SBI PO Exam Pattern 2017

SBI PO Prelims Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 100 marks which will be
conducted online.

The Objective Test has 100 questions spread over 3 sections - English Language, Quantitative
Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. The exam duration is of 1 hour.

No. of Maximum
S. No. Name of test Duration
Questions Marks

1. English Language 30 30
Quantitative
2. 35 35 Composite time of 1
Aptitude
hour
3. Reasoning Ability 35 35
Total 100 100

SBI PO Syllabus 2017

Below is the expected Syllabus of SBI PO Preliminary Exam -

Sr. No. Syllabus Details No. of Questions

1 Reasoning Ability 35
2 English Language 30
3 Quantitative Aptitude 35

I. Reasoning Ability (35 Questions)

Reasoning Aptitude Level (Tough)

The level of the Reasoning section will be tough. The questions can be asked from various
topics like

Puzzle and Circular/Linear/Square Arrangement (3-4 sets of puzzles may be

asked in exam)

Inequality

Syllogism (Old and New Pattern)

 Coding - Decoding (Old and New Pattern)

Blood Relations

Direction sense

Order and Ranking

II. Quantitative Aptitude (35 Questions)

The level of this section will be tough & calculative in solving. The questions can be asked
from various topics like

Number Series

Simplification/ Approximation

Quadratic Equations

Data Interpretation

Miscellaneous (Age, Mixture Allegation, Partnership,Pipes and Cisterns, Profit Loss,

Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple Interest, Time & Work, Probability etc.)

III. English Language (30 Questions)

The difficulty level of this section would be of moderate level. The questions can be asked
from various topics like

Reading Comprehension

Cloze Test (New and Old Pattern)

Parajumbles (New and Old Pattern)

Spotting Errors (New and Old Pattern)

Sentence Improvement

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Bank Exam Calendar 2017-2018

We are sharing bank exams calendar for the session 2017-2018. Well keep updating this
section according to the release of notification by the related authority.

Sl. Exam Title Application Exam Date Result

 Form
No Availability
Date

Preliminary- 7th, 8th, 14th &

15th October, 2017
1. IBPS PO July, 2017 Nov, 2017
Main Exam- 26th November, 2017

IBPS
Specialist Feb 16,
2. 16th Nov, 2016 Jan 28 & 29, 2017
Officer 2017
CWE

Preliminary for Officer Scale I

and Office Assistants- 9th,
10th, 16th, 17th, 23rd &
24th September, 2017

3. IBPS RRB July, 2017

Single Exam for Officer Scale I & Oct, 2017
II- 5th November, 2017

Main Exam for Officer Scale I and

Office Assistants- 12th November,
2017

Preliminary- 2nd, 3rd, 9th &

IBPS Clerk 10th December, 2017
4. Aug, 2017 Jan, 2018
CWE
Main Exam- 21st January, 2018

SBI
Specialist
5. Nov, 2016 Jan, 2017 Feb, 2017
Officer
Exam

6. SBI Clerk Nov, 2016 Jan, 2017 Feb, 2017

Preliminary-
Preliminary- 29th, 30th April 17th May
SBI PO 7th and 6th & 7th May 2017 2017
7.
Exam February 2017
Main Exam- 4th June 2017 Main- 19th
June 2017

RBI
8. Assistant May, 2017 August, 2017 Sep, 2017
Exam
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility for Clerical Post

Educational Qualification: For clerical post, you should have cleared class
12th examination with required percentage.

Age Limit: 18 years to 28 years

Eligibility for Officer Cadre

Educational Qualification: You should be graduated from a recognized

university with securing minimum 55% marks.

Age Limit: 21 years to 26 years

Also Read: Career in Banking: Growth & Pay Scale

Syllabus
Major papers commonly involved in banking exams are Analytical Reasoning, General
Awareness, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude and Verbal Ability. Follow its
respective syllabus and prepare for the test.

Best Books to Prepare for

Banking Exams
As Ive analyzed there are so many aspirants who are confused at the basic level while
choosing good books for preparation of banking exams. As per their concern, Im going to
list below some of the most recommend books for Bank exams preparation as prescribed by
Bankers and Experts.

Sl. No Name of the Book

1. Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey

2. Non Verbal Reasoning by R.S Aggarwal

3. Reasoning Test by Jaikishan, Premkishan

4. A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by R.S Aggarwal

5. Quantitative aptitude by R.S Aggarwal

6. General Aptitude by G K P
7. Quantitative aptitude by Abhijit Guha

8. Quantitative aptitude by Kashyap Trivedi, Chirag Trivedi

9. General Banking and Economic Awareness by Kiran Prakashan

10. General awareness Kit by Bright Ps

11. General awareness basic banking & Financial Issues by Gautam Majumdar

12. Computer Architecture by JL Hennessy

13. Computer Networks by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

14. Computer Fundamentals by Pradeep Sinha, Priti Sinha

15. The Elements of Computer Systems by Noam Nisan, Shimon, Schocken

Highlights of SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2017:

SBI Clerk 2017 Exam Date & Time SBI Clerk 2017 is conducted in two phases
preliminary and mains. All candidates who have successfully applied for SBI Clerk 2017 will
be allowed to appear in preliminary exam. The mains exam will be conducted for those who
will qualify the preliminary exam.

SBI Clerk 2017 preliminary exam date & time:

SBI Clerk 2017 preliminary exam date Duration

May/June 2017 One hour

SBI Clerk 2017 mains exam date & time:

SBI Clerk 2017 mains exam date Duration

July/August 2017 hours and 40 minutes

Exam Mode Offline: Online mode i.e. computer based test

Language of Paper English/Hindi: The online question booklet will be provided either in
English or in Hindi. Candidates have to select the language at the time appearing for SBI
Clerk 2017

Question Booklet: There will be different sets of question booklet and candidates will get
any of the set randomly.

Types of question (MCQ): The question will be of multiple choice questions. Candidates
have to choose correct response from the given five options/alternatives

Distribution of questions: The preliminary and mains exam of SBI clerk 2017 will have
different number of questions. The distribution of questions is given below.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2017 of preliminary exam

S.N. Test No. of Questions Maximum Marks Composite Duration

1 English Language 30 30

Composite Time 1 hour

2 Numerical Ability 35 35

3 Reasoning Ability 35 35

Total 100 100

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2017 of mains exam

S.N. Test No. of Maximum Duration

Questions Marks

1 General / Financial Awareness 50 50 35 minutes

2 General English 40 40 35 minutes

3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes

4 Reasoning Ability & Computer 60 40 45 minutes

Aptitude

Total 200 60 2 hours 40

minutes

Marking Scheme

Themarking scheme of SBI Clerk 2017 preliminary and mains exam is same. For each
correct response candidates will score 1 mark and for each incorrect response 0.25 (1/4) will
be deducted. No marks will be allotted for unmarked response

SBI Clerk 2017 marking scheme

For correct answer: +1 marks Negative marking: 0.25 (1/4) mark

Marks Calculation: The score of SBI Clerk 2017 can be calculated by following procedure.

SBI Clerk 2017 Marks for Preliminary = 100 - (1 x Number of Correct Answer 0.25
X mark for each incorrect Answer)

SBI Clerk 2017 Marks for Mains = 200 - (1 x Number of Correct Answer 0.25 X
mark for each incorrect Answer)
Test of knowledge of official and/or local language: Those who produce 10th standard mark
sheet/certificate showing that they have studied official (local) language will not be subjected
to any language test. In case of others, language test will be conducted before final selection.
Candidates not found to be proficient in official and/or local language would be disqualified

SBI Clerk Cut off score 2017: Candidates have to secure sectional as well overall cut off
score as per their category to qualify preliminary and mains exam. The SBI Clerk cut off
score is given below.

Previous year SBI Clerk preliminary cut off

Subjects Total Marks General OBC/ST/SC/OH/VI/HI/DXS

Reasoning Ability 35 7.75 3.25

Numerical Ability 35 5.5 2

English Language 30 6.75 3.25

Previous year SBI Clerk mains cut off

Total OH/VI/HI/
Subjects General SC/ST/OBC
Marks XS/DXS

General / Financial Awareness 50 13.5 9.5 3.25

General English 40 14.3 10.25 4.5

Quantitative Aptitude 50 14.5 11.25 6.5

Reasoning Ability & Computer

60 24 19 11.25
Aptitude
SBI Clerk Syllabus 2017: T
he questions booklet of SBI Clerk 2017 exam will have questions based on the syllabus as
prescribed by the examination authority.

SBI Clerk Syllabus of General / Financial Awareness:-

General Awareness

Knowledge of Current Events

Sports

History

Geography

Culture

Indian Constitution

News about Technology & Research

News on India and its Neighbouring Countries, etc.

Financial Awareness:-

Marketing Aptitude

Economy
Banking & Finance, etc.

SBI Clerk Syllabus of General English: -

Vocabulary

Synonyms

Antonyms

Word formation

Sentence completion

Comprehension

Theme detection

Deriving conclusions

Passage completion

Error detection

Passage correction

Sentence correction

Spelling
Grammar

Idioms, Phrases, etc.

SBI Clerk Syllabus of Quantitative Aptitude:-

Number system

Simplifications

Roots & Averages

Surds & Indices

Percentages

Profit & Loss

Ratio & Proportion

Partnership, Chain Rule

Time & Work

Pipes & Cisterns

Time & Distances

Problems on Trains
Boats & Streams

Allegation & Mixtures

Simple Interest

Compound Interest

Stocks & Shares

Clocks & Algorithms

Mensuration

Volume & Surface Area

Permutations & Combinations

Heights & Distances

Data Integration

Line Graphs

Bar Graphs

Pie Charts

Tabulation
Data Integration

Line Graphs

Bar Graphs

Pie Charts

Tabulation, etc.

SBI Clerk Syllabus of Reasoning Ability:-

Analogy

Coding & Decoding

Blood relations

Sitting arrangements

Series completion

Syllogisms

Decision making

Statement reasoning

Analogy

Series completion
Classification, etc.

SBI Clerk Syllabus of Computer Aptitude:-

Computer Awareness:-
Computer Hardware

Operating System concepts,

Shortcut keys

MS Word

Excel

MS Power Point

Access

Internet & Networks

Basic Security Concepts

Latest Technologies, etc.