State Bank of India will release an Official Notification of SBI PO 2021 on the Official website. SBI PO 2021 Notification is expected to be released soon. For the year 2020, due to covid, the SBI PO 2020 notification was released in the month of November 2020. The last date for the online application was 4th-Dec- 2020. The online exam of SBI PO Prelims 2020 held on 4th,5th & 6th Jan 2021 in various slots.
State Bank of India will release an Official Notification of SBI PO for the year 2021 on its Official website. Last Year, the State bank of India (SBI) had released SBI PO 2020 notification pdf for 2000 vacancies. State Bank of India is the leading bank of India and it is a dream of many candidates to be a part of this prestigious institution. State Bank of India is the leading bank of India and it is a dream of many candidates to be a part of this prestigious institution.
After the release of notification, the registration process has already started to recruit candidates in SBI and its Associate banks. After joining the bank, candidates will be posted anywhere in India. To qualify for the interview, candidates must clear prelims and mains examination. The final selection of the candidates will be based on merit.
The selection process of SBI PO consists of 3 phases (Preliminary, Mains, and Group Exercise/Interview). The candidates must qualify each of them to go on to the next phase.
The SBI PO preliminary examination is of one-hour duration and is conducted online. It has 3 sections with having 100 questions in total with a maximum score of 100 marks. There is a negative marking in the SBI PO pre-exam as 0.25 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. Candidates must clear the sectional cut-off to qualify for the SBI PO Main exam. The section-wise details are given below:
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S.No.
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Name of Tests(Objective)
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Duration
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1
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English Language
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30
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30
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Composite time of 1 Hour
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2
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Numerical Ability
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35
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35
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3
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Reasoning Ability
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35
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35
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Total
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100
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100
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SBI PO Mains 2021 Exam Pattern
The Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Tests for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of the Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
I.Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for a total of 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section. The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
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S.No.
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Name of Tests
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No. of
Questions
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Maximum
Marks
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Duration
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1
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Reasoning and
Computer Aptitude
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45
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60
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60
minutes
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2
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Data Analysis
& Interpretation
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35
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60
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45
minutes
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3
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General/Economy/
Banking
Awareness
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40
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40
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35
minutes
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4
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English Language
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35
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40
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40
minutes
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Total
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155
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200
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180
minutes
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II. Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
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The detailed syllabus of the SBI PO 2021 is given below for both phases i.e Prelims and Mains.
The detailed syllabus for the SBI PO 2021 Prelims exam is given below. This comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language.
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Reasoning Ability
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Quantitative Aptitude
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English Language
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Logical Reasoning
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Simplification
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Reading Comprehension
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Alphanumeric Series
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Profit & Loss
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Cloze Test
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Ranking/Direction/
Alphabet Test
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Mixtures &Alligations
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Para jumbles
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Data Sufficiency
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Simple Interest & Compound
Interest & Surds & Indices
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Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
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Coded Inequalities
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Work & Time
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Fill in the blanks
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Seating Arrangement
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Time & Distance
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Miscellaneous
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Puzzle
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Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
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Paragraph Completion
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Tabulation
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Data Interpretation
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Syllogism
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Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
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Blood Relations
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Number Systems
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Input-Output
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Sequence & Series
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Coding-Decoding
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Permutation, Combination &
Probability
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The detailed syllabus for the SBI PO 2021 Mains exam is given below. The Mains Examination of SBI PO consists of 5 sections: Reasoning & Computer, English Language, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General Awareness, and Descriptive Test (Letter Writing &Essay).
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Reasoning
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Data Analysis & interpretation
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English
Language
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General
Economy
Banking Awareness
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Computer
Awareness
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Verbal Reasoning
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Tabular Graph
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Reading
Comprehension
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Financial
Awareness
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Internet
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Syllogism
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Line Graph
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Grammar
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Current Affairs
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Memory
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Circular Seating
Arrangement
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Pie Chart
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Vocabulary
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General
Knowledge
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Keyboard
Shortcuts
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Linear Seating
Arrangement
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Bar Graph
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Verbal Ability
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Static Awareness
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Computer
Abbreviation
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Double Lineup
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Radar Graph Caselet
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Word Association
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Banking and
Financial
Awareness
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Microsoft Office
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Scheduling
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Missing DI
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Sentence
Improvement
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Computer Hardware
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Input-Output
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Caselet DI
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Para Jumbles
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Computer Software
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Blood Relations
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Data Sufficiency
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Cloze Test
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Operating System
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Directions and
Distances
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Probability
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Error Spotting
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Networking
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Ordering and
Ranking
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Permutation and
Combination
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Fill in the blanks
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Computer -
Fundamentals /
Terminologies
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Data Sufficiency
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Coding and
Decoding
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Code Inequalities
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Course of Action
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Critical
Reasoning
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Analytical and
Decision Making
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