SBI PO Pattern
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7 months agoContributor-Level 7
SBI PO normalisation is not grace marks. The normalisation of marks is done to adjust the difficulty level of the question papers across various sessions. This process is followed since the exam is conducted in multiple shifts. The difficulty levels of the question papers are different.
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7 months agoContributor-Level 7
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.
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
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  | 
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
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  | 
New answer posted
2 years agoContributor-Level 10
New answer posted
2 years agoContributor-Level 10
The prelims exam comprises 100 questions. The total marks given to the prelims exam are 100. The mains exam carries 250 marks.
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