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SBI PO Syllabus 2020

SBI Probationary Officer ( PO) Syllabus has been well structured by the State Bank Of India (SBI).
The motive of the formation of the SBI PO syllabus is to confine your studies in a definite boundary.
Hence following the SBI PO syllabus 2020 is mandatory for every aspirant since it will make you
understand the requirement of examination. SBI PO syllabus will also help you to strategize your
preparations in the right way. Going through each and every part of the SBI PO Syllabus will help
you to understand your weak areas and you will be able to devote the time for the same. The SBI PO
syllabus consists of quants, Reasoning and English for prelims and an additional subject general
awareness & computer aptitude for the mains examination. This article will help you to understand
the detailed syllabus of SBI PO so that you are updated with recent updates.

SBI PO Syllabus 2020 Prelims

In this article, we will be discussing the SBI PO Syllabus in detail. The SBI PO Prelims Syllabus
consists of 3 sections including Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. All
of these SBI PO Prelims Syllabus sections will be mentioned later in this article along with the no. of
questions expected from each topic, the weightage of these questions has been explained in detail in
the table below!

This is a predicted pattern based on weightage of different topic asked in SBI PO Prelims Exam. This
pattern covers all the topics of SBI PO Prelims Syllabus. It is being expected that SBI PO paper 2020
will be of the same model as mentioned below, however, some changes may appear in the examina-
tion.

SBI PO Syllabus 2020 with Marks Distribution

Section-wise Index of SBI PO Prelims Syllabus & Guide for SBI PO Prelims 2020:

1. Quantitative Aptitude
2. Reasoning Ability
3. English Language

So without further ado, here is the SBI PO Syllabus for Prelims 2020 with Detailed Guide, Tips,
Quizzes. Use this SBI PO Syllabus every time you study.

SBI PO Syllabus 2020 Prelims - Quantitative Aptitude

The SBI PO Prelims Syllabus for Quantitative Ability includes topics like Simplification, Interest,
Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Problems on Ages and more. The no. of questions ex-
pected from each topic, the weightage of these questions has been explained in detail in the table be-
low!

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S. No Topics Weightage Types of Questions

1 Simplification 0-5 Qs BODMAS, Approx.

2 Ratio & Proportion 1-2 Qs Simple Ratios, Compound Ratios.

Questions based on Mixture of two or three quan-

3 Mixture Problems 1-2 Qs
tities and their ratio

4 Number System 0-1 Qs LCM, HCF, Integers, Rational Irrational Numbers

5 Algebra 0-6 Qs Quadratic Equations and Linear Equations.

Problem related to Dishonest Deal-

6 Profit & Loss 1-2 Qs ings, Successive Selling, Partnership & Discount
and MP

Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average

7 Average 1-2 Qs
Money Expenditure, Average Temperature etc.

8 Percentage 1-2 Qs Calculation-oriented basic percentage Questions

9 Time & Work 1-2 Qs Work Efficiency, Work & Wages, Pipe & Cistern.

Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Simple and

10 Interest 1-2 Qs
Compound Interest both & Installments.

Speed, Time & Problems on Trains, Boats, Rivers, Relative

11 1-2 Qs
Distance Speed, Average Speed and Partial Speed.

Permutation & Problems based on Basic Selection and Arrange-

12 0-1 Qs
Combination ment Problems.

13 Probability 0-1 Qs Very basic problems on probability

Problems related to Area, surface area & volume

14 Mensuration 1-2 Qs
of various geometrical shapes

Finding the Missing Term and Finding the Wrong

15 Number Series 5 Qs
Term.

16 Data Sufficiency 0-5 Qs Data sufficiency problems

17 Data Interpreta- 5-10 Qs Pie Chart, Line Chart, Bar Graph, Table and

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tion Caselet.

Comparison of
18 0- 5 Qs General Arithematic Topics.
Quantities

Simplification: (0-5 Questions)

Problems based on BODMAS Rule, Fractions, Percentages, Approximation, Decimals, Surds & In-
dices.
Try these Tips: Simplification using BODMAS Rule

Ratio and Proportion: (1-2 Questions)

Problems based on Simple Ratios, Compound Ratios, Componendo & Dividendo, Proportions etc.

Mixture Problems: (1-2 Question)

Problems based on making a mixture of two or more entities/mixtures.

Number System: (0-1 Questions)

Problems based on Divisibility & Remainder, Multiples & Factors, Integers, LCM & HCF.
Try these Tips: Divisibility Test Trick for Quick Calculations

Algebra: (0-6 Questions)

Maybe 5 Problems based on Quadratic Equations in which two quadratic equations are given will be
asked. You have to determine the relation between x and y. Apart from that Linear Equations ques-
tions based on ages may be asked, Sometimes Inequalities are also asked.

Profit and Loss: (1-2 Questions)

Successive Selling, Partnerships, Discount & MP and Dishonest Dealings.

Average: (1-2 Questions)

Questions on Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average Money expenditure, Average Tempera-
ture etc. You just need to use a single formula i.e. Average = (Sum of Quantities)/(Number of Quan-
tities)

Percentage: (1-2 Questions)

Calculation oriented basic percentage problems.

Time and Work: (1-2 Questions)

Problems based on Work Efficiency, Pipe & Cistern, Work and Wages.
Tips: Shortcut Method for Time & Work Problems

Interest: (1-2 Questions)

Problems based on Simple Interest, Compound Interest as well as mixture of both SI & CI.
Tips: Try this Shortcut for Compound Interest, Try Shortcut for SBI, How to Solve Simple Interest
Problems with Different Rates

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Speed, Time and Distance: (1-2 Questions)

Relative Speed, Average Speed, Problems based on Trains, Boat & Stream.
Try this lesson: How to Solve Average Speed

Permutation and Combination: (0-1 Questions)

Problems based on Basic Selection and Arrangement Problems.

Probability: (0-1 Question)

Very basic problems on probability.

Mensuration: (1-2 Questions)

Problems based on areas of Square, Rectangle, Circle, Semicircle and Parallelogram. Cone and Cyl-
inder also asked.
Tips: The most time-effective shortcut for Mensuration Problems

Number Series: (5 Questions)

Problems based on completing the Series, Finding the Missing Term, Finding the Wrong Term. The
concepts behind this can be based on simple AP, GP, AGP or more complex patterns.

Data Sufficiency: (0-5 Questions)

Data sufficiency problems on almost all topics mentioned above.

Data Interpretation: (5-10 Questions)

Problems come under this chapter are Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables and other miscel-
laneous infographics. Triangular Graph & Radar Graph problems appear rarely. Missing data types
questions are also asked in the exam.
Tips: How to Quickly Solve Pie Chart Problems in DI, How to Solve Maximum-Minimum Problems
in DI, How to Solve Missing Data Type Questions

Comparison of Quantities: (0- 5 Q Questions)

Problems come under this chapter are General Arithematic Topics.

SBI PO Syllabus 2020 Prelims - Reasoning Ability

The SBI PO Prelims Syllabus for Reasoning Ability includes topics like Arrangement and Pattern,
Classification, Analogy, Series, Coding & Decoding, Direction and Distance, Blood Relations, Order
and Ranking and more. The number of questions expected from each topic, the weightage of these
questions and how to approach them has been explained in detail in the table below for SBI PO Pre-
lims Syllabus!

S.
Topics Weightage Types of Questions
No
1 Syllogism 0-5 Qs Conventional, Coded and Reverse.

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Ordering and
2 0-3 Qs Mostly Puzzle on ordering by Age, Floor and Rank
Ranking

3 Inequalities 2-5 Qs General & Coded Inequalities

Coding by Fictitious Language, Coding by Analogy,

Coding & Decod-
5 2-5 Qs coding by words, coding-decoding by letter shifting,
ing
etc.

6 Blood Relations 2-3 Qs Family Tree and Coded Blood Relation Problems

Direction & Dis-

7 2-5 Qs Problems based on Turns, Stops and Angles.
tance

Seating Arrangement, Double Line Up Arrangement,

8 Puzzles 13-20 Qs
Floor Puzzle, Scheduling, Box Based etc.

Coding-Decoding, Scheduling, Seating Arrange-

9 Data Sufficiency 0-5 Qs
ment, Direction and Distance, Blood Relation etc.

10 Input and Output 0-5 Qs Less likely to appear. Conventional or Coded.

Arrangement and Less likely to appear. Number and Letter Based

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Pattern (Based on Series and Groups).

Syllogisms: (0-5 Questions)

Problems with 2-3 statements and 2-3 conclusions. Questions are asked whether the conclusions fol-
low or not. Mostly Possibility based questions are asked. Negative statements and conclusion are al-
so possible (i.e. which of the conclusions DO NOT follow from the given statements).
Tips: Concepts of Syllogisms

Ordering and Ranking: (0-3 Questions)

Mostly Puzzle on ordering by age, floor, rank, boxes of different colours one above another, order in
row etc.
Tips: Tricks for Ordering & Ranking

Inequalities: (2-5 Questions)

Mostly Direct Mathematical Inequalities. There may be 2-3 complex expressions like A > B ≥ C =
D; E < B ≤ F. There may be 2-4 conclusions which are to be deduced from these statements. Coded
inequalities problems may also be asked where relation between alphabets are coded such as A # B
where # iactually codesfor > sign.
Tips: Shortcut Method to Solve Mathematical Inequalities, How to Solve Coded Inequalities

Coding & Decoding: (2-5 Questions)

Less Likely to Appear. Mostly questions on Coding and Decoding in Fictitious Language are asked

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where a few statements are given which are coded in some meaningless language and questions are
based on this code. Possible questions could also include Coding and Decoding by Letter Shifting,
Coding by Analogy and Coding Letters of a Word.
Tips: General Tips for Coding Decoding Part 1, General Tips for Coding Decoding Part 2, Shortcut
for Coding in Fictitious Language, How to Solve Letter Shifting Problems

Blood Relations: (2-3 Questions)

Family Tree and Coded Blood Relation Problems.
Tips: General Understanding of Blood Relations, Understanding Complex Blood Relations
Quizzes: Try this Quiz

Directions & Distances: (2-5 Questions)

A bit difficult problems but can be solved by just plotting all the given information on paper.
Tips: 3 Tricks to Analyze & Calculate Direction and Distance

Puzzles: (13-20 Questions)

Circular Seating Arrangement:

Includes Uni-Directional and Bi-Directional problems (i.e. facing inside, outside or in both direc-
tions). Sometimes, tough Square/Rectangular/Hexagonal Table problems also asked. These questions
may be paired with Blood Relations or some other Double Line-Up information along with Circular
Arrangement information which makes the problem more difficult and time-consuming.
Tips: How to Approach Circular Arrangement – Part I, Part II

Linear Seating Arrangement:

Problems involving single row (usually, facing north/south) or 2 rows facing each other and floor-
based questions. Can include Double Line-Up type problems with information sorting.

Double Line Up:

May have negative information. Requires clean charting, proper technique and step-by-step solving.

Scheduling:
Very similar to Double Line-Up problems.

Grouping and Selection:

Less likely to appear. Problems on teams and committees asked.

Data Sufficiency:(0-5 Questions)

Coding-Decoding, Scheduling, Seating Arrangement, Direction and Distance, Blood Relation etc.

Input and Output (0-5 Questions)

Less likely to appear. Conventional or Coded.

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SBI PO Prelims Syllabus 2020 - English Language

The SBI PO Prelims Syllabus for the English Language includes topics like Reading Comprehen-
sion, Fill in the Blanks, Spellings, Phrase or Idiom Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms and more. The
no. of questions expected from each topic, the weightage of these questions has been explained in
detail in the table below!

Topics Weightage Types of Questions

The passage will focus on topics like moral

stories, humanities (medicine, psychology,
Reading Compre-
7-10 Qs arts, human behaviour, etc.), social issues,
hension
economy, business. Vocabulary based and
Idiom Based Questions.

Questions based on a passage containing a

Cloze Test 5-10 Qs
particular idea. Cloze Test.

Questions based on finding an error in a Sen-

Error Detection 5-7 Qs
tence.

Phrase Replace-
0-5 Qs Questions based on .
ment

Questions covering Grammar and Vocabu-

Fill in the Blanks 0-5 Qs
lary.

Questions based on Para Jumbles, Match the

Verbal Ability 3-5 Qs
Following etc. can be asked.

Fill in the Blanks: (0-5 Questions)

Double Blank type questions. Vocabulary based questions. Answers can be easily picked by elimi-
nating options and understanding context of the sentence.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3, Quiz 4

Reading Comprehension: (7-10 Questions)

Likely the RC will consist of one passage of 7-10 questions. The topics you should look out for are
Banking & Economy, Business, Geo-politics, Governance, Education, Technology, Transport and
Social Issues. If 10 questions are asked then there can be 3-4 questions on vocabulary too.
Synonyms, Antonyms and meanings of Idioms/Phrases are asked in vocabulary based questions.
Theme and main idea based questions are also asked. The fact based and inference based questions
require a thorough reading of the passage and sometimes could be a bit tricky.
Tips: General RC Tips, Speed Reading Techniques, Styles & Tones

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Para Jumbles: (0-5 Questions)

A set of 6 sentences are to be rearranged to form a meaningful paragraph. All questions will be based
on this single test. Sometimes, the correct order is asked and the options will show whether you are
on the right track. The passage can be on any general topic. Use of conjunctions/connectors will be
helpful for attempting these questions.
Tips: 7 Tips for Solving Para Jumbles

Cloze Test: (5-10 Questions)

A single passage with 5 or 10 blanks. Passage could be on any topic ranging from Banking & Econ-
omy to Social Issues. Words are usually easy to moderate and vocabulary based, but there is always
one or two tough words. Understanding the context of the passage will help you solve it easily.
Knowledge of Phrasal verbs will help you.
Tips: 8 Tips to Master Cloze Test

Error Spotting: (5-7 Questions)

Could most probably be grammar based (as vocabulary based error spotting was last asked in 2008).
Long Sentences with error in one part are asked. Important topics covered are: Tenses, Subject-Verb
Agreement, Article-Noun Agreement, Correct Part of Speech, Correct use of Prepositions, Parallel-
ism, Phrasal Verbs, Easily Confusable Words, Contextual Usage, Sentence Construction, Degree of
Comparison, Conjunctions, Finite and Non-finite verbs. Avoid guessing too much in these questions.
Tip: 52 Tips for Error Spotting – Part I, Part II

Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Correction: (0-5 Questions)

Grammar/Vocabulary based. Avoid guessing too much in these questions. The questions some-
times test you on Standard Construction of Sentences, Order of Words, Phrasal Verbs, Homonyms,
etcc
Try these lessons: Easy Tips for Grammar – Part I, Part II, Common Errors in Degrees of Compari-
son

Detailed SBI PO Mains Syllabus 2020

Here is section-wise SBI PO Mains Syllabus for SBI PO Mains 2020:

1. Data Analysis and Interpretation

2. Reasoning Ability
3. English Language
4. General Awareness

SBI PO Mains Syllabus 2020 - Reasoning Ability

The topics asked in the Reasoning section include - Coding Inequalities, Coding-Decoding, Machine
Input-Output, etc. Get the detailed SBI PO Mains Syllabus for Reasoning Ability as given below –

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Topics Weightage

Verbal Reasoning 5 - 7 Qs

Coding - Decoding 0 - 5 Qs

Direction & Distance 0 - 5 Qs

Blood Relation 0 - 5 Qs

Order & Ranking 1 - 3 Qs

Analytical Decision Making 0 -5 Qs

Coded Inequalities 0 - 3 Qs

Syllogism 0 - 3 Qs

Puzzle (Scheduling+ Double Lineup+Floor Puzzle) 10 - 12 Qs

Machine Input Output 3 - 5 Qs

Seating Arrangement 10 Qs

Data Sufficiency 3 - 5 Qs

Total 45 Qs

SBI PO Mains Syllabus 2020 - English Language

Get the detailed SBI PO Mains Syllabus for the English language with the weightage for all the top-
ics by going through the table given below -

Topics Weightage

Reading Comprehension 10 - 25 Qs

Triple Fillers 0 - 5 Qs

Sentence Connector 2 - 4 Qs

Para Jumbles (New Type) 3 - 5 Qs

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Cloze Test (New Type) 2 - 10 Qs

Sentence Correction 2 - 4 Qs

Sentence Completion 1 - 3 Qs

Synonyms/Antonyms (New Type) 1 - 3 Qs

Odd One Out 1 - 2 Qs

Total 35 Qs

SBI PO Mains Syllabus 2020 - General Economy/Banking Awareness

Get the detailed SBI PO Mains Syllabus for the Banking Awareness with the weightage for all the
topics by going through the table given below

Topic Weightage

Banking & Financial Awareness 10 Qs

Static Awareness 5 Qs

Current Affairs 20 - 25 Qs

Total 40 Qs

Note* Question on Static awareness is mostly based on the happening worldwide. For Example.

1. Question on Volcanic Blast that happened on Mount Sinabung, Indonesia was

asked in LIC AAO Mains.
2. Question on Lakhwar Dam, Uttarakhand was asked in LIC AAO Mains because of
being in news for MOU signed by 6 States.

SBI PO Mains Syllabus 2020 - Data Analysis & Interpretation

This section will mostly consist of Data Interpretation questions. Data Interpretation will be asked
on:

• Tabular graph, Line Graph, Pie Chart, Bar Graph, Mix of any two types of DI
(mentioned till now), Radar Graph Caselet, Missing Case DI .

Questions may also be asked from:

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• Data Sufficiency
• Number Series
• Comparison of Quantities
• Probability, Permutation and Combination (A paragraph will be given & then Qs
will be asked based on that)
• Miscellaneous Topics E.g. - Profit & Loss, SI & CI, Mensuration, Boat & Stream,
Ages etc. (Sets of questions can be asked from these topics.)

The important topics are:

Topics

Data Interpretation (Pie charts, Table chart, Bar Graphs, Line charts)

Number system

Approximation

HCF and LCM of Numbers

Problems based on age

Number series

Quadratic Equations

Percentages

Ratio and proportion

Average

Mixture and Allegations

Time and work

Pipe and Cistern

Speed, Distance and time

Partnership

Simple and compound interest

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Permutation and Combination

Profit, Loss and Discount

Mensuration

Data Sufficiency

The various possible questions that can be asked in DI Categories are based on:

• Percentage increase & decrease.

• Percentage less than or more than
• Average
• Ratio
• Total/Difference

SBI PO Recruitment Notification

State Bank of India has released the SBI PO Recruitment Notification 2020, for a total of 2000 va-
cancies. The application process for the SBI PO Notification has started on 2nd April 2020. This
process consists of 3 stages, i.e Phase I – Prelims, Phase II – Mains and Phase III – Group Exercise
& Interview.

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2020

Now that you know about the syllabus, you should go through the exam pattern as well. Analysing
the exam pattern will help you plan your preparation by carefully helping you understand how much
weightage your strong and weak sections hold. Go through the SBI Exam Pattern 2020 to get more
clarity

Exam Specifics of SBI PO 2020

1. BILINGUAL TEST: Every section (except English Language) will be available in

English as well as Hindi. So if you are more comfortable with Hindi, several types
of questions might be easier to attempt in Hindi, than in English.
2. NEGATIVE MARKING: Each wrong answer takes a quarter of the marks as-
signed to that question from your total. The negative marking is small enough
that if you are reasonably sure of an answer, you can take a chance and mark it.
But be careful not to overdo it with guesses. Your accuracy could be the differ-
ence between selection and disqualification.
3. CUT-OFFS: There will be no sectional cut off. There will be sectional time limit in
SBI PO Prelims 2020. Check here SBI PO Cut Off

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