SBI Clerk: Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales)

Conducted by: State Bank of India, Central Recruitment & Promotion Department
Question paper languages: English, Hindi, as, bn, gu, kn, kok, ml, mni, mr, or, pa, ta, te, ur
Last checked against official sources: 2026-10-14

Notes and practice for SBI Clerk are coming soon. Until then, this guide has the official pattern, marking, syllabus and links.

Exam pattern and marking

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination60 minutes100 marks

Sections, questions and marking for Phase-I: Preliminary Examination
Section	Questions	Marks per question	Negative marking	Question types
English Language	30	1	1/4	MCQ
Numerical Ability	35	1	1/4	MCQ
Reasoning Ability	35	1	1/4	MCQ

Phase-II: Main Examination160 minutes200 marks

Sections, questions and marking for Phase-II: Main Examination
Section	Questions	Marks per question	Negative marking	Question types
General / Financial Awareness	50	1	1/4	MCQ
General English	40	1	1/4	MCQ
Quantitative Aptitude	50	1	1/4	MCQ
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	50	—	0	MCQ

Phase-III: Local Language Proficiency Test

SBI JA 2026 advertisement para 4. Phase-I prelims: English 30/30, Numerical Ability 35/35, Reasoning 35/35, 20 min each, 1 hour; no qualifying marks, top ~10x vacancies go to mains. Phase-II mains: General/Financial Awareness 50/50/35 min, General English 40/40/35 min, Quantitative Aptitude 50/50/45 min, Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 50/60/45 min; 190 Q, 200 marks, 2 h 40 min. Penalty 1/4 of the marks of the question. Phase-III Local Language Proficiency Test (qualifying). Final merit on mains marks only.

MCQ = single correct answer · MSQ = one or more correct answers · NAT / numeric = type a number. Negative marking is the number of marks deducted for a wrong answer.

Syllabus

66 subjects, topics and subtopics from the official syllabus. Tap a subject to expand it.

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English Language11
- Reading comprehension
  - Comprehension passages
  - Vocabulary in context
- Grammar
  - Error detection
  - Sentence improvement
  - Fillers (single and double)
- Verbal ability
  - Cloze test
  - Para jumbles / sentence rearrangement
  - Word usage, word swap, phrase replacement
Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation19
- Arithmetic
  - Simplification and approximation
  - Number series (missing / wrong number)
  - Quadratic equations (comparison of roots)
  - Percentage
  - Ratio, proportion, partnership
  - Averages and ages
  - Profit and loss
  - Simple and compound interest
  - Time and work, pipes and cisterns
  - Time, speed and distance; boats and streams; trains
  - Mixture and alligation
  - Mensuration
  - Permutation, combination and probability
- Data interpretation and analysis
  - Tabular DI
  - Bar, line and pie chart DI
  - Caselet DI
  - Data sufficiency
Reasoning Ability21
- Puzzles and seating arrangement
  - Linear seating arrangement
  - Circular and square seating arrangement
  - Floor, box and scheduling puzzles
- Logical reasoning
  - Syllogism
  - Inequalities
  - Blood relations
  - Direction and distance
  - Order and ranking
  - Coding-decoding
  - Alphanumeric series
  - Input-output (machine)
  - Data sufficiency
- Verbal and critical reasoning
  - Statement and assumption / argument / course of action
  - Inference, cause and effect
- Computer aptitude (SBI mains)
  - Computer fundamentals, hardware, software, memory
  - Internet, networking, security
  - MS Office, shortcuts, database basics
General, Economy and Banking Awareness11
- Banking awareness
  - RBI: functions, monetary policy, circulars
  - Banking terms, products and regulation
  - Digital payments, UPI, fintech
- Economy and finance
  - Indian economy, budget, fiscal policy
  - Financial markets, SEBI, insurance
  - Government financial schemes
- Current affairs
  - National and international news
  - Static GK: organisations, capitals, currencies

Official sources

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