State Bank of India is conducting SBI PO 2021 prelims exam. The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate in terms of difficulty level. Read here SBI PO 2021 prelims exam analysis & review by students.
- SBI PO 2021 Prelims Exam Analysis & Review by Students (Nov 21)
- SBI PO 2021 Prelims Exam Analysis & Review by Students (Nov 20)
- SBI PO 2021 Prelims Section-Wise Exam Analysis
SBI PO 2021 Prelims Exam Analysis & Review by Students (Nov 21)
The overall difficulty level of SBI PO 2021 exam held on November 21 was similar to the one held on November 20. There was no change in the exam pattern. Shiksha visited one of SBI PO 2021 prelims exam centre in Noida, to gather the feedback of students regarding the overall difficulty level of the exam.
Manish said, "The Maths paper was lengthy, English was easy and Reasoning was doable. The overall paper was easy in terms of difficulty level. In Maths, there were three DI, seven to eight Approximation, Missing Number Series, etc. In Reasoning, questions were asked from Puzzles, Syllogism, Uncertain Puzzle, etc."
Namrata said, "The paper was of moderate level. All sections of the paper were moderate. The Reading Comprehension topic was based on Rodents and their effects on Flaura and Fauna."
Deepa Sharma said, "The overall paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level. The English section was easy to moderate. Quant and Reasoning sections were moderate. In English, questions were asked from Error Detection, Reading Comprehension, Fill in the Blanks. In Quant, questions were asked from DI, Arithmetic, Approximation, etc. In Reasoning, questions were asked from Puzzles, Inequalities, etc."
Nishant said, "The English section was easy, Maths was calculative, Reasoning was moderate to difficult. I attempted 62 questions. In English, questions were asked from RC, Word Rearrangement, Synonyms & Antonyms, In Reasoning, questions were asked from Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, etc. In Maths, mostly questions were asked from Arithmetic."
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SBI PO 2021 Prelims Exam Analysis & Review by Students (Nov 20)
The overall paper of SBI PO 2021 exam held on November 20 was moderate. Shiksha approached various students who had appeared for SBI PO 2021 prelims exam on November 20, through social media to gather their feedback regarding the overall difficulty level of the exam. Read below the feedback shared by the students on the difficulty level of SBI PO 2021 prelims exam.
Kartik Pant said, “The overall difficulty level of SBI PO prelims paper was moderate. In Reasoning questions were asked on Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relation, etc. In English, questions were asked from Reading Comprehension, Para Jumble (Three to four questions), Error Detection, Word Replacement (Three to four), Idiom and Phrases (Three questions), etc. In Quantitative Aptitude, questions were asked from Data Interpretation (DI), Caselet, Quadratic Equation, SI, CI, Partnership, Ages, Boats, Streams, Time and Work, Percentage, Profit & Loss, etc.”
Tathaghat Mukherjee said, “I have attempted 76 questions. I found the English section to be tricky. Questions in this section were asked from Para Jumble, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Error Detection, etc. The reasoning section was easy and questions. In the Quantitative Aptitude section, I found the Arithmetic part tricky. The DI questions were doable and easy. There were no questions from wrong number series whereas there were questions from missing number.”
Amit Rajput said, “The overall paper of SBI PO 2021 prelims exam was moderate. The English section was easy to moderate. The Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude sections were moderate.”
SBI PO 2021 Prelims Section-Wise Exam Analysis
Candidates can check below the section-wise SBI PO 2021 prelims exam analysis:
English Language
The English Language section was moderate. The Reading Comprehension was based on Innovation and Curiosity.
| Topics | No. Of Questions |
|---|---|
| Vocab Based Reading Comprehension |
9 |
| Para Jumbled |
5 |
| Word Rearrangement |
5 |
| Error Detection Based On Sentences |
3 |
| Fillers |
5 |
| Word Usage Based on Idioms |
3 |
| Total |
30 |
Reasoning Ability
The Reasoning Ability section was moderate. The topic-wise distribution of questions asked in the Reasoning Ability section is given below:
| Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Row Based Puzzle |
5 |
| Year Based Puzzle |
5 |
| Comparison Based Puzzle |
4 |
| Circular Arrangement |
5 |
| Selection-Based Puzzle |
4 |
| Syllogism |
5 |
| Coding-Decoding |
1 |
| Blood Relation |
3 |
| Direction & Sense |
2 |
| Meaningful Word |
1 |
| Total |
35 |
Quantitative Aptitude
This section of SBI PO prelims exam was moderate. Candidates can check below the topic-wise distribution of questions in Quantitative Aptitude.
| Topics | No. Of Questions |
|---|---|
| Line Graph |
5 |
| Table DI |
5 |
| Caselet DI |
5 |
| Quadratic Equation |
5 |
| Missing Number Series |
5 |
| Arithmetic Word Problems (SI, CI, Partnership, Ages, Boats, Streams, Time and Work, Percentage, Profit & Loss, etc |
10 |
| Total |
35 |

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SBI PO interview is conducted for candidates who qualifies the Mains exam. The interview carries questions related to the educational qualification background hobbies current affairs etc. It basically asseses the personality of candidates.
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Answered a week ago
The Reasoning section forms the most necessary part of the SBI PO exam. This section can be prepared by practising the past years papers. Candidates must also attempt mock tests.
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Answered a week ago
SBI PO English section comprises Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Cloze Test, etc. Candidates can solve questions from these chapters by improving vocabularly and grammar. They should read the editorial of the newspaper.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
SBI PO result is announced online. Candidates does not get any email intimation regarding the declaration of the result. The direct links to download the results for different stages of recruitments are provided on this page. Candidates can access these by logging with the required credentials.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
SBI PO result for different stages is announced within one month after the exam is conducted. The result is announced online. Candidates can download it by logging with the required credentials. The hard copy of the result is not sent by post.
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Answered a month ago
For Banking aspirants, SBI PO is one of the most sought-after jobs, considering the salary and career growth. The salary structure is released by SBI in the official notification PDF.Besides the basic SBI Scale 1 salary, candidates are also given various allowances, perks, and benefits. SBI PO is re
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Answered a month ago
SBI PO prelims cut off 2024 is given below.
SBI PO Prelims Cut Off 2024 (Out of 100) | |||||||||
Category | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | LD | VI | HI | D&E |
Cutoff | 55 | 49 | 60.50 | 60.25 | 61.75 | 49.75 | 47.50 | 19.75 | 9.50 |
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
SBI PO final cut off comprises cut offs for the Mains exam and final selection. SBI PO Mains cut off 2024 as well as the final cut off are given below.
SBI PO 2024 Mains Cut off
SBI PO Mains Cut Off 2024 (Out of 250) | |||||||||
Category | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | LD | VI | HI | D&E |
Cutoff | 75 | 75 | 75 | 87.50 | 87.50 | 75 | 75 | - | - |
SBI PO 2024 Final Cut off
SBI PO Final cut off 2024 (normalized to 100 marks) | |||||||||
Category | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | LD | VI | HI | D&E |
Cutoff | 32.5 | 33.36 | 40.96 | 36.85 | 46.24 | 42.04 | 33.63 | - | - |
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