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SBI PO 2026: Exam Pattern & Syllabus
SBI PO 2026: Exam Pattern & Syllabus
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 recruitment process is highly competitive and is conducted in three comprehensive phases: Phase I (Prelims), Phase II (Mains), and Phase III (Psychometric Test, Group Exercise & Interview).
Phase I: Preliminary Examination (Qualifying)
The preliminary examination is an online objective test. There is no sectional cut-off, but candidates must meet an overall cut-off. A penalty of $0.25$ marks applies for every incorrect answer.
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Section
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Number of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Sectional Duration
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English Language
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40
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40
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20 Minutes
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Quantitative Aptitude
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30
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30
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20 Minutes
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Reasoning Ability
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30
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30
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20 Minutes
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Total
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100
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100
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1 Hour
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Phase II: Main Examination (Objective + Descriptive)
The Mains exam consists of an Objective Test (200 marks) immediately followed by a Descriptive Test (30 marks). Note that a negative marking of $0.25$ marks applies to the objective sections.
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Test Type
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Section / Subject
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Questions
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Max Marks
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Duration
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Objective
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Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
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40
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60
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50 Minutes
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Objective
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
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30
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60
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45 Minutes
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Objective
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General/Economy/Banking Awareness
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60
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60
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45 Minutes
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Objective
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English Language
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40
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20
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40 Minutes
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Descriptive
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English Language (Email, Situation Analysis, Report/Précis)
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3
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30
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30 Minutes
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Grand Total
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Objective + Descriptive
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173
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230
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3 Hours 30 Mins
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Phase III: Psychometric Test, Group Exercise & Interview
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Evaluation Component
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Maximum Marks
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Psychometric Test
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Qualifying (Personality Profiling)
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Group Exercise (GE)
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20 Marks
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Personal Interview (PI)
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30 Marks
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Total Phase III Marks
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50 Marks
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Prelims Syllabus
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Section
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Key Topics & High-Weightage Chapters
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Reasoning Ability
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Puzzles & Seating Arrangement (Linear, Circular, Square, Floor, Box, Scheduling), Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Inequality, Alphanumeric Series, Input-Output, Data Sufficiency.
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Quantitative Aptitude
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Data Interpretation (Bar, Line, Pie, Tabular, Caselets), Arithmetic Word Problems (Percentage, Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time-Speed-Distance, Mixture & Allegation, Partnership), Number Series, Quadratic Equations, Simplification/Approximation.
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English Language
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Reading Comprehension (Inference, Theme, Tone), Cloze Test, Error Spotting / Sentence Correction, Para Jumbles, Fill in the Blanks, Word Swap, Phrase Replacement, Vocabulary.
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Mains Syllabus
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Section
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Core Topics Covered
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
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Advanced DI (Missing DI, Radar charts, Caselets, Table/Bar/Line/Pie Graphs), Data Sufficiency, Advanced Arithmetic Applications, Probability, Permutation & Combination.
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Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
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Reasoning: High-Level Puzzles & Seating Arrangements, Critical Reasoning (Statement-Assumption, Cause & Effect, Course of Action, Decision Making), Input-Output, Advanced Coding-Decoding.
Computer Aptitude: Computer Fundamentals, Networking, Operating Systems, Cyber Security, MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT), Memory & DBMS Basics.
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General / Economy / Banking Awareness
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Current Affairs (Latest 6 months), Banking & Financial Awareness, RBI Policies & Regulations, Important Government Schemes, Static GK, Economic Concepts, Principles of Insurance.
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English Language (Objective)
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Advanced Reading Comprehension, Paragraph Completion, Contextual Grammar, Double Fillers, Sentence Connectors, Match the Column.
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Descriptive Test
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1. Email Writing: Official/Business/Customer correspondence.
2. Situation Analysis: Analysing standard business or banking scenarios.
3. Report or Précis Writing: Summarising editorial/economic passages or formal report drafting.
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