SBI PO 2016-17 Exam: Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Syllabus of Prelim Exam

English Language: The questions in this section will be from following topics:

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Cloze Test
  • Para Jumbles
  • Sentence Correction/ Sentence Improvement/Fill in the Blanks
  • Spotting Error

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions in this section are asked from following topics:

  • Data Interpretation – Line Graph, Bar Graph, Pie Chart, Mixed Chart, Caselet Types
  • Quadratic Equation
  • Simplification
  • Approximation
  • Number Series
  • Miscellaneous

Here Miscellaneous topic includes Simple & Compound Interest, Profit & Loss, Average, Age, Ratio and Proportion, Time and Work, Percentages, Mixture & Allegation, Partnership, Boats & Stream, Permutations & Combination, Speed time & Distance.

Note: In SBI PO 2015 Prelims, Approximation was not asked.

Reasoning Ability: The questions in this section are asked from following topics:

  • Puzzle – Floor Based
  • Seating Arrangement – Linear/ Circular
  • Syllogism
  • Inequality
  • Input Output
  • Coding – Decoding
  • Miscellaneous

The Miscellaneous topic includes Blood relation, Distance & Direction Test, Ranking / Arrangement, Alphanumeric Series.