SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025: The State Bank of India (SBI) is scheduled to conduct the Preliminary Examination for the Probationary Officer (PO) recruitment on multiple dates, including March 8th, 16th, and 24th, 2025. As of today, March 12th, 2025, the first shift of the exam on March 16th has yet to take place. In this article, we are providing the overall difficulty level, section-wise breakdown, and the number of good attempts that can enhance the chances of progressing to the next stage. Candidates can check all shift exam analyses in the article below.
Today is the second day of the SBI PO preliminary exam presented a moderate level of difficulty. Candidates preparing for the upcoming shifts should focus on the section-wise and topic-wise weightage to enhance their performance. Candidates bookmark our article to check all upcoming Shift exam analyses.
Candidates appearing for the second, third and fourth shifts of SBI PO Exam 2025 should take full-length mock tests based on the latest exam pattern to get familiar with the difficulty level. Focus on time management, accuracy and speed, as the type of questions may vary in different shifts.
Reasoning Mock Test Challenge
| Reasoning Free Topic Tests | Mock Test 1 |
| Reasoning Sectional Mock Tests | Mock Test 2 |
| Reasoning Free Mini Mock Tests | Mock Test 3 |
| Previous Year Paper | Mock Test 4 |
Quant Mock Test Challenge
| Quant Free Topic Tests | Full-length Mock Test 1 |
| Quant Sectional Mock Tests | Full-length Mock Test 2 |
| Quant Free Mini Mock Tests | Full-length Mock Test 3 |
| Quant Previous Year Paper | Full-length Mock Test 4 |
English Mock Test Challenge
| English Free Topic Tests | Full-length Mock Test 1 |
| English Sectional Mock Tests | Full-length Mock Test 2 |
| English Free Mini Mock Tests | Full-length Mock Test 3 |
| English Previous Year Paper | Full-length Mock Test 4 |
The second shift of the SBI PO Preliminary Exam was moderate. Candidates can check reasoning, quant and english section-wise good attempts and difficulty levels in the table below.
| SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025, 2nd Shift, 16th March: Difficulty Level and Good Attempt | ||
| Section | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts |
| English Language | Moderate | |
| Reasoning Ability | Moderate | |
| Numerical Ability | Moderate | |
| Total | Moderate | |
In the table given below, we have provided the topic-wise number of questions and the level of difficulty of questions in the SBI PO Exam, English Language:
| SBI PO 1st Shift Analysis 2025 English Language, 2nd Shift, 16th March | |
| Topics | Number of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | |
| Word Swap | |
| Error | |
| Column Based | |
| Phase usages | |
| Cloze Test (Moderate) | |
| Para Jumble | |
| Phrase Replacement | |
| Double Filler | |
| Total | 40 |
This section included various puzzles such as circular and linear seating arrangements, floor-based puzzles, and coding-decoding. In the table below, we have provided the topic-wise number of questions and the difficulty level of questions in the SBI PO 2025 Reasoning section.
| SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025, 2nd Shift, 16 March: Reasoning Ability | |
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Parallel Row Seating Arrangement | |
| Age-Based Puzzle | |
| Circular Seating Arrangement | |
| Linear Seating Arrangement | |
| Linear Seating Arrangement | |
| Syllogism | |
| Meaningful Word | |
| Total | 30 |
In the table below, we have provided the topic-wise number of questions and the difficulty level of questions in the SBI PO Numerical Ability 2025.
| SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025, 16th March, 2nd Shift: Quantitative Aptitude | |
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Missing Number Series | |
| Arithmetic(Profit & Loss, Partnership, etc.) | |
| Data Interpretation | |
| Total | 30 |
The first shift of the SBI PO Preliminary Exam on March 16th March 2025 was moderate. Candidates can check section-wise difficulty levels and good attempts in the table below. Overall, attempting between 55 to 63 questions with accuracy was considered a good performance in this shift.
| SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025, 1st Shift, 16th March, Check Difficulty level & Good Attempts | ||
| Section | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts |
| English Language | Moderate | 33-35 |
| Reasoning Ability | Moderate | 20-21 |
| Numerical Ability | Moderate | 18-20 |
| Total | Moderate | 70-75 |
The section featured a Reading Comprehension passage, a Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, and Error Detection. In the table given below, we have provided the topic-wise number of questions and the level of difficulty of questions in the SBI PO Exam, English Language:
| SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025 English Language | |
| Topics | Number of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 7-8 |
| Word Swap | 5 |
| Error | 3-4 |
| Column Based | 3 |
| Phase usages | 4 |
| Cloze Test (Moderate) | 3-4 |
| Para Jumble | 5 |
| Phrase Replacement | 4-5 |
| Double Filler | 3 |
| Total | 40 |
This section included various puzzles such as circular and linear seating arrangements, floor-based puzzles, and coding-decoding. In the table below, we have provided the topic-wise number of questions and the difficulty level of questions in the SBI PO 2025 Reasoning section.
| SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Shift 1, 16 March: Reasoning Ability | |
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Parallel Row Seating Arrangement(14 Persons) | 5 |
| Age-Based Puzzle | 5 |
| Circular Seating Arrangement(9 Persons, Facing Inside) | 5 |
| Linear Seating Arrangement(North Facing, Variable-Fruits) | 5 |
| Linear Seating Arrangement(Variable-Items) | 5 |
| Syllogism | 3 |
| Meaningful Word | 1 |
| Total | 30 |
In the table below, we have provided the topic-wise number of questions and the difficulty level of questions in the SBI PO Numerical Ability 2025.
| SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025, 16th March Shift 1: Quantitative Aptitude | |
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Missing Number Series | 3 |
| Arithmetic(Profit & Loss, Partnership, etc.) | 12 |
| Data Interpretation | 15 |
| Total | 30 |
Candidates appearing for the SBI PO Exam 2025 should reach the examination centre at least 30 minutes before the reporting time. The detailed schedule for each shift of the SBI PO Exam 2025 is provided in the table below.
| SBI PO Exam 2025 Schedule For Pre | |||||
| Exam Date | Activities | 1st Shift | 2nd Shift | 3rd Shift | 4th Shift |
| 8, 16, and 24 March 2025 | Reporting Time | 8.00 AM | 10.30 AM | 1.00 PM | 3.30 PM |
| Gate Closing | 8.30 AM | 11.00 AM | 1.30 PM | 4.00 PM | |
| Exam Starts | 9.00 AM | 11.30 AM | 2.00 PM | 4.30 PM | |
| Exam Ends | 10.00 AM | 12.30 PM | 3.00 PM | 5.30 PM | |
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The difficulty level varies by shift, Candidates can check the shift-wise difficulty level in the article below.
The exam is usually conducted in four shifts across the 8th, 16th and 24th of March 2025.
The subjects include English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability.
Each section has a time limit of 20 minutes, making the total duration 60 minutes.
Candidates can check all the shifts’ exam analyses in the article below.
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