Analysis of SBI Clerk (Prelim) Online exam held on 20th Sep 2025 (Shift 1)

The analysis of the SBI Clerk 2025 Prelim exam held on the 20th of September 2025 (Shift 1) has been presented below.

Snapshot of the Exam:

Test Area	No. of questions	Duration
Numerical Ability	35 Questions	20 Mins
Reasoning Ability	35 Questions	20 Mins
English Language	30 Questions	20 Mins
Total no. of Questions	100 Qs	60 Mins

No of choices per question – 5
Negative marking: 0.25 of the marks assigned to each question.

As per feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, the exam can be rated as easy to moderate.

The sections in the exam appeared in the following sequence:

• English Language
• Reasoning Ability
• Numerical Ability

Numerical Ability:

This section can be rated as Easy to Moderate.

There were no questions on Number Series and Quadratic Comparisons.

Data Interpretation: There were fifteen questions (3 sets) based on data interpretation.
One set was based on a Table, the second on a Bar Graph, and the third on a Caselet. The Table and Bar Graph were easy, whereas the Caselet was moderate.

Simplifications: There were ten questions, mostly easy.

Individual Quant Questions: Ten questions from topics like Percentages, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Interest, Mixtures, Boats and Streams, Mensuration, etc.

A student could solve around 23 - 24 questions in 20 minutes.

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation (Table, Bar Graph and Caselet)	15	Easy to Moderate
Simplifications	10	Easy
Individual Quant questions	10	Easy to Moderate

Reasoning:

This section was rated as Easy.

Puzzles formed the majority (18 questions). Other topics included Symbols & Notations, Direction Sense, and Syllogisms. About 32–33 questions could be solved in 20 minutes.

Topic	No of Qs	Difficulty Level
Set of words	5	Easy
Direction Sense	3	Easy
Symbols and Notations (Inequalities)	3	Easy
Deductions (Syllogisms)	3	Easy to Moderate
Miscellaneous (Coding-Decoding, Meaningful Word, Word Arrangement)	3	Easy
Puzzles – Floor Arrangement (8 Floors)	5	Easy
Puzzles – Unknown number facing North	5	Easy
Puzzles – Month & Date (4 months, 2 dates)	5	Easy
Puzzles – Scheduling (gifts order)	3	Easy

English Language:

This section was tagged as Easy.

• Reading Comprehension (Sea Pollution) – 8 questions
• Fill in the Blanks (Single Blank) – 6 questions
• Para Forming (6 sentences) – 5 questions
• Error Identification – 5 questions
• Word Interchange (4 words) – 5 questions
• Word Usage (1 word, 3 usages) – 1 question

Topic	No of Questions	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	8	Easy to Moderate
Fill in the Blanks (Single Blank)	6	Easy
Para Forming Questions (six sentences)	5	Easy
Word Interchange (4 words)	5	Easy
Error Identification	5	Easy
Word Usage (1 word; 3 usages)	1	Easy

Overall, the paper can be rated as easy to moderate.

Good Attempts:

Test Area	Good Attempts
Quantitative Aptitude	23 – 24
Reasoning Ability	32 – 33
English Language	24 – 25
Overall	79 – 82