Every year Bank of Baroda hires 600 candidates for their service as Probationary Officers through the PG Diploma course. Bank conducts this one-year-long programme with Manipal Institute in Baroda Manipal School of Banking is located in the northern part of Bangalore. To select eligible candidates for this programme, the bank conducts an entrance test across India. With an exam pattern similar to the IBPS PO exam, candidates can easily prepare for this test while preparing for other banking and insurance tests. To sid you in this preparation we are giving a sample Bank of Baroda PO study Plan to cover the whole syllabus.
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Bank of Baroda PO Study Plan 2021
To select eligible graduates to the Post Graduate Certificate in Banking and Finance the Bank conducts a countrywide entrance. On successful completion of the 9-month classroom programme, and then followed 03 months of on-job training candidates will be offered an appointment in the Bank of Baroda as Probationary Officer in Junior Management Grade / Scale-I. To get success in the preliminary screening entrance test, candidates can follow the below-given study table with some tailored changes that suit their schedule.
The Bank of Baroda PO exam pattern is as follows:
| SL No | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test |
| 1 | Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 75 | English & Hindi | Composite time of 2 Hours 30 minutes |
| 2 | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | ||
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 50 | ||
| 4 | English Language | 35 | 35 | English | |
| TOTAL | 165 | 200 | 2 Hours 30 minutes |
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| 5 | English Language (Letter Writing and Essay) | 2 | 50 | English | 30 minutes |
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Bank of Baroda PO Preparation Plan
To complete the whole syllabus before the exam day, make sure to create a study timetable and follow them. While preparing the timetable, give enough time to attend mock tests. Mock tests are necessary to understand the question pattern and to grapple with time management. Interested candidates can use follow the below-given timetable in their BOB PO exam strategy.
| Day | Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | General Awareness, Financial & banking Awareness |
| 1 | Alphabetical series | Trigonometry | Subject-Verb Agreement | Countries, Currencies, Capitals |
| 2 | Coding and decoding | Mensuration | Reading Comprehension | Current Affairs |
| 3 | Syllogism and Venn Diagram | Algebra | Verb | Indian and International Economy |
| 4 | Number Series | Profit and loss | Adverb | Banking Terms |
| 5 | Analogy and classification | Time and distance | Error Correction | RBI |
| 6 | Data Interpretation | Time and work | Unseen passages | Books and Authors |
| 7 | Analytical reasoning | Geometry | Sentence Improvement, Phrase Replacement | Current Affairs |
| 8 | Similarities and differences
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Ratio and proportion | Grammar | Repo and Reverse Repo Rate |
| 9 | Blood relations | Age calculations
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Tenses | Social Function of Banks |
| 10 | Directions | Calendar and clock | Synonym and antonyms | Abbreviations |
| 11 | Arguments and assumptions
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Data Interpretation | Sentence Completion | Basic Economic Terms |
| 12 | Decision making | Percentage | Para jumbles | International Appointments |
| 13 | Syllogism and Venn Diagram | Ratio and proportion | Sentence rearrangement | Awards and Honors |
| 14 | Non-verbal reasoning | Simple and compound interest | Fill in the blanks | Sports |
| 15 | Analogy and classification | Statistics | Cloze test | History of Banking |
| 16 | Seating arrangements | Trigonometry | Vocabulary | Finance |
| 17 | Statement and conclusions
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Data Interpretation | Idioms | Agriculture |
| 18 | Similarities and differences | Age calculations
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Grammar | Current Affairs |
| 19 | Data Interpretation | Calendar and clock | Word correction | Money market instruments, priority sector lending, financial inclusion, Money market instruments, Banking Ombudsman scheme 2006 |
| 20 | Alphabetical and Numerical series | Number system | Error Correction | Fiscal Monetary Policies |
| 21 | Syllogism | Simplification | Double Fillers | The Banking Regulation Act 1949, Types of Accounts, Negotiable instruments act 1881 |
| 22 | Practice Quizzes | Practice Quizzes | Practice Quizzes | Practice Quizzes |
| 23 | Practice Session | Practice Session | Practice Session | Practice Session |
| 24 | Doubts Clearing Session | Doubts Clearing Session | Doubts Clearing Session | Doubts Clearing Session |
| 25 | Doubts Clearing Session | Doubts Clearing Session | Doubts Clearing Session | Doubts Clearing Session |
| 26 | Previous Questions Practice | Previous Year Questions Practice | Practice IBPS PO Questions | Practice IBPS PO Questions |
| 27 | Practice IBPS Clerk Questions | Practice IBPS Clerk Questions | Revision | Revision |
| 28 | Revision | Revision | Revision | Revision |
| 29 | Mock Test Practice | Mock Test Practice | Mock Test Practice | Mock Test Practice |
| 30 | Mock Test Practice | Mock Test Practice | Mock Test Practice | Mock Test Practice |
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