SBI Associate Bank Clerk Syllabus 2015-16 with Exam Pattern
State Bank of India Associate banks conducts recruitment of its clerks mostly in 1-2 years. Five banks are the associate of SBI. Large number of aspirants try their capability by appearing for this exam but only a few are able to qualify it. The written test for these is going to be held on various dates in the month of January / February 2015. Those candidates who are preparing for State Bank of India Associate Bank clerk exam needs to know the syllabus and exam pattern. The bank conducts online exam for these posts. Large number of candidates appear for any of its vacancies. So the competition is tough in this bank exam. Those aspirants who appear for the test with preparation will increase their chances of qualifying. So here we are providing you SBI Associate Bank Clerk exam Syllabus 2015. The written test consists of 5 sections. The section-wise syllabus of written online examination is given below.
SBI Associate Clerk Exam Pattern
SBI online exam for Associate bank clerk consists of 5 sections viz.
1. Reasoning Ability
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. General English
4. General Awareness
5. Computer Awareness /Marketing Aptitude.
Total marks – 200
No. of Questions – 200
Number of Sections – 5
Each Section carry 40 questions carrying 1 mark each.
Total time – 2 Hours 15 minutes.
Negative marks – 1/4 for 1 mark questions for wrong answer.
Every section will be available in both hindi and english language except General English. To qualify the test, candidates will have to qualify in each section by clearing the cut off.
SBI Associate Clerk Syllabus 2015-16
Here is the detailed syllabus of all these sections.
Quantitative Aptitude : Data Interpretation, Number system, simplifications, Roots, Averages, Surds & Indices, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Ratio& Proportion, Partnership, Chain rule, Time & work, Pipes & Cisterns, Time & Distance, Problems on trains, Boats & streams, Allegation & mixtures, Simple & Compound interest, heights& distances, line graphs, Bar graphs, pie charts, Tabulation, clocks & algorithms, mensuration, Volume& surface area, Permutations & combinations.
Reasoning Ability : Series, syllogisms, Decision making, Statements and conclusion, Analogy, Coding & decoding, Blood relations, Sitting arrangements, Classification, puzzle etc.
Computer Awareness/Marketing Aptitude – Computer Awareness : Questions related to Computer software, hardware, operating system, shortcut keys, Microsoft word, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet & networks
Marketing Aptitude: Questions on economy of India, Marketing, banking and finance, Bank rates, GDP etc.
General English : Passage completion, Common Errors, Passage correction, Sentence correction, Vocabulary, Spelling correction, Grammar, Idioms, Phrases, Synonyms, Word formation, Antonyms, Jumbled sentences, Sentence completion, Comprehension, Theme detection.
General Awareness : Indian Constitution, News about technology and researches, News on India and its neighboring countries, Knowledge of current events, Sports , history, geography, culture.