SBI PO Exam Analysis: 4th January 2021 (Shift 1, 2, 3)
SBI PO Exam Analysis 2020: SBI PO prelims exam is conducting on January 4 and 5, 2021 across the nation. The shift 1 of January 4, 2021 concluded successfully. Candidates who will appear in the exam can check SBI PO 2020 exam analysis after the commencement of exam. Since the exam is conducted in online mode in different shifts hence by checking the exam analysis of SBI PO 2020 for shift wise exam applicants can prepare for the other shifts. SBI PO exam analysis 2020 includes difficulty level of exam, sectional weightage, marking scheme, overall and section-wise difficulty level of exam etc. The subject wise expert analysis by various coaching Institutes like Career Launcher and Bankers Adda will also release SBI PO prelims exam analysis 2020 which will be also be provided below in this article. Read this article more to check analysis and other important details of State Bank of India PO exam in detail.
Latest: SBI PO 2020 admit card is available now. SBI PO 2020 prelims is scheduled on December 31, 2020 and January 2, 4 and 5, 2021.

SBI PO Exam Analysis 2020
SBI PO 2020 exam for prelims stage will be conducted for one hour and there will be 100 questions allot to it. Those who qualify the prelims will be invited to appear for the mains followed by interview stage. Since SBI PO Exam is not conducted so far, the exam analysis will be updated in the below-mentioned table.
SBI PO 2020 exam analysis: Topic-wise (January 4- shift 3)
Subject | Good Attempt | Difficulty level |
English Language | 19 -25 | Moderate |
Reasoning Ability | 23 – 28 | Easy to Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude | 18 – 24 | Moderate |
Total | 56 – 67 | Moderate |
SBI PO 2020 detailed exam analysis for Shift - 3
SBI PO 2020-21 conducted successfully in shift -3 on January 4. As per the feedback, the overall exam level was moderate. Candidates appearing in upcoming shifts can check the detailed exam analysis subject wise.
English Language (Moderate)
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 8 | Moderate |
Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Error Detection | 5 | Moderate |
Double Fillers | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Moderate |
Miscellaneous | 2 | Moderate |
Total | 30 | Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)
Topic | No. Of questions | Level |
DI | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
Quadratic Equation | 05 | Easy |
Missing Number Series | 05 | Easy |
Miscellaneous Word Problems | 10 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | Moderate |
Reasoning Ability (Easy – Moderate)
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Easy -Moderate |
Syllogism | 4 | Easy -Moderate |
Coding-Decoding | 4 | Moderate |
Direction Sense | 3 | Moderate |
Alphabet Pairing | 1 | Easy |
Blood Relation | 3 | Easy |
Total | 35 | Easy – Moderate |
SBI PO 2020 exam analysis: Topic-wise (January 4- shift 2)
Candidates can check the table below explaining the topic wise good attempts and difficulty level of question asked in SBI PO 2020 prelims exam in shift 2. The difficulty level of shift 2 was almost the same as of shift 1.
Sections | Good Attempts | Level |
Reasoning Aptitude | 22-27 | Easy-Moderate |
English Language | 22-25 | Easy-Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude | 20-23 | Easy-Moderate |
TOTAL | 65-75 | Easy-Moderate |
SBI PO Subject-wise exam analysis:
Candidates can check the detailed exam analysis of each subject. Check the difficulty level of each topic of every section asked in SBI PO 2020 prelims exam. As per the feedback, the question were of moderate level.
SBI PO Reasoning exam analysis:
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Blood Relation | 3 | Easy |
Puzzle & Seating Arrangement (Circular/Floor Based, Month-Colour Based) | 20 | Easy-Moderate |
Syllogism | 4 | Easy |
Inequality | 5 | Moderate |
Direction | 3 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
SBI PO English exam analysis:
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
Rearrangement of Sentences | 4 | Moderate |
Error Detection | 4 | Easy |
Match the column | 5 | Moderate |
Double Fillers | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Word Swap and Rearrangement | 6 | Easy |
Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
SBI PO Quantitative aptitude exam analysis:
Topic | No. Of questions | Level |
DI | 13 | Easy-Moderate |
Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
Wrong Number Series | 6 | Easy |
Miscellaneous Word Problems | 11 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | Moderate |
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 (January 4 - Shift 1)
Sections | Good Attempts | Level |
Reasoning Aptitude | 23-27 | Easy-Moderate |
English Language | 22-25 | Easy-Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude | 20-23 | Easy-Moderate |
TOTAL | 64-70 | Easy-Moderate |
SBI PO 2020 - Detailed Exam Analysis
As per the feedback, the questions in shift 1 are on easy to moderate level. Check below the table for detailed analysis:
SBI PO Reasoning Analysis:
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Blood Relation | 3 | Easy |
Puzzle & Seating Arrangement | 22 | Easy-Moderate |
Syllogism | 4 | Easy |
Alphabet Based (to make a meaningful word) | 1 | Easy |
Number Based | 1 | Easy |
Pairing Based Questions | 3 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
English Analysis:
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
Rearrangement of Sentences | 4-5 | Easy |
Error Detection | 4 | Easy |
Fill in the Blank | 4 | Easy |
Double Fillers | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Phrase and Idioms Replacement | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Word Swap/ Rearrangement | 4 | Easy |
Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Approximation | 6 | Easy |
Miscellaneous Word Problems | 14 | Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Tabular Based & Missing Table DI) | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
SBI PO Previous Year Exam Analysis
By knowing previous year exam analysis of SBI PO applicants can compose a plan so as to qualify the exam.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2019
Candidates appearing for preliminary exam can check the shift-wise overall SBI PO exam analysis from the table below. This analysis of SBI PO can give the whole idea about the difficulty level of questions section wise asked in all the shifts.
Shift wise SBI PO Exam Analysis
Sections | Total Number of Questions | SBI PO 1st Shift | SBI PO 2nd Shift | ||
Difficulty Level | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts | ||
English | 30 | Easy to Moderate | 20-22 | Easy to Moderate | 21-22 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate | 24-26 | Easy to Moderate | 25-27 |
Reasoning | 35 | Easy to Moderate | 26-28 | Easy to Moderate | 24-26 |
Overall | 100 | Easy to Moderate | 62-66 | Easy to Moderate | 62-64 |
SBI PO 2019 Exam Analysis - Quantitative Aptitude
As per SBI PO exam analysis, the questions asked in quant section were of easy to moderate nature. Most of the questions in quantitative aptitude were asked from DI, Bar Graph and Pie & Tabular DI etc.
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Data Interpretation (Pie+Tabular, Bar Graph, Caselet) | 15 | Moderate |
Approximation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Wrong Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
Quantity-1, Quantity-2 | 5 | Moderate |
Arithmetic Word Problems | 5 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | Moderate |
SBI PO Exam Analysis 2019 - English Language
The questions of English language were difficult compared to previous years. Most of the questions were asked from Phrase replacement followed by sentence rearrangement, sentence starters, reading comprehension and sentence correction. check the SBI PO exam analysis of English language, candidates can check the table provided below.
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 5 | Moderate |
Phrase Replacement | 8 | Moderate |
Connecting Sentences | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Sentence Rearrangement | 6 | Moderate |
Sentence Starters | 6 | Moderate |
Total | 30 | Moderate |
SBI PO Exam 2019 Analysis for Reasoning Ability
Reasoning Ability is one of the most important sections of SBI PO Preliminary Exam. Candidates appearing for SBI PO 2019 exam can take the sectional SBI PO exam analysis to check the number of questions asked in the preliminary exam.Most of the questions were easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. As per SBI PO exam analysis, mostly the questions in this section were asked from puzzles and seating arrangement, inequalities, coding-decoding etc.
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 14 | Lengthy |
Coding-Decoding | 4 | Moderate |
Blood Relation | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Inequalities | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Machine Input Output | 5 | Moderate |
Data Sufficiency | 3 | Moderate |
Direction | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Single Question of Coding | 1 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | Moderate-Lengthy |
SBI PO Exam Analysis 2019 for Mains Exam (July 20)
Good Attempt Questions in SBI PO Mains
Section | Good Attempt (Questions) |
English | 21-24 |
Reasoning | 19-23 |
DI and Quant | 17-21 |
General Awareness | 23-26 |
Total | 81-90 |
Quantitative Ability: Moderate to difficult
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
Data Interpretation | 19-21 | Difficult |
Series | 2-3 | Difficulty |
Data Sufficiency | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
Arithmetic | 5-7 | Moderate-Difficult |
Total | 35 | Difficult |
Memory-based questions in SBI PO 2019
Data Interpretation- (Village area based, Shared market-based and Survey-based and time & work, Probability-based)
Reasoning Ability: Moderate to difficult
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
Puzzle | 15 | Difficult |
Data Sufficiency | 5 | Difficult |
Coding-Decoding/Inequalities | 5 | Difficult |
Logical Reasoning | 10-12 | Difficult |
Machine Input-Output | 5 | Mod |
Conditional Statements | 5 | Difficult |
Total | 45 | Moderate-Difficult |
Puzzle ( Blood relation, Coded Direction based Puzzle, Circle + Pentagon )- Difficult
Coding decoding- Doable
English Language: Moderate
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 24-25 | Easy-Moderate |
Phrase Replacement or Word Replacement | 5 | Moderate |
Sentence Replacement | 5 | Moderate |
Para Jumble | 2-3 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | Moderate-Difficult |
Few topics on which RCs was based is Mutual Funds, Real estate, Global Warming, Employee and Chinese Economy etc
Memory-based Descriptive Test
Essay
1) Online transaction
2) E-commerce based
3) Digital Literacy
Letter
1) Thanking note to senior colleague
2) Letter to bank manager for extra cash counter
3) Letter to bank manager for lost of checkbook
General Awareness
Most of the questions were related to current affairs Current affairs questions No question was from static GK Approx 5-6 question were from Budget |
SBI PO Memory based questions:
UNESCO world heritage site
Related with Hima Das
Apurvi Chandela
Company Management Act
How much fund is allotted to Railway in Indian Budget
Mukhyamantri yuva swabhiman yojna (MP state current affairs)
Question-related with Fiscal Deficit
CEAT International cricketer of year
Resilient kerala development program
World happiness day theme
Wings App in Insurance
SBI PO Result 2020
The result of SBI PO 2020 will be announced in stages for preliminary followed by mains exam and interview. SBI PO result 2020 will be available in the form of pdf with the roll numbers of all the qualified candidates. Based on SBI PO result 2020 for preliminary exam, candidates will be selected to appear for mains exam. The result of the SBI PO preliminary exam is expected to be declared after two months of conclusion of exam. After the announcement of SBI PO 2020 result, the examination authority will release the scorecard.
SBI PO Cut off 2020
State Bank of India will release the cut off of SBI PO 2020 in three stages- prelims, mains and final. SBI PO cut off are the minimum qualified marks which candidates need to secure to qualify. SBI PO 2020 cut off will be released along with scorecard of the candidates. The cut off of SBI PO 2020 will vary for category.
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - SBI PO Exam Analysis: 4th January 2021 (Shift 1, 2, 3)
Question: What is the exam analysis of SBI PO 2020 ?
Answer:
The exam analysis of SBI PO provides the information regarding weightage of questions, difficulty level of exam and memory based questions.
Question: What will be good attempt in the exam as per SBI PO exam analysis.
Answer:
As per the exam analysis of SBI PO 2020 applicants should secure 60-65 questions as good attempt.
Question: What will be the expected cut off of SBI PO 2020 ?
Answer:
As per SBI PO exam analysis 2020 the expected cut off will be around 55 marks without normalization.
Question: What is a good attempt as per SBI PO 2020 exam analysis ?
Answer:
As per the exam analysis of SBI PO, the number of questions attempted by applicants to qualify the exam are known as good attempts.
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Questions related to SBI PO
I have done B.Sc in hotel management so, can i seat for bank exams like SBI PO, SBI clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS clerk, RRB, etc.
Hello Aspirant,
Yes, you can. As far as bank exams(Probationary and Clerk posts) are concerned , any candidate in age group of 20-30 can sit for the exam if he/she has a valid undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Based on your category reservation ,you will get age relaxation too which you can check in detail in the exam's eligibility section. Coming to RRB ,the following are the exams:
RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) Exam
Under Non-Technical Popular Categories, there are many posts like:
Commercial Apprentice
Station Master
Goods Guard an dmany more.
Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist .
Senior Clerk Cum Typist Deg
RRB Junior Engineer (JE) Exam
RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) Exam
RRB Group D Exam/RRC Level 1 exam
So in railways , you can apply for non technical posts which require either graduation or 12th qualification. Technical posts will require technical degrees such as engineering as qualification ,so you may not be eligible for that. The average age limit for the various exams is at 18 minimum and about 32-33 years at maximum. Similar to bank exams , the age relaxation is provided to some reserved categories. Therefore , kindly go through the complete eligibility criteria for all posts to find out which is apt for your level of qualification.
All the best
Does ibps po/ sbi po and mens objective and descriptive exam happen in 1 day?
Hello Aspirant,
Both IBPS PO and SBI PO exams will have a descriptive section along with the objective section. The descriptive test will begin immediately after the objective section so yes it will happen on the same day ie., on the mains exam day. The descriptive section will have both essay writing and letter writing questions for which you will be given 30 minutes to complete . The total marks for this section in IBPS PO is 25 and in SBI PO it will be 50. Both the questions will be usually based on current affairs, government schemes and policies, latest news, ethical subjects and more.
All the best
What are the questions asked in computer aptitude in sbi PO? Do they really ask about the basic computer definitions or it is just the aptitude and reasoning questions?
Hello Aspirant,
The SBI PO Reasoning and Computer Aptitude section in the Main Exam, consists a total of 45 questions to be completed in 60 minutes. Below are the different categories from which Reasoning and Computer Aptitude questions are asked:
Reasoning Ability
Puzzles
Seating Arrangements
Direction Sense
Blood Relation
Syllogism
Order and Ranking
Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
Coding-Decoding
Machine Input-Output
Inequalities
Data Sufficiency
Logical Reasoning
Computer Aptitude
History and Generation of Computers
Introduction to Computer Organisation
Computer Memory
Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
Computer Software
Computer Languages
Operating System
Computer Network
Internet
Number System and Conversions
MS Office and Short cut keys
Basics of DBMS
Computer and Network Security
Just practice previous year papers to know the type and pattern of questions.
All the best
which book is best for SBI po banking preparation please ask me
Hello Aspirant,
Some best books for SBI PO are enlisted below for different sections :-
Quantitative Aptitude
Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma
Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
The Complete Success Package – Bank PO by Arihant Publications
Quantitative Aptitude Test by NK Singh
Data interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma
Reasoning
Reasoning by MK Pandey
Verbal- Non Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggrawal
Guide to Banking General Awareness by R.Gupta
Manohar Pandey Book by Arihant Publications
Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
English
English by SP Bakshi
English Language by Wren & Martin
Essential English Grammar by Murphy
General English by R.S.Aggarwal
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
General Awareness
Manohar Pandey Book by Arihant Publications
Guide to Banking General Awareness by R.Gupta
Banking Awareness by Arihant Publication
Banking Awareness by Javed Siddiqui
The Pearson General Knowledge Manual by Edgar Thorpe
Computer Awareness
Objective Computer Knowledge & Literacy by Kiran Publication
Computer Awareness by Arihant Publication
For Interview part :-
How to crack Bank Interview By Gautam Majumdar (Arihant Publication)
Banking Awareness for SBI & IBPS Bank Clerk/PO/RRB/RBI Exams by Disha Experts
Banking Awareness by Arihant Experts
For complete list and preparation tips kindly check out the link given below :-
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/sbi-po-preparation-books
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
which is the best book for SBI po banking exam please ask me sir
Hii,
Some of the best book for SBI po banking 2021 are given below
- Quantitative aptitude for competition examination by R. S Aggarwal
- Quantitative Aptitude test by N. K Singh
- Arthemetic for general competition
- Objective English by edgar thorpe
- Word power made easy by Norman Lewis
- Objective general English by R. S Aggarwal
- A modern approach to Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning by R. S Aggarwal
- The hand on guide Analytics Reasoning and Logical Reasoning by peeyush Bhardwaj
Hope this information will help you