SBI Clerk Syllabus 2026: Prelims and Mains Exam Pattern

Last updated: 2026-11-13 · MockMentor

SBI Clerk has a Prelims, a Mains and a local language test. There is no interview.

Prelims pattern

Test	Questions	Marks	Time
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	1 hour

No sectional or overall minimum. Candidates are shortlisted for Mains on merit.
Prelims marks are not counted for final selection.

Test	Questions	Marks	Time
General / Financial Awareness	50	50	35 minutes
General English	40	40	35 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 minutes
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 minutes
Total	190	200	2 hours 40 minutes

Negative marking: a quarter of a mark for each wrong answer, in both exams.
An aggregate minimum is set by SBI; SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/ex-servicemen get 5% relaxation. There is no sectional minimum.
SBI trained apprentices get 5 bonus marks.

Non-verbal section (objective and subjective, 15 marks each) and a verbal section (20 marks), with minimum marks set by SBI.

SBI does not publish a topic-wise syllabus. These topics appear regularly.

Section	Main topics
English	Reading comprehension, cloze test, error spotting, fillers, para jumbles
Numerical Ability / Quant	Simplification, approximation, number series, data interpretation, arithmetic
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	Puzzles, seating arrangement, syllogism, inequality, coding-decoding; computer basics and MS Office
General / Financial Awareness	Current affairs, banking and RBI, SBI-related news, Government schemes, static GK

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