SBI PO Previous Year Question Paper, Download Free PDFs with Solutions

It is important for the candidates to know the latest exam pattern, the question trends and the difficulty level for SBI PO Exam preparation. One of the best ways to do this is by solving the previous year question papers of SBI PO. These papers help aspirants to get an idea of the types of questions asked in both the Prelims and Mains examinations, important topics to be covered and section-wise weightage over the years.

SBI PO Previous Year Question Paper PDF

Here we have shared the SBI PO Previous Year Question Papers (Memory Based) for the years 2020 to 2025. These question papers are very helpful to know the latest exam pattern, section-wise difficulty level and important topics asked frequently in the examination. Solving each SBI PO Prelims & Mains question paper will help candidates to assess their preparation, improve speed and accuracy and build confidence before the actual exams.

SBI does not release official SBI PO question papers, so we have prepared memory-based PYQs to help candidates understand the exam structure and the type of questions that could be expected in SBI PO 2026.

SBI PO 2026 Question Papers

SBI PO Prelims Question Paper 2026 Out - Click to Check

SBI PO 2025 Question Papers

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 (1st August Shift 1): Click to Check

SBI PO Prelims Shift 2 Exam Analysis 1 August 2026 - Click to Check

SBI PO Prelims Shift 4 Exam Analysis 2026 1 August 2026 - Click to Check

SBI PO 2024 Question Papers

SBI PO 2023 Question Papers

SBI PO 2022 Question Papers

SBI PO 2021 Question Paper

The question paper pdfs for SBI PO Prelims and Mains Exam of 2021 has been shared below along with their solutions. Download SBI PO Question Paper 2021 from the below links and try solving the papers to speed up solving the questions. 

SBI PO 2020 Question Paper

As SBI does not provide any hardcopy of the question paper, so our expert faculty has prepared these memory-based SBI PO Previous Year Papers for helping the banking aspirants. Along with questions, they have also provided solutions for better understanding and revision. 

Section-wise SBI PO Previous Year Analysis 

This analysis is based on patterns observed in the last 4 years of SBI PO papers.

Quantitative Aptitude (Prelims)

• Consistently high-weightage: Data Interpretation (Table, Bar, Line graphs),
• Simplification/Approximation, Number Series
• Increasingly tested: Caselet-based DI, Data Sufficiency
• 2024–2025 shift: Quant leaned more time-consuming, with 2-3 DI sets per paper rather than 1-2

Reasoning Ability (Prelims)

• Puzzles and seating arrangement dominate (8-10 questions alone)
• Blood relations, syllogism, and inequality remain steady, low-difficulty scoring areas
• Machine input-output has appeared inconsistently — check the last 3 years' papers to calculate current relevance

Mains (Reasoning + DI)

• Consistently the toughest and most time-consuming sections in recent years
• Puzzles in Mains are longer and more layered than Prelims puzzles
• DI in Mains increasingly mixes 2 data sets in one question (e.g., table + missing-value calculation)

English & General Awareness (Mains)

• English trends easier relative to other sections — a good section to build speed and accuracy
• Banking/Economy Awareness questions increasingly reference the previous 6 months of financial news — pair PYQs with a current-affairs revision schedule, not just static GK

How to Use SBI PO Previous Year Question Papers?

Just downloading the PYQs is not the task; candidates have to attempt the paper in a strategic manner. 

1. Solve under timed, exam-like conditions: no pausing, no phone, exact section timing.
2. Review immediately after, not days later: while your reasoning for each answer is still fresh.
3. Track 3 numbers per attempt: accuracy %, questions attempted, and time per section. A single score means nothing without these.
4. Separate "wrong because of concept gap" from "wrong because of time pressure" — they need completely different fixes.
5. Re-attempt only the questions you got wrong, 3-4 days later, without looking at the solution first.