SBI CLERK – SYLLABUS & BLUE PRINT

Quantitative Aptitude:

Number system, HCF and LCM, Simplifications (15-20 questions), Roots & Averages, Surds & Indices, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Chain rule, Time & work, Pipes & Cisterns, Time & Distances, Problems on trains, Boats & streams, Allegation & mixtures, Simple Interest, Compound interest, Stocks & Shares, clocks & algorithms, Mensuration, Volume& surface area, permutations & combinations, heights & distances

Data Interpretation: line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts, Table

 Reasoning Ability:

Verbal reasoning: Alphabet Test, Number Series Test, Odd Man Out,  Analogy, Coding & decoding, Blood relations, Sitting arrangements, Direction test, Series completion, syllogisms, Decision making, Statement and Conclusion and Data Sufficiency

Non verbal reasoning: Analogy, Series completion, Classification, completing incomplete patterns

 General English:

Vocabulary, synonyms & Antonyms, Reading Comprehension of basic level, Idioms & Phrases, Spotting Errors, Sentence completion, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the blanks, Cloze Test, Sentence Correction, Substitution, Theme detection

 General Awareness:

National Events ,International Events, history, geography, culture, Indian constitutions, Persons, Places, Awards, Sports, Books and Authors, Important Dates, Science and Technology, Sports, Economy, banking and finance.

 Marketing Aptitude:

Marketing Basics, Terminology and Abbreviations, Marketing Concept, Marketing Types, Marketing Mix, Concept of Buying & Selling, SWOT Analysis, CRM, Market Research, Market Information, Market Segmentation, Branding, Marketing Research.

 Computer Awareness:

Basic Computer Terminology, Abbreviations, Hard ware and Software basics, Operating Systems, Shortcut Keys, Internet, Information Security, MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS access, internet & networks, Basic security concepts, Latest technologies

 SBI Clerk Blue Print
Subjects Year / Topics 2011 8 Nov 2012 15 Nov 2012 22 Nov 2012 16 Nov 2012 23 Nov 2013 30 Nov 2013 2014
Quantitative Aptitude Percentage and of 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 3
Addition, subtraction 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Power 2 1 1
Division 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Multiplication 1 2 1 1 1
Multi Division 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 1
Square, Cube and Roots 3 1 2 1 1 8
Number Series 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Number System 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 8
Average 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
Simple and compound Interest 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Ratio & Proportion 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
Percentage 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 4
Fraction 3 3 2 2 4 4 1
Time and Work 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Trains 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Profit and Loss 1 2 1 2 1 1 1
Chain Rule 1 1 1 1 1 1
Partnership 2 1 1 1
Age 1 1 1 1 2
DI Case Studies 5
DI (Table) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
Data Interpretation (Bar) 5
Reasoning Analogy 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Number Ranking 1 2 1 2 1 1
Alphabet Test 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Blood Relation 2 1
Coding-Decoding 7 2 2 2 3 8 7 7
Seating Arrangement 5 6 7 6 6 5 5  
Letter Series 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 1
Analytical Reasoning 6
Mathematical Operations 5 7 7 7 6 5 5  
Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzles 5 6 6 6 6 5 4  
Syllogism 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
Directions Test 1
Data Sufficiency 6
Non-Verbal Series 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
English Comprehension 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Synonyms 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Antonyms 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Spotting Errors 10 5 15
Idiom and Phrase 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
Spelling Correction 5 5 5 5 5 5  
Sentence Completion 5
Substitutions 5
Sentence Rearrangement 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Cloze Test 10 10 10 10 10 10  
General Knowledge Banking 9 10 12 14 10 10 8 17
Books and Authors 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 3
Constitutions of India 6 8 4 5 5 7 8 5
History 4 2 2 2 2 2
Marketing 1 2 1 1
Indian Economy 4 5 5 3 6 4 6 4
Famous Places 7 4 1 1 3
Geography 1 1 2
Sports 3 2 3 4 4 5 3
Famous Personalities 1 2 4
Awards 1 2 3 4 4 5 3  
Research stations and Institutions in India 1
Miscellaneous (Space), Projects 3 2 1 1 1 2
General Science 1 1 3 2 2
Agriculture 2 1 2 1 2 2
Abbreviations 1 1
Days to Remember 2 1 1
Inventions 1
Current Affairs – Famous Personality, Famous Place 2 3
Computer Knowledge Database 4 3 2 40
Network 3 1 3 2 4 2
Hardware 6 4 6 6 4 3 6
Software 4 6 2 1 2 3 4
Basics of computer 1 10 9 8 8 6 6
Internet 3 2 1 2 1 1
Marketing Aptitude 19 20 20 21 19 21 21