SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2025, Check Prelims and Mains Exam Pattern

The SBI Clerk exam is a highly sought-after opportunity for aspirants aiming to join the banking industry. Each year, lakhs of candidates apply for this competitive exam. Understanding the SBI Clerk Exam Pattern is crucial for effective preparation. Conducted by the State Bank of India, this exam selects eligible candidates for the Clerk post. To help students prepare better for the SBI Clerk 2025 exam, this article provides detailed information on the exam pattern. Read through to get all the essential information.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2025

SBI conducts the SBI Clerk Exam every year to recruit eligible and qualified candidates. Check the highlights of the exam from the table given below.

SBI Clerk 2025 will be conducted by the State Bank of India to select eligible candidates for Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales). With the release of the SBI Official Notification, the vacancy details, eligibility, and online application dates will also be released. The recruitment process to select Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) through SBI Clerk 2024 is done in three phases:

• Online Preliminary Exam,
• Online Mains Exam and
• Language Proficiency

A candidate must qualify for both the preliminary exam and mains exam to proceed to the Language Proficiency round. The candidates selected after the Language Proficiency round are given the appointment letter.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2025 for Prelims

The SBI Clerk Prelims Exam is a Screening exam. It is to weed out not serious candidates from the competition. There is sectional timing for each section i.e., English, Reasoning, and Mathematics. Candidates need to clear the sectional cutoff as well as the overall cutoff to qualify for the SBI Clerk Prelims. Candidates can check the SBI Clerk Exam Pattern for the Prelims exam in the table below.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2025 for Mains

The SBI Clerk Mains Exam is a Scoring as well as Merit-deciding exam. There is sectional timing for each section i.e., General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude. The final merit list of candidates will be made based on marks obtained by the candidates in the SBI Clerk Mains exam. Candidates can check the SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern in the table below.

Important Note:

1. Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations). There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty to arrive at a corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
2. The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English & Hindi.

Those who qualify for the SBI Clerk Mains Exam will be called for the Language Proficiency Test. The State Wise Language Proficiency Language is given below.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern Language Proficiency

The SBI Clerk Local Language Test is conducted after the Mains exam. Those who qualify for selection and produce a 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be subjected to any Language test. In the case of others (qualified for selection), specified opted local language tests will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates not found proficient in the specified opted local language would be disqualified.

SBI Clerk Exam Medium

The Prelims and Mains exam will be conducted in Hindi, English, and Regional languages. The states/UTs where Hindi is not the first language, then the regional language will be considered.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern Important Points

Candidates can check important points of the SBI Clerk Exam Pattern of Prelims & Mains.

1. There will be no Interview.
2. Candidates will have to pass each of the objective tests of the online examinations.
3. Both the Prelims and Mains exams will be conducted online.
4. A candidate has to qualify in the Preliminary Examination to appear in the Main Examination.
5. The main exam will be conducted for the final selection.
6. The question paper will be bilingual i.e. available in Hindi as well as English language.
7. The Cutoff of the SBI Clerk of prelims and mains exam will be decided by SBI.

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