Syllabus , Book and Study Plan for SBI PO exam

SBI PO 2014 notification is announced and online examination will be held in the month of June. So, you have two months to prepare for the exam.  two months seems like a little time so you prepare with suitable study plan.For any examination, practice has to be focused and in line with the requirements. A professional guidance in understanding the areas which require practice will go a long way in making one better equipped to crack the bank examination. Practice makes a man perfect it is said and this is definitely not without reason. More the time spent in practicing, better is the efficiency in the examination. Higher the efforts prior to the examination, better is the efficiency during the examination.

SBI PO exam Syllabus :

1. Objective Tests of 200 marks ---- 2 hrs.

2. Descriptive Test of 50 marks ----- 1 hr.

The Objective Test will be in online mode, immediately after you have to give Descriptive Test. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive Test on paper/Pen mode.

There are four section in first paper 

1. Reasoning (High Level):  It consist following sub topics 

• Syllogism: 5 Qs
• Data Sufficiency: 5 Qs
• Miscellaneous – 5 Qs
• Inequality or Decision Making: 5 Qs
• Seating Arrangement/ Puzzle Test: 15 Qs
• Input Output: 5 Qs
• Logical Reasoning: 10 Qs.

Tips :

• Be mentally alert in reading the question
• Think logically for answers
• Practice similar questions from previous model papers/ previous year exam papers.

2. Data Analysis & Interpretation:

To score good marks in this section, you have to be quick in solving mathematical calculations. You should have good command on topics like Ratio, Percentage, and Average as in D.I. section mostly questions come on the basis of these topics.

3. English Language

SBI PO English paper is tough, if we compare with other competitive exams.Focus on English grammar & its deep concepts like verbs, adverbs, adjectives, noun, pronoun etc. And a good command on vocabulary would help you overcome the questions asked in the paper.

4. General Awareness/Marketing/Computer Knowledge: This is the easiest section in SBI PO Exam.

For GK, please read the newspaper daily and make a notebook for that and note down the important news which is relevant for exam. 

5. Descriptive: Descriptive paper contains, Letter Writing, Precise Writing & Questions based on comprehension passage.

This section is really concern for many candidates who do not have good writing skills and they fear while attempting this section. Many candidates don’t know what to write and how to give answers of the questions in descriptive paper.

You have to answer 200 questions with accuracy in 2 hours, which required good speed. But it is not possible to answer all the 200 questions in given stipulated time.

Strategy and Study Plan for SBI PO: 

1. For improving your speed just buy Online Mock Test Series for SBI PO exam because this time SBI is going to conduct online written exam.

2. You can also buy books of previous year question papers, Model Practice sets so that you will get an idea about the pattern and types of questions which was asked in previous years SBI PO exam.

3. Now, this is the easiest part of your preparation, as everyone knows that the only way to improve your speed is by PRACTICE.

Best Book for SBI PO :