SBI PO Syllabus 2016 – State Bank of India (SBI) is all set to hold the SBI PO 2016 Recruitment examination.
The Prelims exam will be conducted on 2, 3, 9 & 10 July 2016 and the main exam will be conducted on 31 July 2016.
The complete syllabus of SBI PO 2016 Examination has been listed here.
SBI PO Syllabus 2016
SBI PO Prelims 2016 Exam Pattern
| S.No | Sections | Number of Questions | Total marks | Time allotted (Total 1Hr) |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 |
|
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
SBI PO Syllabus 2016: Prelim Exam
English: The questions in this section will be from following topics:
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Para Jumbles
- Sentence Correction/ Sentence Improvement/Fill in the Blanks
- Spotting Error
Quantitative Aptitude: The questions in this section are asked from following topics:
- Data Interpretation – Line Graph, Bar Graph, Pie Chart, Mixed Chart, Caselet Types
- Quadratic Equation
- Simplification
- Approximation
- Number Series
- Miscellaneous
Other Topics:
- Simple & Compound Interest
- Profit & Loss
- Average
- Age
- Ratio and Proportion
- Time and Work
- Percentages
- Mixture & Allegation
- Partnership
- Boats & Stream
- Permutations & Combination
- Speed time & Distance
Reasoning Ability-
- Puzzle – Floor Based
- Seating Arrangement – Linear/ Circular
- Syllogism
- Inequality
- Input Output
- Coding – Decoding
- Miscellaneous
Other Topics:
- Blood relation
- Distance & Direction Test
- Ranking / Arrangement
- Alphanumeric Series
SBI PO 2016 Exam Pattern: Mains
The main examination of SBI PO is divided into two stages:
- Objective Test
- Descriptive Test
| S.No | Name of section | Number of Questions | Total marks | Time Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 3 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 4 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 3 hours |
Reasoning Syllabus
- Syllogism
- Seating Arrangement – Circular table and Line (North & South).
- Puzzle
- Blood Relation
- Inequality or Decision Making
- Data Sufficiency
- Logical Reasoning
- Input Output
- Number series
- Statement and Argument
- Passage and conclusion
- Coding and decoding
- Order and ranking
- Making judgments
- Reasoning Preparation tips
General awareness
- News related to Reserve Bank of India.
- Banking Awareness
- Financial Awareness (Union Budget/ Railway Budget)
- Economics news
- Current Affairs – Questions can be asked from various fields such as: National, International, Awards, Sports, Defence, Summits, Appointment, Books & Authors and Obituary, etc.
Marketing Syllabus
- Basics of Marketing
- Marketing Strategies
- Market Segmentation
- Marketing Management
- Marketing Mix
- Developing stage of organization
- Brand
- Advertising
- Products Life Cycle
- 4 P’s and 4 C’s of marketing
Computer Syllabus
- Basic of Computer
- Hardware and software
- Operating system
- MS Word and MS Excel
- PowerPoint
- Generation of Computer
- Internet
- Short forms (Eg. Jpeg, mp3, pdf)
- Android and Apple related news
Exam Pattern
Objective Test:
- SBI PO Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks.
- Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive Test by typing on the computer.
- Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
- The objective test will be for 3-hour duration consisting of 4 sections of total 200 marks.
- The Objective Test will have separate timing for every section.
- The candidates are required to qualify in each of the tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
- For every correct response provided, the candidates would be awarded 1 mark and for every wrong response ¼ marks will get deducted. However, no mark will be deducted for any response.
Descriptive Section Pattern:
Along with the objective type question, the Main Exam will have questions in the descriptive format as well. Following are the important points to ponder for the written examination:
- The Descriptive Test will be of 30 minutes duration comprising of 50 marks.
- The test will be of English Language (Letter Writing and Essay).
- The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
- Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in Objective Test.
- This test will judge the writing skills of the candidates.
Number of Attempts in SBI PO examination 2016:
The number of attempts in SBI PO examination has also been included in the notification this year. Candidates who have already appeared for the maximum number of chances permissible are not eligible to apply. The number of chances will be counted from the examination held on 18.04.2010. Appearing in Preliminary Examination will not be counted as a chance.
| Category | Number of chances |
| General | 4 |
| General (PWD) | 7 |
| OBC | 7 |
| OBC (PWD) | 7 |
| SC/SC (PWD)/ST/ST (PWD) | No restriction |
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