SBI SO 2020 Syllabus and Exam Pattern

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SBI or State Bank of India conducts different exams, namely, Probationary Officer, Specialist Officer and clerk. Well its always good to know the syllabus and exam pattern so here we have it, along with some general information and trivia.

What is the SBI SO (Specialist Officer) Exam?

State Bank of India conducts the exam of the SBI SO (Specialist Officer) to fill up the technical posts in SBI. It is one of the most awaited exam for the candidates of a technical background who want to make a career in the government sector.

SBI conducts the exam of SBI SO for the following posts in this recruitment:

Analytics Translators
Sector Credit Specialists
Portfolio Management Specialists
Sector Risk Specialists

Basic Job Profile of an SBI Specialist Officer

The selected candidates need to undergo training.
After the successful completion of the training, the candidates will be posted to different allotted bank branches.
The job profile of SBI SO varies depending upon the type of posts.
The basic work profile of a specialist officer are as follows:
Maintaining IT infrastructure of the bank, coordinating with vendors for the development, maintenance, procurement of software, hardware, and other services, monitoring of technical infrastructure and its maintenance like database, security etc.

Syllabus & Exam Pattern

SBI SO is an online objective test consisting of 220 marks for a time duration of 135 minutes.

Test		No. of Questions	Marks	Time
General Aptitude*	Test Of Reasoning	50	50*	90 Min
	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35*
	English Language	35	35*
Professional Knowledge (PK)	General IT Knowledge	25	50	70 Min
	Role-based Knowledge	50	100

Result and Merit List

The result of SBI SO is declared after 20-30 days of the conduction of the exam.
After the result of the online exam, the dates of the Interview round are announced.
Candidates not only have to crack the test but also have to score good marks to make it to the merit list.
Candidates are shortlisted based on the parameters decided by the bank and thereafter, an adequate number of candidates, as decided by the Bank will be shortlisted and called for interview.
The merit list for selection will be prepared in descending order on the basis of scores obtained in the interview only.
In case more than one candidate scores the cut-off marks (common marks at the cut-off point), such candidates will be ranked according to their age in descending order, in the merit list.

SBI SO Syllabus

Given below is the detailed syllabus for the recruitment of candidates for various posts of the SBI SO exam:

Reasoning Ability	Quantitative Aptitude	English Language
Alpha-Numeric Sequence Puzzle	Averages	Antonyms
Alphabet Test	Bar Graphs	Articles
Analogy	Decimal & Fractions	Cloze Test
Arithmetical Reasoning	HCF & LCM	Comprehension
Classification	Heights & Distances Partnership	Conclusion
Clocks & Calendars	Line Graphs	Error Correction
Coding-Decoding	Logarithms	Fill in the Blanks
Data Sufficiency	Mensuration	Tenses Rules
Deriving Conclusions from Passages	Mixtures & Allegations	Idioms & Phrases
Direction Sense Test	Number System	Parts of Speech
Eligibility Test	Percentages	Passage Completion
Inserting The Missing Character	Permutation & Combination	Passage Correction
Logic	Pie Charts	Sentence Completion
Logical Sequence of Words	Probability	Sentence Correction
Logical Venn Diagrams	Problems on Ages	Sentence Rearrangement
Mathematical Operations	Problems on Trains	Subject-Verb Agreement
Number, Ranking & Time Sequence	Profit and Loss	Synonyms
Puzzle Test	Ratio and Proportions	Tenses
Series Completion	Roots	Theme detection
Situation Reaction Test	Simple & Compound Interest	Unseen Passages
Statement – Arguments	Simplification	Vocabulary
Statement – Conclusions	Time and Distance & Work	Word Formation
Theme Detection	Volume & Surface Area	Word Games

The syllabus is nothing special from the other bank exam syllabi if you ask us. You just need the Entri app to ace this easily. Like a cheat sheet in a difficult game. Keep learning and have a nice day!