SBI Clerk Prelims 2021 Section-Wise Attempt Strategy

The SBI Clerk recruitment notification was released in the month of April recently along with the tentative examination dates. As per the notification of SBI Clerk the SBI Clerk Prelims examination is expected to be conducted in the month of June 2021. As far as SBI Clerk Prelims 2021 exam dates and vacancies and other important information is concerned we are mentioning the same below. Moreover, it is time now that aspirants must start learning the concepts and the topics. Here in this article we are with section-wise attempt strategy that may help you in better preparation for the exam:

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SBI Clerk 2021 Vacancies

Year	Number of Vacancies
SBI Clerk 2021 Notification	5000
SBI Clerk 2020 Notification	8,000
SBI Clerk 2019 Notification	8,653
SBI Clerk 2018 Notification	7,200

SBI Clerk 2021- Important Dates

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims	June 2021
SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims	July 31, 2021

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SBI Clerk Prelims 2021 Exam Pattern

Section	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

Note:

• Negative marking of 0.25 mark will be there.
• No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual test OR for aggregate score.
• Approximately 10 times the number of vacancies will be shortlisted for the Mains exam (in each category).

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SBI Clerk Prelims 2021 Section-Wise Attempt Strategy

Along with preparation and revision another important strategy which many aspirants generally don’t give much importance to is the exam attempt strategy. You have prepared and revised for the exam well, however you must even know how to plan your exam attempt right so that you will be able to deliver better along with speed and accuracy in a stipulated time.

Here we are with few attempt strategies tips for each of the three sections of SBI Clerk Prelims exam 2021.

English Language

• This section can be easy or can be very difficult for others. The key to success for this particular section is try and comprehend the questions well.
• Attempt the questions with full accuracy no matter if they are grammar based or vocabulary based etc.
• While attempt this section it is advisable to pick synonyms, antonyms and Fillers from the RC and cloze test type of questions first.
• Error detection, para jumbles and questions on Phrase Replacement can be tricky and time consuming, thus these should be taken in the end.

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Reasoning Ability

• Solve standalone questions including blood relations, syllogisms, coding-decoding first.
• After preparing/revising above topics then go for seating arrangement & puzzle questions and logical reasoning.
• Puzzles and arrangement questions can be tricky and they end up consuming a lot of time, however practicing mock tests may help you in this section.
• Try and attempt this section with accuracy and it will help you increase the overall marks in SBI Clerk Prelims exam.
• It is almost impossible to attempt all questions, so pick and choose questions wisely and skip the ones which are taking too much time.

Numerical Ability

• Choose the topics to attempt first depending upon your strong and weak areas.
• Questions based on inequality based, simplification & approximation, easy quantity comparison and easier data interpretation should be taken up first.
• Arithmetic problems are time consuming and are not direct in nature, thus these are to be kept for last. It is important to comprehend these types of problems well.
• All type of questions come in the exam be it easy, moderate or difficult. It is important to analyze those and attempt questions accordingly.

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No matter what kind of question you attempt first, make sure that the questions you attempt should be accurately done maintaining the speed as both go hand in hand. These are some of the section-wise attempt strategy to be used for the upcoming SBI Clerk Prelims 2021 exam.