SBI Associate Bank PO - Exam Syllabus & Pattern

STATE BANK OF INDIA ASSOCIATE BANKS PROBATIONARY OFFICER (PO) 2014 SYLLABUS is a very important thing that every candidate has to look into and it is also advisable to the candidates that they must continuously refer to the syllabus at the starting of the preparation and also while the preparation is going on. 

SBI Associates Banks –
1. SBBJ – State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
2. SBH - State Bank of Hyderabad
3. SBM - State Bank of Mysore
4. SBP - State Bank of Patiala
5. SBT - State Bank of Travancore



Name of the Bank
Vacancies
SC    ST         OBC     General   Total   VH   OH
SBBJ
45
71
81
153
350
15
08
SBH
112
157
253
378
900
38
18
SBM
70
69
126
235
500
14
16
SBP
07
56
13
24
100
14
02
SBT
181
180
270
505
1136
15
15
Total
415
533
743
1295
2986
96
59


SBI Associate Banks Probationary officer (PO) exam consists of 2 sections namely: 
1. Objective type paper-I  -  200 Marks
2. Descriptive type Paper-II - 50 marks

Syllabus includes of the following section:
1. Reasoning (HIGH LEVEL)
2. Data Interpretation
3. English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc)
4. General Awareness + Computer + Marketing Awareness

The above mentioned sections are from the Objective paper of the Exam whereas; the Descriptive paper also includes the English Language.

Below mentioned is the detailed syllabus of SBI PO Associate Banks 2014 syllabus:

Objective type paper-I  200 Marks

A). ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS OF SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS PO 2014:

According to the analysis of previous year question paper there were two Reading Comprehensions.
AREA
NUMBER OF QUESTION
DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Reading Comprehension
10+10
Moderate to Difficult
Faulty Construction
15
Easy to Moderate
Jumbled Sentences
5
Easy to Moderate
Close Passages
10
Moderate

B). REASONING SYLLABUS OF SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS PO 2014:

NAME
NUMBER OF QUESTION
DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Input - output
5
Difficult
Sentence coding
5
Easy
Logical Reasoning
15
Easy to Moderate
Syllogism
5
Moderate
Puzzle / Seating Arrangement
10
Moderate
Data Sufficiency
5
Moderate
Direction &other problem
5
Easy to Moderate

C) GENERAL AWARENESS SYLLABUS OF SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS PO 2014
Area
NUMBER OF QUESTION
DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Banking Awareness
14
Moderate to Difficult
Current Affairs
16
Easy to Moderate
Computer Awareness
10
Easy to Moderate
Marketing
10
Moderate


D) DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION SYLLABUS OF SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS PO 2013

AREA
NUMBER OF QUESTION
DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Probability
5
Easy to Moderate
Line Graph
5
Moderate
Pie Charts
10
Moderate to Difficult
Bar Charts
15
Easy
Tables
15
Moderate to Difficult

DESCRIPTIVE SECTION SYLLABUS OF SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS PO – 50 Marks

1. Letter Writing
2. Paragraph Writing
3. Essay Writing
4. Precise Writing
5. Reading Comprehension

AREA
NUMBER OF QUESTION
TOPICS
Letter Writing
10
To a branch to close the saving account, To friend to attend a seminar on net banking, To a bank for higher education loan
Paragraph Writing
8
If I were an author, Rural Banking, Impact of autonomy provided to bank
Essay Writing
12
Right to education act, Financial Inclusion, How Technology can help banking sector
Precise Writing
10
Chief Vigilance Officer
Reading Comprehension
10
ATM and its uses




Note: Above exam pattern & syllabus is based on the 2012 - SBI Associate Banks PO Exam.


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