SBI Promotion Exam: Syllabus and Pattern

Syllabus, Pattern of Examination

Under Trainee Officer Channel

Section I: 120 Questions (120 Minutes)

Particulars	No. of Questions	Marks
General Awareness about Banking Environment, KYC, Legal Issues	20	10
General Banking, handling of customer grievances and Preventive Vigilance. (The test will contain passages relating to practical day-to-day situations in branches/offices, about 10-15 lines with 5 objective questions on each passage to identify the best option.)	20	20
Knowledge about products & services of our Bank including retail finance, our associates, & subsidiaries, and other banks. (Focus on USPs of our products & services) and Financial Inclusion.	20	20
Knowledge of CBS and other IT products in use in the Bank and IT related security concerns.	20	15
Alternate Channel Products.	20	10
Latest Financial results, performance indicators of the Bank and Productivity & profitability related concerns of the Bank, Organizational Structure and History.	20	5

Section II

Qualifying marks 50% for General & 45% for SC/STs – 40 Min.
Writing Essay on banking related topics (250 words) (For evaluating comprehension skill and communication skill).
1 out of 3 Essays: 20 Marks.

TOTAL (Overall qualifying marks 65% for General and 60% for SC/STs):
Total Duration: 160 Minutes | Total Marks: 100

Under Merit and Normal cum Seniority Channel (Officer JMGS I)

Particulars	No. of Questions	Marks
General Banking, KYC, Legal Issues, System & Procedures in our Bank	50	25
Computer Awareness, Computer security-related questions	20	15
Products & Services of the Bank, Associates & Subsidiaries, Other banks, Alternate. Channel & IT Products, Financial Inclusion	30	15
Latest Financial results, performance indicators of the Bank and Productivity & profitability related Concerns of the Bank	10	5
Objective type questions on practical problems in general banking	10	20
General Awareness	10	10
Organizational Structure & Policy guidelines of the Bank	10	10

Total (Duration: 150 Minutes): 140 Questions, 100 Marks.

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Officer MMGS-II & III Examination

Officer FROM JMGS-I to MMGS-II Examination

Syllabus, Pattern of Examination

Particulars	No. of Questions	Marks
Product Features – Deposit/Liability Product	20	10
Product Features – Advances/Asset Product	20	10
IT Channels, Payment Solutions, Transaction Products etc. & others and new initiatives	10	5
Systems & Procedures in Branches and CPCs (both System & Manual), Organizational Structure and questions related to HR area	10	5
Forex/Treasury/International Banking	5	2.5
Government Business, Cross Selling Products and Financial Inclusion	15	7.5
Laws relevant to Banks	10	5
Macro-economic environment/General Awareness	15	7.5
Pre-sanction/Post-sanction processes & NPA management in Loans and Advances	15	7.5
English Language Comprehension	20	10

Total Duration: 120 Minutes | 150 Questions, 100 Marks

Officer From MMGS-II TO MMGS-III Examination

Syllabus, Pattern of Examination

Particulars	No. of Questions	Marks
Product Features – Deposit/Liability Product	15	7.5
Product Features – Advances/Assets	15	7.5
IT Channels, Payment Solutions, Transaction products etc. & others and new initiatives	10	5
Systems and Procedure in branches and CPCs (both System & Manual), Organizational Structure and questions related to Forex/Treasury	5	2.5
Government Business, Cross Selling Products and Financial Inclusion	5	2.5
Laws relevant to Banks	10	5
Macro-economic environment/General Awareness	15	7.5
Pre-sanction/Post-sanction processes & NPA management in Loans and Advances	15	7.5
Supervisory Role and Responsibilities	5	2.5
Data Interpretation	5	2.5

Total Duration: 100 Minutes | 140 Questions, 100 Marks

Section II: Descriptive Questions (Total Duration: 80 Minutes)

Particulars	No. of Questions	Marks
Relational Analysis	4 (Out of 6)	8
For & Against	4 (Out of 6)	8
Situational Analysis	4 (Out of 6)	8
Comprehension	4 (Out of 4)	4
Business Correspondences	1 (Out of 2)	4