State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) Recruitment 2017: What To Study For Preliminary Examination

SBI PO 2017: What To Study For Preliminary Examination

New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI) released notification for recruitment of Probationary Officers (PO) in February 2017. For selection of Probationary Officers, SBI conducts the selection process in three phases. The first phase is the preliminary examination which is qualifying in nature. The Preliminary exam is a computer based test which consists of objective type questions. There would be three sections in the test and a total of 100 questions. The test will be of one hour duration. Candidates who qualify Preliminary exam only will be called for the Main examination.

In this article we will address what a candidate should study for SBI PO 2017 Preliminary Examination. Preliminary Exam has three sections:

English Language
Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning Ability

While there are 30 questions in the English Language section, there are 35 questions in Quantitative Aptitude and Logical reasoning section each. The expected syllabus for each section is given below.

English Language

For English Language section, a candidate should cover the following topics:

English Grammar (Tense, Articles, Preposition, Conjunction, Voice, Speech etc.)
Parajumbles
Cloze Test
Vocabulary
Reading Comprehension

Quantitative Aptitude

For Quantitative aptitude section, a candidate should cover the following topics:

Numbers: Number system, HCF, LCM, Number Series, Simplification
Arithmetic: Average, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Speed, Time and Distance, Time and Work
Modern Math: Probability, Permutation and Combination
Mensuration: Area, Perimeter, Volume
Data Interpretation: Bar charts, Pie charts, Line graphs, Caselets

Logical Reasoning

For Logical reasoning section, a candidate should cover the following topics: