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Anangsha Patra
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Updated on Nov 4, 2023 10:55 IST
The overall difficulty level of SBI PO 2023 prelims exam was moderate. The English section was easy, Reasoning section was easy to moderate, Maths was moderate to difficulty and lengthy. SBI PO prelims cut off is expected to around 60. Check here SBI PO prelims exam analysis & student reaction.

The overall difficulty level of SBI PO 2023 prelims exam held on November 4, 2023 was moderate. The English section was easy, Reasoning section was easy to moderate, Maths was moderate to difficulty and lengthy. SBI PO prelims cut off is expected to around 60. Check here SBI PO prelims exam analysis & student reaction.

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2023

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2023

State Bank of India is conducting the SBI PO 2023 Prelims exam to fill up a more than 2000 vacancies for the post of Probationary Officers (POs). According to students, the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. The English section was easy, Reasoning section was easy to moderate, Maths was moderate to difficulty and lengthy. In English, questions were asked from Articles, Passage, Jumbled Words, Sentence Rearrangement, etc. In Reasoning, questions were asked from Syllogism, Puzzle, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relation, etc. In Maths, questions were asked from Arithmetic, Mensuration, DI, Algebra, etc. SBI PO cut off is expected to be around 60.

Candidates qualifying the prelims exam of SBI PO will be called for the mains exam. SBI PO prelims result 2023 is expected to be announced in the second week of November. On the basis of SBI PO result of the prelims exam, candidates 10 times the number of vacancies will be selected for the mains exam of SBI PO. The mains exam of SBI PO 2023 will be conducted on December 2023/ January 2024.

Q:   What is SBI PO exam pattern?
A:

The prelims exam comprises 100 questions. The total marks given to the prelims exam are 100. The mains exam carries  250 marks. 

Q:   What are the key topics for Reasoning section in SBI PO exam?
A:
This section includes questions from Verbal Reasoning, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Coding and Decoding, etc. Candidates can ace this section by practising previous years' question papers, mock tests, puzzles, etc.

In this article we have provided SBI PO prelims exam analysis & student reaction. Going through this article, candidates can know the overall & section-wise difficulty levels, number of good attempts, expected cut off and many more.

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Table of contents
  • SBI PO 2023 Exam Analysis (Nov 4)
  • SBI PO 2023 Difficulty Level (Nov 1)
  • SBI PO Good Attempts
  • SBI PO 2023 Prelims Exam Pattern
  • SBI PO Exam Analysis 2023 & Student Reaction

SBI PO 2023 Exam Analysis (Nov 4)

Candidates can check below SBI PO 2023 exam analysis for Nov 4.

Sections Difficulty Level Good Attempts
Reasoning Ability Moderate 24-27
Quantitative Aptitude Moderate 17-20
English Language Moderate 21-24
Overall Moderate 62-64

SBI PO 2023 Difficulty Level (Nov 1)

Candidates can check below the shift-wise exam analysis for SBI PO held on Nov 1.

SBI PO 2023 Overall Difficulty (Shift 4)

Sections Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude Moderate
English Language Moderate
Overall Moderate

SBI PO 2023 Overall Difficulty (Shift 3)

Sections Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude Moderate
English Language Easy
Overall Moderate

SBI PO 2023 Overall Difficulty (Shift 1)

The overall difficulty level of SBI PO 2023 prelims exam is given below.

Sections Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude Moderate to Difficult
English Language Easy
Overall Moderate

SBI PO Good Attempts

The section-wise good attempts for SBI PO prelims exam are given below.

Section Good Attempts
Reasoning Ability 24-26
Quantitative Aptitude 20-22
English Language 19-21
Overall 63-65

SBI PO 2023 Prelims Exam Pattern

SBI PO prelims exam pattern is such that it is divided into three sections-English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability. The duration of the test is one hour. There are sectional timings of 20 minutes in the exam. The total marks allotted to the test are 200.

Subject Number of Questions Marks Duration

English Language

30

 

100

20 Minutes

Quantitative Aptitude

35

20 Minutes

Reasoning Ability

35

20 Minutes

Total

100

1 Hour

SBI PO Exam Analysis 2023 & Student Reaction

Shiksha reported live from one of the SBI PO exam centres in Noida to gather the feedback of students regarding the overall and section-wise difficulty level of exam. Candidates can read below to check SBI PO prelims exam analysis 2023.

Aman Singh said, “The Maths paper was difficult. The Reasoning and English was good. In Maths questions were asked from DI, Caselets. In Reasoning, questions were asked from Puzzles. The English was easy. The cut off is expected to be around 58.”

Utkarsh said, “The overall difficulty level of the paper was tough. The English was easy. The Reasoning and Maths paper was tough. In Maths, questions were asked from Arithematic, DI, etc.”

Yugdeep said, “The English section was easy. The Reasoning questions were moderate. The Maths questions were difficult. In English, questions were asked from para jumbles, sentence rearrangement, etc. In Maths questions were asked from DI, Caselet, Quadratic, Arithmetic, etc. In Reasoning questions were asked from Puzzles. SBI PO cut off is expected to be around 60.”

Krishna Kumar said, “The difficulty level of the paper was moderate. The para jumble question asked in English was lengthy. The DI questions were lengthy. The missing series were tricky. The Arithmetic questions were easy. The Puzzles were lengthy. The Blood Relation questions were tricky. There were questions from Syllogism, Ordering, etc. The paper was time consuming.”

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis Video

 

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Answered a week ago

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Answered 4 weeks ago

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Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 weeks 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

554960.5060.2561.7549.7547.5019.759.50

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Ishita Aggarwal

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 weeks 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

75757587.5087.507575--

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

32.533.3640.9636.8546.2442.0433.63--

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Bhumika Lama

Contributor-Level 7