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Strategy For SBI Clerk 2022

Mahendra Guru
Dear Readers, 

The most awaited notification of the year SBI Clerk is out and the battle has begun to become one of the top 8000 + candidates in the country to be an Clerk with the prestigious bank. 

SBI Clerk Syllabus 2022: 

Get here the detailed subject-wise syllabus and exam pattern of the SBI Clerk Exam 2022 for both Prelims & Mains. The SBI Clerk Notification 2022 is out at sbi.co.in for the recruitment of over 5008+ Junior Associates or Clerks in the State Bank of India (SBI). Candidates who want to fetch this bank job need to appear for the SBI Clerk recruitment exam which is carried out in three phases - Prelims, Mains and Local Language Test. The SBI Clerk Syllabus is different for all these phases. Go through the given SBI Clerk Syllabus for both Prelims and Mains and start preparing for the exam now.

In the SBI Clerk Prelims 2022 Exam, the questions will be asked from Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language. On the other hand, in the SBI Clerk Mains 2021 exam, questions are asked from General/Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning/Computer Aptitude. In each of these sections, the questions are asked from the wide range of topics that are included in the SBI Clerk Syllabus for Prelims and Mains. The syllabus and exam pattern is different for both the phases.

SBI Clerk Prelims 2022 will be held in 12,19,20 & 25 November 2022. Candidates who would qualify the Prelims will be called for the SBI Clerk Mains 2022. Lakhs of aspirants will be sitting for the SBI Clerk exam this year. With such a high competition, only those candidates will be able to crack the SBI Clerk 2022 exam who have prepared well on the basis of latest SBI Clerk 2022 Syllabus. We have shared here the detailed subject-wise SBI Clerk syllabus and exam pattern. Have a look:

SBI Clerk Selection Process 2022

The Clerks or Junior Associates form the backbone of the Indian banking system and the SBI is also not an exception to it. The SBI clerks carry out the daily routine work in a bank and are indispensable in the efficient working of the banks. The clerical cadre remains at the cutting edge and have the daily face to face interaction with the customers of the bank and are responsible for overall business activities of the bank. SBI Clerks (Junior Associates) are responsible for all client interactions and related operations. The selection of the SBI Clerks is carried out to judge the candidates' proficiency in all these fields. The selection process of SBI Clerk consists of three phases:

I. Preliminary Examination
II. Main Examination
III. Test of specified opted local language

Candidates should give equal weightage to each and every topic while preparing for the SBI Clerk exam. Have a look at the latest exam pattern and syllabus of the SBI Clerk 2022 Exams below. 

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2022

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2022

The SBI Clerk prelims exam consists of 100 questions which are asked from 3 sections - Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language. Each section has separate timing. There will be negative marking for wrong answers in the exam. 1/4th of marks assigned for a question will be deducted for each wrong answer. At present, no minimum qualifying marks for the individual subject as well as for aggregate (overall) are prescribed by the SBI.

Candidates who manage to attain the SBI Clerk Cut off 2022 will be selected for the Mains. The adequate number of candidates selected in each category for the Main Examination is approximately 10 times the numbers of vacancies. These candidates are shortlisted from the list of all candidates arranged in descending order of aggregate marks scored by them. Have a look at the exam pattern for 

SBI Clerk Prelims 2022:

Name of Test/Section
No. of Questions
Marks
Duration
English Language
30
30
20 minutes
Numerical Ability
35
35
20 minutes
Reasoning Ability
35
35
20 minutes
 Total
100
100
60 minutes

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2022

The SBI Clerk mains exam consists of 190 questions that are asked in Objective MCQ format from 4 sections - General/Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning/Computer Aptitude. Each section has separate timing and there is negative marking for wrong answers - 1/4th of marks assigned for a question will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates who manage to attain the SBI Clerk Mains Cut off 2021 will be selected for the test in the opted local language. The adequate number of candidates selected in each category for the Main Examination is approximately 10 times the numbers of vacancies. The structure of the main examination would be as follows:

Name of Test/Section
No. of Questions
 Marks
Duration
General/Financial Awareness
50
50
35 minutes
General English
40
40
35 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude
50
50
45 minutes
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
50
60
45 minutes
Total
190
200
2 hours 40 minutes

SBI Clerk Syllabus 2022


SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus 2022
Have a look at all the topics from which questions can be asked in the SBI Clerk Prelims 2022 exam. The syllabus contains topics of English Language, Numerical & Reasoning Ability. The topics are listed on the basis of SBI Clerk Syllabus for the online preliminary exam. 
English  Language
Reasoning Ability
Numerical Ability
Reading Comprehension (including questions on antonym and synonyms)
Cloze Test
Phrases and Idioms
Fill in the Blanks
Spelling Error/Error Detection
One word Substitution
Sentence Correction
Error Detection
Para Jumbles/ Sentence rearrangements
Irrelevant Statements
Puzzles - Seating Arrangement, Circle-based, Box-based, Square-based
Alphanumeric/Numeric Series
Coding-Decoding
Word Formation
Venn Diagram
Analogy
Data Sufficiency
Direction and Distance
Blood Relations
Verbal reasoning
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Syllogism
Input-Output
Data Interpretation (Pie charts, Table chart, Bar Graphs, Line charts)
Number System
Quadratic Equation
Simplification
Approximation
HCF and LCM of Numbers
Speed, Distance and Time
SI & CI
Averages
Percentage
Ratio and Proportion
Problems based on age
Time and Work
Problem on Ages
SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus 2022
The SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus is provided below of General/Financial Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning/Computer Aptitude and General English. The Syllabus contains topics from which the State Bank of India sets the SBI Clerk Question Paper. Have a look at these topics in detail:
Syllabus of General / Financial Awareness: This section can be divided into three parts i.e. Current affairs, banking awareness and static GK questions. The current affairs questions cover the last 6 months events of both national and international importance. Static GK Questions will be from country and capital, airports, ports in India, tallest and biggest in India and the world, first in the world as well as in India, etc. Banking Awareness part will cover banking in India, banking terminology, bank headquarters, slogans of banks, regulatory bodies in India, the Main function of RBI etc. Some of the important topics for this section are-
  • Current affairs related to national and international issues of the last 6 months.
  • Main functions of RBI
  • Overview of the Indian Financial System
  • History of the Indian banking system.
  • Fiscal and Monetary policy
  • Work and responsibilities of National financial institutions like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC (Financial Stability and Development Council )etc and of International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UNO, SWIFT(The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), IBA, United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), Bank Board Bureau(BBB)  Bank for International Settlements (BIS)etc.
  • International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UN, WTO, etc.
  • Abbreviations and Economic terminologies
  • Banking Terms like NPA, Current Account and Savings Account (CASA), Capital to Risk (Weighted) asset ratio (CRAR).
  • Important Government Schemes
  • Important National and International days
  • Sports
  • Indian Constitution
  • Culture of India
  • Currency of countries etc
  • Awards and Honours

Syllabus for Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude: The questions asked from this section are from the given topics:
  • Seating arrangement (Circular+ Linear)
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Alphanumeric Series
  • Puzzle
  • Coding-decoding
  • Inequalities
  • Input-Output
  • Blood Relation
  • Ranking
  • Direction and Sense
  • Series
Computer Aptitude: 
  • History of computers
  • Input and Output devices
  • Hardware and software
  • Windows operating system
  • Internet terms and services
  • Basic Functionalities of MS-Office( MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint)
  • Computer Abbreviations
  • Logic gates
  • Networking and communication
  • Database Management system
  • Hacking, Security Tools and Viruses
  • Shorty Keys
  • Modern Day Technology

Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude: This section covers the following topics:
  • Data Interpretation( Pie charts, Table chart, Bar Graphs, Line charts)
  • Number system
  • Approximation
  • HCF and LCM of Numbers
  • Problems based on age
  • Percentages
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Average
  • Mixture and Allegations
  • Time and work
  • Pipe and Cistern
  • Speed, Distance and time
  • Partnership
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Permutation and Combination
  • Profit, Loss and Discount
  • Mensuration
  • Data Sufficiency

Syllabus for the General English: The SBI Clerk question paper of English Language would be set on topics such as:

  • Reading Comprehension (including questions on antonym and synonyms)
  • Cloze Test
  • Sentence Improvement
  • Para Jumbles/ Sentence rearrangements
  • Spotting Errors
  • Double Fillers (Sentence Completion)
  • Phrase Replacement
  • Irrelevant Statements
  • Main Idea of Passage
You need to give your best to get selected for this examination, so here we are providing you a 30 days study plan to crack the exam. 

The plan has been divided for both working aspirants as well as full-time aspirants. 

For working aspirants, the total time devoted should be a minimum of 5 hours. 

· English Language : 1 hour 

· Numerical Ability : 2 hours 

·  Reasoning Ability : 2 hours 

On the other hand, the total time devoted should be a minimum of 10 hours 

· English Language : 2 hours 

· Numerical Ability : 4 hours 

·  Reasoning Ability : 4 hours 

Make it a point that you are working on your weaker section more than your strong areas because everybody should do the SWOT analysis first and then go for time allotment. 

(This is a time-table for an average candidate in all the three subjects. You guys should prepare routine and devote time according to your weak and strong areas.) 

General Awareness / Financial Awareness: This section may be divided into static GK, Current Affairs and Banking awareness. For current affairs, you may go through the daily current affairs update from Mahendra Guru, static GK should be studied and revised on regular basis. The same is true for banking awareness as well. And the next thing that should be done is to practice as many full-length mocks as possible.


STUDY PLAN-

Days Numberical Ability Reasoning Ability English Language
1 VBODMAS, Simplification, Approximation Inequality (basic) Noun
2 Number series ( Missing number and wrong Number Series) Coded Inequality Solve Error Detection Question based on noun
3 Percentage, Ratio and Proportion. Coded Inequality Pronoun
4 Average and Age related Problem. Syllogism (basic) Solve Error Detection Question based on pronoun
5 Mixture and Allegation Syllogism (basic) Verb
6 Permutation and Combination, Probability Syllogism (only a few case) Solve Error Detection Question based on Verb
7 Revision Day (Above Topics ) Blood Relation (basic) Adverb
8 Profit and Loss Coded Blood Relation Solve Error Detection Question based on Adverb
9 Simple Interest, Compound Interest Direction (Basic) Preposition
10 Time and Work Coded Direction Solve Error Detection Question based on Preposition
11 Pipe and Cistern Order and Ranking Conjunction
12 Speed, Time and Distance Order and Ranking Solve Error Detection Question based on Conjunction
13 Boat and Stream Sitting Arrangement Basic Time and Tense
14 Revision Day (Above Topics) Circular Sitting Arrangement Solve Error Detection Question based on Time and Tense
15 Quadratic Equation Circular Sitting Arrangement Practice Error Detection questions Based on Parts of speech
16 Data Sufficiency Based on average, age related problem Row Based Arrangement Reading Comprehension (Basic)
17 Data Sufficiency Based on percentage and ratio and proportion Row Based Arrangement Cloze Test (New Pattern as well)
18 Data Sufficiency Based on Mixture and Allegation, and probability Puzzle Day Based Sentence Rearrangement
19 Data Sufficiency Based on Profit and Loss, SI and CI Puzzle Month Based Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Improvement
20 Data Sufficiency Based on Time and work, Pipe and Cistern Puzzle Floor Based Filler (Single/ Double/ triple)
21 Data Sufficiency Based on Speed, Time and Distance and Boat and Stream Puzzle Box Based Word Usage
22 Data Interpretation (Tabular + Pie) Machine Input/Output Mis Spelt
23 Data Interpretation (Line + Bar) Machine Input/Output Match the column
24 Data Interpretation (Radar and Funnel Graph) Logical Reasoning Introduction Reading Comprehension (Moderate Level)
25 Data Interpretation (Speed, Time and Distance) Statement Assumption/Conclusion Parajumble
26 Data Interpretation (Mixture and Allegation) Cause and Effect/Course of Action Connecting words
27 Data Interpretation (Boat and Stream) Statement Argument Find the odd sentence
28 Data Interpretation (SI and CI) Data Sufficiency Practice Mock Tests
29 Revision Day (All DI) Data Sufficiency Editorial Analysis
30 Revision Day (All Topics) Decision Making Learn The Hindu Vocabulary

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