SBI PO - June 15, 2014 - Exam Analysis & Expected Cut-Off

SBI PO Exam-2014 flagged off on 14th June, 2014. The format of the test has changed this year
from paper-pencil to computer based test. It is being conducted in two time slots morning and
evening. It will span over a period of four weeks, ending on 6th July, 2014.
In today's post, we are giving the exam analysis of the exam which happened on 15 June, 2014,
both morning and evening shift. We are also providing an analysis on expected cut-off marks. It
will give you a rough idea of the final cut-off, which will be released by the SBI.
The test was divided into two parts. Part A was the objective test and Part B was the descriptive
test. The time allotted for Part A was 2 hours while the time allotted for Part B was 1 hour.
EXAM ANALYSIS:
Part A:
The detailed break down of the paper is as follows:
Section
Reasoning Ability
General Awareness/
Computer/ Marketing
Data Analysis and
Interpretation
English Language
Total

Total
Questions
50
50

Level of
difficulty
Moderate
Moderate

Good
Attempts
34-36
28-30

Good
Score
30-32
24-26

Approximate
time taken
35-40
15-20

50

Difficult

30-32

27-28

40-45

50

Easy
Moderate

35-37

31-33

20-25

127-135

112119

120

200

Reasoning Ability
Questions from Course of Action, Cause and Effect, Data Sufficiency, Statement and Argument,
Higher Reasoning, Input & output, Comparison of rank, Syllogism, Puzzles, all formed a part of
this section. While questions on Syllogisms and Comparison of Rank were easy, questions on
Puzzles and Input & Output were moderate in difficulty. The overall difficulty level of this
section was moderate.
General Awareness/Computer/Marketing
This section consisted of questions from Static G.K. (Banking), Current Affairs, Computer
Awareness and Marketing. Only 5 questions were based on Current Affairs. 15 questions each
were asked to test a students knowledge on Static G.K. (Banking), Computer Awareness and
Marketing Awareness. 5 abbreviations were also asked. Overall difficulty level of the section was
moderate.
Data Analysis and Interpretation

This section was heavily dominated by the questions revolving around percentages. Questions
from Line Graph, Bar Graph, Pie Chart and Table were asked in this section. No question on
probability was asked in this slot. As compared to the last years SBI PO Exam, this section was
lengthier and more difficult.
English Language
The pattern of this section was the same as that of last years. The section comprised of questions
based on Antonyms/Synonyms, Error Spotting, Reading Comprehension, FIB (2 blanks), Parajumbles and Cloze test. The difficulty level of the Reading Comprehensions, which were for 25
marks, was difficult to moderate. The 10 blanks cloze test was a tad bit difficult. The difficulty
level of Error spotting, FIB and Para jumbles was easy to moderate. The overall difficulty level
of this section was easy to moderate.
Part B
Part B of the test was descriptive in nature. There were a total of 5 tasks. Choice of topics was
given for most writing tasks.
Details of this part are as given below:
Topic

Description

Letter writing
Paragraph Writing
Prcis Writing
Reading
Comprehension
Essay Writing

1 letter with a choice of 3 topics (2 informal and the other

formal)
1 task with a choice of 3 topics
1 passage on impact of devaluation on inflation
1 passage with 5 questions
1 essay with a choice of 3 topics

EXPECTED CUT-OFF:

PART - A: Objective Type Paper

Subject

General

Reasoning Ability (Out of 50)

Data Analysis & Interpretation (Out of
50)
General Awareness/Marketing/Computer
Knowledge (Out of 50)
English Language (Out of 50)
Overall Objective Test (Out of 200)

12 - 14
12 - 14

SC/ST/OB
C
9 - 11
9 - 11

12 - 15

9 - 11

12 - 14
78 - 82

9 - 11
68 - 72

PART - B: Subjective Type Paper

Marks
Allotted
10
8
10
10
12

Subject
Descriptive Test (Out of 50)

General
19 - 21

SC/ST/OBC
17 - 19

Disclaimer: All information on cut-offs, analysis, answer key and scores are based on
independent analysis and evaluation made by BankersAdda. We do not take responsibility for
any decision that might be taken, based on this information.
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