SBI PO Exam-2014 flagged off on 14th June, 2014.
The format of the test has changed this year from paper-pencil to computer
based test. It is being conducted in two time slots – morning and evening. It
will span over a period of four weeks, ending on 6th July, 2014.
In today's post, we are giving the exam analysis of the exam which happened on 15 June, 2014, both morning and evening shift. We are also providing an analysis on expected cut-off marks. It will give you a rough idea of the final cut-off, which will be released by the SBI.
The test was divided into two parts. Part A was the objective test and Part B was the descriptive test. The time allotted for Part A was 2 hours while the time allotted for Part B was 1 hour.
EXAM ANALYSIS:
Part A:
The detailed break down of the paper is as follows:
In today's post, we are giving the exam analysis of the exam which happened on 15 June, 2014, both morning and evening shift. We are also providing an analysis on expected cut-off marks. It will give you a rough idea of the final cut-off, which will be released by the SBI.
The test was divided into two parts. Part A was the objective test and Part B was the descriptive test. The time allotted for Part A was 2 hours while the time allotted for Part B was 1 hour.
EXAM ANALYSIS:
Part A:
The detailed break down of the paper is as follows:
Section
|
Total Questions
|
Level of difficulty
|
Good Attempts
|
Good Score
|
Approximate time taken
|
Reasoning Ability
|
50
|
Moderate
|
34-36
|
30-32
|
35-40
|
General Awareness/ Computer/ Marketing
|
50
|
Moderate
|
28-30
|
24-26
|
15-20
|
Data Analysis and Interpretation
|
50
|
Difficult
|
30-32
|
27-28
|
40-45
|
English Language
|
50
|
Easy – Moderate
|
35-37
|
31-33
|
20-25
|
Total
|
200
|
127-135
|
112-119
|
120
|
Reasoning Ability
Questions from Course of Action, Cause and Effect, Data Sufficiency,
Statement and Argument, Higher Reasoning, Input & output, Comparison of
rank, Syllogism, Puzzles, all formed a part of this section. While questions on
Syllogisms and Comparison of Rank were easy, questions on Puzzles and Input
& Output were moderate in difficulty. The overall difficulty level of this
section was moderate.
General Awareness/Computer/Marketing
This section consisted of questions from Static G.K. (Banking), Current
Affairs, Computer Awareness and Marketing. Only 5 questions were based on
Current Affairs. 15 questions each were asked to test a student’s knowledge on
Static G.K. (Banking), Computer Awareness and Marketing Awareness. 5
abbreviations were also asked. Overall difficulty level of the section was
moderate.
Data Analysis and Interpretation
This section was heavily dominated by the questions revolving around
percentages. Questions from Line Graph, Bar Graph, Pie Chart and Table were
asked in this section. No question on probability was asked in this slot. As
compared to the last year’s SBI PO Exam, this section was lengthier and more
difficult.
English Language
The pattern of this section was the same as that of last year’s. The
section comprised of questions based on Antonyms/Synonyms, Error Spotting,
Reading Comprehension, FIB (2 blanks), Para-jumbles and Cloze test. The
difficulty level of the Reading Comprehensions, which were for 25 marks, was
difficult to moderate. The 10 blanks cloze test was a tad bit difficult.
The difficulty level of Error spotting, FIB and Para jumbles was easy to
moderate. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
Part B
Part B of the test was descriptive in nature. There were a total of 5
tasks. Choice of topics was given for most writing tasks.
Details of this part are as given below:
Topic
|
Description
|
Marks Allotted
|
Letter
writing
|
1
letter with a choice of 3 topics (2 informal and the other formal)
|
10
|
Paragraph
Writing
|
1 task
with a choice of 3 topics
|
8
|
Précis
Writing
|
1
passage on impact of devaluation on inflation
|
10
|
Reading
Comprehension
|
1
passage with 5 questions
|
10
|
Essay
Writing
|
1 essay
with a choice of 3 topics
|
12
|
EXPECTED CUT-OFF:
- PART - A: Objective Type Paper
Subject
|
General
|
SC/ST/OBC
|
Reasoning
Ability (Out of 50)
|
12 - 14
|
9 - 11
|
Data
Analysis & Interpretation (Out of 50)
|
12 - 14
|
9 - 11
|
General
Awareness/Marketing/Computer Knowledge (Out of 50)
|
12 - 15
|
9 - 11
|
English
Language (Out of 50)
|
12 - 14
|
9 - 11
|
Overall
Objective Test (Out of 200)
|
78 - 82
|
68 - 72
|
- PART - B: Subjective Type Paper
Subject
|
General
|
SC/ST/OBC
|
Descriptive
Test (Out of 50)
|
19 - 21
|
17 - 19
|
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We do not take responsibility for any decision that might be taken, based on
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