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Top 10 Study Tips for Bank Exams
Jun 10, 2026 5 min read
Banking exams are speed exams. Prelims gives you roughly 35 seconds per question — so preparation that only builds knowledge, and not speed, fails on exam day.
Toppers structure their prep around calculation speed (tables up to 30, squares, cubes, percentage-fraction conversions memorised cold), pattern recognition in puzzles, and daily reading for English and General Awareness.
The habits below look simple, but done daily for 90 days they compound into a selection.
Key Takeaways
- Memorise tables to 30, squares to 50 and fraction–percentage conversions.
- Solve 2 puzzle sets and 1 DI set every single day — no gaps.
- Read one editorial daily; note 5 new words with usage.
- Revise banking awareness weekly from one source, not five.
- Attempt one sectional mock daily and one full mock weekly.
- Track your speed: questions per minute, per section, every week.
- Don't skip English — it's the most score-friendly section in Mains.
- Learn to leave questions: 2 stuck minutes = 3 easy questions lost.
- Keep the last 15 days only for revision and mocks, nothing new.
- Sleep 7 hours — speed exams punish a tired brain.
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