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SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2018 Changed! Sectional Timing Introduced in Prelims

State Bank of India has just released the SBI Clerk 2018 Recruitment notification. The SBI Clerk Exam Pattern consist of 3 Phases – Prelims, Mains & Local Language Test. A total of 8301 vacancies at stake! In this article, we will discuss the detailed SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2018. You can start your preparation for SBI Clerk 2018 by attempting free SBI Clerk 2018 Prelims Mock Test.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2018

The selection procedure of SBI Clerk Recruitment consists of 3 different stages as mentioned below:

1. Preliminary Exam
2. Main Exam
3. Test of Official and/or Local Language

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern – Prelims 2018

This is for the first time sectional timing has been introduced in the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam. There will be three sections consisting of total 100 marks.

Name of Section	No. of Qs	Marks	Duration (Min)
English Language	30	30	20
Numerical Ability	35	35	20
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20
Total	100	100	1Hr

Point to be Noted:

1. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 10 times the no. of vacancies, subject to availability) will be short listed for the Mains Exam from the list of all candidates arranged in descending order of aggregate marks scored.
2. There is no minimum qualifying marks for individual subject as well as for aggregate (overall) score.
3. The Prelims exam is bilingual i.e available in both English and Hindi, except for the English section.
4. There is negative marking for 1/4th mark for each wrong answer.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern – Mains 2018

Name Of Section	No. of Qs	Marks	Duration (Min)
General/ Financial Awareness	50	50	35
General English	40	40	35
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45
Reasoning  Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45
Total	190	200	2Hr 40 Min

Point to be Remembered:

• The online test will be bilingual, available in both English and Hindi language except for the English section.
•  There will be negative marking for wrong answers (1/4th mark will be deducted).
• No minimum marks for individual subject are prescribed.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern – Local Language Test

If you have studied the official (local) language or local level at 10th level and have proof as a certificate, you will not be subject to an additional Language Test. If not so, you will be required to take a language test which will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining.

SBI Clerk Final Selection 2018

Final merit list will be prepared based on the marks obtained in the SBI Clerk Main exam. The marks obtained in prelims exam will not be added towards the final selection. Merit List will be drawn state wise & category wise.

Wish you all the best for your exams!.