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SBI is one of the most prestigious banks of India
Approximately every year the SBI releases vacancies for the post of clerk, PO and SO. It is one of the most awaited exams in the opinion of the aspirants. If your dream is to work with the SBI, stay with us and prepare for the exam.
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be
conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:
| SL. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | English Language | 30 | 30 | Composite Time |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | of |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 1 hour |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be short listed for the Main Examination.
Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
The objective test of 3 hours duration consist of 4 Sections for total 200 marks. The objectivetest 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.
| SL. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reasoning & 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 | 3 hours |
The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of EnglishLanguage (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in objective test.
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category. 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 'OBC' category would be required to submit 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 General category will not be entertained.
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in Objective Test and Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in GE & Interview (Phase-III) for preparation of the final merit list.
The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Exercises & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group Exercises &Interview out of 100 for each category. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
Results of the candidates who have qualified for Group Exercises & Interview and the list of candidates finally selected will be made available on the Bank's website. Final select list will be published in Employment News/ RozgarSamachar and also in Bank’s website.
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the Final year/Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 01.07.2017. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 01.07.2017. Candidates possessing qualification of Chartered Accountant may also apply.
The date of passing eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the marksheet or provisional certificate issued by the University / Institute. In case the result of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University / Institute, a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the University / Institute indicating the date on which the result was posted on the website will be taken as the date of passing.
Candidate should indicate the percentage obtained in Graduation calculated to the nearest two decimals in the online application. Where CGPA / OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage and indicated in online application. If called for interview, the candidate will have to produce a certificate issued by the appropriate authority inter alia stating that the norms of the University regarding conversion of grade into percentage and the percentage of marks scored by the candidate in terms of norms.
The percentage marks shall be arrived at by dividing the total marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects in all semester(s)/year(s) by aggregate maximum marks in all the subjects irrespective of honours / optional / additional optional subject, if any. This will be applicable for those Universities also where Class / Grade is decided on basis of Honours marks only. The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated as less than 60% and 54.99% will be treated as less than 55%.
Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2017 i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than
02.04.1987 and not later than 01.04.1996 (both days inclusive)
| Sr. No. | Category | Age Relaxation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| 2. | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| 3. | Persons With Disabilities (PWD | PWD (SC/ST)-15 Years |
| PWD (OBC)- 13 Years | ||
| PWD (Gen)- 10 Years | ||
| 4. | Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/Short Service CommissionedOfficers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military serviceand have been released on completion of assignment (includingthose whose assignment is due to be completed within one yearfrom the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than byway of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct orinefficiency or physical disability attributable to military serviceorinvalidment. | 5 years |
| 5. | Persons Ordinarily domiciled of the state of Jammu & Kashmirduring the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 years |
Candidates with record of default in repayment of loans/credit card dues and/or against whose name adverse report of CIBIL or other external agencies are available are not eligible for appointment.
Candidates against whom there is/are adverse report regarding character & antecedents, moral turpitude are not eligible to apply for the post.
Vacancies are reserved for Disabled (Physically Challenged) Persons under Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996) as per government guidelines. Candidates with following disabilities are eligible to apply as per the definitions given in the above act: : a) Orthopedically Handicapped, b) Visual Impaired, c) Hearing Impaired.
A person (OH/VI/HI) who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability and wants to avail the benefit of reservation will have to submit a Disability Certificate issued by Medical Board duly constituted by Central or State Government. The certificate should be dated on or before last date of registration of application.
Only those OH candidates who have locomotor disability or cerebral palsy with locomotor impairment of minimum 40% and only those who fall in the following categories of the disabled are eligible to apply for the post
| OA | One arm affected (Right or Left); | |
|---|---|---|
| OL | - One leg affected (Right or Left), | |
| OAL | - | One arm & One Leg affected; |
| BL | - | Both legs affected but not arms, |
Blindness : Only those Visually Impaired (VI) persons who suffer from any one of the following conditions are eligible to apply.
Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses.
Candidates having low vision as defined in Chapter I, Para 2 (u) of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protections of rights and full participation) Act 1995.
The deaf are those persons in whom the sense of hearing is non- functional for ordinary purposes of life i.e. total loss of hearing in both ears. They do not hear, understand sounds at all even with amplified speech. Hearing impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.
Reasoning section is an important part of SBI. One of the most essential aspects in the SBI exam is the level of Reasoning section which must be considered properly as the reasoning portion contains the questions of high level which requires a lot of practice. Basically, it requires regular practice from your side to easily handle the asked questions.Reasoning Syllabus is divided into two parts verbal reasoning and logical reasoning questions. Check details about the verbal reasoning & logical reasoning.
| Alphabetical Order & Misc. Series | Coding-decoding | Blood Relation |
| Direction And Distance | Order & Ranking | Sitting Arrangement |
| Puzzle | Advance Puzzle | Data Sufficiency |
| Syllogism | Inequality | Decision Making |
| Machine Input | Statement & Assumption | Statement & Argument |
| Problem & Course of Action | Cause & Effect | Drawing Inference |
| Combined Logical |
Direction sense test |
Number Ranking |
English Section of SBI Exam is a major part it contains approximately 40 marks out of 200 in mains exam and 30 marks out of 100 in prelims examination. It is, therefore, you don’t take it lightly. Nevertheless, if you study properly you can also score higher marks in this section too. This article focuses on English Syllabus for SBI Exam.
| Noun | Pronoun | Verb |
| Conjunction | Time and Tense | Rearrangement of Sentences |
| Preposition | Adjective | Cloze Test |
| Articles | Adverb | Error Detection |
| Vocabulary | Reading Comprehension | Fill in the Blanks |
| Phrase Replacement | Mis-Spelt and Inappropriate Words | Spotting Similar and Dissimilar words |
Quantitative Aptitude (Numerical Ability) is one of the major sections of SBI Exam Syllabus for any post. SBI is known for its innovation whether we take a look in its services or the examination it conducts every year for the post of PO and Clerk. It generally makes changes in the pattern of Quantitative Aptitude and basically focusses in the high level Data Interpretation.We should focus on such major topics :
| Simplification | Number Series | Percentage |
| Profit and Loss | Simple Interest & Compound Interest | Average |
| Ratio & Proportion | Problems on Ages | Partnership |
| Mixture and Alligation | Time and Work | Pipe & Cisterns |
| Speed, Time and Distance | Problem Based on Trains | Boat and Stream |
| Inequality | Probability | Data Sufficiency |
| Data Interpretation | Mensuration | Permutation and Combination |
Along with quantitative aptitude, General Awareness is also one of the most scoring sections once you deeply study last approximately six months happenings around the world as per the examination requirements. General Awareness section of SBI Exam contains various topics such as current affairs questions, banking awareness questions and common general knowledge questions. It basically focusses on the current affairs based on Banking Awareness. It is, therefore, we should focus on such major topics:
| Indian Banking Industry | RBI & Monetary Policy | NPA and Basel Norms |
| Inflation | National Income | Money Market In India |
| Capital Market In India | Foreign Trade & Exchange | Public Finance |
| Economic Planning In India | Social Welfare Schemes | Miscellaneous |
Computer section is also one of the easiest sections amongst all the sections which is scheduled for the Mains examination. Here you require some basic knowledge of computer section; Computer section covers mainly these topics :
| Hardware | Generation of Computer | Softwares |
| Ms Office (MS Word, MsExcel, MS Power Point ) Data Base | Networking | Internet |
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