SBI Clerk Exam Pattern is held for the candidates opting for the post of Junior Associates (customer support and sales) in the State Bank of India across the country. The candidates clearing the Preliminary and the Mains phase are invited for the documental process and are hired as Junior Associate executives. For the Preliminary exams, there are three major subjects: Maths, Reasoning and English. Apart from it General awareness is included in the mains examination and the rest subjects are the same as the preliminary examination.
The first stage for the recruitment in Junior Associates is the Preliminary examination. The exam is held online in a multiple-choice based or objective. The Preliminary examination consists of three papers: Maths, Reasoning and English with a total of 100 questions. Every correct answer fetches candidates with 1 mark and for every incorrect answer, 0.25 marks are deducted. The candidates can check the detailed process and criteria of the preliminary exam of SBI 2021 in the space below:
SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern:
Part | Sections | Maximum Marks | No of Questions | Sectional Timing | Exam language |
1 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 mins | English |
2 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 mins | English / Hindi |
3 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 mins | English / Hindi |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 mins |
Part | Sections | Maximum Marks | No of Questions | Sectional Timing | Exam language |
1 | English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 mins | English |
2 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 60 | 50 | 45 mins | English / Hindi |
3 | General / Finance Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 mins | English / Hindi |
4 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 mins | English / Hindi |
Total | 200 | 190 | 160 mins |
The candidates can have a detailed analysis of the important topics mentioned in the syllabus for the Preliminary and the Mains examination.
Subject | Syllabus |
English | Error Detection, Fill in the Blanks, Para jumbles, Reading Comprehension, Cloze test, Error Correction, Error Detection |
Reasoning Ability | Series, Coding-Decoding, Data Sufficiency, Inequality, Number Series, Puzzles, Sitting Arrangement, Syllogism |
Quantitative Aptitude | Approximation, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, Number Series, Quadratic Equations, Quantity Based Questions, Simplification |
SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus
Subject | Syllabus |
English | Active and Passive Voice
Antonyms Data Interpretation Direct and Indirect speech Error Correction (Phrase in Bold) Error Correction (Underlined Part) Fill in the blanks Homonyms Idioms and Phrases Joining Sentences Para Completion Passage Completion Prepositions Sentence Arrangement Sentence Improvement Spelling Test Spotting Errors Substitution Synonyms Theme Detection Topic rearrangement of passage Transformation Word Formation Sentence Arrangement Sentence Completion |
Reasoning Ability | Analogies
Analytical Reasoning Artificial Language Cause and Effect Data Interpretation Data Sufficiency Essential Part Letter and Symbol Series Logical Deduction Logical Reasoning Making Judgments Matching Definitions Non-Verbal Reasoning Number Series Logical Problems Puzzles Statement and Argument Statement and Conclusion Theme Detection Verbal Classification Verbal Reasoning |
Quantitative Aptitude | Areas
Averages Averages Bar & Graphs Boats and Streams Boats and Streams Compound Interest Compound Interest Computation of Whole Numbers Decimals and Fractions Discount Indices and Surds Interest Line charts, Tables Mensuration Mixture and allegation Stocks and shares Mixture and Allegations Mixtures and Allegations Numbers and Ages Numbers and Ages. Odd Man Out Odd Man Out Partnership Partnership Business Percentages Percentages Permutations and Combinations Pipes and Cisterns Probability L.C.M and H.C.F Problems on Numbers Problems on Trains Profit and Loss Quadratic Equations Races and Games Races and Games Ratio and Proportion Relationships between Numbers Simple Equations Simple Interest Simplification and Approximation Square Roots Time and Distance |
General Awareness | Current Affairs related to Banking and Finance |
We have provided the best books for each subject as per the suggestion by the candidates who have cleared the SBI Clerk in the past.
Subject | Important Books |
English | Word Power made easy by Normal Lewis
English Grammar by Wren and Martin Objective English by R S Aggarwal |
Reasoning Ability | Objective Mathematics by R S Aggarwal
Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma |
Quantitative Aptitude | Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal
Non-Verbal Reasoning by Arihant Experts Previous year Papers of IBPS PO Reasoning Ability |
General Awareness | The Hindu
The Economic Times |
The SBI Clerk Online Application will start from 26th April 2021 and continue till May 26th, 2021.
There are three sections in the SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam- Numerical Ability, English Language, and Reasoning Ability.
There are four sections in SBI Clerk Main Exam- General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, General and Financial Awareness.
The duration in Preliminary Exam is 1 hour and the Main Exam is 2 hours 40 minutes.
There are three stages that occurred in the SBI Clerk Selection Process- 1) Prelims Exam, 2) Mains Exam, 3) Opted Local Language Test.
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