• Candidate must be a graduate degree in any discipline.
• Must have secured at least 50% in class 10 and degree courses from a recognized university.
• Candidates in the final year of their degree can take the exam but they must produce proof of passing the exams with at least 50% marks at the time of joining.
To qualify SBI Clerk exam, you must be of 20 years of age or above and must not exceed 28 years of age. If you belong to a reserved category, then peruse the below table to know the age relaxation of your category.
| Category | SBI Clerk Age
Relaxation |
| OBC | 3 years |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| PwD (General) | 10 years |
| PwD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
Jammu and Kashmir state domicile between January 1, 1980 | 5 years |
Candidates are selected based on both Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam. It is compulsory for a candidate to clear the Preliminary Exam in order to move to Mains Examination.
| Section | No. of Question | Total Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| TOTAL | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| Section | No. of | Total | Duration |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 hours 40 minutes |
• No Interview is conducted for final selection through SBI Clerk. The final selection is based on the score of the SBI Clerk Mains Exam.
• SBI Clerk Exam has no sectional cut-off in both its Preliminary Exam as well as Mains Examination.
| Sections | Syllabus |
| English
language | • Reading Comprehension • Cloze Test • Fill in the Blanks • Error • Sentence Rearrangement • Para Jumble • Antonyms and Synonyms • Match the Following • Sentence Connector • Odd one out |
| Numerical ability | • Data Interpretation • Profit and Loss • Simple Interest Compound Interest • Percentage • Speed, Time, and Distance • Time and Work • Number series • Approximation • Quadratic Equations • Partnership • Mixture and Allegations • Ratio and Proportion • Average |
| Reasoning ability | • Coding-Decoding • Seating Arrangement • Puzzle • Statement and Assumptions • Ranking • Blood Relation • Direction Test • Inequalities • Alphanumeric series • Series • Syllogism • Logical reasoning |
| Section | Syllabus |
| General
/ Financial awareness | • Current Affairs- India and Intonations • Awards and Awardees • National Parks and Sanctuaries • Dance forms • Country and Currency • Central and State Government • Government schemes • Fiscal and Monetary Policy • Financial Policy • Banking and Finance Related Terms • Abbreviations • Important days and events • Indian Constitution |
| General English | • Reading Comprehension • Cloze Test • Fill in the Blanks • Error • Sentence Rearrangement • Para Jumble • Antonyms and Synonyms • Match the Following • Sentence Connector • Odd one out |
| Quantitative aptitude | • Data Interpretation • Profit and Loss • Simple Interest • Compound Interest • Percentage • Speed, Time, and Distance • Time and Work • Number series • Approximation • Quadratic Equations • Partnership • Mixture and Allegations • Ratio and Proportion • Average • Pipe and Cistern • Upstream and downstream. |
| Reasoning ability and
computer aptitude | • Coding-Decoding • Seating Arrangement • Puzzle • Statement and Assumptions • Ranking • Blood Relation • Direction Test • Inequalities • Alphanumeric Series • Series • Syllogism • Logical Reasoning • Machine Input and Output |
