SBI PO

SBI PO Mains exam comprises both objective and descriptive type tests. The objective test consists of four sections and the descriptive test comprises English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The total marks allotted to the Mains exam are 250. The duration of the test is 3.5 hours. The objective section carries questions from Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and English Language. The subjective section carries questions from English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The test paper carries a total of 157 questions. The structure of SBI PO mains exam is given below.SubjectNumber of QuestionsMarksDurationObjective TestReasoning & Computer Aptitude456060 MinutesData Analysis & Interpretation356045 MinutesGeneral/ Economy/ Banking Awareness404035 MinutesEnglish Language354040 MinutesSubjective/ Descriptive TestEnglish Language (Letter Writing & Essay)25030 MinutesTotal1572503.5 Hours 

SBI PO scorecard for the prelims exam is released along with the result. However, the scorecard for the Mains exam is released after the declaration of the final result. Candidates need to download their scorecards online. To download the scorecard, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. The steps to download the scorecard are given below:Visit the official website of SBIGo to the Current Opening section from the Join SBI tabEnter the required details such as registration number or roll number and date of birth or password SBI PO scorecard appears on the screenDownload SBI PO scorecard and save it

SBI PO scorecard is released online separately for different stages of exams. To download the scorecard, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number, date of birth and captcha code. The hard copy of the scorecard is not sent to candidates by post. The scorecard comprises the section-wise and overall scores as well as cut off marks. The hard copy of the scorecard will not be sent to candidates by post. Based on the scores obtained in the prelims exam, candidates are selected for the mains exam. The mains score is used to select candidates for the Psychometric Test, Group Exercises and Interview. The marks obtained in the prelims exam are not counted for the final merit list. Only the marks obtained in the mains exam, group exercises and interview are taken into consideration for the final merit list.

You need to make a special time table to focus on your studies and given below are some important topics of SBI PO based on previous years' question papers, you need to go through these topics very thoroughly. English . Ability:
1. English . Is an important part of any banking exam.
2. Prepare both the vocabulary and grammar parts of the English .
3. Learn and understand all the grammar concepts and revise and practice.
4. Read English . Newspapers every day. It will increase your reading speed.
5. Also, learn the unknown words that come across reading. This will increase your vocabulary. Reading Comprehension 7-10 Questions
Cloze Test5 -6 Questions
Phrase Replacement5 -6 Questions
Fillers5-6 Questions
Error Spotting/Sentence Correction 4-5 Questions
Sentence rearrangement /Para Jumble5-6 Questions
Sentence Connector3-4 Questions
Sentence Completion3-4 Questions
Sentence Formation2-3 Questions
Quantitative Aptitude:
Number Series 4-5 Questions
Quadratic Equation4-5 Questions
Approximation5-6 Questions
Data Interpretation10-15 Questions
Arithmetic10-12 Questions
Data Sufficiency4 -5 Questions
Mathematical Inequality4 -5 Questions
1. The Quantitative Aptitude can be scoring, if your preparation is adequate.
2. First, increase your calculation speed.
3. Learn table till 25, square till 30, cube till 20, and fractions till 1\15.
4. Learn and understand all the concepts of various arithmetic concepts such as Ratio, Percentage, Speed and Distance, etc.
5. Practice data interpretation and other topics as much as possible.
6. In Quantitative Aptitude practice is the key, the more your practice the better your speed and accuracy get. Reasoning Ability:
Seating Arrangement & Puzzles15-20 Questions
Inequality2-3 Questions
Coding-Decoding5 Questions
Alphanumeric Series2-3 Questions
Input-Output5 Questions
Data Sufficiency5 Questions
Miscellaneous (Blood Relation, Direction Sense, Alphabet Test, etc. )5-6 Questions
1. In this section practice is the key to score good marks in the examinations.
2. Practice puzzles and seating arrangement questions as much as possible and get a good command over them.
3. Clear your concepts of miscellaneous topics. Once you understand these concepts then it becomes very easy to solve these questions.