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SBI PO 2020: Expected dates, Syllabus, Salary
State Bank of India issues notifications for the recruitment of SBI PO every year. It was expected that this year the notification for SBI PO will be released in July 2020. But due to the threat of the worldwide epidemic COVID 19, various recruitment examinations across the country have been postponed. In such a situation, SBI has not yet released the notification for SBI PO recruitment. It is expected that notifications will be issued as soon as the risk of corona virus decreases. For this you should leave no stone unturned in your preparation.
How to prepare for SBI PO 2020 :
It is the dream of millions of candidates to become a probationary officer in SBI Bank because State Bank of India is the largest bank in the country. Millions of candidates apply for SBI PO examinations every year, but you should remember that it is not easy to crack the exam for PO. For this, it is important to keep constant efforts, be patient and complete dedication. Practice is also a big role to clear SBI PO Exam. For the recruitment of Probationary Officer in State Bank of India, SBI conducts SBI PO Exam every year. To get success in this exam, you must have a complete and good strategy. How to prepare for SBI PO 2020? What should be the strategy for this ... You will get answers to all these questions in this article, so know how to fulfill your dream of becoming SBI PO in 2020!
SBI PO has three stages: Prelims, Mains and Interview. Notification for this usually comes in April and the prelims exam is normally held in the month of June, but this time a slight delay can be expected.
Talking about the exam pattern, there are three sections in the prelims exam: Reasoning, Quant and English, while Mains has 4 sections, as it also includes General Awareness. Also, SBI PO Mains also has a descriptive test. So, let's first see the exam pattern. SBI PO is a three-tier exam, i.e. it consists of prelims exam, mains exam followed by group discussion and personal interview. Here is the pattern given:
SBI PO Prelims Exam:
This test is of 1-hour duration, with 3 sections (different timings for each section) and the pattern is as follows:
| S.N. |
Subject (multiple choice) |
No of Que |
Marks |
Time |
| 1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 Min |
| 2 |
Numerical aptitude |
35 |
35 |
20 Min |
| 3 |
Reasoning ability |
35 |
35 |
20 Min |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
60 Min |
SBI PO Mains Examination:
The Mains exam consists of Objective Tests of 200 marks and Descriptive Test of 50 marks. Both Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Immediately after the objective test is completed, the descriptive test is started. Here is the pattern of main exam:
| S.No. |
Name of Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
| 1 |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
60 minutes |
| 2 |
English Language |
35 |
40 |
40 minutes |
| 3 |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 |
60 |
45 minutes |
| 4 |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
| 5 |
Descriptive English Test |
3 |
50 |
30 minutes |
| Total |
155 |
200 |
3 Hours 30 minutes |
Note: In both the prelims and mains exam, there will be penalty for every wrong answer. Apart from this, there is sectional timing as well, but there will be overall cut-off in both exams. There will be no sectional cut-off.
Preparation for SBI PO 2020:
The number of candidates for SBI PO is in lakhs, because this exam is considered very popular among the youth. Therefore, it is not enough to just participate in this race, but for this, you will have to work hard at the level of the competition. So here we are telling you some such main points, which are very important to understand for preparing for SBI PO:
Prepare yourself :
Before preparing, it is important to understand whether you want to become a probationary officer? If yes, then make it a goal. You start your preparation only after making up your mind because it takes time and you should have patience for it.
Why do you want to become a probationary officer:
Once you have made up your mind, make sure to look at the work profile, salary and perks so that it can be understood what the benefits are in this job and how much salary can be paid. It should not happen that you start preparing for it with incomplete information. Also, why you want to become a probationary officer is also important.
Now we are giving you some tips for preparation here:
Preparation tips
Understand the exam pattern and syllabus:
Start your preparation only after fully understanding the exam pattern and syllabus. This is most important for any exam, as it will let you know about the topics and division of marks in each section.
Create a strategy:
We can assume that the prelims exam is held in October and Mains in November, therefore the candidates are advised to take the prelims and mains together, and prepare accordingly. Because Quant, Reasoning and English are common in both Prelims and Mains exam, but GA and descriptive test is an added feature in Mains exam. Therefore, read Daily Current Affairs for 20-25 minutes and give 1-2 hours to each section on daily basis. Apart from this, you can start writing Essay, because you will not have time to prepare for the descriptive test after the prelims exam. Therefore, you should take a comprehensive target, in which the preparation of mains along with all the sections of prelims is going on simultaneously.
Previous Year Paper:
Do check the previous year's paper, and also see which topics are getting the most and most frequent questions. Also, find scoring areas. Try to solve the previous year's papers, because they are just like the upcoming exam. To see the trend of the exam, you can also check the papers of other exams, such as IBPS PO, etc.
Practice :
Start your practice. Solve the questions of all important topics according to the previous year's paper and trends. You have time and you can do anything. There is no exercise option and it will only increase your skills with speed.
Mock test:
Once you practice with important topics, start giving mock tests. There should be mock test with its analysis. Do the analysis after the mock, you will also get to know about your preparation.
Revision:
Revise what you are learning from time to time, so that you do not forget the new things as well as the old things you have read. |
