SBI Clerk Exam 2023
Every year, the State Bank of India holds the SBI Clerk Exam to select applicants for the position of Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) in its many branches all throughout the country. Check here the highlights of the SBI Clerk Prelims exam.
SBI Clerk 2023 | |
Difficulty Level | Easy-Moderate |
Maximum Marks | 100 |
Marks per question | 1 |
Total Number of Questions | 100 Questions |
English section | 30 Questions |
Numerical Ability | 35 Questions |
Reasoning Ability | 35 Questions |
Time Duration | 1 Hour (20 Minutes for each section) |
Negative Marking | 0.25 Marks |
How to Crack SBI Clerk in 2 Months?
Here, we are going to discuss how to plan and execute your preparation strategy so that you can crack SBI Clerk in first attempt.
- Get in-depth knowledge of the syllabus - At first, be acquainted with the latest SBI Clerk syllabus. To go ahead in the right manner, it is highly essential to have proper knowledge of the topics of each section which are Reasoning Ability, English Language, and Numerical Ability.
- Follow a timetable - Make a strict timetable for your study time and follow it religiously. Make this timetable as per your convenience which you can follow regularly. Until you are not regular in your studies, nothing is going to help you.
- Focus on Important Topics - In every section, there are important topics, which account for maximum marks in that section. The section-wise important topics are listed below -
- Numerical Ability - Simplification and Approximation, Number Series, Data Interpretation
- Reasoning Ability - Inequality, Syllogism, puzzles and seating arrangement, alphanumeric series
- English Language - Error Spotting, Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks
- Sharpen Strong areas and work upon weak areas - Practice a lot and get to know your strong and weak areas in each section. Once you are familiar with it, focus on strengthening your strong areas as well as working on your weak areas by giving more time accordingly.
- Make Notes - When you are studying a topic, make notes of important points, short methods to solve a question and formulas. These notes will help you a lot in revision during the last few days before the exam.
- Quality over quantity - When it comes to studying material, always give preference to quality over quantity. Studying from a lot of resources is not advisable as it only leads to confusion most of the time.
60 Days Study Plan for SBI Clerk Prelims Exam
Below table consists of the 2 months study plan for SBI Clerk Prelims Exam 2023. The following plan is day-wise and section-wise -
Days | Numerical Ability | Reasoning | English | Daily Practice |
Day 1 | Basics - Tables up to 30, Squares up to 50, cubes up to 20 | Blood Relation | Grammar Rules | Numerical Ability Sectional Test |
Day 2 | Average Basics | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Vocabulary Based/Antonyms/Synonyms | Reasoning Ability Sectional Test |
Day 3 | Ratio and Proportion Basics | Inequalities | Idioms/Phrases/Phrasal Verbs | English Language Sectional Test |
Day 4 | Percentage Basics | Inequalities | Idioms/Phrases/Phrasal Verbs | Mini Mock |
Day 5 | Simplification | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Grammar Rules and Common Errors | MinI Mock |
Day 6 | 2 Full-Length Mock Tests and their thorough analysis | |||
Day 7 | Approximation | Order, Raking and Direction | Fill in the blanks/Double Fillers | Reasoning Ability Sectional Test |
Day 8 | Number Series | Order, Raking and Direction | Parajumble | Numerical Ability Sectional Test |
Day 9 | Number Series | Coding-Decoding (New Pattern) | Phrase/word replacement | English Language Sectional Test |
Day 10 | Quadratic Equation | Coding-Decoding (New Pattern) | Phrasal Errors | Mini Mock |
Day 11 | 2 Full-Length Mock Tests and their thorough analysis | |||
Day 12 | Tabular DI | Data Flow Diagram | Cloze Test | English Language Sectional Test |
Day 13 | Pie Chart DI | Alpha Numeric Symbol Sequence | Cloze Test | Reasoning Ability Sectional Test |
Day 14 | Bar Graph DI | Syllogism (New Pattern) | Reading Comprehension | Numerical Ability Sectional Test |
Day 15 | Line Graph DI | Syllogism (New Pattern) | Reading Comprehension | Mini Mock |
Day 16 | Mixed DI | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Vocabulary New Pattern | Mini Mock |
Day 17 | 2 Full-Length Mock Tests and their thorough analysis | |||
Day 18 | Percentage | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Error Spotting Questions | Numerical Ability Sectional Test |
Day 19 | Profit and Loss | Machine Input-Output | Select the sentences which do not have an error | English Language Sectional Test |
Day 20 | Average and Ratio & Proportion | Machine Input-Output | Sentence Correction | Reasoning Ability Sectional Test |
Day 21 | Simple Interest | Blood Relation | Sentence Improvement | Mini Mock |
Day 22 | Compound Interest | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Error Spotting | Mini Mock |
Day 23 | 2 Full-Length Mock Tests and their thorough analysis | |||
Day 24 | Time, work and wages | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | New Pattern Fillers | English Language Sectional Test |
Day 25 | Time and Distance | Data Sufficiency | Paragraph Completion | Reasoning Ability Sectional Test |
Day 26 | Boats and Streams | Data Sufficiency | Odd one out | Numerical Ability Sectional Test |
Day 27 | Pipes and cistern | Logical Reasoning | Jumbled Paragraph(Odd one out) | Mini Mock |
Day 28 | Mixture and Allegation | Logical Reasoning | Para Summary | Mini Mock |
Day 29 | 2 Full-Length Mock Tests and their thorough analysis | |||
Day 30 | Problem on ages | Inequalities | Error Spotting (New Pattern) | Mini Mock |
Day 31 | DI: Tabular | Inequalities | Reading Comprehension | Mini Mock |
Day 32 | DI: Tabular | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Cloze Test | English Language Sectional Test |
Day 33 | DI: Pi chart | Logical Reasoning | Spelling check | Numerical Ability Sectional Test |
Day 34 | DI: Pi chart | Data Flow Diagram | Spelling Check | Reasoning Ability Sectional Test |
Day 35 | 2 Full-Length Mock Tests and their thorough analysis | |||
Day 36 | DI: Missing | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Sentence Connectors | Numerical Ability Sectional Test |
Day 37 | DI: Missing | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Words connector/Phrase Connector | Reasoning Ability Sectional Test |
Day 38 | DI: Line Graph | Order, Raking and Direction | New Pattern Vocabulary Questions | English Language Sectional Test |
Day 39 | DI: Line Graph | Data Sufficiency | Analogies (word pair relationship) | Mini Mock Test |
Day 40 | Simplification | Alpha Numeric Symbol Sequence | New Pattern Error Spotting | Mini Mock Test |
Day 41 | 2 Full-Length Mock Tests and their thorough analysis | |||
Day 42 | Number Series | Logical Reasoning | Word Usage (find the incorrect usage of the word) | English Language Sectional Test |
Day 43 | DI: Bar Graph | Coding-Decoding (New Pattern) | Word usage (One common Word fill in the four sentences) | Numerical Ability Sectional Test |
Day 44 | DI: Bar Graph | Logical Reasoning | Cloze test | Reasoning Ability Sectional Test |
Day 45 | Casellete DI (Paragraph DI) | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Parajumble | Mini Mock Test |
Day 46 | 2 Full-Length Mock Tests and their thorough analysis | |||
Day 47 | Percentage | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Fill in the blanks | Reasoning Ability Sectional Test |
Day 48 | Simplification, Number Series | Data Sufficiency | Cloze test | English Language Sectional Test |
Day 49 | Approximation, Number Series | Syllogism (New Pattern) | Reading Comprehension | Numerical Ability Sectional Test |
Day 50 | Quadratic Equation | Order, Raking and Direction | Error Detection | Mock Test Practice |
Day 51 | Data Sufficiency | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Select Appropriate Word (four/ five sentences) | Mock Test Practice |
Day 52 | 2 Full-Length Mock Tests and their thorough analysis | |||
Day 53 | Data Sufficiency | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Common Errors /Error Spotting Rules | Numerical Ability Sectional Test |
Day 54 | Miscellaneous Topics (Of your choice) | Order, Raking and Direction | Reading Comprehension | English Language Sectional Test |
Day 55 | Mensuration | Data Flow Diagram | Vocabulary, Idiom, Phrases, Phrasal Verbs Revision | Reasoning Ability Sectional Test |
Day 56 | Probability, Permutation & Combination | Logical Reasoning | Grammar Rules revision | Mini Mock Test |
Day 57 | Miscellaneous Topics (Of your choice) | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Reading Comprehension | Mini Mock Test |
Day 58 | Formula, Short tricks revision | Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | Topics of your choice | Mini Mock Test |
Day 59 | Tables, squares, cubes, methods, notes revision | Revision of notes, short tricks, methods | Notes revision | Mini Mock Test |
Day 60 | Full-Length Mock Tests and their thorough analysis | |||
Last-Minute Tips To Crack SBI Clerk
Along with the above-mentioned strategy, take note of the following mentioned points and come out with flying colours -
- Attempt SBI Clerk mock test in the meantime to devise your strategy. Check which mistake you must not repeat in the exam.
- Believe in yourself and have faith in your capabilities.
- Attempt the exam with a cool and calm mind.
- Take proper sleep before the exam. An attentive mind is the most important factor during the exam.
- Reach the exam centre on time to avoid any last-minute hustle.
- Do not forget to take your admit card, original valid ID proof as well as a photocopy of this ID proof, and a photograph(same as that on the admit card) along with you.
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