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Intermediate English Bank Job Preparation

Analytical & Logical Reasoning for Bank Jobs

Puzzles, arrangements, syllogism, coding and data sufficiency at bank-exam standard

20 lessons 20 lesson quizzes 100 questions 2h 23m Certificate
Logical reasoningPuzzle solvingPattern recognitionAnalytical thinking

What you'll learn

  • Solve linear, circular and complex arrangement puzzles under time
  • Handle syllogism, inequality and data sufficiency questions reliably
  • Decode coding-decoding, series and direction questions quickly
  • Choose which puzzle sets to attempt and which to skip
  • Build the speed and accuracy the reasoning section rewards

About this course

Reasoning is the section where **practice converts most directly into marks**. It requires no memorised syllabus and no background knowledge: every question is solvable from the information given, and the patterns are finite. A candidate who solves two hundred puzzles will outperform one who has read about puzzles for a year. Bank reasoning differs from general reasoning in one important way: it is dominated by **puzzle sets**. Where the BCS preliminary asks single reasoning questions, bank papers give arrangements, schedules and floor puzzles carrying five marks per set. Two or three sets can be worth fifteen marks — more than any other reasoning format. This course covers every question type with its method, then the strategic skill that actually decides scores: knowing **which sets to attempt and which to leave**.

Course content

20 lessons20 quizzes1 final exam2h 23m total
01The Reasoning Section in Bank ExamsWhat is asked and where the marks concentrate. Quiz · 5 7 min02Linear ArrangementsPeople in a row, and the notation that solves them. Quiz · 5 8 min03Circular and Polygonal ArrangementsTables, and the direction rule that governs them. Quiz · 5 7 min04Complex and Multi-Attribute PuzzlesArrangements with an extra dimension. Quiz · 5 7 min05SyllogismDrawing only the conclusions that must follow. Quiz · 5 7 min06InequalitiesSymbol chains and the conclusions they support. Quiz · 5 7 min07Coding-DecodingRules hidden in letters, numbers and symbols. Quiz · 5 7 min08Blood Relations, Direction and OrderThree single-question types with reliable methods. Quiz · 5 7 min09Data SufficiencyJudging whether information is enough. Quiz · 5 7 min10Input-Output and Machine SequencesTracing a rule through steps. Quiz · 5 7 min11Series, Analogy and ClassificationSingle questions that reward pattern recognition. Quiz · 5 7 min12Scheduling PuzzlesDays, months and dates as the arrangement dimension. Quiz · 5 8 min13Box, Stack and Floor PuzzlesVertical arrangements and their own conventions. Quiz · 5 7 min14Alphanumeric and Symbol SeriesMixed sequences and the questions built on them. Quiz · 5 7 min15Statement, Assumption and Course of ActionVerbal reasoning about what a statement implies. Quiz · 5 7 min16Cause and Effect, Inference and ArgumentHigher-order verbal reasoning. Quiz · 5 7 min17Order, Ranking and Comparison PuzzlesPositions, heights, ages and scores. Quiz · 5 7 min18Practice Design and the Error LogTurning hours of practice into score improvement. Quiz · 5 7 min19Non-Verbal and Figure-Based ReasoningPatterns in shapes rather than words. Quiz · 5 8 min20Set Selection and Attempt StrategyThe skill that decides the reasoning score. Quiz · 5 7 minFinal exam30 random questions from the whole course · 60% to pass 30 min

Who this course is for

  • Bank recruitment candidates
  • Candidates for any competitive reasoning test
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