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SBI-PO 17 Mains Exam Analysis: Strategy for IBPS-PO 17

SBI PO Mains exam was held on 4th May 2017. A lot of students appeared for this exam and this brings them closer to their dream of getting a job in one of the most reputed bank- State Bank of India.

Overall the exam put up a tough fight in front of all the candidates who qualified Prelims and appeared for the Mains. Only, General Awareness section was quite a relief for the candidates as it was relatively easy.

Through this post, Doubt Classes presents to you comprehensive exam analysis of SBI-PO’17 Mains, with an improved strategy for IBPS PO’17:

SBI-PO Mains’17 Exam Pattern

Section	No. of questions	Maximum Marks	Time allotted
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
General/Economy/Baking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
English	35	40	40 minutes
Total	155	200	3 hours

The SBI PO Mains exam was divided into 2 categories:

(A) Online Objective Test

(B) Online Descriptive Test

Online Objective Test was divide into 4 sections. We will discuss the detailed exam analysis of all the sections one by one:

(I) Reasoning and Computer Aptitude

Maximum questions-45

Maximum marks- 60

Time allotted- 60 minutes

Reasoning section appeared to be Difficult.

Topic	No. of questions	Diffiult Level
Input-Output	5	Difficult
Sitting Arrangement & Puzzles	23	Difficult
Puzzle (Alphabet)	3	Difficult
Data Sufficency	2	Difficult
New pattern symbol based questions	4	Difficult
Logical Reasoning	8	Moderate- Difficult
Total	45

• There were NO questions on Computer Aptitude.
• There were NO questions on Syllogism.
• New type Machine Input-Output was introduced.
• There was a new pattern question based on Shelf and Photo Frames. It was very calculative.

(II) English Language

Maximum questions- 35 questions

Maximum Marks- 40 marks

Time Limit- 40 minutes

The level of English section was quite difficult.

Topic	No. o questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (2 sets)	10	Difficult (lengthy)
Double Fillers	4	Moderate
Jumbled paragraph	2	Moderate
Phrase Replacement	5	Difficult
Error detection	10	Moderate-Difficult
Identify the correct paragraph on given topic	4	Difficult
Total	35

• Reading Comprehension was quite lengthy.
• This time there was no vocabulary based questions in English.


• In para jumble, first and the last sentence was given and you were to arrange the remaining sentences in between.
• There were 2 types of Error detection: 4 questions based on the conventional pattern & 4 questions were based on the new pattern and there were multiple errors in one sentence and candidates were asked to identify all the parts with errors in them.

(III) Data Analysis and Interpretation

Maximum questions- 35

Maximum marks- 60

Time limit – 45 minutes

The level of this section was Moderate-Difficult. This section appeared to be very calculative to many candidates.

Topic	No. of questions	Level
Data Sufficency	4	Difficult
Caselet DI	5	Difficult
Mathematical Inequality	5	Difficult
Pie-chart (1 set)	5	Difficult
Missing DI (2 sets)	10	Difficult
Miscellaneous	6	Miscellaneous- Difficult
Probability	5	Difficult

• 1set of Missing DI was based on Profit & Loss and the another was based on Time and Work (including 1 line graph which depicted individual days of people and table depicted no. of days worked by people on Project X)
• The pie chart was based on Boats & Streams. There were 2 pie-charts; one for upstream distance and another for downstream distance. There was a table for stream speed.

(IV) General Awareness

Maximum questions- 40

Maximum Marks- 40

Time allotted- 35 minutes

Topics	No. of questions
Banking Awareness	31
Insurance	2
Finance	2
Economy	3
Static GK	2

SBI PO Mains Exam Analysis  2017: Descriptive Paper

Maximum Marks- 50

Time allotted- 30 minutes

Word Limit- 150 words

Letter Writing (150 words)

The candidates were asked to write a letter on any 1 of the following topics

• Write a letter to the editor expressing concern over the impact of irrelevant news through social media.
• Write a letter to an author thanking him for authoring a book on ‘fighting depressions’.
• Write a letter to your branch manager regarding Non-Credit of the amount deposited in ATM.
• Write a letter to your sibling giving advice related to stress and anxiety.

Essay Writing (150 words)

The candidates were asked to write an essay on any 1 of the following topics:

• Why Technology being a power is a menace?
• Write an essay on the effect of social media and its consequences on our population.
• Travelling is better than watching movies and documentaries.

 SBI-PO Mains’17 Overall Exam Analysis

Sections	Good Attempts
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	18-21
Data Analysis and Interpretation	7-11
English Language	16-19
General Awareness	25-30
Total	74-78

 Source :Internet

By SAHIL