SBI PO Recruitment
State Bank of India (SBI) conducts SBI PO exam for candidates who aspires to join the organization as a Probationary Officer. Every year lakhs of candidates apply for the exam. The recruitment process for Probationary Officers at SBI consists of 3 stages:.
- Preliminary Examination
- Main Examination
- GD/Interview
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three tiered process: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:
Sr. No. |
Name of test |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Duration |
1. |
English Language | 30 |
Total Maximum Marks 100 |
20 Minutess |
2. |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 |
20 Minutess |
|
3. |
Reasoning Ability | 30 |
20 Minutess |
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. The objective test will have separate timing for every section.
Test |
Name of the test |
No. of Qs. |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
I |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 |
60 |
60 Minutes |
II |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 |
60 |
45 Minutes |
III |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 |
40 |
35 Minutes |
IV |
English Language | 35 |
40 |
40 Minutes |
Total | 155 |
200 |
3 Hours |
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).