SBI PO Syllabus 2021 - Exam Pattern & Syllabus For Probationary Officer

State Bank of India (SBI) has released the SBI PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern for the post of Probationary Officer along with official notification of SBI PO Recruitment 2021. The selection process for SBI PO is divided into three tiers. Preliminary Examination, Mains Examination, Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD & PI) for the posts with minimum Educational Qualification of Bachelor.Degree. The SBI Prelims and Mains Exams will be conducted online only. Prelims Exam is the screening test for selecting candidates for the Mains exam. It is compulsory to pass each of the Tests. Let’s have a look at the detailed SBI PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern.

SBI PO 2021 Exam Pattern

SBI PO Preliminary Examination

This is an online examination where the candidates must solve the question paper in one 1 hour for 100 marks. The test consists of 3 sections.Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude & English Language

S.No.	Name of Tests(Objective)	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 Minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 Minutes
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 Minutes
Total		100	100	1 Hour

SBI PO Prelims Exam Syllabus

SBI PO Prelims exam consists of 3 sections: Reasoning Ability, English Language & Numerical Ability.

English Syllabus	Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus	Reasoning Syllabus
Reading Comprehension	Simplification/ Approximation	Alphanumeric Series
Fill in the blanks	Profit & Loss	Directions
Cloze Test	Mixtures & Alligations	Logical Reasoning
Para jumbles	Permutation, Combination & Probability	Data Sufficiency
Vocabulary	Work & Time	Ranking & Order
Paragraph Completion	Sequence & Series	Alphabet Test
Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting	Simple Interest & Compound Interest	Seating Arrangement
Sentence Completion	Surds & Indices	Coded Inequalities
Tenses Rules	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Puzzle
	Time & Distance	Syllogism
	Data Interpretation	Blood Relations
	Ratio & Proportion	Coding-Decoding
	Number Systems	Input-Output
	Percentage	Tabulation

The following points are the highlights of the SBI PO Prelims Exam:

• There will be three sections.
• Category wise merit list will be drawn based on the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Exam.
• There will be no sectional cut-off. However, there will be an overall cut off.
• There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.

SBI PO Exam Pattern ForMains

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2021: Mains
S.No.	Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time allotted
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
2	General Economy/ Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
3	English Language	35	40	40 minutes
4	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
5.	English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)	02	50	30 minutes
6	Total	155	200	3 hours

Following points are the highlights of SBI PO Mains Exam:

• All the questions will be objective in nature.
• This Mains paper will have four sections of a total of 200 marks.
• The duration of the SBI PO Mains Exam will be 3 hours.
• The objective test will have separate timing for every section.
• There will be no sectional cut off. There will be only an overall cut off.
• There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for every incorrect Multiple Choice Question.
• The Descriptive Paper of 50 marks is compulsory to attempt.

Note: Descriptive paper of a candidate will be checked only if they qualify in the Objective test as per the qualifying marks decided by the Bank.

SBI PO Syllabus For Mains Exam

The Mains Examination of SBI PO exam comprises 4 sections:

• Data Analysis & Interpretation
• Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
• General/Economy/Banking Awareness
• English Language

The SBI PO Mains syllabus comprises a descriptive test as well. The descriptive test consists of two questions, one letter writing and one essay each of 25 marks making a total of 50 marks. Candidates need to score passing marks in the descriptive test as well to qualify for the SBI PO mains exam.

The complete syllabus is discussed below:

SBI PO Syllabus: Data Analysis

The following topics are covered under the Data Analysis section:

• Tabular Graph,
• Line Graph,
• Pie Chart,
• Bar Graph,
• Radar Graph Case-let,
• Missing Case DI,
• Let it Case DI,
• Data Sufficiency,
• Probability,
• Permutation and Combination

SBI PO Syllabus: Reasoning

The following topics are covered under the Reasoning section:

• Verbal Reasoning,
• Syllogism,
• Circular Seating Arrangement,
• Linear Seating Arrangement,
• Double Lineup,
• Scheduling,
• Input-Output,
• Blood Relations,
• Directions and Distances,
• Ordering and Ranking,
• Data Sufficiency,
• Coding and Decoding,
• Coded Inequalities,
• The course of Action,
• Critical Reasoning,
• Analytical and Decision Making

SBI PO Syllabus: English Language

Following topics are covered under the English Language section:

• Reading Comprehension,
• Grammar,
• Vocabulary,
• Verbal Ability,
• Word Association,
• Sentence Improvement,
• Para Jumbles,
• Cloze Test,
• Error Spotting,
• Fill in the blanks

SBI PO Syllabus: General Awareness/ Economy/ Banking Awarenes

The following topics are covered under the Economy section:

• Financial Awareness,
• Current Affairs,
• General Knowledge,
• Static Awareness,
• Banking and Financial Awareness

SBI PO Syllabus: Computer Aptitude

Following topics are covered under the Computer Aptitude section:

• Internet,
• Memory,
• Keyboard Shortcuts,
• Computer Abbreviation,
• Microsoft Office,
• Computer Hardware,
• Computer Software,
• Operating System,
• Networking,
• Computer Fundamentals/ Terminologies,

SBI PO 2021 Cut-Off

To know the expected SBI PO Cut-Off, one must be aware of the Cut-Off for SBI PO 2020. Let's have a look at the same.

SBI PO Prelims Cut Off 2020 (Out of 100 marks)

Category

• General : 58.50
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS) : 56.75
• Other Backward Caste (OBC) : 56
• Scheduled Caste (SC) : 50
• Scheduled Tribe (ST) : 43.75

SBI PO Mains Cut-Off (Out of 250)

Category

• GEN : 88.93
• SC : 73.83
• ST : 66.86
• OBC : 80.96
• EWS : 84.60
• LD : 80.45
• VI : 93.08
• HI : 63.10
• D & E : 63.25

SBI PO Final Cut-Off (Normalised to 100)

Category

• GEN : 51.23
• SC : 44.09
• ST : 41.87
• OBC : 45.09
• EWS : 45.35
• LD : 45.27
• VI : 51.55
• HI : 28.62
• D & E : 29.43
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