SBI Clerk exams 2019 LIVE: Check paper analysisSBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: The first day of the State Bank of India (SBI) clerk recruitment examination has been concluded. The candidates who had appeared in the examination rated the paper as moderate with numerical ability section a little bit difficult.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, Dharmendra Joshi, an aspirant said “The English Language and the Reasoning part was quite easy, while the Numerical Ability can be rated as moderate. The numerical ability was a little time consuming and tricky.”
Another aspirant Niharika Banerjee said, “The numerical ability was tough to crack, as it is quite lengthy. The English Language and the Reasoning part was easy to solve.”
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The examination is being conducted to fill 8,653 vacant posts of junior associate (customer support and sales) in clerical cadre across India. The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs 25,000 per month inclusive of D.A., other allowances at the current rate and two additional increments for newly recruited graduate junior associates.
Expert's take on SBI clerk prelims
Vijay Jha, Academic Head, Banking Exams, Gradeup said, “English was the easiest, and comprised of Reading comprehension questions based on Cloud system, Conventional para jumbles, error spotting and fill in the blanks type of questions.”
Numerical ability section was the toughest
The numerical ability section of the paper in shift 1 was the toughest, with questions ranging from quadratic equations to simple and compound interest, boat and stream questions to speed and time problems.
Numerical ability section was the toughest
The numerical ability section of the paper in shift 1 was the toughest, with questions ranging from quadratic equations to simple and compound interest, boat and stream questions to speed and time problems.
Check how was the Reasoning ability section
Most of the questions in the Reasoning ability section were from puzzles, seating arrangement, direction and inequality.
English easiest section of Paper 1
English was the easiest section of the exam held in shift 1 today. Questions were mostly based on reading comprehension, parajumbles, spotting the errors and fill in the blanks.
15 lakh students to appear for exam
Around 15 lakh students across the country are appearing for the SBI exam.
SBI Clerk exam 2019: Check paper analysis by exprert
In the morning slot, the overall level of the examination was Moderate. Numerical Ability was the most difficult section, followed by Reasoning and English being the easier ones.
- With inputs from Vijay Jha, Academic Head, Banking Exams, Gradeup
SBI Clerk exams 2019: Identity proof
Candidates have to keep one photo identity proof such as passport/Aadhaar/ PAN card/ driving license/ voter’s Id card/ bank passbook with duly attested photograph/identity card issued by school or college/gazetted officer in the official letterhead in original as well as a self-attested photocopy thereof. The same should be submitted along with the call letter to the invigilators.
Numerical Ability was tough, says candidate
Niharika Banerjee said, "The Numerical Ability was tough to crack, as it is quite lengthy. The English Language and the Reasoning part was easy to solve."
SBI clerk exams 2019: Check analysis of shift one
Speaking to indianexpress.com, Dharmendra Joshi, an aspirant said “The English Language and the Reasoning part was quite easy, while the Numerical Ability section can be rated as moderate. The Numerical Ability section was a little time consuming and tricky.”