State Bank of India has recently released SBI Clerk 2019 Notification inviting applications for Junior Associate from eligible Indian citizens. Candidates can apply for the post from 12th April 2019 to 3rd May 2019. The first step to start preparing for any exam should be to understand its exam pattern & syllabus first and then following it up with an organised study plan and mock tests. In this blog, we are going to provide you all the details about the SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2019.
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SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2019
Selection Procedure: The SBI Clerk selection process consists of online test (preliminary & main examination) and test of specified opted local language.
Phase-I: SBI Clerk Preliminary Examination
Preliminary Examination (online) consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:
S.No. | 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 |
- Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above.
- There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
- No minimum qualifying marks for individual subject as well as for aggregate (overall) are prescribed.
Phase – II: SBI Clerk Main Exam
The structure of main examination (online objective type) would be as follows.:
S.No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
1. | General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
2. | General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
4. | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
Total | 190 | 200 | 2 Hours40 Minutes |
- Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above.
The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English & Hindi. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Test of Local Language:
Those who qualify for selection and produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be subjected to any Language test. In case of others (qualified for selection), specified opted local language test will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates not found to be proficient in specified opted local language would be disqualified.
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