SBI PO Exam is a golden ticket for graduates seeking a successful and rewarding bank career in India. The post of probationary officer offers candidates the perfect opportunity to work in various banking departments and gain experience required for a bank job during training. Moreover its offers equal opportunity to graduates with or without a banking or commercial background. SBI PO 2019 (probationary officer) exam is for those graduates who wish to make the most of opportunities available for career enhancement.
State Bank of India Probationary Officers (POs) Recruitment 2019 -
Total No of Vacancies - 2000 posts
Essential Academic Qualifications: (as on 31.08.2019) -
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the Final Year/ Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.08.2019. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.08.2019. Candidates possessing qualification of Chartered Accountant may also apply.
Age Limit: (as on 01.04.2019) - Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2019 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.1998 and not earlier than 02.04.1989 (both days inclusive)
Relaxation in Upper age limit:-
1. Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe - 5 Years
2. Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) - 3 Years
3. Persons With Disabilities (PWD) -
PWD (SC/ ST) - 15 Years
- PWD (OBC) 13 Years
- PWD (Gen/ EWS) 10 Years.
SBI PO Registration / Application Form
SBI PO 2019 Application Form / Registration:-
Apply online through Bank's website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers from 02.04.2019 to 22.04.2019.
Upload -
Photograph -
Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
Size of file should be between 20kb–50 kb
Signature -
The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen
Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)
Size of file should be between 10kb to 20kb
The image file should be ‘JPG’ or ‘JPEG’ format.
APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE (Non Refundable) -
SC/ ST/ PWD - Rs 125/- (Intimation Charges only)
General/ EWS/ OBC - Rs 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)
Mode of Payment - debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking.
SBI PO Exam Dates
SBI PO Exam 2019 Date:-
Online Preliminary Examination - 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th June 2019.
Online Main Examination - 20.07.2019.
Paper Pattern
SBI PO 2019 Exam Pattern:-
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:-
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online.
The test will have of 3 Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
Name of test - No. of Questions - Duration -
1. English Language - 30 Qs - 20 minutes
2. Quantitative Aptitude - 35 Qs - 20 minutes
3. Reasoning Ability - 35 Qs - 20 minutes
Total - 100 Marks
Duration - 1 Hour
Selection criteria for Main Examination: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Exam. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering 10 times the numbers of vacancies (approx.) in each category will be short listed for Main Examination from the top of above merit list.
Phase-II: Main Examination:-
Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive Test by typing on the computer. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after completion of the Objective Test
Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for total 200 marks.
Name of the test - No. of Qs. - Max. Marks - Duration
I Reasoning & Computer Aptitude - 45 Qs - 60 marks - 60 minutes
II Data Analysis & Interpretation - 35 Qs - 60 marks - 45 minutes
III General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness - 40 Qs - 40 marks - 35 minutes
IV English Language - 35 Qs - 40 marks - 40 minutes
Total - 155 Qs - 200 marks - 3 hours duration
(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 1/4th of marks assigned to thatquestion will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Selection criteria for Group Exercise and Interview: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Main Examination. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the category wise vacancies will be shortlisted for the Group Exercise & Interview from the top of the category wise merit list subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score.
Phase-III: Group Exercises (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks) Candidates qualifying for GE & Interview under 'OBC' category would be required to submit OBC certificate containing the 'Non Creamy layer' clause. Candidates who have registered themselves as OBC but do not submit OBC 'Non Creamy layer' certificate and request to be interviewed under General category will not be entertained.
Final Selection -
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection. Only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in GE & Interview (Phase-III) for preparing the final merit list. The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. Marks secured by the candidates in the Main Examination (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and Group Exercises & Interview scores of candidate (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Main Examination and Group Exercises & Interview. Selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category. Results of the candidates who qualify for Main Examination and Group Exercise & Interview as well as the final select list will be made available on the Bank's website.
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SBI PO Notification
SBI PO 2019 Notification:-
Apply online through Bank's website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers from 02.04.2019 to 22.04.2019.
Download of call letters for online Preliminary Examination - 3rd week of May 2019 onwards
Online Preliminary Examination - 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th June 2019
Result of Online Preliminary Examination - 1st week of July 2019
Download of Call letter for Online Main Examination - 2nd week of July 2019
Conduct of Online Main Examination - 20.07.2019
Declaration of Result of Main Examination - 3rd week of August 2019
Download of Call Letter for Group Exercises & Interview - 4th week of August 2019
Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview - September 2019
Declaration of Final Result - 2nd week of October 2019
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