SBI Clerk 2020 Mains Exam Analysis by Students: Check Section-Wise and Overall Difficulty

State Bank of India has conducted SBI Clerk 2020 mains exam on October 31. The exam was conducted for candidates who have qualified the prelims exam. SBI Clerk mains exam was conducted in two shifts: 9 am to 11:40 am and 2 pm to 4:40 pm. Adequate measures were taken at the exam centre due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The mains exam of SBI Clerk comprised four sections: English, General Awareness, Quantitative and Reasoning. The paper carried a total of 190 questions. The duration of the test was 2 hours 40 minutes. Separate timings were allotted to each section. The total marks for the exam are 200.

Shiksha visited one of the SBI Clerk 2020 mains exam centres in Noida, where around 600 candidates had appeared for the exam, to gather their feedback regarding the section-wise and overall difficulty levels of exam. Read below to know SBI Clerk 2020 Mains Exam Analysis by Students.

SBI Clerk 2020 Mains Exam Analysis by Students

The overall paper according to SBI Clerk 2020 mains exam analysis was moderate in terms of difficulty level. The English Language section was moderate. The Reasoning section and Computer Aptitude was moderate to difficult. The Quantitative Aptitude section was moderate. The General Awareness section was moderate. The questions asked in the Quantitative Aptitude section were quite lengthy and time-consuming. In the General Awareness section, most of the questions were asked from banking awareness. Candidates can check below SBI Clerk 2020 Mains Exam Analysis by Students.

Vicky Kumar: “The paper was good. It was of an easy to moderate level. In GA, most of the current affairs questions were of the last three months (August, September and October). Candidates can easily attempt 30 to 35 questions in this section. English was easy to moderate. The Reading Comprehension questions were bit lengthy but it was good. Reading Comprehension was also moderate in terms of difficulty level. The puzzles that were asked in Reasoning Ability did not comprise many variables. Circular-based, floor-based, parallel-line-based, row and column puzzles were asked in the Reasoning section. In Data Interpretation, questions were based on missing DI, bar graph DI, etc. The rest of the questions in Quantitative Aptitude were Arithmetic problems.”

Upkar Sarma: “The Reasoning section was hard. Maths was moderate. English was doable. The GA section was hard because most of the questions were based on the events that took place in October. Candidates can easily solve 15 to 20 puzzles in Reasoning if they carefully read the questions. Questions were not asked from Syllogism and Quadratic Equation.”

Rishikesh Kumar: “According to me, the paper was moderate. English was easy to moderate. The reasoning was moderate. GA was easy. Quant was moderate. Questions in GA section were mostly asked from Banking Awareness. There were no questions from Syllogism. There were two Reading Comprehension. One question was bacteria related. The cutoff will be around 100.”

Vikas Kumar: “The paper was good. I found the Reasoning section to be tough. Quant questions were moderate. SBI Clerk cutoff for the mains exam will be high.”

Ravindar Kumar: “The paper was good. The difficulty level was moderate. In the Reasoning section, questions were mostly asked from Puzzles and Seating Arrangement. GA was good and English was not that difficult. The Reasoning was a bit difficult. The Quant was moderate. Last three months Current Affairs were asked. The cutoff will be less maybe around 98-110.”

Meenakshi Sharma: “The paper was moderate. The reasoning was moderate to high. English was moderate to high. General Knowledge was moderate. I appeared last year too, the GA section of this year was comparatively easy. The Reasoning section compared to last year was high. GA questions were mostly based on banking awareness.”

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SBI Clerk 2020 Mains Exam: COVID-19 Arrangements & General Guidelines

The following arrangements were taken at the exam centre due to COVID-19 pandemic.

• Social distancing was followed among candidates
• Every candidate wore a mask
• Hand sanitiser dispensers were placed at different points inside the exam centre so that candidates can sanitise their hands
• The temperature of candidates was checked through thermal guns
• Candidates were required to show their health status on Aarogya Setu app
• Any stationery items, communication devices and electronic items were not allowed inside the exam centre
• Candidates had to wear light clothes with half sleeves but not with big buttons or any badge, brooches, etc.
• Candidates had to wear slippers, sandals and no shoes

Check below the feedback shared by the candidates regarding the COVID-19 arrangements at the exam centre.

Vikar Kumar said, "All precautionary measures were taken due to COVID-19. At the entry, the security guard checked our temperature. We were asked to sanitise our hands. We were asked to maintain social distancing with one another. We had to drop the rough sheets, call letters and photo-identity proof at the designated boxes while leaving the exam hall."

Samiksha Kaur said, "I am very satisfied with the arrangements done due to COVID-19. Proper sanitisation process was followed inside the exam hall. There were hand sanitisation dispensers at different points inside the exam hall so that we can sanitise our hands."