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SBI PO Syllabus

The SBI PO syllabus is similar to the syllabus of other bank exams. It contains different sections on logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude, and the English language. Students need to attempt the questions within the given time frame. The SBI PO exam is conducted in two parts: preliminary and mains. Candidates interested in making a career in the banking industry should look at the previous year’s question papers to understand the weightage given to each section. The SBI PO exam pattern is divided into three sections.

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  • The first part is the English language consisting of 30 questions of 1 mark each. This section needs to be completed within 20 minutes.
  • The second part consists of a quantitative aptitude test consisting of 35 questions. The total marks for this section are 35 marks that need to be completed within 20 minutes.
  • The last section consists of the reasoning ability of 35 marks. The section consists of 35 questions to be completed in 20 minutes. 

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The total questions to be attempted in the SBI PO exam stands at 100. Students get an hour to solve the questions. 

The SBI PO syllabus for the preliminary exam is discussed below.

  • Quantitative Aptitude

The major topics covered under this are:

  • Simplification
  • Profit and Loss
  • Mixtures and alligations
  • Permutation, Combination, and Probability
  • Sequences and series
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Time and distance
  • Data interpretation
  • Work and Time
  • Surds and indices
  • Mensuration
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Percentage
  • Number systems
  • Reasoning
  • Directions
  • Data sufficiency
  • Logical reasoning
  • Ranking and order
  • Alphanumeric series
  • Seating arrangement
  • Puzzles
  • Blood relations
  • Alphabet tests
  • Coded inequalities
  • Syllogism
  • Coding-decoding
  • Input-output
  • Tabulation 
  • English 
  • Reading comprehension
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Cloze tests
  • Para jumbles
  • Vocabulary
  • Paragraph completion
  • Tense rules
  • Sentence completion
  • Error spotting

Students should start preparing for the exam to get selected as SBI PO

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