Bank Exam Syllabus 2023: Bank exams are known to be one of the most taken competitive exams in the world. Therefore, to begin the exam preparation, it is important for the test takers to know about the exam pattern and exam syllabus correctly. Aspirants who are going to appear for the upcoming banking exams must be aware of the exam syllabus. Candidates should prepare each and every topic of the exam very carefully and accurately. Generally, the bank examination includes total four subjects which are English Language, Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness. There are various banking sectors that will announce the official notifications regarding the recruitment on yearly basis in order to fill various vacancies in Banks across the nation. Banks releases huge recruitment every year such as State Bank Of India (SBI), Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Basically, the banking sector competitive exams is organized for two posts i.e. Clerk & Scale I Officer (Probationary Officer- PO/ Specialist Officer- SO). The very first one is a two-tier process (prelims + main) while the other one is a three-tier process (Prelims+ Main + Interview). Some of the well recognized exams in the banking sector includes IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, IBPS RRB Clerk, Officer Scale-II, RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, etc. Here in this article, we have provided complete information regarding Bank Exam Syllabus 2023 along with its exam pattern and more. Go through the entire post to gather more details in regards with the same.
Bank Exam Syllabus 2023
Candidates should be aware that there are 3 major institutions that organizes the bank examinations in the country for the posts of Clerk/ PO/ SO on an yearly basis which includes:
- State Bank of India (SBI)
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
- Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Consequently, aspirants preparing for any competitive bank exams must be well aware with the exam syllabus for the positions of Clerk, PO and SO posts which have been provided in the below post.
Bank Exam Pattern 2023
To begin the banking exam preparation journey, candidates should collect the detailed analysis of the examination pattern and syllabus. The examination pattern of almost all the banking exams is similar. The first phase of banking exams i.e. preliminary stage which includes topis such as:
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning Ability
- English Language
Exam Pattern: Preliminary
The exam pattern for the first stage i.e. preliminary exam is organized for the position of Clerical Cadre and Probationary Officers which is basically the same. However, you may find the difference in the difficulty level of the questions in the exam. The paper pattern of prelims exam is discussed in the table below:
S. No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
1. | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
2. | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
3. | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Exam Pattern: Mains
The main examination pattern consists of advanced level of English Language, Data Interpretation & Analysis, Reasoning Ability and General Awareness in the form of banking affairs/ current affairs/ financial awareness, etc.
For Clerk Post
For the position of clerk, the exam pattern of the mains exam is as follow:
Subjects | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration of Exam |
English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
Computer Aptitude and Reasoning Ability | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
For Probationary Officer (PO)
The Probationary Officer mains paper pattern includes objective paper in addition to descriptive paper. The mains exam pattern is discussed in the table here:
Objective paper-
Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
General Awareness, Economy & Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
Total | 155 | 200 | 180 |
Mains Exam descriptive paper involves English Language( Essay and Letter writing section). This section will have 2 questions for which candidates will get the 30 minutes time and the maximum marks is 25.
After successfully passing the preliminary and mains examination, candidates will be called to take part in the interview session. After qualifying all these three sections, candidate will be hired for the position of Probationary Officer.
Specialist Officer (SO) Bank Exam Pattern 2023
Preliminary Examination
The prelims exam patter for the position of Specialist Officer (SO) 2023 for various post such as IT Officer, law officer, Marketing Officer, Agriculture field officer ,etc. is given below.
For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari and Law Officer
Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Language of Exam | Duration |
1. | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
2. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | Hindi and English | 40 minutes |
3. | General Awareness with Special | 50 | 50 | Hindi and English | 40 minutes |
Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
For the Post of IT Officer, Marketing Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer
Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Language of Exam | Duration |
1. | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
2. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | Hindi and English | 40 minutes |
3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | Hindi and English | 40 minutes |
Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
Mains Examination
The paper pattern for the mains examination involves Professional Knowledge for various positions.
For the Post of IT Officer, Law Officer, Marketing Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer
Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Language of Exam | Duration of Exam |
Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | Hindi and English | 45 minutes |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Language of Exam | Duration of Exam |
Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | Hindi and English | 30 minutes |
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | Hindi and English | 30 minutes |