SBI SO Exam is held by SBI to recruit students for Specialist Officers in its different branches across the country. The State bank of India has released a notification to fill out 121 vacancies for varied jobs. It is a wonderful opportunity for those who want an pursue career in the largest commercial bank of India. State bank of India provides many opportunities for the graduates also experienced professionals who ready for the career growth.

1. SBI SO Exam Details
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2. SBI SO Exam Details – Introduction
•SBI SO Exam is held by SBI to recruit students for Specialist Officers in its different branches
across the country.
•The State bank of India has released a notification to fill out 121 vacancies for varied jobs.
•It is a wonderful opportunity for those who want an pursue career in the largest commercial
bank of India.
•State bank of India provides many opportunities for the graduates also experienced
professionals who ready for the career growth.
•There are different posts to get and it is essential to know the jobs profile, salary structure
with a specific end goal to get a thought of what your part will be once you began working.
• The Selection procedure, complete application process and other details are provided below.
•The Student who want to select in SBI SO recruitment so, they can be able to start to file an
Online Application for the post of SBI SO.

3. SBI SO Exam Details - Eligibility Criteria
•A Student is required to be between 21-30 years to be eligible for SBI Clerk exam.
•A Student should have a valid mark-sheet / Degree
•A Student should be a computer literate
•A Student should have a Language Proficiency
•A Student should be a Citizen of India
•CA/ICWA from recognized Board
•Preference will be given to students who are B.Tech / BE (CS/IT) / MCA / M.Sc / CS / IT from
a recognized university / Institution prior to CA / ICWA
•For the OBC ( Non – Creamy Layer ) Category, the age relaxation is 3 Years
•For the SC / ST Category, the age relaxation is 5 Years
•For the Jammu & Kashmir Domicile Category, the age relaxation is 5 Years

4. •For the PWD (General) Category, the age relaxation is 10 Years
•For the PWD (OBC) Category, the age relaxation is 13 Years
•For the PWD (SC / ST) Category, the age relaxation is 15 Years

5. SBI SO Exam Details - Important Dates
•SBI SO Application form filling starts from 5th January, 2018
•Last Date to fill form from 28th January, 2018
•Downloading Call Letter from 12th February, 2018
•Date of Examination is start from 28th February, 2018

6. SBI SO Exam Details – Exam Pattern
•SBI SO Exam type is Objective Type
•SBI SO will have two papers.
•Paper 1 will be of 95 minutes and will comprise of 120 Marks.
•The Sections asked are Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and Reasoning
•In the Quantitative Aptitude 35 questions for the 35 Marks
•In the English Language 35 questions for the 35 Marks
•In the Reasoning 50 questions for the 50 Marks
•Paper 2 will have a subject dedicated completely to a candidate’s Professional Knowledge
in his/her are of expertise.
•The Paper will be of 50 Questions for 100 marks and the total duration to complete this
paper will be 45 minutes.

7. SBI SO Exam Details - Application Fees
•For the SC / ST / PWD Category, the application fee is 100/- Rupees
•For the General and Other Category, the application fee is 600/- Rupees

8. SBI SO Exam Details - Application Procedure
•Apply for SBI SO Exam by Online mode only.
•First, Visit the official website of the SBI
•www.sbi.co.in/
•Click on the link apply online
•Now Application form will be displayed on the screen
•Fill it carefully.
•Read all the instructions carefully before filling the SBI SO Application Form.
•Upload a Clear, scanned copy of the photograph along with your signature
•Make the Application Fee Payment through Challan / SBI Net / Banking / Credit / Debit Card.
•Once done, take the print out of the application form for the future reference.
•Once the registration is successful, you will receive the confirmation by SMS or E-Mail.

9. SBI SO Exam Details – Exam Syllabus
Reasoning Ability:
•Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle.
•Alphabet Test.
•Arithmetical Reasoning, Classification.
•Clocks & Calendars.
•Data Sufficiency.
•Deriving Conclusions from Passages.
•Direction and distance Sense Test.
•Inserting the Missing Character.
•Time sequence test
•Analytical reasoning

10. •Cause and effect Input and output arrangements
•Seating arrangements
•Coded inequalities
•Decision making,
•Logical Sequence of Words.
•Logical Venn Diagrams.
•Statement – Conclusions.
•Theme Detection, Alphabet numbers
•Series Test, Syllogism
•Analogies/Decision-making
•Coding/Decoding
•Blood Relations
•Odd one out Number

11. •Ranking
•Statement and assumptions
•Course of action
•Passage and conclusion test
•Assertion
•sense test, odd figures, analogy
Quantitative Aptitude:
•Averages.
•Boats & Streams.
•Clocks.
•Decimal & Fractions.
•HCF & LCM.

12. •Line Graphs.
•Logarithms.
•Mensuration.
•Mixtures & Allegations.
•Compound Interest
•Time, Speed and Distance
•Profit and Loss
•Permutation and Combination
•Probability
•Data Interpretation and sufficiency
•Permutation & Combination.
•Problems on Ages.
•Problems on Trains.

13. •Roots.
•Simplification.
•Time and Work.
•Volume & Surface
•Area.
•Number system and simplification
•Unitary Method
•Problem based on numbers
•Ration and Proportion
•Partnership
•Simple Interest Compound interest
•English:

14. •Articles.
•Cloze Test.
•Comprehension.
•Conclusion.
•Fill in the Blanks.
•Para substitution
•Para Jumble
•Close test/ passages
•Synonyms/Antonyms
•Choosing the appropriate word
•Spelling check
•Idioms & Phrases.

15. •Completion of a Sentence.
•Correction of a Sentence.
•Re-arrangement of a Sentence.
•Subject-Verb Agreement.
•Tenses.
•Theme detection.
•Unseen Passages.
•Verb.
•Word Formation.
•Vocabulary
•Grammar
•Identification of errors

16. Syllabus According to the Posts under SBI PO
Chartered Accountant:
•Accounting Standards
•Accounting Guidance Note
•Financial Report Standards
•Indian Accounting Standards
•Corporate Financial Reporting
•Accounting and Reporting of Financial Instrument
•Share-based Payment
•Liability Valuation
•Share
•Business Valuation

17. •Inflation Accounting
•Indian Capital Market
•Mutual Funds
•Foreign Exchanges
•Auditing
Statistician:
•Basic Statistical Methods and Inference
•Uni - Variate Data
•Bi – Variate Data
•Time Series forecasting
•Sampling Distribution
•Estimations Theory

18. •Simple Regression
•Multiple Regression
•Variance Analysis
•Banking – Insurance
•Financial Market
•Foreign Exchanges
•Forecasting Portfolio
Law Officer:
•Banking Regulated Laws
•Banking Security Laws
•Negotiable Instruments
•Ethics and Corporate Governance in Banking

19. •Financial Analysis
•Banking Operational Laws
•Banker – Customer Relations
•Electronic Banking
•Loans and Advances
•Compliance and Legal Aspects
•Security Types and Regulatory Frameworks
Systems Officer / IT Officer:
•Computer Networks and Basic Programming Languages (C, C++, Java)
•Database Management Systems (DBMS)
•Basic Concepts of Software and Hardware
•Data structure

20. •Computer Organization
•Computer Networks
•Network Programming
•Algorithms
•Digital Electronics
•Web Technologies
•Information Systems
•Software Engineering
Agricultural Field Officer:
•Basics of Crop Production
•Horticulture
•Seed Science

21. •Agronomy and Irrigation
•Agricultural Economies
•Agricultural Practices
•Soil Resources
•Animal Husbandary
•Agroforestry
•Ecology
•Government Schemes
HR / Personal Officer:
•Human Resource Development
•Business Policy and strategic analysis
•Transactional Analysis

22. •Training and Development
•Recruitment and Selection
•Rewards and Recognition
•Industrial Relations
•Grievance and Conflict Management
•Performance Management and Appraisal
Common for all Finance Post:
•Direct and indirect Taxes
•Cost Accounting Concepts
•Management Accounting Concepts
•Basic Accounting Concepts and Principles
•Accounting Standards
•Auditing Standards

23. SBI SO Exam Details – Admit Card
•Visit the SBI official website that is
•https://www.sbi.co.in/careers/
•Now, Enter your registration number, Password and the date of birth
•Enter the Captcha
•Click the login button
•And your SBI SO Admit card will appear on the screen
•Now, click the download button
•Print and save the admit card for your future reference

24. SBI SO Exam Details - Result
•Visit the official website SBI that is
•https://www.sbi.co.in/
•go to the latest updates on the home page
•then, find the SBI SO result
•Enter the Required details on the screen
•Click on the submit
•You will displayed your result on the screen
•Download the result
•Save and print the result for your future reference.

25. SBI SO Exam Details - Pay Scale
•The Basic Salary of the bank SO is almost same in private and government banks
•But allowances may be different from bank to bank.
•The Salary of a bank SO can range from Rs. 23,000 to Rs. 30,000

26. SBI SO Exam Details - Exam Preparation
•It is very important to prepare for the exam.
•You can follow your own method for the preparation
•Plan your Schedule
•It is very important to you prepare the schedule and implement on it.
•Know your Exam
•You would truly do well, if you know the exam format and the interface.
•Focus on your weak areas of study
•You have to identify the areas in which you are strong and weak, those you require
enhancement and specifically focus your preparation in that direction.
•Practice Simulated Test
•You may have your own particular manner of taking exam and you should stick to it

27. •For the Reasoning, It is very important to practice as many questions as you can from
reasoning section
•You should focus on how to solve difficult type of reasoning questions
•For the English Language, you should improve your vocabulary and English grammar knowledge
•You must read news paper, articles, blogs, novel etc.
•For the Quantitative Aptitude, try to work on your calculation speed to get good understanding
of various concepts
•For the General Awareness, Most Important piece of paper is professional Knowledge
•For this section you must go through books
•For the Computer knowledge, This is usually an easy section and based on simple applications
•If you know the basics of computers and the working of MS windows and MS Office
•Strategy for SBI SO preparation
•Analyzing the Syllabus

28. •start practicing more on the weak section and polish the strong sections
•Update yourself and Practice GK
•Reading the newspaper and magazines daily and updating oneself about the current affair
will help aspirants a lot in the General Awareness and English Language section.
•Reading about banking and finance industry will improve knowledge about questions related
to banking
•Topic wise studying and Making Notes
•Students should concentrate topic wise i.e a single topic at a time and not just try to finish
everything together.
•You should practice more problems on various topics after finishing them and take notes on
the important topics so that they can have a quick revision before the examination.
•Practice Mock Papers
•Practicing mock papers daily can helps you to understand about the question pattern so that
he/she can check their progression daily.

29. •Revision following Timetable
•You must revise all the syllabus topics almost every day and focus more on the section
•Make a proper timetable and follows it, which can help you in managing time.
Tips for Time Management
•You must prepare for the exam for which part you should attempt first and not spend much
time on a question that is not known.
•For each question on an average 1 minute should be obtained and you should frequently
practice test series and mock papers so that they can check how much time it takes to finish
the paper.
•You should attempt the questions in which they are strong and require minimum time to solve
and keep more time for the Reasoning Aptitude and Quantitative Aptitude because these
papers take more time to complete.

30. SBI SO Exam Details - Exam Books
•Mathematics 11th & 12th Textbook- Sharma
•Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation
•Modern Geometry - Durrel
•Quantitative Aptitude - Agarwal
•Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations
•Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning – Aggarwal
•Analytical Reasoning - Pandey
•A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal (English) 1st Edition
•Logical and Analytical Reasoning – Gupta
•In All Competitive Exam - Arihant Publishers
•Paid online SBI PO Prelims Mock Tests

31. •SBI PO Online Course by Career Power
•Objective English - Hari
•English Grammar - Wren and Martin
•Essential English Grammar - Raymond Murphy
•Word Power Made Easy - Norman Lewis
•CLAT & LLB Entrance Exam
•General awareness 2013 – Pandey
•3rd Activity Book by Dreamland
•Business General Awareness – Koli
•General Banking and Economic Awareness - Kiran Prakashan
•General awareness basic banking & Financial Issues - Gautam Majumdar
•General awareness Kit - Bright Ps

32. •Computer Networks - Andrew S. Tanenbaum
•Computer Architecture - JL Hennessy
•Computer Networking
•The art of Computer Programming - Donald E.Knuth
•Computer Fundamentals
•Computer Oranization and design - David A. Patterson, John L.
•The Elements of Computer Systems
•Computer Organization
•How to solve it by Computer - R.G Dromey
•Data and Computer Communications - William Stallings

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&
Good Luck!
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