The SBI Clerk Exam 2021 Analysis has been released by the expertise of Smartkeeda. The SBI has started the Clerk examination for the 2021 sessions from 10 July 2021. The candidates who have appeared for the examination on Saturday have shared their valuable feedback with us. The candidates who are yet to appear for the exam or have their examination scheduled for 11th and 12th July 2021 can check the analysis of the preliminary exam here and prepare accordingly.
The SBI Clerk exam is held in two phases i.e. Preliminary and Mains exam. The candidates who wish to get a job with the State Bank of India can check out the pre-exam analysis on this page. As per the review shared by the candidates, the examination was of an easy level. The candidates can check out the SBI Clerk Exam 2021 Analysis on this page and then prepare for the further steps.
SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern
As per the official notification released by the bank, the SBI Clerk Preliminary exam was expected to be conducted in June 2021. However, the same has been deferred by the bank amid the rise in the cases of Covid-19. The bank is expected to release the dates of the exam dates soon. Till then the candidates can check out the exam pattern of the preliminary examination as mentioned below:
• The Preliminary examination is the first stage of the selection process and is qualifying in nature. It is conducted in Computer Based Test mode.
• As per the official notification, the preliminary exam of the SBI Clerk, there will be three subjects in the examination namely i.e. English language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative aptitude
• There will be a total of 100 questions accounting for 100 marks and the number of questions will be different for each subject.
• As per the marking scheme, 1 mark will be provided to every correct answer while there will be a deduction of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer marked by the candidate.
| Sections | No of question | Maximum marks | Medium of exam | Duration of exam |
| English language | 30 | 30 | English | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning ability | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative aptitude | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam Analysis
The candidates who have appeared for the examination of SBI Clerk on 10th July have listed that the examination was of easy-moderate level. The questions in almost all the sections were doable and the candidates were able to easily attempt the examination with around 75-80 questions. If you are also planning to appear in the SBI Clerk exam then do check out the sectional analysis of each subject in the space below:
Section Wise Analysis and Questions Asked
Reasoning Ability
Reasoning Ability accounts for a total of 35 questions in the preliminary examination. The questions were based on Syllogism, Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, blood relations etc. The questions were not very lengthy and can be easily attempted depending on the speed of the candidate. Check out the important topics asked in the examination previously in the table below:
| Topics | No of question Asked | Level of Questions asked |
| Circular Based Seating Arrangement | 5 questions | Easy to Moderate |
| Box Based Seating Arrangement | 5 questions | Easy to Moderate |
| Row Based Seating Arrangement | 5 questions | Easy to Moderate |
| Dual Row Based Seating Arrangement | 5 questions | Easy to Moderate |
| Direction Based Questions/Blood Relation based questions | 2-3 questions | Easy |
| Alpha Numerical Series | 5 questions | Easy |
| Questions based on Syllogism | 3 questions | Easy to Moderate |
| Questions based on Inequality | 2 questions | Easy |
Quantitative Aptitude
Next comes the Quantitative Aptitude section which had easy to moderate level questions. The questions were not difficult however they were lengthy and thus posed a problem for the students. The topics asked in the Quantitative Aptitude Section along with the level of questions are mentioned below:
| Topics | No of question Asked | Level of Questions asked |
| DI based on Caselet, and Pie Chart | 10 questions | Easy to Moderate |
| Simplifications/Approximation | 10 questions | Easy |
| Missing Number series | 5 questions | Easy to Moderate |
| Word Problems based on different Arithmetic Chapters such as Boats, Time and Distance, SI & CI, Mixture and Allegations | 10 questions | Moderate |
English Language
The English Language emerged as the moderate section as the vocabulary asked was quite moderate for some students. The topic-wise analysis of the English Paper asked in the SBI Clerk Preliminary of the previous year is mentioned below:
| Topics | No of question Asked | Level of Questions asked |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 questions | Easy to Moderate |
| Fillers based questions | 5 questions | Easy |
| Word Rearrangement | 5 questions | Easy |
| Error based questions | 5 questions | Easy to Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 5 questions | Moderate |
Overall Analysis and Expected Cut Off
As per the analysis of the Smartkeeda experts, the first day of the SBI Clerk preliminary exam was easy to a moderate level and the candidates of all the shifts were able to attempt 70-75 questions with ease. This implies that the cut off marks will be equal to or less than that of the previous year. The candidates can check out the overall and sectional good attempts for all the sections in the space below:
| Sections | Good Attempts |
| English language | 22-26 |
| Reasoning ability | 28-30 |
| Quantitative aptitude | 25-32 |
| Total | 70-75 |
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