SBI Clerk Syllabus 2025 & Exam Pattern for prelims and Mains

SBI Clerk Full Form

The SBI Clerk stands for State Bank of India Clerk. It is a prestigious position within the State Bank of India (SBI) that involves various responsibilities related to customer support and sales. 


SBI Clerk Exam Syllabus: Overview

SBI Clerk Syllabus 2024
Name of the ExamSBI Clerk
Conducting BodyState Bank of India
CategorySyllabus
Exam LevelNational
Selection ProcessPrelimsMainsLanguage Proficiency Test (LPT)
Language of CBTBilingual (English and Hindi) except for the English Language
Nature of QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
No. of QuestionsPrelims – 100Mains – 190
Maximum MarksPrelims – 100 MarksMains – 200 Marks
Marking SchemeCorrect Answer: +1Incorrect Answer: –1/4th of the mark assigned
Test DurationPrelims – 60 MinutesMains – 2 Hours 40 Minutes

SBI Clerk Exam Marking Scheme

SBI Clerk Marking SchemeConsidered Marks
For correct answers1 mark
For wrong answers-1/4th or -0.25 marks
For not attempted0 (no marks)

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2025

Sl. No.Test NameNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksTime AllottedMedium of Exam
1.English Language303020 MinutesEnglish
2.Numerical Ability353520 Minutes
3.Reasoning Ability353520 Minutes
Total1001001 hour 
Sl. No.Test NameNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksTime Allotted
1.General/Financial Awareness505035 Minutes
2.General English404035 Minutes
3.Quantitative Aptitude505045 Minutes
4.Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude506045 Minutes
Total1902002 hours 40 minutes

SBI Clerk Syllabus 2025

English

  • Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Passage Making
  • Error Spotting
  • Jumble Words
  • Sentence Framing
  • Fill in the blanks

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Simplification and approximation
  • Number Series
  • Quadratic Equation
  • Number System / HCF & LCM
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Average
  • Partnership
  • Ages
  • Percentage
  • Profit & Loss
  • Time
  • Speed & Distance
  • Problems on Trains
  • Boat and Stream
  • Time & Work / Pipes and Cisterns
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Mixture & Allegations
  • Permutation and Combination
  • Probability
  • Data Interpretation (DI)
  • Caselet DI and Data Sufficiency

Reasoning

  • Puzzles
  • Seating Arrangement- Circular
  • Square & Linear
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Directions and Distance
  • Coding Decoding
  • Blood relations
  • Inequality
  • Syllogism
  • Machine input and output
  • Verbal Reasoning
  • Ordering and Ranking
  • Arrangement and Pattern
  • Scheduling
  • Distance and Direction
  • Ranking

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Simplification and approximation
  • Number Series
  • Quadratic Equation
  • Number System / HCF & LCM
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Average
  • Partnership
  • Ages
  • Percentage
  • Profit & Loss
  • Time, Speed & Distance
  • Problems on Trains
  • Boat and Stream
  • Time & Work / Pipes and Cisterns
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Mixture & Allegations
  • Permutation and Combination
  • Probability
  • Data Interpretation (DI)
  • Caselet DI and Data Sufficiency

English Language

  • Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Passage Making
  • Error Spotting
  • Jumble Words
  • Sentence Framing
  • Fill in the blanks

General Awareness

  • Monetary Policies
  • Banking and Financial Awareness
  • Economic Terms
  • Current Affairs
  • Static GK
  • Financial and Economic News
  • Government Schemes
  • Agreement & Deals
  • Banking Terms- rates & processes
  • National Institutions

Reasoning

  • Puzzles
  • Seating Arrangement- Circular
  • Square & Linear
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Directions and Distance
  • Coding Decoding
  • Blood relations
  • Inequality
  • Syllogism
  • Machine input and output
  • Verbal Reasoning
  • Ordering and Ranking
  • Arrangement and Pattern
  • Scheduling
  • Distance and Direction
  • Ranking

Computer Aptitude

  • Internet
  • Memory
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Computer Abbreviation
  • Microsoft Office
  • Computer Hardware
  • Computer Software
  • Operating System
  • Networking
  • Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies Security tools and viruses

SBI Clerk Exam Calender 2025

EventsDates
SBI Clerk Notification 2024To be announced
SBI Clerk 2024 application formTo be announced
Last date to fill SBI Clerk application formTo be announced
Last date to pay the SBI Clerk application feeTo be announced
SBI Clerk 2024 Admit card release dateTo be announced
SBI Clerk 2024 exam dateTo be announced
SBI Clerk result 2024To be announced

SBI Clerk Notification Date 2025

The SBI Clerk 2024 notification is expected to be released in the third week of November 2024


SBI Clerk Registration 2025

The SBI Clerk 2024 registration process is scheduled to begin on 17th November 2024


SBI Clerk Admit Card 2025

The SBI Clerk Mains Admit Card 2024 has been made available by the State Bank of India (SBI) on February 15, 2024


SBI Clerk Exam Date 2025

 The SBI Clerk Mains Exam will be held on February 25 and March 4, 2024.


SBI Clerk Result Date 2025

The SBI Clerk Mains Result 2024 is expected to be released after the announcement of the Lok Sabha Election Results.

The exact date for the release of the Mains result is yet to be confirmed, but it is expected to be in June 2024.


SBI Clerk Exam Fees 2025

CategoryApplication Fee
General/OBC/EWSApproximately Rs. 750
SC/ST/PWDZero rupees

SBI Clerk Exam Eligibility 2025

  1. Age Limit:
    • Applicants must be Indian citizens.
    • The minimum age to apply is 20 years.
    • The maximum age allowed is 28 years as of April 1, 2024.
  2. Educational Qualification:
    • Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.
    • Those in their final semester can also apply, but they need to submit their educational certificates by December 31, 2024

SBI Clerk Exam Center 2025

Center CodeState/ UTSBI Clerk Test Cities
11Andaman & Nicobar IslandPort Blair
12Andhra PradeshChirala, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
13Arunachal PradeshNaharlagun
14AssamDibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
15BiharArrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea
16ChandigarhChandigarh-Mohali
17ChhattisgarhBhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur
18GoaPanaji
19GujaratAhmedabad-Gandhinagar, Anand, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
20HaryanaAmbala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Rohtak, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar
21Himachal PradeshBilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una
22Jammu & KashmirJammu, Samba, Srinagar
23JharkhandBokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
24KarnatakaBallari, Bengaluru, Belgaum, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli- Dharwad, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi
25KeralaAlappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
26LakshadweepKavaratti
27LehLeh
28Madhya PradeshBhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
29MaharashtraAmravati, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Solapur
30ManipurImphal
31MeghalayaShillong
32MizoramAizawl
33NagalandDimapur, Kohima
34Delhi NCRDelhi NCR (All NCR cities)
35OdishaBalasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
36PuducherryPuducherry
37PunjabAmritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur
38RajasthanAjmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
39SikkimBardang-Gangtok
40Tamil NaduChennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar
41TelanganaHyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
42TripuraAgartala
43Uttar PradeshAgra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida & Gr. Noida, Varanasi
44UttarakhandDehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
45West BengalAsansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri

SBI Clerk Exam Duration

The SBI Clerk Exam consists of both Prelims and Mains stages.

  1. SBI Clerk Prelims Exam:
    • The preliminary exam is a screening test.
    • The duration of the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam is 60 minutes.
    • It aims to filter out non-serious candidates from the competition.
  2. SBI Clerk Mains Exam:
    • The mains examination is the main evaluation stage.
    • The total time duration for the SBI Clerk Mains Exam is 2 hours and 40 minutes.
    • It is essential for candidates to perform well in this stage to proceed to the next round.

SBI Clerk Salary Structure

SBI Clerk Salary 2024
ParticularPay
SBI Clerk Salary India Basic Pay INR 17,900 (Basic Pay)
Salary after 1st increment INR 20,900
Salary after 2nd increment INR 24,590
Salary after 3rd increment INR 30,560
Salary after 4th increment INR 42,600
Salary after 5th increment INR 45,930
Salary after 6th increment INR 47,920
Dearness Allowances INR. 6,234
House Accommodation INR 2,091
Transport Allowance INR 600
Special AllowanceINR 3,263
Gross with HRA INR 32,088

SBI Clerk Cut Off 2023

SBI Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2023

States/UTGeneral EWSOBCSCST
Andaman & Nicobar      
Andhra Pradesh56.50    
Arunachal Pradesh41    
Assam65 61.25  
Bihar51    
Chhattisgarh62.5    
Delhi57.25    
Gujarat51.50    
Haryana58    
Himachal Pradesh64    
Jammu66    
Jharkhand56.50    
Karnataka56    
Kerala76.25    
Madhya Pradesh67.5067.5067.5063.2548.50
Maharashtra71.75    
Meghalaya34.25    
Odisha77    
Punjab68.5    
Rajasthan57.25    
Sikkim58.50    
Tamil Nadu65.50    
Telangana42.5    
Tripura61    
Uttar Pradesh60.5060.5060.5053.5043.50
Uttarakhand63.50    
West Bengal80    

SBI Clerk Mains Cut-Off 2023

SBI Clerk Mains Cut Off  2023 (Out of 200)
States/UTGeneralOBCSTSCEWS
Uttarakhand 83 69.755660.2572
Andaman & Nicobar Islands     
Andhra Pradesh     
Arunachal Pradesh     
Assam72    
Bihar     
Chhattisgarh77.2575.75    
Delhi     
Goa70    
Gujarat74.567.255062.7570
Haryana85.5    
Himachal Pradesh85.75     
Jammu & Kashmir77    
Jharkhand     
Karnataka70.75 67   
Kerala     
Madhya Pradesh78.2572.25    
Maharashtra7670.2552.2568.570
Manipur70    
Meghalaya     
Mizoram     
Nagaland     
Odisha78.75     
Puducherry72    
Punjab84.25    
Rajasthan80.5 75   
Tamil Nadu78 75.5   
Telangana78.2574   
Tripura     
Uttar Pradesh82.7573.5  77
West Bengal80.568    

SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Paper

Question Paper 2018Question Paper 2019
Question Paper 2020Question Paper 2021
Question Paper 2022Question Paper 2023

SBI Clerk Answer Key 2023

Answer Key 2018Answer Key 2019
Answer Key 2020Answer Key 2021
Answer Key 2022Answer Key 2023

Best Books for SBI Clerk Exam 2024

SubjectName of BookAuthor/Publisher
Quantitative AptitudePractice Book on Quicker Maths, 2nd EditionM.Tyra, K.Kundan / Magical Book Series
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations 17th EditionR.S Aggarwal / S.Chand Publisher
Fast Track Objective ArithmeticRajesh Varma / Arihant Publishers
Computer AwarenessObjective Computer Awareness for General Competitive ExamsArihant Publishers
Computer FundamentalsP.K Sinha
General AwarenessManorama Year Book 2024
Pratiyogita Darpan
Lucent’s General Knowledge
English LanguageObjective English 4th EditionEdgar Thorpe / Pearson
Word Power Made EasyNorman Lewis / Penguin
Objective General English 2nd EditionS.P Bakshi / Arihant

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