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Probationary officer recruitment in SBIA preparation Guide

State Bank of India announced the notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officers for the year 2014. This time SBI is
recruiting probationary officers for 1837 posts. The last date of application is 28th April, and the examination will be held in the
month of June 2014.
For more details about SBI PO eligibility, application procedure and other details visit the SBI PO recruitment notification 2014

Syllabus and Question Pattern of SBI PO exam 2014

There are 2 papers in SBI PO examination The first one is Objective paper and the second one is Descriptive.
SBI PO Objective paper (Paper I) syllabus and pattern:
Total marks: 200
Time allotted: 2 hours
Syllabus of Objective Paper (Paper I of SBI PO exam):
The 200 questions are asked from the following areas:
1. English Language
2. Data Interpretation
3. Reasoning
4. The rest of the questions will be from General Awareness, Computer Awareness and Marketing awareness
English Language syllabus: A total of 50 questions are expected, Important areas are Reading comprehension, Vocabulary,
Grammar Corrections, Identification of Errors in sentence constructions, Jumbled sentences etc. Expect High standard questions
in Comprehension, rest of the questions will be in moderate difficulty.
Reasoning syllabus: 50 questions will be there in this section also. Expect the difficulty level to be on the higher side for this
section. The important areas are Logical Reasoning, Arithmetical reasoning, Analytical reasoning, Series completion, finding
missing figures, Completing number and alphabetical series, Analogies / decision making, Puzzle / Seating Arrangement
Data Analysis and Interpretation syllabus: 50 questions in this section will be in easy to moderate difficulty level. The

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following sections are considered important: Data Interpretation and manipulation questions from Charts, Graphs and Diagrams
including Line charts, pie charts, bar charts and tabular data. Application level questions from probability and statistics, The data
manipulation of these questions will contain of time and distance calculations, BODMAS rule, Calculation of speed and distance,
calculation of area, volume, perimeter and application of formulas in algebra, geometry, functions etc.
Syllabus of General Awareness: In this section 10 questions each are expected from Marketing and computer awareness
sections and 15 questions each are expected from Banking awareness and current affairs sections.
Negative Marking of SBI PO Paper I
For each incorrect answer a quarter (1/4th ) of marks are reduced
SBI PO Descriptive Paper (Paper II) Syllabus
In this section, expect questions relating to Letter writing (Usually official letters in connection with the normal functioning of a
bank branch), Essay and Paragraph writing (Usually related to bank functioning and economy), Precis writing and Reading
comprehension.
This paper will have 50 marks and the duration will be 1 hour.
Descriptive Test detailed pattern can be found here

SBI Specialist Officers exam previous year question papers:

To get an idea about the pattern and difficulty of the question papers practicing with the previous year question papers of SBI PO
examination is a good idea. In the following links you can get the previous year question papers of SBI PO examination
SBI PO exam 2013 question paper
SBI PO exam 2011, 2010, 2008 and 2003 question papers
SBI PO previous year papers Last 10 years

SBI PO Examination Model Question Papers.

Most of the Probationary Officers examination question papers are somewhat similar in syllabus and pattern to SBI PO
examination. It makes an excellent opportunity to work with the previous year and model / sample question papers of other Bank
PO examinations while preparing for SBI PO exam preparation.

SBI PO exam- 100 solved model question papers

Reasoning Ability model questions for SBI PO examination
Reasoning Ability Practice paper set 2 for SBI PO exam
SBI PO exam Reasoning model paper links
SBI PO Data Interpretation and Quantitative Aptitude model paper links
SBI PO Practice question papers for Quantitative Aptitude and DI
SBI PO exam Mock paper English Language
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English Language Model paper from previous year SBI PO question papers
SBI PO English Language Mock test paper
A compilation of English Language and Comprehension model questions

SBI PO Exam free books and study materials

We are providing you many free books and notes uploaded by our forum friends to help you in preparation of Reasoning, Data
Interpretation and QA, and English language parts. This will make your study process easy, because all the required materials are
available at a single source.
English Language and Comprehension free books and notes for SBI PO examination
Reasoning Ability Free books and study materials for SBI PO
SBI Probationary officer recruitment examination Data Interpretation and QA free notes and materials
Banking and Current Affairs material

SBI PO Exam online mock test papers

For practicing the English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and GK part of the Paper I of SBI PO examination, you can practice
with the Free online mock tests available at www.exams.educationoberver.com
English language online mock test paper
GK online mock test paper
Quantitative Aptitude mock test paper

Free Sample Paper

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b suma bindu

June 14, 2014 at 6:29 am

plz guide us by ur valuable suggestions and send papers with answers thanku
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Sumana

June 13, 2014 at 12:35 pm

plz send me previous paper phase 1 of sbi po exam including english language, data interpretation,reasioning,general

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awareness,computer awareness& marketing awareness..thanks

regards, Sumana
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karthivigna dhanabal

June 12, 2014 at 5:23 pm

Plz sent me previous po exam model question paper and solved key
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chandresh

June 12, 2014 at 3:34 pm

Please send essay topic for descipritive exam sbi po 2014

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Sonam Gandhi

June 12, 2014 at 12:51 pm

Sir,
Plzz send me the solved papers of last 10 years of sbi po asap.
Thanks!
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abhay kumar

June 12, 2014 at 3:49 am

plz send me previous paper phase 1 of sbi po exam including english language, data interpretation,reasioning,general
awareness,computer awareness& marketing awareness..thanks
regards ABHAY
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pankaj

June 12, 2014 at 3:19 am

please send me to previous 5 year solved question paper in hindi

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sangeeta patel

June 13, 2014 at 3:20 pm

please send me to previous 5 years solved question paper in hindu

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Prasad Thudum

June 11, 2014 at 2:08 pm

Here is my mail id : prasad.thudum@gmail.com

can i have details on Paper II descriptive
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Prasad Thudum

June 11, 2014 at 2:07 pm

need how to get clear of paper II descriptive please need guidance

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Sandeep P. Dhamange

June 11, 2014 at 11:03 am

Sir,
Plzz send me the solved papers of last 10 yearsof sbi clerk .

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Thanks!
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malini

June 11, 2014 at 10:00 am

pls sent last year po model questions with answers

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PRATIK NIPUNAGE

June 11, 2014 at 6:35 am

PLZ BOOK
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c.sivasakthi

June 11, 2014 at 4:43 am

I am like sbi
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Piyali Sadhukhan

June 10, 2014 at 10:20 am

Please Sir,
send me previous paper phase 1 of sbi po exam including english language, data interpretation,reasioning,general
awareness,computer awareness& marketing awareness..thanks
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Piyali Sadhukhan

June 10, 2014 at 10:04 am

Sir,
Please send me the solved papers of last 10 yearsThanks.
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PIYALI

June 10, 2014 at 9:45 am

Sir,
Plzz send me the solved papers of last 10 yearsof sbi po asap.
Thanks!
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NAVEEN

June 10, 2014 at 6:53 am

hai frnds
plz send me imp prob of all bank exam n que paper also
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NAVEEN

June 10, 2014 at 6:52 am

PLZ send me imp prob of all bank exam n que paper also
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MEENAKSHI

June 10, 2014 at 4:20 am

sir please sent me previous 5 yrs po solved papers.

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nitesh247
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which is the best english book ?

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rajanisoni

June 9, 2014 at 10:03 am

send me previous question paper with answer for both part . please
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bansal

June 9, 2014 at 5:27 am

Plzz send me the solved papers of last 10 yearsof sbi po

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pankaj kalambe

June 8, 2014 at 7:42 pm

plz send me previous ten yrs question papers ans their answers sir..kindly request u..thnk you
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kopal chandel

June 8, 2014 at 11:58 am

please send me syllabus& paper

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RAVI SHANKAR OJHA

June 8, 2014 at 10:36 am

Respected Sir,
Question & answer model paper plz send to me. (RSOB)
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Ranjith

June 8, 2014 at 10:20 am

Please Send Me All Bank Papers for the last 25 Years With Explanation and Running Notes.
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swati

June 8, 2014 at 9:05 am

plz sir sbi clerk exam sylabus with solution

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Jyoti

June 8, 2014 at 5:10 am

plz send me all 10 years solved paper

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lakshmi k. v.

June 7, 2014 at 1:11 pm

Very nice description

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juhi

June 7, 2014 at 10:04 am

please mail me sbi po full syllabus , n previous year papers n recommended books on my mail id
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saurabh garg

June 7, 2014 at 8:45 am

Pls sent me previous paper solved 10 year plz plz

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Pls sent me previous paper solved 10 year plz plz

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KS. Nandeesha

June 6, 2014 at 6:53 pm

Hello guys plz send me SBI PROB previous year question papers, for me very much required.
my e-mail ID ks.nandeesha@rediffmail.com
Thanks & Regards
Nandeesha KS
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KS. Nandeesha

June 6, 2014 at 6:52 pm

guys plz send me SBI PROB previous year question papers, for me very much required.
Thanks & Regards
Nandeesha KS
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kavipriya

June 6, 2014 at 2:50 pm

plz send me last 10 yeasqn paper for sbi po

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shivam

June 6, 2014 at 2:41 pm

sir please send me SBI PO syllabus on my ID

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aman jain

June 6, 2014 at 5:59 am

sir please send me SBI PO syllabous on my ID

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ama jain

June 6, 2014 at 5:57 am

sirbplease send me SBI PO syllabous on my ID

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Aiyaz

June 10, 2014 at 7:19 am

Send me your email ids..

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malini

June 11, 2014 at 10:02 am

ummalu4@gmil.com
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Meeankshi

June 6, 2014 at 1:16 am

Sir,
Plzz send me the solved papers of last 10 yearsof sbi po asap.
Thanks!
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Thanks!
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nalla. sai lakshmi

June 5, 2014 at 6:46 pm

plz send prev 10years solved papers sir, tanq.

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pallavi

June 5, 2014 at 9:05 am

plz send me previous paper phase 1 of sbi po exam including english language, data interpretation,reasioning,general
awareness,computer awareness& marketing awareness..thanks
regards,pallavi
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