SYLLABUS & EXPECTED PATTERN OF SBI PO EXAM
SYLLABUS & EXPECTED PATTERN OF SBI PO EXAM 20 !
State Bank of India (SBI) 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.
State bank of India Probationary officer (PO) exam consists of 2 sections namely:
1. Objective type paper-I – 200 Marks ( Total Time : 2 hours)
2. Descriptive type Paper-II – 50 marks ( Total Time : 1 hour )
Note: Negative Marking : 1/4th of Marks
Syllabus includes of the following section:
1. Reasoning (HIGH LEVEL)
2. Data Interpretation
3. English Language
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 2014 SYLLABUS:
Objective type paper-I 200 Marks
A). ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS OF SBI PO 2014:
| 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 | Easy |
Note: According to the analysis of previous year question paper there were two Reading Comprehensions.
B). REASONING (High Level)
| 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 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 | Easy |
D) DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION
| 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 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 |
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