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SBI PO Mains Exam Syllabus 2025: The State Bank of India (SBI) prescribes the syllabus for SBI PO Mains. Candidates appearing for the Mains exam should go through the syllabus. It will help them know all the topics that are asked in the exam. Furthermore, it will help them know the topics that have a higher chance of being asked in the exam.
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Candidates should check the syllabus and exam pattern to make a study plan and adhere to it strictly. The SBI PO Mains objective test consists of four subjects, i.e., Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness, and English Language. In this article, we have provided the subject-wise SBI PO syllabus. Thus, scroll down to check the same.
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The exam syllabus for SBI PO Mains exams is released along with the official notification for the SBI PO exam. The SBI PO Mains exam consists of 5 sections. Before dwelling into the detailed syllabus let us have a look at the different sections included in the exam below:
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The detailed syllabus of English Language for the SBI PO Mains exam has been aligned in the table below:
| Topics | Sub-topics |
|---|---|
| Fill in the Blanks | Double blank type questions. Vocabulary-based questions. Answers can be easily picked by eliminating options and understanding the context of the sentence |
| Reading Comprehension | Likely the RC will consist of one passage of 10 questions, including 3-4 questions on vocabulary. The topics candidates should look out for are moral stories, banking & economy, business, education, technology and social issues. Synonyms, antonyms and meanings of phrases will be asked in vocabulary-based questions. Theme and main idea-based questions can also be asked. |
| Para Jumbles | A set of 6 sentences will be given to be rearranged and form a meaningful paragraph. All questions will be based on this single test. |
| Cloze Test | A single passage with 5 or 10 blanks. Passage could be on any topic ranging from banking & economy to social issues. Words are usually easy to moderate, but there are always one or two tough words. |
| Error Spotting | Questions in this category could be asked either from the grammar or vocabulary section. Important topics covered under this are tenses, subject-verb agreement, article-noun agreement, correct part of speech, correct use of prepositions, parallelism, phrasal verbs, easily confusable words, contextual usage, sentence construction, degree of comparison, conjunctions, finite and non-finite verbs. |
| Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Correction | Mostly grammar-based- The questions sometimes test a candidate’s standard construction of sentences, the order of words etc. |
| Phrase Idiom Meaning | The phrases will be given and the candidate will need to select the correct meaning of the given phrase |
| Sentence/ Paragraph Completion | Candidates will be given an incomplete long sentence with four options to choose from to complete the sentence meaningfully. |
| Spellings | Candidates will have to choose the word that is correctly spelt or wrongly spelt from the given options. |
The detailed syllabus of Reasoning Ability for the SBI PO Mains exam has been aligned in the table below:
| Topics | Sub-topics |
|---|---|
| Coding & Decoding | Coding and decoding by letter shifting, coding by analogy, and coding letters of a word |
| Inequalities | Direct mathematical inequalities problems |
| Ordering and Ranking | Arranging by age, floor, rank, the order in a row, etc. |
| Directions & Distances | Simple problems can be solved by just plotting all the given information on paper. |
| Arrangement & Pattern | Random sequence of alphabets, number arrangements and dictionary or alphabet-based arrangements |
| Analogy | Meaning based, letter-based and number-based questions |
| Classification | Letter-based and meaningful words based questions- can also be GK based |
| Syllogisms | Problems with numerous statements and multiple conclusions can be dealt with. Questions are asked whether the conclusions follow or not. Mostly possibility based questions will be asked. |
| Blood Relations | Question-related to family and coded blood relation |
| Input-Output | Words and numbers are arranged based on some pattern which is to be identified and applied to the question statements to arrive at the output. |
| Data Sufficiency | Blood relations, ordering & ranking, coding in fictitious language, circular arrangements, directions & distances, ages & birthdates |
| Circular Seating Arrangement | This concept basically includes unidirectional and bi-directional problems (i.e. facing inside, outside or in both directions). 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. |
| Scheduling | The problems in this category are very similar to double line-up problems |
| Grouping and Selection | Problems on teams and committees asked under this category |
| Verbal Reasoning | Cause and effect, course of action, statement and assumptions, statement and arguments, statement and inferences, statement and conclusions, and critical reasoning questions |
The detailed syllabus of Data Analysis & Interpretation for the SBI PO Mains exam has been aligned in the table below:
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Tabular Graph | Bar Graph |
| Missing Case DI | Probability |
| Caselet Paragraph DI | Pie Charts |
| Line Graph | Charts & Tables |
| Radar Graph Caselet | Data Sufficiency |
| Permutation and Combination | Few Arithmetic problems (especially probability) |
| Quantity-based inequality problems. | – |
The detailed syllabus of General Awareness for the SBI PO Mains exam has been aligned in the table below:
| Topics |
|---|
| Financial Awareness |
| Static Awareness |
| Principles of Insurance |
| Current Affairs – Technology, Sports, Awards, Books & Authors, Awards, National & International Events, etc. |
| General Knowledge |
| Banking Terminologies Knowledge |
| Banking Awareness |
The detailed syllabus of Computer Aptitude for the SBI PO Mains exam has been aligned in the table below:
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Internet | Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Microsoft Office | Computer Software |
| Networking | Basic of Logic Gates |
| Memory | Computer Abbreviation |
| Computer Hardware | Operating System |
| Computer Fundamentals/ Terminologies | Number System |
Before appearing in the SBI PO exam, candidates should familiarise themselves with Mains’s exam pattern and mark distribution. Take a look at the SBI PO exam pattern for Mains in this article below.
Check the paper pattern for the SBI PO Mains objective test below:
| Sections | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 Marks | 60 minutes |
| Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 60 Marks | 45 minutes |
| General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 Marks | 35 minutes |
| English Language | 35 | 40 Marks | 40 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 Marks | 3 hours |
Check the paper pattern for the SBI PO Mains descriptive test below:
| Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 50 Marks | 30 Minutes |
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Let us look at some of the frequently asked questions related to the SBI PO Mains 2025 exam syllabus:
Ans: There are four subjects in the objective test: General/Banking Awareness, English Language, Data Analysis and Interpretation, and Reasoning and Computer Ability.
Ans: The SBI PO Mains and IBPS PO Mains syllabus are nearly the same.
Ans: Some of the puzzles included in the SBI PO Mains syllabus for Reasoning Ability are Blood Relations, Seating Arrangement, Pattern Recognition, Directions and Distances, Coding and Decoding, and Circular Seating Arrangement.
Ans: In the English language syllabus for SBI PO Mains, Reading Comprehension features at least 10 questions.
Ans: For the objective paper, there will be a total of 155 questions asked.
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