SBI PO Exam Pattern

SBI PO Exam Pattern:  State Bank of India Probationary Officer Exam Pattern Details.

SBI PO Exam Pattern is of Three Phases – 1. Phase I, 2. Phase II, 3. Phase III.

A. Phase I: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows…

S.No.	Name of test	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
1.	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
3.	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	1 hour

B. Phase- II: Main Examination (250 marks) consisting of Objective Tests and Descriptive Test.

(i). Objective Tests (200 marks):  The objective test of 3 hours duration consist of 4 Sections for total 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section as follows:

Sl	Name of test	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
2.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
3.	General/Economy/Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
4.	English Language	35	40	40 minutes
5.	Total	155	200	3 hours

The candidates are required to qualify in the Objective Tests by securing passing marks, in each of the tests, to be decided by the Bank on the basis of the performance of all the competing candidates taken together in each test to a minimum required level for each category.

(ii). Descriptive Test (50 marks): The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).

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