10-16-2015, 12:54 AM
SBI PO Phase II Mains Syllabus and Pattern
Important Things to note:
Marks of SBI PO Preliminary exam will not be considered for final selection.
There are 2 parts in the SBI PO Mains examination
Part I is MCQ exam- 200 Questions-200 Marks
Part II is decriptive test
There is negative marketing for wrong answers ¼ mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
SBI PO Main exam contains 4 major topics for the examination. They are
a) Reasoning (High Level)
b) Data Interpretation and Analysis
c) General Awareness, Marketing, Computers
d) English Language
Topic 1- High Level Reasoning
As the topic name suggests, this is the most difficult part of the nut to crack. The questions are expected to be in the highest standard and you need thorugh preparation to clear this part. The Important topics of this section are
Number series
Order and ranking
Blood Relation
Passage and conclusions
Puzzle
Seating arrangement
Input output
Coding-decoding
Data sufficiency
Logical Reasoning
Statement and argument
Making judgements
Topic 2- Data Interpretation and Analysis
You need to build up the ability to analyse the data representations like tables, charts etc to get good marks in this section. Important topics worth considering are
Bar-Graph
Pie-Charts
Case-lets
Table
Line Graph
Combined data set
Probability
Number series
Topic 3- General Awareness
Update yourself with the latest current affairs especially regarding
Banking news,
Budget and Economic Policy,
International Organisations
Current Affairs
Note: Free Online mock test for Current Affairs and Banking Awareness
Topic 4- Computers
Computer Basics
Peripheral Basics
Windows
MS Office
Internet Terminology
Mobile related – Android, IOS
Abbreviations
Latest developments
Note: Free online mock test for Computer Awareness
Topic 5- Marketing
Basics
Recent developments and news related to marketing like product launches, Ads
P's and C's
Strategies
Basics of Organisation
Product life cycle
Marketing process
Topic 6- English Language
Questions will be in moderate difficulty. Things to note are
Comprehension
Errror detection
Fill in the blanks
Cloze test
Jumbled words/ sentences
Note: Free online test for English Language
Part II Descriptive Test
Letter writing
Essay
Precis