SBI Clerk Prelims Exam 2024: The State Bank of India (SBI) began the course of the preliminary clerk examination on January 5, 2024. All four shifts on January 5 were concluded successfully. Today is the second day for the SBI Clerk exam. The rest of the examination is scheduled to take place on January11, and 12. Today’s exam will also take place in four shifts.
Candidates who took the SBI clerk exam reported the difficulty level of the examination to be easy to moderately difficult. The SBI clerk question paper consists of three sections: English language, numerical ability, and reasoning ability. Here is the shift-wise examination analysis for SBI clerk examination day 1 and day 2.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis: Day 2 (6th January)
| Sections | Number of Questions | Shift 1 Analysis | Shift 2 Analysis | Shift 3 Analysis | Shift 4 Analysis |
| English Language | 30 | The most number of questions were asked from the reading comprehension topic. The number of good attempts was recorded to be 22 to 24. | The section carried 10 questions from reading comprehension. Candidates reported it to be easy to moderately difficult with the number of good attempts being 23-24. | The section was reported as easy to moderate with the number of good attempts being 22-26. | The section had 10 questions from the reading comprehension section. Candidates were able to attempt 23-25 questions. |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | This section was also reported to be on an easy to moderate level of difficulty. The number of good attempts was noted to be 27 to 29. | This section carried 12 questions from simplification. It was also moderately difficult. Candidates were able to attempt 26 to 28 questions. | This section was also moderately difficult for the candidates. The number of good attempts was recorded as 25-29. | The section carried the most number of questions from simplification topic.Candidates were able to attempt 26-28 questions.It was reported to be easy to moderately difficult. |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | The section was reported to be easy. Candidates were able to attempt around 28 to 29 questions. | The section was reported to be easy to moderate, with the number of good attempts being 27 to 29. | The section was also moderately difficult. The number of good attempts was recorded as 26-28. | Candidates reported this section to also be moderately difficult. The number of good attempts was 28-30. |
| Overall Remarks | The shift 1 was concluded with the difficulty level being easy to moderate. The total number of good attempts was 77-82. | The shift 2 concluded at 12.30 PM, with the difficulty level being easy to moderate. The total number of good attempts was 76-82. | Shift 3 concluded with the difficulty level being easy to moderate. The total number of good attempts was recorded as 77-83. | Shift 4 concluded with the paper being easy to moderately difficult for candidates. The total number of good attempts was 77-83. | |
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis: Day 1 (5th January)
The SBI Clerk preliminary exam took place in four shifts. Here is the shift wise analysis which includes the number of questions asked in each section, difficulty level analysis, and good attempts per section:
| Sections | Number of Questions | Shift 1 Analysis | Shift 2 Analysis | Shift 3 Analysis | Shift 4 Analysis |
| English Language | 30 | Most of the questions were from reading comprehension. The difficulty level is recorded to be easy to moderate. The number of good attempts is 22 to 23 | The section was easy as compared to shift 1. The number of good attempts was between 23 to 24. | This section was reported as easy to moderate by the candidates. The number of good attempts was recorded to be 22-24. | The section was easy to moderate. Most of the questions were from reading comprehension. Candidates were able to attempts around 23 to 24 questions |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | The questions were easy to moderate. Candidates had to complete the section within 20 minutes. They could easily attempt 26 to 28 questions | The section was reported to be easy to moderately difficult. Candidates were able to attempt 26 to 28 questions. | The simplification topic carried the most weightage. This section was reported as easy to moderately difficult. The number of good attempts was 26 to 28. | The section was easy to moderate. The simplification topic had the most weightage of marks. The number of good attempts was 25 to 27. |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Difficulty was reported to be easy to moderate. The number of good attempts was between 27 to 29 | The difficulty level was reported as easy to moderate. Candidates easily attempted 26 to 28 questions. | The section was reported to be easy to moderately difficult with the number of good attempts being 27 to 29. | The candidates felt the section to be easy and they attempted most of the questions. The number of good attempts was 27 to 29. |
| Overall Remarks | Shift 1 was concluded with an easy to moderate level of difficulty. The total number of good attempts range between 76 to 80. | Second shift was concluded with an easy to moderate level of difficulty. The English language section was easier, as compared to shift 1. Overall good attempts made were between 76 to 80. | Shift 3 for the SBI clerk exam was reported to be easy to moderately difficult. The shift concluded with the good attempts ranging between 75 to 81. | Shift 4 concluded with a difficulty level of easy to moderate. The number of good attempts was between 75 and 81. | |
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