SBI PO 2023 Prelims Analysis (Nov 1, Shift 4): Check Memory Based Paper, Good Attempts & Live Updates

The following items are allowed and not allowed inside the exam centre:

• Candidates must bring stationery such as pencils, glue, eraser, ink stamp pad and ballpoint pen with them to the examination hall
• Any stationery items such as textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, geometry/pencil box, plastic pouch, calculator, scale, writing pad, pen drives, log table, electronic pen/scanner are not allowed
• Any communication device such as bluetooth, earphones, microphone, pager, health band, etc. is not allowed
• Other items such as goggles, handbags, hair-pin, hair-band, belt, cap, Any watch/wristwatch, camera, any metallic item, any eatable item opened or packed, water bottle (only transparent water bottle is allowed), etc. are not allowed

Once the SBI PO admit card is released, candidates face problem in downloading their hall tickets due to heavy load at the server. In such case, candidates are not required to panic rather they should keep calm and try to download the SBI PO admit card after a gap of five minutes. It is always good to download the admit at night. SBI PO admit card is released online on the official website. To download the admit card, candidates are required to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post.

SBI PO exam pattern for prelims comprises 100 objective questions from English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. The carries a total of 100 marks. The duration of the prelims exam is one hour (20 minutes for each section). 

The section-wise good attempts for Shift 4 is given below.

The difficulty level of questions asked in SBI PO exam is usually moderate. Candidates can prepare for the exam by referring to the SBI PO exam pattern, syllabus, and previous years' question papers. Besides, candidates should be consistent with their preparations. The questions in SBI PO prelims exam are objective-type. While the Mains exam comprises both objective and subjective-type questions.

SBI PO marking scheme is given below:

• For incorrect answers, one-fourth of marks assigned to a particular question in the objective test are deducted as penalty to arrive at the corrected scores
• There is no negative marking for the subjective part of the Mains exam
• If a question is left blank, there will be no penalty for that question

The overall exam analysis of SBI PO Shift 4 was moderate.

The overall difficulty level of the SBI PO prelims exam shift 4 was moderate. The questions were asked from arithmetic, algebra, mensuration, DI, etc for the quant section. Maths was moderate to difficult as per the difficulty level of the exam. 

The number of good attempts for the SBI PO Prelims Shift 4 exam is given below.

The SBI Prelims exam has been concluded for day 1. The exam analysis and the good attempts for the SBI PO Prelims shift 4 exam will be shared in a while. 

Candidates selected through SBI PO exam will be on a probation for two years. Candidates during the probation period are subject to continuous assessment. Those who qualify in the assessment as per the standards determined by the bank from time to time will be confirmed to the post of Junior Management Grade Scale-I (JMGS-I). The selected candidates at the time of joining are required to sign a bond of INR 2 Lacs. They need to serve for a period of three years or else the bond will be invoked by the bank if the candidate resigns from the service of the bank before expiry of three years from the date of joining.

SBI PO job profile is given below:

SBI PO in hand salary ranges between INR 52,000 to 55,000 per month with the basic pay of INR 41,960. The Gross compensation received lies between INR 8.20 Lakhs (minimum) to INR 13.08 lakhs (maximum) per annum. The SBI Probationary Officers are eligible for Lease Rental/ HRA, DA, Medical, CCA and other allowances besides basic pay

SBI offers immense growth opportunities to candidates. Candidates joining as PO can reach up to the level of Chairman. The promotion hierarchy of SBI PO is given below:

• Probationary Officer (Assistant Manager, JMGS - I)
• Deputy Manager (MMGS)
• Manager (MMGS)
• Chief Manager (MMGS)
• Assistant General Manager (SMGS)
• Deputy General Manager (TEGS)
• Chief General Manager (TEGS)
• General Manager (TEGS)

The number of good attempts is given below.

The SBI PO Prelims exam for Shift 4 is going to end at 5:30 PM. The analysis of the exam will be shared for Shift 4 will be shared after the exam. The difficulty level of the SBI PO prelims for the three shifts was moderate in nature. 

The distribution of questions asked in the English section in Shift 3 is given below.

The overall difficulty level of SBI PO prelims exam held in Shift 3 was moderate. The Quantitative Aptitude section was moderate to difficult, Reasoning section was moderate and English section was easy.

The topic-wise distribution of questions asked in Reasoning are given below:

The number of good attempts for Shift 2 is given below.

The overall difficulty level of the exam held in Shift 2 was moderate. The Reasoning and Maths sections were moderate. The English section was easy.

The shift 2 of SBI PO 2023 prelims exam got over at 12.30 pm. We will soon update the exam analysis for shift 2.

The distribution of questions in English is given below.

The shift 2 of SBI PO prelims exam will get over at 12.30 pm. The exam started at 11.30 pm.

The distribution of questions in Quant is given below.

The distribution of questions in Reasoning is given below.

The number of good attempts is given below.

The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. The English section was easy, Reasoning section was easy to moderate, Maths was moderate to difficulty and lengthy.

The shift 1 exam of SBI PO concluded at 10 am. We will soon update the exam analysis of Shift 1.

The increment offered to candidates is given below:

The Shift 1 of SBI PO prelims exam is slated to be conducted from 9 am to 10 am.

Candidates whose exam is scheduled in Shift 1 have started reporting to the exam centre. The admit card of candidates is being checked.

SBI PO normalisation of marks is given below:

• The raw scores of all candidates are calculated based on the number of questions answered correctly in each section of the exam
• The raw scores are then converted to scaled scores using a statistical process called equating. This ensures that the difficulty level of the exam remains consistent across different test administrations
• The scaled scores are used to determine the final scores of the candidates, which are used for selection and ranking purposes

SBI PO salary is the highest among all the public sector banks in India. SBI offers a total compensation or salary package which is minimum INR 8.20 Lakhs and a maximum INR 13.08 Lakhs.This depends on the place of posting and various other factors.

SBI offers immense growth opportunities to candidates. Candidates joining as PO can reach up to the level of Chairman. The promotion hierarchy of SBI PO is given below:

• Probationary Officer (Assistant Manager, JMGS - I)
• Deputy Manager (MMGS)
• Manager (MMGS)
• Chief Manager (MMGS)
• Assistant General Manager (SMGS)
• Deputy General Manager (TEGS)
• Chief General Manager (TEGS)
• General Manager (TEGS)

Candidates selected through SBI PO exam will be on a probation for two years. Candidates during the probation period are subject to continuous assessment. Those who qualify in the assessment as per the standards determined by the bank from time to time will be confirmed to the post of Junior Management Grade Scale-I (JMGS-I). The selected candidates at the time of joining are required to sign a bond of INR 2 Lacs. They need to serve for a period of three years or else the bond will be invoked by the bank if the candidate resigns from the service of the bank before expiry of three years from the date of joining.

SBI PO job profile is given below:

• Candidates are given training regarding basic banking knowledge before joining through an online course
• They are required to complete the course before joining
• Selected candidates at the time of joining are also required to sign a bond of INR 2 lakhs
• They are required to serve the bank for a minimum period of three years
• The officers will be on probation for two years
• They are subjected to continuous assessment during the probation period
• Candidates meeting the parameters are confirmed in the service
• Those who achieve higher scores are considered for direct placement in the next higher grade, Middle Management Grade Scale-II (MMGS-II) immediately after confirmation

The allowances offered to candidates are given below.

SBI PO in hand salary ranges between INR 52,000 to 55,000 per month with the basic pay of INR 41,960. The Gross compensation received lies between INR 8.20 Lakhs (minimum) to INR 13.08 lakhs (maximum) per annum. The SBI Probationary Officers are eligible for Lease Rental/ HRA, DA, Medical, CCA and other allowances besides basic pay

At present, the starting basic isINR 41,960 (with 4 advance increments). SBI PO pay scale is INR 36,000-1490/7-46430-1740/2-49910-1990/7-63840. The post is of Junior Management Grade Scale-I. The official will also be eligible for DA, HRA/Lease rental, CCA, Medical and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time. Candidates working as SBI PO earns a higher take-home salary than any other bank PO. They get more allowances as well. SBI PO salary also differs on the place of posting. The employees posted in metropolitian cities get higher pay. Candidates are also entitled to PF, LTC, etc.

SBI PO vacancies are given below.

The structure of SBI PO prelims exam pattern is given below:

SBI PO marking scheme is given below:

• For incorrect answers, one-fourth of marks assigned to a particular question in the objective test are deducted as penalty to arrive at the corrected scores
• There is no negative marking for the subjective part of the Mains exam
• If a question is left blank, there will be no penalty for that question

The difficulty level of questions asked in SBI PO exam is usually moderate. Candidates can prepare for the exam by referring to the SBI PO exam pattern, syllabus, and previous years' question papers. Besides, candidates should be consistent with their preparations. The questions in SBI PO prelims exam are objective-type. While the Mains exam comprises both objective and subjective-type questions.

The list of exam cities for prelims exam is given below.

The syllabus of SBI PO is given below:

Reasoning Ability: Logical Reasoning, Data Sufficiency, Seating Arrangement, Puzzles, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Input-Output and many more.

English Language: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, Fill in the blanks, Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting, etc.

Quantitative Aptitude: Simplification, Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices, Time & Distance, Work & Time, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Data Interpretation, Number Systems, etc.

Candidates are required to carry the authenticated SBI PO prelims admit card and photo-identity proof along with the Mains admit card to the exam centre. Candidates not carrying the prelims admit card are not allowed to appear for the exam. Along with the admit card, candidates are also required to carry the authenticated ID proof. It is important to carry the prelims admit card to the exam centre. SBI PO mains admit card is issued to candidates who qualify the prelims exam. The mains admit card carries all the important related to the exam. Candidates can download their admit cards by logging with the required credentials.

SBI PO exam pattern for prelims comprises 100 objective questions from English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. The carries a total of 100 marks. The duration of the prelims exam is one hour (20 minutes for each section). 

The shift-wise reporting time for SBI PO exam is given below.

Once the SBI PO admit card is released, candidates face problem in downloading their hall tickets due to heavy load at the server. In such case, candidates are not required to panic rather they should keep calm and try to download the SBI PO admit card after a gap of five minutes. It is always good to download the admit at night. SBI PO admit card is released online on the official website. To download the admit card, candidates are required to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post.

Candidates need to affix photograph on SBI PO admit card and self-attest it. Candidates are also required to carry two additional photographs along with the SBI PO admit card. The photographs should match the one uploaded during filling the application form. SBI PO admit card is released online which candidates can download by logging with the registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post. SBI PO admit card is an important document as it carries all the important information related to the exam. After downloading the admit card, candidates must check all the details carefully and for any discrepancy report to the examination authority.

The following items are allowed and not allowed inside the exam centre:

• Candidates must bring stationery such as pencils, glue, eraser, ink stamp pad and ballpoint pen with them to the examination hall
• Any stationery items such as textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, geometry/pencil box, plastic pouch, calculator, scale, writing pad, pen drives, log table, electronic pen/scanner are not allowed
• Any communication device such as bluetooth, earphones, microphone, pager, health band, etc. is not allowed
• Other items such as goggles, handbags, hair-pin, hair-band, belt, cap, Any watch/wristwatch, camera, any metallic item, any eatable item opened or packed, water bottle (only transparent water bottle is allowed), etc. are not allowed

Candidates are advised to take the printed copy of SBI PO admit card along with one photo-identity proof to the exam centre. Also, candidates need to carry both original and photocopy of the photo-ID proof.

If any candidate forgets the password, can easily retrieve it by following the steps below:

• Click the ‘Forgot Password’ tab at the bottom of the login page
• Enter application number and other details
• Click on ‘Get Password’
• The password is sent to the email ID and registered mobile number

The following details are mentioned on the SBI PO admit card:

The shift timings for SBI PO prelims exam are given below.