Exam Syllabus

SBI conducts the exam for the post of Clerk almost every year. The exam is divided into two stages: Prelims and Mains.

Prelims: In SBI Clerk Prelims exam, following three subjects are tested.

Generally, questions from the following topics are asked in both the prelims and the mains examination.

English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability
Reading Comprehension	Simplification	Logical Reasoning
Cloze Test	Profit & Loss	Alphanumeric Series
Parajumbles	Mixtures & Allegations	Ranking / Direction / Alphabet Test
Miscellaneous	Simple Interest & Compound Interest	Data Sufficiency
Fill in the blanks	Time & Work	Coded Inequalities
Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting	Time & Distance	Seating Arrangement
Paragraph Completion	Mensuration - Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Puzzle
	Data Interpretation	Tabulation
	Ratio & Proportion	Syllogism
	Percentage	Blood Relations
	Number Systems	Input Output
	Sequence & Series	Coding Decoding
	Permutation & Combination / Probability

Mains: In SBI Clerk Mains exam, following four subjects are tested.

In Mains exam, the syllabus of English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning is the same as that of Prelims. The syllabus is as follows:

Quantitative Aptitude	English Language	General/Financial Awareness	Reasoning Ability	Computer Awareness
Simplification	Reading Comprehension including Synonyms & Antonyms	Current Affairs	Machine Input Output	Basics of Computer
Number Series	Sentence Rearrangement or Parajumbles	Static GK	Syllogism	DBMS
Data Sufficiency	Sentence Correction/ Error Finding	Banking/Financial Terms	Blood Relation	Networking
Data Interpretation	Spell Checks	Static Awareness	Direction Sense	Internet
Quadratic Equation	Fillers	Banking & Financial Awareness	Inequalities	MS Office
Time & Distance/Work	Cloze Test		Puzzles	Input Output Devices
Partnership			Coding Decoding	Important Abbreviations
Profit & Loss			Ranking
Simple & Compound Interest			Statement & Assumptions
Mixture & Allegations
Ratio & Proportion, Average, Percentages

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