SBI SO Books 2023: Check Subject-wise Best Books for Exam Preparation

Updated on Mar 24, 2024 18:08 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

SBI SO books are the best resource to prepare for the exam. Few elements for preparation are a robust strategy, discipline and good books. There are large number of books available in the market but candidates should buy those that have covered the syllabus and are in line with the recent exam pattern. Here in this article, we have provided the section-wise best books for SBI SO. Candidates can buy these books to prepare for the exam.

Table of content

SBI SO Books for English
SBI SO Books for Quantitative Aptitude
SBI SO Books for Reasoning Ability
SBI SO Books for Professional Knowledge
SBI SO Exam Pattern
SBI SO Syllabus

SBI SO Books for English

English is one of the vital subject for SBI SO, cracking this section becomes easier with selection of good books. Given below are SBI SO books for English paper.

High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin
Objective General English by SP Bakshi
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

SBI SO Books for Quantitative Aptitude

Questions in this section can be tough and tricky, therefore, candidates need to pay special attention to practice this section. SBI SO books for Quantitative Aptitude that might help candidates to clear their concepts are given below:

Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma
Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Kumar Verma
Magical Book on Quicker Mathematics by M Tyra
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Agarwal

SBI SO Books for Reasoning Ability

Reasoning section can be scoring and to ace it, candidates need to practice different types and patterns of questions from Puzzles, Seating Arrangements, Statement-Assumption, Coding-Decoding, Inequalities, etc. SBI SO books for Reasoning Ability are given below:

Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal by BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwali
A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal

SBI SO Books for Professional Knowledge

The questions in Professional Knowledge section are framed as per the post candidates have applied. Questions in this section are asked on fundamental and practical knowledge of the subjects. SBI SO books for Professional Knowledge are given below:

Professional knowledge for SBI Specialist IT Officer Exam by Disha Experts
Guide for SBI Specialist Officers Exam by Arihant
11 Practice Paper for SBI Specialist (Systems) Officers Exam by G.K. Prakashan
Guide for SBI Specialist (Systems) Officers Exam by G.K. Prakashan
Practice Work Book for SBI Specialist Computer / System (I. T.) Officers Exam by Kiran Prakashan

SBI SO Exam Pattern

SBI SO exam pattern is different for different posts. Usually questions in SBI SO exam is asked from professional knowledge along with English, Quantitative aptitude and Reasoning ability. The total marks allotted to the test are 220.

SBI SO Syllabus

Before proceeding to SBI SO books, it is important to go through the syllabus. This will give candidates a clear understanding regarding the topics they need to prepare for the exam. Few important topics for SBI SO exam are given below:

Sections	Topics
Banking Knowledge	Banking in India, Indian & International Finance System, Banking and Financial Reforms in India, Financial Market in India, Banking Concepts, Important Bank & Finance Acts, History of Banking in India, Banking and Financial Committees in India, Currency, RBI Act, 1934, Financial Institutions in India, Money & Capital Marketing, Money Laundering & Anti, Money Laundering, Green Banking, Types of Bank Accounts and many more.
Quantitative Aptitude	Pipes and Cisterns, Partnership, Problems on L.C.M and H.C.F, Compound Interest, Numbers and Ages, Probability, Problems on Trains, Averages, Percentages, Volume and Surface Area, Races and Games, Quadratic Equations, Ratio and Proportion, Odd Man Out, Mensuration, Permutations and Combinations, Bar & Graphs, Line charts, Tables, Relationships between Numbers, Percentages, Interest, Simple Interest, etc.
English	Fill in the blanks, Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Error Detection, Synonyms, Antonyms, etc.
Reasoning Ability	Non-Verbal Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Analytical Reasoning, Puzzles, Verbal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Data Sufficiency, etc.
Professional Knowledge	Business Law, Business Management, Finance, Financial Accounting, Principles of Taxation, Principles of Auditing & Reporting, Business Economics & Business and, Commercial Knowledge, TPS Taxation, Business Correspondence and Reporting Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning & Statistics Advanced Finance Assurance & Business Systems