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EXAM PATTERN OF SBI CLERK EXAM 2019-20

SBI Clerk Syllabus for Preliminary Exam 

Serial No.    Section    No. of Question    Total Marks    Duration

• 1            English Language    30                      30                 20 minutes

• 2    Numerical Ability             35                      35                20 minutes

• 3    Reasoning                        35                      35                20 minutes

Total                                               100                   100               60 minutes

SBI CLERK MAINS EXAM PATTERN 2019-20

SBI Clerk Syllabus for Mains Exam

Serial Number    Section    No. of Question    Total Marks    Duration

• 1.    General English    40    40    35 minutes
• 2.    Quantitative Aptitude    50    50    45 minutes
• 3.    Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude    50    60    45 minutes
• 4.    General/Financial Awareness    50    50    35 minutes

Total    190    200    2 hours 40 minutes

SBI CLERK EXAM FINAL SELECTION

Provided informationa in SBI Clerk notification 2019 pdf, the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination will not be added for the selection and only the aggregate marks obtained in Main Examination will be considered for preparation of the final merit list. Provisional selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the Main examination.

Final selection of SBI Clerk will be subject to:-

1. Verification of eligibility for the post and information furnished in the online application.
2. Qualifying in the test of specified opted local language, where applicable, as detailed above. Results of the candidates who have provisionally qualified for selection will be made available on the official website.

Wait List:-

A wait list of up to 50% of vacancies (State-category wise) will be maintained. Candidates will be released from this waitlist on a quarterly basis against non-joining and resignation out of the current batch only. This wait list will be valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of final result.

SBI CLERK EXAM PATTERN | SYLLABUS | 2019-20

The SBI Clerk Syllabus is listed below-

General English

Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Word formation, Sentence completion, Comprehension – Theme detection, Deriving conclusions, Passage completion, Error detection, Passage correction, Sentence correction, Spelling – Grammar, Phrases, Idioms etc.

General awareness

Knowledge of Current affairs, Sports, history, geography, culture, Indian constitutions, News related to Reserve Bank of India, Banking Awareness, Financial Awareness (Union Budget/ Railway Budget), Economics news

Marketing Aptitude

Basics of Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Market Segmentation, Marketing Management, Marketing Mix, Developing stage of organization, Brand Advertising, Products Life Cycle, 4 P’s and 4 C’s of marketing

Computer Knowledge

Ms Office, Windows Os, the internet, and emails, hardware etc.

Quantitative Aptitude

Basic 10th 11th and 12th Mathematics including profit and loss, percentage, number system, averages, ratios and proportions, speed and distance, time clock, calendars, analogies and distance, ages.

Reasoning Ability

Syllogism, Data interpretation, number series, blood relations, odd series, coding, and decoding, seating arrangement, Distance and Direction, ranking, Order and ranking, Making judgments, etc.

SBI CLERK EXAM PREPARATION BEST BOOKS

The set of books for each section as listed below have been recommended by top teachers and toppers:-

Best Books for SBI Clerk Exam (Numerical Ability)

Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Kumar Verma
Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma
SBI Clerk Books For English Language

Best Books for SBI Clerk Exam English Grammar by Wren and Martin

Objective English by S.P Bakshi
Word Power made easy by Norman Lewis

Best Books for SBI Clerk Exam (Reasoning Ability)

Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal
Test of Reasoning by Edgar Thorpe

SBI Clerk Exam Best Books For Computer Aptitude

Lucent’s Computer by Rani Ahilya
Objective Computer Awareness by Somya Ranjan Behera

Best Books for SBI Clerk Exam (General/Financial Awareness)

Lucent’s General Knowledge 2019
Banking and Economic Awareness by Rakesh Kumar
Banking, Financial & General Awareness by I K Pavel