SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus:
Reasoning Ability: Alpha-Numeric Series, Blood-Relation, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense, Inequalities, Order and Ranking, Alphabet Related Questions, Age Puzzles, Floor Puzzles, & Circular Seating Arrangement, Linear Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Symbol Series.
English Language: Error Detection, Connectors, Fill in the blanks (Double/Multiple/Sentence) Cloze Test (New Pattern), Inference, Phrase Replacement, Find the Odd man Out, Phrasal Verb Related, Para Jumbles, Reading comprehension, Paragraph Conclusion, Sentence Completion, Word usage/ Vocabulary Based Questions, Antonyms and Synonyms.
Quantitative Aptitude: Approximation and Simplification, Boats and Stream Problems, Data Sufficiency, Data Interpretation – Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Pie Chart,etc. Number Series, Average, HCF and LCM, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Pipes and Cisterns, Probability, Mixture and Allegation, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Speed Distance and Time, Train Problems, Work and Time, Quadratic Equations.
SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus:
General English: Error Detection, Connectors, Fill in the blanks (Double/Multiple/Sentence) Cloze Test (New Pattern), Inference, Phrase Replacement, Find the Odd man Out, Phrasal Verb Related, Para Jumbles, Reading comprehension, Paragraph Conclusion, Sentence Completion, Word usage/ Vocabulary Based Questions, Antonyms and Synonyms.
Quantitative Aptitude: Approximation and Simplification, Boats and Stream Problems, Data Sufficiency, Data Interpretation – Caselet, Radar/Web, Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Pie Chart,etc. Number Series, Average, HCF and LCM, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Pipes and Cisterns, Probability, Mixture and Allegation, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Quantity Comparison, Speed Distance and Time, Train Problems, Work and Time, Quadratic Equations.
Reasoning: Logical Reasoning – Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument, etc. Alpha-Numeric Series, Blood-Relation, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense, Inequalities, Order and Ranking, Alphabet Related Questions, Age Puzzles, Floor Puzzles, & Circular Seating Arrangement, Linear Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Symbol Series
Computer Aptitude: Flow Charts, Binary to Numbers conversion, Numbers to Binary Conversion, Computer program based puzzles and aptitude problems, Computer Memory, Computer Hardware and I/O Devices, Computer Software, Computer Languages, Operating System, Computer Network, Internet, MS Office Suit and Short cut keys.
General Awareness: Current Affairs, Sports News, General Knowledge, Superlatives – India & World, Science and Tech related current events, Important Days, Government schemes, etc.
Financial Awareness: Economic current affairs, Important Bank, Economic and Corporate Appointments, Bank names, headquarters and Chairpersons, Annual Budget, etc.
- Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above.
- The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English & Hindi. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
- Test of specified opted local language:
- Those who qualify for selection and produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be subjected to any Language test. In case of others (qualified for selection), specified opted local language test will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates not found to be proficient in specified opted local language would be disqualified.
