Detailed SBI Clerk Prelims + Mains Syllabus

SBI Clerk Syllabus 2022

SBI Clerk Syllabus 2022: State Bank of India will be recruiting Junior Associate through Prelims & Mains exam stages. The syllabus is an important topic of interest to the candidates for their preparation. Here, we are providing the Syllabus, with details of the topics and type of questions. Candidates can go through the details of the Syllabus, which works as an important guide for the candidates who are preparing for the SBI Clerk Exam.

SBI Clerk Exam comprises of two stages for the selection as SBI Clerk.

1. Preliminary Exam
2. Mains Exam

Prelims is a screening stage to select candidates for Mains Exam and the final selection will be done on the basis of the candidate’s performance in the SBI Mains Exam.

SBI Clerk Syllabus: Overview

SBI Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern

The SBI Clerk Syllabus comprises the topics for the two phases of the exam. The SBI Clerk syllabus for both stages is almost similar with a slight change in the SBI Clerk Mains Exam with the addition of an extra section of General Awareness.

Given below is the SBI clerk exam pattern 2022 in detail:

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SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern: Phase I

• The SBI Clerk Prelims Exam comprises 100 Marks with a duration of 1 hour.
• There will be a negative marking of 1/4 marks for each incorrect answer.
• There will be no minimum qualifying marks for the individual subject as well as for aggregate (overall)
• The candidates who score more than the cut-off marks for Prelims will be shortlisted for Mains Exam.

Serial No.	Section	No. of Question	Total Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern: Phase II

• The SBI Clerk Mains Exam comprises 200 Marks with a duration of 2 hours 40 minutes.
• There will be a negative marking of 1/4 marks for each incorrect answer.
• Candidates are required to score minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon).
• Minimum qualifying marks on aggregate will be decided by the bank.
• The final selection will be done on the basis of marks scored in the Mains Exam.

1. There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for wrong answers marked in the SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains Exam.
2. The SBI Clerk Exam will comprise of Multiple Choice Questions in both Mains and Prelims.
3. The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English & Hindi.
4. The SBI Clerk Result will be released separately for the Prelims and the Mains.
5. The selection will totally depend on the marks obtained by the candidates in Mains Exam.
6. There will be no interview round conducted for the selection of candidates for SBI Clerk Recruitment 2022.

SBI Clerk Syllabus for Prelims

As the notification for SBI Clerk 2022 is not released yet, the information about the prelims exam will be released along with the notification. SBI Clerk Syllabus for Prelims will have questions from aptitude in order to check a candidate’s knowledge and rationale.

The topics included are:

1. Reasoning
2. Numerical Ability
3. English Language

Topic-wise SBI Clerk Syllabus

SBI Clerk Syllabus- Logical Reasoning

SBI Clerk Syllabus- Numerical Ability

Simplification

Profit & Loss

Mixtures & Alligations

Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices

Work & Time

Time & Distance

Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere

Data Interpretation

Ratio & Proportion

Number Systems

Sequence & Series

Percentage

Permutation Combination

Probability

SBI Clerk Syllabus- English Language

Cloze Test

for jumble

Miscellaneous

Fill in the blanks

Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting

Paragraph Completion

SBI Clerk Syllabus for Mains Exam

The SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus Topics are:

1. General English
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. Reasoning Ability & Computer Awareness
4. General/Financial Awareness

General English

Reading Comprehension

Fillers

New Pattern Cloze Test

Phrase Rearrangement

Old Sentence out cum Para Jumbles

Inference

Sentence Completion

Connectors

Paragraph Conclusion

Phrasal Verb Related Questions

Error Detection

Word Usage/Vocab Based Questions

Quantitative Aptitude

Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart

Inequalities (Quadratic Equations, Quantity 1, Quantity 2)

Number Series

Approximation & Simplification

Data Sufficiency

Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF, LCM, Profit-Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Word & Time, Speed Distance & time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation & Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)

General/Financial Awareness Syllabus

Current Affairs – news on the banking industry, awards, and honours, books, and authors, latest appointments, obituaries, new schemes of central and state governments, sports, etc.

Static GK – country-capital, country-currency, headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies), constituencies of ministers, dance forms, nuclear and thermal power stations

Banking/Financial terms

Static Awareness

Banking and Financial Awareness

Reasoning Ability Syllabus

Internet

Machine Input/Output

Syllogism

Blood Relation

Direction Sense

Inequalities

Puzzles

Coding-Decoding

Ranking

Statement & Assumptions

Computer Awareness Syllabus

Hardware

Software

Generation of Computers

DBMS

Networking

Internet

MS Office

Input-Output Devices

Important Abbreviations

How to Prepare for SBI Clerk 2022?

To prepare for SBI Clerk:

1. First thing is to keep in mind that the competition there is as per the number of vacancies, cut off. The next step should be to know about the previous year’s trend of the questions asked along with the exam pattern of the particular exam.
2. Make a list of topics for the exam you’re appearing for, using the syllabus. After this, you must list down the topics you need to devote time to decreasing order.
3. Practice Mock Tests regularly which are available on adda247.com.
4. You may visit bankersadda for updates on current affairs which will be helpful.
5. Preparation should involve completing all the tasks (topics) in a complete manner, wherein at the end, you are able to answer all types of questions of each level. The difficulty level of the exam needs to be covered too.

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SBI Clerk Syllabus: FAQ’s

1. What is the syllabus for SBI Clerk 2022?
Year. Ans. There will be 3 sections in SBI Clerk Prelims and 4 sections in the SBI Clerk Mains. The Exam will have Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language as common in Prelims and Mains. The Mains will have a new section called General Awareness.

2. What is the Mark Distribution for SBI Clerk Exam?
Year. The SBI Clerk Prelims Exam will be of 100 marks and the Mains Exam will be of 200 marks.

3. Is there a sectional cut-off for SBI Clerk Exam 2022?
Year. No, there is not a sectional cut-off for the SBI Clerk Mains and Prelims.

4. Is there a negative marking for SBI Clerk Exam 2022?
Year. Yes, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks.

5. What is the probation period after becoming an SBI Clerk?
Year. The probation period for an SBI Clerk will be of 6 months.