SBI Clerk Prelims 2023 exam is yet to be conducted. Candidates can get information on 2022 exam analysis to get an idea about the exam.
SBI Clerk Prelims exam analysis for the exam conducted on November 12, 19, 20, 25, 2022, has been discussed in detail in this article. Candidates who have either appeared for the SBI Clerk exam or is looking forward to applying for the next year can refer to the detailed exam review discussed below.
The SBI Clerk prelims exam was conducted in 4 shifts and candidates can have a look at the type of questions asked and the difficulty level of the exam.
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Lakhs of candidates are expected to appear for the exam in the coming three days when the exam is scheduled to be conducted. This SBI Clerk exam analysis for prelims shall help candidates know a good number of attempts section-wise and overall.
The SBI Clerk exam pattern for Prelims is given below in brief:
| SBI Clerk (Prelims) Exam Pattern | ||
| Subject | Number Of Questions | Time |
| English Language | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 minutes |
Candidates can check the SBI Clerk syllabus and exam pattern at the linked article.Â
Given below is the SBI Clerk prelims exam analysis for the exam conducted on July 10th, 11th & 12th, 2021.
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis – Prelims
The overall exam analysis for all four shifts can be counted within the range of easy to moderate. So, the more correct attempts more shall be the probability of qualifying the exam. The 2023 SBI Clerk Prelims exam analysis for 2023 are yet to be updated once exams are over.
Given below are SBI Clerk prelims exam analysis 2022.
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis – Overall (12th November, 2022) | ||||
| Sections | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | Shift 4 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy-moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy-moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy-moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| Overall | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy-moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis – Overall (19th November, 2022) | ||||
| Sections | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | Shift 4 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy | Easy | Easy-moderate | Easy |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| English Language | Easy | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| Overall | Easy | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis – Overall (20th November, 2022) | ||||
| Sections | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | Shift 4 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy | Easy to moderate | Easy to moderate | Easy to moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to moderate | Easy | Easy to moderate | Easy to moderate |
| English Language | Easy to moderate | Easy | Easy to moderate | Easy |
| Overall | Easy to moderate | Easy | Easy to moderate | Easy to moderate |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis – Overall (25th November, 2022) | ||||
| Sections | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | Shift 4 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy | Easy | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| English Language | Easy | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy |
| Overall | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
Given below is an overall SBI Clerk prelims exam analysis 2021 for the clerical cadre exam conducted on July 10, 2021:
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis – Overall (July 10, 2021) | ||
| Shift | Good Attempt | Level of Exam |
| Shift 1 | 69-76 | Easy to Moderate |
| Shift 2 | 71-75 | Easy to Moderate |
| Shift 3 | 69-74 | Easy To Moderate |
| Shift 4 | 63-68 | Easy to Moderate |
The table given below gives a review of the SBI Clerk prelims exam conducted on July 11, 2021, for recruitment of Junior Associates and Customer Executives:
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis – Overall (July 11, 2021 | ||
| Shift | Good Attempt | Level of Exam |
| Shift 1 | 65-70 | Easy to Moderate |
| Shift 2 | 68-72 | Easy to Moderate |
| Shift 3 | 70-73 | Easy To Moderate |
| Shift 4 | 69-73 | Easy to Moderate |
The level of exam for the third day of the SBI Junior Associate exam was also the same as the first two days. The level of exam and the number of attempts that can be counted as good attempts have been given below based on the exam conducted on July 12, 2021:
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis – Overall (July 12, 2021) | ||
| Shift | Good Attempt | Level of Exam |
| Shift 1 | 69-71 | Easy to Moderate |
| Shift 2 | 66-69 | Easy to Moderate |
| Shift 3 | 70-74 | Easy To Moderate |
| Shift 4 | 67-71 | Easy to Moderate |
Overall the level of the SBI Clerk prelims exam was easy to moderate and candidates can expect the General cut off to reach somewhere between 65 to 70 marks. So candidates must atleast try to attempt 75 to 80 questions to qualify the prelims examination.
The section-wise SBI Junior Associate exam review for the prelims exam is discussed in detail further in this article.Â
SBI Clerk Section-wise Exam Analysis
The exam review for the post of Junior Associate for the three different sections has been given below. This exam analysis shall help candidates who are scheduled to appear for the exam in the coming days to come prepared accordingly as the level of exam shall remain the same.
The table given below gives the SBI Clerk section-wise exam analysis with the number of good attempts in each section for the exam conducted on July 10, 2021:
| SBI Clerk Section-wise Exam Analysis (July 10, 2021) | |||
| Section-wise Good Attempts | |||
| English Langauge | Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | |
| Shift 1 | 22-24 | 26-28 | 21-24 |
| Shift 2 | 19-22 | 24-28 | 22-25 |
| Shift 3 | 20-22 | 23-26 | 23-25 |
| Shift 4 | 21-24 | 27-29 | 21-26 |
The SBI Clerk pre exam review for July 11, 2021, has been given below:
| SBI Clerk Section-wise Exam Analysis (July 11, 2021) | |||
| Section-wise Good Attempts | |||
| English Language | Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | |
| Shift 1 | 22-24 | 21-24 | 23-25 |
| Shift 2 | 19-22 | 23-26 | 21-24 |
| Shift 3 | 23-25 | 22-25 | 19-24 |
| Shift 4 | 19-23 | 26-28 | 21-25 |
The SBI Clerk section-wise exam analysis as for the exam conducted on July 12, 2021, is given below:
| SBI Clerk Section-wise Exam Analysis (July 12, 2021) | |||
| Section-wise Good Attempts | |||
| English Language | Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | |
| Shift 1 | 23-25 | 23-25 | 24-28 |
| Shift 2 | 22-24 | 22-26 | 21-26 |
| Shift 3 | 19-23 | 21-27 | 23-25 |
| Shift 4 | 20-24 | 25-28 | 24-27 |
 Candidates who have already appeared for the exam must start their preparation for the SBI Clerk mains examination. For the latest current affairs, candidates can visit the linked article.
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis – English Langauge
The English language section is one where candidates tend to lose maximum marks. It is because the options in this section are almost the same which confuses the candidates and they pick wrong answers.
The overall level of the English language section in the SBI Clerk exam was easy to moderate and the number of questions that could be easily attempted was high.
Given below is a list of topics from which questions were asked in the English language section along with the number of questions asked from the same topic in the SBI Clerk prelims exam 2021. The table below shows the comprehensive questions asked in all the four shifts and all the days of examination combined together:
| SBI Clerk Exam Analysis – English Language | |
| Topics | Number of questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 |
| Error Detection | 5 |
| Sentence/Word Rearrangement | 5 |
| Close Test | 5 |
| Sentence Improvement | 4 |
| Word Swap | 4 |
| Fillers | 4 |
The SBI Clerk exam review is based on the reviews of applicants gathered in respective shifts of the examination.
Candidates can learn more about other SBI exams at the linked article.
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis – Reasoning Ability
The second section of the exam was the reasoning ability section. This section is considered to be one of the toughest sections in the SBI Clerk exam.Â
The questions in this section are lengthy and time-consuming. Given below is the reasoning ability exam analysis for the SBI Clerk exam 2021. This exam review is based on a general analysis of the four shifts altogether:
| SBI Clerk Exam Analysis – Reasoning Ability | |
| Topics | Number of Questions |
| Puzzles | 15 |
| Direction Test | 5 |
| Order Ranking | 3 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 5 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Inequality | 3 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
The puzzles asked in this section included three types of puzzles:
- Days Based Puzzles
- Double Row Seating Arrangement
- Inequality
- Box Based Puzzle
- Comparison Based Puzzle
- Floor Based Seating Arrangement
- Circular Seating Arrangement
- Date and Months Based Puzzle
- Uncertain number of People in a Row
Candidates who have already appeared for the exam can refer to Static GK given in the linked article and prepare themselves for the SBI Clerk mains examination.
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis – Quantitative Aptitude
The quantitative aptitude section in the SBI Clerk prelims exam is one of the most scoring subjects as it requires mathematical calculations and candidates can manage to solve more questions if their speed is good.
This section in the SBI Clerk prelims exam was moderate and since there is no sectional cut off, this section may prove to be one of the major reasons for the increase in overall cut off.
Given below is the distribution of questions in this section based on a general analysis of the questions asked in each shift together:
| SBI Clerk Exam Analysis – Quantitative Aptitude | |
| Topics | Number of Questions |
| Missing Number Series | 5 |
| Simplification/ Approximation | 5 |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 |
| Data Interpretation | 10 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 |
| Word Problems | 10 |
The word problems were from topics including:
- Profit & Loss
- Simple Interest
- Time & Work
- Compound Interest
- Average
- Age Problem
- Percentage
The Data Interpreparation questions were based on Caselet, Line Graph, bar graph and tabulated details.
Once the result is released by the State Bank of India, candidates shall be able to check the SBI Clerk result at the linked article.Â
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