SBI PO Exam Syllabus/Pattern 2014

SBI PO Exam Syllabus/Pattern 2014: Exam Syllabus and Pattern has 2 sections. 
First One is Objective type paper-I for 200 marks and exam is scheduled for 2 hours [marks : 200 | Total Time of examination : 2 hrs].
 Second one is Descriptive type Paper-II for 50 marks and exam is scheduled for 1 hour [marks : 50 | Total Time of examination : 1 hrs]. 
Note: Negative Marking goes with 1/4th [ 1 mark cutoff for 4 wrong answers], be careful with the Negative Marking as you lose a mark gained.

The following includes the SBI PO Exam Syllabus 2014.

Paper- I marks- 200

Syllabus	No:of Questions
SBI Objective Type Paper-I	Reading Comprehension: 10+10   Faulty Construction: 15   Jumbled Sentences: 05   Close Passages: 10
Reasoning [High Level]	Input – output: 05   Sentence coding: 05   Logical Reasoning: 15   Syllogism: 05   Puzzle/ Seating Arrangement: 10   Data Sufficiency: 05   Direction & Other problem: 05
General Awareness	Banking Awareness: 14   Current Affairs: 16   Computer Awareness: 10   Marketing: 10
Data Analysis & Interpetation	Probability: 05   Line Graph: 05   Pie Charts: 10   Bar Charts: 15   Tables: 15

This is Descriptive Section and the paper weightage is 50 Marks, Syllabus as follows

Descriptive Section Paper- II

Marks	Topics
Letter Writing: 10	Letter to a branch to close the savings account, To friend to attend a seminar on net banking, To a bank for higher education loan
Paragraph Writing: 08	If I were an author, Rural Banking, Impact of autonomy provided to bank
Essay Writing: 12	Right to education act, Financial Inclusion, How Technology can help banking sector
Precise Writing: 10	Chief Vigilance Officer
Reading Comprehension: 10	ATM and its uses