SBI PO Syllabus - Structure of Examination

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The exam of SBI Probationary Officer (PO) is conducted by State Bank of India in three phases −

• Phase I: Preliminary Exam

• Phase II: Mains Exam (Part I)

• Phase II: Mains Exam (Part II)

• Phase III: Group Discussion/Exercise Interview

Phase I: Preliminary Exam

The following table illustrates the structure of SBI PO Preliminary Exam −

Test Name	No. of Question	Marks	Time
Reasoning Ability	35	35	60 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35
English Language	30	30
Total	100	100

Phase II: Mains Exam (Part I)

The following table illustrates the structure of Bank PO Main Exam −

Test Name	No. of Question	Marks	Time
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	45	60	120 Minutes
Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60
General / Economy / Banking Awareness	40	40
English Language	35	40
Total	155	200

Phase II: Mains Exam (Part II)

Part II of main exam is descriptive type and it contains −

Test Name	Marks	Time
Letter Writing	50	60 Minutes
Essay Writing
Precise Writing
Total	50

Phase III: Group Discussion/Interview

Once the candidate passes the Preliminary and Main exams, he/she is called for Group Discussion (Bank PO GD) and Interview −

Name of Test	Marks
Group Discussion	20
Interview	30
Total	50

Note

• The SBI Bank PO exams are conducted ONLINE

• The SBI Bank PO preliminary and main (part I) exams carry OBJECTIVE (Multiple-Choice) type questions

• The Bank PO exams have NEGATIVE marking and hence .25 marks is deducted against every wrong answer

• The SBI Preliminary Exam is only qualifying and hence marks obtained in this exam is not added in the merit list

• The candidates have to qualify both the exams i.e. Phase-II and Phase-III separately.

• The marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) and in GD & Interview collectively used for the preparation of the final merit list.

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