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SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024: State Bank of India (SBI) prescribes SBI PO exam pattern
separately for prelims, mains and phase 3 exam so that candidates can understand
the overall structure of the exam. According to the exam pattern of SBI PO 2024, the
prelims exam comprises three sections-English, Quant and Reasoning and the total marks
allotted to the test are 100. T he prelims exam of SBI PO is qualif ying in nature and the marks
obtained in this stage are not counted f or the f inal merit list. SBI PO 2024 exam pattern f or
mains exam comprises both objective and descriptive-type test of 250 marks.

T he Phase III as per SBI PO exam pattern comprises psychometric test, group exercises and
interview. T he psychometric test is qualif ying in nature. T he perf ormance of candidates in the
psychometric test are shared bef ore the interview panel. T he interview and group exercises
carries 50 marks. Besides, candidates must go through SBI PO syllabus to understand the
topics and sub-topics prescribed f or the exam. Read below f or more details on SBI PO exam
pattern 2024.

Bef ore beginnng with the SBI PO preparation, candidates must go through SBI PO exam
pattern. T o clear all the stages of SBI PO 2024, it is necessary that candidates should be
well-versed with the SBI PO exam pattern. As the competition is high, it is not a cup of tea to
clear the exam unless candidates have prepared f or it well. T hus, prior knowledge of SBI
PO exam pattern 2024 is essential as it gives candidates a platform to start their
preparation efficiently. Last year, SBI revised the exam pattern of SBI PO.

SBI PO Exam Pat t ern Highlight s

Candidates can check below some of the important highlights of SBI PO.

Paramet ers Det ails

Phase-I: Prelims
Phase II: Mains
Exam stages
Phase III: Psychometric Test, Group Exercises and
Interview
Prelims: Online (Objective type)
Exam Mode
Mains: Online (Objective type and descriptive type)

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 Prelims: Theree
Number of sections
Mains: Four
Prelims: One hour
Exam duration
Mains: 3 hours 30 minutes
Prelims: 100 questions
Number of questions
Mains: 156 questions
Negative marks -0.25
Language of question
English and Hindi
paper

Changes in SBI PO Exam

SBI PO is a national-level exam and every year a lot of aspirants f ill the application f orm. It is
seen that only a handf ul of them are able to qualif y f or the f inal selection. It is important that
candidates should get f amiliar with the SBI PO exam pattern 2024 bef ore beginning with the
preparation. T his year, SBI has announced changes in the SBI PO exam pattern. T he revised
exam pattern of SBI PO is given below:

SBI will conduct a Psychometric T est in Phase III of the SBI PO exam

T he Psychometric T est will be conducted f or personality prof iling of candidates shortlisted

f or Phase 3 exam

T he perf ormance of candidates will be provided to the interview panel

T here are no marks allotted to the Psychometric T est

T he interview and group exercise will be conducted in f ace to f ace manner

SBI PO Prelims Exam Pat t ern 2024

SBI PO exam pattern f or prelims comprises 100 objective questions of 100 marks. T he
duration of SBI PO exam is one hour. T he test comprises three sections with separate
timings f or each section. T he marks obtained by candidates in the prelims exam will not be
counted f or the f inal merit list. For the correct answers, candidates will score one mark while
0.25 marks will be deducted f or wrong answers. On the basis of SBI PO result of the prelims
exam, candidates 10 times the number of vacancies will be selected for the mains
exam. Candidates can check below the structure of SBI PO prelims exam pattern.

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 Subject Number of Quest ions Marks Durat ion
English Language 30 20 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 35 20 Minutes
Reasoning Ability 35 100 20 Minutes
Total 100 1 Hour
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SBI PO Mains Exam Pat t ern 2024

SBI PO exam pattern f or the mains exam is such that the paper contains both objective and
subjective questions for a total of 250 marks. T he test paper will have a total of 157
questions. Candidates need to complete the paper within 3.5 hours. T he objective tests
consist of f our sections and have separate timings f or every section. T he Descriptive Test is
a test of English Language where candidates will be given to write Letter Writing & Essay.
According to the of f icial website, "T he descriptive paper of only those candidates will be
evaluated who have scored minimum marks required to qualif y the objective test and are
placed suf f iciently high as per total marks in the objective test." T he marks obtained in the
mains exam will be considered f or the f inal merit list. Candidates upto three times the
category-wise number of vacancies will be shortlisted for the Phase 3 exam. T he
structure of SBI PO exam pattern f or mains is given below:

Number of
Subject Marks Durat ion
Quest ions
Object ive Test
60
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60
Minutes
45
Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60
Minutes
General/ Economy/ Banking 35
40 40
Awareness Minutes
40
English Language 35 40
Minutes
Subject ive/ Descript ive Test

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 English Language (Letter Writing & 30
2 50
Essay) Minutes
Total 157 250 3.5 Hours

SBI PO Exam Pat t ern 2024 f or Phase III

Candidates who clear both the prelims and mains exams of SBI PO are called f or the Phase
III which comprises psychometric test, interview and Group Exercises. T he bank may
conduct a psychometric test f or personality prof iling, of those candidates who will be
shortlisted f or Phase 3 exam. Finding of the test may be placed bef ore the Interview panel f or
having a thorough perspective on the candidates. In interview and group exercises,
candidates are required to f ace a panel where they are asked questions on their past work
experiences (If any), educational background, questions related to General Knowledge related
to the banking sector. T he total marks allotted to interview are 50. T he interview carries
30 marks while group exercises comprise 20 marks. Candidates are required to score minimum
qualif ying marks in Phase III to be considered f or f inal selection. T he weightage of marks
given to Interview and Group Exercises & Interview is given below.

Test St ruct ure Group Exercise Int erview Tot al Marks

Maximum Marks 20 30 50
SBI PO normalised scores are calculated based on the f ollowing process:

T he raw scores of all candidates are calculated based on the number of questions
answered correctly in each section of the exam

T he raw scores are then converted to scaled scores using a statistical process called
equating. T his ensures that the dif f iculty level of the exam remains consistent across
dif f erent test administrations

T he scaled scores are used to determine the f inal scores of the candidates, which are
used f or selection and ranking purposes

SBI PO Marking Scheme

Candidates can check below the SBI PO marking scheme:

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 T here is SBI PO negative marking f or wrong answers, one-f ourth marks assigned to a
particular question in the objective test are deducted as penalty to arrive at the corrected
scores

T here is no SBI PO negative marking for the subjective part of the mains exam

If a question is lef t blank, there will be no penalty f or that question

For correct answers, candidates score one mark

SBI PO exam duration f or the prelims exam is 60 minutes. T he exam duration f or the mains
exam is 3.5 hours. T here are also sectional timings f or SBI PO exam.

SBI PO Paper Duration for Prelims

Subject Durat ion

English Language 20 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 20 Minutes
Reasoning Ability 20 Minutes
Total 1 Hour
SBI PO Paper Duration for Mains

Subject Durat ion

Object ive Test
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 60 Minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation 45 Minutes
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness 35 Minutes
English Language 40 Minutes
Subject ive Test
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) 30 Minutes
Total 3.5 Hours

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SBI PO syllabus highlights the topics and sub-topics that candidates need to prepare f or the
exam. SBI PO prelims syllabus comprises topics f rom Reasoning Ability, English Language and
Quantitative Aptitude. SBI PO Mains syllabus comprises topics f rom Reasoning Ability, English
Language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness and Computer Aptitude. T he important
topics f or SBI PO exam are given below:

Reasoning Ability: Logical Reasoning, Data Suf f iciency, Seating Arrangement, Puzzles,
Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Input-Output and many more.

English Language: Reading Comprehension, Cloze T est, Para Jumbles, Fill in the blanks,
Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting, etc.

Quantitative Aptitude: Simplif ication, Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds &
Indices, T ime & Distance, Work & T ime, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Data
Interpretation, Number Systems, etc.

General Awareness: Financial Awareness, Current Af f airs, General Knowledge, Static

Awareness, Banking and Financial Awareness

Computer Aptitude: Internet, Memory, Keyboard Shortcuts, Computer Abbreviation,

Microsof t Of f ice, Computer Hardware, Computer Fundamentals /T erminologies, Networking,
Operating System, Basic of Logic Gates, etc.

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T o ace SBI PO 2024 exam, candidates must prepare well. Here, we have provided some tips
and tricks to crack SBI PO exam:

Candidates should be thorough with the exam pattern and syllabus

It is important to attempt mock tests to improve speed and accuracy

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 Candidates must analyse their perf ormance on every mock test and work upon improving
the weak areas

Candidates must practice each and every topic given in the syllabus

Devise a proper preparation strategy and f ollow it diligently

Candidates can check below SBI PO exam pattern 2024 FAQs.

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