Important Topics for SBI PO Exam 2023

SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern

It’s essential to have a clear idea about the pattern of the SBI PO Prelims Exam 2023. Go through the below table to understand the exam pattern properly.

Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	1 hour

Important Topics For SBI PO 2023

Now, let us have a look at the most expected and important questions that can be asked in different sections of the SBI PO Prelims Exam 2022.

SBI PO Important Topics For English Language

This section has 30 questions. Given below are the most important questions about English ability:

Topic	Number of Questions
Reading Comprehension	7-10 Questions
Cloze Test	5 -6 Questions
Phrase Replacement	5 -6 Questions
Fillers	5-6 Questions
Error Spotting/Sentence Correction	4-5 Questions
Sentence rearrangement /Para Jumble	5-6 Questions
Sentence Connector	3-4 Questions
Sentence Completion	3-4 Questions
Sentence Formation	2-3 Questions

Tips to Prepare for English Ability

English is an important part of any banking exam. Prepare both the vocabulary and grammar parts of the English. Learn and understand all the grammar concepts and revise and practice them with daily quizzes.Read English newspapers every day. It will increase your reading speed. Also, learn the unknown words that come across reading. This will increase your vocabulary.

SBI PO Important Topics For Quantitative Aptitude

This section comprises 35 questions. In this year’s SBI PO Prelims, the following topics may be asked from this section –

Topic	Number of Questions
Number Series	4-5 Questions
Quadratic Equation	4-5 Questions
Approximation	5-6 Questions
Data Interpretation	10-15 Questions
Arithmetic	10-12 Questions
Data Sufficiency	4 -5 Questions
Mathematical Inequality	4 -5 Questions

Preparation Tips For Quantitative Aptitude

• Quantitative aptitude can be scored if your preparation is adequate.
• First, increase your calculation speed.
• Learn table till 25, square till 30, cube till 20, and fractions till 1\15.
• Learn and understand all the concepts of various arithmetic concepts such as Ratios, Percentages, Speed, & Distance, etc.
• Practice data interpretation and other topics as much as possible.
• In quantitative aptitude practice is the key, the more your practice the better your speed and accuracy get.
• Attempt all the daily BYJU’S Exam Prep quizzes.

SBI PO Important Topics For Reasoning Ability

This section also consists of 35 questions. Let us have a look at the topics that can be asked from this section.

Topic	Number of Questions
Seating Arrangements & Puzzles	15-20 Questions
Inequality	2-3 Questions
Coding-Decoding	5 Questions
Alphanumeric Series	2-3 Questions
Input-Output	5 Questions
Data Sufficiency	5 Questions
Miscellaneous (Blood Relation, Direction Sense, Alphabet Test, etc)	5-6 Questions

Preparation Tips for Reasoning Ability

• In this section practice is the key to scoring good marks in the examinations.
• Practice puzzles and seating arrangement questions as much as possible and get a good command over them.
• Clear your concepts of miscellaneous topics. Once you understand these concepts then it becomes very easy to solve these questions.

Key Takeaways for SBI PO Prelims Exam 2023

• In the SBI PO exam, there is a sectional timing in the Prelims exam. Speed and accuracy can be the deciding parameters in the selection of candidates.
• As this year there is no sectional cutoff, keep your focus on increasing the overall number of attempts.
• Make yourself familiar with every aspect of the above-mentioned chapters in the remaining time span to perform well in the SBI PO Exam 2023.
• Solve different levels of questions from each topic. Do not keep on attempting conventional questions.
• Challenge yourself with unconventional and tricky questions if you want to crack SBI PO Exam.
• Do not forget to attempt a Mock test as it is the best exam preparation tool. Try to attempt maximum mock tests as per your convenience and schedule.