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SBI Clerk syllabus is much similar to that of any other bank exam. There are three major sections that a candidate needs to prepare to ace the preliminary exam. These are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. The sections have a wide range of topics on which questions are based. It is recommended that candidates must have a look at the previous year papers and know about the weightage of each topic.
SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam syllabus:
The preliminary examination of SBI Clerk exam will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. Here is the detailed syllabus:
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Reasoning |
Quantitative Ability |
English Language |
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Logical Reasoning |
Simplification |
Reading Comprehension |
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Alphanumeric Series |
Profit & Loss |
Cloze Test |
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Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test |
Mixtures &Alligations |
Para jumbles |
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Data Sufficiency |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
Miscellaneous |
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Coded Inequalities |
Work & Time |
Fill in the blanks |
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Seating Arrangement |
Time & Distance |
Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting |
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Puzzle |
Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere |
Paragraph Completion |
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Tabulation |
Data Interpretation |
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Syllogism |
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage |
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Blood Relations |
Number Systems |
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Input Output |
Sequence & Series |
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Coding Decoding |
Permutation, Combination &Probability |
SBI Clerk Mains syllabus:
The Mains Examination of SBI Clerk exam will constitute of 4 sections: Reasoning & Computer Awareness, General English, General/Financial Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude. The complete syllabus is discussed below:
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Quantitative Aptitude |
General English |
General/Financial Awareness |
Reasoning Ability |
Computer Awareness |
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Simplification |
Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms |
Current Affairs – news on banking industry, awards and honors, books and authors,latest appointments, obituaries, new schemes of central and state governments, sports, etc. |
Internet |
Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers |
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Number Series |
Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles |
Static GK - country-capital, country-currency, headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies), constituencies of ministers, dance forms, nuclear and thermal power stations, etc. |
Machine Input/Output |
DBMS |
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Data Sufficiency |
Sentence Correction/ Error Finding |
Banking/Financial terms |
Syllogism |
Networking |
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Data Interpretation |
Spell Checks |
Static Awareness |
Blood Relation |
Internet |
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Quadratic Equation |
Fillers |
Banking and Financial Awareness |
Direction Sense |
MS Office |
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Time & Distance, Work |
Cloze Test |
Inequalities |
Input-Output Devices |
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Partnership |
Puzzles |
Important Abbreviations |
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Profit & Loss |
Coding-Decoding |
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Simple and Compound Interest |
Ranking |
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Mixture and Allegations |
Statement and Assumptions |
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Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Percentages |
The eligibility criteria of SBI Clerk exam is-
A candidate should be between 20-28 years to be eligible for SBI Clerk exam.
He/she must have be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized university.
He or she should be a citizen of India, A subject of Nepal, A subject of Bhutan, A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of settling permanently in India or a person of Indian origin who migrated to India from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, Vietnam and have the intention of settling permanently in India.
Educational Qualification for SBI CLERK :
Graduation Degree: The eligibility criteria for the SBI exam is graduation degree in any of the streams such as BA, B.Com, BSc, B.Tech, etc., from a University recognized by the Government of India. Candidate who possesses same qualification from the university recognized by the Central Government is also eligible to apply for this exam.
Candidates should have a valid Mark-sheet / Degree:
Certificate which supports that they are graduates on the day they were registered for the exam.
The percentage of marks obtained in Graduation should be mentioned at time of registration for the SBI Bank-Clerk examination.
Computer Literacy: Knowledge of computer operation is a must as SBI Clerk exam is conducted online.
Language Proficiency: Candidates should have verbal and written proficiency in official language of the State/UT. The candidate should be able to read, write and speak the language.
Nationality / Citizenship of Applicants:
Candidates applying for SBI Clerk Examination should be one of the following:
1. Citizen of India
2. Subject of Nepal or Bhutan
3. Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
4. Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India
Candidates belonging to the category 2, 3, 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt of India in their favour.
Age Eligibility of candidates applying for SBI Clerk Examination:
Candidates applying for the SBI examination should be of 20 years old but not more than 28 years old at the time of registration. Besides this, there is age relaxation relevant to category wise candidates as per the government rules:
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Seri No. |
Category |
Upper Age Limit |
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1 |
SC / ST |
33 years |
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2 |
OBC |
31 years |
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3 |
Person with disabilities (General) |
38 years |
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4 |
Person with disabilities(SC /ST) |
43 years |
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5 |
Person with disabilities(OBC) |
41 years |
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6 |
Jammu & Kashmir Migrants |
33 Years |
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7 |
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen |
Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years |
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8 |
Widows, Divorced women ( No remarried) |
GEN- 35 years OBC- 38 years SC/ST- 40 years​ |
SBI Clerk Pre-Exam Training :
The Nodal Banks/ Participating Organizations may organize pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres as per the strategy issued by Government of India. This is a kind of training session where candidates are acquainted with the type of questions, common mistakes, and tips for time management, best practices, basic tricks and approaches by experts from training organizations. The purpose is to give a level playing field to students from weaker sections that can’t afford coaching and make them aware about general facet and recruitment procedure of the exam.
Best books to prepare:
Following are some of the best books to prepare for English:
General Awareness Books:Indian Year Book English/Hindi by Publication Division
Manorama Yearbook by Mathew & Mammen Manorama
Computer Awareness Books:
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Serial No. |
Section |
No. of Question |
Total Marks |
Duration |
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1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 minutes |
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2 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
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3 |
Reasoning |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
60 minutes |
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Serial Number |
Section |
No. of Question |
Total Marks |
Duration |
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1. |
General English |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
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2. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 minutes |
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3. |
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude |
50 |
60 |
45 minutes |
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4. |
General/Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
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Total |
190 |
200 |
2 hours 40 minutes |
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Subjects |
Maximum Marks |
General |
OBC/ST/SC/ OH/VI/HI/DXS |
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Reasoning Ability |
35 |
7.75 |
3.25 |
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Numerical Ability |
35 |
5.5 |
2 |
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English Language |
30 |
6.75 |
3.25 |
SBI Clerk Mains Sectional Cut Off
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Subjects |
Maximum Marks |
General |
SC/ST/OBC |
OH/VI/HI/ XS/DXS |
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General / Financial Awareness |
50 |
13.5 |
9.5 |
3.25 |
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General English |
40 |
14.25 |
10.25 |
4.5 |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
14.5 |
11.25 |
6.5 |
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Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
60 |
24 |
19 |
11.25 |
