SBI Clerk Syllabus 2025 – Download Prelims & Mains Exam Pattern, Subject Wise Topics PDF

State Bank of India (SBI) has officially released the SBI Clerk Syllabus 2025 along with the detailed exam pattern for Prelims and Mains. Candidates preparing for the recruitment of Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) must go through the updated SBI Clerk Syllabus 2025 PDF to prepare effectively for the exam.

In this article, we provide a detailed exam structure, subject-wise topics, negative marking rules, and preparation strategy for SBI Clerk Exam 2025.

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2025

  Negative Marking: ¼ mark per wrong answer
  Sectional Timing: Yes
  Aggregate Qualifying Marks Required (No Sectional Cut-off)
  5% Relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/XS

SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus 2025

1. General/Financial Awareness

• Current Affairs (National & International)

• Indian Economy, Budget & Banking Awareness

• Important Committees, Agreements, and MoUs

• Central & State Government Schemes

• RBI, SEBI, IRDA & Financial Institutions Updates

• Books & Authors, Important Days, Obituaries

• Science & Technology News

• Sports & Defense News

• Ranks, Reports & Indexes

• Banking & Insurance Terms

• International Summits & Conferences

2. General English

• Advanced Reading Comprehension

• Para Jumbles & Sentence Rearrangement

• Error Spotting (Grammar & Usage)

• Cloze Test (Passage-based)

• Vocabulary: Synonyms, Antonyms, Word Replacement

• Idioms, Phrases & Collocations

• Word Swap, Word Usage, Sentence Correction

3. Quantitative Aptitude

• Data Interpretation (DI): Tabular, Line Graph, Pie Chart, Caselet, Missing DI, Mixed DI

• Data Sufficiency

• Quadratic Equations

• Probability & Permutation-Combination

• Arithmetic: Time & Work, Time & Distance, Partnership, Mixture-Alligation

• Profit & Loss, SI & CI, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion

• Series & Simplification

• Mensuration (Geometry & Solid Figures)

4. Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude

• Puzzle & Seating Arrangement (Complex Puzzles)

• Coding-Decoding (Advanced)

• Blood Relations, Direction Test

• Syllogism, Inequality (Direct & Coded)

• Input-Output (Machine-based)

• Data Sufficiency (Reasoning-based)

• Logical Reasoning: Cause & Effect, Statement Analysis, Course of Action

• Computer Awareness:

  • MS Office, Internet & Networking

  • Basics of Hardware & Software

  • Cyber Security, Computer Abbreviations

  • Database & Operating Systems

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Selection Procedure

1. Preliminary Written Exam
2. Mains Written Exam
3. Local Language Test
4. Document Verification
5. Medical Examination