SBI Clerk 2016 Exam Pattern

May 14th, 2016 - Saturday

SBI Clerk 2016 Exam Pattern

If you are looking for a reputed banking career in State Bank of India, then you need to crack SBI Clerk examination 2016 to make such a dream come true. The examination is conducted by SBI every year to fill up multiple vacancies. You need to know everything related to SBI Clerk examination 2016; especially about SBI exam pattern so that you can prepare it effectively.

The SBI Clerk 2016 Exam is divided into two phases:

- SBI preliminary Exam
- SBI Main Exam

If one clears both the exams, then he/she straight away reaches to the final selection round, which is the personal interview/ Test of knowledge round.

The given below tables about both the SBI Clerk examinations 2016 will help you in setting your time table accordingly.

SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern
Sections asked	Total Marks allotted	Total Questions asked	Duration
English Test	30	30	1 Hour
Reasoning	35	35
Numerical Ability	35	35

SBI Clerk Main Exam Pattern
Sections asked	Total Marks allotted	Total Questions asked	Duration
General English	40	40	2 Hours and 40 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
Financial or, General Awareness	50	50
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	50	60

Here are the major points to guide all the aspiring candidates:

- Both the SBI Clerk Examinations are online based exams.
- Both the exams are objective type papers, which means, that you are given four options and you have to pick the correct one.
- Time is the major constraint. So, you are required to solve the paper within the time allotted and mark all the answers online.
- There is negative marking in both the exams; 1/4^th marks are deducted for every wrong answer.
- The age limit for taking this exam is between 20 to 28 years and candidate must have passed graduation degree in any discipline.

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