The elucidated SBI PO Prelims Syllabus has been provided here. It is a qualifying stage, the applicants need to score well to advance to the subsequent stages of the screening process. The elaborated syllabus of the Prelims has been mentioned herewith. The main subjects of the Prelims syllabus are Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, coding-decoding, syllogism, number series, quadratic equations. Also, check out the weightage of the exam, and analyze the most important topics for the exam.
The aspirants ought to be well acquainted with the Prelims syllabus to crack this. We have elucidated the main subjects and sections in the Prelims exam herein:
- English
- Reasoning Ability
- Quantitative Aptitude
SBI PO Syllabus for Prelims English Language
Based on the analysis of last year, the overall level of the English section is expected to be Moderate. Below you can check out the English syllabus for SBI PO Prelims along with the weightage based on the previous year's analysis. Please note that all the below-mentioned topics might not necessarily be asked in the exam.
SBI PO English Language Syllabus for Prelims |
Topics | Expected Questions |
Reading Comprehension | 7-10 Questions |
Cloze Test | 5-10 Questions |
Spotting Errors | 5-10 Questions |
Para Jumble | 4-5 Questions |
Sentence Improvement | 5-8 Questions |
Fill in the Blanks | 5-7 Questions |
Vocabulary-based Questions | 4-5 Questions |
Sentence Connectors | 3-4 Questions |
Sentence Completion | 3-3 Questions |
Reading Comprehension SBI PO Syllabus:
- The passages for Reading Comprehension will most likely be based on economics or social issues economy
- Try to go through the articles of ‘The Economist’ since most of the passages last year were picked from this newspaper
Cloze Test:
- Have a thorough practice of the new pattern based Cloze Test questions
- The passages will most likely be based on the socio-economic theme.
Para-Jumble for SBI PO: Under these questions, usually, a set of 4-5 sentences is provided (where the first sentence may or may not be fixed) and the candidate are required to ascertain the correct sequence of those sentences so that they form a coherent passage
Sentence Improvement: Under sentence improvement, usually, a word(s)/ part(s) of the sentence is given in bold and one needs to identify the correct option, which can be used to replace them in the sentence.
Topics in SBI PO English Syllabus:
There are numerous other topics that hold importance to the SBI PO syllabus. The vocabulary-based questions fill in the blanks and many other topics have been discussed here. Check out the topics covered in the SBI PO 2022 syllabus here:
- Fill in the Blanks
- Vocabulary-based Questions
- Sentence Connector
- Sentence Completion
- Sentence Formation
- Match the column
SBI PO Syllabus for Reasoning Ability
You can go through the important topics, which may be/expected to be asked in the reasoning section under the SBI PO Prelims syllabus along with their respective number of questions in the table below. Check out the important sections of the Reasoning Ability of Prelims Exam.
SBI PO Reasoning Ability Syllabus |
S. No. | Name of the Topic | Expected number of Questions |
1. | Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 15-20 Questions (3-4 sets) |
2. | Syllogism | 4-5 Questions |
3. | Inequality | 4-5 Questions |
4. | Coding-Decoding | 3-4 Questions |
5. | Input-Output | 3-4 Questions |
6. | Series-based Questions (Alphanumeric and Numeric) | 4-5 Questions |
7. | Miscellaneous Questions (Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Order, and Ranking, etc) | 5-7 Question |
8. | Data Sufficiency | 4-5 Questions |
The SBI PO syllabus for the Reasoning Ability section for the Prelims exam is noted above. There are numerous topics that are elaborated on here. The Input-output, series based questions, and other miscellaneous topics are laid below:
Questions on Input-Output were usually asked in the main examination of bank exams. However, this topic was also asked in certain shifts of the IBPS PO exam last year.
Series-based Questions (Alphanumeric and Numeric): Apart from Inequality, series-based questions are also easy to attempt. Questions may be based on a combination of alphabets, symbols, and numbers or just alphabets/ numbers
Miscellaneous Questions: Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Order, Ranking, etc. Usually, 2-3 questions are asked from these topics
SBI PO Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude
In the table below, we have provided the list of important topics covered in the SBI PO Syllabus for Aptitude, which may be asked in the Prelims exam from the Quantitative Aptitude section as well as their expected weightage.
Data Interpretation Syllabus for SBI PO
- Maximum questions of the Quantitative Aptitude section are asked from this topic
- Questions of Data Interpretation are usually based on basic calculations like Ratios, Proportions, Averages, Profit/ Loss, Percentages, etc. So, understand the basics of these topics properly
- The questions may be asked from the Bar/ Line/ Pie/ Tabular chart. However, with sufficient practice, interpreting the data from any of these forms becomes easy
Miscellaneous Arithmetic Questions:
- Questions from the arithmetic section may be asked from topics like:
Averages, Percentages, Problem on Ages, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Simple & Compound Interest, Mixture & Alligation, Time & Work, Boats & Streams, Pipes & Cisterns, Time Speed & Distance, Probability, Mensuration, etc - Understand the concepts and basic formulas which are commonly used in the solution of these questions.