SBI Clerk Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022
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This blog is especially for those aspirants who aspire to become bank clerks in SBI...
The SBI Clerk exam is one of the most reputed bank exams in India. The SBI Clerk exam is conducted every year to select eligible male & female candidates for the Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) post. Successful candidates are appointed at the various branches spread across India.
The banking candidates who are planning to appear for the upcoming SBI Clerk exams must be aware of the detailed SBI Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern to get great marks in the examination. Go with the complete SBI Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern from the below article...
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern
The SBI Clerk Selection Process has been divided into two parts- -
- Preliminary Exam
- Mains Exam
Phase I - Preliminary Examination -
|
Sl. |
Name of Test |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
|
1. |
English language |
30 |
30 |
20 min. |
|
2. |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 min. |
|
3. |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 min. |
|
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
1 Hour |
- In the objective test 1/4 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Phase II - Mains Examination -
|
Sl. |
Name of Test |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
|
1. |
General/ Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 min. |
|
2. |
General English |
40 |
40 |
35 min. |
|
3. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 min. |
|
4. |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
50 |
60 |
45 min. |
|
|
Total |
190 |
200 |
2 hr. 40 min. |
SBI Clerk Syllabus:
After knowing SBI Clerk Exam Pattern, now candidates need to check SBI Clerk Syllabus. The syllabus and difficulty level of the prelims and mains exam is different. Let's find out -
Prelims Exam Syllabus -
The SBI Clerk Prelims exam has three sections Like English Language, Logical Aptitude, and Numerical Aptitude. The sections included in the syllabus of the prelims exam are as follows -
| Reasoning | Numerical Ability | English Language |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures &Alligations | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Miscellaneous |
| Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
| Input Output | Sequence & Series | |
| Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination & Probability |
SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus -
The syllabus for Mains is almost the same as the prelims examination, only the General Awareness section is included in the SBI Clerk Mains syllabus. The sections covered in the syllabus of the main exam are as follows:
| Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus | General English Syllabus | General/Financial Awareness Syllabus | Reasoning Ability Syllabus | Computer Awareness Syllabus |
| Simplification | Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms |
|
Internet | Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers |
| Number Series | Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles |
Static GK -
|
Machine Input/Output | DBMS |
| Data Sufficiency | Sentence Correction/ Error Finding | Banking/Financial terms | Syllogism | Networking |
| Data Interpretation | Spell Checks | Static Awareness | Blood Relation | Internet |
| Quadratic Equation | Fillers | Banking and Financial Awareness | Direction Sense | MS Office |
| Time & Distance, Work | Cloze Test | Inequalities | Input-Output Devices | |
| Partnership | Puzzles | Important Abbreviations | ||
| Profit & Loss | Coding-Decoding | |||
| Simple and Compound Interest | Ranking | |||
| Mixture and Allegations |
Statement and Assumptions | |||
| Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Percentages |
SBI Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern - FAQs
Q. Will an interview be included in SBI Clerk recruitment?
Ans. No, the SBI Clerk post is selected based on marks obtained in the main exam as there is no further interview round.
Q. What salary will the selected candidates get?
Ans. The selected candidates will get between Rs. 19900 and Rs. 47920 monthly.
Q. What is the probation period after becoming an SBI Clerk?
Ans. The probation period for an SBI Clerk will be of 6 months.
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