SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025, Today 22 February Shift 1 Questions

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 today’s exam was of Easy level and good attempts could be 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 has been discussed in the article.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025

For SBI Clerk 2025, the preliminary exam is scheduled for 4 days i.e. on the 22nd, 27th, 28th of February and 1st of 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 a lakh candidates. This year, 14191 vacancies for Junior Associate (Clerk) posts will be filled through the SBI Clerk exam. 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.

SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Exam 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. For Today’s 1st shift, the good attempts could range between 80-86. 

SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Exam 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.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025- 28th February Shift 1

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 Coding-Decoding. There were 4 sets of Puzzle and Seating Arrangements asked in 1st shift with a total of 18 questions.

Puzzle and Seating Arrangement asked in shift 1 of SBI Clerk Prelims 2025 are-

1. Certain Number of Persons (n=11)- 3 questions
2. Linear Row- 5 questions
3. Square Based (Mixed direction)- 5 questions
4. Month & Date Based (Jan/May/June- 8 & 27)- 5 questions

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 Boat, Ages, Trains, Mensuration, Average, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Time & Work. No question was asked from Caselet.

Data Interpretation Asked in Shift 1- 

1. Tabular DI (3 months x 3 materials)- 5 questions
2. Bar Graph DI (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sweet Sold)- 5 questions

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 English

There were 30 questions in the English Language in Shift 1 of SBI Clerk Prelims and candidates reviewed that all questions were Easy and attempting more than 28 questions was very convenient. The topic of Reading Comprehension was “Road Rage” and 2 questions were asked from Vocabulary (Antonyms). This time, the RC was Non-fictional type.

Antonyms asked- Shooting, Resort

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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.

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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.