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SBI PO last date to apply.

13th may is the last day to apply for the SBI po. Apply online fees is only 600/-. Apply here: http://ibps.sifyitest.com/sbipoapr18/ Level of difficulty will be at par with CET exam with 100 questions to be done in 60 mins with cutoff 47 – 49 out of 100.       SBI 2016 Mains paper SBI PO Mains 2016 question paper pdf with solutions SBI 2016 Prelims paper SBI PO Prelims 2016 question paper pdf with solutions SBI Mocks only program with topic wise tests http://cetking.com/product/sbimocks/ SBI Mocks with shortcuts as well http://cetking.com/product/sbiturbo/ SBI PO Preliminary Round 1 …. How to prepare for SBI PO and important areas to concentrate in last few weeks. SBI PO Syllabus and Important topics – Temperature check Important areas to work on for SBI PO exam. The selection procedure for SBI PO 2015 will be split into three stages: Stage 1 Prelims Stage 2 Phase 1 – Objective and descriptive tests, Phase 2 – Group discussion and interview Stage 3 – GDPI selection Stage I Prelims objective test with 100 questions a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.) – 30 questions b) Test of Quantitative (Maths) – 35 questions c) Test of Reasoning – 35 questions Stage 2 Phase-I consists objective tests for 200 marks and a descriptive test for 50 marks. The objective test will be an online one. Immediately after the online objective test, the descriptive Test will follow. The descriptive test will be in the paper/pen mode. * The Objective Test of 2-hour duration will consist of four Sections with 50 objective test marks each (Total 200 marks). The breakdown is as follows: a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.) – 50 b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers – 50 c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation – 50 d) Test of Reasoning (High Level) – 50 The candidates are required to qualify in each of the tests by securing passing marks, which will be decided by the Bank. SBI PO 2014 Syllabus : A) English Language Syllabus : Reading Comprehension Faulty Construction Jumbled Sentences Close Passages According to the analysis of previous year question paper there were two Reading Comprehensions one of 15 Questions and another had 10 questions.

AREA	No. OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Reading Comprehension	15+10	Moderate to Difficult
Faulty Construction	10	Easy to Moderate
Jumbled Sentences	5	Easy to Moderate
Close Passages	10	Easy

  B) Logical Reasoning Syllabus : Directions & Arrangements (Circular Arrangements) Codes (Sentence Coding) Critical Reasoning Syllogism Analogies (Meaning Based + Logical) Data Sufficiency Sequential Output Tracing Visual Reasoning

NAME	NO.OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Direction & Arrangements	7	Difficult
Sentence coding	6	Easy
Critical Reasoning	10	Easy to Moderate
Syllogism	6	Easy
Analogies	5	Easy
Data Sufficiency	6	Moderate
Sequential Output Training	5	Moderate
Visual Reasoning	5	Easy to Moderate

  C) General Awareness Syllabus : Banking Current Affairs Computer Awareness Marketing

Area	NO. OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Banking	12-13	Moderate to Difficult
Current Affairs	12-13	Easy to Moderate
Computer Awareness	13	Easy to Moderate
Marketing	11	Easy

  D) Data Analysis & Interpretation Syllabus : Quantitative Aptitude Line Graph Pie Charts Bar Charts Tables

AREA	No.OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Quantitative Aptitude	10	Easy
Line Graph	7	Moderate
Pie Charts	6	Easy to Moderate
Bar Charts	7	Easy
Tables	20	Moderate to Difficult

  (ii) The Descriptive Test of 1 hour duration (50 marks) will be of of English Language (comprehension, short precis, letter writing & essay). Descriptive Section Syllabus : Letter Writing Paragraph Writing Essay Writing Precise Writing Reading Comprehension

AREA	No.OF QUESTION	TOPICS
Letter Writing	10	To a branch to close the saving account, To friend to attend a seminar on net banking, To a bank for higher education loan
Paragraph Writing	8	If I were an author, Rural Banking, Impact of autonomy provided to bank
Essay Writing	12	Right to education act, Financial Inclusion, How Technology can help banking sector
Precise Writing	10	Chief Vigilance Officer
Reading Comprehension	10	ATM and its uses

The candidates are required to qualify in the descriptive tests by securing passing marks, which will again be decided by the Bank. Descriptive Test papers of only those candidates, who have scored qualifying marks in the objective tests, will be evaluated. The candidates will be declared as having passed only when they get pass marks (to be decided by SBI) in each section of objective test. The descriptive test will be held for 50 marks with one hour to test for English language skills. In this test candidates need to write comprehension, short precis, letter writing and essay for a given topic. Phase-II: The group discussion will be held for 20 marks after the interview which will be for 30 marks. The candidates who get pass marks in the written test will be called for group discussion and interview. Phase-III: The final selection will be based on the marks scored in the written test, group discussion and interview. The marks will be converted to 100 and the selection will be made from the top-ranked candidates in each category.