SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2026
SBI
2 stages
SBI Clerk exam pattern overview
Prelims (qualifying): 100 questions for 100 marks in 60 minutes: English Language (30), Numerical Ability (35) and Reasoning Ability (35), with 20 minutes for each section.
Mains: 190 questions for 200 marks in about 2 hours 40 minutes, covering General or Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude. Final selection is based on mains marks.
Local Language Test: candidates who did not study the local language in class 10 or 12 must pass a language test. One quarter of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer in the objective tests.
Mains: 190 questions for 200 marks in about 2 hours 40 minutes, covering General or Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude. Final selection is based on mains marks.
Local Language Test: candidates who did not study the local language in class 10 or 12 must pass a language test. One quarter of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer in the objective tests.
SBI Clerk selection process
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Prelims
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Mains