SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2025: Check Exam Review, Good Attempt & Difficulty Level
State Bank of India Clerk Exam 2025 ( SBI Clerk )
Exam On - 21 Nov '25
SBI Clerk mains exam will be conducted tomorrow. SBI Clerk mains exam analysis will be provided on this page after the exam. This will help candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty levels.
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2025
State Bank of India (SBI) will conduct the SBI Clerk mains exam tomorrow (November 21). The mains exam of SBI Clerk is conducted for candidates who qualified the prelims exam. The overall difficulty level of the exam is usually moderate to difficult. SBI Clerk mains exam analysis will be provided on this page after the exam. This 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.
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
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 is 2 hours 40 minutes with sectional timings. The structure of SBI Clerk mains exam pattern is given below:
The study plan for 10 days for RBI Assistant exam is given below.
Day | Topics to be covered |
Day 1 | Quant: Practice Quadratic Equation questions Reasoning: Practice Inequality Attempt at least one mock test to check your level of preparation Check your strong and weak areas Work more on your calculation speed and revise the formulas |
Day 2 | Quant: Practice Number Series Questions Reasoning: Practice Syllogism Questions. Attempt 1 mock test and analyse it |
Day 3 | Quant: Practice Simplification and Approximation questions and probability questions Reasoning: Practice coding-decoding Spend some time on your strong areas Attempt 1 mock test and analyze your performance. |
Day 4 | English: Practice para jumbles Quant: Practice ration proportion and age-related questions. Reasoning: Practice blood relation questions. Attempt 1 mock test and analyze properly. |
Day 5 | English: Practise cloze test Quant: Start with time and work and partnership Reasoning: Practice order and ranking questions. Practice 1 mock test and analyze your performance. |
Day 6 | Quant: Practice percentage and average questions. Reasoning: Practice direction distance questions. Attempt 1 mock test and analyze. English: Revise grammar rules. |
Day 7 | Quant: Start time speed distance and mixture and alligations Reasoning: Practice seating arrangement. Practice 1 mock. English: Practice RC |
Day 8 | Quant: Practice simple interest and CI, pipe, and cistern Reasoning: Practice Alphanumeric series Attempt 1-2 mock tests and analyze them properly English: Practice Error Spotting questions |
Day 9 | Quant: Practice questions from various types of data interpretation Reasoning: Practice Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Attempt 1-2 mock tests and analyse them |
Day 10 | Devote at least two to three hours to practising wrong questions from each mock test Solve 1-2 mock tests on a daily basis |
The difficulty level of the prelims exam is usually easy. The English and Reasoning sections are easy, whereas, Maths section is easy to moderate. The Mains exam paper is usually moderate. The difficulty level of the English Language section is easy, Quant section is moderate, Reasoning & Computer Aptitude section is moderate and General/Financial Awareness section is moderate. The prelims exam of SBI Clerk carries questions from Reasoning, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. The mains exam of SBI Clerk carries questions from General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude. The total marks allotted to the test are 200. Candidates qualifying the mains exam are called for Language Proficiency Test.
Upcoming Sarkari Exam Dates
17 Nov '25 - 21 Nov '25
16 Nov '25 - 23 Nov '25
29 Nov '25
24 Nov '25 - 30 Nov '25
3 Dec '25 - 6 Dec '25
14 Dec '25
18 Dec '25
31 Dec '25 - 7 Jan '26
11 Nov '25 - 30 Apr '26
30 Nov '25
| 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 Previous Year's Mains Cut off
For the reference of candidates we have provided below SBI Clerk 2024 mains cut off.
| State/UT | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam |
77.5 |
70 |
68.75 |
66.25 |
60 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
70 |
70 |
60 |
— |
— |
| Bihar |
80.5 |
76.5 |
74.75 |
60 |
60 |
| Gujarat |
77 |
70 |
67.5 |
60 |
— |
| Rajasthan |
85 |
76 |
80.25 |
65 |
60 |
| Maharashtra |
82 |
76 |
73.5 |
60 |
— |
| Madhya Pradesh |
80.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Haryana |
87.25 |
80 |
77.5 |
— |
— |
| Chandigarh |
89.5 |
66.75 |
69.5 |
66.75 |
— |
| Jammu |
84 |
68 |
64.75 |
— |
— |
| Jharkhand |
77.25 |
70 |
71.5 |
60 |
60 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
85.5 |
76.25 |
71.5 |
68.75 |
66.5 |
| Punjab |
74.5 |
72 |
70 |
— |
— |
| Meghalaya |
85.75 |
72 |
— |
— |
— |
| Kerala |
84.25 |
61 |
— |
— |
— |
| Manipur |
76.5 |
76.25 |
70 |
72.25 |
64 |
| Odisha |
85.25 |
74.75 |
79.75 |
61.75 |
60 |
| Karnataka |
93 |
89.5 |
— |
— |
— |
| Uttar Pradesh |
82.75 |
74 |
75.75 |
63 |
60 |
| Uttarakhand |
84.5 |
70.55 |
76.5 |
64.75 |
62.75 |
| Tamil Nadu |
89 |
86.25 |
70 |
74 |
84.25 |
| West Bengal |
82 |
70 |
69 |
65 |
60 |
Besides English and Hindi, SBI Clerk question paper appears in the regional languages. The languages of SBI Clerk question paper are given below.
| Sr. | State/UT | Medium of Exam |
|---|---|---|
1 | Andaman & Nicobar | English, Hindi |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | English, Hindi |
3 | Assam | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali |
4 | Chhattisgarh | English, Hindi |
5 | Daman & Diu | English, Hindi, Gujarati |
6 | Delhi | English, Hindi |
7 | Goa | English, Hindi, Konkani |
8 | Gujarat | English, Hindi, Gujarati |
9 | Haryana | English, Hindi, Punjabi |
10 | Himachal Pradesh | English, Hindi |
11 | Jammu & Kashmir | English, Hindi, Urdu |
12 | Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada |
13 | Kerala | English, Hindi, Malayalam |
14 | Lakshadweep | English, Hindi, Malayalam |
15 | Madhya Pradesh | English, Hindi |
16 | Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi |
17 | Manipur | English, Hindi, Manipuri |
18 | Meghalaya | English, Hindi |
19 | Mizoram | English, Hindi |
20 | Nagaland | English, Hindi |
21 | Odisha | English, Hindi, Odia |
22 | Pondicherry | English, Hindi, Tamil |
23 | Punjab | English, Hindi, Punjabi |
24 | Rajasthan | English, Hindi |
25 | Sikkim | English, Hindi |
26 | Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi, Tamil |
27 | Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu |
28 | Tripura | English, Hindi |
29 | Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi, Urdu |
30 | Uttarakhand | English, Hindi |
31 | West Bengal | English, Hindi, Bengali |
Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/XS/DXS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon). Minimum qualifying marks on aggregate will be as decided by the bank. No minimum qualifying marks for individual subject are prescribed. Section wise marks will not be maintained.
There is no separate qualifying marks besides the category-wise cut off marks. Candidates need to secure the category-wise cut off marks in order to qualify the exam. There is no sectional cut off in SBI Clerk exam. The cut off is decided based on the total marks, number of vacancies, total test takers, etc.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 weeks 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.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months 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