Updated By Chinmayai Ajay Bobade on 12 Apr, 2022 17:54
Predict your percentile based on your SBI Clerk performance
Predict NowThe paper analysis of the SBI Clerk 2022 exam provides a peek at things such as the question types, the difficulty level of the exam and the minimum number of attempts which will help the candidates qualify for the next round of the selection process of SBI Clerk (Main) 2022.
Candidates can check out the exam analysis from 2018 to 2021 (all shifts).
SBI Clerk Prelims Examination conducted on 1st March 2020 included Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language as three sections. Here are some of the highlights from the examination that candidates can go through.
The examination was considered easy by the examinees.
Ideally, each section should have been completed in 20 minutes giving equal time to each section.
In Numerical Ability section, major questions were asked from Simplification and Arithmetic.
Reading Comprehension covered most part of the English Langauge section.
The highest number of questions were asked from Puzzles and Seating Arrangement in the Reasoning Ability section.
The high number of good attempts in the paper (which were 78 - 82) raised the bar of competition a little higher.
Numerical Ability
Mentioned below is the difficulty level and the number of questions asked from different topics in Numerical Ability section. There were 25 - 28 good attempts in the section.
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Simplification | 10 | Easy |
Data Interpretation (Tabular Based) | 5 | Easy |
Arithmetic (Speed and Time, Train, Mensuration, Ages, Partnership, Profit & Loss and Work & Time) | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy |
Total | 35 | Easy |
Reasoning Ability
Mentioned below is the difficulty level and the number of questions asked from different topics in Reasoning Ability section. There were 20 - 32 good attempts in the section.
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
Alphabet Series (3 Letter based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Inequalities Questions | 5 | Moderate |
Coding-Decoding | 1 | Easy |
Alpha-Numeric Series | 5 | Easy |
Miscellaneous | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
Total | 35 | Easy |
English Langauge
Mentioned below is the difficulty level and the number of questions asked from different topics in English Langauge section. There were 24 - 26 good attempts in the section.
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Cloze Test | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
Single Filler | 3 - 4 | Easy |
Reading Comprehension | 8 - 10 | Easy-Moderate |
Para jumbles | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Total | 35 | Easy |
Just like other exam days, SBI Clerk Prelims Examination conducted on 29th Feb took place in four different shifts. The overall difficulty level of the examination was easy and very much similar to the difficulty level of the exam conducted on 22nd Feb. To get a better understanding of the analysis, candidates can check out the highlights of SBI Clerk Exam 2020 (Prelims) of Feb 29.
All three sections of the exam: the English Language, Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability were considered easy by the examinees.
No new changes were observed by the candidates in the English Language section.
The majority of questions asked in the Reasoning Ability section were from seating arrangement and puzzles.
Arithmetic and Simplification were the two main topics which were covered the most in the Numerical Ability section.
The preliminary examination is qualifying in nature and the marks obtained by candidates in the examination will not be added in the final merit list.
Numerical Ability
Mentioned below is the difficulty level and the number of questions asked from different topics in Numerical Ability section. There were 25 - 29 good attempts in the section and should have ideally been completed in 20 minutes.
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Simplification | 10 | Easy |
Data Interpretation (Tabular Based) | 5 | Easy |
Arithmetic (Speed and Time, Train, Mensuration, Ages, Partnership, Profit & Loss and Work & Time) | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy |
Total | 35 | Easy |
Reasoning Ability
Mentioned below is the difficulty level and the number of questions asked from different topics in Reasoning Ability section. There were 29 - 32 good attempts in the section and should have ideally been completed in 20 minutes.
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Syllogism | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 15 | Moderate |
Inequalities Questions | 2 - 3 | Moderate |
Coding-Decoding | 3 | Easy |
Alpha-Numeric Series | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
Total | 35 | Easy |
English Langauge
Mentioned below is the difficulty level and the number of questions asked from different topics in English Langauge section. There were 23 - 26 good attempts in the section and should have ideally been completed in 20 minutes.
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Cloze Test | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Single Filler | 5 | Easy |
Error Detection in Sentence | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Reading Comprehension | 8 - 10 | Easy-Moderate |
Total | 35 | Easy |
The first-day SBI Clerk Prelims exam was conducted on 22nd February 2020. Candidates who are yet to appear for the SBI Clerk Prelims exam can go through the highlights of SBI Clerk Prelims examination of 22nd Feb 2020 in order to have an idea of the difficulty level and types of questions they can expect.
The overall difficulty level of questions in the exam was found to range from Easy to Moderate.
Since the score of the SBI Clerk Prelims exam is not considered in the calculation of the final merit, candidates just have to ensure that they score qualifying marks to go through to the Mains round of the exam.
Numerical Ability, the 3rd section of the exam, was reported to be lengthy in nature. While the overall difficulty level of the questions was easy, the section was time-consuming if one wanted to increase the accuracy level.
As per the feedback provided by candidates who appeared for the exam, the Reasoning Ability section was dominated by puzzle and arrangement questions. The section was found to be scoring in nature.
Since a high number of candidates appeared for the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam, and the overall difficulty level was Easy, the competition and cutoff of the exam can be expected to be quite high.
English Language
Given below is the distribution of questions in the English Language section of the exam.
| Topic | Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 8 |
| Spelling Error | 5 |
| Cloze Test | 5 |
| Error Spotting | 5 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 |
| Word Usage | 2 |
Numerical Ability
The topics and number of questions in the Numerical Ability section have been provided in the table below.
| Topics | Questions |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 |
| Data Interpretation | 5 |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 10 |
Reasoning Ability
More than half of the section was made up of questions from Puzzles and Seating Arrangement topics. The topic-wise distribution of questions in this section is given in the table below.
| Topic | Questions |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 15 |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Direction | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 |
The section-wise good attempts in SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 exam can be found in the table below.
| Topic | Good Attempts |
| English Language | 22 - 26 |
| Numerical Ability | 24 - 28 |
| Reasoning Ability | 26 - 29 |
| TOTAL | 72 - 85 |
According to the feedback received from the candidates, the SBI Clerk (Main) examination for the year 2019 was moderately difficult. The SBI Clerk (Main) 2019 paper harboured a total of 190 questions and the maximum marks for the same was 200. Check out the following sections for detailed shift-wise paper analysis of SBI Clerk (Main) 2019 examination.
The analysis of SBI Clerk (Main) 2019 exam which was conducted on the first shift on August 10th, 2019 is given below:
Name of Section | Difficulty Level | Topics | Minimum Good Attempts |
English Language | Moderate |
| 20 to 25 |
Financial Banking Awareness/ General Awareness | Moderate to Difficult |
| 33 to 40 |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | Moderate to Difficult |
| 32 and Above |
Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate to Difficult |
| 22 to 25 |
Given below is the SBI Clerk (Main) 2019 paper analysis for the second shift which was also conducted on the 10th of August 2019:
Name of Section | Difficulty Level | Topics | Minimum Good Attempts |
English Language | Moderate |
| 20 to 25 |
Financial Banking Awareness/ General Awareness | Moderate to Difficult | N/A | 33 to 40 |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | Moderate to Difficult |
| 32 and Above |
Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate to Difficult |
| 22 to 25 |
After qualifying the SBI Clerk 2020 exam, SBI will conduct the interview round/s. The candidates will be shortlisted for the vacant post on the basis of their performance in the entrance exam and interview rounds. An aggregate qualifying score will be calculated by the officials keeping in mind both the entrance exam scores and interview round scores.
The SBI Clerk Mains examination was conducted on August 5, 2018, in two slots. The exam was conducted by State Bank of India (SBI) and students may now go through a detailed analysis of the same. The exam analysis will help students understand the difficulty level of the exam, the weightage given to the different topics in different sections and the topic-wise difficulty level.
Except for the English Language section, all other sections were available in both English and Hindi. Candidates had to answer a total of 190 questions within 160 minutes. For every incorrect answer, negative marking was applicable.
Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Good Attempts | Duration | Difficulty Level |
General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 30-35 | 35 minutes | Easy to Moderate |
General English | 40 | 40 | 22-27 | 35 minutes | Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 25-28 | 45 minutes | Moderate to Tough |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 21-25 | 45 minutes | Moderate to Tough |
Total | 190 | 200 | 115-125 | 160 minutes | Moderate to Tough |
With inputs from Career Launcher
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