Syndicate bank successfully conducted online examination for the recruitment of 600 Probationary Officers (PO) on 8th February 2016 across various examination centers. A large number of candidates applied and appeared for the examination across various examination. All the candidates who had written the exam can check the review and analysis of the PO online examination section wise i.e; for reasoning, Aptitude, General Awareness, English. Aspirants can also check the expected and previous year cutoff marks from the article. Candidates who will qualify in the examination are eligible to for the 1 year Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance course program so that after the completion of course, the candidate will appoint as PO.

Syndicate Bank PO Review & Analysis 2016:

The examination is has four sections i.e; Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English and General awareness. A total of 200 questions were asked in the examination. Each section consists of 50 questions and there is a negative marking for each wrong answer. The overall exam was moderate to difficult. Out of all the sections, Reasoning and English sections were moderate and scoring, while Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness was moderate to difficult.

Syndicate Bank PO Previous Year & Expected Cut Off Marks:

Candidates can check the Syndicate bank previous year cutoff marks category wise here.

• General: 164
• OBC: 160
• SC: 150
• ST: 139
• HI: 125
• VI: 125
• OH: 138

The cutoff marks for this year will depend on the difficulty of the paper and number of candidates appeared for the exam. We will update the cutoff marks here.

Syndicate Bank PO Overall Analysis – Slot 1:

Out of the 4 sections, the most time taking section was Quant & the most scoring section was General Awareness.

Section	Level	Good Attempts	Time
Quantitative Aptitude	Difficult	23-26	30 min
English	Moderate	27-30	28 min
Reasoning	Moderate	30-33	45 min
General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry)	Easy-Moderate	32-35	17 min
Total	Moderate – Difficult	113-124	120 Min

Quantitative Aptitude:

The quantitative aptitude section was moderate.

S. No.	Topic	No. of Questions	Level
1.	Data Sufficiency	4	Moderate
2.	Data Interpretation (Missing DI, Pie Chart, Line Graph)	15	Moderate
3.	Series	5	Moderate
4.	Quadratic Equations	5	Easy
5.	Arithmatic	11	Moderate
6.	Caselets	5	Moderate
7.	Approximation	5	Easy

Reasoning:

The reasoning section is easy but are too lengthy and the aspirants can attempt the maximum questions in this section and it is also a scoring part in the examination.

S. No.	Topic	No. of Questions	Level
1.	Machine Input-Output	5	Easy
2.	Data Sufficiency	5	Difficult
3.	Syllogisms	5	Moderate
4.	Inequality	5	Easy
5.	Analytical Reasoning	9	Moderate
6.	Puzzles	16	Difficult
7.	Coding-Decoding	5	Easy

General Awareness:

General Awareness section is moderate to difficult. It is full of Current Affairs.

Syndicate Bank PO Overall Analysis – Slot 2:

Section	Level	Good Attempts	Time
Quantitative Aptitude	Moderate	24-27	30 min
English	Moderate	29-32	28 min
Reasoning	Moderate	30-33	45 min
General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry)	Moderate-Difficult	28-31	17 min
Total	Moderate – Difficult	111-123	120 Min

English Language:

S. No.	Topic	No. of Questions	Level
1.	Para jumble(How to conduct business)	5	Moderate
2.	Error Spotting (2 Types)	10	Moderate
3.	Double Fillers	5	Easy
4.	Reading Comprehension (Based on Income Disparity)	15	Moderate
5.	Close Test	10	Moderate
6.	Phrase Correction	5	Easy

Reasoning:

S. No.	Topic	No. of Questions	Level
1.	Machine Input-Output	5	Easy-Moderate
2.	Data Sufficiency	5	Difficult
3.	Syllogisms	5	Moderate
4.	Inequality	5	Easy
5.	Analytical Reasoning	9	Moderate
6.	Puzzles	16	Difficult
7.	Coding-Decoding	5	Easy

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