Best Strategy to clear SBI PO Exam In First Attempt

SBI has released a notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officer 2020. The total vacancy in this year for SBI PO  is 2000. SBI PO prelims exam going to be conducted on 31st December 2020, 2nd, 4th, & 5th January 2021. The mains exam will be conducted on 29th January 2021 and the interview will be conducted by March 2021 as per the official notification. As we can see that every year the applicants are increasing and the competition is also too high. So, Here is the complete strategy on How to clear SBI PO exam in the first attempt.

SBI PO Exam Pattern:

Before giving the SBI PO exam we must have an idea about the exam pattern. The SBI PO exam will be conducted in three parts i.e. Preliminary exam, Mains exam and Interview. The Exam pattern for SBI PO 2020 is mentioned below:

• Preliminary Examination: It consists of an objective test for 100 marks which will be conducted online. The test will have the following sections with separate timings for each section and the total time duration for the exam is 1 Hour.

• Main Examination: The candidates shortlisted from the prelims exam will be called for the mains exam. It will be conducted online and will consist of an objective test for 200 marks and descriptive test for 50 marks. The descriptive test will be conducted immediately after the objective test. The objective test consists of different sections which are mentioned below:
  

  Sections/Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
  Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
  Data Interpretation & Analysis	35	60	45 minutes
  General Economy / Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
  English Language	35	40	40 minutes
  Total	155	200	3 Hours

  Descriptive Test will be a test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) with two questions for 50 marks and the duration for the test is 30 minutes.

• Interview:  The candidates shortlisted from the mains exam will be called to attend final round i.e Interview.

Note: Every year the cut-off marks for SBI PO exam is increasing. So, Daily Practice is more important to crack the examination. The preparation for both prelims and mains exam should be started from the beginning.

SBI PO 2020 Expected cut off

SBI PO Previous Papers:

After having a clear idea about the exam pattern of SBI PO exam 2020, the next step to concentrate on is about the previous year question papers. The previous year question papers will help in knowing about the difficulty level as well as the question pattern of the exam. You can also understand about the strongest & weakest sections of yourself in solving questions so that you can put more effort into practising the weaker sections as compared to the stronger one.

Note: To clear the SBI PO exam in the first attempt, you must have to focus on two things i.e. Speed & Accuracy. It can be done only through daily practice. The more you practice the better score you will get.

Download SBI PO Previous Year Papers with answers

SBI PO Mocks:

Once you got the clear picture about the question pattern, Let’s start with practising mocks. At least one mock test you have to practice daily. It helps in improving the speed & accuracy for solving questions which are most important to crack the SBI PO exam in the first attempt.

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