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The State Bank of India recruits Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales), usually called SBI Clerks, through a preliminary exam and a main exam, followed by a test of the local language. There is no interview.
ExamForge gives you 10 free, timed practice sets with 5 options per question (A to E), as in the real exam. Set 1 is a full 100-question prelims-style paper; later sets are shorter and cover English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. Every question has an explanation after you submit, and your first three sets need no signup.
The real exam deducts a quarter of a mark for each wrong answer. ExamForge does not, so take a quarter off for each wrong answer to see your exam-style score.
From published SBI Clerk exam-pattern summaries. Check sbi.co.in/careers for the current notification before you apply.
The preliminary exam is a screening test with three timed sections, each with its own 20-minute limit. Every question carries one mark.
| Section | Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 |
| Section 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 |
| Section 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 |
| Total | 60 minutes (20 minutes for each section) for the whole paper | 100 | 100 |
| Response | Marks |
|---|---|
| Correct answer | +1 |
| Wrong answer | −0.25 |
| Not attempted | 0 |
Prelims marks only decide who goes to the main exam. The main exam has four sections: General and Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude. The final list is based on main exam marks alone, after a language test.
Questions are set at graduate level. Speed matters more than depth.
Grammar and reading, 30 questions.
Arithmetic and data, 35 questions.
Puzzles and logic, 35 questions.
Requirements are set in each SBI notification. In general:
Selection runs in this order.
The online screening test above.
The longer online test, which decides merit.
A test of the official language of your state, unless you show a Class 10 or 12 certificate in it.
These types repeat every year and are the fastest marks in Numerical Ability.
Each prelims section is timed, so do not carry spare time from English into reasoning; there is none.
The main exam has a separate Financial Awareness section.
Banking exams such as SBI and IBPS use five options, A to E, for each question. ExamForge shows all five.
Sets 1 to 10 have 100, 82, 68, 39, 49, 29, 40, 22, 13 and 9 questions. Set 1 is the full length; the later ones are short practice sets, with one minute for each question.
Yes, 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. ExamForge does not deduct marks, so subtract the penalty yourself.
Yes. Your first three sets need no account; create a free account to keep practising and keep your history.