SBI PO 2023

SBI PO 2024 Exam is an online exam that is conducted by the State Bank of India to select eligible candidates for the post of SBI probationary officer (PO). The SBI PO recruitment process is done in three stages: Preliminary Examination, Mains Examination, and Personal Interview. Candidates who qualify in all these three stages will be hired as Probationary Officers. Every year Lakhs of candidates wait for SBI PO 2024 notification to begin their careers in the banking sector. SBI is India’s largest and most prestigious bank providing lucrative salaries and job security to its employees through SBI PO 2024 vacancy. With a large number of candidates applying for this exam, there is likely a cut-throat competition for being appointed in SBI probationary officer recruitment 2024. Till the time SBI PO notification 2024 is out, candidates can check more information about the SBI po exam including the SBI exam syllabus, exam pattern, selection process, etc.

SBI Exam 2024

SBI PO 2024 vacancy

State Bank of India has announced a total vacancy of 2000 posts of Probationary Officers. Check out the details of SBI PO 2024 vacancies:

SBI PO Vacancy

SBI PO Vacancy (PwD Category)

*VI: Vision Impairment

*HI: Hearing Impairment

SBI PO 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification (as on 31.12.2023):

Graduation Degree: The eligibility criteria for the SBI bank exam is a graduation degree in any of the streams such as BA, B. Com, BSc, B. Tech, etc., from a University recognized by the Government of India. A candidate who possesses the same qualification from the university recognized by the Central Government is also eligible to apply for this SBI bank po exam.

Candidates should have a valid Mark-sheet / Degree: 

The certificate which supports that they are graduates on the day they were registered for the SBI PO exam 2023. 
The percentage of marks obtained in Graduation should be mentioned at the time of registration for the SBI PO 2023 examination.

Computer Literacy: Knowledge of computer operation is a must as SBI PO exam is conducted online.

Language Proficiency: Candidates should have verbal and written proficiency in the official language of the State/UT. The candidate should be able to read, write and speak the language.

Nationality / Citizenship of Applicants:

Candidates applying for SBI PO Examination should be one of the following:
1. Citizen of India
2. Subject of Nepal or Bhutan
3. Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
4. Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India
Candidates belonging to the category 2, 3, and 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt of India in their favor.

SBI PO 2024 Age Criteria 

Age Eligibility of candidates applying for the SBI PO Examination:

Age Limit (As on 01.09.2023): Candidates applying for the SBI examination should be 21 years old but not more than 30 years old at the time of registration. Must have born not later than 01.04.2001 and not earlier than 02.04.1992 (both days inclusive). Besides this, there is age relaxation relevant to category wise candidates as per the government rules:

SBI PO 2024 Application fee

The category-wise SBI PO exam fees details are given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online. To know more please check the complete guide for SBI PO Application

SBI PO 2024 Exam Pattern

The selection process of SBI PO consists of 3 phases. SBI PO prelims exam, SBI PO mains exam, and Group Exercise/Interview. The candidates must qualify each of them to go on to the next phase.

SBI Prelims Exam

The SBI PO prelims examination is of a one-hour duration and is conducted online. It has 3 sections with 100 questions in total with a maximum score of 100 marks. There is a negative marking in the SBI PO prelims exam as 0.25 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. Aspirants have to know the SBI PO prelims syllabus to excel in the exam, check the SBI syllabus 2024, which is given in the successive paragraphs. Candidates must clear the sectional cut-off to qualify for the SBI PO Mains exam. The section-wise details are given below:

SBI Mains Exam Pattern

Once the SBI PO prelims result 2024 is declared, all the successful aspirants will go to the next phase of the SBI PO Mains Examination, which consists 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. Immediately after completion of the Objective Test, a Descriptive Test will be administered.

I. Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for a total of 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section. The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank. Knowledge of the SBI mains syllabus plays a crucial role in clearing the mains exams, SBI PO mains syllabus is given in successive paragraphs, please check it. 

II. Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

SBI PO Interview

Interview is the last phase in the SBI bank PO recruitment process. The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category. An adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Exercise and Interview. The qualifying marks in Group Exercise &Interview will be as decided by the Bank.

Candidates qualifying SBI PO 2024 exam for Group Exercises & Interview under the 'OBC' category would be required to submit an OBC certificate containing the 'Non-Creamy layer' clause. Candidates not submitting the OBC certificate containing the 'Non-Creamy layer' clause and requesting to be interviewed under the General category will not be entertained.

Penalty for Wrong Answers:

A penalty for every incorrect answer will be marked in the Objective Tests of both the SBI PO prelims exams as well as SBI PO Mains exams. Every wrong answer will be penalized by deducting 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question. There will be no penalty for leaving a question blank, i.e. in case, no answer is marked by the candidate. Aspirants should practice a lot of SBI PO Mock tests to avoid this negative marking, this can be done firstly by going through the SBI PO 2024 syllabus and secondly by practicing all the concepts. 

Final Score Calculation for SBI PO Exam:

There are certain important points on the basis of which the final score for the SBIPO exam is calculated:
• Marks scored in the SBI PO prelims result 2024 will not be considered in the final score. These are only taken into account to qualify SBI PO Mains Exam.
• Candidates need to qualify both the phases and GE/Interview individually to be eligible for the final worth.
• The ratio of marks between the SBI PO Mains exam and the interview for the final merit list will be 80:20 respectively.
• The candidates will have to qualify in both phases separately. Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Exercise & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25.

• The final merit list of the SBI PO 2024 is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of the written test, and Group Exercises & Interview out of 100 for each category. The selection will be made from the top merit-ranked candidates in each category.

• Results of the candidates who have qualified for Group Exercise & Interview and the list of candidates finally selected in the SBI PO exam exam will be made available on the Bank's website. The final select list will be published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and also on Bank’s website.

SBI PO Syllabus 2024

SBI Bank PO syllabus is much similar to that of any other bank exam. There are three major sections that a candidate needs to prepare to ace the SBI PO exam. These are SBI PO reasoning syllabus, SBI PO quantitative aptitude syllabus, and English Language. The sections have a wide range of topics on which questions are based. 

SBI prelims syllabus

Syllabus of SBI PO 2024 comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. Detailed SBI exam syllabus 2024 is enumerated below as per each section chapter-wise, this syllabus has to be practiced by aspirants, to annotate in the SBI po result 2024 prelims. 

SBI PO Mains Exam Syllabus

The SBI PO 2024 Mains Exam consists of 5 sections: Reasoning & Computer, SBI PO English language, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General Awareness, and Descriptive Test (Letter Writing &Essay)

Salary of SBI PO

The basic Pay of the SBI Probationary Officer is higher among other public sector banks. The entry-level basic pay is higher in SBI when contrasted with other nationalized banks. The beginning basic pay is Rs 27620 with four advance increments in the compensation size of

23700-980 (7) – 30560 – 1145 (2) – 32850 – 1310 (7) – 42020.

NUMBER OF CHANCES:

Candidates who have already appeared for the maximum number of permissible chances of SBI Exam are not eligible to apply. The number of chances will be counted from the examination held on 18.04.2010. Appearing in SBI PO Prelims Exam will not be counted as a chance. Appearing in SBI PO Mains Exam will be counted as a chance. In the years in which only one written examination has been held (i.e. no Preliminary Examination has been held), appearing in this examination will be counted as a chance.

SBI PO Pre Exam Training

For the SC/ST/Religious Minority Community aspirants who appearing for SBI PO Exam pre-examination training is conducted at certain centres with the guidelines issued by the Government of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail themselves of such training at their own cost may indicate to that effect against the relevant column while applying on-line. An indicative list of SBI PO Pre exam training centers is given below:

The Bank may add additional centres or may delete some of the centres indicated for training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from (Tentative in April) onwards from Bank's website. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent by post.

Candidates belonging to above-mentioned categories can undergo training by signifying the same against a relevant column, at the time of applying on-line. 
The pre-exam training is free of cost with other expenses like travel, food and lodging expenses are incurred by the candidate. Generally, it is conducted five days before the exam and the dates are announced on the official website. Please find below an indicative list of training centres: