SBI BANKING PREPARATION

a) Reasoning (High Level) :

b) Data Interpretation and Analysis

c) General Awareness, Marketing, Computers

d) English Language

Capitals and currencies ,Ministers 1-2 , recent sports

event 1-2 ,recent appointments 1-2 , rail budget,
budget , modi's visits and benefits of those
visits,MOUs with different countries

Syllabus of the Main Exam; Part I Objective test:

I. English Language - Level of Difficulty - Moderate

In English Language section questions are asked
from different topics which are as follows:
1. Reading Comprehension - According to the
previous year question paper there were two Reading
Comprehensions.
2. Spotting Error
3. Fill in the blank
4. Cloze test
5. Para-Jumbles

II. General Awareness / Marketing / Computer - Level

of Difficulty - Easy / Moderate

In GA/ Marketing / Computer section questions are

asked from different topics which are occurred in last
three or four months.
General Awareness include Banking Affairs also 1. News related to Reserve Bank of India
2. Banking Awareness
3. Financial Awareness (Union Budget/ Railway
Budget)
4. Economics news
5. Current Affairs - Questions can be asked from
various fields such as: National, International,
Awards, Sports, Defence, Summits, Appointment,
Books & Authors and Obituary etc.

Marketing - In marketing questions are asked from

different topics which are as follows:

1. Basics of Marketing
2. Marketing Strategies
3. Market Segmentation
4. Marketing Management
5. Marketing Mix
6. Developing stage of organization
7. Brand
8. Advertising
9. Products Life Cycle
10. 4 P's and 4 C's of marketing

Computer Knowledge: In computer questions are

asked from different topics which are as follows:
1. Basic of Computer
2. MS Word
3. MS Excel
4. Power Point
5. Generation of Computer
6. Internet, etc
III. Data Analysis & Interpretation: Level of Difficulty
- Difficult

This section covers different forms of D.I. which is

based on
1. Tables

2. Pie - Charts
3. Bar Graphs
4. Data Analysis
5. Line Graphs
6. Caselets
7. Combined data sets

IV. Reasoning (High level) - Level of Difficulty Moderate / Difficult

In Reasoning section questions are asked from

different topics which are as follows:

1. Syllogism -

2. Seating Arrangement - Circular table and Line

(North & South)
3. Puzzle
4. Blood Relation
5. Inequality or Decision Making
6. Data Sufficiency
7. Logical Reasoning
8. Input Output
9. Miscellaneous

Part II - Descriptive Test - In descriptive section

questions are asked from different topics like:
1. Letter Writing

2. Essay
3. Precise Writing

committees and their recommendation,

schemes+what they include+collaborations of banks,
macro and micro-economics basics, GDP+GNP+fiscal
deficit+revenue deficit: detailed definitions,
instruments of monetary policy, about RBI and SBI.
RBI, Banking history n structure(Ist bank, oldest bnk
bla bla), Inflation, National Income, financial markets,
Budget, Planning, Basic NI Act, Financial Inclusion,
Committees, HQs and taglines, Latest schemes, JVs..