SBI Clerk Important Books and Online Resources: SBI Clerk 2022

SBI Clerk Important Books and Online Resources: SBI is India’s largest and most esteemed banking and financial services company, and as we all know, it holds competitive exams every year as part of its recruitment strategy. It’s the most sought-after career option due to job security, best-in-class salaries, flexible working hours, and many more perks.

With SBI announcing a lot of vacancies every year, all aspirants will be hustling and grinding out every possible opportunity to get an advantage over others.  But don’t worry, we have you covered, as we’ve compiled a set of SBI Clerk important books and online resources to refer to so that you can bolster your preparation for the exam and get an all-important edge over other candidates. 

SBI Clerk Important Books Complete List 2022

Subject	Preferred Books by toppers
Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation Decoded by Oliveboard
	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Agarwal
	Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
	Magical Book on Quicker Mathematics by M Tyra
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	Puzzle Mania By Oliveboard
	A Modern Approach to Verbal and non-verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal.
	New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal by BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwali
	Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
English Language	English Simplified By Oliveboard
	High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin
	Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
General Banking Awareness	Manorama Year BookLucent General Knowledge
	Oliveboard Monthly BOLT
Computer Awareness	Objective Computer by Arihant Publication

SBI Clerk Exam-Pattern 2022

First, let’s look at the pattern of the examination:

The SBI Clerk Exam has mainly 2 stages:

• Stage I: Preliminary Exam (Qualifying)
• Stage II: Main Exam

The Preliminary Examination

The preliminary exam is divided into 3 sections, i.e. English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability follow:

Section	Questions	Marks	Time
English Language	30	30	20 Mins
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 Mins
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 Mins
Total	100	100	1 Hour

The Main Examination

The Main exam is divided into 4 sections General/Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude.

Section	Questions	Marks	Time
General/Financial Awareness	50	50	35 Mins
General English	40	40	35 Mins
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 Mins
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 Mins
Total	190	200	2 Hours 40 Mins

Important Books for SBI Clerk 2022 Exam Preparation

Selecting the best books is important in order to clear the SBI Clerk exam 2022. So here we have compiled a list of best books recommended by toppers to clear the SBI Clerk Exam. Let’s look at the books that will guide us best on these topics.

1. English Language & General English

Books	Author
English Grammar & Composition	Wren & Martin
Objective English	SP Bakshi
Plinth to Paramount	KD Publication
Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
Bank Clerk English Language Chapter-wise Solved Questions	Kiran Prakashan

For this section, you will need to have strong reading skills and you need to be well equipped with grammar. Keep reading articles from newspapers, books, blogs, and other content to improve your reading skills.

 2. Numerical Ability & Quantitative Aptitude

Books	Author
Quantitative Aptitude	RS Agarwal
Data Interpretation	Arun Sharma
Magical Book on Quicker Mathematics	M. Tyra
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic	Rajesh Varma
Topic-wise Solved Papers for IBPS/SBI PO/Clerk Prelims/Mains Quantitative Aptitude	Disha Experts

For this section, you need to have a stronghold on your basic mathematics. The books mentioned above will give you sufficient practice and will cover all the topics required for the examination:

3. Reasoning Ability

Books	Author
Test of Reasoning	Edgar Thorpe
A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	RS Aggarwal
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal	Arihant Publications
Analytical Reasoning	MK Pandey
Bank Clerk Reasoning Chapter-wise Solved Papers 2003 – Till Date	Kiran Prakashan

The books mentioned above will help you improve and build your analytical skills. Go through all the concepts thoroughly. The exam usually has reasoning ability questions of a moderate level but has a high level of analytical questions in the main exam. So, it’s time to sharpen up those minds!

4. General/Financial Awareness

This is a topic which you will find in the Mains exam.

Books	Author
Objective Banking & Financial Awareness	Dhankar Publications
Banking Awareness (English, Paperback)	RPH Editorial Board
Banking Awareness (Objective with Subjective)	Sangram Keshari Rout

• Manorama Yearbook
• Lucent’s General Knowledge
• Pratiyogita Darpan

Make sure you go through some of these books and improve your knowledge on current affairs for at least the last 12 months.

5. Computer Aptitude

• Objective Computer Awareness for General Competitive Exams by Arihant Publishers
• Computer Fundamentals by PK Sinha

Online Resources for SBI Clerk 2022 Exam Preparation

In today’s world, there are ample amount of resources available online. A few recommended ones are listed below.

• Online Mock Tests: Practice as many SBI Clerk 2022 Mock Tests as you can. Try a Free Test at Oliveboard.
• EBooks: Refer to informative eBooks for preparation. This especially helps a lot for GK preparation.
• YouTube Channels: There are various YouTube channels that help candidates with exam preparation for banks. We upload informative videos on our YouTube channel regularly for assistance. Subscribe to our channel for regular updates.

SBI Clerk Preparation Tips 2022

Here are a few tips and tricks to clear the SBI exam. 

1. Dedicate one hour daily to reading newspapers
2. Dedicate time for revising and practicing shortcut tricks for Quant.
3. Build up your vocabulary and General Awareness on a daily basis
4. Keep proper track of your speed and accuracy
5. Practice sectional tests and quizzes
6. Attempt mock tests as often as you can
7. Go through the SBI Clerk Previous Year paper to get familiar with the exam pattern and type of questions.

Hope this helps you reach your goal. All the best 🙂

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