MYTH

FACT

1

Banking & SSC Exams are very difficult.

It is all about mastering shortcuts and time management strategies.

2

Competition is in lakhs.

A very small percentage of candidates are serious and even a smaller percentage get professional guidance.

3

One should collect more & more study material.

One should rather focus on better understanding of concepts.

4

2-Tier System of banking & SSC makes it more difficult.

Competition and syllabus will remain the same.

5

Very difficult questions in officer level exams nowadays.

Questions are not more difficult but are lengthy for everyone and not just for you, therefore overall cut-offs decrease.

6

We have to open the paper and start solving.

A very good time management strategy is very important.

7

Online exams make it more difficult

Online test practice will give you good edge over others.

8

Banking is only for commerce/management background students.

Candidates get selected from all educational backgrounds.

9

Preparation of 2 tiers of written & interviews is too much pressure.

Focus on written exam only, interview preparation is a very small step afterwards.

10

Very lengthy calculations so we stand nowhere in the competition.

Calculations are lengthy for everyone, so cut-offs are lower and competition is the same.

11

Number of vacancies in banking & SSC is less while the competition is high.

There are more opportunities than you can think of i.e. other govt job vacancies which are very good such as State Govt, FCI, IB, LIC, NIC, etc.

12

Marking system of online exams is flawed as marks are different from expected.

Normalization is done according to the difficulty level of your set of paper.

13

Corruption leaves no seats for deserving candidates like us.

These things are just exaggerated, deserving candidates succeed anyhow.

14

Knowledge is the only key to success.

Good shortcuts, practice and time management strategy are equally important.

15

Repeating the basics again and again will bring success.

‘Mock tests within specified time-duration’ and ‘clearing the doubts thereafter’ will bring success.