SBI PO prelims exam 2018: Read expert review here
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2018: Today (July 1) was the first day of the SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018. Spanning a period of one week (ending July 08, 2018), the State Bank of India (SB) Probationary Officers (PO) preliminary exam is being conducted in four time slots: 2 each in morning and evening. In SBI PO Prelims, a total of 100 questions had to be answered in 60 minutes. All the sections, except English Language, are available in both English and Hindi. Every correct answer will fetch 1 mark, while every incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25. According to Careeer Launcher, the overall difficulty level and pattern of the exam was almost similar to that of the last year's exam.
Detailed break-up of SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018 Slot 2
Career Launcher sent us the exam review of SBI PO Prelims Slot 2 and Slot 4 held today.
Here is the the detailed break-up of SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018 slot 2 held today:
| Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | Moderate | 18-22 | 16-18 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate | 19-23 | 17-21 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Moderate | 18-20 | 16-19 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Moderate | 58-64 | 53-58 | 60 |
"Reading Comprehension (RC) was lengthy and difficult. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate," an analysis by Career Launcher said.
According to Career Launcher, DI part was calculative and time taking and the overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
"Analytical reasoning sets were moderate-lengthy, not easy. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate," it said.
Detailed break-up of SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018 Slot 4
Here is the the detailed break-up by Career Launcher of SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2018 slot 2 held today:
| Section | Total Questions | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score | Time Taken (In Minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | Moderate | 19-23 | 17-20 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate | 20-22 | 18-20 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Moderate | 16-18 | 15-17 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | Moderate | 57-63 | 53-58 | 60 |
| Overall Objective Test (Out of 100) | 51-55 | 48-52 | 43-47 | 31-35 | |
SBI PO Prelims 2018: Cut-Off details
SBI PO Prelims 2018 exam analysis of slot 2, day 1: The overall difficulty level of this session was moderate
According to Career Launcher, here are the sectional and overall expected cut-off of SBI PO Prelims Exam 2018:
| Sectional and overall expected cut-off of SBI PO Prelims Exam 2018: |
| Subject | General | OBC | SC | ST |
| English Language (Out of 30) | 8.5 -10.5 | 5.5-7.5 | 5.5-7.5 | 5.5-7.5 |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Out of 35) | 12-Oct | 6.5-8.5 | 6.5-8.5 | 6.5-8.5 |
| Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) | 6 – 8 | 3.5-5.5 | 3.5-5.5 | 3.5-5.5 |
| Overall Objective Test (Out of 100) | 51-55 | 48-52 | 43-47 | 31-35 |
SBI PO 2018 Preliminary Exam
The SBI PO 2018 Preliminary exam is a computer-based test. The exam will be of 1 hour duration and will have 100 objective questions. There will be 3 sections - English Language (30 questions), Quantitative Aptitude (35 questions), and Reasoning Ability (35 questions). 20 minutes will be given to attempt each section.
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