SBI PO

The State Bank of India (SBI) administers the SBI PO exam every year to pick out eligible candidates from a massive pool of applicants for the post of Probationary Officer.  

CATEGORY

SBI PO

AGE ELIGIBILITY

21-30

EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY

GRADUATION

EXAM PHASES

PRELIMS+MAINS+GD+INTERVIEW

VACANCY

VARIES EACH YEAR

LOCATION

ANYWHERE IN INDIA

SALARY

Rs.62000(approx.)

SBI PO SELECTION PROCEDURE

PHASE-I: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

Preliminary examination consisting Objective Tests for 100 marks and Descriptive Test for 30 and 35 marks. The Objective Test with 1 hour duration consists of 3 Sections with 30 and 35 marks each.

Pattern for SBI PO 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 Subjects Total Questions Total Marks Time
1 English Language 30 30 20 min
2 Quantitative Aptitude 35 35 20 min
3 Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 min
Total 100 100 (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. (i) 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
SL Name of Test No. of Questions Marks Duration
1 Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 minutes
2 Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45 minutes
3 General/Economy/Banking Awareness’s 40 40 35 minutes
4 English Language 35 40 40 minutes
Total 155 200 3 hours
(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). 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)

SBI CLERK

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Exam is held by SBI or State Bank of India to recruit candidates for Clerical Cadre in its different branches across the country

CATEGORY

CLERK

AGE ELIGIBILITY

20-28

EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY

GRADUATION

EXAM PHASES

PRELIMS+MAINS+

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST

VACANCY

VARIES EACH YEAR

LOCATION

ANYWHERE IN THE STATE

SALARY

Rs.27000(approx.)

EXAM PATTERN

To crack SBI Clerk 2019 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern of SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam:

PRELIMINARY EXAM PATTERN

Sr. No

Subjects

No. of Question

Total Marks

Duration

1

English Language

30

30

20 minutes

2

Numerical Ability

35

35

20 minutes

3

Reasoning

35

35

20 minutes

Total

100

100

60 minutes

MAINS EXAM PATTERN

Sr. No

Subjects

No. of Question

Total Marks

Duration

1

General English

40

40

35 minutes

2

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

45 minutes

3

Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude

50

60

45 minutes

4

General/Financial Awareness

50

50

35 minutes

Total

190

200

2hr 40 minutes

INTERVIEW