SBI PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2023: State Bank of India releases SBI Probationary Officer Notification every year. Candidates preparing for the exam must have a clear idea about the latest SBI PO Syllabus to start the preparation. SBI PO exam will be conducted in three stages Prelims, Mains, Psychometric Test and Group Exercise/Interview. Here we posted the detailed SBI PO Syllabus and Exam Pattern for prelims and mains exam. So aspirants can refer to the below exam pattern and syllabus for the SBI PO Exam 2023.
SBI PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern for Prelims:
Prelims Exam Pattern:
The Exam pattern for prelims consists of 3 parts namely English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. The timing for each section is 20 minutes. Once the sectional timing is completed the particular section will close and eventually next section will be opened, your answers in that section will be saved. For each correct answer one mark is awarded and for each wrong answer 0.25 get reduced. Candidates can refer the below exam pattern and start preparing for the SBI PO prelims exam 2023.
| S.No. | Subjects | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
SBI PO Prelims Exam Syllabus:
Candidates can refer to the SBI PO Syllabus for Prelims given in the below table.
English Language:
| S. No | English Language |
| 1 | Reading Comprehension |
| 2 | Cloze Test |
| 3 | Para jumbles |
| 4 | Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting |
| 5 | Fill in the blanks |
| 6 | Miscellaneous |
| 7 | Paragraph Completion |
Quantitative Aptitude:
| S. No | Quantitative Aptitude |
| 1 | Simplification |
| 2 | Profit & Loss |
| 3 | Alligations & Mixtures |
| 4 | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
| 5 | Work & Time |
| 6 | Time & Distance |
| 7 | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere |
| 8 | Data Interpretation |
| 9 | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage |
| 10 | Number Systems |
| 11 | Sequence & Series |
| 12 | Permutation, Combination & Probability |
Reasoning Ability:
| S. No | Reasoning Ability |
| 1 | Logical Reasoning |
| 2 | Alphanumeric Series |
| 3 | Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test |
| 4 | Data Sufficiency |
| 5 | Coded Inequalities |
| 6 | Seating Arrangement |
| 7 | Puzzle |
| 8 | Tabulation |
| 9 | Syllogism |
| 10 | Blood Relations |
| 11 | Input-Output |
| 12 | Coding-Decoding |
SBI PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern for Mains:
Mains Exam Pattern:
The exam pattern for SBI PO Mains consists for 4 sections namely Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, English Language, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General Economy & Banking Awareness are of objective types (200 Marks). Candidates who qualified in prelims can refer the below exam pattern and start preparing for the SBI PO Mains exam 2023 and can also check the exam dates when announced by State Bank of India in their official website mentioned below.
| S.No. | Subjects | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 50 | 50 minutes |
| 2 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| 3 | General / Economy / Banking Awareness | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 3 hours | |
| 5 | Descriptive Paper – English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 250 |
SBI PO Mains Exam Syllabus:
Candidates can refer subject wise SBI PO Syllabus for Mains Exam below.
English Language:
Here is the SBI PO Syllabus for English Language which a part of the Mains Exam. There will be 35 Questions in this section and it carries 40 marks. There will be a total of 40 minutes given for this section.
| S. No | English Language |
| 1 | Reading Comprehension |
| 2 | Error Detection |
| 3 | Vocabulary |
| 4 | Phrase Replacement |
| 5 | Word Association |
| 6 | Sentence Improvement |
| 7 | Para Jumbles |
| 8 | Cloze Test |
| 9 | Spelling Errors |
| 10 | Fill in the blanks |
| 11 | Column Based Fillers |
| 12 | Sentence Connectors |
| 13 | Word Replacement |
| 14 | Word Usage |
| 15 | Sentence Rearrangement |
| 16 | Sentence Completion |
SBI PO Syllabus for Reasoning & Computer Aptitude:
Candidates can check SBI PO Syllabus for Reasoning & Computer Aptitude in below. There will be a total of 45 questions in this section of Mains Exam. Reasoning & Computer Aptitude together carry 60 Marks and the duration will be of 60 minutes.
Reasoning:
| S. No | Reasoning |
| 1 | Verbal Reasoning |
| 2 | Syllogism |
| 3 | Circular Seating Arrangement |
| 4 | Linear Seating Arrangement |
| 5 | Double Lineup |
| 6 | Scheduling |
| 7 | Input Output |
| 8 | Blood Relations |
| 9 | Directions and Distances |
| 10 | Ordering and Ranking |
| 11 | Data Sufficiency |
| 12 | Coding and Decoding |
| 13 | Code Inequalities |
| 14 | Course of Action |
| 15 | Critical Reasoning |
| 16 | Analytical and Decision Making |
Computer Aptitude:
| S. No | Computer Aptitude |
| 1 | Internet |
| 2 | Memory |
| 3 | Keyboard Shortcuts |
| 4 | Computer Abbreviation |
| 5 | Microsoft Office |
| 6 | Computer Hardware |
| 7 | Computer Software |
| 8 | Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies |
| 9 | Networking |
| 10 | Number System |
| 11 | Operating System |
| 12 | Basic of Logic Gates |
Data Analysis & Interpretation:
In this section candidates can find the SBI PO Syllabus for Data Analysis & Interpretation. There will be total of 35 questions in this sections. These carry a maximum of 60 marks and duration will be of 45 minutes.
| S. No | Data Analysis |
| 1 | Number System, HCF &LCM, Series |
| 2 | Inequality (Quantity based) |
| 3 | Ratio & Proportion, Partnership |
| 4 | Percentage |
| 5 | Mixtures & Alligations |
| 6 | Average & ages |
| 7 | Profit & Loss |
| 8 | Time and work & Pipe and cistern |
| 9 | Simple Interest & Compound Interest |
| 10 | Time & Distance, Boat & stream |
| 11 | Permutation, Combination & Probability |
| 12 | Mensuration (2D&3D) |
| 13 | Data Interpretation ( Bar, line, pie, mixed, missing, arithmetic, radar) |
| 14 | Caselet |
General/Economy/Banking Awareness:
Here we posted SBI PO Syllabus for General/Economy/Banking Awareness. These are part of the Mains Exam. There are total of 40 questions in this part. These carry a maximum of 40 marks with duration of 35 minutes.
| S. No | General/Economy/Banking Awareness |
| 1 | Financial Awareness |
| 2 | Current Affairs |
| 3 | General Knowledge |
| 4 | Static Awareness |
| 5 | Banking and Financial Awareness |
Candidates who qualified in the main exam will eventually attend the GE/Interview. So Candidates can go through the cut-off marks for prelims and mains exams in the below link.
Candidates can refer to below link for other SBI Exam Syllabus & Exam Patterns.
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