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Quantitative Aptitude for SBI Clerk Exam: State Bank of India is the most prestigious brand for aspirants aiming to build their career in the banking sector. Every year SBI releases notifications for Probationary Officers and Clerks. In 2020 also, SBI has released the notification for the post of 8000+ clerks vacancies. The SBI clerk job profile is of significant demand because of the remuneration it offers and of the fastest career growth. A person starting his career as an SBI clerk will get elevated to officer posts in 3-4 years. The clerk examination will be conducted in 3 phases
- PRELIMINARY EXAM
- MAINS EXAM
- LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST
Exam Pattern of Prelims
| Name of Section | No: of questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| REASONING ABILITY | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| QUANTITATIVE
APTITUDE |
35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Exam Pattern for Mains
1: What does the acronym "ATM" stand for in banking?
| Name of the Section | No: of questions | Maximum Marks | Time duration |
| ENGLISH
LANGUAGE |
40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| REASONING ABILITY | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| GENERAL/FINANCIAL
AWARENESS |
50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 hrs 40 minutes |
In both preliminary and mains examination, numerical ability/quantitative aptitude play the role of game-changer. As most of the students find numerical ability as the most difficult section, scoring good marks will help you improve your overall score and selection. Let’s have a quick glance at the pattern of quants in both preliminary and mains exam
Preliminary Pattern
| Topic | Expected Number of Questions |
| Simplification &Approximaton | 10-15 |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Data Interpretation | 10-15 |
| Miscellaneous | 5-10 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 |
Mains Pattern
| Topic | Expected Number of Questions |
| Data Interpretation | 20-25 |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 |
| Quantity Level Questions | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 10-15 |
Prepare for SBI CLERK 2020 with Banking 2.0
How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude Section?
1. Understand the Syllabus
Before beginning the preparation, have thorough knowledge about the syllabus. Try to figure out your strong and weak topics.
Numerical Ability Topics
- Number Series
- Simplification & Approximation
- Quadratic Equation
- Data Interpretation
- Miscellaneous Topics
- Data Sufficiency
- Quantity based questions
2. Strong Fundamentals
It’s very well known that making your fundamentals clear and strong is the basis of every preparation. After understanding the syllabus, start studying each topic online or from any reputed books. Series of videos on different quant topics are available on our free YouTube channel. PDF of the same will be provided on the description column. The PDF contains questions related to the specific formally difficulty level. Practising those will help you make the concepts clear and strong.
3. Practice Analysis & Repeat
Once the basics are clear, it’s time for practice. This is the time to start attempting mocks. Attempting mock tests also improves your efficiency. Work out the maximum number of questions on a particular topic. You can attempt free sectional tests and mock tests on different topics in the Entri app. Analyse the mock once completed, identify your mistakes and try avoiding it next time by practice or learning the particular topic.
Quantitative Aptitude Sectional Tests
4. Frequent Revision
Simply studying doesn’t make you exam ready. After studying or dong mocks, review them frequently to memorise your mistakes, so that you can avoid it in the real exam.
5. Maintain the Flow
Taking breaks during the study is advisable, but the break shouldn’t be so long. Don’t forget to keep a steady flow in studies. Practise regularly even though you don’t find an exam very soon.
6. Memorise Important Formulas and Use Shortcut Methods
You can memorise the important formulas and shortcuts from different topics for faster calculation. Using formulas and shortcuts help to save time mostly in Data Interpretation and in Miscellaneous section. Memorising the multiplication table up to a minimum of 20, Squares of numbers up to 40, and cubes till 20 will also help n speedy calculation. You can also try Vedic calculation tricks since it helps to save a lot of time especially in the prelims exam where every second count.
Strategy for different topics
Prelims
The 2 mantras to qualify prelims are
- Calculation Speed and attempt maximum questions
- Accuracy
Remember you don’t need to solve every question to qualify the preliminary examination. By concentrating on certain topics, we can attempt maximum questions in the preliminary exam.
- Simplification & Approximation (5-10 questions)
- Number Series (5 questions)
- Data Interpretation (10-15)
- Quadratic Equation (5)
Mains Pattern
Miscellaneous topics play an important role in the mains exams. So having a strong command over these topics is very important. The important miscellaneous topics are
- Ratio & Proportion
- Percentage
- Average
- Profit & Loss
- Time & Work
- Pipes & Cisterns
- Time, Speed & Distance
- Boats & Streams
- Mixture & Allegation
- Ages
- Partnership
- Simple & Compound Interest
- Mensuration
- Probability
- Permutation & Combination
As said earlier, practice is the only key to success. Practice as many questions on the topic until you become a pro on the topic. You may not need to master all these topics, but make sure that you are able to attempt questions of all levels from the topic with good speed as well as accuracy. Practice with Entri app from now on so that you can get your dream job as soon as possible.
Happy Learning!
