Is it difficult to crack SBI Clerk 2020 exam?


SBI Clerk Mains 2020 exam is expected to be one of the most challenging competitive written exams of this year. Therefore, it is important to understand the latest syllabus and exam pattern, where SBI has introduced new sections and new guidelines for the candidates. This competitive written examination will be of 200 marks comprising of sections like English, General/Financial Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning and Computer Ability. The candidates who have qualified SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 exam will be eligible to appear in SBI Clerk Mains 2020 exam.

The students must note carefully that syllabus for Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English will be same as it was for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Exam. The ultimate challenge can faced in recently introduced sections like Financial Awareness and Computer Knowledge. The syllabus of Financial Awareness can be generally divided into two sections namely Current Affairs (National/ International Current Affairs, Economy current affairs) and Static Affairs (Banking Theory, Banking Awareness).
You should be proficient in knowledge and information about financial and banking world. So, you should become regular reader of financial newspapers like “The Economic Times”, where you will learn about important national and international financial news, articles and events. The students should always be literate about noteworthy financial and banking terms (GDP, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, inflation etc) and news related to them. In addition, you should lay stress on topics related to RBI & It’s Role, RBI’s Main Function, Banks in India, Policy Rates, Currency in India, Nationalization of Banks, NBFC, Accounts in Banks, ATMs, Non Performing Assets & SARFAESI Act, about DICGC, Financial Inclusion, Types of Money/ Notes, Priority Sector Lending, Important Banking Terms, Important Codes in Banking, Taglines of Banks, Head Quarters of Banks etc.

You should devote at least 1 hour daily and try to take classes from SBI Clerk Video course based on 2020 exam pattern. The students also consult informative magazines like “Competition Success Review” and websites like “Money Control” and “Value Research Online” to stay updated on news related to banking and financial world.
The recently introduced section of Computer Aptitude will be connected with the Reasoning Section and the total marks of this section will be 50. To score well, the students should work hard on topics like basic knowledge of Computer and its history, Operating Systems, Input- output Devices, Software hardware devices, MS Office and its various features like Word, Excel, Power point etc., various latest technologies in Computer related to banking and insurance industry, Networks like LAN, MAN and WAN, Security Terminologies like Antivirus, firewall, hackers etc.
The candidate’s logical and analytical abilities will be tested in Quantitative Aptitude section, the most challenging section of this exam. The variations in the exam pattern and higher difficulty level of questions have made it a very complex section. The candidates have to work hard on speed of answering and accuracy as they will be restricted to solve this section in just 20 minutes. For speedy calculations, the basics and concepts of every topic should be clear and to solve complicated problems, the students should lay emphasis on shortcuts and tricks. From examination point of view, the important topics are Decimal and Fractions, Simplification, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Time and distance, Problems on Sharing, Number Series, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.
Likewise, the candidates will be given 20 minutes to solve English Language section, as there is section time limit in this exam. To score handsomely in this section, the students should prepare topics like Errors, Comprehension, Cloze Test, Phrase Replacement Etc. You should note that Reading Comprehension is very time-consuming and so you should attempt in the last minutes. The candidates should polish their grammatical and vocabulary skills to perfection to score well in topics like Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Correction, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage, Sentence Rearrangement etc.
As a serious and considerate candidate, you should logically organize your preparation strategy and try to cover maximum topics in time. For better outcomes, the students are advised to join any of the reputed coaching institutes and try to deliver their best to crack SBI Clerk 2020 exam.
All the Best!!!



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