SBI Associate Bank PO Exam Question Papers and study guide

Exam Pattern

Model question papers
Syllabus Study Materials
Previous question papers Online mock tests

State Bank of India invited applications from eligible candidates for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs) in Associate Banks of State Bank of India. A total of 2986 vacancies are available in a pan India basis. Any graduate not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.09.2014 can apply for this post. For more details about the SBI Associate PO post visit SBI official advertisement for this post.

Pay Scale of SBI Associate Bank PO Post:

Selected candidates will be posted in a scale of 14500-600/7-18700-700/ 2-20100-800/7-25700 with a starting basic pay of 14500 Rs. Total compensation varies depending upon the place of posting and the perquisites offered by individual Banks and on an average is about Rs.65,000/- per month at Mumbai.

 Selection and Shortlisting

The selection process of SBI Associate Bank PO exam consists 2 phases. Phase I will consist of an online objective test carrying 200 marks and an offline descriptive test for 50 marks. The Phase I qualified candidates will be called for Phase II. It consists of a group discussion of (20 marks) and an interview of (30 marks).

 Examination Pattern:

 Objective Test: 4 sections are there in this online examination

  • Test of English Language
  • Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers
  • Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
  • Test of Reasoning (High Level)

Each section will have 50 questions carrying 1 marks each. Duration of the test will be 2 hours.

Descriptive Test: This test will follow the objective examination. It is an offline examination where the candidates have to answer in paper/pen mode. The duration will be 1 hour and it will carry 50 marks in total.

SBI Associate PO exam syllabus

As in the SBI PO examination, Associate Bank PO examination dont have a detailed syllabus prescribed by SBI. They just detailed the 4 sections/ topics as said above of the objective examination. The descriptive examination will consist Test of English Language like comprehension, short précis, letter writing & essay

From previous experiences and analysing the previous year question papers we derived a syllabus of the examination. Please visit the following link to download the syllabus of SBI Associate Bank PO exam

SBI PO/ Associate PO Previous year question papers

Old question papers of SBI PO and SBI Associate PO question papers are a good way to prepare for the examination. It will help you to learn the time management. We are giving you enough previous year question papers for this purpose

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Model question papers

Given are there some links to model question papers with which you can practice well for SBI Associate Bank PO examination

50 Model papers for SBI Associate Bank PO exam

Mock test papers for SBI Associate PO

Model papers for Test of English Language Set 1 , Set 2, Set 3

 Model papers for Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation Set 1, Set 2

Sample papers for Test of Reasoning Set 1, Set 2, Set 3

Books, Notes and Study Materials

Our forum is having free notes and study materials for Reasoning, Data Interpretation and QA, and English language parts for SBI Associate PO examination. You can download these materials for free and we are sure, it will be very helpful in your preparation.

Links for Notes and study materials

Free online mock test papers

Use the following links to the free online mock test papers for SBI Associate Bank PO examination. These live online examinations will make you familiar with the real examination environment. These time restricted exams have a complete answer review at the end of the examination, so that you can check and compare your answers. See the links to attempt for the exam. Appear as many times as possible as we are having around 50,000 questions in the question bank