SBI PO Syllabus 2015 with Exam pattern
SBI PO 2015
New Revised Pattern and Detailed syllabus: State Bank of
India conducts written examination for Probationary Officer posts. Recently SBI
had released the notification for Probationary officer 2015 exam. From 2015, SBI had changed the pattern of PO exam. Now there will be 3 phases
instead of 2. Phase 1
will be for screening of non-serious candidates to remove the competition.
Phase 2 will be main exam consisting of written as well as
descriptive paper. The biggest
change in SBI PO 2015 exam is that the descriptive test will be
online means candidates have to type the answers in the computer. Those
candidates who qualifies phase 2 are further tested with Group discussion and
Interview. Here we are providing SBI PO exam syllabus 2015 based on new pattern.
Phase-I : Preliminary Examination: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for
100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration
consisting of 3 Sections as follows:
|
Sr. No.
|
Name of test
|
No. ofQuestions
|
Marks
|
Duration
|
|
1
|
English Language
|
30
|
30
|
1 hour
|
|
2
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
35
|
35
|
|
|
3
|
Reasoning Ability
|
35
|
35
|
|
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be short listed for the Main Examination.
Phase – II: Main Examination: 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.
(i) Objective Test: The Objective Test of 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:
a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)
b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing &Computers
c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)
The detailed SBI PO syllabus of each section can be checked from below.
The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 1 hour duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & 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.
