A SBI CBO study plan for working bankers must fit around branch duties, commuting and family time. This adaptable 90-day plan uses short weekday sessions and longer weekly reviews. The timetable is a suggested learning plan, not an announced examination schedule.
A realistic weekday timetable
Use a 90-minute core session: 35 minutes for Banking Knowledge, 20 minutes for current affairs and economy, 20 minutes alternating English and Computer Aptitude, and 15 minutes reviewing previous errors. If your day allows two hours, add 30 minutes of typed descriptive practice or a sectional test.
On a busy day, protect a minimum session of 20 minutes: ten minutes of recall and ten minutes reviewing errors. Continue the next day without doubling everything and exhausting yourself.
Days 1–30: build the foundation
Take a diagnostic test first. Mark topics as strong, developing or unfamiliar. Cover banking structure, deposits, credit basics and financial statements. Alternate grammar and reading with computer fundamentals. Build a small daily current affairs notebook organised by banking, economy, schemes and important institutions.
At the end of every week, take one mixed practice set and write a short essay outline. Your target is a clear understanding of completed topics, not a large number of unread PDFs.
Days 31–60: practise and connect
Shift from isolated chapters to mixed questions. Connect banking developments with the underlying concept: a monetary policy story with transmission, a fraud report with controls, and a credit story with appraisal and risk. Introduce timed sectional tests and review the complete explanation after each test.
Complete two typed descriptive sessions each week. Prepare a factual self-introduction and a list of your actual duties for later interview preparation; keep this separate from your written test notebook.
Days 61–90: simulate and revise
Take full simulations using the current applicable SBI pattern. Reserve a separate session for analysis. Reattempt wrong and doubtful questions before starting a new mock. In the final weeks, reduce new resources and revise compact notes, important developments, writing structure and repeated errors.
Use a weekly review with four measures: topics recalled without notes, accuracy in completed topics, time lost in reading, and descriptive tasks completed. Change next week’s allocation based on these measures.
Weekend plan and missed days
Divide the weekend into one test session, one analysis session and one revision session. Avoid putting all study into a single long sitting. If a week is disrupted, retain the core banking and current affairs sessions, move secondary tasks forward, and extend the plan if your exam date permits.
Do not sacrifice sleep to achieve an arbitrary daily question count. A repeatable schedule with honest review is more useful than a short burst of very long sessions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is 90 days compulsory?
No. Adjust the duration to your baseline knowledge and the actual exam date.
Can I prepare with a full-time banking job?
Use predictable short sessions and plan longer test reviews on your weekly off.
What if I miss a day?
Resume your core schedule and move unfinished tasks to the weekly buffer.
When should I start mocks?
Take a diagnostic early, then add regular timed practice as topics are covered.
Should I study only Banking Knowledge?
Maintain preparation across all applicable test components.
How should I measure progress?
Measure recall, accuracy, time management and repeated mistakes rather than hours alone.
Sources and Further Reading
Official SBI CBO 2026 notification PDF · Official SBI Careers updates. The official notice determines recruitment requirements; the study plans and practice examples on this page are original preparation guidance.
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