SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024: All Shift Difficulty Level, Good Attempts, and Questions Asked

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024: The State Bank of India (SBI) conducts the SBI Clerk 2023 exam on January 5 and 6. The candidates who are going to attempt the examination on upcoming shifts must read here the difficulty level, questions asked, good attempts, and expected cutoff 

Jan 8, 2024, 17:15 IST
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024: The State Bank of India (SBI) conducts the SBI Clerk exam on January 5, 6, 11 and 12. Here, SBI Clerk exam analysis is done based on the feedback collected from the aspirants who have appeared in the exam. The SBI analysis consists of the difficulty level and questions asked in the eligibility test in different shifts. Candidates must also check the SBI Clerk passing marks and cut-off marks to predict their qualifying chances in the exam. Scroll down the page to get complete details on the SBI Clerk Exam Analysis, including the expected cut-off and good attempts.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024

Candidates should go through the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis of January 5. This exam analysis provides insights into the subject-wise difficulty level, attempts, topics from which questions are asked, etc. for the students who are going to appear in the upcoming shifts. Check out the major overview of the SBI Clerk Prelims exam analysis shared below.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024 Overview

Recruiting Body

State Bank of India (SBI)

Post Name

Clerk

Vacancies

8773

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Date

January 5, 6, 11, and 12

Selection Process

Prelims and Mains

Job Location

Anywhere in India

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024 Shift Timing

The SBI Clerk prelims 2024 exam will be conducted on January 5, 6, 11, and 12. The SBI Clerk prelims exam will be conducted in four shifts. As per the pattern, they need to solve 100 questions in 60 minutes. Thus, the candidates who have appeared in the exam should check the SBI Clerk prelims exam analysis of all the shifts and dates to predict the expected cut-off marks and commence their preparation for the next round accordingly. The shift timing of the SBI Clerk prelims exam is shared below.

Shifts

Timings

Shift 1

09:00 am – 10:00 am

Shift 2

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Shift 3

02:00 pm – 03:00 pm

Shift 4

04:30 pm – 05:30 pm

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024: Difficulty Level

The questions from English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability were asked in the SBI Clerk prelims exam. Based on the feedback of the candidates, we have tabulated the section-wise SBI Clerk Prelims exam analysis in terms of difficulty level for all the shifts, as shared below.

January 5, 2024

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Difficulty Level

Subject

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

English Language

Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Easy

Quantitative Aptitude

Easy to Moderate Easy to Moderate Easy to Moderate Easy

Reasoning Ability

Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Easy

January 6, 2024

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Difficulty Level

Subject

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

English Language

Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Easy

Quantitative Aptitude

Easy to Moderate Easy to Moderate Easy to Moderate Easy to Moderate

Reasoning Ability

Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Easy

Note: The above written difficulty is based on the exam experience shared by candidates actual difficulty vary from candidate to candidate

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024: Good Attempts

Based on the feedback from the test-takers, the overall number of good attempts for the SBI Clerk Prelims for Shift 1 was moderate. The number of good attempts for the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam for all the sections is shared below.

January 5, 2024

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Good Attempts

Subject

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

English Language

20-24

21-25

22-26

21-24

Quantitative Aptitude

25-29

24-28

25-29

27-30

Reasoning Ability

26-30

25-29

26-28

28-31

January 6, 2024

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Good Attempts

Subject

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

English Language

21-23

22-24

23-25

21-24

Quantitative Aptitude

25-28

23-27

24-27

26-28

Reasoning Ability

27-29

24-28

25-27

24-27

Note: The above written good attempts is based on the exam experience shared by candidates; the actual good attempts vary from candidate to candidate

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024: Topic wise Questions

Here, we have compiled the topics along with the weightage for all the sections asked in the preliminary exam after receiving feedback from the candidates. Check the topic-wise SBI Clerk Prelims exam analysis shared below.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024 for English Language

Check the SBI Clerk Prelims exam analysis for all the topics with the weightage in the English Language section for all the shifts tabulated below.

January 5, 2024

Topics

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

Reading Comprehension 8-10

10

9

8-10

Error Detection 4-5 5 5 5
Sentence Rearrangement 5-6 5 2 3-5
Misspelt and Inappropriate Words 3-4 -- -- --
Cloze Test 5-6 5 6 --
Single Fillers 2-3 -- 5 5
Swapping of Word -- 5 -- 5
Phrase Replacement -- -- 3 --
Total 30 30 30 30

January 6, 2024

Topics Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3 Shift 4
Reading Comprehension 8 7-9 8-10 9
Column Based 4 3-4 2-3 3-4
Error Detection 5 4-5 5-6 5
Cloze Test 8 6-8 7 8-9
Para jumble 5 5-6 4-5 5-7
Total 30 30 30 30

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024 for Reasoning Ability

Check the SBI Clerk Prelims exam analysis for all the topics with the weightage in the Quantitative Aptitude section for all the shifts below.

January 5, 2024

Topics

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 18

19

20

21

Series 4 5 5 5
Syllogism 3 3 3 3
Blood Relation 3 3 3 --
Pair Formation 1 1 1 --
Meaningful Word 1 1 1 1
Coding Decoding 5 -- 4 1
Inequality -- 3 1 3
Distance and Direction -- -- 2 1
Total 35 35 35

35

January 6, 2024

Topics Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3 Shift 4
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 18 20 19-20 18-20
Series 5 4 3 5-6
Inequality 3 3 5 3
Direction and Distance 3 2 3-5 5
Syllogism 4 3 3-4 4-5
Pair Formation 1 2 2 1
Number Based 1 2 2-3 1-2
Total 35 35 35 35

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2024 for Quantitative Aptitude

Check the SBI Clerk Prelims exam analysis for all the topics with the weightage in the Reasoning Ability section for all the shifts below.

January 5, 2024

Topics

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

Data Interpretation 5 5 5 5
Number Series 5 5 5 5
Simplification 15 15 15 15
Arithmetic 10 10 10 10
Total 35 35 35 35

January 6, 2024

Topics

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

Data Interpretation 5 5 5 5
Number Series 5 5 5 5
Simplification 15 15 15 15
Arithmetic 10 10 10 10
Total 35 35 35 35

SBI Clerk Prelims Expected Cut-Off 2024

Candidates can check the SBI Clerk Prelims' expected cut-off marks for all the categories shared below. They must secure more than or equivalent to the SBI Clerk Prelims cut-off in order to be eligible for the mains exam. Various factors are responsible for deciding the cutoff marks are shared below.

  • Number of Test-Takers
  • Number of Vacancies
  • Difficulty Level of Exam
  • Category
  • Candidate’s performance

Category

Expected Cutoff

General

73-77

OBC

70-74

SC

62-66

ST

60-64

EWS

72-76

Note: The above written cutoff is based on the exam experience shared by candidates actual cutoff may vary

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2024

Candidates must check the SBI Clerk Prelims exam pattern to get insights into the exam format,  number of sections, maximum marks, etc., defined by officials. The SBI Clerk Prelims exam comprises 100 questions for 100 marks. With this, there shall be a negative marking of one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks for the incorrect answers.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2024

Subject

Medium of Exam

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

English Language

English

30

30

20 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude

-

35

35

20 minutes

Reasoning Ability

-

35

35

20 minutes

Total

 

100

100

60 minutes

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