SBI

•   SBI-BANK CLERK
•   SBI –BANK PO (Probationary officer)
•   SBI- BANK SO (Specialist Officer)

SBI - BANK  CLERK

ELIGIBILITY/ EXAM DETAILS

1. The candidate should have a Graduation level degree from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central/State Government.              

2. The minimum age of general category candidates should be 20 years and maximum age 28 years .                                       

3. Under SBI Clerk Reservation Criteria , the upper age limit for reserved category candidates has been relaxed for some specified extent.

According to the SBI Clerk Eligibility criteria, the reserved category candidates get relaxation in upper age-limit as given below:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWD – General	10 years
PWD – SC/ST	15 years
PWD – OBC	13 years

There is also SBI Clerk Reservation Criteria prescribed in the notification for Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen as well as Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and who are not remarried.

EXAM 

DETAILS    

The State Bank of India (SBI) is recruiting  Assistants in Clerical Cadre. SBI conduct only single paper for Clerk and written test include 5 Topics on which questions are asked in papers. Subjects are Quantitative aptitude, Logical reasoning, English language, General awareness and marketing/computer awareness.The candidates will be selected for the said post on the basis of their performance in the online test and the interview.

Pattern of SBI Clerk Exam :

The question paper is made up of five sections  

Quantitative Aptitude:    40 marks (40 questions)

Logical Reasoning:         40 marks (40 questions)

General Awareness:        40 marks (40 questions)

General English:             40 marks (40 questions)

Marketing Aptitude / Computer Knowledge:     40 marks (40 questions)

The paper will be of 2 hours and 15 minutes and candidates will be awarded negative marking of 0.25(1/4) for each wrong answer.

1.Quantitative Aptitude :

1)Number system   

2)Simplifications  

3)Roots & Averages    

4)Surds & Indices 

5)Percentages    

6)Profit & Loss  

7)Ratio& Proportion 

8)Partner ship 

9)Chain rule 

10)Time & work   

11)Pipes & Cisterns   

12)Time & Distances 

13)Problems on trains 

14)Boats & streams  

15)Allegation & mixtures  

16)Simple interest  

17)Compound interest 

18)Stocks & Shares  

19)clocks & algorithms

20)Mensuration 

21)Volume& surface area 

22)permutations& combinations 

23)heights& distances

Data Integration :

1)line graphs      

2)bar graphs            

3)pie charts            

4)Tabulation

2.Reasoning Ability :

Verbal reasoning:

1)Analogy         

2)Coding & decoding         

3)Blood relations          

4)Sitting arrangements

5)Series completion    

6)Syllogisms          

7)Decision making        

8)Statement reasoning

Non verbal reasoning 

1)Analogy   

2)Series completion   

3)Classification

    

3. General English 

1)Vocabulary   

2)synonyms   

3)Antonyms   

4)Word formation  

5)Sentence completion

Comprehension

1)Theme detection   

2)Deriving conclusions    

3)Passage completion   

4)Error detection

5)Passage correction     

6)Sentence correction

Spelling:

1)Grammar        

2)Idioms         

3)Phrases

4. General Awareness:

1)Knowledge of current events

2)Sports , history, geography, culture , Indian constitutions

3)News about technology and researches

4)News on India and its neighboring countries                

5.Marketing Aptitude:

Economy , banking and finance

6. Computer Awareness :

1)Computer hardware     

2)Operating system concepts   

3)Shortcut keys       

4)Ms word, Excel

5)Ms power point, access  

6)Internet & networks  

7)Basic security concepts 

8)Latest technologies

The Objective Test will be online. Immediately after online Objective Test, Personal Interview will be administered. Candidates will have to attend Interview.

SBI -PO (Probationary officer ) 

ELIGIBILITY/ EXAM DETAILS   

Nationality: Indian

Age: Minimum 21 Years; maximum 30 Years The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.                                       

Relaxation of Upper Age Limit 

•   Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe: 35years 
•   Other Backward Classes: 33 years
•   Persons With Disabilities: 10 years 
•   Ex-Servicemen: 35 years 
•   Candidates from Kashmir Division: 35 years

Educational Qualification

The candidate should be a graduate or equivalent. The same should be in any stream from a recognized university with a minimum requisite of 65% average mark for general category 60% for other classes is a must. The candidate selected for the post of Probationary Officer (PO) must also have knowledge about basic computer handling.

EXAM DETAILS

SBI PO exam will be consists of two sections such as Paper –I and Paper –II. First Paper will Carry The 200 marks where second paper will carry the 50 Marks. You will get 2 Hour Time For Fist Paper and 1 Hour Time Second paper.

Paper-I     – Objective type – 200 Marks

Paper II – Descriptive type (Only For those candidates, who have scored qualifying marks in the objective tests ) – 50 Marks                       Group discussion: 20 marks  , Interview: 30 marks

1.Paper- Objective type Syllabus

English Language , Reasoning (High Level) , Data Interpretation , General Awareness + Computer + Marketing Awareness 

1. English 

Comprehension	20 Questions
FaultyConstruction	15
Jumbled Sentences	5
Close Passages	10

2. Reasoning (High Level)

Sentence coding	5 Questions
Input – output	5
Syllogism	5
Puzzle / Seating arrangement	10
Logical Reasoning	15
Data Sufficiency	5
Direction &other problem	5

3. Data Interpretation

Probability	5 Questions
Pie Charts	10
Line Graph	5
Bar Charts	15
Tables	15

4. General Awareness

Banking Awareness	14 Questions
Computer Awareness	10
Current Affairs	16
Marketing	10

2 . Paper II Descriptive Sections Syllabus 

Outline	No of questions	Topic
Letter writing	10	To a branch to close the saving account,To  a friend inviting to attend a seminar on net banking,To a bank requesting for higher education loan
Essay writing	12	Right to education act,Financial Inclusion,How Technology can help banking sector
Precise writing	10	Chief Vigilance Officer
Paragraph writing	8	If I were an author,Rural Banking,Impact of autonomy provided to bank
Reading Comprehension	10	ATM and its uses

Group discussion and Interview -Candidate who have qualified in the written examination will be called for group discussion and interview . Group Discussion 20 Marks   ,  Group Discussion (Rural) 10 Marks , Interview 30 Marks , Experience 10 Marks . The exam will be conducted in various centers in almost all parts of India.                               

FinalSelection: The marks of Group Discussion and SBI Bank PO Interview will be put together and the candidates who secure minimum 40% marks (minimum 35% in case of SC / ST / OBC / PWD) in group discussion and interview will be considered for final selection. The candidate has to pass both in Phase I & II separately.           SBI- Specialist Officer

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

Post	Age Limit	Essential Qualification	Relevant full time post qualification experience
Manager (Law)	35 Years	Graduation with Bachelors degree in Law	Minimum 5 years experience with reputed National or International Law firm(s) of Advocates/Solicitors
Manager	35 Years	·         M.A. in Economics (minimum 55%) with Economics and M.Phil in related area/ MBA (Finance) from a reputed institution. ·         Should hold a proficiency certificate in MS-Office ·         The candidate should have to their credit published work / research papers in the area of finance and banking	5 years' work experience as economist /analyst in a reputed organisation. Those with research experience in the area of finance and banking with application of econometric techniques are also eligible to apply.
Deputy Manager (Economist)	30 Years	·         M.A. in Economics (minimum 55%) with Econometrics / Mathematical Economics and M.Phil in related area from a reputed institution. ·         Should hold a proficiency certificate in MS-Office.	Minimum 1 year work experience as economist / analyst in a Financial Institution / Government / reputed institutions.
Deputy Manager (Security)	35 Years		An officer with minimum 5 years commissioned service in Army / Navy / Air Force or a (Security) Police Officer not below the rank of ASP / Dy. SP with minimum 5 years service in that Rank or officer of identical rank with minimum 5 years service in para-military services. Officers from the fighting arms will be given preference.
Assistant Manager (Systems)	30 Years	First Class B.E. (Computers), B.Tech (Computer Engineering), M.Sc. (Computer Science) or MCAs from Govt. recognized reputed institutes. Govt. recognized reputed institutes work experience may also apply.	Experience in computer programming in a reputed organisation, where available, would be desirable.
Assistant Manager(Law)	30 Years	Graduate with a degree in Law from a recognized university or a Law Graduate who has passed a 5 years integrated law course.	The candidate should be enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council and should have 1.       minimum 2 years active practice as an Advocate OR 2.       2 years combined active experience of practice as an Advocate and in the Legal Department of a Central/State Government or Scheduled Bank/Public Sector  undertaking/Organisation OR 3.      2 years experience as a member of State Judicial Service.
Permanent Part Time Medical Officer  (PPMO)	35 Years	MBBS degree from a recognized university	Minimum 5 years experience as a General Practitioner as on the date of   eligibility reckoned from the date of registration with The Medical Council of India (MCI). (Experience gained during internship will not be counted for eligibility)

Relaxation of Upper age limit

• SC/ST candidates by 5 years; SC/ST - PWD candidates by 15 years
• OBC candidates by 3 years; OBC - PWD candidates by 13 years; Gen - PWD candidates by 10 years.
• Ex-servicemen, Commissioned officers including those ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment.
• By 5 years for selection through written test and interview.
• By 3 years plus period of service in Armed Forces for the selection through interview only
• By 5 years for the posts of Dy. Manager (security) subject to maximum age limit of 40 years.
• Persons domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 by 5 years. No other relaxation in upper age limit is available

EXAM DETAILS- The Syllabus of SBI specialist officer (SO)  is a very crucial part in the examination process and holds a very important place in the journey of candidates who are preparing for the particular exam. All the applicants who are preparing for the exam will be advised to prepare for the exam by consulting the prescribed syllabus as the syllabus of the exam covers the syllabus of mainly four subjects which are as follows:

•   Logical Reasoning
•   English Language
•   Quantitative Aptitude
•   Professional Knowledge

The applicants must ensure that they prepare for the exam in accordance with the subjects mentioned above. As per the notifications released, the entrance exam of SBI SO 2014 will be conducted in online mode on 19 April 2014 and considering there is hardly any time left therefore; the applicants must start with their preparations.

Following is the detailed SBI (SO) Syllabus subject wise:

A). LOGICAL REASONING:

• Alphabet numbers
• Mathematical operations
• Series Test
• Syllogism
• Analogies/Decision making
• Coding/Decoding
• Classification
• Blood Relations
• Odd one out
• Number, Ranking, Time sequence test
• Analytical reasoning
• Cause and effect
• Directions/ distance sens test
• Input and output arrangements
• Seating arrangements
• Coded inequalities
• Decision making
• Statement and conclusion
• Statement and assumptions
• Cause and effect
• Course of action
• Passage and conclusion test
• Assertion and reason
• Statement and course of action
• Non- verbal reasoning will include sense test, odd figures, analogy etc.

B). QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE:

• Number system and simplification
• Number series
• Problem based on numbers
• Decimal fraction
• Simplification
• Ration and Proportion
• Percentage
• Partnership
• Simple Interest
• Compound Interest
• Time and work
• Time and Distance
• Mensuration (2 dimension)
• Speed and distance
• Permutation and Combination
• Probability
• Data Interpretation and sufficiency will include Pie charts, Data table, Bar Graphs, Line graphs, Mixed graphs, case study etc.

 C). ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Identification of errors
• Para substitution
• Para Jumble
• Close test/ passages
• Synonyms/Antonyms
• Sentence completion
• Choosing the appropriate word
• Spelling check

D). PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE:

This section of the syllabus caters to or focuses on the domain of the candidate appearing for the exam. Below mentioned topics are for the IT officer:

• Data Base Management System (DBMS)
• Data Communication & Networking
• Operating system & amp; system programming
• Compiler design
• Software engineering
• Digital electronics
• Computer organization & Microprocessor
• Data structure
• Integrated circuits
• Programming language C, C and OOPS