SBI PO Exam Pattern: State Bank of India Probationary Officer Exam Pattern consists of three Phase- phase I, Phase II and Phase III.
SBI PO Phase-I Exam :
Phase I consists of Preliminary Examination of Objective Type of 100 marks(online). This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follow:
| S.No. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 hour |
SBI PO Phase- II Exam: Main Examination (250 marks) consisting of Objective Tests and Descriptive Test.
(i). Objective Tests (200 marks): The objective test of 3 hours duration consist of 4 Sections for total 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section as follows:
| Sl | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| 2. | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 3. | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 4. | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| 5. | Total | 155 | 200 | 3 hours |
The candidates are required to qualify in the Objective Tests by securing passing marks, in each of the tests, to be decided by the Bank on the basis of the performance of all the competing candidates taken together in each test to a minimum required level for each category.
(ii). Descriptive Test (50 marks): The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).
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