage. This will score 50 marks.
Each section contains questions around 40- 50 and you will be given 2 hours to solve it. However the descriptive part follows after the first phase and one hour will be given for this phase. For clearing the exam you have to clear the individual cut offs of each section. Exam will be followed by the interview and GD. After clearing the exam and the interview your name will be shortlisted for joining the banking sector.
5. Coaching Center-
Well everyone's intellectual level is different and those days are gone when having coaching showed your weakness. Similarly, for fighting banks exam you have to choose one good coaching center. First search a coaching center with good teaching staffs, which works on the weaknesses of the student, gives proper guidance and is not money minded. Proper guidance is very crucial for any competitive exam. The teacher will lead you to the final selection.
6. Business Schools-
There are many business schools which offer diploma or course for banking sector like Baroda Manipal