SBI Clerical Entrance Exam Pattern, 2012 India

The SBI Clerk Entrance Exam is carried out by the State Bank of India. The main aim of this exam is to recruit candidates into the clerical posts. The selection of the candidates is done by way of a written test and an interview. Only those candidates who clear the entrance test with high scores will be asked to appear for the interview. Depending on the candidate’s presentation in the interview, they will be chosen for the job.

The minimum qualification that is needed by a person to appear for this exam is a pass in class 12. Those students who have finished their graduation are suitable to apply for the exam too. They ought to have above 60 percent marks as to apply for the exam.
Syllabus for the SBI Clerical Entrance Exam
The syllabus for the SBI Clerk Entrance Exam is based completely on the syllabus of class 10+2. It will be from different boards like State, ISE and CBSE. The candidates must be acquainted with the syllabus of class 10+1 and 10+2.
Question pattern for the SBI Clerical Entrance Exam
The Bank Clerk Examination will comprise of 4 subjects generally. They are:

• Test of Reasoning
• Numerical Ability
• Test of English Language
• Clerical Aptitude

But, according to the new scheme that has been announced by the State Bank of India, there will be 6 tests. They include:

• Computer /Marketing
• General Awareness
• General English
• Quantitative Aptitude
• Reasoning Ability

Out of this, General English is a mandatory subject. The exam will have duration of 140 minutes. The questions will be of the objective type with multiple choices. This method will permit the students to choose the accurate answer from the set that is provided to them. Negative marking is there in the written test.  For every incorrect answer given by the students, 1/4th marks will be taken away from them. Because of this, the students need to be very careful before attempting a question whose answer they are not sure of. Every aspirant of the SBI Clerk Exam should have passed in each one of the objective tests individually and they should get a score of more than 40 percent marks on an aggregate basis.