SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 Live, All Shift Difficulty Level, Good Attempts, Questions Asked & Expected Cut Off

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026:The State Bank of India (SBI) is conducting the SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 across multiple shifts nationwide for recruiting Probationary Officers (CRPD/PO/2026-27/09). As one of the most competitive banking recruitment exams in the country, lakhs of banking aspirants appear for this computer-based test (CBT) to secure a coveted position in India’s largest public sector bank.

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 (All Shifts)

Whether you have just walked out of the exam center or are preparing for the upcoming shifts on August 1 and August 2, 2026, staying updated with an accurate SBI PO Exam Review is essential. SBI PO Prelims shift 1 ,2 and 3 has been concluded. The SBI PO Prelims shift 1,2 & 3 exam analysis is presented here as per students' feedback. Also, SBI PO Prelims shift 1,2 exam 2 August analysis is also presented here.  This live shift-wise breakdown gives you real-time feedback collected directly from candidates, including the SBI PO Difficulty Level, overall section trends, safe attempt ranges, and projected threshold marks.

Live Update Notice: This analysis is updated live at the conclusion of each exam shift on August 1 and 2,  2026. This page will be refreshed for real-time section breakdowns, student feedback, and memory-based questions.

SBI PO Prelims Exam 2026 Highlights

Before diving into the detailed shift reviews, here is a quick overview of the key details regarding the SBI PO Preliminary Examination 2026:

Live Shift-wise SBI PO Analysis Today

Here is the shift wise breakdown of the SBI PO PRE exam 2026 Today in terms of difficulty level, good attempts and key topics asked in that shift-

Shift 1 Review

The essential parameters of the SBI PO Prelims Analysis today 2026 has been  shared here-

• Difficulty Level: The overall exam difficulty level was moderate considering the candidate's feedback recorded after the exam.  Candidates found that speed and concept knowledge can help them solve the questions quickly asked in the examination

• Good Attempts:TBA 

• Key Topics: TBA

• Read Full Shift 1 Analysis → SBI PO Prelims Shift 1 Exam Analysis 2026

Shift 2 Review

The essential parameters of the SBI PO Prelims Analysis today 2026 has been  shared here-

• Difficulty Level: Moderate

• Good Attempts:62–71

• Key Topics: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Detection, Para Jumbles, Fillers, Word Swap, Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Inequality, Syllogism, Pair Formation, Blood Relation, Direction Sense, Arithmetic, Simplification, Number Series, Quadratic Equations, Data Interpretation

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Shift 3 Review

The essential parameters of the SBI PO Prelims Analysis today 2026 has been shared here-

The overall paper was moderate to difficult in the exam. Expected good attempts SBI PO Prelims were around 60 to 68 questions in the paper. 

• Difficulty Level: moderate to difficult

• Good Attempts:60 to 68

• Key Topics: TBA

• Read Full Shift 3 Analysis → SBI PO Prelims Shift 3 Exam Analysis 2026

Shift 4 Review

The essential parameters of the SBI PO Prelims Analysis today 2026 will be shared here-

• Difficulty Level: TBA 

• Good Attempts:TBA 

• Key Topics: TBA

• Read Full Shift 4 Analysis → TBA

2 August Shift 1 Review

The essential parameters of the SBI PO Prelims Analysis today 2026 has been shared here-

• Difficulty Level: 

• English- Easy
• Reasoning- Moderate
• Quantitative Aptitude- Moderate

• Key topics asked 

  • Syllogism

  • Meaningful Word

    • Pie-Chart (Single)

    • Caselet

    • Tabular 

      Pair Counting

    • Boat & Stream

    • Mixture

    • Profit & Loss

• Time & Work (Group)
• Puzzles & Seating Arrangements

• SchedulingYear based

• Box + Variable

• Double Row

• Puzzle

• Month + 2 Dates + Variable

• Reading Comprehension (R.C.)
• Spotting Error
• Sentence Replacement / Completion
• Idiom & Phrases / Usage
• Word Swap
• Phrase Replacement

• Read Full Shift 4 Analysis → SBI PO Prelims Shift 1 Exam Analysis 2026 (2 August)

2 August Shift 2 Review

The essential parameters of the SBI PO Prelims Analysis today 2026 will be shared here-

• Difficulty Level: Moderate

• English- Moderate
• Reasoning- Moderate
• Quantitative Aptitude- Easy to moderate

• Good Attempts: 62-68

• Key Topics: Presented below

• Read Full Shift 4 Analysis → SBI PO Prelims Shift 2 Exam Analysis 2026

 SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 Difficulty Level Comparison (All Shifts)

Comparing the SBI PO Difficulty Level across shifts helps candidates gauge normalization trends across different slots:

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 Good Attempts Comparison

Safe attempts vary according to paper difficulty and sectional timing restrictions. Below is the comparative analysis for SBI PO Good Attempts:

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 Section-wise Topic Distribution 

English Language

The English section Usually tests grammar fundamentals, reading speed, and vocabulary depth:

Reasoning Ability

Quantitative Aptitude

SBI PO Prelims Memory-Based Questions 2026

Candidate memory feedback reveals key recurring patterns across all shifts:

 It is prepared based on questions and topics recalled by candidates who appeared for the exam. The memory-based paper will help aspirants understand the actual exam pattern, section-wise difficulty level, question types, and important topics asked in the test.

SBI PO Shift 2 Section-wise Analysis is given here. Based on the feedback shared by candidates who appeared for the SBI PO Prelims Shift 2 Exam 2026, the following memory-based questions and topics were asked:

Reasoning Ability

• 3 Floor + 2 Flats Puzzle with Variables

• Circular Seating Arrangement (8 Persons, Less than 4 Facing Inside)

• Scheduling Month-Based (9 Months)

• Blood Relations (3 Questions)

• Number Operation Based Questions 1

• Word Operation Based Question 1

• Tabular Puzzle 11 person, 3 categories

• Box puzzle

Quantitative Aptitude

• Data Interpretation (Graphs)

• Quadratic Equations

• Caselet DI (Profit and Loss)

• Missing no. series

• Line + table 5 Questions

• Partnership

• Speed maths 3 Questions

English

Based on candidates' feedback, the following memory-based questions/topics were asked in the English Language section of the SBI PO Prelims Shift 2 Exam 2026:

• Reading Comprehension (RC) – 10 questions (Moderate difficulty)
• Error Detection – 6 to 7 questions
• Para Jumbles – 3 to 4 questions
• Word Swap – 3 to 4 questions
• Fillers – 3 to 4 questions

 SBI PO Prelims 2026 2 August Shift 1 Key Topics Asked

1. Quantitative Aptitude (SBI PO Quant - 2nd Aug, 1st Shift)

Data Interpretation (DI)

• Pie-Chart (Single): 5 Questions

• Caselet: 5 Questions

• Tabular (Easy): 5 Questions

Arithmetic (Easy)

• Boat & Stream

• Mixture

• Profit & Loss

• Time & Work (Group)

2. Reasoning Ability

Puzzles & Seating Arrangements

• SchedulingYear based: [3 possible cases]

• Box + Variable: 7 boxes

• Double Row: 14 people

• Puzzle: 10 persons

• Month + 2 Dates + Variable: [2 possible cases]

Miscellaneous Reasoning

• Syllogism: 3 Questions

• Meaningful Word: 1 Question

• Pair Counting: 1 Question

3. English Language

Overall Difficulty: Easy

Topics & Breakdown:

• Reading Comprehension (R.C.): 10 Questions (Easy level, but Indirect & Lengthy) — Topic: Environment (Env)

• Spotting Error: 5–10 Questions

• Sentence Replacement / Completion: 3 Questions

• Idiom & Phrases / Usage: 3 Questions (e.g., "Hit the book")

• Word Swap: 4 Questions

• Phrase Replacement: 3–4 Questions

• Fillers / Fill in the Blanks: 2 Questions

SBI PO Prelims Exam (2nd August, 2nd Shift):

1. Quantitative Aptitude (Easy to Moderate)

• Quadratic Equations: 3 Questions (Easy) — e.g., $3x^2 - 6x - 36 = 0$

• Caselet Data Interpretation (DI): 5 Questions — Theme: Male/Female, Days (Mon/Tue/Wed)

• Tabular DI (1): 5 Questions (Easy)

• Tabular DI (2): 5 Questions

• Arithmetic Word Problems:

  • Remaining Percentage

  • Profit & Loss (P&L)

  • Mixture & Alligation

  • Boat & Stream (Upstream, Downstream, Time)

2. Reasoning Ability

Puzzles & Seating Arrangements

• Designation-Based Puzzle: 10 persons

• Scheduling Puzzle: 5 months + 2 dates + variable (2 possibilities)

• Box Puzzle: 7 boxes

• Year-Based Scheduling: 6 persons + variable (2 possibilities)

• Linear Arrangement: 8 persons (facing North/South)

Miscellaneous Reasoning

• Order & Ranking: 3 Questions

• Operation-Based: 1 Question

• Pair Counting: 1 Question

3. English Language (Moderate)

• Good Attempts: 28–30 questions (Student 1 feedback) / 23 questions (Student 2 feedback)

Topics & Breakdown:

• Reading Comprehension (RC): 14 Questions (Topic: Double Communication)

• Cloze Test: 6 Questions (Blanks 1 to 6) (Topic: AI / GenZ)

• Parajumbles: 5 Questions (6 sentences)

• Idioms & Phrases: 3–4 Questions

• Word Swap / Word Usage / Word Replacement: 3–4 Questions (or 5)

• Spotting Errors: 2–3 Questions (Topic focus: Subject-Verb Agreement)

• Phrase Replacement: 2–3 Questions

• Fillers: 2 Questions

• Column-Based Matching: 1 Question

SBI PO Pre 2026 Expected Cut Off

Since SBI PO Prelims does not have sectional cut-offs (selection is based entirely on overall aggregate performance), candidate ranking relies on overall score performance across all shifts. Normalization using the Equipercentile method will be applied across all shifts.

SBI PO Prelims 2026 Student Reactions 

Student reactions to the SBI PO Exam 2026 All shifts will be updated soon after the each shifts examination concluded. Candidates’ feedback will help assess the overall difficulty level, section-wise difficulty, question quality, and good attempts.

SBI PO Prelims Shift 1 & 2 2026 has been concluded and the students' feedbacks suggests that the papers were of moderate level.

Candidates had shared their experiences and reactions after the SBI PO Prelims Shift 3 exam. 

• The overall exam was moderate in the shift 3 paper. 

• English section was easy to moderate. 

• Reading Comprehension questions were asked in the exam.

• Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude sections were moderate. 

• Candidates found puzzles difficult in the Reasoning Ability section. 

SBI PO Prelims 2 August Shift 1 2026 has been concluded and the students' feedbacks suggests that the English was easy while reasoning and aptitude was a bit moderate.

SBI PO Prelims 2 August Shift 2 2026 has been successfully concluded and English & Reasoning was moderate but aptitude was easy to moderate.

 State Bank Of India PO Prelims 2026 Expert Analysis & Overall Paper Trend

The expert analysis of the SBI PO 2026 paper will be updated shortly after all the shifts concluded. It will provide a detailed assessment of the overall difficulty level, section-wise trends, question types, and good attempts based on expert reviews and candidate feedback.

The analysis will also highlight the sections that were easy, moderate, or difficult, helping aspirants understand the overall paper trend and evaluate their expected performance.