The first shift of the SBI PO Prelims first day, 4th August 2025, concluded at 10 am, and candidates reviewed the exam as “Moderate”. After the completion of the shift, our faculty connected with the candidates who appeared in this shift and discussed the complete exam in detail. For your reference, in this article, we are also going to share the complete SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 & sectional review of SBI PO 2025 Prelims Exam held on 4th August 2025.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025
This time, SBI PO 2025 Exam is scheduled to be held in 5 shifts, wherein 4 shifts will be conducted on 4th August 2025 and 1 shift on 5th August 2025. Understanding the exam analysis of 1st shift would be helpful for the candidates who have their exam in upcoming shifts to understand the pattern followed. The total time is 1 hour (60 minutes), so clearly Speed, Accuracy and Planning are needed to have good attempts.
- SBI Probationary Officer Prelims exam is comprised of 3 sections, i.e. Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and English Language.
- There will be 100 questions in total, 30 for Reasoning Ability, 30 for Numerical Ability, and 40 for English Language.
- There was a sectional timing of 20 minutes for each section.
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Difficulty Level of SBI PO Prelims Exam 2025 (4 August Shift 1)
The difficulty level of each subject of the SBI PO Prelims Exam has been updated here after connecting with the candidates who appeared in the 1st shift of 4th August 2025. The overall difficulty level of the exam as per the feedback of the candidates was Moderate with only English subject being Easy.
| Name of Tests | Difficulty Level |
| English Language | Easy |
| Numerical Ability | Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | Moderate |
| Overall | Moderate |
SBI PO Exam Analysis 4th August 2025: Good Attempts
The good attempts are the number of questions a candidate should aim to answer correctly to have a good chance of qualifying. SBI PO Prelims Good Attempt range will be determined based on the overall difficulty level of the exam, and the same will be shared below.
| Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Good Attempts |
| English Language | 40 | |
| Numerical Ability | 30 | |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | |
| Overall | 100 |
SBI PO Prelims Today Exam Analysis 2025: Section-wise
Below we will discuss each section of the SBI PO Prelims Exam (Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and English Language) separately for a clear vision of the 1st Shift difficulty level and topics asked in the exam.
SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025 for Reasoning Ability
The reasoning section consists of 30 questions, and the topic-wise questions has been shared here. In SBI PO Prelims 2025, 25 questions were from Puzzle & Seating Arrangement which candidates reviewed were time consuming.
- Parallel Row Seating Arrangement (14 persons)- 5 questions
- Month-based puzzle- 5 questions
- Year-based puzzle (by 2025)- 5 questions
- Box-based puzzle (9 boxes)- 5 questions
- Circular Seating Arrangement (7 persons)-
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Puzzle & Seating Arrangement | 25 |
| Syllogism | 03 |
| Meaningful word | 01 |
| Pair Formation | 01 |
| Total | 30 |
SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025 for Quantitative Aptitude
Questions from the Quantitative Aptitude section will be shared here after connecting with the candidates.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation | |
| Missing Number Series | |
| Arithmetic Problems | |
| Total | 30 |
SBI PO Exam Analysis 2025 for English Language
The questions asked in the English section in today’s exam will be updated here.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | |
| Error detection | |
| Cloze Test | |
| Phrase Replacement | |
| Column Based | |
| Phrase Usage | |
| Parajumble | |
| Double Fillers | |
| Word Swap | |
| Total | 40 |
SBI PO Prelims 2025 Shift Timings
Today SBI PO Prelims Exam is scheduled for 4 shifts to be held in the morning, afternoon and evening. Each slot is of 1 hour (60 minutes) and in two shifts a 1.5-hour gap is provided. The shift timing with reporting time for each shift is shared below.
| Shifts | Reporting Time | Exam Timings |
| Shift 1 | 8:30 am | 9 am to 10 am |
| Shift 2 | 11 am | 11:30 am to 12:30 pm |
| Shift 3 | 1:30 pm | 2 pm to 3 pm |
| Shift 4 | 4 pm | 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
