SBI PO SYLLABUS
SBI PO Syllabus is the major factor to get success in the exam. Here we are providing the detailed knowledge of the syllabus. You will get to know the section and the topic under that section. SBI PO Syllabus is different for Prelims and for Mains.
Here we provide the weightage of each topic. . The SBI PO Exam Syllabus includes General English, General Knowledge, General Aptitude & Reasoning subjects.
Important Highlights of SBI PO Exam Syllabus
1.Bilingual Test
Except English Language other sections are available in Hindi and English and you can choose as per your comfort.
2.Negative Marks:
Each wrong answer takes quarter of the marks assigned to that question from your total marks. Negative marks are small enough so you can take a risk if you are partially sure but be careful not to overdo it with Guesses.
3.Cut – Offs:
Each section has an individual cut-offs. But there is also overall cut off decided by the SBI which you need to cross to get into the next level.
SBI PO 2017: Exam Pattern
SBI PO 2017 – Phase – I Preliminary Examination
| Sr.No. | Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 30 | 30 | Composite Time of 1 hour |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude
|
35 | 35 | |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability
|
35 | 35
|
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| Total | 100 | 100 |
SBI PO 2017 – Phase – II Main Examination
| Sr.No. | Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| 2. | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 3. | General Awareness about Economics & Banking | 40 | 40
|
35 minutes |
| 4. | English
language |
35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 3 hours |
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Objective Test consist of following
- Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
- Data analysis and Interpretation
- General awareness
- English Language
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Descriptive Test
Syllabus of SBI PO contain Descriptive test which is of 30 minutes duration with 25 marks will be a test of English language (Letter writing & Essay). Candidate need to score the passing marks to clear the phase II.
Syllabus for SBI PO Objective questions
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
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Data analysis and Interpretation/Quantitative Aptitude
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General awareness
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English Language |
| Puzzles | Data Interpretation [ Bar Graph, Pie Chart, Table, Line Graph, Radar, Mixed Graph] | Current Affairs- covers every current news including related to the banking | Reading comprehension |
| Machine Input/output | Miscellaneous- Time work, Partnership, Profit & Loss, Speed and Distance, Streams, Simple and Compound, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages,
Averages, Age, Problem based on Numbers.
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Current Affairs- Latest appointments, obituaries, awards and honors, books and authors | Sentences Arrangement or Para jumble |
| Blood Relation | Current Affairs- New Schemes of central and state governments, sports, etc. | Sentence correction | |
| Direction Sense | Number Series | Statics- Topics like headquarters of financial organizations, country-capital, country-currency, constituencies of ministers, dance forms, nuclear and thermal power stations, first in India & world, rivers, wildlife sanctuary etc. | Spell Checks |
| Inequalities | Data Sufficiency | Filler(sentence/word) | |
| Logical Reasoning | Quadratic Equations | Cloze Test | |
| Coding Decoding | |||
| Ranking | |||
| Statement and Assumptions/ Conclusion | |||
| Analytics Reasoning | |||
| Syllogism | |||
| Flow Chart based questions |
SBI PO – Phase III Interview
| Sr. No. | Name of the test | Marks |
| 1. | Group Discussion | 20 |
| 2. | Interview | 30 |
| Total | 50 |
SBI PO- Final selection
| Sr. No. | Name of the test | Maximum Marks | Normalized to |
| 1. | Main Examination (Phase II) | 225 | 75 |
| 2. | GD & Interview (Phase III) | 50 | 25 |
| Total | 275 | 100 |
- Marks obtained in Preliminary exam (Phase I) will not be considered in the final evaluation
- Candidate must qualify both the Phase that is II and III separately.
- Marks scored in Phase II converted to out of 75 marks and marks scored in Phase III converted to out of 25 marks.
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