SBI CLERK Exam Pattern
SBI / SBI Associate Banks Clerical Exam (Online Exam):
Phase I – Preliminary Examination:
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows.
| SNo | Name of Obj Test | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Total Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes | |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be short listed for the Main Examination
Phase II : Main Examination (Online Test):
This will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
Objective Test:
The objective test of 2 hours 40 minutes duration consist of 4 Sections for total 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section. The candidates bare required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
| SNo | Name of Obj Test | No of Questions | Max Marks | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General / Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 Minutes |
| 2 | General English | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 Minutes |
| 4 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2Hours 40 Minutes |
(a) Each test will have separate timing as mentioned above. (b) There will be negative marks (Prelim and Main Exams) for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
Phase III – Language Proficiency Test
Maths Topics
| NUMBER SYSTEMS |
| RATIO & PROPORTION, PERCENTAGE & AVERAGES |
| PROFIT & LOSS |
| MIXTURES & ALLIGATIONS |
| SIMPLE INTEREST & COMPOUND INTEREST & SURDS & INDICES |
| TIME & DISTANCE |
| MENSURATION – CYLINDER, CONE, SPHERE |
| SEQUENCE & SERIES |
Reasoning Topics
| SITTING ARRANGEMENT |
| TABULATION |
| LOGICAL REASONING |
| SYLLOGISM |
| BLOOD RELATIONS |
| CODING DECODING |
| ALPHANUMERIC SERIES |
| DATA SUFFICIENCY |
| CODED INEQUALITIES |
English Topics
| READING COMPREHENSION |
| CLOZE TEST |
| ERROR SPOTTING |
| SENTENCE CORRECTION |
| PARAJUMBLES |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
General Awareness and Computers
This section is the one that anyone can easily score and following are the detailed topic wise bifurcation
General Awareness
| Current Affairs |
| Budget |
| Questions related to UN Headquarters |
| Recent Banking news |
Computers
| Basics |
| Hardware and Software |
| Operating System |
| MS Word and Excel |
| Internet |
| Short Forms (eg. PDF,MP3,JPEG) |
| Android and Apple related news |