SBI PO Syllabus

Sections in SBI PO 2016 Syllabus

There shall be two parts of the common examination, online exam and written descriptive exam. Online exam shall be of 200 marks whereas written descriptive exam would be of 50 marks. Descriptive exam has to be attempted in pen and paper mode. Candidates will be tested for their linguist skills in English language in the latter.

Parts of Online Exam

• English Language
• Data Interpretation
• General Awareness
• Logical Reasoning

SBI PO 2016 Syllabus details

A. English Syllabus

• Reading Comprehension
• Faulty Construction
• Jumbled Sentences
• Close Passages

SERIAL	NAME	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
1	Reading Comprehension	15+10	Moderate to Difficult
2	Faulty Construction	10	Easy to Moderate
3	Jumbled Sentences	5	Easy to Moderate
4	Close Passages	10	Easy

B. Logical Reasoning Syllabus

• Directions & Arrangements (Circular Arrangements)
• Codes (Sentence Coding)
• Critical Reasoning
• Syllogism
• Analogies (Meaning Based + Logical)
• Data Sufficiency
• Sequential Output Tracing
• Visual Reasoning

SERIAL	NAME	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
1	Direction & Arrangements	7	Difficult
2	Sentence coding	6	Easy
3	Critical Reasoning	10	Easy to Moderate
4	Syllogism	6	Easy
5	Analogies	5	Easy
6	Data Sufficiency	6	Moderate
7	Sequential Output Training	5	Moderate
8	Visual Reasoning	5	Easy to Moderate

C. General Awareness Syllabus

• Banking
• Current Affairs
• Computer Awareness
• Marketing

SERIAL	AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
1	Banking	12-13	Moderate to Difficult
2	Current Affairs	12-13	Easy to Moderate
3	Computer Awareness	13	Easy to Moderate
4	Marketing	11	Easy

D. Data Analysis and Interpretation

• Quantitative Aptitude
• Line Graph
• Pie Charts
• Bar Charts
• Tables

SERIAL	AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
1	Quantitative Aptitude	10	Easy
2	Line Graph	7	Moderate
3	Pie Charts	6	Easy to Moderate
4	Bar Charts	7	Easy
5	Tables	20	Moderate to Difficult

SBI PO 2016 Descriptive Exam Syllabus

• Letter Writing
• Paragraph Writing
• Essay Writing
• Precise Writing
• Reading Comprehension

SERIAL	AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	TOPICS
1	Letter Writing	10	To open/close a branch, to know about saving schemes and account types, to a friend asking to attend a seminar or encourage him for savings, to apply for education loan and know about net-banking.
2	Paragraph Writing	8	If I were an author, Rural banking, Impact of autonomy, Economic policy, Indian economy and its features
3	Essay Writing	12	Right to education act, Financial inclusion, How technology has improved banking
4	Precise Writing	10	A given topic which has to be summarized
5	Reading Comprehension	10	Topic shall be given in the paper itself