SBI Clerk Preliminary Examination, 26 September 2026, 3rd shift has concluded from 2 to 3 pm. Candidates who appeared for the exam can check the section-wise analysis, difficulty level, good attempts, and questions asked in this examination here. The analysis is prepared on the basis of the feedback provided by the candidates after giving the exam.
The SBI Clerk Prelims examination consists of 100 questions for 100 marks, which are divided into three sections, namely, English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. Candidates get 20 minutes for each section to attempt the questions, and the total exam duration is 60 minutes.
SBI Clerk Shift 3 Exam Analysis 2026
The detailed Shift 3 questions, along with difficulty level and good attempts, will be updated after completion of the examination by candidates and reliable memory-based feedback is available. SBI Clerk Exam Analysis 2026 will help candidates who are appearing in upcoming shifts to understand the overall paper trend, type of questions asked in each section, and the expected difficulty level. It also helps aspirants to identify the number of good attempts needed for safe scoring.
SBI Clerk Shift 3 Exam Analysis 2026- Good Attempts
SBI Clerk Shift 3 Exam Good Attempts 2026 vary slightly across shifts depending on the difficulty level of the paper. As per the feedback received from the candidates, the SBI Clerk exam good attempts for 26 September 2026 (Shift 3) will be updated below.
| Section | Good Attempts |
| English Language | 22-25 |
| Numerical Ability | 25-30 |
| Reasoning Ability | 28-32 |
| Overall | 76-84 |
SBI Clerk Shift 3 Exam Analysis 2026- Difficulty Level
The difficulty level for the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam 2026 Day 1, Shift 3 will be updated here as the exam has been completed.
| Section | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| English Language | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
| Overall | Easy to Moderate | |
SBI Clerk Shift 3 Exam Analysis 2026- English Language
Candidates can check the SBI Clerk Prelims exam analysis (Shift 3) for all the topics with the weightage in the English Language section here. In this section, questions are asked from Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, and Cloze Test topics.
| Topics | Number of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Festival in a Country) | 8 |
| Cloze Test (Usage of Mobile Phone) | 6 |
| Error Detection | 4 |
| Misspelt Words | 3 |
| Phrase Replacement | 3 |
| Match the Column | 1 |
| Para Jumble | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis 2026- Numerical Ability
In the SBI Clerk Numerical Ability section, a total of 35 questions are asked from the topics of Arithmetic, Missing Number Series, Simplification, and DI Line Graph.
| Topics | Number of Questions |
| Arithmetic | 10 |
| Missing Number Series | 2 |
| Simplification | 8 – 10 |
| Missing Number Series | 2 |
| Arithmetic | 10 |
| Caselet DI (Male/Female, P/Q) | 3 |
| Line Graph DI ( Credit Card Users, 4 Months) | 5 |
| Table DI | 5 |
| Total | 35 |
SBI Clerk Shift 3 Exam Analysis 2026- Reasoning Ability
Check the SBI Clerk Prelims exam analysis for all topics with the weightage in the Reasoning Ability section for all the shifts, tabulated below.
| Topic | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Parallel Row Puzzle (CEDAB / QSPTR) | 5 |
| Day-Based Puzzle (Q → V → R → P → T → U → S) | 5 |
| Box/Sequence Puzzle (F → P → E → G → H → K → J → L) | 5 |
| Blood Relation (Uncle / D-in-law based) | 2 |
| Direction & Distance | 2 |
| Syllogism | 3 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 5 |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 |
| Meaningful Word | 1 |
| Pair Formation | 1 |
| Word-Based | 1 |
| Total | 35 |
Also Check:
- SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 (26 September Shift 1)
- SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 (26 September Shift 2)
- SBI Clerk Prelims Memory-Based Question Paper 2026
- SBI Clerk Admit Card 2026 Out
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| SBI Clerk Exam Pattern | SBI Clerk Syllabus |
| SBI Clerk Previous Year Papers PDFs | SBI Clerk Cut Off [Previous Year] |









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