SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern 2023: The State Bank of India specifies the exam pattern for SBI Probationary Officers (PO) Mains in the official notification. The Mains exam consists of an objective test and a descriptive test. Candidates preparing for the upcoming exam can check the Mains pattern from the official website – sbi.co.in. Furthermore, they can check the detailed paper pattern on this page.

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The Mains objective test consists of four sections, namely Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness, and English Language. However, the descriptive paper contains letter writing & essay. Furthermore, the exam duration for objective and descriptive tests is 3 hours and 30 minutes, respectively. Read on to find the Mains detailed exam pattern.

SBI PO Mains 2023 Test Pattern

Candidates appearing for the recruitment cycle 2023 must know the SBI PO exam pattern. The pattern will help them understand the question paper structure, such as sections, the number of questions, the marking scheme, and the duration. Check the table below to get an overview of the exam pattern for Mains:

Particulars	Details
Name of Exam	SBI PO Mains
Type of Question	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Descriptive
Mode of Exam	Online
Duration of Exam	Objective Test – 03 Hours Descriptive Paper – 30 Minutes
Number of Sections	Objective Test – Four
Name of Sections	Objective Test: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude; Data Analysis & Interpretation General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness; English Language Descriptive Paper: Letter Writing & Essay
Number of Questions	Objective Test – 155 Descriptive Paper – 02
Total Marks	Objective Test – 200 Marks Descriptive Paper – 50 Marks
Medium of Question Paper	Bilingual (English and Hindi)

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Section-wise SBI PO Mains Marks Distribution 2023

The objective test contains four sections with 100 objective-type questions, whereas the descriptive test contains two descriptive-type questions. Consequently, the marks distribution for both tests is different. Aspirants can check the section-wise SBI PO Mains marks distribution below:

SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern for Objective Test:

Test	Sections	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
I	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	40	50 Marks	50 Minutes
II	Data Analysis & Interpretation	30	50 Marks	45 Minutes
III	General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness	50	60 Marks	45 Minutes
IV	English Language	35	40 Marks	40 Minutes
–	Total	100	100 Marks	03 Hours

DSBI PO Mains Exam Pattern for Descriptive Test:

Sections	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)	02	50 Marks	30 Minutes

SBI PO Mains Marking Scheme 2023

Candidates must know about the marking scheme before appearing for the exam. The marking scheme contains marks for correct, incorrect, and unattempted questions. Knowing these details will help candidates avoid major deductions of marks. According to the revised pattern of SBI PO Mains Exam, only the objective test has negative markings. Aspirants can check the marking scheme below:

• For each correct answer, aspirants will get marks assigned to the question.
• In the Objective Test, 1/4th mark assigned to the question will be deducted for each incorrect answer. However, there are no negative markings in the Descriptive Paper.
• Zero marks for unanswered or unattempted questions.

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