SBI BANK PO 2013 - Analysis, expected ranks , cut offs and lots more

Snap shot of the EXAM

The SBI Bank PO assessment test was conducted in two parts

The first part was two hour aptitude test with multiple choice questions

The second part was a subjective paper of one hour based on resting the writing skills of the candidates

Date of Examination:  28th April 2013

Reporting time at the centre: 8.00 am

Staring Time of aptitude exam: 8.45 am (200 Marks)

Ending Time of aptitude exam: 10.45 am

Start of Descriptive/subjective Test: 11.00 am (50 Marks)

End of Descriptive/ subjective Test: 12.00 pm

Analysis Of the EXAM

Name of the section	Reasoning	Data Interpretation	General awareness/ Computer Knowledge/ Management Knowledge	Verbal Ability	Total
Question Orders	1-50	51 - 100	101- 150	151-200
Suggested Time Allotment	40 minutes	40 minutes	15 minutes	25 minutes	120 minutes
Ideal attempts	35 above	35 above	40 above	35 above	145 above
Level of difficulty	medium	low	low	low	low
Marking Scheme	+1, -0.25,0	+1, -0.25,0	+1, -0.25,0	+1, -0.25,0	+1,           -0.25, 0

Note: The Descriptive test paper will be evaluated for only those students who, qualify the Aptitude Exam



Expected Cut offs

Name Of the Section	Reasoning	Data Interpretation	General Awareness	Verbal ability	Overall
Expected Cut off (marks)	23-25	25-27	21-23	27-28	130-135

What is at stake?

1500 seats in India' s State bank of India.

An unprecedented number of 17 lakh applicants had registered this year, just to appear for the written test. This gigantic leap in the number of candidates is being attributed to the following:

1) The slowdown in job market owing to global economic crisis in America and Europe which has prompted graduates from all disciplines of undergraduation to go for this opportunity.

2) From engineers and working professionals to commerce graduates to people pursuing higher education and Postgraduation have applied for the PO post (probationary Officers).

3) Attractive and arguably , a better starting pay package than the one offered by any other bank or that matter of fact any other company in the market. The Compensation per annum at Mumbai is Rs 8 Lacs Plus. Here is a snap shot of the emoluments.

Cash Component (Monthly)	Rs. 30370/-
Bank’s contribution to PF and pension Scheme	Rs. 4673/-
Housing and lease rental	Rs. 29500/-
Perquisites (Entertainment allowance, Newspapers etc.)	Rs. 4130/-
Total Monthly Remuneration	Rs. 68673/-

In addition to all of the above the Officers are also entitled to other benefits like
a) Medical Aid for self (100 %) and for family (75%)
b) Home Travel Concessions/eave Fare Concessions
c) Concessional Interest Rates for Housing/ Car/ Personal Loans.

4) Strong Career Growth.



Question Distribution pattern from different Topics- FOR PROSPECTIVE ASPIRANTS

REASONING – TOUGHEST / TIME CONSUMING  OF ALL THE FOUR SECTIONS

1)     Blood relations (5 – Questions)

2)     Code input code output  (5 – Questions)

3)     Inequality based questions (5 – Questions)

4)     Double arrangement (5 – Questions)

5)     Round table sequencing (5 – Questions)

6)     Figure patterns (5 – Questions)

7)     situation based answering (5 – Questions)

8)     figuring out codes (5 – Questions)

9)     miscellaneous (5 – Questions)

10)                       Syllogisms (5 – Questions)

DATA INTERPRETATION

1)    Tables - Easy Questions – Reading data off the table; performing addition subtraction

2)    Pie charts – Comparatively difficult - Ratio based- calculation intensive

3)    Bar graphs – Easy- Multiple linkages to data- Cross Readings from different tables.

4)     Histograms

5)    Averages

6)     Looking up tables

7)     Multiple tables and Pie charts

8)     Percentages and probability questions also asked

English language and verbal ability (28 out of 50 questions Vocabulary based)- Easiest of all the Sections

1)    2 Reading Comprehension Passages with ten questions each ( 8 out 20 Questions Vocabulary based)

2)     Finding the erroneous Part in Sentence (5-Questions)

3)     Fill in the blanks with appropriate words (5-Questions, Vocabulary Based)

4)     Para- Jumbles (5 question based on a single paragraph- What is the first sentence, Second sentence, Last sentence etc.)

5)     synonym and antonym pair (5- Questions, Vocabulary based)

6)     Paragraph Blanks(Vocabulary based- Fill in the blanks) – ( 10 Questions)

GENERAL AWARENESS / COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE/ MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE

1)    Basic Current affairs ( News/ Academy awards etc.)

2)    Marketing questions (market penetration/ sales force)

3)    Computer Questions ( optical mouse/ mainframes/what are files? etc)

Descriptive Test

1)    Letter Writing

i)      There was a choice of writing one out of three given options.

ii)    Formal and informal letter Writing

iii)  130 Words

iv)  10 marks

2)    Paragraph Writing ( 10 marks – choices given- write on any one of the given topics)

3)    Answering Based on information given in the passage (10 marks- Passage based on inflation)

4)    Précis writing of a given Passage. (10 marks- Passage on e-commerce payment methods. 150 words)

5)    Essay (10 marks – choices given- write on any one of the given topics- 250 words)

NOTE: This just one part of SBI PO Exams. We will be back with more on SBI recruitment procedure/ interview tips/ GD Tips  when the results and shortlisted candidates are announced.
 

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