Detail
Complete detail of Sbi Clerk Mains
SBI Clerk is one of the most sought-after jobs among young graduates who are fresh out of college or even experienced professionals who wish to begin a career in the banking industry.Mains is the second stage of the SBI Clerk exam the first stage is SBI Clerk Prelims exam.
Exam Pattern
Latest exam pattern of Sbi Clerk Mains
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
SBI Clerk Mains has a similar pattern to SBI Clerk Prelims but the difficulty level is usually higher for the second stage. There are four topics, namely- Finance and General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, General English and General Reasoning and Computer Aptitude. The syllabus is primarily based on 10+2 level subjects. The SBI Clerk 2021 Mains Exam is scheduled for April 19, 2021.
| Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 min |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 min |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 min |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes (2 hours and 40 minutes) |
The following are few crucial points regarding the SBI Clerk Mains exam which you must keep in mind in order to make the most of the preparation time as well as the exam duration.
- The exam duration is 2 hours and 40 minutes
- There are a total of 190 questions that have to be solved within the allotted time. There are section-wise time duration as well for the Mains.
- The total marks is 200. For each wrong answer there will be a negative marking of 1/4th of the allotted marks.
Syllabus
In depth syllabus of Sbi Clerk Mains
The SBI Clerk Mains syllabus covers the following subjects:
- General/Financial Awareness
- General English
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning Ability
- Computer Aptitude
Deatiled syllabus of individual subject is given below:
| General/Financial Awareness |
Current Affairs- news on banking industry, awards and honors, books and authors,latest appointments, obituaries, new schemes of central and state governments, sports, etc. Static GK - country-capital, country-currency, headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies), constituencies of ministers, dance forms, nuclear and thermal power stations, etc. Banking/Financial terms Static Awareness Banking and Financial Awareness |
| General English |
Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles Sentence Correction/ Error Finding Spell Checks Fillers Cloze Test |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Simplification Number Series Data Sufficiency Data Interpretation Quadratic Equation Time & Distance, Work Partnership Profit and loss Simple and Compound Interest Mixture and Allegations Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Percentages |
| Reasoning Ability |
Syllogism Blood Relations Direction Sense Inequalities Puzzles Coding-Decoding Ranking Statement and Assumptions |
| Computer Aptitude |
Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers DBMS Internet Networking MS office Input/Output Devices Important Abbreviations |