SBI Clerk exam is conducted by State Bank of India to recruit candidates for clerical cadre in its branches across the country. Here are the details of SBI Clerk Exam:

Eligibility Criteria:

• Nationality: The candidate must be a citizen of India.
• Age Limit: The age of the candidate should be between 20 to 28 years as on the specified date.
• Educational Qualification: Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

Exam Pattern:

Preliminary Examination: The preliminary examination consists of 100 objective type questions for a total of 100 marks. The duration of the exam is 1 hour. The questions are asked from three sections – English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.

SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus

 Logical Reasoning

• Alphanumeric Series
• Ranking/ Direction/ Alphabet Test
• Data Sufficiency
• Coded Inequalities
• Seating Arrangement
• Puzzle
• Tabulation
• Syllogism
• Blood Relations
• Input-Output
• Coding-Decoding

Numerical Ability

• Simplification
• Profit & Loss
• Mixtures & Alligations
• Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
• Work & Time
• Time & Distance
• Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
• Data Interpretation
• Ratio & Proportion
• Number Systems
• Sequence & Series
• Percentage
• Permutation Combination
• Probability

English Language

• Cloze Test
• Para jumbles
• Miscellaneous
• Fill in the blanks
• Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
• Paragraph Completion

Main Examination: The main examination consists of 190 objective type questions for a total of 200 marks. The duration of the exam is 2 hours 40 minutes. Questions are asked from four sections – General/Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude.

SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus 

General English

• Fillers
• New Pattern Cloze Test
• Phrase Rearrangement
• Old Sentence out cum Para Jumbles
• Inference
• Sentence Completion
• Connectors
• Paragraph Conclusion
• Phrasal Verb Related Questions
• Error Detection
• Word Usage/Vocab Based Questions

Quantitative Aptitude

• Number Series
• Approximation & Simplification
• Inequalities
• Data Sufficiency
•  HCF & LCM
• Profit-Loss
• SI & CI
• Problem on Ages
• Word & Time
• Speed Distance & time
• Probability
• Mensuration
• Permutation & Combination
• Average
• Ratio and Proportion
• Partnership
• Problems on Boats and Stream
• Problems on Trains
• Mixture and Allegation
• Pipes and Cisterns

General/Financial Awareness 

• Static GK –

1. country-capital,
2. country-currency,
3. headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies),
4. constituencies of ministers,
5. dance forms,
6. nuclear and thermal power stations

• Banking/Financial terms
• Static Awareness
• Banking and Financial Awareness

Reasoning Ability Syllabus

• Machine Input/Output
• Syllogism
• Blood Relation
• Direction Sense
• Inequalities
• Puzzles
• Coding-Decoding
• Ranking
• Statement & Assumptions

Computer Awareness

• Software
• Generation of Computers
• DBMS
• Networking
• Internet
• MS Office
• Input-Output Devices
• Important Abbreviations

Selection Process:

• The selection process for SBI Clerk exam consists of two stages – preliminary exam and mains exam. Candidates who qualify in the preliminary exam will be eligible to appear in the main exam. Final selection will be based on marks obtained in main examination.
• Candidates selected for the post of Clerk will be placed in the pay scale of Rs. 17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920. Apart from the basic pay, the candidates will also be eligible for various allowances and benefits as per the rules and regulations of the Bank.
• Candidates can visit the official website of SBI to get detailed information about SBI Clerk exam including syllabus, exam date, application process etc.