SBI Clerk Syllabus
The SBI Clerk Exam mainly recruits new employees in the position of Junior Associates for the clerical cadre of the Bank. There are two different stages in this SBI exam:
- SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam: This exam is also called as SBI Clerk Prelims. This exam is the initial stage of the clerical cadre of the banking giant which filters out candidates for the next level.
- SBI Clerk Mains Exam: This SBI exam is commonly referred to as the SBI Clerk Mains. In this stage, the marks that candidates secure usually determines the selection status of candidates as clerks in the State Bank.
- SBI Interview: There is no interview in this stage, and the SBI exam results are announced in a couple of months from the SBI Clerk Mains exam, and the final selected candidates are deputed on merit-basis.
Preliminary Examination:
1. English Language
2. Numerical Ability
3. Reasoning Ability
Main Examination:
1. General/ Financial Awareness
2. General English
3. Quantitative Aptitude
4. Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
tate Bank of India Clerk Eligibility: State Bank of India hires Indian Citizens for appointment in Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) in Clerical Cadre. Candidates to gain eligibility to apply for Clerical post must satisfy the below given eligibility criteria…
1. Nationality: Candidates must be a Citizen of India.
2. Age Limit: Candidates age must be between 20 to 28 years as on 01-04-2021. Candidates should have born not earlier than 02-04-1993 and not later than 01-04-2001 (both days inclusive) are only eligible to apply. Age relaxations will be extended as per govt rules.
3. Age Relaxation:
| Category | Relaxation (in years) |
| SC/ ST | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 years |
| PWD (Gen) | 10 years |
| PWD (SC/ ST) | 15 years |
| PWD (OBC) | 13 years |
| Persons domiciled in Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from 01-01-1980 to 31-12-1989 | 5 years |
| Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years (8 years for disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ ST subject to max.age of 50 years) |
| Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried | 7 years (subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General and 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates. |
SBI Clerk Syllabus: Quantitative Aptitude
| SBI Clerk Syllabus | |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Quantitative Syllabus | Expected number of Questions |
| Equation and Algebra | 3 |
| Data Interpretation | 15 |
| Work and Time | 2 |
| Volume & Surface area | 3 |
| Upstream and Downstream | 1-2 |
| Time & Distance | 2 |
| Simplification | 5 |
| Surds & Indices | 1-2 |
| Stock & Shares | 1-2 |
| Simple Interest and Compound Interest | 1-2 |
| Sequence & Series | 5 |
| Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | 3 |
| Profit and Loss | 2 |
| Probability | 5 |
| Permutation and Combination | 5 |
| Averages | 2 |
| Partnership | 1-2 |
| Number Systems | 2-3 |
| Mixtures and Alligations | 1-2 |
| Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | 1-2 |
SBI Clerk Syllabus: Reasoning Ability
| SBI Clerk Syllabus | |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Reasoning Syllabus | Expected Number of questions |
| Puzzle | 10 |
| Seating Arrangement | 5-10 |
| Blood Relations | 2 |
| Direction Test | 2-3 |
| Syllogism | 3-4 |
| Coding-Decoding | 1-2 |
| Input-Output | 0-5 |
| Order and Ranking | 1-2 |
| Statement and Assumptions | 2-3 |
| Inequalities | 1-2 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 2-3 |
| Data Sufficiency | 1-3 |
SBI Clerk Syllabus: English Language
| SBI Clerk Syllabus | |
| SBI Clerk Prelims English Syllabus | Expected Number of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 10-15 |
| Fill in the Blanks | 5-10 |
| Synonyms and Antonyms | 4-5 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 |
| Sentence Correction | 5-10 |
| Cloze Test | 5-7 |
| Idioms and Phrases | 1-2 |
| Vocabulary | 1-2 |
Books to Refer
| SBI Clerk Syllabus Booklist | |
| Quantitative Aptitude Books | Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S. AgarwalShortcuts in Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams by Disha ExpertsFast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant PublicationsQuantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams by Abhijit Guha |
| Reasoning Ability Books | A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S AgarwalAnalytical Reasoning by M.K. PandeyHow To Prepare For Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning by Arun SharmaHow to prepare for Logical Reasoning by Arun Sharma |
| English Langauge Books | Objective General English by R.S. AgarwalEnglish Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin |
| General Awareness Books | India Year Book by Publications Department, Government of IndiaBanking Awareness by B.K.Raut and S.R. BeheraDaily Newspaper for current affairs |
