SBI Clerk exam includes two phases of the selection process i.e. Prelims and Mains exam. Candidates planning to appear for the upcoming SBI Clerk 2025 exam must be aware of the SBI Clerk Syllabus and Exam Pattern to plan a strategic preparation for the exam and increase their chances of qualifying.

The SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Exam will be held on 20th, 21st, & 27th September 2025 for the recruitment of 6589 Junior Associates posts. The detailed SBI Clerk Syllabus 2025 for the prelims and mains exams is discussed below.

SBI Clerk Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025

The SBI Clerk Syllabus 2025 is similar to that of any other bank exam. The SBI Clerk syllabus for both the Preliminary and Mains exams includes Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability, and English Language. The General Awareness and Computer Aptitude are additionally added to the mains exam. It is recommended that candidates have a look at the SBI Clerk syllabus and exam structure.

SBI Clerk Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025
Bank Name	State Bank of India (SBI)
Exam Name	SBI Clerk (Junior Associates)
Mode of Exam	Online
SBI Clerk Exam Date 2025	Prelims - 20th, 21st, & 27th September 2025 Mains - November 2025
No. of Questions	Prelims- 100 Mains- 190
Exam Duration	Prelims- 1 hour Mains- 2 hours 40 minutes
Negative Marking	¼th mark (0.25 marks)
Selection Process	Prelims- Mains- Local Language Proficiency Test
Official website	www.sbi.co.in

SBI Clerk Selection Process 2025

The State Bank of India conducts a two-stage selection process for SBI Clerk recruitment. To get selected for the SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) post, the candidates need to qualify in both the online test of the recruitment process i.e. Prelims and Mains, followed by LLPT. Local language will be conducted, which is qualifying in nature. The marks scored in the mains exam will be counted for the final selection process.

Stage 1- Preliminary Examination: 100 Questions of 100 Marks to be solved in 60 minutes

Stage 2- Mains Examination: 190 Questions of 200 marks to be solved in 2 hours 40 minutes

Stage 3- Local Language Proficiency Test: Candidates who have not studied (in class 10th or 12th) any of the specified local language of the State applied for, will have to appear in the Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT).

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates have to check the exam pattern before going through the detailed syllabus.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2025

The prelims exam consists of 3 sections of 100 questions (English- 30, Numerical Ability- 35, and Reasoning- 35). Each correct question gives 1 mark and each incorrect answer deducts 0.25 marks.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
SNo.	Section	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning	35	35	20 minutes
Total		100	100	60 minutes

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2025

For the mains exam, there will be 190 questions from 4 sections and the total marks will be 200. The duration of the exam will be 2 hours and 40 minutes. There is a negative marking of ¼th mark in the SBI Clerk Mains Exam.

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2025
S No.	Section	No. of Question	Total Marks	Duration
1.	General English	40	40	35 minutes
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 minutes
3.	Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 minutes
4.	General/Financial Awareness	50	50	35 minutes
Total		190	200	2 hours 40 minutes

Note: The negative marking for each incorrect answer is ¼th mark (0.25 mark) for both prelims and mains.

SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus 2025

The preliminary examination syllabus of the exam will comprise questions from Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language. Candidates must focus on each subject to score good marks in the prelims exam and increase their chances of qualification for the mains exam. Check the detailed subject-wise syllabus below:

English Language Syllabus	Reasoning Syllabus	Numerical Ability Syllabus
Reading Comprehension	Logical Reasoning	Simplification
Cloze Test	Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss
Para jumbles	Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures & Alligations
Miscellaneous	Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
Fill in the blanks	Coded Inequalities	Work & Time
Multiple Meaning	Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance
Paragraph Completion	Puzzle	Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
Error Detection	Tabulation	Data Interpretation
Misspelt	Syllogism	Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
Word/Sentence Rearrangement	Blood Relations	Number Systems
Single Fillers	Input Output	Sequence & Series
Match the Column	Coding Decoding	Permutation, Combination &Probability
Para Jumble	Direction	Wrong/Missing Number Series
Word Usage	Letter/Digit/Mix Series
Word Swap	Pair Formation
	Meaningful Word
	Odd One Out
	Inequality

SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus 2025

The Mains Examination of the SBI Clerk Exam 2025 will consist of 4 sections: Reasoning and Computer Awareness, General English, General/Financial Awareness, and Quantitative Aptitude. The complete syllabus is discussed below:

SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus 2025
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus	General English Syllabus	General/Financial Awareness Syllabus	Reasoning Ability Syllabus	Computer Aptitude Syllabus
Simplification Number Series Data Sufficiency Data Interpretation Quadratic Equation Time & Distance, Work Partnership Profit & Loss Simple and Compound Interest Mixture and Allegations Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Percentages	Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms Sentence rearrangement Para jumbles Sentence Correction Error Finding Spell Checks Fillers Cloze Test	Current Affairs News on the banking industry Awards and honours Books and authors Latest appointments Obituaries New schemes of central and state governments Sports, etc. Banking/Financial terms Static Awareness Banking and Financial Awareness	Internet Machine Input/Output Syllogism Blood Relation Direction Sense Inequalities Puzzles Coding-Decoding Ranking Statement and Assumptions	Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers DBMS Networking Internet MS Office Input-Output Devices Important Abbreviations
		Static GK - Country-capital Country-currency Headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies) Constituencies of ministers Dance forms Nuclear and thermal power stations, etc.

SBI Clerk Local Language Proficiency Test

Candidates who qualify the SBI Clerk prelims and mains exam and have not studied (in class 10th or 12th) any of the specified local language of the State applied to, will have to appear in the Local Language Proficiency Test (LPT). The Local Language Proficiency Test is a qualifying test in nature, and the exam pattern for LPT is as follows:

Test Pattern	Section	No. of Passages	No. of Questions	Total Marks
Non- Verbal Test	Objective	3	15	15
Non- Verbal Test	Objective	3	15	15
Verbal Test	Subjective			20

SBI Clerk 2025 Exam Preparation

Besides knowing the detailed SBI Clerk Syllabus, the candidates must also be aware of the type of questions asked in previous SBI Clerk Exams. To help the candidates, our faculty has prepared the SBI Clerk Mock Test 2025 and the candidates must practice it before going to the exam.

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