SBI PO Time of Exam

Hello sir I am Poonam and I am here as I want to know what is the Duration for the SBI PO Exam so please tell me about this? Also provide me the Exam Pattern of this Exam

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State Bank of India is one of the major recruiters of the country which rolls out vacancies for fresh applicants every year to complement its official requirements to the posts of the Probationary Officers (PO) and the Clerical Jobs.


SBI PO will contain the Following Selection Process:

Phase 1: Preliminary Examination
Phase 2: Main Examination
Phase 3: Descriptive Test and Personal Interview

Phase 1: SBI PO Preliminary Exam Pattern
-The Preliminary examination is an objective type examination where the candidates need to select one correct option out of given four options.
-The total mark of the exam is 100.
-For every correct response provided, the candidates would be awarded 1 mark and for every wrong response ¼ mark willet deducted. However no mark will be deducted for any response.
-The test would be conducted online and every response should be marked using the mouse.
-The total time allotted is 60 minutes.
-The candidates should note that there are three sections in the Preliminary examination which has sectional cutoffs which the candidates need to clear.

The three sections are as follows:

Name of section Number of Questions Total marks
English Language 30 30
Quantitative Aptitude 35 35
Reasoning Ability 35 35
Total 100 100

Phase 2: SBI PO Main Exam Pattern:
-The Main Examination is also an objective type examination. Some of the questions are also descriptive.
-The total marks for the exam is 250 marks.
-The objective questions are divided into four sections of 50 marks each whereas there is a descriptive section which carries 50 marks.
-The total time allotted for this examination is 120 minutes.
-For every correct response provided, the candidates would be awarded 1 mark and for every wrong response ¼ marks will get deducted. However no mark will be deducted for any response.

-The section wise pattern for the Main exam has been given below for a better understanding.

Name of section Number of Questions Total marks
English Language 50 50
Data Analysis and Interpretation 50 50
Reasoning Ability 50 50
General Awareness, Marketing, and Computers 50 50
Total 200 200