SBI Clerk Mains 2016 : Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Hello Aspirants 

SBI Clerk Mains Exam is going to be held next week. You all are preparing hard for the same. Here in this article we are providing you the Syllabus and Exam Pattern of SBI Clerk Mains 2016.

Exam Pattern of SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2016

This will be Online Objective Test consisting of 190 questions and is of 2 hours 40 minutes. And it will consist of the following tests.

 Note: 

i) The timing for each test is different and is mentioned above.

ii)There will be a negative marking of 1/4^th 

iii) The cutoffs will be applied at two stages i.e. Sectional Cutoff & Overall Cutoff. 

Syllabus of SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2016

 Reasoning / Computer 

It is expected that, , the Reasoning & Computer questions  will be in the ratio of 30/35 : 20/15, which means the number of questions from Reasoning section will be more as compare to Computer section.

Reasoning Ability:

The questions will be from various topics like –

1. Syllogism 

2. Inequality 

3. Seating Arrangement (Circular – Inward Outward)

4. Linear Arrangement (expected - North South facing) 

5. Puzzle – Floor based 

6. Coding Decoding 

7. Miscellaneous (Blood Relation, Direction, Ranking, Alphanumeric)  

8. Data Sufficiency

Note: Less chances of asking of Input Output questions in SBI Clerk Mains Exam. 

Computer Aptitude :

This questions will be from various topics like - 

1. Fundamentals of Computer

2. History of Computer

3. Internet

4. MS Office – Word, MS Power point, MS Excel

5. Memory

6. Input Output devices, etc.

Quantitative Aptitude: 

This section covers topics from various topics like -

1. Number Series 

2. Data Interpretation – Tabular /Bar Graph / Pie Chart / Missing DI (less chance).

3. Simplification 

4. Quadratic Equation

5. Data Sufficiency

6. Miscellaneous Questions 

Miscellaneous Questions consist of questions from different topics such as – Profit loss, Average, SI & CI, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Time, Speed & Distance, Boats & Streams, etc.

English Language: 

This section covers topics from various topics like -

(i) Reading Comprehension 

(ii) Cloze Test

(iii) Parajumbles

(iv) Sentence Improvement

(v) Spotting Error 

(vi) Fill in the blanks 

General/Financial Awareness: 

 It is expected that 25 questions will be asked from Current Affairs + Static Gk and rest 25 questions will be from Banking, Economy & Financial Awareness.

Current affairs questions can be asked from different topics like - new appointments, awards and honours, sports, new schemes, national and international news, latest developments in science and technology.

Financial Awareness – Questions can be asked from latest Banking, Economy & Financial News. News from RBI, SBI, ICICI, HDFC, Monetary policy, etc.

Static GK - Thermal Power Station, Nuclear Power Station, Dams, Temples, Famous Places, National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, Capital, Currency etc.

Spontaneous Questions

Q1. Can we start with any section in the beginning?

Ans:  

Case I:

The section wise order may be by default by the server.

Example pattern: 

GK(35) followed by English(35), Maths(45), & Reasoning(45)

Reason – Total time is 160 minutes, now if choice is given, then after choosing the first section and completion of it, the server will not wait for your instruction to select the second section which you want to attempt.

Case II:

It may be that, you can choose only the first section at the beginning and rest of the sections will be selected by default.

Case III:

Before the beginning of the exam i.e before the time starts, you may be asked to choose the order you want to attempt section wise.

Q2. Distribution of Marks aand Questions in Reasoning Ability& Computer Aptitude section?

Ans:

Case I:

Reasoning – 30 Q

Computer – 20 Q

Case II:

Reasoning – 35 Q

Computer – 15Q

Note : In both the cases the weightage  of marks will be more in the Reasoning section (1.25 marks – tentative)

Q3. Will be the level of questions high as compared to previous papers because of time allocation?

Ans:  Yes it is highly expected that the level of questions will be high as compared to previous papers.

Q4: Can we switch to any other section before the completion of a particular section in which I am at present?

Ans: No, you can’t switch in between the sections before the completion of the current section you are in.

Ex: If you are attempting GK section at the beginning then you can’t switch to any other section before the completion of the allocated time i.e 35 minutes.

Reason: It will create time mismatch in the server.

All The Best!!

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