The first shift of SBI Clerk Prelims concluded at 10 am and after the banking aspirants came out of the exam hall, our team connected with the candidates and discussed the level of the exam with them. The candidates reviewed that “the exam was of Easy level and good attempts could range above 80+”. If you have your SBI Junior Associate Prelims Exam in the upcoming days, you are advised to go through the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 for last-minute revision. To understand the difficulty level of questions asked in the 1st shift of today’s SBI Clerk Prelims 2025, the aspirants must go through the detailed SBI JA Prelims Exam Analysis 2025, which will be completed shortly in this article.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025
For SBI Clerk 2025, the preliminary exam is scheduled for 4 days i.e. on 22nd, 27th, 28th February and 1st March 2025. Each day, the exam is scheduled for 4 shifts for which 19.9 lakh candidates have applied and today’s 1st shift is conducted for more than lakh candidates. The candidates who have their exam in the upcoming shifts must be eager to know what the level of exam set by SBI in this year.
In this article, we have updated the authentic SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 of the 1st shift of 22nd February 2025 after connecting with the candidates who appeared in this shift. Along with section-wise difficulty levels and good attempts are also discussed.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Good Attempts
The good attempts refer to the expected marks that need to be scored in the exam to increase your chances of qualifying for the exam. Our faculty prepares good attempts after completing the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 and analysing the level of questions reviewed by the candidates.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Good Attempts |
| English Language | 30 | 22-24 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 28-30 |
| Reasoning | 35 | 27-29 |
| Overall | 100 | 77-83 |
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Difficulty Level
The difficulty level of English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability is Easy as per SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 for today’s 1st Shift. The candidates reviewed that the questions asked were as expected.
| Sections | Difficulty Level |
| English Language | Easy |
| Numerical Ability | Easy |
| Reasoning | Easy |
| Overall | Easy |
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Shift 1
The prelims exam for Clerk (Junior Associate) exam of State Bank of India consists of three sections namely English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. In total, there were 100 multiple-choice questions and for each section, 20 minutes were allotted. Each correct answer will earn 1 mark, while 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect response. After the discussion, we have also updated the questions asked in the 1st shifts from all three sections separately.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Reasoning
As per the feedback shared by the candidates, the level of questions from the Reasoning section was “Easy”. There was no question from Sentence Rearrangement, and Coding Decoding. There were 4 sets of Puzzle and Seating Arrangements asked in 1st shift with total of 18 questions.
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement asked in shift 1 of SBI Clerk Prelims 2025 are-
- Certain Number of Persons (n=11)- 3 questions
- Linear Row- 5 questions
- Square Based (Mixed direction)- 5 questions
- Month Based (Jan/May/June)- 5 questions
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 18 | Easy |
| Digit Series | 05 | Easy |
| Inequality | 03 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 03 | Easy |
| Syllogism (only a few) | 04 | Easy |
| Pair Formation (Number Based) | 01 | Easy |
| Meaningful Word (OVEN) | 01 | Easy |
| Word Based | 01 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy |
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Quantitative Aptitude
This section had 35 questions and the level of the Numerical Ability section was Easy. In 1st shift, 10 questions were from simplification which were of Easy level and doable. The questions asked from the Arithmetic sections were asked from Boat, Ages, Trains, Mensuration, Average, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Time & Work. No question was asked from Caselet.
Data Interpretation Asked in Shift 1-
- Tabular DI (3 months x 3 materials)- 5 questions
- Bar Graph DI (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sweet Sold)- 5 questions
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation | 10 | Easy |
| Missing Number Series | 05 | Easy |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Arithmetic | 11 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy |
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 English
There were 30 questions in English Language in Shift 1 of SBI Clerk Prelims
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | ||
| Sentence Rearrangement | ||
| Mis-spelt | ||
| Cloze Test | ||
| Total | 30 |
SBI Clerk Prelims Shift 1 Exam Analysis 2025 Video Analysis
For direct interaction with our faculty join our live session of SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 for Shift 1 of 22nd February 2025 from below. Our experts are discussing all the topics separately and questions asked in the Shift-1 exam for SBI Clerk 2025.
SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Shift Timings
Candidates have to report around 1 hour before the exam starts and the duration of each shift is 1 hour (60 minutes) with sectional timing of 20 minutes for each section.
| Shifts | Exam Timing |
| Shift 1 | 9 am to 10 am |
| Shift 2 | 11:30 am to 12:30 pm |
| Shift 3 | 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Shift 4 | 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
