RBI i.e., Reserve Bank of India conducts the exam for the position of assistant in various departments. This exam is called the RBI assistant exam. The RBI assistant exam takes place in two parts: the preliminary and the mains. The preliminary part of the examination consists of three sections namely, English, numeric ability, and reasoning ability. On the other hand, the mains exam for the RBI assistant consists of five sections namely, English, reasoning ability, quantitative ability, computer aptitude, and general awareness. You need to strategize properly to avoid any mistakes that may affect your score. Avoiding mistakes can help you score better as much as good preparation does. Here are a few mistakes that you should take care of while preparing for the RBI assistant exam and giving the RBI assistant exam.
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Avoiding Previous year’s exam papers
Going through the previous year’s papers can provide you with the best possible idea as to what you can expect on the day of the examination. Till the time you’re just solving random questions or topic-wise questions, you’re keeping yourself in a restrained area. Do not do that. This will cause more harm than good. Practice as many sample papers and previous year’s question papers as possible. This is one big mistake that everyone tends to make. Avoid this now that you know its importance. Do not stick with the opinion that solving previous year’s papers are an inferior form of practice, they shall prove to be the best help you can get. You can see more for various sample papers and other information on the internet.
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Rushing through the question paper
Do not rush through the questions provided in the question paper. Read each and every word and alphabet carefully. Be cautious about the punctuations when it comes to grammar as well. Reread the questions multiple times if need be. Similarly, give time to the answer choices provided with the questions. These answer choices will often come as sounding similar, looking similar, and meaning the same. But it is not so. Therefore, read the questions and the answers several times if there is scope for confusion. Do not rush through the paper to finish the paper beforehand. Utilize the time that has been allotted to you.
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Not planning for the preparation.
More often than expected, people preparing for the exams like the RBI assistant exam do not plan their studies for the same. They tend to fill themselves with the resources available but the main part is to organize and prioritize these resources. Most people overlook this idea. Choose the best available resources. Take time to analyze the bought resources. Make a study plan using the analysis of the resources. The study plan can be made on the grounds of a daily study plan, weekly plan, or even monthly, as suits the best for you. There are a number of sections that make up the entire paper, therefore, avoid the mistake of not planning your studies. Frame a schedule keeping in mind the pattern and syllabus of the paper.
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Taking the English section lightly
English is made up of grammar rules. You must understand these rules thoroughly to ace the examination. Go through the explanation of these rules. Practice as many questions for the same as possible. These are very minor mistakes that can lead to a significant decline in your score. Do not mistake English as a subject or a topic to be inferior and easier to others. This opinion may lead you to suffer when it comes to giving the exam. Give the topics of English the times they require for their preparation.
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Holding onto starting the preparation for the last minutes
Do not wait for the official dates to be announced. Keep yourself prepared beforehand instead. Utilize as much time as possible. No amount of time can prove to be more or extra while preparing for the RBI assistant exam. Start with your preparation as soon as you make up your mind about the profession. Do not waste even a single minute. Give into research about the syllabus of the exam, the pattern of the exam, the requirements before and after the exam, the job profile, and everything related to it. The research will help you motivate yourself better for the challenging exam.
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Wait for the results of the preliminary stage to start your preparation for mains.
This is yet another phase where most of the students tend to waste their time. Even if you’re not sure about your preliminary scores, start preparing for the mains. You would like to take your chances, anyways. Prepare yourself in such as manner that you leave no scope for uncertainty regarding the mains exam. This can be a very precious time that you may mistakenly take to be a break. There are supposed to be no breaks till the time you do not get the job profile.
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Taken general awareness for granted
Most people tend to overlook this section of the paper. They do not devote the time needed for the research and learning of this section. Mostly this section is also confused with current affairs. While the current affairs may confine itself to a recent couple of years only, questions pertaining to general awareness may date back to 60 or 70 years or even more. Read as much as possible about the assigned topics. Do not just depend on the questionnaires that are provided with the resources for both current affairs and general awareness.
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Ignoring the preparation needed for descriptive English for the mains exam
English, in general, is taken for granted by all. But English can sometimes prove to be more technical than even maths. Especially when it comes to preparing for the descriptive part of English for the mains exam, it will require you to use the vocabulary correctly, the tenses used for sentence formation should be right, the punctuations should be added correctly. All these things require ample time for practice and understanding. Therefore the mistake of taking English as a light section should be avoided.
