SBI PO EXAM PATTERN 2018

SBI PO 2018 exam is going to be held in three phases; here are three phases of SBI PO Exam pattern 2018:

1. Prelims Examination

2. Mains Examination and

3. Interview round

These are the three phases of SBI PO 2018 exam, now it’s very necessary to know about these three phases. So here we are discussing about each phase one by one.

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Phase-1: SBI PO Preliminary Examination 2018

SBI PO PRELIMS EXAM 2018 is consists of 3 Time limit

sections and candidates have to clear the cut-
off for each section. It is an objective test
Assessment area(Objective) Total Questions Maximum Score
which contain questions from the following
subjects described in the table.
Sr. No.

1. English Language 30 30

2. Numerical capability 35 35

3. Reasoning capability 35 35

Sum Total 100 100 60 min.

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Phase-2: SBI PO MAINS EXAM 2018

This phase of SBI PO MAINS EXAM 2018 comprises of 155 questions, which the candidates have to finish in 3 hours. This phase of SBI PO MAINS EXAM 2018 is divides
into 4 areas which are-

1). Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

2). Data Analysis & Interpretation

3). General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and

4). English Language

More detail related to SBI PO EXAM Syllabus 2018 is given below in the following table:

Sr.
Assessment area(Objective) Total Questions Maximum score Time limit
No.

1. Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60

3 hours
2. Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60
Sr.
Assessment area(Objective) Total Questions Maximum score Time limit
No.

3. General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness 40 40

4. English Language 30 40

Total 155 200

Descriptive Test: Descriptive Test will consist of 50 Marks. You have 30 Minutes to complete this test. This test is totally based on writing skills of the applicants via
Letter Writing & Essay Writing.

NEGATIVE MARKING: There is a punishment of 0.25 marks for the wrong answers of Objective Tests of both Preliminary and Mains exams. If you leave a question
unattempted then there will be no punishment means no marks will be deducted from the total score.
Phase-3: Group Exercise & Interview

The recruitment branch of the bank arrange the summative score of the candidates (who have been qualified the both objective and subjective test) in a descending
order in each category. Then the recruitment branch called the decided number of qualified candidates in each category for GROUP EXERCISE and INTERVIEW. The
number of decided candidates who will be called for the GROUP EXERCISE and INTERVIEW is governed by the bank itself. The certified marks in Group Exercises &
Interview will be as decided by the Bank. Group exercise section hold for 20 marks while Interview is for 30 marks.

SBI PO Preliminary Exam syllabus 2018

As we discussed above about the SBI Preliminary Exam pattern; now we are going to explain the complete SBI PO Preliminary Exam syllabus. We explain about the SBI
PO Exam syllabus below in the table:

Reasoning-Syllabus Syllabus-Quantitative Ability Syllabus-English Language

Logical Reasoning Simplification Reading Comprehension

Alphanumeric Series Profit & Loss Cloze Test

Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Mixtures & Alligations Para jumbles

Simple Interest & Compound Interest &

Data Sufficiency Miscellaneous
Surds & Indices

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

Reasoning-Syllabus Syllabus-Quantitative Ability Syllabus-English Language

Coding Decoding Permutation, Combination &Probability

SBI PO Mains Syllabus 2018

There are 5 sections in the

SBI PO Mains examination.
These 5 sections are as
follow: Reasoning, English
Language, Data Analysis,
General/Economy/Banking
English General/Economy/Banking
Awareness, and Computer Reasoning Computer Awareness
Language Awareness
Awareness. Below we are
going to explain the
complete syllabus in the
table:

Data Analysis

Verbal Reading
Tabular Graph Financial Awareness Internet
Reasoning Comprehension

Line Graph Syllogism Grammar Current Affairs Memory

Circular
Pie Chart Seating Vocabulary General Knowledge Keyboard Shortcuts
Arrangement

Linear Seating
Bar Graph Verbal Ability Static Awareness Computer Abbreviation
Arrangement

Double Word Banking and Financial

Radar Graph Caselet Microsoft Office
Lineup Association Awareness

Sentence
Missing Case DI Scheduling Computer Hardware
Improvement

Let it Case DI Input Output Para Jumbles Computer Software

Blood
Data Sufficiency Cloze Test Operating System
Relations

Directions
Probability Error Spotting Networking
and Distances

Permutation and Ordering and Computer

Fill in the blanks
Combination Ranking Fundamentals/Terminologies

Data
Sufficiency
There are 5 sections in the
SBI PO Mains examination.
These 5 sections are as
follow: Reasoning, English
Language, Data Analysis,
General/Economy/Banking
English General/Economy/Banking
Awareness, and Computer Reasoning Computer Awareness
Language Awareness
Awareness. Below we are
going to explain the
complete syllabus in the
table:

Data Analysis

Coding and
Decoding

Code
Inequalities

Course of
Action

Critical
Reasoning

Analytical and
Decision
Making