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SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Live: Paper Review, Difficulty Level and Good Attempts

Meenu Solanki
Aug 6, 2025, 13:20 IST

SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025 for all days and shifts is provided here. Candidates found the overall difficulty level to be easy to moderate. Stay tuned for detailed insights into the exam's difficulty level, good attempts, and section-wise analysis.

SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025: Difficulty Level, Good Attempts, Expected Cut Off
SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025: Difficulty Level, Good Attempts, Expected Cut Off

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  • SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025 provides a detailed review of the exam's difficulty level, good attempts, and section-wise insight.
  • SBI PO Prelims 2025 exam was easy to moderate in difficulty level.
  • The overall good attempts of SBI PO is ranging from 64 to 74. The section-wise SBI PO Analysis for all days and shifts is provided here.

SBI PO 2025 Exam Analysis: The State Bank of India (SBI) conducted the SBI PO 2025 exam on 4th and 5th August to recruit candidates for 541 Probationary Officer posts. The SBI PO 2025 was easy to moderate in difficulty level. With the exam has come to an end, aspiring candidates are eagerly looking for the SBI PO exam analysis to understand the expected difficulty level and question trends. Here, we have provided a detailed paper review including section-wise difficulty levels, the number of good attempts, and important topics asked from each subject.

SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025

The exam analysis of SBI PO 2025 is prepared based on feedback from candidates who appeared for the exam. Going through the paper review plays a crucial role in understanding the expected cut off, overall difficulty level and types of questions asked from each subject. It helps candidates assess their performance and gauge their chances of clearing the exam. Bookmark this page to get the detailed review here.

Sections Good Attempts (Shift 1) Good Attempts (Shift 2) Good Attempts (Shift 3)
English Language 25-30 25-30

20-25

Quantitative Aptitude 17-20 15-18 9-15
Reasoning Ability 22-25 23-26 25-30
Overall 64-75 63-74 54-70

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SBI PO Difficulty Level 2025

The shift 1, 2 and 3 of SBI PO exam have concluded. You can check the section-wise SBI PO difficulty level in the table below:

Sections Difficulty Level (Shift 1) Difficulty Level (Shift 2) Difficulty Level (Shift 3)
English Language
Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Easy

Quantitative Aptitude Moderate Moderate Moderate
Reasoning Ability
Easy to Moderate
Easy to Moderate
Easy to Moderate
Overall
Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Easy to Moderate

Steps to Download SBI PO Admit Card

The officials have issued the admit card for SBI PO 2025 exam on the official website. Successfully registered candidates can download it using the steps mentioned below:

  • Visit the official website of the State Bank of India, sbi.co.in.

  • On the homepage, click on the ‘Careers’ section.

  • Look for the SBI PO Admit Card 2025 download link.

  • Enter your Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth.

  • Click on the ‘Submit’ button.

  • Your SBI PO Admit Card will appear on the screen.

  • Download and take a printout of the admit card for future reference.

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  • Aug 6, 2025, 13:20 IST

    SBI PO Expected Cut Off 2025

    SBI PO Cut Off 2025 is anticipated to range between 50 to 65. However, these are tentative marks and the exact cut off may vary. You can check the SBI PO Expected Cut Off for all categories in the table below.

    Category

    Expected Cut Off (Out of 100)

    UR

    60 to 65

    SC

    55 to 60

    ST

    50 to 55

    OBC

    59 to 64

    EWS

    59 to 64

    VI

    47 to 50

  • Aug 6, 2025, 13:17 IST

    SBI PO 2025 Live: List of Exam Centres

    Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair
    Andhra Pradesh
    Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
    Arunachal Pradesh Naharlagun
    Assam
    Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
    Bihar
    Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea
    Chandigarh
    Chandigarh/ Mohali
    Chhattisgarh
    Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
    Goa Panaji
    Gujarat
    Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Anand, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
    Haryana
    Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram,
    Himachal Pradesh
    Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una
    Jammu & Kashmir
    Jammu, Samba, Srinagar
    Jharkhand
    Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
    Karnataka
    Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi
    Kerala
    Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram
    Ladakh Leh
    Lakshwadeep Kavarrati
    Madhya Pradesh
    Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain
    Maharashtra
    Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur
    Manipur Imphal
    Meghalaya Shillong
    Mizoram Aizawl
    Nagaland Kohima
    Delhi -NCR
    Delhi & New Delhi
    Odisha
    Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
    Puducherry Puducherry
    Punjab
    Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur
    Rajasthan
    Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
    Sikkim
    Bardang - Gangtok
    Tamilnadu
    Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar
    Telangana
    Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
    Tripura Agartala
    Uttar Pradesh
    Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Banda, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi.
    Uttarakhand
    Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
    West Bengal
    Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri
  • Aug 5, 2025, 17:43 IST

    SBI PO Difficulty Level 5 August 2025

    The exam conducted on August 5 was comparatively more difficult than the one on August 4. Check the SBI PO difficulty level in the table below.

    Section Difficulty Level
    Reasoning Ability Moderate
    Quantitative Aptitude Moderate
    English Language Easy to Moderate
    Overall
    Easy to Moderate
  • Aug 4, 2025, 15:55 IST

    SBI PO Difficulty Level 2025 Shift 3

    The difficulty level of the SBI PO 4 August, shift 3 was moderate, with Reasoning and English being easier, while Quantitative Aptitude was slightly challenging.

    Sections Total Questions Difficulty Level
    Reasoning Ability 30 Easy-Moderate
    Quantitative Aptitude 30 Moderate
    English Language 40 Easy-Moderate
    Overall 100 Moderate
  • Aug 4, 2025, 15:47 IST

    SBI PO 2025 Exam Analysis, Shift 3: Good Attempts

    The overall good attempts for the SBI PO 2025 exam range between 54 to 70 questions for Shift 3. It is comparatively lower than shift 1 and 2.

    Sections Total Questions Good Attempts
    Reasoning Ability 30 20-25
    Quantitative Aptitude 30 9-15
    English Language 40 25-30
    Overall 100 54-70
  • Aug 4, 2025, 14:20 IST

    SBI PO Expected Cut Off 2025

    The expected cut-off marks for the SBI PO 2025 prelims exam are anticipated to range between 60-65 for the General category, while EWS and OBC categories may see a cut-off between 59-64. Refer to the table to know the section-wise SBI PO Cut Off in the table below.

    Category
    Cut Off Marks (Out of 100)
    General 60 – 65
    EWS 59 – 64
    OBC 59 – 64
    SC 55 – 60
    ST 50 – 55
    VI 47 – 49
    HI 18 – 21
    LD 50 – 55
    D&E 8 – 12
  • Aug 4, 2025, 14:13 IST

    SBI PO 2025 Analysis: English Language

    The English section of the SBI PO 2025 exam was easy and included topics such as Reading Comprehension, Spotting Error, Cloze Test, and Sentence Rearrangement. You can check the number of questions asked from each topic in the table below.

    Topics
    Number Of Questions
    Reading Comprehension 8
    Spotting Error 6
    Match the Column 2
    Cloze Test 5
    Word Rearrangement 3
    Sentence Rearrangement 4
    Double Fillers 3
    Para Jumble 5
    Phrase Replacement 4
    Total 40
  • Aug 4, 2025, 14:05 IST

    SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025, Shift 1: Quantitative Aptitude

    A total of 30 questions were asked from Quantitative Aptitude section. The maximum number of questions were based on Data Interpretation, Pie Chart and Venn Diagram. Aspirants found these questions challenging and bit time-consuming. 

    TopicsNo. Of Questions
    Bar + Table DI 5
    Caselet DI (Venn Diagram) 5
    Pie Chart DI 5
    Quadratic Equation 3
    Arithmetic 12
    Total 30
  • Aug 4, 2025, 14:02 IST

    SBI PO 2025 Analysis Live: Reasoning Questions Asked

    As per candidates' feedback, the majority of questions were based on Puzzles and Seating Arrangement, with around 10 questions asked from each topic. You can check the topic-wise number of questions in the table below.

    Topics
    No. of Questions
    Puzzle (Box Based) 5
    Puzzle (Year Based) 5
    Puzzle (Month Based) 5
    Seating Arrangement (Circle Inside) 5
    Seating Arrangement (Parallels Row) 5
    Pair Formation 1
    Meaningful Word 1
    Syllogism 3
    Total 30
  • Aug 4, 2025, 13:58 IST

    SBI PO Good Attempts 2025 Section-wise

    The overall good attempts for SBI PO Shift 1 and Shift 2 range between 63 and 75. You can check the section-wise SBI PO good attempts for both shifts in the table below.

    Sections Good Attempts (Shift 1) Good Attempts (Shift 2)
    English Language 25-30 25-30
    Quantitative Aptitude 17-20 15-18
    Reasoning Ability 22-25 23-26
    Overall 64-75 63-74
  • Aug 4, 2025, 13:49 IST

    SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025: Section-wise Difficulty Level

    Aspirants who appeared for the exam on August 4 found the overall difficulty level to be easy to moderate. All sections were easy, except for Quantitative Aptitude, which was considered moderate in both Shift 1 and Shift 2.

    Sections Difficulty Level (Shift 1) Difficulty Level (Shift 2)
    English Language Easy to Moderate

    Easy to Moderate

    Quantitative Aptitude Moderate Moderate
    Reasoning Ability Easy to Moderate Easy to Moderate
    Overall Easy to Moderate

    Easy to Moderate

  • Aug 4, 2025, 13:07 IST

    SBI PO 4 August Shift 1 Exam Analysis

    As per the initial feedback, the SBI PO exam held on August 4 in shift 1 was easy to moderate in difficulty.

  • Aug 2, 2025, 19:44 IST

    SBI PO Exam Analysis Trend Last 4 Years: English

    Check the number of questions asked from each topic in English:

    Name of the Topic
    2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
    Reading Comprehension 8 9 9 9 8
    Phrase and Idioms Replacement 4 4 4 3 5
    Error Detection 3 4 5 3 5
    Double Fillers 3 3 0 0 5
    Sentence Rearrangement/ Para Jumble 5 4 0 5 5
    Word Swap 4 4 0 0
    Word Rearrangement 2 5 2
    Single Fillers 0 5 0
    Match the Column Based 3 0 0 0
    Cloze Test 6 5 6 0 0
    Miscellaneous 4 1 0 0 0
    Overall 40 30 30 30 30
  • Aug 2, 2025, 19:42 IST

    SBI PO Prelims Analysis: Quant Questions Asked in Last 4 Years

    Refer to the table below to know the SBI PO Exam Analysis Trend over the last 4 years.:

    Quantitative Aptitude Topics
    2024 2023 2022 2021
    Data Interpretation 10 10 10 10
    Caselet DI 5 3 5
    Quadratic Equation 5 5
    Approximation 5 5 0
    Arithmetic Questions 12 14 12 10
    Missing Number Series 3 6 0 5
    Quantity Based (Q1-Q2) 0 0
    Overall 30 35 35 35
  • Aug 2, 2025, 19:40 IST

    SBI PO Exam Analysis Trend of Last 4 Years: Reasoning Ability

    Reasoning Ability Topics
    2024 2023 2022 2021
    Puzzles and Seating Arrangement 25 20 20 22
    Syllogism 3 3 0 5
    Blood Relation 2 3 3
    Number based Coding 0 1
    Alphabet Based (to make a meaningful word) 1 1
    Pair Formation 1 1 1
    Coding-Decoding 4 5 0
    Direction Sense 1 0 2
    Order Ranking 0 0
    Data Sufficiency 0 0
    Word Based 1 1 1 0
    Inequalities 3 4 0
    Odd One Out 1
    Overall 30 35 35 35
  • Aug 2, 2025, 19:39 IST

    SBI PO Exam Analysis Previous Year

    SBI PO 2024 exam was moderate in difficulty level. To get a basic idea about the exam's difficulty level, topics asked and good attempts, you can check the detailed section-wise SBI PO Exam Analysis 2024 here.

  • Aug 2, 2025, 11:06 IST

    SBI PO 2025 Live: Marking Scheme

    SBI PO Prelims exam comprises 100 Objective type questions for 100 marks. There is a negative marking of 0.25 for every incorrect answer.

  • Aug 2, 2025, 10:41 IST

    SBI PO Exam Pattern

    SBI PO Prelims comprises three sections: Reasoning, English and Quantitative Aptitude. A total of 100 questions are asked for 100 marks. Each section is allotted 20 minutes, making the total exam duration 1 hour. Check the detailed SBI PO Exam Pattern here.

    Subject

    No. of Questions

    Maximum Marks

    Duration

    English Language

    40

    100

    20 minutes

    Quantitative Aptitude

    30

    20 minutes

    Reasoning Ability

    30

    20 minutes

    Total

    100

    1 hour

  • Aug 2, 2025, 10:36 IST

    SBI PO Shift Timings

    SBI PO 2025 exam will be held in four shifts: 9 am to 10 am, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, 2 pm to 3 pm, and 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Aspirants must reach the exam venue at least an hour prior to their shift timings and must adhere to SBI PO Exam Day Guidelines.

    EventShift 1Shift 2Shift 3Shift 4
    Handwriting Sample 8:45 to 8:50 am 11:15 to 11:20 am 01:45 to 01:50 pm 04:15 to 04:20 pm
    Exam Start Time 09:00 am 11:30 am 02:00 pm 04:30 pm
    Exam End Time 10:00 am 12:30 pm 03:00 pm 05:30 pm
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