SBI CBO Syllabus 2020: State Bank of India (SBI) conducts the online exam for recruitment of Circle Based Officers (CBOs) in SBI Regional Rural Bank and Scheduled Commercial Banks. Candidates who apply for the SBI CBO Recruitment need to appear for the exam to get shortlisted for the appointment. We have shared below the latest exam pattern and detailed syllabus for SBI CBO Exam 2020 along with the complete selection process that is conducted by the SBI to fill vacancies of the CBOs. Have a look at these details below and start your preparations now.
The SBI released the official notification for SBI CBO Recruitment 2020 on 27th July 2020. The online application process for the same was conducted online during 27th July to 16th August 2020. The SBI CBO 2020 exam was conducted online on 28th November 2020.
Let's have a look at the detailed syllabus and exam pattern for SBI CBO Exam below:
SBI CBO Selection Process 2020
As per the official notice of the SBI, the selection of candidates for recruitment as Circle Based Officers will be done by drawing out the State wise & Category wise merit list on the basis of their performance in the Online Exam. Candidates need to score SBI CBO Cut Off 2020 to get qualified in the online examination.
Candidates who will qualify the exam will be called for Interview round. The SBI will select candidates 3 times the number of State-wise & Category-wise vacancies for the Interview round.
Thus, the selection process involves two phases - Online Exam & Interview Round
Note: There will be no sectional cut-off in SBI CBO Exam 2020.
SBI CBO Exam Pattern 2020
The SBI CBO Exam is comprised of two tests - Objective & Descriptive. Have a look at the detailed exam pattern of the SBI CBO Exam below:
| SBI CBO Exam Pattern: Objective & Descriptive |
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| A: Objective Test |
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| Name of Test |
No of Questions |
Max Marks |
Duration |
| General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness/ KYC-AML/ Preventive Vigilance/ Legal Issues |
30 |
60 |
30 minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation |
20 |
40 |
30 minutes |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
30 |
60 |
30 minutes |
| English Language |
20 |
40 |
30 minutes |
| Total |
100 |
200 |
2 Hrs |
| B: Descriptive Test |
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| Name of Test |
No of Questions |
Max Marks |
Duration |
| Letter Writing |
1 |
25 |
30 minutes |
| Essay-250 words on banking related |
1 |
25 |
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| Total |
2 |
50 |
30 minutes |
| Total (Objective & Descriptive) |
102 |
250 Marks |
2 Hours 30 Minutes |
-Both Objective & Descriptive tests will be held on a same day.
-Both the tests will be conducted online.
-In Objective test, questions will be asked in Multiple choice (MCQ) format and in Descriptive test, candidates will have to undergo letter-writing and essay-writing online on computer.
-There will be no sectional cut off; candidates will have to score aggregate cut off marks from 250 maximum marks.
-There will be sectional timing to attempt questions from each section.
-Objective test will contain 100 MCQs and Descriptive test will contain 2 questions
-There is negative marking in objective test. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
SBI CBO Syllabus 2020
The SBI has officially not disclosed a proper syllabus for the SBI CBO Exam 2020. For the ease of candidates, we have guesstimated below the syllabus for the Circle Based Officer exam on the basis of other bank exams. Have a look:
| English Language |
Reading Comprehension (including questions on antonym and synonyms) Fill in the blanks Error Spotting Cloze Test Para Jumbles Sentence Improvement Word Association Verbal Ability Vocabulary Grammar Reading Comprehension |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
Alphabet & Alphanumeric Series Analogy Blood Relation Classification Coding-decoding Syllogism Time and Sequence Test Analytical Reasoning Statements & Assumptions Data Sufficiency Puzzles- Seating arrangement (Circular, Floor, Square, Linear, etc) Inequalities Input- Output Ranking and Arrangement Direction and Sense Computer Aptitude • Microsoft Office • Keyboard Shortcuts • Computer Abbreviation • Computer Hardware & Software • Operating System • Internet • Networking • Computer Terminologies |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation |
Tabular Graph Line Graph Pie Chart Bar Graph Mixed Graph Caselet DI Missing Graphs (or Missing Case DI) Data Sufficiency Permutation and Combination Partnership Mensuration Probability Number system Approximation HCF and LCM of Numbers Problems based on age Percentages Ratio and proportion Average Mixture and Allegations Time and work Pipe and Cistern Speed, Distance and time Simple and compound interest Profit, Loss and Discount |
| General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness/ KYC-AML/ Preventive Vigilance/ Legal Issues |
Static GK Current Affairs of last 6 months Country and capital Airports & Ports in India Tallest and biggest in India & the world First in the world & in India Indian Constitution Culture of India Currency of countries etc General Science History Geography Government Schemes National and International days Sports Awards and Honors Latest Events etc. Economy & Banking Awareness Indian Economy Indian Banking Banking terminology Bank headquarters Slogans of banks Regulatory bodies in India Function of RBI Indian Financial System Indian banking system: History Fiscal and Monetary policy Work & responsibilities of financial institutions- RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC, etc International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UNO, SWIFT, IBA, UFBU, BBB, BIS, etc. Abbreviations & Economic terminologies NPA, Current Account and Savings Account (CASA), CRAR |
SBI CBO Interview 2020
Candidates who will be declared as pass in the online exam will be called for the SBI CBO Interview 2020. The Interview carries 100 marks and candidates need to obtain minimum qualifying marks in the interview for final selection.
SBI CBO 2020: Final Merit List
The final selection of candidates will be done through State-wise & Category-wise merit list that will be drawn on the basis of scores obtained by candidates in the Interview (out of 100).
