SBI PO 2019: Exam Pattern AND Section-wise SYLLABUS
2019-04-23 | Team PendulumEdu
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
2 |
Quantitative ability |
|
|
3 |
Reasoning ability |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
|
2 |
Data analysis & interpretation |
|
|
3 |
General awareness (Banking & economy) |
|
|
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)
+
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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