State Bank of India SBI Probationary Officer PO Syllables & Exam Pattern.

 

SBI Syllabus 2021
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SBI PO Syllabus and Exam Pattern2021

The selection process for SBI PO is divided into three tiers:

  1. Preliminary Examination
  2. Mains Examination
  3. Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD & PI)

The SBI Prelims and Mains Exams will be conducted online only. Prelims Exam is the screening test for selecting candidates for the Mains exam. It is compulsory to pass each of the Tests. Let’s have a look at the detailed SBI PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern.

 

SBI PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern: Overview

The SBI PO Syllabus for the Prelims and the Mains Exam is almost the same. There is only a slight change in the Mains Section with two extra sections being added i.e. General and Banking awareness. However, the level of difficulty of the SBI PO Mains Paper is a little higher than the Prelims.

Exam Conducting Body State Bank of India (SBI)
Post Probationary Officer (PO)
Notification Date To Be Notified
Selection Process
  1. Prelims
  2. Mains
  3. GD & PI
Marks Segregation
SBI PO Exam
  1. Prelims: 100 Marks
  2. Mains: 200 Marks
  3. Descriptive Test: 50 Marks
  4. GD: 20 Marks
  5. PI: 30 Marks
Duration of Exam
  1. For SBI PO Prelims: 1 Hour
  2. For SBI PO Mains: 3 Hours
Marking scheme 1 mark each for every correct answer in Online Test
Negative marking 1/4th of the marks assigned to the question in MCQ
Mode of Examination Online For Paper I and Paper II
Language of examination English OR  Hindi
English Language paper has to be attempted in English.

 

SBI PO Exam Pattern For Prelims

The SBI PO Prelims Exam will have 3 sections:
Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude & English Language.

The Time Duration for the Prelims Exam of SBI PO will be 1 hour.

 

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2021: Prelims
S.No. Section No. of Questions Maximum Marks Time allotted
for each 
test
1 English Language 30 30 20 minutes
2 Quantitative Aptitude 35 35 20 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 minutes
Total 100 100 1 hour

 SBI PO Prelims Exam

The following points are the highlights of the SBI PO Prelims Exam:

  1. There will be three sections.
  2. Category wise merit list will be drawn based on the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Exam.
  3. There will be no sectional cut-off. However, there will be an overall cut off.
  4. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.

SBI PO Syllabus For Prelims Exam Detail Syllables.
Reasoning Quantitative Aptitude English Language
Logical Reasoning Simplification Reading Comprehension
Alphanumeric Series Profit & Loss Cloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Mixtures & Allegations Para jumbles
Data Sufficiency Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices Miscellaneous
Coded Inequalities Work & Time Fill in the blanks
Seating Arrangement Time & Distance Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting
Puzzle Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere Paragraph Completion
Tabulation Data Interpretation Vocabulary
Syllogism Ratio & Proportion, Percentage Sentence Improvement
Blood Relations Number Systems  Word Association
Input-Output Sequence & Series Error Spotting
Coding-Decoding Permutation, Combination &Probability Verbal Ability

SBI PO Exam Pattern For Mains
SBI PO Exam Pattern 2021: Mains
S.No. Section No. of Questions Maximum Marks Time allotted
1 Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 minutes
2 General Economy/ Banking Awareness 40 40 35 minutes
3 English Language 35 40 40 minutes
4 Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45 minutes
5. English Language
(Letter Writing & Essay)
02 50 30 minutes
6 Total 155 200 3 hours

Highlights of SBI PO Mains Exam

Following points are the highlights of SBI PO Mains Exam:

  1. All the questions will be objective in nature.
  2. This Mains paper will have four sections of a total of 200 marks.
  3. The duration of the SBI PO Mains Exam will be 3 hours.
  4. The objective test will have separate timing for every section.
  5. There will be no sectional cut off. There will be only an overall cut off.
  6. There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for every incorrect Multiple Choice Question.
  7. The Descriptive Paper of 50 marks is compulsory to attempt.

Note: Descriptive paper of a candidate will be checked only if they qualify in the Objective test as per the qualifying marks decided by the Bank.

SBI PO Syllabus For Mains Exam

The Mains Examination of SBI PO exam comprises 4 sections:

  1. Data Analysis & Interpretation
  2. Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
  3. General/Economy/Banking Awareness
  4. English Language

The SBI PO Mains syllabus comprises a descriptive test as well. The descriptive test consists of two questions, one letter writing and one essay each of 25 marks making a total of 50 marks.

Candidates need to score passing marks in the descriptive test as well to qualify for the SBI PO mains exam.

The complete syllabus is discussed below:

SBI PO Syllabus: Data Analysis

The following topics are covered under the Data Analysis section:

  • Tabular Graph,
  • Line Graph,
  • Pie Chart,
  • Bar Graph,
  • Radar Graph Case-let,
  • Missing Case DI,
  • Let it Case DI,
  • Data Sufficiency,
  • Probability,
  • Permutation and Combination

SBI PO Syllabus: Reasoning

The following topics are covered under the Reasoning section:

  • Verbal Reasoning,
  • Syllogism,
  • Circular Seating Arrangement,
  • Linear Seating Arrangement,
  • Double Lineup,
  • Scheduling,
  • Input-Output,
  • Blood Relations,
  • Directions and Distances,
  • Ordering and Ranking,
  • Data Sufficiency,
  • Coding and Decoding,
  • Coded Inequalities,
  • The course of Action,
  • Critical Reasoning,
  • Analytical and Decision Making

SBI PO Syllabus: English Language

Following topics are covered under the English Language section:

  • Reading Comprehension,
  • Grammar,
  • Vocabulary,
  • Verbal Ability,
  • Word Association,
  • Sentence Improvement,
  • Para Jumbles,
  • Cloze Test,
  • Error Spotting,
  • Fill in the blanks

SBI PO Syllabus: General Awareness/ Economy/ Banking Awareness

The following topics are covered under the Economy section:

  • Financial Awareness,
  • Current Affairs,
  • General Knowledge,
  • Static Awareness,
  • Banking and Financial Awareness

SBI PO Syllabus: Computer Aptitude

Following topics are covered under the Computer Aptitude section:

  • Internet,
  • Memory,
  • Keyboard Shortcuts,
  • Computer Abbreviation,
  • Microsoft Office,
  • Computer Hardware,
  • Computer Software,
  • Operating System,
  • Networking,
  • Computer Fundamentals/ Terminologies,
SBI PO Syllabus: Group Exercise and Interview

This is the final stage of selection for successful candidates who qualify for the first two phases of the SBI PO exam. The Group Discussion accounts for 20 marks while the Interview is for 30 marks.

  1. The aggregate marks of all the candidates clearing both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category.
  2. The decided number of candidates in each category, as governed by the Bank will be called for Group Exercises and Interview.
  3. The qualifying marks in Group Discussion & Interview will be as decided by the Bank.

 

 

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