{"id":25123,"date":"2022-09-23T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T09:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=25123"},"modified":"2025-01-02T17:18:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T11:48:55","slug":"sbi-po-exam-pattern-and-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/sbi-po-exam-pattern-and-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"SBI PO 2022 Exam Pattern and Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SBI PO Syllabus 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SBI PO Syllabus 2022:<\/strong> SBI has released the SBI PO Syllabus 2022 along with the SBI PO Notification 2022. The notification has declared 1673 vacancies for this year. Are you also one of the lakhs of aspirants who, this year, want to become an SBI PO? If you seriously want to clear the exam and grab one of the posts, the first thing you\u2019ll have to do is to cover the syllabus. Therefore, this is the ideal time for all the SBI PO aspirants to start covering the latest syllabus and speed up the preparation process from today. It is precisely for this reason that we have provided the latest revised SBI PO Syllabus for Prelims & Mains Exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SBI PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern \u2013 Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The SBI PO Syllabus<\/strong> for the Prelims and the Mains Exam is almost the same. There is only a slight change in the Mains Section with two extra sections added i.e., General and Banking Awareness<\/strong>. However, the level of difficulty of the SBI PO Mains Paper is a little higher than the Prelims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SBI PO Syllabus 2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Exam Conducting Body<\/td>State Bank of India (SBI)<\/td><\/tr>
Post<\/td>Probationary Officer (PO)<\/td><\/tr>
Notification Date<\/strong><\/td>21st September 2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Selection Process<\/td>PrelimsMainsPsychometric TestFinal Selection<\/td><\/tr>
Marks Segregation
SBI PO Exam<\/td>		Prelims: 100 MarksMains: 200 MarksPsychometric Test: 50 MarksFinal Selection: 300 marks<\/td><\/tr>
Duration of Exam<\/td>For SBI PO Prelims: 1 HourFor SBI PO Mains: 3 Hours<\/td><\/tr>
Marking scheme<\/td>1 mark each for every correct answer in Online Test<\/td><\/tr>
Negative marking<\/td>1\/4th of the marks assigned to the question in MCQ<\/td><\/tr>
Mode of Examination<\/td>Online For Paper I and Paper II<\/td><\/tr>
Language of examination<\/td>English O<\/b><\/span>R Hindi<\/strong>
English Language paper has to be attempted in English.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SBI PO Exam Pattern For Prelims<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The SBI PO Prelims Exam entertains 3 sections:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Reasoning<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Quantitative Aptitude<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. English Language<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Take a look at the table given below :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    SBI PO Exam Pattern 2022: Prelims<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    S.No.<\/strong><\/td>Section<\/strong><\/td>No. of Questions<\/strong><\/td>Maximum Marks<\/strong><\/td>Time allotted
    for each <\/strong>test<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    1<\/td>English Language<\/td>30<\/td>30<\/td>20 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
    2<\/td>Quantitative Aptitude<\/td>35<\/td>35<\/td>20 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
    3<\/td>Reasoning Ability<\/td>35<\/td>35<\/td>20 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
    Total<\/strong><\/td>100<\/strong><\/td>100<\/strong><\/td>1 hour<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Highlights of SBI PO Prelims Exam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The following points are the highlights of the SBI PO Prelims Exam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. There will be three sections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Category-wise merit list will be drawn based on the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Exam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. There will be no sectional cut-off<\/strong>. However, there will be an overall cut off.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      SBI PO Syllabus For Prelims Exam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The preliminary examination of the SBI PO exam comprises Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language. The complete detail of the heading and sub-heading of the sections asked in the Preliminary Exam of the SBI PO exam is discussed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Reasoning<\/strong><\/td>Quantitative Aptitude<\/strong><\/td>English Language<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      Logical Reasoning<\/td>Simplification<\/td>Reading Comprehension<\/td><\/tr>
      Alphanumeric Series<\/td>Profit & Loss<\/td>Cloze Test<\/td><\/tr>
      Ranking\/Direction\/Alphabet Test<\/td>Mixtures & Allegations<\/td>Para jumbles<\/td><\/tr>
      Data Sufficiency<\/td>Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices<\/td>Miscellaneous<\/td><\/tr>
      Coded Inequalities<\/td>Work & Time<\/td>Fill in the blanks<\/td><\/tr>
      Seating Arrangement<\/td>Time & Distance<\/td>Multiple Meaning\/Error Spotting<\/td><\/tr>
      Puzzle<\/td>Mensuration \u2013 Cylinder, Cone, Sphere<\/td>Paragraph Completion<\/td><\/tr>
      Tabulation<\/td>Data Interpretation<\/td>Vocabulary<\/td><\/tr>
      Syllogism<\/td>Ratio & Proportion, Percentage<\/td>Sentence Improvement<\/td><\/tr>
      Blood Relations<\/td>Number Systems<\/td> Word Association<\/td><\/tr>
      Input-Output<\/td>Sequence & Series<\/td>Error Spotting<\/td><\/tr>
      Coding-Decoding<\/td>Permutation, Combination &Probability<\/td>Verbal Ability<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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      SBI PO Exam Pattern For Mains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Candidates meeting the required Cut off in SBI Prelims will be eligible to appear for the Mains Exam. The syllabus for SBI PO Mains is quite similar to the IBPS PO Exam. There is changes in the Mains Section with an increase in the weightage of General Economy\/ Banking Awareness and the duration of the test will be 3 hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The Descriptive Test has a duration of 30 minutes with a score of 50 marks<\/strong>. This test is conducted to test the writing skills of candidates via Letter Writing & Essay Writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      SBI PO Exam Pattern 2022: Mains<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      S.No.<\/strong><\/td>Section<\/strong><\/td>No. of Questions<\/strong><\/td>Maximum Marks<\/strong><\/td>Time allotted<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      i)<\/strong><\/td>Objective Type<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      1<\/td>Reasoning & Computer Aptitude<\/td>40<\/td>50<\/td>50 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
      2<\/td>General Economy\/ Banking Awareness<\/td>50<\/strong><\/td>60<\/strong><\/td>45 minutes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      3<\/td>English Language<\/td>35<\/td>40<\/td>40 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
      4<\/td>Data Analysis & Interpretation<\/td>30<\/td>50<\/td>45 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
      ii)<\/strong><\/td>Descriptive Paper<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      5.<\/td>English Language
      (Letter Writing & Essay)<\/td>      		02<\/td>50<\/td>30 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
      6<\/td>Total<\/strong><\/td>155<\/strong><\/td>200<\/strong><\/td>3 hours<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Note: <\/strong>All the questions will be objective in nature. The Mains paper will entertain 4 sections of a total of 200 marks and duration of the Exam will be 3 hours. The objective test will have separate timing for every section. There will be no<\/strong> sectional<\/strong> cut off<\/strong>. There will be only an overall cut off. There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks<\/strong> for every incorrect Multiple-Choice Question. The Descriptive Paper of 50 marks is compulsory. The Descriptive paper of a candidate will be checked only if they qualify in the Objective test as per the qualifying marks decided by the Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      SBI PO Syllabus For Mains Exam<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      The Mains Examination of SBI PO exam comes with 4 sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Data Analysis & Interpretation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Reasoning & Computer Aptitude<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. General\/Economy\/Banking Awareness<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. English Language<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Also, The Mains syllabus consists of a descriptive test<\/strong>, which has 2 questions, 1 letter writing and 1 essay each of 25 marks making a total of 50 marks. A candidate needs to score passing marks in the descriptive test as well to qualify for the SBI PO mains exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Here’s the complete syllabus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        SBI PO Syllabus: Data Analysis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

        The following topics are covered under the Data Analysis section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n