2. Exam Pattern
Summary
Total Marks 200
No of Questions 200
No. of Sections 5
Questions Per Sections 40
Options 5
Marks per Questions 1
Negative Marking 0.25
Time Allotted 135 Minutes
3. Cut off for Previous exams
Minimum Qualifying Marks (Section wise)
Sr.No Name of Section SC/ST/OBC Open
1 General Awareness 8 11
2 General English 9 14
3 Quantitative
Aptitude
12 17
4 Reasoning Ability 10 14
5 Marketing
Aptitude/Computer
Knowledge
10 13
6 Interview 12 14
4. Category wise overall cut off Marks
Category Written test cut off
marks(200)
Marks of lowest rank
selected candidate
SC 119 146
ST 105 141
OBC 119 163
GENERAL 119 168
5. Logical Reasoning
Area No of Questions Difficulty Level
Direction & Arrangements
(Circular Arrangements)
5 Moderate to Difficult
Directions & Arrangements
(Complex Arrangements)
5 Difficult
Data Sufficiency 3 Easy to moderate
Syllogisms 5 Easy
Sequential Output tracing 5 Easy to Moderate
Codes 5 Easy to Moderate
Relationships 5 Moderate to Difficult
Logical Puzzle based on
Mathematical operations
5 Moderate to Difficult
Visual reasoning 5 Easy to Moderate
Critical Reasoning 7 Easy to Moderate
6. English Language
Area No. of Questions Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension 20 Moderate to Difficult
Mark the error 5 Easy to Moderate
Jumbled Sentences 5 Easy
Fill in the blanks(dual) 5 Moderate to Difficult
Vocabulary 5 Moderate to Difficult
Cloze Passage 10 Difficult
7. How to Prepare for SBI Clerk 2014
• Analyze your Strength & Weakness
• Prepare a Plan
- Daily
- Weekly
- Effectively use social networking sites.
by Nilesh Chavan
8. SWOT Analysis- Subject wise
Strength Weakness
Reasoning Quantitative Aptitude
English General Knowledge
Marketing Computer
