Expected Syllabus & Pattern of SBI PO Exam 2015

Dear reader here we are presenting syllabus of SBI PO exam 2015. This can be helpful to know the pattern and level of the questions asked in SBI Po exam.

State Bank of India (SBI) Probationary Officer (PO) 2015 syllabus is a very important thing that every candidate has to look into and it is also advisable to the candidates that they must continuously refer to the syllabus at the starting of the preparation and also while the preparation is going on.

State bank of India Probationary officer (PO) exam consists of 2 Phase namely:

Phase -I : Prellminary Examination : Prellminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would ne of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 section as follows:

Syllabus includes of the following section:

1. Reasoning (Moderate Level)

2. English Language (Easy To Moderate Level)

3. Quantitative Aptitude (Easy To Moderate Level)

The above mentioned sections are from the Objective paper of the Exam 

Below mentioned is the detailed syllabus of SBI PO 2015 Syllabus:

Objective type  Phase I, paper-I -100 Marks

A). Reasoning Section Syllabus :

NAME	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Input - output	5	Easy to Moderate
Sentence coding	5	Easy
Logical Reasoning	10	Easy to Moderate
Syllogism	5	Moderate
Puzzle / Seating Arrangement	5	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate

B). English Language Syllabus of SBI PO 2015:

AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Reading Comprehension	10	Easy to Moderate
Faulty Construction	5	Easy to Moderate
Jumbled Sentences	5	Easy
Close Passages	10	Easy

C). Quantitative Aptitude Section Syllabus :

AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
DI	10	Easy to Moderate
Series	5	Easy
Simplification	10	Moderate
Other	10	Easy to Moderate

Syllabus of Phase II : Main Examination: Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive test by typing on he computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.

1. Objective type paper-I  -  200 Marks           ( Total Time : 2 hours)

2. Descriptive type Paper-II - 50 marks           ( Total Time : 1 hour )

Syllabus includes of the following section:

1. Reasoning (HIGH LEVEL)

2. Data Interpretation

3. English Language

4. General Awareness + Computer + Marketing Awareness

The above mentioned sections are from the Objective paper of the Exam whereas; the Descriptive paper also includes the English Language.

Below mentioned is the detailed syllabus of SBI PO 2015 Phase II Syllabus:

Objective type paper-I  200 Marks

A). English Language Syllabus of SBI PO 2015:

AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Reading Comprehension	10+10	Moderate to Difficult
Faulty Construction	15	Easy to Moderate
Jumbled Sentences	5	Easy to Moderate
Close Passages	10	Easy

Note: According to the analysis of previous year question paper there were two Reading Comprehensions.

B). Reasoning Section Syllabus :(High Level) 

NAME	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Input - output	5	Difficult
Sentence coding	5	Easy
Logical Reasoning	15	Easy to Moderate
Syllogism	5	Moderate
Puzzle / Seating Arrangement	10	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Direction &other problem	5	Easy to Moderate

C) GENERAL AWARENESS SYLLABUS OF SBI PO 2015

Area	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Banking Awareness	14	Moderate to Difficult
Current Affairs	16	Easy to Moderate
Computer Awareness	10	Easy to Moderate
Marketing	10	Easy

D) DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION 

AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Probability	5	Easy to Moderate
Line Graph	5	Moderate
Pie Charts	10	Moderate to Difficult
Bar Charts	15	Easy
Tables	15	Moderate to Difficult

DESCRIPTIVE SECTION SYLLABUS OF SBI PO – 50 Marks

1. Letter Writing

3. Essay Writing

AREA	NUMBER OF QUESTION	TOPICS
Letter Writing	20	To a branch to close the saving account, To friend to attend a seminar on net banking, To a bank for higher education loan
Essay Writing	30	Right to education act, Financial Inclusion, How Technology can help banking sector