SBI SO (IT) Exam Corner



SBI SO (IT) Exam 2016 Analysis, January 20, 2017

Today (January 20, 2017) was State Bank of India (SBI) Specialist Officer (IT) Exam 2016. There were 200 questions, which had to be answered in 135 minutes. There were four sections, namely, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and Professional Knowledge (IT). All the sections except the section on English Language were available bilingually, that is, both in English and in Hindi. Each question had 5 options. There was negative marking of one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to any given question.

Pattern of the SBI SO (IT) Exam 2016 was as follows:

Section

Total Questions

Max. Marks

Level of Difficulty

Good Attempts

Time allotted (In Minutes)

Reasoning

50

50*

Moderate

33-36

90

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35*

Moderate

23-25

English Language

35

35*

Easy-Moderate

22-25

Professional Knowledge (IT)

50

100

Easy-Moderate

30-35

45

* Qualifying in nature and marks there on will not be reckoned for arriving at the Merit list.
Professional Knowledge section is the one on the basis of which merit list will be formed.

Section-wise Analysis of SBI SO (IT) Exam 2016:

Reasoning Section of SBI SO (IT) Exam 2016:

This section primarily saw moderate level of questions. A candidate could have easily attempted at least 30 questions with good accuracy.  

Topic

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Input-Output

5

Easy-Moderate

Directions

4

Moderate

Blood Relation

3

Easy

Mathematical Inequalities

5

Easy-Moderate

AR (Floor Arrangement)

5

Easy-Moderate

AR (Data Arrangement)

5

Difficult

AR (Linear Arrangement- Parallel Rows)

5

Moderate

AR (Circular Arrangement)

5

Difficult

Coding-Decoding

6

Moderate

Syllogism

5

Easy-Moderate

Statement/Assumption

2

Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude Section of SBI SO (IT) Exam 2016 

The questions in this section were of moderate level of difficulty. A candidate could have easily attempted at least 20 questions with good accuracy.  

Topic

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Data Interpretation (Table)

5

Moderate

Data Interpretation (Line Graph)

5

Moderate

Comparison of variables

5

Easy-Moderate

Number Series

5

Moderate-Difficult

Simplification/Approximation

5

Easy

Mensuration

1

Difficult

Profit, Loss and Discount

2

Easy-Moderate

Simple Interest/Compound Interest

2

Easy-Moderate

Mixture/Alligation

1

Moderate

Boat and Stream

1

Moderate

Work and Time

1

Moderate

Partnership

1

Moderate

Ages

1

Easy

English Language Section of SBI SO (IT) Exam 2016

The questions in this section were mainly of easy-moderate level. A candidate could have easily attempted at least 25 questions with good accuracy.   

Topic

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Reading Comprehension

8

Moderate

Spot the Error

5

Moderate

Phrase Replacement

5

Easy

Fill in the Blanks (2 blanks)

5

Easy

Para Jumble

5

 Easy to moderate

Cloze Test (Based on Economy)

7

Easy

Professional Knowledge (Information Technology) Section of SBI SO (IT) Exam 2016

This section comprised questions of easy-moderate level. Each question carried 2 marks and so, there were 50 questions for 100 marks. A candidate could have easily attempted at least 30 questions with good accuracy. The questions were based on Data Base (Oracle and SQL), Data Warehousing, MIS, Data Mining, Operating System, SDLC, E-commerce, Networking, Information Security and Software Engineering etc.

Disclaimer: All information on cut-offs, analysis, answer key and scores are based on independent analysis and evaluation made by Career Launcher. We do not take responsibility for any decision that might be taken, based on this information.

CL extends its best wishes to all aspirants

All the very best!