Syllabus
SBI SO Syllabus 2025
The SBI SO 2025 syllabus has been divided into 3 sections for Paper I.
Paper-I consists of the following sections:
1. Reasoning Ability
2. English Language
3. Quantitative Aptitude
Paper-II consists of the Professional Knowledge section depending upon the various posts as per the SBI SO Notification.
SBI SO Syllabus 2025: Paper-I
| Name/Subject |
Topics |
| Reasoning |
Number Ranking Data Interpretation, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Directions, Non-Verbal Series, Clocks, Calendars, Decision Making, Analogy, Statements & Arguments, Arithmetical Reasoning, Alphabet Series, Sitting Arrangement, Puzzles |
| English Language |
Reading Comprehension, Fillers, Cloze test, Jumbled Paragraph, Tenses, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Sentence Completion, Paragraph Completion, Antonym and synonym, Grammatical Error based question |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Simplification, Ratio and Proportion, Problems on H.C.F and L.C.M., Banker’s Discount, Partnership, Decimal Fraction, Pipes and Cistern, Problems on Ages, Time and Distance, Logarithm, Allegation or Mixture, Probability, Average, Chain Rule, Compound Interest, Surds and Indices, Height and Distance, Boats and Streams, Area, Time and Work, Square Root and Cube Root, Simple Interest, Numbers, Permutation and Combination, Volume and Surface Area, Data Interpretation and Analysis |
SBI SO Syllabus 2025: Paper-II
For the post of SBI SO IT officer, Security Expert, Project Manager, Application Architect, Assistant Manager (Systems), Deputy Manager (Systems) and Technical Lead posts, candidates have to undergo professional knowledge test along with Paper-I. The time duration for the professional knowledge test is 70 mins which will start after the completion of paper-I.
SBI IT Officer Syllabus
Integrated circuits, Database management system, Data structure, Data communication and Networking, Computer organization and Microprocessor, Programming language C, C++, and OOPS, Compiler design, Cybersecurity and Threats, Operating system and amp, system programming, Software engineering, Digital electronics, Mobile technologies
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for All Finance Posts
Management accounting concepts, Direct and Indirect taxes, Cost accounting, accounting standards, Basic accounting concepts and principles, Auditing standards
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Chartered Accountant
Accounting standards, accounting guidance note, financial report standards, Indian accounting standards, Corporate financial reporting, Accounting and Reporting of financial instrument, Share-based payment, Liability valuation, Share, Business valuation, Inflation accounting, Indian capital market, Mutual funds, foreign exchanges, Auditing
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Statistician
Basic statistical methods and Inference, Uni-variate data, Bi-variate data, Time series, Forecasting, Sampling concepts, Sampling distribution, Estimation’s theory, Simple regression, Multiple regression, Variance analysis, Banking-Insurance, Financial market, foreign exchange, Forecasting portfolio
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Law Officer
Banking regulated laws, Banking security laws, Negotiable instruments, Ethics and corporate governance in banking, financial analysis, Banking operational laws, Banker-customer relations, electronic banking, Loans and advances, Compliance and legal aspects, Security types and Regulatory frameworks
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for IT Officer Syllabus
Computer networks, Basic programming languages (C, C++, Java), Database Management Systems (DBMS), Basic concepts of software and hardware, Data structures, Computer Organization, Computer Networks, Network Programming, Algorithms, Digital Electronics, Web Technologies, Information Systems, Software Engineering
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Data Communication and Networking
Data communication, Types of connections, Types of networks, Transmission media, Network devices, Network models, Datalink layer, Network layer, Transmission control protocol, Network security
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Operating System
Introduction to system, Process, Distributed operating system, Security & threats protection
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Software Engineering
Software design, User interface design, Software analysis and testing, Test oracles, Black-box testing, Validation, Traceability, Testing levels, Test criteria, Architectural design, Requirement elicitation, Tracking
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Compiler Design
Bootstrapping, LEX, Input buffering, Recognition of tokens, Parsers, LR parsers, L-attributed definitions, Symbol tables, Error recovery, parsing programs, Parsing control statements, Run-time administration
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Data Structure
Array definition, Stack, Circular queues, D-queues, Priority queues, Binary trees, Complete binary trees, Extended binary trees, Internal and External sorting, Insertion sort, Bubble sort, Sequential representations of graphs
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Object-Oriented Programming (OOPS)
Features, advantages, and applications of OOPS, The general concept of OOPS- Classes, Data abstraction, Object, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Dynamic binding, Aggregation and Association, Generalization, Multiple inheritances
SBI SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Computer Organization and Microprocessor
Computer Configuration, Memory architecture, Machine instructions, Basic computer operation, Micro Computers, Computer language, Stack pointer, Program counter, OP code format, DMA