SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026, 01 August 4th Shift Good Attempts & Difficulty Level

The State Bank of India (SBI) has successfully conducted the SBI PO Prelims Exam 2026 Shift 4 on 01 August 2026 across various examination centres in the country. Thousands of banking aspirants appeared for the fourth shift of the examination. Our team interacted with candidates immediately after the exam to provide the most accurate and detailed SBI PO Exam Analysis 2026.

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026, Shift 4

We interacted with candidates immediately after the exam to provide the most accurate and detailed SBI PO Exam Analysis 2026. In this article, candidates can check the overall difficulty level, good attempts, section-wise analysis, memory-based questions, and the expert video analysis of SBI PO Prelims Shift 4.

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 Difficulty Level & Good Attempts

The overall level of the SBI PO Prelims 2026 Shift 4 exam was Easy to Moderate. The section-wise difficulty along with the expected good attempts has been shared below based on feedback received from candidates and faculty experts.

Section	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
English Language	Easy to Moderate	24-27
Reasoning Ability	Moderate	25-27
Quantitative Aptitude	Easy to Moderate	18-21
Overall	Easy to Moderate	66-72

SBI PO Exam Analysis 2026: Section-Wise Analysis (01 August Shift 4)

The SBI PO Prelims exam consisted of three sections English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude. Below is the detailed analysis of each section.

SBI PO Exam Analysis 2026: English Language

The English Language section consisted of 40 questions to be attempted within 20 minutes. The section included a balanced mix of Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Detection, Sentence Rearrangement, and Vocabulary-based questions.

Topic	No. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (on Waste Management)	10
Cloze Test	6
Error Detection (Sentence based)	3-4
Sentence Rearrangement	3-4
Para Jumbles (5 sentences)	6
Double Fillers	5
Phrase Replacement	3-4
Word Rearrangement	2-3
Total	40

SBI PO Exam Analysis 2026: Reasoning Ability

The Reasoning Ability section carried 30 questions. Most candidates found this section to be based on puzzles, seating arrangements, syllogism, inequalities, and miscellaneous reasoning topics.

Topic	No. of Questions
Puzzle (Floor & Flat 3*2)	5
Puzzle (Month + Variale)	5
Seating Arrangement (parallel row-14 person)	5
Selection Based	5
Box Based (9 Box)	5
Blood Relation	3
Pair Formation	1
Meaningful Word	1
Total	30

SBI PO Exam Analysis 2026: Quantitative Aptitude

The Quantitative Aptitude section comprised 30 questions. The paper included Arithmetic, Data Interpretation, Simplification, and Number Series questions.

Topic	No. of Questions
Data Interpretation (Pie + Table)	5
Data Interpretation (Table)	5
Caselet DI	3
Approximation	3
Arithmetic (Partnership, Mixture, Mensuration)	12
Data Sufficiency	2
Total	30