SBI Associate Bank PO – Exam Syllabus & Pattern

 

SBI Associate Bank PO – Exam Syllabus & Pattern

Dear reader here we are presenting syllabus of SBI Associate Banks PO Exam 2014. This can be helpful to know the pattern and level of the questions asked in this exam.

STATE BANK OF INDIA ASSOCIATE BANKS PROBATIONARY OFFICER (PO) 2014 SYLLABUS is a very important thing that every candidate has to look into and it is also advisable to the candidates that they must continuously refer to the syllabus at the starting of the preparation and also while the preparation is going on.

SBI Associates Banks –

1. SBBJ – State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

2. SBH – State Bank of Hyderabad

3. SBM – State Bank of Mysore

4. SBP – State Bank of Patiala

5. SBT – State Bank of Travancore

 

 

Name of the Bank	Vacancies SC    ST         OBC     General   Total   VH   OH
SBBJ	45	71	81	153	350	15	08
SBH	112	157	253	378	900	38	18
SBM	70	69	126	235	500	14	16
SBP	07	56	13	24	100	14	02
SBT	181	180	270	505	1136	15	15
Total	415	533	743	1295	2986	96	59

 

SBI Associate Banks Probationary officer (PO) exam consists of 2 sections namely:

1. Objective type paper-I  –  200 Marks

2. Descriptive type Paper-II – 50 marks

 

Syllabus includes of the following section:

1. Reasoning (HIGH LEVEL)

2. Data Interpretation

3. English Language (Grammer, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc)

4. General Awareness + Computer + Marketing Awareness

 

The above mentioned sections are from the Objective paper of the Exam whereas; the Descriptive paper also includes the English Language.

 

Below mentioned is the detailed syllabus of SBI PO Associate Banks 2014 syllabus:

 

Objective type paper-I  200 Marks

 

A). ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS OF SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS PO 2014:

 

According to the analysis of previous year question paper there were two Reading Comprehensions.

AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Reading Comprehension	10+10	Moderate to Difficult
Faulty Construction	15	Easy to Moderate
Jumbled Sentences	5	Easy to Moderate
Close Passages	10	Moderate

 

B). REASONING SYLLABUS OF SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS PO 2014:

 

NAME	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Input – output	5	Difficult
Sentence coding	5	Easy
Logical Reasoning	15	Easy to Moderate
Syllogism	5	Moderate
Puzzle / Seating Arrangement	10	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Direction &other problem	5	Easy to Moderate

 

C) GENERAL AWARENESS SYLLABUS OF SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS PO 2014

Area	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Banking Awareness	14	Moderate to Difficult
Current Affairs	16	Easy to Moderate
Computer Awareness	10	Easy to Moderate
Marketing	10	Moderate

 

 

D) DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION SYLLABUS OF SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS PO 2013

 

AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Probability	5	Easy to Moderate
Line Graph	5	Moderate
Pie Charts	10	Moderate to Difficult
Bar Charts	15	Easy
Tables	15	Moderate to Difficult

 

DESCRIPTIVE SECTION SYLLABUS OF SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS PO – 50 Marks

 

1. Letter Writing

2. Paragraph Writing

3. Essay Writing

4. Precise Writing

5. Reading Comprehension

 

AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	TOPICS
Letter Writing	10	To a branch to close the saving account, To friend to attend a seminar on net banking, To a bank for higher education loan
Paragraph Writing	8	If I were an author, Rural Banking, Impact of autonomy provided to bank
Essay Writing	12	Right to education act, Financial Inclusion, How Technology can help banking sector
Precise Writing	10	Chief Vigilance Officer
Reading Comprehension	10	ATM and its uses

 

 

 

Note: Above exam pattern & syllabus is based on the 2012 – SBI Associate Banks PO Exam.

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