SBI CBO Syllabus 2022 - Exam Pattern & Syllabus For Circle Based Officer

State Bank of India (SBI) has released the SBI CBO Syllabus & Exam Pattern for the post of Probationary Officer along with official notification of SBI CBO Recruitment 2022. The selection will be based on the performance of a candidate in an Online Test and Interview. The online registration process for SBI CBO 2022 has been started from 18 October 2022 and is going to be active till 07 November 2022. Let’s have a look at the detailed SBI CBO Syllabus & Exam Pattern.



SBI CBO Exam Pattern 2022

The total time duration for SBI CBO Online test is 2 hours and 30 minutes. Check the section-wise exam pattern for the online examination below. Check the updated SBI CBO Exam Pattern 2021 described here.

SBI CBO Test A: Objective Test (Online)

Name of Test	No of Questions	Max Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	30 mins
Banking Knowledge	40	40	40 mins
General Awareness/Economy	30	30	30 mins
Computer Aptitude	20	20	20 mins
Total	120	120	2 hours

SBI CBO Test B: Descriptive Test (Online)- 30 minutes

B. Name of Test (Descriptive Test)	No of Questions	Max Marks	Duration
Letter Writing	1	25	30 mins
Essay-250 words on banking related	1	25
Total	2	50	30 mins

Penalty for Wrong Answers:

There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 1/4th of marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty to arrive at a corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

SBI CBO Syllabus 2022

Reasoning Ability

• Seating Arrangements
• Puzzles
• Inequalities
• Syllogism
• Input-Output
• Data Sufficiency
• Blood Relations
• Order and Ranking
• Alphanumeric Series
• Distance and Direction
• Verbal Reasoning

English Language

• Cloze Test
• Reading Comprehension
• Spotting Errors
• Sentence Improvement
• Sentence Correction
• Para Jumbles
• Fill in the Blanks
• Para/Sentence Completion

Quantitative Aptitude

• Number Series
• Data Interpretation
• Simplification/ Approximation
• Quadratic Equation
• Data Sufficiency
• Mensuration
• Average
• Profit and Loss
• Ratio and Proportion
• Work, Time, and Energy
• Time and Distance
• Probability
• Relations
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Permutation and Combination

General Awareness and Computer Knowledge

• Current Affairs
• Banking Awareness
• GK Updates
• Currencies
• Important Places
• Books and Authors
• Awards
• Headquarters
• Prime Minister Schemes
• Important Days
• Basic Computer Knowledge

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