SBI Clerk Prelims Recruitment Exam 2018: Complete Information

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Post Name

State Bank of India Clerk

Date of Exam

30th June, 2018

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Application Procedure

MODE OF EXAM : Online

Online Procedure to apply for SBI Clerk 2018

1. Go to official link - www.sbi.co.in/careers or www.statebankofindia.com/careers and register yourself.

2. Go through the instructions for applying the application form.

3. Register with valid email address and enter a valid password as your credentials.

4. Fill academic and personal details and also select paper Upload photo and signature in required format. (refer notification)

5. After registration, candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through online mode by using Debit Card/ Credit Card/Internet Banking. After final submission take a print-out application form for further usage.

Eligibility Criteria

Education Qualification

For Junior Associates (SALES & SUPPORT CUSTOMER): Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

Age Limit

Minimum (as on 1st Jan 2018) - 20 Years

Maximum (as on 1st Jan 2018) - 28 Years

Selection Process

The examination will be held in two phases - Preliminary and Mains. Candidates who will qualify the preliminary examination will be required to appear for mains examination and shortlisted candidates in the mains examination will subsequently be called LPT (Language Proficiency Test). Prelims stage is only qualifying in nature. It does not play a role in final selection. The final selection depends on marks achieved in Mains Exam.

Exam Pattern

Phase-I : Preliminary Examination:

Preliminary Examination consists of 100 objective type questions. For every question, a right answer is awarded with +1 mark whereas a wrong answer is penalised with -0.25 marks This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:

Candidates will be required to qualify in each of the three sections by securing minimum passing marks (to be decided by the Bank). An Adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank (approximately 10 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability), will be short listed for the Mains Examination.

Exam Syllabus

You can refer to the below updated syllabus for SBI Clerk 2018 Preliminary Exam:

Reasoning Ability:

In recent times, we have seen that the level of questions being asked in the examination has changed drastically. In fact, one has to get ready for all the surprises and challenges being faced. Reasoning is the subject that works on Logics and Basics. Below are the topics that you shoud be well acquaited with before you go for the exam.

Puzzles & Seating Arrangements
Direction Sense
Blood Relation
Syllogism
Order and Ranking
Coding-Decoding
Machine Input-Output
Inequalities
Data Sufficiency
Logical Reasoning (Decision Making, Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)

Quantitative Aptitude:

2017 was the year when this subject evolved to be the toughest section out of all the sections being asked in the examination. Many students felt helpless during the examination while solving this section. But eventually the ones having basics cleared got the result in their favour.

Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart, Based On Miscellaneous Topics)
Inequalities (Quadratic Equations and New Pattern)
Number Series
Approximation and Simplification
Data Sufficiency
Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns etc.)

English Language:

Calling English Language a section would be unfair. To complete it, one needs to be patient enough to get the proper understanding. In fact this has also become one of the challenges for the student over the time. Instead of putting the syllabus, we would like to share the topics that are asked in the exams.

Reading Comprehension (Mostly Economy Based)
Cloze Test (WOrd That Does Not Fit)
Single/Double Fillers (Word that fits in both the blanks)
Error Based Statements
Vocabulary based questions
Sentence Improvement
Jumbled Paragraph (New Pattern)
Paragraph Based Questions (Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement)

S.NO.	EVENT DATE	DETAIL
1	19th January, 2018 - 19th January, 2018	Notification Date
2	20th January, 2018 - 10th February, 2018	Application Date
3	6th June, 2018 - 6th June, 2018	Preliminary Exam Admit Card
4	23rd June, 2018 - 30th June, 2018	Preliminary Exam Date
5	1st July, 2018 - 2nd July, 2018	Result Will Be Announced On

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