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SBI Clerk Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022

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This blog is especially for those aspirants who aspire to become bank clerks in SBI...

The SBI Clerk exam is one of the most reputed bank exams in India. The SBI Clerk exam is conducted every year to select eligible male & female candidates for the Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) post. Successful candidates are appointed at the various branches spread across India. 

The banking candidates who are planning to appear for the upcoming SBI Clerk exams must be aware of the detailed SBI Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern to get great marks in the examination. Go with the complete SBI Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern from the below article...

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern

The SBI Clerk Selection Process has been divided into two parts- -

  • Preliminary Exam
  • Mains Exam

Phase I - Preliminary Examination -

Sl.

Name of Test

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

Duration

1.

English language

30

30

20 min.

2.

Numerical Ability

35

35

20 min.

3.

Reasoning Ability

35

35

20 min.


Total

100

100

1 Hour

  • In the objective test 1/4 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Phase II - Mains Examination -

Sl.

Name of Test

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

Duration

1.

General/ Financial Awareness  

50

50

35 min.

2.

General English  

40

40

35 min.

3.

Quantitative Aptitude  

50

50

45 min.

4.

Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude

50

60

45 min.


Total

190

200

2 hr. 40 min.

SBI Clerk Syllabus:

After knowing SBI Clerk Exam Pattern, now candidates need to check SBI Clerk Syllabus. The syllabus and difficulty level of the prelims and mains exam is different. Let's find out -

Prelims Exam Syllabus -

The SBI Clerk Prelims exam has three sections Like English Language, Logical Aptitude, and Numerical Aptitude. The sections included in the syllabus of the prelims exam are as follows -

Reasoning  Numerical Ability  English Language 
Logical Reasoning Simplification Reading Comprehension
Alphanumeric Series Profit & Loss Cloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Mixtures &Alligations Para jumbles
Data Sufficiency Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices Miscellaneous
Coded Inequalities Work & Time Fill in the blanks
Seating Arrangement Time & Distance Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
Puzzle Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere Paragraph Completion
Tabulation Data Interpretation  
Syllogism Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
Blood Relations Number Systems
Input Output Sequence & Series
Coding Decoding Permutation, Combination & Probability


SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus -

The syllabus for Mains is almost the same as the prelims examination, only the General Awareness section is included in the SBI Clerk Mains syllabus. The sections covered in the syllabus of the main exam are as follows:

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus General English Syllabus General/Financial Awareness Syllabus Reasoning Ability Syllabus Computer Awareness Syllabus
Simplification Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms
  1. Current Affairs
  2. News on the banking industry
  3. Awards and honors
  4. Books and authors
  5. Latest appointments
  6. Obituaries
  7. New schemes of central and state governments
  8. Sports, etc.
Internet Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers
Number Series Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles

Static GK - 

  1. Country-capital
  2. Country-currency
  3. Headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies)
  4. Constituencies of ministers
  5. Dance forms
  6. Nuclear and thermal power stations, etc.
Machine Input/Output DBMS
Data Sufficiency Sentence Correction/ Error Finding Banking/Financial terms Syllogism Networking
Data Interpretation Spell Checks Static Awareness Blood Relation Internet
Quadratic Equation Fillers Banking and Financial Awareness Direction Sense MS Office
Time & Distance, Work Cloze Test Inequalities Input-Output Devices
Partnership Puzzles Important Abbreviations
Profit & Loss Coding-Decoding
Simple and Compound Interest Ranking
Mixture and Allegations

Statement and Assumptions

Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Percentages

SBI Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern - FAQs

Q. Will an interview be included in SBI Clerk recruitment?

Ans. No, the SBI Clerk post is selected based on marks obtained in the main exam as there is no further interview round. 

Q. What salary will the selected candidates get?

Ans. The selected candidates will get between Rs. 19900 and Rs. 47920 monthly.

Q. What is the probation period after becoming an SBI Clerk?

Ans. The probation period for an SBI Clerk will be of 6 months.

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