SBI Clerk Exam Analysis 2021
SBI Clerk 2021 Exam Analysis: State Bank of India is conducting SBI Clerk 2021 prelims exam analysis till July 13. Shiksha reported live from one of the SBI Clerk 2021 exam centres in Dibrugarh (Assam). According to the feedback shared by the students, the overall difficulty level of the paper was easy to moderate. The English Language section was easy while Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability sections were moderate.
SBI Clerk exam analysis help candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty level, topic-wise distribution of questions, number of good attempts, and expected cut off. Read below for more details on SBI Clerk 2021 mains exam analysis.
SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims Exam Analysis 2021
SBI Clerk prelims exam was easy to moderate. The English Language section was easy. The Numerical and Reasoning Ability was moderate. The test paper of SBI Clerk comprised three sections, English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. A total of 100 objective-type questions were asked in the exam which candidates had to answer within 60 minutes. Candidates can check below the overall SBI Clerk 2021 exam analysis.
| Sections | Difficulty Level | Good attempts |
| English Language | Easy | 17-20 |
| Reasoning Ability | Moderate | 20-26 |
| Numerical Ability | Moderate | 20-23 |
| Total | Easy to Moderate | 63-68 |
Section-wise SBI Clerk Exam Analysis
English Language
This section had 30 questions from Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Phrase Replacement, Error Detection, Fill in the Blanks, Word-Rearrangement. The passage of the RC was based on humanism and feminism.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 8 | Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Error Detection | 5 | Easy |
| Word-Rearrangement | 5 | Easy |
| Overall | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability
The Numerical Ability questions were moderate. Total 10 questions were asked from Data Interpretation.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Bar Graph DI | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
| Caselet DI | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Missing Series | 5 | Easy |
| Arithmetic | 10 | Easy- Moderate |
| Overall | 35 | Moderate |
Reasoning Ability
The Reasoning Ability section had 35 questions. The level of this section was moderate. There 15 questions from puzzles and seating arrangement. The type of puzzles asked in the exam is given below.
- Circular Seating Arrangement
- Parallel Row
- Box Puzzle
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Circular-based arrangement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Box-based arrangement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Dual Row-based arrangement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy |
| Inequality | 4 | Easy |
| Direction | 3 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 2 | Easy |
| Alpha Numeric Symbol | 5 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | Easy |
| Overall | 35 | Moderate |
SBI Clerk 2021 Expected Cutoff
SBI Clerk 2021 expected cutoff for few major cities is given below:
| Delhi | 76.25 |
| Maharashtra | 59.75 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 71 |
| Tamil Nadu | 62 |
| Gujarat | 56.75 |
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis
According to SBI Clerk exam pattern, the mains exam comprises four sections: General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude. The total marks for the exam are 200. The test paper comprised a total of 190 questions. The duration of the test was 2 Hours 40 minutes. Till the time the mains exam analysis for this year is released, candidates can check below the previous year’s SBI Clerk exam analysis.
Overall Analysis
| Section | Difficulty level |
| English Language | Moderate |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | Moderate to Difficult |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate |
| General Awareness | Moderate |
| Overall | Moderate |
Section-wise Analysis
Candidates can check below the section-wise exam analysis of SBI Clerk.
Quantitative Aptitude
The level of quantitative aptitude was moderate. There were no questions on the Quadratic Equation. Questions in this section were lengthy and time-consuming. The paper comprised questions from Profit and loss, Time and work, Average, Boat and stream, Mixture and allegation, Mensuration, Probability, Percentage, Ratio and proportion, Simple Interest and Compound Interest. The following types of DIs were asked in the exam.
- Caselet DI
- Incomplete DI
- Tabular DI
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation | 19 | Moderate |
| Data sufficiency | 6 | Moderate |
| Alphabetical series | 7 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Arithmetic) | 18 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate |
English Language
The English Language section was moderate. Questions were asked from Reading Comprehension, Word Arrangement, Cloze Test/Fillers, Inference Based Questions, Passage-Based Questions, etc.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 12 | Moderate |
| Vocabulary Based (Identify Synonym/Antonym) | 5 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 5 | Moderate |
| Sentence & Phrase Rearrangement | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Idioms | 2 | Moderate |
| Fillers | 5 | Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 6 | Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Moderate |
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
Questions in this section were moderate to difficult. The following types of Seating Arrangements were asked.
- Circular
- Linear
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Seating Arrangement and Puzzles | 25 | Difficult |
| Coded Inequality | 5 | Moderate |
| Direction sense | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Machine Input- Output | 5 | Moderate |
| Logical ( Couse of Action, Statement, and Assumption, Consequence) | 6 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Alphabet based series | 1 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Moderate-Difficult |
General Awareness
Most of the General Awareness questions were based on recent events. Questions were from Current Affairs and Banking Awareness. Few questions that were asked in this section are given below.
- Shagun scheme launched by which bank: SBI
- The stake of RIL in JIO Payment Bank: 70%
- Who is chairman of TRAI: PD Vaghela
- ACE credit card launched by which company: Axis Bank
- One question related to Atal Pension Yojana
- Serum Institute of India location: New Delhi
- Rajat Bhatia related to which sports: Cricket
- The currency of South Korea: South Korean
- Karmayogi program related to which segment: Indian Civil Servant
- Who is the writer of 10 rules of successful nations: Ruchir Sharma
- Economic Freedom Index
- Titan Pay
- PFRDA
- POS Device – Paytm
- Head of Tesla
- Current PM of Japan
- Head Office of Hardley Davidson