The SBI PO Examination comprises of 3 phases i.e. Preliminary Phase, Main Phase and Group Exercise/ Interview. To succeed to the next phases, the candidate is required qualify the previous stages.
SBI PO Preliminary Round Exam Pattern:
The Time Duration of SBI PO Preliminary examination is 1 hour and is conducted through online mode. The preliminary examination comprises of 100 questions divided into 3 sections i.e. English language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. The candidate is rewarded with additional one mark for each correct answer and 0.25 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
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Subjects |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
|
English Language |
30 |
30 |
|
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
|
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
SBI PO Main Round Exam Pattern:
This section comprises of Objective Test and Descriptive Test. The Objective Test contains 155 which are marked out of 200 marks whereas the Descriptive Test carries 50 Marks and its time duration is 30 minutes. Both the test will be conducted through online mode. The Objective Test is followed by Descriptive Test on the same day.
Objective Test-
Its time duration is 3 hours and comprises of 4 sections i.e. Reasoning and Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economic/ Banking Awareness and English Language. Each section will be having a separate time limit and the candidate is required to qualify each test.
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Subject |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time Duration |
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Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
60 minutes |
|
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 |
60 |
45 minutes |
|
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
|
English Language |
35 |
40 |
40 minutes |
Descriptive Test-
The time duration for this section will be 30 minutes and will carry 50 marks. It will comprise of Letter Writing and Essay Writing in English language.
SBI PO Interview procedure:
The Candidates who qualify above-mentioned stages will be called for the Final round i.e. the Group Exercise & Interview round. A selected number of candidates of all the categories will be shortlisted by the bank and will be called for this round. The qualifying criteria of this stage are decided by the bank.