SBI PO Exam Pattern 2010

Pattern for the SBI PO exam which is going to held on 18-04-2010.

It consists of two phases:

Phase I: Written Examination consists of objective and descriptive test:

1)Objective Test:

Sr. No	Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Max. Marks
1.	Reasoning(High Level)	50	50
2.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	50	50
3.	GK/Marketing/Computer	50	50
4.	English	50	50

Note: Total of 200 questions are there in objective test with a composite time of 120 minutes. For every right answer you will get 1 mark and for every wrong answer you will lose 0.25 marks. All sections are taken for the merit ranking including English.

How many questions should I attempt in each section?

The below table shows you an example of how many questions should be attempted in order to clear the objective test.

Sr. No	Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Time
1.	Reasoning(High Level)	35	35
2.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	35
3.	GK/Marketing/Computer	40	20
4.	English	30	30

If you follow the above table you must maintain 100% accuracy. If you’re perfect with the third section then you can attempt 40 questions in 20 minutes, bcoz you don’t need to solve the questions.

2)Descriptive Test:

It would consist of four types of questions namely:

i)Comprehension(1Q)

ii)Letter Writing(1Q)

iii)Essay Writing(2Q)

iv)Precis Writing(1Q)

Total of 5 questions each carries 10marks and total of 50marks for descriptive. You will be given 60 minutes.

Note: You have to score a minimum of 40% in both the test (Objective (in each and every section) & Descriptive) for a general candidate. You have to pass both the tests to qualify for the GD/interview round. The Pattern is same for both PO and PO(Rural Business) and same as SBI Associates PO.

Phase II: GD and Interview.

After successfully qualified in the written exam you will have both GD and Interview. The Marks allocated for GD and Interview is 20 and 30 marks respectively, and for the PO (Rural) the marks are allocated as GD – 10marks, Experience – 10marks and for Interview – 30marks.  In this phase also you have to score a minimum of 40% marks for General candidates. Based on the marks of written examination and GD & Interview your selection is made.