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hope you are doing good. Now come to the point, SBI Clerk 2018 have 2 stages exam 1st exam is preliminary and 2nd one is mains. In prelim exam only three section come English, numerical ability and third is logical reasoning. Prelim is qualifying nature only i.e its marks are not add in final selection and in mains with English, quantitative aptitude and reasoning general awareness also come, for more on sbi clerk 2018 you can visit SBI Clerk 2018 Apply Online- 9633 Junior Associate vacancy, Application Form, Exam Pattern - Online Exam Paper
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The recruitment process is being held in two stages, preliminary exam and mains exam. The preliminary exam will be conducted on June 23, 24 and June 30, whereas the mains exam will be conducted on August 5, 2018. Candidates will be recruited for SBI Clerk position and posted in different branches of SBI all over India. The entire selection procedure of SBI Clerk 2018 will be conducted in four stages – preliminary, mains, test of official/local language and final selection on the basis of the candidate’s performance in the main exam. It is mandatory for candidates to clear all the stages and meet the standards set by the bank.
First stage of SBI Clerk selection procedure i.e. preliminary exam is objective and has 100 MCQs divided into three sections, English Language, Reasoning Ability and Numerical ability. Candidates will be given 60 minutes to complete the exam. The sectional cutoff for the preliminary exam of SBI Clerk is decided by the bank and candidates have to secure qualifying marks in each section. Candidates 20 times the number of vacancies will be shortlisted by the bank to appear in the mains examination.
Second stage is the mains exam held online and consists of 190 mcqs carrying 200 marks in total. The paper has a total of 4 sections, General/Financial Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude. Candidates will have 2 hours 40 minutes to complete whereas each section has sectional timings.
Candidates will have to produce 10th standard mark sheet/certificate showing that they have studied official (local) language. Such candidates will not be subjected to a language test. Those candidates who are unable to produce a certificate will have to qualify a language test which will be conducted before final selection. Candidates who are not qualified in the language test will not selected for the SBI Clerk post.
SBI will prepare a final merit based on candidate’s scores in the mains exam.
Hello Sumit,
In the initial phase, there will be a preliminary examination, which will have objective questions. The test will be of 100 marks. The test will be of 1 hour and will have the following sections:
English Language – 30 questions, Numerical Ability – 35 questions, Reasoning Ability – 35 questions. Candidates will have to pass each of the three sections and secure the passing marks, which are decided by the bank.
Main Examinations
Candidates who are shortlisted will be required to give the main examination which is a bilingual (Hindi and English). The main examination will be of two hours and 40 minutes. The main exam consists of the following sections and each section will have separate timings.
General/Financial Awareness – 50 questions to be done in 35 minutes, General English – 40 questions to be done in 35 minutes, Quantitative Aptitude – 50 questions to be done in 45 minutes, Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude – 50 questions to be done in 45 minutes. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass each of the sections. There is a five percent relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS categories.
Interview
Once the candidates have passed the main examinations, they will be placed according to their ranking. Depending on the number of vacancies, only those will be selected for the interview who have got a high merit in the examination. The ratio at this stage is usually 3 candidates for one vacancy. Here too there will be a five percent relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS categories.
There will also be a local/official language test
I hope this was helpful and all the best!
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