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This document outlines the syllabus and exam pattern for the SBI PO 2015 recruitment exam. It describes the 3 phases of the exam: Phase I Preliminary exam will consist of objective tests in English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning for 100 marks. Candidates must pass each section. Phase II Main exam will have objective tests for 200 marks and a descriptive test for 50 marks, both online. The objective test covers English, General Awareness, Data Analysis and Reasoning. Descriptive test involves letter/essay writing. Phase III comprises a group discussion (20 marks) and interview (30 marks) for candidates who pass Phases I and II. Final selection is based on marks from

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SBI PO Pattern

This document outlines the syllabus and exam pattern for the SBI PO 2015 recruitment exam. It describes the 3 phases of the exam: Phase I Preliminary exam will consist of objective tests in English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning for 100 marks. Candidates must pass each section. Phase II Main exam will have objective tests for 200 marks and a descriptive test for 50 marks, both online. The objective test covers English, General Awareness, Data Analysis and Reasoning. Descriptive test involves letter/essay writing. Phase III comprises a group discussion (20 marks) and interview (30 marks) for candidates who pass Phases I and II. Final selection is based on marks from

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SBI PO Syllabus 2015 with Exam pattern

SBI PO 2015 Exam Pattern (new):


Phase-I : Preliminary Examination: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks
will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:

Sr. No.

No.
Marks Duration
ofQuestions
1 English Language
30
30
Quantitative
2
35
35 1 hour
Aptitude
3 Reasoning Ability
35
35
Total
100
100
Name of test

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Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the
Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 20 times
the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be short listed for the Main Examination.
SBI PO Syllabus 2015
Phase II: Main Examination: Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and
Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will
have to answer Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion
of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
(i) Objective Test: The Objective Test of 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total
200 marks) as follows:
a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)
b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing &Computers
c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)
The detailed SBI PO syllabus of each section can be checked from below.
The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by
the Bank.
(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 1 hour 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.
Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks
in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in objective test.
Phase III: Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)
The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be
arranged in descending order in each category. Adequate number of candidates in each category, as
decided by the Bank will be called for Group Discussion and Interview. The qualifying marks in Group
Discussion &Interview will be as decided by the Bank.
Final Selection:
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only
the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be added to the marks obtained in GD & Interview
(Phase-III) for preparation of the final merit list.
The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. Marks secured by the
candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group
Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after

aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group Discussion &Interview out of 100 for each
category. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
This is the syllabus of SBI PO 2015 exam officially provided by SBI. Those candidates who want to qualify
this test should prepare as per the syllabus given above.
SBI PO Syllabus 2015 section-wise
Here is the syllabus / pattern of questions asked in SBI PO.
Note: The numbers in brackets are number of questions asked in the exam 2014. and difficulty level Suggestions.

1. English Language:
This section will have problems on
1. Reading Comprehension (10+10) - Moderate to difficult - It takes lot of time to find answers from these.
2. Jumbled Sentences (5) - Moderate - Practice is the key to these types of questions.
3. Close Passages (10) - Moderate
4. Errors Correction (15) - Easy to Moderate - You need to know all the english grammar rules to get
better marks from these questions.
Also Check Out - SBI Important General Awareness Questions Topics - Several Questions asked
2. SBI PO Syllabus of Reasoning Section:
The reasoning section is of high level and have problems on
1. Input output (machine coding and decoding) (5) - Difficult
2. Sentence coding (5) - easy to moderate
3. Logical Reasoning (15) - Moderate
4. Syllogism (5) - Moderate
5. Puzzle / Seating Arrangement (10) - Difficult - Time consuming questions
6. Data Sufficiency (5) - Moderate level
7. Directions etc. (5) - easy
3. General Awareness + Marketing Awareness + Computer
Problems on following topics are asked. This section have ques. which are of easy, moderate level. Only
better preparation of this section's topics can make a candidate to score more.
1. Current Affairs (15) - easy to moderate
2. Banking Awareness (15) - easy
3. Computer Awareness (10) - easy
4. Marketing (10) - easy to mod.
4. DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION:
Ques. on
1. Line graphs (5) - easy
2. Bar chart (15) - easy to moderate
3. Pie chart (10) - moderate - difficult

4. Tables (15) - mod.-diff.


5. Probability (5) - Easy-moderate
are asked.
Descriptive Test
From 2015, it will be totally online. Candidates have to type their answers on computer.
Descriptive paper is divided in 5 parts. You need to write descriptive essays on topics like given below.
The test carry 50 marks and of 1 hour duration to test candidates English language skills.
Letter (10)-Questions on saving account, net banking, education loan etc.
Paragraph (8)-Rural Banking, Impact of autonomy
Precise Writing (10)-Chief Vigilance Officer
Reading Comprehension (10)- ATM and its uses
Essay Writing (12)-Technology, Right to education act, Financial Inclusion
Descriptive test is of qualifying nature. Candidates have to secure passing marks. It is tested of those
candidates who qualifies in objective test.

SBI PO Syllabus 2015 - Phase 3: Group discussion and Interview


Group discussion will carry 20 marks and interview will be of 30 marks. The candidates who qualifies in
both tests will be called for group discussion and interview.
SBI PO Final Selection will be based on marks scored in the written test, group discussion and interview.
Note: The above given SBI PO syllabus 2015 may also be applicable for upcoming SBI Associate PO
exam 2015-16 with slight changes.
Related terms: SBI PO Syllabus 2015, SBI PO 2015 exam pattern, SBI Associate PO Syllabus 2015-16.
official Website: www.sbi.co.in
Check SBI PO Advt 2015 for More details

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