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	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)

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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