SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2024, 25 February, Shift 1 Review
State Bank of India Clerk Exam 2025 ( SBI Clerk )
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2024: According to students, the overall difficulty level of the SBI Clerk mains exam was moderate to difficult. The GA and Quant papers were tough. The Reasoning section was average in terms of difficulty level. The English Language section was easy. Check below SBI Clerk mains exam analysis 2024 & student reaction.
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2024 & Student Reaction
State Bank of India (SBI) conducted SBI Clerk 2024 exam analysis on February 25, 2024 across various cities spread throughout the country. The mains exam was conducted for candidates who qualified the prelims exam. According to students who appeared in the SBI Clerk 2024 exam, the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate to difficult. The GA and Quant papers were tough. The Reasoning section was average in terms of difficulty level. The English Language section was easy. Questions in GA were asked based on the Current Affairs of December 2023 and January 2024. Questions were related to the RBI policies.
SBI Clerk mains exam analysis is provided on this page. The exam analysis will help candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty levels. Along with the difficulty levels, candidates can find the number of good attempts and expected cut off. Scroll down to read more on SBI Clerk mains exam analysis 2024 & student reaction.
The Reasoning Ability section tests the knowledge of candidates and their capability of solving the general ability problems with their intelligence. Questions are asked basically from Logical Reasoning and Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. The Reasoning Ability section of SBI Clerk carries questions from topics such as Puzzle, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Input-Output, Inequalities, Statement and Assumptions, Order and Ranking, Data Sufficiency and Alphanumeric Series.
SBI Clerk Reasoning Ability Syllabus for Prelims
- Alphanumeric Series
- Ranking/ Direction/ Alphabet Test
- Data Sufficiency
- Coded Inequalities
- Seating Arrangement
- Puzzle
- Tabulation
- Syllogism
- Blood Relations
- Input-Output
- Coding-Decoding
SBI Clerk Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude Syllabus for Mains
- Internet
- Machine Input/Output
- Syllogism
- Blood Relation
- Direction Sense
- Inequalities
- Puzzles
- Coding-Decoding
- Ranking
- Statement & Assumptions
- Hardware
- Software
- Generation of Computers
- DBMS
- Networking
- Internet
- MS Office
- Input-Output Devices
- Important Abbreviations
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.
Also Read: SBI Clerk 2024
- SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2024
- SBI Clerk Mains Overall Exam Analysis 2024
- SBI Clerk Mains Student Reaction 2024
- SBI Clerk Student Reaction Video
- SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2024: Distribution of Questions
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2024
SBI Clerk mains exam pattern consists of four sections: General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude. A total of 190 questions are asked in the exam. The total marks for the test are 200. The duration of the test was 2 hours 40 minutes with sectional timings. The structure of SBI Clerk mains exam pattern is given below:
Upcoming Sarkari Exam Dates
14 Jan '26 - 17 Jan '26
1 Jan '26 - 31 Jan '26
IBPS RRB
11 Nov '25 - 30 Apr '26
31 Aug '26
3 Jan '26 - 31 Jan '26
| 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 |
SBI Clerk Mains Overall Exam Analysis 2024
The overall exam analysis of SBI Clerk mains exam is given below along with the number of good attempts.
| Sections | Total Questions | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| General English |
40 |
24-27 |
Easy |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude |
50 |
19-23 |
Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
15-20 |
Moderate to difficult |
| General /Financial Awareness |
50 |
24-27 |
Moderate to difficult |
| Overall |
190 |
85-90 |
Moderate to difficult |
SBI Clerk Mains Student Reaction 2024
Shiksha reported live from one of the SBI Clerk mains exam centres in Noida to know about the difficulty level of the exam. Check below the feedback shared by the students.
Manoj: The GA and Quant papers were tough. The Reasoning section was average in terms of difficulty level. The Current Affairs questions were based on the previous year’s national and international events.
Ajit Sharma: The overall difficulty level of the mains paper was tough compared to IBPS Clerk mains paper. The toughest section was GA and questions were asked from Banking Awareness like number of small finance banks. The Quant section was moderate to difficult. The Reasoning section was doable.
Shristi Singh: The overall difficulty level of the mains exam was moderate. From Current Affairs, questions were asked from December 2023 and January 2024 events. The Reasoning section was moderate, with maximum questions from Critical Reasoning, Puzzles, etc. The Quant section was moderate to difficult and questions were asked from DI.
Deepak Kumar: The questions asked in GA section were very in-depth. The Current Affairs questions were mainly based on the December 2023 and January 2024 events. Mainly questions were asked from Banking Awareness. The Quant section was doable. The Reasoning section was not tough and questions were asked from Puzzles, Critical Reasoning, etc.
Also Read: SBI Clerk Cut off
SBI Clerk Student Reaction Video
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2024: Distribution of Questions
The distribution of questions in different sections is given below:
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topics | No. Of Questions |
|---|---|
| Pie chart DI |
5 |
| Caselet DI |
5 |
| Bar + Table DI |
5 |
| Table DI |
5 |
| data sufficiency |
2 |
| simplification |
3 |
| Q1 & Q2 |
3 |
| Double row Number Series |
5 |
| single row series |
2 |
| new pattern Quadratic Equation |
5-6 |
| Arithmetic Problems |
9-10 |
| Total |
50 |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
| Topics | No. Of Questions |
|---|---|
| Year Based Puzzle |
5 |
| Selection Based Puzzle |
5 |
| Floor + Blood Relation Based Puzzle |
5 |
| Linear Seating Arrangement |
5 |
| Circular Seating Arrangement |
5 |
| Coded Direction |
1 |
| Syllogism |
3 |
| Coded Inequality |
5 |
| New Pattern Coding |
4 |
| Machine Input Output (Number Based) |
5 |
| Data Sufficiency |
4 |
| Misc. |
3 |
| Total |
50 |
General Awareness
| Topics | No. Of Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension – 2Q |
9+7 |
| sentence rearrangement |
8 |
| close test |
5 |
| Fillers |
5 |
| Error Detection |
3 |
| Misc., |
3 |
| Total |
40 |
General Awareness
Some of the questions asked in General Awareness are given below:
Netherlands beats which country in the World Cup
Reserve Bank of India – 6-7
Current Affairs- 15
UDGAM Portal
News & Updates
Explore Other Exams
Aug '26 | IBPS Clerk 2026 notification |
29 Nov '25 - 2 Dec '25 | IBPS Clerk 2025 Mains Exam |
15 Jan '26 - 14 Feb '26 | IBPS PO 2025 Final Result |
9 Jan '26 - 14 Jan '26 | IBPS PO 2025 Mains Scorecard |
1 Feb '26 | IBPS RRB Clerk 2025 Mains Exam |
28 Dec '25 | IBPS RRB 2025 Single Online Ex... |
24 Nov '25 - 30 Nov '25 | SBI PO Group Exercises & Inter... |
19 Nov '25 | SBI PO Pysychometric Test |
Dec '20 | Conduct of Interview |
Sep '20 | Mains exam |
9 Dec '25 - 12 Dec '25 | SSC CPO 2025 exam |
17 Nov '25 - 21 Nov '25 | SSC CPO Slot Booking |
4 Oct '25 - 6 Oct '25 | Application Correction |
1 Oct '25 - 3 Oct '25 | HP TET Nov 2025 Application Wi... |
19 Dec '25 | SSC JE Tier 1 Provisional Answ... |
19 Dec '25 - 22 Dec '25 | SSC JE Tier 1 Answer Key Objec... |
29 Sep '25 | KTET Answer Key |
18 Sep '25 - 19 Sep '25 | KTET Exam Date |
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 months ago
SBI Clerk prelims result 2025 was announced on October 4. The result can be downloaded by logging with the required credentials. Shortlisted candidates will appear for the Mains exam.
S
Contributor-Level 7
The English section appears in both prelims and Mains exams of SBI Clerk. Questions in English Language section of SBI Clerk exam are asked from Reading Comprehension, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Rearrangement, Cloze Test, Vocabulary, etc. Candidates need to be thorough with the grammar and vocabularly inorder to ace the exam. SBI Clerk prelims and mains syllabus for English is given below:
SBI Clerk Prelims English Syllabus
SBI Clerk Mains English Syllabus