Is SBI Clerk syllabus harder than IBPS Clerk?

The syllabus is similar but SBI tends to set slightly harder questions, especially in reasoning puzzles and English.

What financial awareness topics to study?

Banking terminology, RBI policies, SBI history, Budget, Government Schemes, Insurance, and financial current affairs.

Are computer questions in SBI Clerk Mains?

Yes, computer aptitude is combined with reasoning (60 marks total) covering hardware, software, OS, internet, and networking.

How many months of current affairs?

Focus on the last 6 months with emphasis on banking and financial news.

Is the syllabus different from IBPS Clerk?

The syllabus is largely the same. The difference is in question difficulty and pattern, not topics.

SBI Clerk 2026 Syllabus — Prelims & Mains Subject-wise Topics

Last updated: 7 March 2026

The SBI Clerk 2026 Syllabus covers banking aptitude subjects. SBI's question paper difficulty is slightly higher than IBPS Clerk, particularly in reasoning and English sections.

Prelims Syllabus

English (30): Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Fillers, Sentence Rearrangement, Para Jumbles, Vocabulary.

Numerical Ability (35): Simplification, Approximation, Number Series, Data Interpretation, Percentage, Average, Ratio-Proportion, Profit-Loss, Time-Work-Distance, SI/CI, Mensuration.

Reasoning (35): Puzzles, Seating Arrangement (linear, circular), Syllogism, Inequality, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Ordering-Ranking.

Mains Syllabus

General/Financial Awareness (50): Banking terminology, RBI functions & policies, Financial Awareness, Government Schemes, Budget basics, Current Affairs (6 months), SBI history, Insurance & Capital Markets, Awards, Sports, Static GK.

General English (40): RC, Error Detection, Sentence Correction, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, Fill in Blanks, Idioms & Phrases.

Quantitative Aptitude (50): DI (Bar, Pie, Line, Tabular, Caselet), Number Series, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic (Percentage, Profit-Loss, Interest, Time-Work, Time-Distance, Mixture, Partnership).

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (60): Advanced Puzzles, Machine Input-Output, Syllogism, Data Sufficiency, Coding-Decoding, Statement-Conclusion, plus Computer Basics (Hardware, Software, OS, MS Office, Internet, Networking, Database concepts).

SBI Clerk 2026 Exam Pattern

Prelims

Subject	Questions	Marks	Duration	Negative Marking
English Language	30	30	20 minutes	0.25 per wrong answer
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes	0.25 per wrong answer
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes	0.25 per wrong answer
Total	100	100

Mains

Subject	Questions	Marks	Duration	Negative Marking
General/Financial Awareness	50	50	35 minutes	0.25 per wrong answer
General English	40	40	35 minutes	0.25 per wrong answer
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 minutes	0.25 per wrong answer
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 minutes	0.25 per wrong answer
Total	190	200

SBI Clerk Syllabus Overview

Prelims: English (30), Numerical Ability (35), Reasoning (35)
Mains: Financial GK (50), English (40), Quant (50), Reasoning+Computer (60) — total 200 marks

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