SBI PO 2026 syllabus: section-wise topics for every stage
SBI PO (2026-27 cycle: Advertisement CRPD/PO/2026-27/09, 1,500 vacancies) runs in three phases: a 100-question Prelims, a Mains with a 170-question objective paper plus a 30-mark descriptive paper, and a Phase-III of psychometric test, group exercise and interview. The final merit gives 75 percent weight to the Mains and 25 percent to group exercise and interview.
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The official advertisement names the tests and sections (with question counts, marks and timing) but does not enumerate a topic-wise syllabus. The topics below are the conventional scope of each named section as tested in recent SBI and IBPS papers; treat them as a study map, not an official list, and confirm anything specific to a cycle from the official advertisement and information handouts.
English Language
Prelims (40 questions, 20 min)- Reading comprehension
- Cloze test
- Para jumbles and sentence rearrangement
- Error spotting and phrase replacement
- Fill in the blanks (single and double)
- Sentence connectivity and starters
- Word swap and word usage
- Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms, idioms in context)
- Match the column and multiple-fill patterns
Tip: The Prelims is 100 questions, 100 marks and 1 hour, with a 20-minute timer on each section (English 40, Quant 30, Reasoning 30).
English Comprehension notes and practice · 14 topics
Quantitative Aptitude
Prelims (30 questions, 20 min)- Data interpretation: tables, bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, caselets, missing data
- Quantity comparison (Quantity I/II) and data sufficiency
- Percentage, ratio and proportion, average, ages
- Profit, loss and discount
- Simple and compound interest
- Time and work, pipes and cisterns
- Time, speed and distance; boats and streams; trains
- Mixtures and alligations
- Partnership
- Number series (missing and wrong number) and simplification/approximation
- Probability, permutation and combination
- Mensuration and basic geometry (moderate weight)
Quantitative Aptitude notes and practice · 23 topics
Reasoning Ability
Prelims (30 questions, 20 min)- Puzzles and seating arrangement (linear, circular, floor-based, scheduling, box, tabular)
- Syllogism (basic and reverse)
- Inequality (direct and coded)
- Coding and decoding
- Blood relations
- Direction and distance
- Order and ranking
- Series (alphanumeric, number, figure-based logic)
General Intelligence & Reasoning notes and practice · 20 topics
General/Economy/Banking Awareness
Mains (60 questions, 60 marks, 45 min)- Current affairs of roughly the last six months
- Banking awareness and banking terminology
- RBI policy, circulars and monetary matters
- Economy, budget and government schemes
- Financial markets
- Digital banking and payment systems
- Static GK
Tip: The advertisement names the test without itemising topics; banking, economy and finance news dominate recent papers.
Data Analysis & Interpretation
Mains (30 questions, 60 marks, 45 min)- Data interpretation: tables, bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, radar charts, caselets, missing data
- Quantity comparison (Quantity I/II) and data sufficiency
- Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, average, interest, profit and loss, time and work, time, speed and distance, mixtures and alligations, partnership
- Probability, permutation and combination
- Number series and simplification/approximation
Tip: The Mains paper is named Data Analysis & Interpretation and carries 60 marks from just 30 questions (2 marks each), so DI sets and high-mark arithmetic dominate; the Prelims quant section is broader and more speed-driven.
Quantitative Aptitude notes and practice · 23 topics
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
Mains (40 questions, 60 marks, 50 min)- Puzzles and seating arrangement (multi-variable)
- Input-output (machine logic)
- Syllogism (basic and reverse)
- Inequality (direct and coded)
- Data sufficiency
- Statement and assumption, statement and conclusion, statement and course of action
- Logical reasoning: cause and effect, arguments, inference
- Coding and decoding, blood relations, direction and distance, order and ranking
- Flowchart and logic-based computer reasoning questions
Tip: In the Mains this test is combined with computer aptitude and carries 60 marks from 40 questions; expect multi-variable puzzles, input-output and statement-based questions at higher difficulty than the Prelims.
General Intelligence & Reasoning notes and practice · 20 topics
English Language
Mains (40 questions, 20 marks, 40 min)- Reading comprehension
- Cloze test
- Para jumbles and sentence rearrangement
- Error spotting and phrase replacement
- Fill in the blanks (single and double)
- Sentence connectivity and starters
- Word swap and word usage
- Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms, idioms in context)
- Match the column and multiple-fill patterns
Tip: In the Mains the English test carries only 20 marks across 40 questions (0.5 mark each), so speed matters more than depth there. The descriptive paper that follows the objective test is where written English is scored in earnest: 3 questions for 30 marks in 30 minutes (email writing, situation analysis, and report writing or precis writing).
English Comprehension notes and practice · 14 topics
Computer Aptitude
Mains (within Reasoning & Computer Aptitude)- Computer fundamentals and hardware basics
- Operating systems and software
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) basics
- Internet, email and networking basics
- Banking technology: core banking, ATM, UPI, NEFT/RTGS/IMPS, digital payment systems
- Cyber security and internet safety basics
- Flowchart and logic-based computer reasoning questions
Tip: There is no separate computer section: computer aptitude is tested inside the Mains Reasoning & Computer Aptitude test (often as flowchart and logic questions), and the Prelims has no computer questions. The advertisement does not break the list down further.
Computer Knowledge notes and practice · 10 topics
For the number of questions, marks, timing and negative marking of each stage, see the SBI PO exam pattern.
SBI PO syllabus: FAQs
What is the SBI PO syllabus?
English Language (Prelims (40 questions, 20 min)); Quantitative Aptitude (Prelims (30 questions, 20 min)); Reasoning Ability (Prelims (30 questions, 20 min)); General/Economy/Banking Awareness (Mains (60 questions, 60 marks, 45 min)); Data Analysis & Interpretation (Mains (30 questions, 60 marks, 45 min)); Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (Mains (40 questions, 60 marks, 50 min)); English Language (Mains (40 questions, 20 marks, 40 min)); Computer Aptitude (Mains (within Reasoning & Computer Aptitude)). SBI PO (2026-27 cycle: Advertisement CRPD/PO/2026-27/09, 1,500 vacancies) runs in three phases: a 100-question Prelims, a Mains with a 170-question objective paper plus a 30-mark descriptive paper, and a Phase-III of psychometric test, group exercise and interview. The final merit gives 75 percent weight to the Mains and 25 percent to group exercise and interview.
Where is the official SBI PO syllabus published?
The conducting body is State Bank of India (SBI). The syllabus and pattern are given in the official notification for each cycle, so check that notice before you finalise your plan.