SBI Clerk Exam Analysis 2025: Check All Shifts Prelims Overall Difficulty
State Bank of India Clerk Exam 2025 ( SBI Clerk )
Exam On - 15 Nov '25 - 16 Nov '25
SBI Clerk prelims Exam Analysis 2025 is available now. According to students, the overall difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate. SBI Clerk exam analysis helps candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty level of the SBI Clerk exam, topic-wise distribution of questions, number of good attempts, and expected cut off. Last year, the difficulty level of SBI Clerk prelims and mains exams was moderate. To ace the SBI Clerk exam, candidates need to prepare well and choose the questions wisely for answering, as there are negative marks. Read below for more details on the SBI Junior Associate exam analysis
- SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025
- Previous Year's SBI Junior Associate Exam Analysis
- SBI Clerk Exam Pattern
- SBI Clerk Exam Analysis 2025 FAQs
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025
The overall difficulty level of SBI Clerk prelims exam was easy to moderate. Check below the overall exam analysis by students.
Previous Year's SBI Junior Associate Exam Analysis
Candidates can refer to the paper analysis of the previous years to understand the difficulty level of the exam:
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2024
The overall and section-wise difficulty levels are given below.
Overall Difficulty
| Sections |
Total Questions |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| General / Financial Awareness |
50 | 20-25 | Moderate |
| General English |
40 |
22-28 | Easy |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
50 | 25-32 | Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude |
50 | 19-23 | Difficult |
| Overall |
190 | 86-108 | Moderate |
Section-Wise Difficulty
English Language
| Topics | No.Of.Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension (Company's Profit and Loss) | 9
|
| Reading Comprehension | 3 |
| Cloze Test (A to F) | 6 |
| Connectors | 3 |
| Error Spotting (correct sentence, wrong sentence) |
4 |
| Double Fillers | 4 |
| word usage (Strig) | 2 |
| para jumbles | 5 |
| sentence rearrangement | 4 |
| Total | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topics | No.Of.Questions |
|---|---|
| Pie Chart DI (related to sports participation) | 5 |
| Bar Graph DI (based on total number of students, appeared for exam and passed) | 5 |
| Table DI (related to apples, and mangoes sold) | 4 |
| Caselet DI (Hockey, Squash, Tennis) | 5 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 |
| Number series (2 type - (a, b) - (p, q, r, s), 3 questions each) | 6 |
| Simplification (normal) | 5 |
| Quantity Comparison | 5 |
| Arithmetic Problems | 6 |
| Misc. | 4 |
| Total | 50 |
Reasoning Ability
| Topics | No.Of.Questions |
|---|---|
| Day-based puzzle (5 persons, 2 games) | 5 |
| Square-based puzzle (facing inside, outside, and blood relation-based) | 5 |
| Time-based puzzle | 5 |
| Input Output | 5 |
| coding decoding | 5 |
| Coded Inequality | 3 |
| Data Sufficiency | 4 |
| Critical reasoning | 9 |
| Condition based question (row 1, 2, 3) | 4 |
| Misc. | 5 |
| Total | 50 |
Questions Asked in General Awareness
1.Which country withdraw from WHO IN jan
2.which Indian cricket player receiver melbourne cricket club award.
3.GI tag related que
4.World Economic forum held in
5.International olympic committee HQ
6.UPI transaction is high in which company
7.which County added to Brics
SBI Clerk 2025 Mains Student Reaction
SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims Exam Analysis
The overall and section-wise difficulty levels of SBI Clerk exam are given below.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 (Feb 27)
| Sections | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| Maths | Moderate |
| Reasoning | Moderate |
| English | Moderate |
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 (Feb 22)
Overall Difficulty
| Sections | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| Maths | Moderate to Difficult |
| Reasoning | Moderate to Difficult |
| English | Easy to Moderate |
Section-Wise Difficulty
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024 for English
A total of 30 questions were asked in the English Language section. The topic of Reading Comprehension was “Road Rage” and 2 questions were asked from Vocabulary (Antonyms). The RC passage was Non-fictional type.
| Topics | No of Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 7 |
| Cloze test | 6 |
| Mis-spelt (Accompany) | 5 |
| Error Detection | 5 |
| Word Usage (Slip/Batch) | 3 |
| Sentence Arrangement | 5 |
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024 for Quantitative Aptitude
A total of 35 questions were asked in this section. The questions asked from the Arithmetic sections were asked Boat, Ages, Trains, Mensuration, Average, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Time & Work. No question was asked from Caselet.
Data Interpretation Questions are given below:
Tabular DI (3 months x 3 materials)- 5 questions
Bar Graph DI (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sweet Sold)- 5 questions
| Topics | No of Questions |
|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 10 |
| Missing Number Series | 5 |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Arithmetic | 11 |
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024 for Reasoning Aptitude
There was no question from Coding-Decoding. There were 4 sets of Puzzle and Seating Arrangements asked in 1st shift.Puzzle and Seating Arrangement asked in shift 1 of SBI Clerk Prelims 2025 are:
Certain Number of Persons (n=11)- 3 questions
Linear Row- 5 questions
Square Based (Mixed direction)- 5 questions
Month & Date Based (Jan/May/June- 8 & 27)- 5 questions
| Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 18 |
| Digit Series | 5 |
| Inequality | 3 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Syllogism (only a few) | 4 |
| Pair Formation (Number Based) | 1 |
| Meaningful Word (OVEN) | 1 |
| Word Based | 1 |
SBI Clerk Prelims Student Reaction 2024
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Commonly asked questions
The Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude sections are usually tough. Candidates can score well in this section only through practice. Candidates must practise previous years' question papers and attempt sectional mock tests. In the prelims exam, Reasoning and Numerical Ability carry the maximum weightage. In the Mains exam, General/ Financial Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude carries the maximum weightage. The important topics for Quantitative Aptitude section are Number Series, Simplification/ Approximation, Quadratic Equations, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, etc. The important topics for Quantitative Aptitude section are Puzzle and Arrangements, Inequality, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction sense and Order and Ranking, etc. Candidates should prepare these topics thoroughly to ace the exam.
SBI Clerk exam is little tougher than IBPS Clerk. The syllabus and pattern for both the exams are same. The level of questions asked in SBI Clerk exam is high.
SBI Clerk exam analysis helps candidates to undertand the difficulty level, number of good attempts, topic-wise distribution of questions and overall attempts. The exam analysis help candidates to evaluate the performance and prepare for future shifts or attempts.
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern
SBI Clerk exam pattern is such that it comprises prelims exam, mains exam and language proficiency test. The preliminary exam of SBI Clerk comprises three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. The test paper as per the SBI Clerk exam pattern carries a total of 100 questions. The total marks allotted to the SBI Clerk 2025 test are 100. The duration of the exam is one hour. The exam pattern of SBI Clerk mains exam consists of four sections: General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude. The test paper carries a total of 190 questions. The total marks allotted to the test are 200. Candidates are given 2 hours 40 minutes to solve the question paper. The marking scheme of SBI Clerk is given below:
- For correct answers, candidates score one mark
- 1/4th marks are deducted for wrong answers
- The marks are calculated based on the number of correct and incorrect answers
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
| Section | No of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 Minutes |
| Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 Minutes |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
1 Hour |
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
| Name of test | No of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| General/ Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 Minutes |
| General English |
40 |
40 |
35 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
50 |
60 |
45 Minutes |
| Total |
190 |
200 |
2 Hours 40 minutes |
Commonly asked questions
There is a negative marking in the SBI Clerk exam. 1/4th mark assigned to a particular question is deducted as a penalty for wrong answers. For correct answers in the exam, candidates score one mark. The total marks of candidates are calculated based on the number of correct and incorrect answers. The corrected scores obtained by each candidate in different sessions of the exam are normalised using the equi-percentile method. Scores upto two decimal points are taken for the purpose of calculations. The marks of candidates are calculated as per marking scheme. Candidates should attempt maximum number of questions to secure the desired score in the exam.
A total of 100 questions are asked in SBI Clerk prelims exam. The distribution of questions in SBI Clerk prelims exam is given below.
| Section | No of Questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|
English Language | 30 | 20 Minutes |
Numerical Ability | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Total | 100 | 1 Hour |
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis 2025 FAQs
Candidates can check below SBI Clerk 2025 exam analysis FAQs.
Commonly asked questions
The number of good attempts depends on the difficulty level of the exam. An attempt of 90 to 96 questions are considered as good in the Mains exam. In the prelims exam, an attempt of 20 to 30 questions are considered as good. The number of good attempts in SBI Clerk 2024 exam is given below.
Prelims Exam
Subject | Number of Good Attempts |
English Language | 20-24 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 25-29 |
Reasoning Ability | 26-30 |
Mains Exam
| Subjects | Good Attempts |
| English Language | 26-27 |
| Numerical Ability | 25-26 |
| Reasoning Ability | 25-27 |
| General Awareness | 22-25 |
SBI Clerk prelims exam analysis 2025 is available now. The exam analysis is made available after the completion of each exam shift. SBI Clerk paper analysis highlight the section-wise and overall difficulty level of the exam. Going through the exam analysis candidates can know the topics from where questions are asked in the exam and their difficulty levels.
SBI Clerk Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The prelims exam was conducted on September 20, 21, 27, 2025. The Mains exam will be conducted on November 15 and 16, 2025.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Few important points related to SBI Clerk exam centres are given below:
- Candidates are required to choose the name of the SBI Clerk exam centre where they want to appear in the exam
- SBI reserves the right to cancel any of the exam centres or add some other centres at its discretion, depending upon th
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Candidates who are in their final year/semester of graduation can apply provisionally as per SBI Clerk qualification. They need to produce proof of having passed the examination on or before the joining date.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
There are no definite percentage criteria defined by SBI to apply for SBI Clerk. Candidates within the prescribed SBI Clerk age limit can apply for the exam. Candidates must be well-versed in official and local languages.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, final year degree candidates can apply for SBI Clerk provisionally as per SBI Clerk qualification. Such candidates should note that if selected for the exam, they should provide proof of having passed the Graduation.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The relaxation in the upper SBI Clerk age limit provided to SC/ST candidates is five years. This means candidates belonging to this category can apply for the exam till the age of 33 years.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The relaxation in the upper SBI Clerk age limit 2024 provided to the OBC candidates is three years. Candidates belonging to reserved categories are given relaxation in the upper age limit as per government rule.
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Contributor-Level 7
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