SBI SCO Syllabus & Exam Pattern
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If you applied for previous SBI SCO Recruitment, then you need to stay alert about the latest SBI SCO Syllabus and Exam Pattern provided by SBI.
The exam pattern and syllabus tell us about the exam strategy like how many questions will be asked and what is the duration, what is the marks allotted for any question, and how many sections and topics will be there in the exam?
Also, It's a good time to boost your preparation for the upcoming SBI Exam. That is why we’ll be trying to know the SBI SCO Syllabus and Exam Pattern in this article.
SBI SCO Exam Pattern
- The questions asked in the exam are of objective type with multiple choices (each question has 4 choices, with only 1 correct option).
- The total duration of the SBI Mains Objective Exam is 135 Minutes.
- A total of 170 questions are included in this exam.
- A negative marking of 0.25 marks is applicable for each wrong answer to the question.
- There will be no negative marking if a question is left blank, that is, no answer is given by the candidate.
- The questions will be bilingual i.e. in Hindi & English except for English Knowledge Test which will be in English only.
- The candidates will have the option to answer the questions in Hindi or English (except for English Knowledge Test).
The detailed SBI SCO Exam pattern is mentioned in the table below: -
| Topic | No. Of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 90 Minutes
|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | |
| English | 35 | 35 | |
| Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 | 45 Minutes |
| Total | 170 | 220 |
SBI SCO Syllabus
Candidates must prepare all the section-wise topics and practice thoroughly to ace the SBI SCO Exam. The SBI Prelims exam syllabus consists of 3 sections, covering Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English language, as given under:
| Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | English |
| Puzzles | Pipes and Cisterns | Comprehension |
| Data Sufficiency | Partnership | Spelling Test |
| Non-Verbal Reasoning | Problems on L.C.M and H.C.F | Sentence Arrangement |
| Verbal Reasoning | Compound Interest | Error Correction |
| Logical Reasoning | Numbers and Ages | Passage Completion |
| Data Interpretation | Problems on Trains | Synonyms and Antonyms |
| Analytical Reasoning | Probability | Word Formation |
| Number Series | Averages and Percentages | Direct and Indirect speech |
| Letter and Symbol Series | Quadratic Equations | Idioms and Phrases |
| Verbal Classification | Ratio and Proportion | Fill in the blanks |
| Essential Part | Mixture and allegation Stocks and shares | Topic rearrangement of passage |
| Analogies | Square Roots | Theme Detection |
| Artificial Language | Time and Distance | Substitution |
| Matching Definitions | Decimals and Fractions | Para Completion |
| Making Judgments | Discount and Interest | Active and Passive Voice |
| Logical Problems | Boats and Streams | Direct and Indirect speech |
| Statement and Conclusion | Profit and Loss | Prepositions |
| Theme Detection. | Compound Interest |
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| Cause and Effect | Bar & Graphs | |
| Statement and Argument. | Line charts, Tables | |
| Logical Deduction | Simplification and Approximation | |
| Coding-Decoding | Bar & Graphs | |
| Blood Relations | Permutations and Combinations | |
| Series Test | Mensuration | |
| Decision-making test | Races and Games |
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Conclusion:
In this short blog, we have provided a detailed SBI Exam Syllabus & Pattern. We hope that it will be helpful for your preparation.
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