SBI Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2025

INTRODUCTION

Having been successfully conducted, the SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2025 has now marked its place as a significant milestone for banking aspirants.With a host of thousands of candidates coming in from different parts of the country, the structure, types of questions, and performance statistics of the exam have all become important for this and the future batch of aspirants.

So A complete section-wise analysis and discussion of questions, exam difficulty, reasonable attempts, and expected cut-offs are included in this detailed review.

Exam Overview – SBI Clerk Mains 2025

SBI – or the State Bank of India – clerk mains examination was held on March 16, 2025. The whole examination was conducted under one shift.

This paper is the second and with-holding phase of the recruitment process for the Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) cadre. This stage was open only to those who qualified for the preliminary stage.

Exam Pattern:

The SBI Clerk Mains comprised four sections:

• General/Financial Awareness
  
• General English
  
• Quantitative Aptitude
  
• Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
  

The paper had an overall time of 160 minutes and a time limit for each section. A total of 200 questions were asked for 200 marks, whereby .25 marks were deducted for each wrong answer.

Difficulty Level – Overall Assessment

The main sections that appeared to be moderately difficult to many candidates and coaching experts about the SBI Clerk Mains Exam-2025 were English and Reasoning. However, many candidates found the going extremely tough in Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness.

Section-wise Good Attempts (Safe Range):

Section	Good Attempts
General/Financial Awareness	21 – 26
General English	22 – 27
Quantitative Aptitude	19 – 24
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	25 – 30
Total Attempts	90 – 105

Candidates who attempted questions within this range, with high accuracy, stand a strong chance of making the final selection.

Detailed Sectional Analysis – SBI Clerk Mains 2025

1. General/Financial Awareness

However, that was the crux of this section: current events and banking related to it, and the past 5-6 months were the period that would be discussed. Candidates need to be rooted in anything that concerns the nation’s internal or external financial developments.

Topics Included:

• Recent changes in RBI policy rates
• Banking tech and merger developments
• Highlights of the Union Budget 2025
• Static GK regarding financial institutions
• International financial organizations: IMF, WTO, and World Bank
• Appointments and awards in the financial domain

Level: Moderate to Tough
Good Attempts: 21 – 26

Tip for Future: Regularly following newspapers, RBI circulars, and monthly banking digests can greatly help.

2. General English

The English section was equally easy and very balanced. It began with every question being a diligent mixture of comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary.

Key CElements:

• Reading Comprehension about the economy and employment trends
• Cloze Test involving contextual placement of words
• Error Spotting with multiple choices of corrections.
• Arrange sentences logically with Para Jumbles.
• Word Usage and Fill-in-the-Blanks questions.

Level: Moderate
Good Attempts: 22 – 27

Tip for Future: Regular practice through editorials, grammar quizzes, and vocabulary enhancement is essential.

3. Quantitative Aptitude

This section consumed maximum of the time. Sets of complex data interpretation followed by calculation skills, predominantly occupied this part. Topics of arithmetic were plentiful in the rest of the paper. 

Types of Questions:

• Data Interpretation (Line Graphs, Caselets, Mixed Charts)
  
• Quadratic Equations
  
• Missing and Wrong Number Series
  
• Arithmetic Problems (Profit-Loss, Time & Work, SI & CI, Mensuration)
  

Level: Moderate to Difficult
Good Attempts: 19 – 24

Tip for Future: Focus on practicing mock tests under time constraints and brushing up on calculation techniques.

4. Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude

Both sections have an entire section on analytical puzzles and logical reasoning questions against a computer aptitude backdrop. They required a high degree of accuracy and logical consistency.

Breakdown of Topics:

• This includes Puzzles and Seating Arrangements (Linear, Floor, Circles).
• Direction Sense and Blood Relations.
• Input-output situations based on logic.
• Syllogism and Inequality.
• Computer Aptitude: Flowcharts and Machine Input Situations.

Level: Moderate
Good Attempts: 25 – 30

Tip for the Future: Skill areas. Work on repairing puzzles, riddling them with a variety of versions and applications.

Expected Cut-Offs – SBI Clerk Mains 2025 (Category-wise Prediction)

Considering exam difficulty, vacancy numbers, and previous year trends, here are the expected cut-off ranges for different categories:

Category	Expected Cut-Off
General	92 – 98
OBC	86 – 91
EWS	88 – 94
SC	76 – 82
ST	68 – 74

Note: Final cut-offs may vary across states and depend on normalization policies.

Key Highlights & Student Feedback

What Students Reported:

• A puzzling-heavy reasoning section made it average difficulty-wise as compared to last year. 
• General Awareness questions were almost entirely related to banking and budget current affairs. 
• Quantitative included fewer simplification questions and more DI testing of conceptual understanding. 
• Reading Comprehension was lengthy but doable-once again.

Memory-Based Questions Examples:

1. The name of the RBI’s latest monetary policy decision.
2. Chairman of the SEBI in 2025.
3. Union budget allocation for rural employment schemes.
4. The most recent merger involved public sector banks.
5. The puzzle: People are seated in two rows facing each other.

Comparison: SBI Clerk Mains 2024 vs 2025

Exam Component	2024	2025
Difficulty Level	Moderate	Moderate to Tough
GA Focus	Static + Current Mix	Strong Current Affairs
Reasoning Complexity	Medium	Puzzle-Dominated
English Passage Type	Editorial-based	Economic Themes
Math Focus	Mixed Arithmetic	DI and Calculations

In the current paper, matters were given considerably more importance regarding contemporary issues, logic, and advanced data-processing skills than was the case with previous papers.

Preparation Tips for Future Aspirants

While formulating a strategic approach in reasoning for SBI Clerk Mains, classification and consistency pattern(s) are very important.

• Stay Informed: Peruse newspapers daily with a specific focus on current events and general reading, particularly in the opinion of the banking and economic development sectors.
• Strengthen your Basics: Dependence on decimals comes through some secondary variables.
• Test mocks: Give section-wise and full mocks in test-like conditions.
• Time management: Develop time management and skills to select simple questions with trial-and-error practice.
• Revisions: Static GK, Formulas, and Grammar Rules are important revision topics.

Conclusion

Now, being held in the year 2025, the SBI Clerk Mains Exam has set an erratic standard for all reasoning and dynamic questions. But mostly, the knowledge of trends and conscientious candidates were two very vital aspects. Therefore, it tested actual knowledge and its application much more than mere remembering dates, hence it tended to celebrate clarity of ideas and some remarks on studies.