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SBI PO 2024 Exam Pattern and Syllabus
SBI PO Notification 2024 : When you start the preparation for SBI PO 2024, firstly you must know about the SBI PO 2024 exam pattern and syllabus.
We are providing here all the details about the SBI PO 2024 exam pattern and syllabus. In this article, we will deal with the SBI PO 2024 exam pattern and syllabus step by step. We will make sure that you have not left with any doubts regarding SBI PO 2024 exam pattern and syllabus.
State Bank of India (SBI) is a multinational public sector bank and also the largest financial company in our country. State Bank of India (SBI) gives numerous opportunities for young graduates as well as experienced professionals for an accelerated career in No.1 Bank of India as an SBI PO 2024.
Every year, State Bank of India (SBI) releases notifications for the recruitment of Probationary Officers having around 2000 Vacancies.
SBI PO Exam Pattern
The SBI PO Exam will be conducted in 3 phases. The written exam is –
- Prelims
- Mains & Descriptive
- Interview & Group Discussion (GD) round
Stage-1: SBI PO Preliminary Examination
This is an online exam where candidates have to solve the question paper in hour for 100 marks. The test comprises of 3 sections. The section-wise distribution of the marks is given below:
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S.No. |
Name of Tests(Objective | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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1 |
English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
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2 |
Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 |
20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 |
20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
1 hour |
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Stage-2 : SBI PO Mains Exam & Descriptive
This test has 155 questions that have to be answered in 3 hours. The paper is divided into 4 sections – Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and English Language.
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S.No. |
Name of Tests(Objective | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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1 |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
|
2 |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 3 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 |
35 minutes |
| 4 | English Language | 35 | 40 |
40 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 |
3 hours |
|
SBI PO Descriptive
The descriptive section of SBI PO Mains is as follows:
- Total Marks: 50
- Total Time: 30
- Number of Questions: 2
- Question Type: Essay + Letter Writing (formal / informal)
SBI PO Syllabus
The syllabus for SBI PO preliminary exam and mains exam is different as they are two different levels of SBI PO Exam. SBI PO Mains exam has 2 additional sections to be prepared – Computer Aptitude and General Awareness apart from the basic three sections of Quants, Reasoning & english Language. Here’s the detailed SBI PO syllabus for both the exams:
SBI PO Preliminary Exam syllabus
The preliminary examination of SBI PO exam constitutes of three sections: Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.
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Reasoning |
Quantitative Ability | English Language |
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Logical Reasoning |
Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
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Alphanumeric Series |
Profit & Loss |
Cloze Test |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures &Alligations |
Para jumbles |
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Data Sufficiency |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Miscellaneous |
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Coded Inequalities |
Work & Time |
Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance |
Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting |
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Puzzle |
Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
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Tabulation |
Data Interpretation | |
| Syllogism |
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage |
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| Blood Relations |
Number Systems |
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| Input Output |
Sequence & Series |
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| Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination &Probability |
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SBI PO Mains Exam Syllabus
| Quant | Reasoning | English |
| Data Sufficiency | Puzzles & Seating Arrangement | Cloze Test |
| Data Interpretation (Caselet & Arithmetic) | Coding-Decoding | Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms |
| Quadratic Equation | Direction Sense | Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles |
| Number Series | Machine Input/Output | Sentence Correction/ Error Finding |
| Profit & Loss | Syllogism | Spell Checks |
| Percentage | Blood Relation | Fillers |
| SI & CI | Logical Reasoning | |
| Mixture Mixture & Ratio & Proportion | Data Sufficiency | |
| permutation and combination | Inequalities | |
| Time & Speed | ||
| Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | ||
| Time & Work |
Current Affairs
- Before the Mains exam, give more time to cover the last 6 months’ current affairs portion as it will give you a lead in the exam.
- Static GK is no longer the important part (hardly 1-2 question comes) of SBI PO.
- Banking and Financial awareness do come in the mains but most of the questions are related to the current banking topics.
SBI PO Syllabus 2024 FAQs
Q. How can I view SBI PO Syllabus?
Ans. You can check out the updated SBI PO Syllabus from the above post.
Q. Is there negative marking in the SBI PO exam?
Ans. Yes, for every incorrect answer, 1/4th of the marks assigned to the question will be subtracted from the total marks.
Q. What is the structure of the SBI PO Descriptive Test?
Ans. The description test is based on the English Language, in which a candidate has to write a Letter and an Essay for 50 Marks.
Q. How many stages are there for SBI PO recruitment?
Ans. There are 3 stages for SBI PO recruitment: Preliminary Exam, Main Exam, Group Discussion and Interview.
Related Link
- SBI PO Recruitment : Salary
- SBI PO Pre 2018 Memory Based Paper : Download PDF
- SBI PO 2019 Memory based Paper: Download PDF
- SBI PO previous year Cut-off
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| Memory Based Puzzle E-book | 2016-19 Exams Covered | Get PDF here |
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