SBI Clerk Downloads, Exam Pattern and Syllabus

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2019

To crack SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2019 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern of SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam:

Phase-I: SBI CLERK 2019 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (ONLINE)

Subsisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be supervised online. This test promising of 1 hour period dwelled of 3 Sections as follows. Each test will have a separate time period as mentioned below.

Exam Pattern of SBI Clerk Preliminary

Phase-II: SBI Clerk 2019 Main Examination

Exam Pattern of SBI Junior Associates Mains

The SBI Clerk Mains is also  held online, the latest update by SBI it has 4 sections there is 190 Question having a total score of 200 marks of 160 minutes duration.SBI Clerk Mains Exam

Descriptive Test: This test is to be completed in 30 minutes and the maximum marks for this test is 50. This test is conducted to test the writing skills of candidates via Letter Writing & Essay Writing.

Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both - Preliminary and Main Exam):
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. For each question for
which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 1/4th of marks assigned to that
question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left
blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Final Score Calculation for SBI Clerk Exam:

There are certain important points on the basis of which the final score for the SBI Clerk exam is calculated:

• Marks scored in the Preliminary Exam (Tier-1) will not be considered in the final score. These are only taken into account to qualify Mains Exam (Tier-2).

• Candidates need to qualify Phase-2

• The aggregate of 100 marks is used for the final merit list for each category. Candidates with high merit rank in each category are finally selected.

"Language Proficiency Test (LPT) - The candidates provisionally selected from the online examination will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). The language proficiency test will be conducted in the Official / Local Language of the State concerned. Candidate not proficient in the Official/Local Language would be disqualified."

The SBI Clerk 2019 syllabus is no different from any other Bank Exam. The major three sections that demand a candidate’s complete command are:

• Reasoning
• Quantitative Aptitude
• English Language

These three broad subjects are further sub divided into multiple subheadings. A candidate must look into the previous years’ papers to know the weightage of the sub-topics in each section. The SBI Clerk 2019 Exam is to be conducted in 2 phase:

• Preliminary Exam and
• Mains Exam

The section of English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning is same in both Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam. The only difference is that the Mains Exam of SBI Clerk Exam has an additional section of Computer Knowledge and General Awareness.

The detailed syllabus of all these sections is discussed below:

This comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Syllabus 2019

This comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language.Banking and Computer Awareness