Today competitions are getting stiffer day by day. Most of the candidates are indulged in Bank preparation. It provides fast and fair recruitment as compared to other exams. There are many new candidates who are eager to prepare for the SBI PO examination to do so. The initial or basic step is to get aware of the syllabus and exam pattern. Exam conducts in three-phase which include prelims, mains, and interviews.
SBI PO 2021 Exam is conducted online and has introduced a separate sectional timing for each section in the preliminary and mains exam. SBI PO 2021 is conducted in three phases:- Preliminary exam, Mains Exam, and Interview Process. There are three sections in the Preliminary Examination. These are:-
- English Language
- Reasoning Ability
- Quantitative Aptitude
There will be a total of 100 Multiple Choice Questions. Candidates will have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by SBI.
The mains examination of SBI PO 2021 exam consist of:-
- Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
- General Awareness
There will be four sections for the SBI PO Mains Exam and an additional section of the English Language which will be taken separately on the same date of the exam. SBI PO 2021 has also introduced a descriptive paper in its mains examination. The candidates will have to write an essay and a letter of 25 marks. The SBI PO Mains Exam will have a total of 200 MCQ’s of a total duration of 3 Hours. There will be separate timing for each section as it was in the SBI PO Mains Exam. The candidates will have to pass separately in each test/section. Applicants must prepare well for the SBI PO 2021 main exam through the syllabus to get a good score in the exam
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SBI PO PRELIMS SYLLABUS AND EXAM PATTERN
Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning | English |
Simplification, Profit & Loss | Alphanumeric series | Reading Comprehension |
Mixtures & Alligations | Logical Reasoning | Fill in the blanks |
Permutation, Combination & Probability | Data Sufficiency | Cloze Test |
Work & Time, Sequence & Series | Ranking/Directions/Alphabet Test | Para jumbles |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Seating Arrangement | Vocabulary |
Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Coded Inequalities | Paragraph Completion |
Time & Distance, Number Systems | Puzzle Coding-Decoding Tabulation | Error Spotting |
Data Interpretation | Syllogism | Sentence Completion |
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | Blood Relations, Input-Output | Tenses Rules |
Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
SBI PO MAINS SYLLABUS AND EXAM PATTERN
Data Analysis & Interpretation | Reasoning | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | English Language |
Tabular Graph | Syllogism | Current Affairs | Reading Comprehension |
Line Graph | Verbal Reasoning | Financial Awareness | Grammar |
Bar Graph | Circular Seating Arrangement | General Knowledge | Verbal Ability |
Charts & Tables | Linear Seating Arrangement | Static Awareness | Vocabulary |
Missing Case DI | Double Lineup | Banking Terminologies Knowledge | Sentence Improvement |
Radar Graph Caselet | Scheduling | Banking Awareness | Word Association |
Probability | Blood Relations, Critical Reasoning | Principles of Insurance | Para Jumbles |
Data Sufficiency | Input-Output, Analytical and Decision Making | Error Spotting | |
Let it Case DI | Directions and Distances | Cloze Test | |
Permutation and Combination | Ordering and Ranking, Code Inequalities | Fill in the blanks | |
Pie Charts | Data Sufficiency | ||
Coding-Decoding, Course of Action |
Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
General & Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
English (Descriptive Test) | 2 | 50 | 30 minutes |
Group Discussion | 20 marks |
Interview | 30 marks |