SBI PO Psychometric Test 2025 will be conducted on May 31, 2025. The call letter for the exam has been released. The psychometric test is conducted to check the ability of candidates to think logically as well as their personality and behaviour. This test is qualifying in nature, however, the performance in the test is shared before the interview panel. Read here for more details on SBI PO Psychometric Test.
- SBI PO Admit Card 2025 for Psychometric Test
- What is a SBI PO Psychometric Test 2025?
- Types of SBI PO Psychometric Test
- Why is SBI PO Psychometric Test Conducted?
- How to Prepare for SBI PO Psychometric Test?
- How to Prepare for SBI PO Exam?
SBI PO Admit Card 2025 for Psychometric Test
SBI PO admit card 2025 for psychometric test has been released.This test is conducted for the qualified candidates of the mains exam. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password.
Download SBI PO admit card 2025 for psychometric test-https://ibpsonline.ibps.in/sbiponov24/ptcla_may25/login.php?appid=194870a40a97ec7688fdc8855f9e92ac
What is a SBI PO Psychometric Test 2025?
SBI PO Psychometric Test is a scientific and standard method to assess the mental ability and behaviour of the candidate by the recruiters. SBI PO Psychometric Test is examined statistically to measure the suitability and cognitive knowledge of the candidate for the job, hidden aspects of the candidate, real abilities and personality traits. Candidates with effective preparation and dedication can score good marks in this test. SBI PO Psychometric test offers an unbiased evaluation of the candidates on the parameters like logical reasoning, industry-specific attitude, role-specific traits and more.
Types of SBI PO Psychometric Test
There are mainly two types of SBI PO Psychometric Test: Personality Test and Aptitude Test:
- The personality test is done to identify and explore the areas of interest, values and motivation and how the candidate’s behaviour fits the job and organisation
- The pyschometric test of SBI PO is done to assess the cognitive knowledge for the job. This test assesses the skill set of the candidates for the job role. The interviewer can put you under exam conditions or give you a minute to answer the multiple-choice question. The standard level of intelligence is assessed during the aptitude test
Why is SBI PO Psychometric Test Conducted?
SBI PO Psychometric Test has been added to the SBI PO exam pattern of Phase III. It is a part of the interview and group discussion. However, the psychometric test may take place in front of the interview panel to do the candidate's personality profiling. Some of the important points related to SBI PO psychometric test are given below:
- SBI PO Psychometric test is done to measure the real and hidden abilities of the candidate
- SBI PO Psychometric test determine the candidate’s psychological behaviour and suitability as a banker
- Candidates should be real in front of the interview panel while responding to the question during the SBI PO Psychometric Test
- The candidate should be polite, natural and give answers gracefully with confidence
Also Read: SBI PO Syllabus
How to Prepare for SBI PO Psychometric Test?
The tips and tricks to prepare for SBI PO psychometric test are given below:
- Take real online tests regularly with the regular mock tests
- Get regular feedback on tests to identify your weakest area
- Practice regularly for the Psychometric Test to improve your weakest areas
- Pay close attention to what you're being asked
- Stay calm by breathing slowly and deeply while taking the psychometric test
- Be honest and consistent while giving your responses
- Trust your initial reactions, and don't simply try to guess the best answer
How to Prepare for SBI PO Exam?
The first step to prepare for the SBI PO exam is to know about the syllabus and the structure of the exam like the latest exam pattern, important dates and the test duration.
Strategy for SBI PO exam
After getting acquainted with the SBI PO syllabus, important dates and exam duration. The candidates must make a time table that can cover the entire syllabus leaving time for revisions and mock tests. The candidates need to identify the weak and strong areas while preparing for the exam.
The prelims exam comprises 100 questions. The total marks given to the prelims exam are 100. The mains exam carries 250 marks.
The exam pattern is divided into prelims exam, mains exam, psychometric test, interview and group exercises.
Target Topics and Sections
Prepare for the exam targeting the topics and sections of the syllabus. Prioritise each and every section of the exam and cover the entire syllabus within the time.
Develop Reading Habit
Reading daily will enhance vocabulary, comprehension and grammar. Candidates need to follow the latest news, read articles, newspapers, journals, etc.
Tutorial
Candidates must refer to the online video tutorials as it will give different ideas to approach the SBI PO exam. The tricks and tips in the video can save time in the SBI PO exam.
Mock Tests
Take regular mock tests to get good score in the SBI PO exam. The mock tests will give an idea about the exam pattern and it will also help the candidates to find out the weak areas that are needed to be improved
Quick Revisions
Candidates need to develop the habit of quick revisions by making notes from the topics of SBI PO syllabus. The notes will the candidates in quick revisions at time revisions before the SBI PO exam.
Practice
Candidates need to start practicing six months before the exam. They should go through different books and solve a maximum number of the previous year's questions. Candidates are advised to cover all the topics and sections while preparing for the SBI PO exam.
In the Reasoning section of SBI PO candidates can cover Seating Arrangements, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, etc. To score good marks in this section, candidates should practice previous years' question papers and mock tests. Candidates can also practice sudoku and different types of puzzles. This will help me to solve the questions in Reasoning easily. Candidates can follow the tips given below to prepare the Reasoning section of SBI PO:
- Cramming does not work for the Reasoning section of SBI PO. Questions are purely logic-based. Practice SBI PO previous year’s question papers as possible to improve the logic-building ability
- Candidates must start with reading and understanding concepts of the Reasoning topics. Once candidates are able to understand the basics behind each topic, divert the focus on both speed and accuracy
- Solving questions within time limit is important. Candidates must identify the best way to solve questions keeping in mind both speed and accuracy
This section of SBI PO exam includes questions from Tabular Graph, Data Sufficiency, Caselets, Permutation and Combination, etc. To solve Data Interpretation questions, candidates must practise by referring to the previous years' question papers. The tips and tricks for the Data Interpreparation questions are given below:
- Candidates need to first understand and interpret the given data before proceeding with the calculations
- Candidates need to first understand the difficulty level of questions to understand which one to attempt first and which one to attempt later
- Candidates need to master the technique of attempting these questions with speed. There are several shortcut tricks that save a lot of time in solving the graphs and charts
- Candidates must know the different types of questions and formats of Data Interpretation
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 |
Relax
Take frequent breaks to relax your mind. Breaks while preparing for the SBI PO exam can relieve the candidates from stress.
Read More: SBI PO Preparation Tips

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Student Forum
Answered a week ago
You can prepare for SBI PO exam through self-study. However, to understand the techniques of solving questions it is always advised to take coaching.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
SBI PO prelims result 2025 was announced on September 1, 2025. The result was announced on the official website of SBI. The direct link to check the result is provided on this page. Candidates can check their results by logging with the required credentials.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The distribution of questions in the Quant section of SBI PO 2025 prelims exam is given below.
Topic | No. of Questions |
Pie chart DI (based on variable) | 6 |
Bar graph DI + Table DI (related graduate, post-graduate students in college) | 6 |
Caselet DI | 5 |
Quadratic equation | 3 |
Arithmetic problems | 10 |
Total | 30 |
J
Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The distribution of questions in the prelims exam is given below.
Topic | No. of Questions |
Parallel row seating (single variable, 14 persons) | 5 |
Circular seating (7 persons, double variable, inside facing) | 5 |
Age puzzle (single variable) | 5 |
Box puzzle (single variable) | 5 |
Month-based puzzle | 5 |
Syllogism | 3 |
Misc. Meaningful word - 1 Forward, backward -1 | 2 |
Total | 30 |
R
Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
SBI PO 2025 prelims good attempts refer to the number of questions attempted successfully by candidates. The number of good attempts is given below.
Sections | Total Questions | Good Attempts |
Reasoning Ability | 30 | 19-25 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 16-22 |
English Language | 40 | 24-30 |
Overall | 100 | 59-77 |
S
Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The authority released the tentative dates for the SBI PO 2025 exam. The SBI PO prelims exam was conducted on August 4, 2025. The prelims exam of SBI PO comprises three sections-English, Quant and Reasoning. The total marks allotted to the test are 100.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
SBI PO Mains cut off 2024 is given below.
Category | Cutoff |
---|---|
General | 87.5 |
OBC | 75 |
EWS | 87.5 |
SC | 75 |
ST | 75 |
LD | 75 |
VI | 75 |
HI | - |
B
Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
SBI PO prelims cut off 2024 is given below.
Category | Cut Off Marks |
---|---|
UR | 61.75 |
SC | 55 |
ST | 49 |
OBC | 60.50 |
EWS | 60.25 |
VI | 47.50 |
HI | 19.75 |
LD | 49.75 |
D&E | 9.50 |
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Contributor-Level 7
The important topics for SBI PO English Language are Reading Comprehension, Cloze test, fill in the blanks, spotting the error, etc. To prepare for this section, candidates should clear their concepts of grammar and vocabulary.