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The State Bank of India (SBI) has released the SBI Apprentice 2020 notification for the recruitment of 8500 vacancies. The SBI Apprentice Recruitment application has started from 20th November 2020 and will end on 10th December 2020. The online examination will be held tentatively in the month of January 2021. Candidates who aspire to join banking sector can apply on the official website sbi.co.in. Besides this, candidates appearing for the exam should be aware of the SBI Apprentice Syllabus for the year 2020.The selection of the candidates are based on online written test and test for local language. Besides this, candidates must be proficient with local language and this will be conducted after qualifying written test. After the application process, candidates must focus on preparing for the exam. Hence, we are providing you with the detailed SBI Apprentice Syllabus 2020. Now you need to start your SBI Apprentice preparation based on the following syllabus. In this blog we will discuss about SBI Apprentice Study Materials 2020.
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SBI Apprentice Study Materials 2020: Sections
The SBI Apprentice Exam 2020 will have the following four subjects:
- General Awareness
- General English
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude
General/Financial Awareness
The SBI Apprentice General Awareness syllabus is as under:
- Indian Culture
- Sports
- Current affairs related to national and international issues of the last 6 months
- Overview of Indian Financial System
- History of the Indian banking system
- Recent credit and monetary policies
- Indian History
- Famous Days & Dates
- Indian Politics
- Indian Parliament
- Basic GK
- Books & Authors
- Awards & Honors
- Geography
- Environment
- Indian Economy
- Inventions in the World
- Basic Computer
- Famous Books & Authors
General English
The SBI Apprentice General English syllabus is as under:
- Antonyms, Homonyms and Synonyms
- Word Formation
- Direct and Indirect speech
- Active and Passive Voice
- Spelling Test
- Sentence Arrangement
- Error Correction
- Transformation
- Passage Completion
- Prepositions
- Sentence Improvement
- Spotting Errors
- Para Completion
- Idioms and Phrases
- substitution
- Joining Sentences
- Theme Detection
- Topic rearrangement of passage
- Error Correction (Phrase in Bold)
- Fill in the blanks
- Data Interpretation
- Spelling Test
- Sentence Completion
- Sentence Arrangement
Quantitative Aptitude
The SBI Apprentice Quantitative Aptitude syllabus is as under:
- Percentages
- Volume and Surface Area
- Races and Games
- Quadratic Equations
- Ratio and Proportion
- Odd Man Out
- Pipes and Cisterns
- Partnership
- Problems on L.C.M and H.C.F
- Compound Interest
- Numbers and Ages
- Probability
- Problems on Trains
- Averages
- Mixture and Allegation
- Stocks and shares
- Computation of Whole Numbers
- Square Roots
- Mixture and Allegations
- Partnership Business
- Time and Distance
- Decimals and Fractions
- Relationships between Numbers
- Percentages
- Interest
- Discount
- Odd Man Out
- Compound Interest
- Mixtures and Allegations
- Numbers and Ages
- Problems on L.C.M and H.C.F
- Problems on Trains
- Simple Equations
- Boats and Streams
- Profit and Loss
- Indices and Surds
- Boats and Streams
- Problems on Numbers
- Areas
- Volumes
- Races and Games
- Averages
- Mensuration
- Permutations and Combinations
- Bar & Graphs
- Line charts, Tables
- Simple Interest
- Time and Work Partnership
- Simplification and Approximation
Reasoning Ability
The SBI Apprentice Reasoning Ability syllabus is as under:
- Data Interpretation
- Analytical Reasoning
- Number Series
- Letter and Symbol Series
- Verbal Classification
- Essential Part
- Puzzles
- Data Sufficiency
- Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Verbal Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
- Analogies
- Artificial Language
- Matching Definitions
- Making Judgments
- Logical Problems
- Statement and Conclusion
- Theme Detection
- Cause and Effect
- Statement and Argument
- Logical Deduction
Computer Aptitude
The SBI Apprentice Computer Aptitude syllabus is as under:
- Computer Abbreviations
- History of computers, Modern Day Technology
- Networking and Communication
- Database Basics
- Basics of Hacking, Security Tools, and Viruses
- Basics of Hardware and Software
- Windows Operating System Basics
- Internet Terms and Services
- Basic Functionalities of MS-Office( MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint)
- Fundamentals of Computer
- Internet & its Usage
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SBI Apprentice Study Materials 2020: Exam Pattern
The selection for apprentices depends on written and local language test. Candidates must be aware of the SBI Apprentice Exam Pattern 2020 before they start the preparation. The structure of the exam consists of objective type choice questions. Besides this, there will be Negative Marking for incorrect answer, 1/4th marks assigned for each question will be deducted for each wrong answer. The questions in the exam will be bilingual i.e., English and Hindi, except for General English.
1.Online Written Test: The structure of the exam (Objective types) are as follows:
| Sections | Total Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| General / Financial Awareness | 25 | 25 | 15 Mins |
| General English | 25 | 25 | 15 Mins |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 25 | 15 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 25 | 25 | 15 Mins |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
2. Test for Local Language: The candidates appearing for the exam in a particular state should be proficient in the local language. It should include reading, writing, speaking and understanding. This test will be conducted after the written test. Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard certificate studied in the specified local language will not be required to undergo this test. Check out the few following local languages mentioned in the tabular column below:
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