SBI Clerk Syllabus 2020
State Bank of India (SBI) issued Prelims and Mains Exam Syllabus for Clerk Recruitment 2020. The SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 will be held in February/March. The questions will be asked in the preliminary exam from Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language sections. Candidates who would qualify the Prelims will be called for the SBI Clerk Mains 2020. The Syllabus of SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains is different.
The SBI Clerk recruitment is carried out in phases such as Prelims, Mains and Local Language Test. The SBI Clerk Syllabus is different for all these phases. In the SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Exam, the questions are asked from Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language. On the other hand, in the SBI Clerk Mains 2020 exam, questions are asked from General/Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning/Computer Aptitude. In each of these sections, the questions are asked from the wide range of topics that are included in the SBI Clerk Syllabus for Prelims and Mains. Candidates should give equal weightage to each and every topic while preparing for the SBI Clerk exam.
Selection Process: The Clerks or Junior Associates form the backbone of the Indian banking system and the SBI is also not an exception to it. The SBI clerks carry out the daily routine work in a bank and are indispensable in the efficient working of the banks. The clerical cadre remains at the cutting edge and have the daily face to face interaction with the customers of the bank and are responsible for overall business activities of the bank. SBI Clerks (Junior Associates) are responsible for all client interactions and related operations. The selection of the SBI Clerks is carried out to judge the candidates’ proficiency in all these fields. The selection process of SBI Clerk consists of three phases:
I. Preliminary Examination
II. Main Examination
III. Test of Specified Opted Local Language
SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus 2020:
| English Language | Reasoning Ability | Numerical Ability |
| Reading Comprehension (including questions on antonym and synonyms)
Cloze Test Phrases and Idioms Fill in the Blanks Spelling Error/Error Detection One word Substitution Sentence Correction Error Detection Para Jumbles/ Sentence rearrangements Irrelevant Statements |
Puzzles – Seating Arrangement, Circle-based, Box-based, Square-based
Alphanumeric/Numeric Series Coding-Decoding Word Formation Venn Diagram Analogy Data Sufficiency Direction and Distance Blood Relations Verbal reasoning Non-Verbal Reasoning Syllogism Input-Output |
Data Interpretation (Pie charts, Table chart, Bar Graphs, Line charts)
Number System Quadratic Equation Simplification Approximation HCF and LCM of Numbers Speed, Distance and Time SI & CI Averages Percentage Ratio and Proportion Problems based on age Time and Work Problem on Ages |
SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus 2020: The SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus is provided below of General/Financial Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning/Computer Aptitude and General English. The Syllabus contains topics from which the State Bank of India sets the SBI Clerk Question Paper.
A. General / Financial Awareness: This section can be divided into three parts i.e. Current affairs, banking awareness and static GK questions. The current affairs questions cover the last 6 months events of both national and international importance. Static GK Questions will be from country and capital, airports, ports in India, tallest and biggest in India and the world, first in the world as well as in India, etc. Banking Awareness part will cover banking in India, banking terminology, bank headquarters, slogans of banks, regulatory bodies in India, the Main function of RBI etc.
- Current affairs related to national and international issues of the last 6 months.
- Main functions of RBI
- Overview of the Indian Financial System
- History of the Indian banking system.
- Fiscal and Monetary policy
- Work and responsibilities of National financial institutions like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC (Financial Stability and Development Council )etc and of International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UNO, SWIFT(The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), IBA, United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), Bank Board Bureau(BBB) Bank for International Settlements (BIS)etc.
- International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UN, WTO, etc.
- Abbreviations and Economic terminologies
- Banking Terms like NPA, Current Account and Savings Account (CASA), Capital to Risk (Weighted) asset ratio (CRAR).
- Important Government Schemes
- Important National and International days
- Sports
- Indian Constitution
- Culture of India
- Currency of countries etc
- Awards and Honours
B. Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude: The questions asked from this section are from the given topics:
- Seating arrangement (Circular+ Linear)
- Logical Reasoning
- Data Sufficiency
- Alphanumeric Series
- Puzzle
- Coding-decoding
- Inequalities
- Input-Output
- Blood Relation
- Ranking
- Direction and Sense
- Series
C. Computer Aptitude:
- History of computers
- Input and Output devices
- Hardware and software
- Windows operating system
- Internet terms and services
- Basic Functionalities of MS-Office( MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint)
- Computer Abbreviations
- Logic gates
- Networking and communication
- Database Management system
- Hacking, Security Tools and Viruses
- Shorty Keys
- Modern Day Technology
D. Quantitative Aptitude: This section covers the following topics:
- Data Interpretation( Pie charts, Table chart, Bar Graphs, Line charts)
- Number system
- Approximation
- HCF and LCM of Numbers
- Problems based on age
- Percentages
- Ratio and proportion
- Average
- Mixture and Allegations
- Time and work
- Pipe and Cistern
- Speed, Distance and time
- Partnership
- Simple and compound interest
- Permutation and Combination
- Profit, Loss and Discount
- Mensuration
- Data Sufficiency
E. General English: The SBI Clerk question paper of English Language would be set on topics such as:
- Reading Comprehension (including questions on antonym and synonyms)
- Cloze Test
- Sentence Improvement
- Para Jumbles/ Sentence rearrangements
- Spotting Errors
- Double Fillers (Sentence Completion)
- Phrase Replacement
- Irrelevant Statements
- Main Idea of Passage