Thursday, August 27, 2009

State Bank of India clerical Post syllabus and question paper pattern

My previous readers may get shocked on seeing the title. Arul.. Is tat you writing blogs about such stuffs?? Okay.. listen..y am writing about this? Since my dad insisted to attend the (so called) coaching class I attended it. Actually it wasn’t bad at all.. I got some ideas about competitive exams. So thought of sharing with all.. And one more thing I came to know.. there is a craze for government jobs always among people with age limit 30 .. after a long time I listened to class for 2 hours.. yaayyyy!!
Ok ok.. lets get into the business..

Total Examination timing: 135 min
Question Type: objectives (5 parts of questions)
Approximate cut off marks required: 140+ (they consider sectional cut off)

KEY POINT TO CLEAR THE EXAM: TIME MANAGEMENT AND SHORT CUT TECHNIQUES

Part A : Test of Reasoning
Preferred Book: R S Agarwal verbal- non verbal reasoning

Topics that are repeatedly asked in Verbal reasoning:
* Blood relation
* Coding & decoding
* Puzzle test
* Logical reduction (syllogism)
* Number ranking sequence
* Conclusion derivation
* Direction test

Part B: test of quantitative aptitude
Two types of question were asked – 1) problems solved using BODMAS rule
2) Statement problems
Preferred Book: R S Agarwal quantitative aptitude

Topics that are repeatedly asked in quantitative aptitude:
· Problems on trains
· Problems on ages
· Problems on Boats and streams
· Time and work
· Percentage
· Numbers, square roots, cube roots

Well, you can get the short cuts and solved problems from the above preferred book.

Part C: Test of English language
· Reading comprehension (passages related to economics, banking, marketing)
· Spotting errors in sentences
· Fill in the blanks
· Jumbled sentences

Part D : Marketing and computer science
Marketing deals with the terms and definitions of banking marketing.
Basic knowledge of computer science is enough to answer these questions it seems

Part E: general awareness (current affairs)
Questions are likely to be asked from the events happened in the past 6 months
E.g.:
* Persons of importance
* State bank related questions (who is the founder, recent policies, branches, schemes, etc.)
* Books and authors
* Budget
* Sports
* Awards and honors
* Recent conference and seminars

Preferred book: competition success review (latest edition)
Well tats all I grabbed in that 2 hrs of class!! All the best for all who attending the exam..and exam is on November 8 or 15..last date for applying is 15th of September 2009

Errr… too technical and academics oriented post, rite?? cool it… :) :)

response to the comments:
i will try to put up the materials as soon as possible.. you can cum bak and chek it out at the sep end..

http://careerquips.blogspot.com/search/label/SBI%20Clerical%20Exam

The above blog will help u with some more details..

21 comments:

  1. Hey that was really helpful. BTW where to learn abt those marketing terms. U haven given any books for it.

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  2. they didnt mention any specific book for marketing. but so many books are available for "sbi clerk exam".. guess that will be helpful..

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  3. this is nice
    can you suggest me any website for downloading study material
    send me the link
    king_tullah@yahoo.com

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  4. Thanks its reallyy useful 4 me !!

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  5. @rahamtullah, shishir : my pleasure :) thanks for dropping here..

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  6. thnx Arul...its nice..can u suggest ne website for downloading the study meterial..my id is halder_debolina23@yahoo.co.in

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  7. hi Arul..can you suggest me any website for downloading such books which have large no. of tricks and shortcuts for various mathematical and reasoning problems...
    plzzzz send me the link
    my id -----nishudhar@yahoo.com

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  8. @above all who asked for links: will soon put up the materials.. mostly in this month end u can expect it.. and sure i will inform you thru mail..

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  9. hi Arul..can you suggest me any website for downloading such books which have large no. of tricks and shortcuts for various mathematical and reasoning problems...
    plzzzz send me the link
    My E mail Id is sangeeta_indian_girl@yahoo.com

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  10. hey tats a cool info n really d craze is mind-blowin were v tend loose money more on dds than on chudis !!!

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  11. hey arul....thts a gr8 work put there....i wud also like to hv the study material online....plz..if can send me the link too.......My E mail Id is jeetoji@gmail.com

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  12. Hi Arul...u said that Total Examination timing is 135 min but what will be the total no. of questions for each section...

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  13. Hi thanx for giving ur valuble suggetions....and plzzz send preffered books name for marketing section....plz send to my mail id sravani.shravs1232gmail.com

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  14. this is my mail id sravani.shravs123@gmail.com plz send prefferd books for marketing section..plz plz plz...

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  15. Can you send me the link for study matiral and shortcuts at bhushan.india@gmail.com

    Thanks and regds

    Bhushan

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  16. hi Arul..can you suggest me any website for downloading such books which have large no. of tricks and shortcuts for various mathematical and reasoning problems...
    plzzzz send me the link
    my id is--- surbhisoni@ymail.com

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  17. hey arul..plz mail me wen u get study materials..
    my email id is siddesh_pai@rediffmail.com

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  18. Itis really good for us and please guid us like this. Thank you.

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  19. ey arul..plz mail me wen u get study materials..
    my email id is sailu.vemparala@gmail.com

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  20. hi arul..
    this is helpful information.And thanks to u for sharing.
    can u tell me the links related to Marketing and General Awareness round..
    plz mail me raju916@hotmail.com if possible..

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  21. can u tell me the website for bank clerk papers or u can send if u can
    abhay.chandna57@gmail.com

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