SBI PO Mains Syllabus | SBI PO Syllabus 2019

SBI PO 2019 is conducted by the State Bank of India to recruit the Probationary Officers for its branches across the country. If you are looking for a promising career at the only Fortune 500 bank in India, then this is the right opportunity for you. Now, needless to say, the exam is quite tough. If you want to crack it, then you need to know about the exam and the things that are asked in the exam. This is the reason why it is important for you to know the SBI PO Syllabus. In this article, we are going to talk about the SBI PO Mains Syllabus.

SBI PO Mains Syllabus – Knowing the Exam Pattern

Before we look into the SBI PO Main Exam Syllabus, we should first look at the SBI PO exam pattern. As you might now, the SBI PO Exam is a three-tiered process. You start off with the Prelims. Then when you pass the prelims, you sit for the mains. After passing the mains, you have to sit for the Interview. To know more about the selection process, click on the link below:

SBI PO Selection Process

SBI PO 2019 main examination can be divided into two parts – Objective and Descriptive parts. These are some of the most important information about the Mains exam

• The Main examination will be conducted for 250 marks which will be 3 hours. The exam will both be in Objective and subjective in nature.
• The exam will consist of four sections namely – English Language, Reasoning and Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis and Interpretation, General Economics and Banking Awareness.
• The examination will be conducted online.
• All the sections will have sectional cut off beside an overall cut off.
• There will also be negative marking which is 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
• The descriptive paper will be that of the English Comprehension and Language. The candidates will get 45 minutes to solve all the questions in the English Language.

The following table gives the details of the SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern

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S. No.	Section	Maximum Marks allotted	Number of Questions	Duration for Each Section
1.	Reasoning and Computer skills	60 Marks	45 Questions	60 Marks
2.	Data Analysis and Data Interpretation	60 Marks	35 Questions	45 Minutes
3.	General Awareness/Banking Awareness/ Economy	40 Marks	40 Questions	35 Minutes
4.	English Language Test	40 Marks	35 Questions	40 Minutes
	Total	200 Marks	155 Questions	180 Hours

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Descriptive Test for SBI PO 2019

SBI has started a new test in the Main examination which goes by the name of the descriptive Test.

• The descriptive test would be conducted on the same date as of the Main examination.
• It will comprise of 2-3 questions of 50 marks.
• The candidates will get 30 minutes to solve all the questions of the Descriptive test.
• The marks obtained will be added to the final mark sheet for the calculation of the Merit of the candidates.

For more information on the SBI PO exam pattern, click on the button below:

SBI PO Exam Pattern

SBI PO Mains Syllabus

Let s now take a look at the SBI PO Mains Syllabus. As seen from the table above SBI PO Main exam consists of 5 sections:

• Reasoning Ability
• Data Analysis
• General Awareness
• Computer Awareness
• English.

Here are the topics that are included in each of the subjects of the syllabus

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Data Analysis	Reasoning	English Language	General/Economy/ Banking Awareness	Computer Awareness
Tabular Graph	Verbal Reasoning	Reading Comprehension	Financial Awareness	Internet
Line Graph	Syllogism	Grammar	Current Affairs	Memory
Pie Chart	Circular Seating Arrangement	Vocabulary	General Knowledge	Keyboard Shortcuts
Bar Graph	Linear Seating Arrangement	Verbal Ability	Static Awareness	Computer Abbreviation
Radar Graph Caselet	Double Lineup	Word Association	Banking and Financial Awareness	Microsoft Office
Missing Case DI	Scheduling	Sentence Improvement	Sports, History, Geography	Computer Hardware
Let it Case DI	Input Output	Para Jumbles	Culture, Indian Institution	Computer Software
Data Sufficiency	Blood Relations	Cloze Test		Operating System
Probability	Directions and Distances	Error Spotting		Networking
Permutation and Combination	Ordering and Ranking	Fill in the blanks		Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies
	Data Sufficiency
	Coding and Decoding
	Code Inequalities
	Course of Action
	Critical Reasoning
	Analytical and Decision Making

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Let us look at the SBI PO Main Exam Syllabus for the descriptive paper.

Syllabus for SBI PO 2019 Descriptive Exam

• Essay Writing
• Letter Writing
• Paragraph Writing
• Precise Writing
• Reading Comprehension

So, these were the details of the SBI PO mains syllabus 2019. Hope this article was of help to you. For more information on SBI PO syllabus 2019, click on the button below:

SBI PO Syllabus 2019