SBI Exam Patten for PO, Clerks, specialist cadre officers, Deputy Manager (Law) & Assistant Manager (System)

Recruitment of Probationary Officers

Probationary Officers examination is conducted in 3 phases viz :

Phase I: Preliminary Examination
Phase II: Main Examination
Phase III: Group Discussion & Interview

Detailed Examination Pattern of each phase of examination is given below:

Phase I: Preliminary Examination (100 Marks)

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Total	Time	Learn & Practice this with us!
English Language	30	30	Total Questions: 100 Total Marks: 100	1 hour	Practice with Us!
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35			Practice with Us!
Reasoning Ability	35	35			Practice with Us!

Phase II: Main Examination (250 Marks)

Main examination consists of objective and descriptive type paper which are to be answered online. Descriptive type paper is answered by typing on the computer. Descriptive Test is administered immediately after the completion of Objective test.

1) Objective Type

Subject	Marks	Total	Time	Learn & Practice this with us!
English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)	50	200 Marks	2 hours
General Awareness, Marketing & Computers	50			Practice General Awareness Test! General Knowledge Practice Marketing Aptitude Test! Practice Computer Knowledge Test!
Data Analysis & Interpretation	50
Reasoning (High Level)	50			Practice with Us!

2) Descriptive Type

Subject	Marks	Time	Learn & Practice this with us!
English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)	50 marks	1 hour	Social Essays Economic Essays Political Essays Education Essays Science Essays Latest Current Topics! Letter Writing

Phase – III: Group Discussion & Interview

Type of Examination	Marks	Learn & Practice this with us!
Group Discussion	20 marks	Learn with most updated topics!
Interview	30 marks	Most frequently asked bank interview Q & A!

Note:
1) Only marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) and marks obtained in GD & Interview (Phase-III) are considered for the preparation of final merit list.
2) Both Phase-II and Phase-III exams are to be qualified separately.
3) Marks secured by the candidates in Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is considered after aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group Discussion & Interview out of 100 for each category.

Recruitment of Clerks

Examination is conducted in 2 phases viz:

Phase I: Preliminary Examination
Phase II: Main Examination
Phase III: Interview

Phase I: Preliminary examination

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Total	Time	Learn & Practice this with us!
English Language	30	30	Total Questions: 100 Total Marks: 100	1 hour	Practice with Us!
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35			Practice with Us!
Reasoning Ability	35	35			Practice with Us!

Phase II: Main Examination

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Total	Time	Learn & Practice this with us!
English Language	40	40	Total Questions: 200 Total Marks: 200	2 hours	Practice with Us!
Quantitative Aptitude	40	40			Practice with Us!
Reasoning Ability	40	40			Practice with Us!
General Awareness (Reference to Banking Industry)	40	40			Practice Banking and General Awareness!
Computer Knowledge + Marketing Aptitude	40	40			Practice Computer Knowledge! Practice Marketing Aptitude!

Recruitment of specialist cadre officers

The subjects highlighted are considered for shortlisting the candidates for merit list and other subjects are qualifying in nature.

Position	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Time
Systems, CA & Engineering Officers	I. Reasoning	50	50	90 min
	II. Quantitative aptitude	35	35
	III. English Language	35	35
	IV. Professional Knowledge	50	100	45 min
Law Officers	I. Reasoning	70	70	90 min
	II. English Language	50	50	90 min
	III. Professional Knowledge	50	100	45 min
Officers Official Language	I. Reasoning	50	50	90 min
	II. Language (English + Hindi)	70	70	90 min
	III. Professional Knowledge	50	100	45 min
Economist	I. Reasoning	50	50	90 min
	II. Quantitative aptitude	35	35
	III. English Language	35	35
	IV. Professional Knowledge	50	100	45 min
	V. English Language Test (Essay: Subject related to Economics)	1	50	45 min

Merit List: Candidates list for final selection will be prepared in descending order on the basis of scores obtained in PK test, Descrptive test (when applicable) and interview or interview only, as the case may be.

Deputy Manager (Law) & Assistant Manager (System)

The examination pattern for these posts is conducted in 2 phases viz:

Phase I: Written Examination
Phase II: Interview

The subjects highlighted are considered for shortlisting the candidates for merit list and other subjects* are qualifying in nature.

Position	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Time	Learn & Practice this with us!
Deputy Manager (Law)	I. Reasoning	70	70	90 min	Learn & Practice with Us!
	II. English Language	50	50	90 min	Learn & Practice with Us!
	IV. Professional Knowledge	50	100	45 min
Assistant Manager (System)	I. Quantitative aptitude	35	35	90 min	Learn & Practice with Us!
	II. Reasoning	50	50		Learn & Practice with Us!
	III. English Language	35	35		Learn & Practice with Us!
	IV. Professional Knowledge	50	100	45 min

Note:
1) All papers except Professional Knowledge are qualifying in nature. Minimum qualifying marks for every subject is decided by the Bank.
2) Except the paper of English Language, all other papers are bilingual (i.e.Hindi and English) and can attempted on choice of the candidate.
3) In the interview, the candidate can opt for Hindi also.

Merit List: Candidates list of final selection will be prepared in descending order on the basis of scores obtained in PK test and interview.

SBI Exam Patten for PO, Clerks, specialist cadre officers, Deputy Manager (Law) & Assistant Manager (System)

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