Will there be any changes in SBI Clerk Prelims exam pattern?

SBI Clerk Prelims 2022 exam pattern: Have you begun your preparations for SBI Clerk 2022 Exam? And like every other candidate you might also be thinking of trying your best to clear the exam in first attempt? Are you might also be worried that SBI can make some changes in the upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 exams? Well, one of the most frequently asked questions that often do rounds on the internet among SBI Clerk aspirants are-‘Are there any changes in the SBI Clerk Exam Pattern?’

In this article we’ll know whether there are any changes in the exam pattern or should we expect some.

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SBI Clerk 2022-Important Dates

The detailed advertisement for the vacancies will be published by the State Bank of India on its official website tentatively in April 2022.

Check out basic details about SBI Clerk Recruitment 2022:

Organization	State Bank of India
Post Name	Clerk (Junior Associates)
Vacancy	To be notified
Application Mode	Online
Registration Dates	To be notified
Exam Mode	Online
Recruitment Process	Prelims- Mains
Salary	Rs.19,900/-
Official website	http://sbi.co.in/

Note: The table will be updated soon!

SBI Clerk 2022 Exam Date

Events	SBI Clerk 2022 Dates
SBI Clerk 2022 Notification	May 2022 [1st week]
Start of SBI Clerk Online Application	May 2022
SBI Clerk Online Application Closes	May 2022
Pre-Exam Training	June 2022
SBI Clerk Prelims Admit Card	June 2022
SBI Clerk Exam Date (Preliminary)	July 2022
SBI Clerk Prelims Result	July 2022
SBI Clerk Mains Admit Card	August 2022
SBI Clerk Exam Date (Mains)	August 2022

Will there be any changes in SBI Clerk Prelims 2021 exam pattern?

The State Bank of India (SBI) conducts an annual recruitment program to hire eligible candidates for the Clerical cadre/Junior Associate post for different types of customer-interaction-related jobs. The notification for the SBI Clerk exam 2022 will be released in April 2022 (tentatively). Along with the SBI Clerk notification for 2022, the SBI Clerk exam dates will also be announced. 

Applicants will be required to appear for:

• Phase-I: Preliminary Examination
• Phase – II: Main Examination
• Test of specified opted local language

SBI Clerk 2022 Exam Pattern

Both the SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains exams will be conducted in online mode. Take a look at the SBI Clerk 2022 prelims and main exam patterns. 

SBI Clerk 2022: Prelims Exam

There are 3 sections in the exam – Reasoning Ability, English Language and Numerical Ability. You’ll get 20 minutes to answer each section of the exam. The marks obtained in the preliminary exam are just the qualifying marks for the mains exam. As far as any changes in the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2022 there are none till date.

Check out the exam pattern to get a better idea about the distribution of marks amongst various sections it will test your skills with:

	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 Minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 Minutes
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 Minutes
	Total	100	100	1 hour

Note:

• Each correct answer will reward you 1 mark.
• Each incorrect answer deducts 0.25 marks.
• No minimum marks are prescribed for individual test or for aggregate score.
• Prelims marks will not be considered for final selection.

What is the exam pattern of the SBI Clerk 2022 Mains exam?

SBI Clerk Mains and SBI Clerk Prelims have similar exam patterns, with the only difference that the difficulty level is usually higher for the second stage. Then there are 4 sections, namely- Finance and General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, General English and General Reasoning, and Computer Aptitude. The syllabus is primarily based on 10+2 level subjects. The SBI Clerk 2022 Mains Exam is scheduled for August 2022.

SBI Clerk 2022 Mains Examination will be conducted for a total of 200 Marks. There is a separate marking scheme for individual sections as well.

Take a look at the SBI Clerk Main 2022 exam pattern from the table given below:

S. no	Name of Test	No. 0f Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 Minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 Minutes
3	General English	40	40	35 Minutes
4	General/Financial Awareness	50	50	35 Minutes
	Total	190	200	2 Hours 40 minutes

Note:

• The exam duration is 2 hours and 40 minutes
• There are a total of 190 questions that have to be solved within the allotted time. There are section-wise time duration as well for the Mains.
• The total mark is 200. For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of 1/4th of the allotted marks.

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Changes in SBI Clerk Exam Pattern throughout the years

In 2018, SBI had introduced a 20 Minutes sectional timing for three of the sections. Earlier, most students used to invest around 10 to 12 minutes for English section which was sufficient to clear the sectional cut off. This helped them in saving time and utilizing it by attending to the time consuming sections like Reasoning, which entertains time-consuming topics like puzzles and seating arrangements, but now students get limited time to attend the sections. For many, diligent students, scoring good marks is not a hard task, but still you only have 20 minutes which are very less if you got stuck in time consuming ones.

Mock Tests can be your biggest Savior

In case, the exam pattern changes, Mock Tests will be your biggest savior. Even if the exam pattern changes, it will revolve around the syllabus. Hence, if you’ll keep tracking or covering all the topics that make up the exam syllabus, you’ll always be on the safe side. Increase your speed by taking as many SBI Clerk 2022 Mock Tests as you can but never compromise with your accuracy.