Syndicate Bank PO Sample papers, Books & Exam pattern

Focus of this blog post is on providing you the exam pattern of Syndicate Bank of India PO Exam as well as to provide you the sample papers and books for the same. If you had gone through another blog post of mine titled: Bank Exam pattern analysis: Similarity in Bank Exams you would have found that Bank PO exams are almost identical and hence preparation for one Bank PO exam (such as for this Syndicate Bank of India PO Exam) would enable you to appear for PO exams of other banks without almost any further preparation.

Having said that let us go on to explore Syndicate Bank of India PO Exam,

Syndicate Bank of India PO Exam Pattern/Selection Process:
Syndicate Bank PO selection process consists of two stages: Written test followed by Interview.

The Written test consist of 250 Objective type questions of 200 total mark to be answered in 2-n-half hour (150 minutes). You can find from following table the name of tests along with the distribution of questions and marks test-wise:
Syndicate Bank PO Exam Pattern


As you can find above, the fifth paper: Test of English Language has 50 questions but bears no marks - this test is for qualifying purpose only: you just need to pass it. The marks you score in Test of English would not be counted while preparing the merit list.

There is negative marking!

Above exam pattern is given to you just to have an idea. You would know more about the exam pattern in the ‘Acquaint yourself' booklet, which would be sent to you along with the call letter.

Syndicate Bank of India PO exam sample papers/previous years papers:
It is a good idea initially to make your preparation based on the Bank PO sample papers available in the internet, just to find the standard of questions. Later on, you may go for in-depth studies from books.
Therefore I searched on net and could find following Bank PO sample papers, which you can use for Syndicate Bank of India PO written exam:

Sample paper for Syndicate Bank of India PO Test of Reasoning:
Click here to find a previous years Andhra Bank PO exam sample paper (test of reasoning).
You can also check this previous blog post of mine titled: Test of Reasoning: Sample Question papers & Books, which not only tells you about the four types of Test of reasoning (Numerical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning & Diagrammatic Reasoning), but also gives you sample papers and books for the test of reasoning.

Besides sample papers which have been mainly sourced from Competition Master website, you would definitely like to download this Bank PO mock test paper from India Study Channel website.

Sample paper for Syndicate Bank of India PO Quantitative Aptitude test:
This Quantitative Aptitude test paper of a previous Dena Bank PO exam should give you a good idea about what questions are asked in Bank PO exams.
Sample Papers for Syndicate Bank of India PO Exam Computer Proficiency test:
UPSC Portal has a good collection of 100 sample questions for Computer General Knowledge For Bank Examination. You can view this sample paper here.

Sample paper for Syndicate Bank of India PO English Language test (Objective):
Click here to find Syndicate Bank of India PO English Language (Objective) sample paper.

Books for the Syndicate Bank of India PO exam:
I searched for books for Syndicate Bank of India PO exam preparation and found with following results. They are available on most of the good bookstores.

Oswaal Chapter-Wise Solutions of BANK P.O. (10 Years Solved Papers)

Ramesh Bank P. O. Prev. Solved Papers by RPH Editorial Board

For further preparation:
Upkars State Bank Probationary Officers Examination by T. S. Jain

Galgotia State Bank Probationary Officers Guide by Ravi Chopra

Ramesh State Bank PO Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board