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Anangsha Patra
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Updated on Jan 30, 2023 14:45 IST
SBI PO 2023 mains exam was conducted on January 30, 2023. The overall paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level. The Maths section was difficult whereas the rest of the sections were moderate. Read SBI PO mains exam analysis 2023 here to know the section-wise and overall difficulty level of the exam.

SBI PO 2023 mains exam was conducted on January 30, 2023. The overall paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level. The Maths section was difficult whereas the rest of the sections were moderate. Read here SBI PO mains exam analysis.

SBI PO Mains Exam Analysis & Student Reaction

SBI PO Mains Exam Analysis & Student Reaction

State Bank of India (SBI) conducted SBI PO 2023 mains exam on January 30, 2023. According to students, the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. The sections in the objective-type paper were moderate to difficult. Students found the Data Analysis & Interpretation section to be tough, whereas, Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and English Language sections were moderate. The Descriptive Test of SBI PO was easy to moderate. The topics of Essay writing were financial help and development of libraries through the help of NGO, equal participation of boys and girls in developing India. Candidates were also given to write letter to the branch manager for moving minor account to major account.

In this article we have provided SBI PO mains exam analysis 2023 & student reaction. By going through this article, candidates can know the difficulty level of the sections, topic-wise distribution of questions, expected cut off, etc. Scroll down to read more on SBI PO mains exam analysis 2022 & student reaction.

Table of contents
  • SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern 2023
  • SBI PO Mains Exam Analysis 2023 & Student Reaction
  • SBI PO 2023 Mains Exam Analysis 2023 Video
  • Questions Asked in the GA Paper

SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern 2023

SBI PO mains exam pattern comprises objective-type and descriptive-type papers. The objective section carries questions from Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/Economy/Banking Awareness and English Language. The descriptive/subjective-type paper carries questions from English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The test paper carried a total of 157 questions. Total marks allotted to the paper are 250. The duration of the test is 3.5 hours. The structure of the paper is given below.

Subject Number of Questions Marks Duration
Objective Test

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

45

60

60 Minutes

Data Analysis & Interpretation

35

60

45 Minutes

General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness

40

40

35 Minutes

English Language

35

40

40 Minutes

Subjective/ Descriptive Test

English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)

2

50

30 Minutes

Total

157

250

3.5 Hours

SBI PO Mains Exam Analysis 2023 & Student Reaction

Shiksha visited one of the SBI PO mains exam centres in Ranchi to gather the feedback of candidates regarding the overall difficulty level of the exam. Check below the feedback shared by students.

Rahul said, “The level of the mains exam was moderate. The Maths section was difficult whereas English was easy. The Reasoning section was moderate to difficult. The General Awareness section was easy to moderate. Mostly, questions in Maths were asked from Data Interpretation.”

Saswati said, “The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. I found the GA and Quant sections were difficult.”

Aman Kumar Jaiswal said, “The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. The descriptive paper was easy. In the Descriptive paper, we were asked to write one letter to the branch manager to convert minor accounts to major accounts.”

Kunal said, "The paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level. GA and English sections were moderate.The Reasoning and Maths sections were tough. The Descriptive paper was tough."

Aditya Singh said, "The level of the paper is moderate like previous years'. The Maths section was tough and rest of the sections were moderate. In Maths, questions were asked from DI, Data Sufficiency, Number System, Quadratic Equation."

SBI PO 2023 Mains Exam Analysis 2023 Video

Candidates can check below SBI PO mains exam analysis 2023 student reaction video.

Questions Asked in the GA Paper

Some of the questions asked in the GA paper are given below:

  • Chairman of G20?
  • No of small finance bank and payments bank of India?
  • Which country presdient visit in republic day?
  • Dept Gover tensure increase by how much time?
  • Garuda Exercise related question?
  • Vadnagar- Unesco sites?
  • National Voters day theme?
  • António Guterres meeting?
  • EAG Award won by which bank?

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OBC

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