Syllabus CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16India

SBI Clerk 2026 — Syllabus

Complete paper-wise and section-wise syllabus with every topic, sub-topic and the marks each section carries — straight from the official notification.

Papers

2 papers

Merit paper

200 marks · 4 sections

Duration

2 hr 40 min

SBI does not publish a topic-level syllabus for Junior Associate recruitment. The notification fixes only the test names, question counts, marks and timing — reproduced faithfully below. The topics under each section are the standard areas these tests draw from, based on the published pattern and recent papers; they are preparation guidance, not an official SBI syllabus. A qualifying Local Language Proficiency Test (non-verbal: 3 objective passages/15Q/15 marks + 3 subjective passages/15Q/15 marks; verbal test: 20 marks) applies to provisionally selected candidates who did not study the opted language in Class 10th or 12th.

Paper 1

Preliminary Examination

100 questions100 marks1 hr−0.25

English Language

30 Q30 marks

Reading Comprehension

Cloze Test & Fillers

Error Spotting & Sentence Improvement

Para Jumbles & Word Rearrangement

Vocabulary

Synonyms & antonymsWord usage

Numerical Ability

35 Q35 marks

Simplification & Approximation

Data Interpretation

TableBarPieLine

Number Series

Arithmetic

PercentageProfit & LossRatioAverageSI-CITime & WorkSpeed-Distance

Quadratic Comparison

Reasoning Ability

35 Q35 marks

Puzzles & Seating Arrangement

LinearCircularBoxFloorScheduling

Syllogism

Inequality

Blood Relations & Direction Sense

Coding-Decoding & Series

Alphanumeric seriesOrder & ranking

Paper 2

Main Examination

190 questions200 marks2 hr 40 min−0.25

General / Financial Awareness

50 Q50 marks

Banking & Financial Awareness

RBI & monetary policyBanking termsFinancial institutions

Current Affairs

National & internationalSchemesAppointmentsAwards

Static GK & Economy

BudgetImportant daysStatic banking GK

General English

40 Q40 marks

Reading Comprehension

Verbal Ability

ClozePara jumblesError spottingVocabulary

Quantitative Aptitude

50 Q50 marks

Data Interpretation

TablePieLineCaselet

Arithmetic & Number Series

Data Sufficiency

Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude

50 Q60 marks

High-level Puzzles & Seating

Logical Reasoning

SyllogismInput-outputData sufficiency

Computer Aptitude

Basics of hardware & softwareInternet & MS Office basics

Source: official SBI notification (CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16). View the official syllabus to confirm the latest topics.

Strategy

How to prepare

1Prelims has separate 20-minute timing per test and no minimum qualifying marks per test or aggregate — shortlisting for Mains is purely on aggregate, roughly 10 times the vacancies. Practise each section against the clock.
2Only Main Examination marks count for the merit list — Prelims is screening. Give Mains-level DI, puzzles and General/Financial Awareness real depth.
3Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude carries 60 marks for 50 questions — the highest-value section in Mains.
4There is 1/4 negative marking in both Prelims and Mains — attempt only when reasonably confident.
5If your 10th or 12th mark sheet shows the specified opted local language, you are exempt from the Local Language Proficiency Test — keep that certificate ready.
6Trained SBI apprentices (engagement started on/after 01.01.2022, one year branch experience by 27.08.2026) get 2.5% bonus marks (5 of 200) added in the Main Examination.

Answers

Frequently asked questions

Is there negative marking in SBI Clerk?

Yes, in both the Preliminary and Main Examinations — one fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer. There is no penalty for unattempted questions.

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