# SBI Clerk (Prelims) (SBI Clerk) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: BANKING · national
- Questions: 100 · Total marks: 100 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.25 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 20–28 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university
- Approximate annual vacancies: 9,766
- Note: Local language proficiency required for the state applied to; Language Proficiency Test conducted post-Mains
- Official portal: https://sbi.bank.in (State Bank of India (SBI))

## Key dates
- 2026-08-02 — Official notification release (expected)
- 2026-08-05 — Official notification release (expected)
- 2026-08-05 — Application window opens (expected)
- 2026-08-06 — Application portal opens
- 2026-08-07 — Prelims admit card release
- 2026-08-11 — Notification released
- 2026-08-11 — Online application start
- 2026-08-11 — Notification released

## Syllabus outline
### English Language (weight 1)
Cloze Test · Error Spotting · Fill in the Blanks · Idioms and Phrases · Para Jumbles · Reading Comprehension · Sentence Improvement / Phrase Replacement · Sentence Rearrangement · Spelling Check · Synonyms and Antonyms · Word Swap

### Numerical Ability (weight 1)
Arithmetic · Problems on Ages · Average · Mixture and Alligation · Partnership · Percentage · Profit and Loss · Ratio and Proportion · Simple and Compound Interest · Time, Speed and Distance · Time and Work · Data Interpretation · Bar Graph DI · Caselet DI · Line Graph DI · Pie Chart DI · Tabular DI · Mensuration · Number Series · Number System · Permutation and Combination · Probability · Quadratic Equations · Simplification and Approximation

### Reasoning Ability (weight 1)
Alphabet Test / Word Formation · Alphanumeric / Number Series · Blood Relations · Coding-Decoding · Data Sufficiency · Direction and Distance · Inequalities · Order and Ranking · Puzzles · Box / Stack Puzzle · Comparison Puzzle · Day / Month Scheduling · Floor Puzzle · Seating Arrangement · Circular Arrangement · Linear Arrangement · Syllogism

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 75–82 marks (out of 100) |
| EWS | 73–80 marks (out of 100) |
| OBC | 70–77 marks (out of 100) |
| SC | 62–69 marks (out of 100) |
| ST | 58–65 marks (out of 100) |
| PwD | 45–55 marks (out of 100) |

**Guidance:**

• The **General-vs-OBC gap** typically ranges **5–7 marks**, with SC/ST cutoffs falling 12–18 marks below General. EWS cutoffs usually track 2–3 marks below General category.

• Cutoffs fluctuate based on **exam difficulty, number of vacancies, and normalization** (if multiple shifts). A relatively easier paper pushes cutoffs toward the upper end of these ranges, while tougher sections (especially Reasoning or Quantitative Aptitude) compress scores downward.

• SBI Clerk Prelims is highly competitive with large applicant pools. Scoring **78+ marks** significantly improves qualification probability for General/EWS candidates, while OBC candidates should target **74+** for comfort zones.

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