SBI PO prelims exam is being conducted across various cities spread throughout the country in four shifts. SBI PO prelims exam analysis 2025 is provided on this page. Scroll down to read more details on the SBI PO prelims exam analysis to know the section-wise and overall difficulty level of the exam.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025: State Bank of India (SBI) is conducting the SBI PO prelims exam across various cities spread throughout the country. SBI PO prelims shift 1 exam analysis is made available on this page. According to students, the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. The paper analysis of SBI PO is provided based on the feedback shared by the students.
SBI PO exam review helps candidates appearing in the future to know the difficulty level of the exam and the type of questions asked. SBI PO exam analysis comprises details such as the section-wise analysis, overall analysis, expected cut off, number of good attempts, etc. The total marks allotted to the prelims test are 100. Read below for more details on SBI PO prelims exam analysis.
Also Read: SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Live
- SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025
- SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025: Good Attempts
- SBI PO 2025 Prelims Student Reaction
- SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern
- SBI PO Last Year Exam Analysis
- SBI PO Prelims Syllabus
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025
The overall difficulty level of the exam is given below.
| Sections | Total Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | Moderate |
| English Language | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
| Overall | 100 | Moderate |
Commonly asked questions
For SBI PO English Language important topics are Reading Comprehension, Cloze test, fill in blanks, and spotting error. To prepare for this section candidates must work on concepts of grammar and vocabulary.
The exam pattern is divided into prelims exam, mains exam, psychometric test, interview and group exercises.
The prelims exam comprises 100 questions. The total marks given to the prelims exam are 100. The mains exam carries 250 marks.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025: Good Attempts
The number of good attempts in SBI PO prelims exam is given below.
| Sections | Good Attempts |
|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability |
19-25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
16-22 |
| English Language |
24-30 |
| Overall |
59-77 |
SBI PO 2025 Prelims Student Reaction
Shift reported live from one of the SBI PO exam centres in Noida to gather the feedback of students regarding the difficulty level of the exam. Check below the feedback shared by students.
Pravin Kumar Tiwari said, " In English, questions were asked from Passages and those were moderate. The Close test questions were easy. The Difficulty level of English was moderate. The Quant section was difficult and questions were asked from Partnership, Quadratic Equation, Ratio, Profit Loss, DI, etc. The Puzzles in the Reasoning section were tough. There were questions from Syllogism, Seating Arrangement, etc. There were no Blood Relation questions in my set."
Sagar said, "Questions in the Quant section were mixed type. The Quant section was moderate. The English section was easy. The Reasoning section was moderate."
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SBI PO Prelims Shift Timings
SBI PO 2025 prelims exam is conducted in four shifts: 9 AM to 10 AM, 11.30 am to 12.30 pm, 2 pm to 3 pm and 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm. SBI PO shift timings are given below.
| Event | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | Shift 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handwriting Sample |
8:45 to 8:50 am |
11:15 to 11:20 am |
01:45 to 01:50 pm |
04:15 to 04:20 pm |
| Exam Start Time |
09:00 am |
11:30 am |
02:00 pm |
04:30 pm |
| Exam End Time |
10:00 am |
12:30 pm |
03:00 pm |
05:30 pm |
Commonly asked questions
The preliminary exam of SBI PO comprises the English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. Total marks allotted to the test are 100. The duration of the test is 60 minutes. The prelims exam is only conducted to screen candidates for the Mains exam. The marks obtained in this stage are not counted for the final merit list. Candidates qualifying the prelims exam are called for the mains exam. The structure of SBI PO prelims exam pattern is given below.
Subject | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
English Language | 40 |
100 | 20 Minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 20 Minutes | |
Reasoning Ability | 30 | 20 Minutes | |
Total | 100 | 1 Hour |
SBI PO exam analysis is made available to candidates for different shifts after the exam get over. The exam review comprises the section-wise difficulty level, number of good attempts, types of questions asked and expected cut off. The exam analysis helps the students appearing in the subsequent exam shifts to know the difficulty level and type of questions asked in the exam.
There are no section-wise marks in SBI PO exam. The total marks allotted to the prelims exam are 100. However, there are section-wise marks in the Mains exam.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern
SBI PO prelims exam comprises three subjects-Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning & English Language. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. The duration of the test is one hour. For the correct answers, candidates will score one mark, while 0.25 marks will be deducted for wrong answers. The SBI PO exam pattern is given below.
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language |
40 |
100 |
20 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
30 |
20 Minutes |
|
| Reasoning Ability |
30 |
20 Minutes |
|
| Total |
100 |
1 Hour |
SBI PO Last Year Exam Analysis
Last year, the overall difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate. The overall and section-wise exam analysis of last year is given below.
Overall Difficulty
| Sections | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| English Language |
Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate to Difficult |
| Reasoning Ability |
Moderate |
Section-Wise Exam Analysis
English Language
| Topics | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension |
9 |
| Error Detection (old Pattern) |
6 |
| Phrase Replacement (Six Sentences) |
5 |
| Double Filler |
5 |
| Word Arrangement (3 words) |
4-5 |
| Cloze Test (Moderate) |
6 |
| Match the Column |
1 |
| Phrase Replacement |
3 |
| Total |
40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Wrong Number Series |
2 |
| Arithmetic(Profit & Loss, Partnership, etc.) |
12 |
| Table DI |
6 |
| DI (Bar + Pie Chart) |
5 |
| Caselet DI |
5 |
| Total |
30 |
Reasoning Ability
| Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Post-Based Puzzle(9 Persons) |
5 |
| Box Based Puzzle(9 Boxes) |
5 |
| Floor Puzzle(Variable-Colour) |
5 |
| Selection Based Puzzle(3 Cities, Variable-Colour) |
5 |
| Parallel Row Seating Arrangement(7 North, 7 South) |
5 |
| Syllogism(3 Statements) |
4 |
| Pair Formation(Digit Based) |
1 |
| Total |
30 |
Commonly asked questions
SBI PO Mains exam comprises both objective and descriptive type tests. The objective test consists of four sections and the descriptive test comprises English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The total marks allotted to the Mains exam are 250. The duration of the test is 3.5 hours. The objective section carries questions from Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and English Language. The subjective section carries questions from English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The test paper carries a total of 157 questions. The structure of SBI PO mains exam 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 |
To get good marks in the English language section, candidates must improve their grammar and vocabulary. The standard of questions asked in this section is of high school level. This section appears in both prelims and mains exams.
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SBI PO Prelims Syllabus
SBI PO prelims syllabus outlines the topics that candidates need to prepare for the exam. The section-wise SBI PO syllabus is given below.
SBI PO English Syllabus
| SBI PO Prelims English Language Syllabus | Weightage |
|---|---|
| 7-10 Questions |
|
| Cloze Test |
5-10 Questions |
| 4-5 Questions |
|
| Spotting Errors |
5-10 Questions |
| Fill in the blanks |
5-7 Questions |
| Vocabulary-based Questions |
4-5 Questions |
| Paragraph Completion |
3-3 Questions |
| Sentence Improvement |
5-8 Questions |
SBI PO Prelims Reasoning Syllabus
| Name of the Topic | Expected number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement |
15-20 Questions (3-4 sets) |
| Syllogism |
4-5 Questions |
| Inequality |
4-5 Questions |
| Coding-Decoding |
3-4 Questions |
| Input-Output |
3-4 Questions |
| Series-based Questions |
4-5 Questions |
| Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Order, Ranking, etc. |
5-7 Question |
| Data Sufficiency |
4-5 Questions |
SBI PO Quant Syllabus
| Topics | Expected Questions |
|---|---|
| Number Series |
5 Questions |
| Simplification/Approximation |
5-7 Questions |
| Quadratic Equation |
4-5 Questions |
| Data Interpretation |
10-15 Questions (2-3 sets) |
| Miscellaneous Question |
10-12 Questions |
| Data Sufficiency |
4-5 Questions |
| Quantity Based questions |
4-5 Questions |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes. There is negative marking in the SBI PO exam in both Prelims and Mains for the objective-type questions. For every wrong answer 0.25 marks or 1/4th marks are deducted but for un attempted or skipped questions none of the marks are deducted.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The application fee for the SBI PO exam varies or differs as per the categories. For General and OBC category it is INR 750 and for SC/ST/PwBD there is no fee it is exempted.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
The selection process of SBI PO exam consists of three rounds. The selection process is" Prelims, Mains and Interview. Several changes were also done in the exam pattern for the SBI PO exam.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
The SBI PO 2026 application form is expected to be released in June. Along with the announcement of the notification, the application link will be active.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The SBI PO admit card 2026 will be released on the SBI careers portal officially at sbi.co.in. It will be released online and is a mandatory to carry at the examination centre by the candidate.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The SBI PO application form 2026 is expected to be released in May-June at sbi.co.in. Candidates need to apply online and pay the required fees.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The SBI PO notification 2026 is expected to be released in May-June at sbi.bank.in. The exam is conducted once in a year for the posts of Probationary Officers. It has the details about the examination including the important dates, syllabus, pattern, application process, and more.
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