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SBI PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Version SBI PO 2026 detailed advertisement CRPD/PO/2026-27/09 and Main Exam information handout · current
SBI Probationary Officer 2026. Prelims 100 marks in 1 hour, Mains 200 marks + 30-mark descriptive, then psychometric test, group exercise and interview (75:25).
Exam facts
- Conducted byState Bank of India (CRPD)
- Age (as on 1 Apr 2026)21 to 30 years (relaxation: OBC 3, SC/ST 5, PwBD 10–15 years)
- QualificationGraduation in any discipline (final-year students may apply provisionally)
- StagesPrelims → Mains (objective + descriptive) → Phase III: Psychometric Test, Group Exercise and Interview
- Final meritMains (230 marks) and Group Exercise + Interview (50 marks) converted to 75:25
- Negative marking1/4 of the marks of the question (objective tests)
- CalculatorAn on-screen calculator is allowed in Data Analysis & Interpretation (Mains)
- Mains cut-offMinimum score in each test, including the descriptive paper
- Shortlisting for Phase IIIAbout 3 times the vacancies, on Mains aggregate
Exam pattern
Prelims (objective)
- English Language40 Qs20 min
- Quantitative Aptitude30 Qs20 min
- Reasoning Ability30 Qs20 min
- Total100 Qs100 marks1 hour
Total marks 100; each section separately timed.
Mains (objective)
- Reasoning & Computer Aptitude40 Qs60 marks50 min
- Data Analysis & Interpretation30 Qs60 marks45 min
- General Awareness / Economy / Banking Knowledge60 Qs60 marks45 min
- English Language40 Qs20 marks40 min
- Total170 Qs200 marks3 hours
Plus a Descriptive Test: 30 marks, 30 minutes, in English only.
Topic-wise syllabus
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Reasoning (Prelims) 11
- Seating arrangement (linear, circular)
- Puzzles
- Inequalities
- Syllogism
- Coding-decoding
- Blood relations
- Direction and distance
- Order and ranking
- Alphanumeric series
- Input-output
- Data sufficiency
Quantitative Aptitude (Prelims) 13
- Simplification and approximation
- Number series
- Quadratic equations
- Data interpretation (table, bar, line, pie)
- Percentage, ratio and proportion, average
- Profit and loss
- Simple and compound interest
- Time and work
- Speed, time and distance; trains; boats
- Mixture and alligation
- Ages, partnership
- Mensuration (basic)
- Permutation, combination and probability
English Language 8
- Reading comprehension
- Cloze test
- Error spotting / sentence correction
- Fillers (single and double)
- Para jumbles / sentence rearrangement
- Word swap and word usage
- Phrase replacement
- Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms)
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (Mains) 15
- Puzzles and seating arrangement (complex)
- Logical reasoning: statement-assumption, conclusion, course of action, cause and effect, arguments
- Machine input-output
- Data sufficiency
- Coding-decoding (new pattern)
- Syllogism, inequality
- Blood relations, direction
- Computer basics and history
- Hardware, memory and storage
- Operating systems and software
- MS Office
- Internet, networking and protocols
- Database (DBMS) basics
- Cyber security and threats
- Abbreviations and shortcuts
Data Analysis & Interpretation 6
- Data interpretation: table, bar, line, pie, mixed, caselet, missing data
- Arithmetic-based DI
- Data sufficiency
- Quantity comparison
- Probability, permutation and combination
- Number series (wrong number, missing number)
General Awareness / Economy / Banking 5
- Current affairs of the last 6 months
- Banking awareness: RBI, monetary policy, banking terms, financial institutions
- Economy and government schemes
- Digital banking and payments (UPI, NPCI, CBS, NEFT, RTGS, IMPS)
- Static GK: HQs, currencies, national parks, dams, important days, committees, books and authors
Descriptive test 1
- Written test in English, 30 marks, 30 minutes; the type of questions is given in each year's information handout
Pattern, marks, timing, age and marking scheme are from the official source: SBI PO 2026 detailed advertisement CRPD/PO/2026-27/09 and Main Exam information handout. Topic lists follow the notification’s syllabus where it gives one; otherwise they are the standard topics asked in past papers. Always confirm with the latest official notification before the exam.
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