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The State Bank of India will soon invite from eligible candidates to fill the vacant posts as the probationary officer across India. SBI PO notification is the much-anticipated recruitment process for those who wish to pursue a career in the banking sector. In this article, we are discussing about SBI PO Syllabus 2021 and Exam pattern for SBI PO Prelims and mains exam. State Bank of India is the largest public sector bank and it is a dream of many candidates to be a part of this prestigious institution. Now that the golden opportunity is here, aspiring candidates wouldn’t want to miss out on their chance to join SBI. According to the official SBI PO notification that was released in 2020, there are some changes introduced in SBI PO exam pattern. This year, after the release of notification, the registration process will begin to recruit candidates in SBI and its Associate banks. After joining the bank, candidates can be posted anywhere in India. To qualify for the interview, candidates must clear prelims and mains examination. The final selection of the candidates will be based on merit.
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SBI PO Syllabus 2021
SBI PO recruitment consists of 3 phases: Prelims exam, Mains exam and Interview. SBI PO Prelims exam consists of major three sections. These are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English language. Whereas, SBI PO mains exam consists of 5 sections: Reasoning & Computer, English Language, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General Awareness, and Descriptive Test (Letter Writing & Essay)
Important Dates
| SL No | Activity | Tentative Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SBI PO 2020 Notification | November 2021 |
| 2 | Application Period | November 14, 202q to December 04, 2021 |
| 3 | SBI PO 2020 Preliminary Examination | December 31, 2021, and January 2, 4, 5, 2022 |
| 4 | SBI PO Exam Result- Preliminary | 3rd week of January 2022 |
| 5 | SBI PO Main Exam | 4th week of January 2022 |
| 6 | SBI PO Mains Result | February 2022 |
| 7 | Group Exercise, and Personal Interview | February/ March 2022 |
SBI PO Vacancy 2021
As SBI has not yet released the vacancy list for the year 2021, let us have a look at the previous vacancy list.
|
Category |
Number of Vacancies |
|---|---|
|
General |
810 |
|
Scheduled Tribes (ST) |
150 |
|
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
300 |
|
Other Backward Classes (OBC) |
540 |
|
Environmentally Weaker Section (EWS) |
200 |
|
Learning Disability (LD) |
20 |
|
Visual Impairment (VI) |
20 |
|
Hearing Impaired (HI) |
20 ( Backlog 53) |
|
Specific Learning Disability, Mental Illness, Multiple Disabilities (D & E) |
20 |
SBI PO Exam Pattern 2021
Before going through SBI PO syllabus, candidate must understand the SBI PO Exam Pattern. Check here for the latest SBI PO Exam Pattern for Prelims and mains exam 2021.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern
The SBI PO preliminary examination is from a one-hour duration and is conducted online. It has three sections with having 100 questions in total with a maximum score of 100 marks. For every wrong exam, there is negative marking in SBI PO pre-exam as 0.25 marks is deducted for every wrong answer. Candidates must clear the sectional cut-off to qualify for the SBI PO Main exam. The section-wise details are given below:
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | Total No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration of Exam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | Composite time of 1 Hour |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | ||
SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern
Mains Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be conducted online. The Mains exam consists of both Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
I. Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for a total of 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section. The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
| S.No. | Name of Tests (Objective in nature) |
Total No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
Total Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning and 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 | 180 minutes |
Descriptive Test
The Descriptive Test will be a Test of English Language which consists of Letter Writing & Essay writing. There will be two questions for 50 marks. The candidates needs to clear the descriptive tests to qualify for the interview.
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SBI PO Syllabus
SBI PO Syllabus is similar to any other bank exam syllabus. Here is the latest SBI PO syllabus for Prelims and mains exam.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Syllabus
The SBI PO Prelims Exam syllabus includes major three sections:
- Reasoning
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Language
| Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language |
|---|---|---|
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test |
| Ranking/Direction/ Alphabet Test |
Mixtures & Alligations | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting |
| Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Miscellaneous |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | – |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | – |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | – |
| Input-Output | Sequence & Series | – |
| Coding-Decoding | Permutation, Combination & Probability |
– |
Mains Exam Syllabus
The Mains Examination of SBI PO consists of 5 sections:
- Reasoning & Computer
- English Language
- Data Analysis & Interpretation
- General Awareness
- Descriptive Test (Letter Writing & Essay)
| Reasoning | Data Analysis & interpretation | English Language |
General Economy Banking Awareness |
Computer Awareness |
| Verbal Reasoning | Tabular Graph | Reading Comprehension |
Financial Awareness |
Internet |
| Syllogism | Line Graph | Grammar | Current Affairs | Memory |
| Circular Seating Arrangement |
Pie Chart | Vocabulary | General Knowledge |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Linear Seating Arrangement |
Bar Graph | Verbal Ability | Static Awareness | Computer Abbreviation |
| Double Lineup | Radar Graph Caselet | Word Association | Banking and Financial Awareness |
Microsoft Office |
| Scheduling | Missing DI | Sentence Improvement |
– | Computer Hardware |
| Input Output | Caselet DI | Para Jumbles | – | Computer Software |
| Blood Relations | Data Sufficiency | Cloze Test | – | Operating System |
| Directions and Distances |
Probability | Error Spotting | – | Networking |
| Ordering and Ranking |
Permutation and Combination |
Fill in the blanks | – | Computer – Fundamentals / Terminologies |
| Data Sufficiency | – | – | – | – |
| Coding and Decoding |
– | – | – | – |
| Code Inequalities | – | – | – | – |
| Course of Action | – | – | – | – |
| Critical Reasoning |
– | – | – | – |
| Analytical and Decision Making |
– | – | – | – |
Interview Stage
The aggregate marks will be assigned to the candidates on qualifying of both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category. An adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Exercises and Interview. The qualifying marks in Group Exercises &Interview will be as decided by the Bank.
Candidates qualifying for Group Exercises & Interview under the ‘OBC’ category would be required to submit an OBC certificate containing the ‘Non-Creamy layer’ clause. Candidates not submitting the OBC certificate containing the ‘Non Creamy layer’ clause and requesting to be interviewed under the General category will not be entertained.
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