SBI PO 2019: Exam Pattern AND Section-wise SYLLABUS

State Bank of India is conducting exam for selection of Probationary Officer. The aspirants can check the official notification where all the details regarding application, application fees, eligibility criteria, vacancies etc. for SBI PO 2019 recruitments are mentioned. This article helps the candidates to know about the exam pattern & syllabus for SBI PO 2019 examinations.

There are three phases in selection of SBI PO:

Phase – I: Preliminary examination Phase – II: Main examination Phase – III: Group exercises and interview

SBI PO 2019 examination Phase-I: Preliminary examination

Type of examination Objective test Type of questions Multiple Choice Questions Number of Questions 100 Maximum marks of the examination 100 Exam duration 1 hour Language of the question paper English or Hindi Four sections of the exam English language-30 questions Quantitative ability-35 questions Reasoning ability-35 questions Marks for correct answer +1 Negative marking Yes Negative marks -1/4 or -0.25 for 1 wrong answer (If the candidate leaves any question blank without giving its’ answer, the negative marks will not be deducted )

Marking scheme for SBI PO Phase-I: Preliminary examination

Part Section Marks for each question No. of questions Maximum marks Time 1 English language 1 30 30 20 minutes 2 Quantitative ability 1 35 35 20 minutes 3 Reasoning ability 1 35 35 20 minutes Total 100 100 60 minutes or 1 hour

Selection criteria for the SBI PO Main exam:

Merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks scored by candidates in the preliminary examination.

Instead of declaring the cut-off marks, the candidates equal to 10 times the number of vacancies (approx.) are selected for the SBI PO main examination.

The detailed syllabus for SBI PO 2019 Phase – I Preliminary examination is as follows:

No. Subject Topics 1 English language Spot the errors Fill the gaps Synonyms, Homonyms, Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases Spellings and detection of spelling errors One word substitutes Active & Passive voice Direct & Indirect speech Jumbled sentences Chronological orders Comprehension 2 Quantitative ability Number systems Ratio & proportions Percentage Profit & loss, business, partnership Basic algebra Graphs of linear equation Basic geometry of 2D & 3D shapes Area & Volume Trigonometry Graphs, Tables, Histogram, Bar-diagram, Pie- charts Speed, time & distance Time & work Permutation & combination 3 Reasoning ability Coding & decoding Inequalities Ordering & ranking Directions Distances Patterns & arrangement Analogy Syllogism Classifications Blood relations Input & Output Data sufficiency Circular & linear seating arrangements Scheduling & grouping Verbal reasoning

SBI PO 2019 examination Phase-II: main examination

Mode of examination Online Type of examination Objective test & descriptive test Type of questions Objective test Descriptive test Number of Questions 155 2 Maximum marks of the examination 200 50 Exam duration 180 minutes / 3 hours 30 minutes Language of the question paper English or Hindi English (Hindi will not be applicable for this section) Sections of the exam Reasoning & computer aptitude Data analysis & Interpretation General awareness (Banking & Economy) English language Only two questions: One for letter writing and another for essay writing Negative marking Yes No negative marking scheme Negative marks -1/4 or -0.25 of the marks assigned to each of the questions (If the candidate leaves any question blank without giving its’ answer, the negative marks will not be deducted ) No negative marks

Marking scheme for SBI PO Phase-II: Main examination (Objective test)

Part Section No. of questions Maximum marks Time 1 Reasoning & computer aptitude 45 60 60 minutes 2 Data analysis & interpretation 35 60 45 minutes 3 General awareness (Banking & economy) 40 40 35 minutes 4 English language 35 40 40 minutes Total 155 100 180 minutes or 3 hours

Selection criteria for the SBI PO phase-III examination:

Merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks scored by candidates in the preliminary examination.

Instead of declaring the cut-off marks, the candidates equal to 3 times the number of vacancies (approx.) are selected for the SBI PO phase III examination i.e. Group exercises and interview from top of the merit list

The detailed syllabus for SBI PO 2019 Phase – II main objective examination is as follows:

No. Subject Topics 1 Reasoning & computer aptitude Fundamentals of computer Software Hardware Microsoft office software (MS word & MS excel) History of computer Abbreviations and short forms News related to android and apple operating systems Internet History of computers Other topics under reasoning aptitude 2 Data analysis & interpretation Number system HCF & LCM Arithmetic operations Percentage Ratio & Proportion Partnership Profit & loss Simple & compound interest Graphs & data sufficiency Mensuration Alligation 3 General awareness (Banking & economy) The current affairs related to Reserve bank of India and other banks National & international current affairs News related to sports, art, politics etc… Economics Union, state & railway budget Marketing basics Marketing strategies Market management Advertisements and branding 4 P’s and 4 C’s of marketing Product life cycle 4 English language Same as the English language syllabus of SBI PO Phase – I Preliminary examination

For the SBI PO Phase –II descriptive test candidate is asked to write an essay and letter on any topic related to banking, economics, politics, reforms in these fields etc. Each question carries 25 marks and the writing is to be done on the computer as it is an online test.

SBI PO 2019 examination Phase-III: Group exercises and Interview

Exercise Marks Group exercises 20 Interview 30 Total 50

The candidates who have registered under OBC category have to submit a government approved OBC certificate with ‘Non-creamy layer’ clause during interview and GE sessions. If they fail to do so, their interview will be taken considering them in general category.

SBI PO 2019: Final selection

A merit list of candidates will be prepared by following scheme:

75 marks from main examination (marks out of 250 are converted to 75)

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25 marks from GE & interview (marks out of 50 are converted to 25)

The marks of preliminary exams are not counted.

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