SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024, Check Latest Prelims & Mains Exam Pattern

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024: The State Bank of India (SBI) has released the SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024 along with the SBI PO 2024-25 Notification on its official website. The SBI PO selection process consists of three stages including Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Candidates preparing for the SBI PO 2024 exam should carefully review the exam pattern, as it is essential for understanding the important and scoring topics in each section. In this blog, we have provided detailed information about the SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024 to assist in your preparation.

This year, the SBI has made changes in its SBI PO Exam Pattern for Prelims and Mains. In this blog, we have provided the latest SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024-25. Candidates are advised to go through this blog carefully to know the latest exam pattern.

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024

SBI PO Exam Pattern and SBI PO Syllabus 2024 should be reviewed by candidates getting ready for the SBI PO Exam. A more thorough comprehension of the syllabus aids applicants in improving their SBI PO exam preparation. The SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024 is divided into three main sections: reasoning, English language, and quantitative aptitude. Three phases will comprise the SBI PO exam: preliminary, mains, interview, and group discussion. Candidates who want to know the specifics of the SBI PO Syllabus and Exam Pattern for both the Prelims and Mains can read this post.

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024 Overview

The State Bank of India is the organization that conducts the SBI PO 2024 Exam. Candidates who are going to apply for SBI PO 2024 exam. It is important to check the SBI PO Exam pattern Here we are providing the SBO PO Detailed overview of the SBI PO exam pattern 2024:

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024 Overview
Particular	Details
Conducting Body	State Bank Of India
Exam Name	SBI PO 2024
Post Name	Probationary Officer (PO)
Exam Mode	Online
SBI PO Vacancy	600
Selection Process	Prelims Mains Interview
Exam Time Duration	Prelims- One hour Mains- 3 hours 30 minutes (Objective + Descriptive)
No. of Section & Marks	Prelims- Three (100 marks) Mains- Four (200 marks)
Total Questions	Prelims- 100 Questions Mains- 155 (MCQs Questions) + 2 (Descriptive Questions)
Negative Marking	0.25 marks are deducted for wrong answers
Medium of Exam	English and Hindi
Official Website	www.sbi.co.in

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024

The SBI PO 2024 exam consists of three stages:

1. SBI PO 2024 Preliminary Exam:
   • Total Marks: 100
   • Duration: 1 hour
   • Sections:
     • English Language (40 marks)
     • Quantitative Aptitude (30 marks)
     • Reasoning Ability (30 marks)
   • Each section has a time limit of 20 minutes.
2. SBI PO 2024 Mains Exam:
   • Total Marks: 250 (200 for Objective + 50 for Descriptive)
   • Duration: 3 hours for Objective + 30 minutes for Descriptive
   • Sections:
     • Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (60 marks)
     • Data Analysis & Interpretation (60 marks)
     • General/Economy/Banking Awareness (60 marks)
     • English Language (20 marks)
3. SBI PO English Descriptive
   • Descriptive Test:
   • Mode: Online (Typing Test)
   • Duration: 30 minutes
   • Marks: 50
   • Format: Essay and Letter Writing
   • Important Points:
   • There is a sectional timing for each section.
   • Descriptive Test answers are evaluated only if the candidate qualifies in the Objective Test.
4. Group Exercise & Interview:
   • Group Exercise: 20 marks
   • Interview: 30 marks

Note: A negative marking of 0.25 marks applies for wrong answers in both Prelims and Mains.

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024 For Prelims

• The State Bank Of India has released the SBI Clerk Exam Pattern on its official website.
• The preliminary exam will be conducted online with 100 marks and 100 questions in 1 hour.
• For each question wrongly answered by the candidate deduct 1/4 mark.
• SBI PO exam in preliminary exam consists of three sections – Quant, Reasoning and English.
• State Bank of India has removed the sectional cut-off in the preliminary examination.

Name of Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	40	Total Maximum Marks 100	20 Minutes
Numerical Ability	30		20 Minutes
Reasoning Ability	30		20 Minutes
Total	100		1 Hour

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024 For Mains

• The SBI PO 2024 Mains Exam has two parts: Objective & Descriptive Sections.
• The objective part has 4 sections: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness, and English Language. It has to be completed in 3 hours.
• The descriptive part has 2 questions and has to be completed in 30 minutes.
• The objective and descriptive parts are conducted online together.
• For every wrong answer in the objective part, 0.25 marks will be deducted. No marks will be deducted for leaving a question blank or unattempted

(i) Objective Test: The duration of the objective test is 3 hours, and it consists of 4 Sections of a total of 200 marks. There will be separate timing for every section.
Test	Name of the test	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration
I	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	40	60	50 minutes
II	Data Analysis & Interpretation	30	60	45 minutes
III	General Awareness / Economy/ Banking Knowledge	60	60	45 minutes
IV	English Language	40	20	40 minutes
	Total	170	200	3 hours
(ii) Descriptive Paper
Communication Skills: Emails, Reports, Situation Analysis & Precis Writing)		––	50	30 minutes
Grand Total			250

SBI PO 2024 Descriptive Test

1. The 30-minute descriptive paper, consisting of two questions for 50 points, will be an English Language Test (Letter Writing & Essay).
2. Candidates who pass the first two stages of the SBI PO test are then invited to an interview procedure in addition to the main exam and preliminary exam.
3. The final merit list is created using each candidate’s marks in both the main exam and the interview procedure.

SBI PO 2024 Interview Process

The final stage of the SBI PO selection process involves a Group Exercise and Interview. This stage assesses the candidate’s communication skills, leadership qualities, and problem-solving abilities.

Activity	Maximum Marks
Group Exercises	20
Interview	30
Total	50

Key Points:

• Candidates who qualify for the Main Exam are shortlisted for this stage based on merit.
• The final selection is based on the combined score of the Main Exam and Group Exercise/Interview.

SBI PO 2024 Final Selection

The candidates will have to qualify both in the Mains and Interview separately. The marks obtained in the Main Examination (Phase II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Phase III for preparing the final merit list. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added to preparing the final merit list for selection.

SBI PO 2024 Final Selection
Test Exam	Mains Exam	Group Exercise & Interview	Total
Maximum Marks	250	50	300
Normalized Marks	75	25	100

SBI PO 2024 Preparation Tips

Here we are sharing some tips for the SBI PO 2024 Exam. Candidates check and follow these tips:

• Candidates should prepare for each section. Start preparing first for the subjects that are big and difficult so that at the end of the day you have to do revisions only.
• Read daily newspapers  and we provide articles in the vocabulary section candidates read this article and clear your basic knowledge
• Candidates give SBI PO Mock Tests daily and enhance their preparation, find out their weaknesses and work on them.
• Candidates should solve the previous year’s question paper and know the important topics of SBI PO.
• Candidates should make a study plan for SBI PO preparation and follow it day by day.

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