SBI PO Exam Preparation in Delhi, State Bank of India, Probationary Officer Examination

Pre-examination training:
Pre-examination training arrangement may be done by SBI may at certain centres for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by Government of India.

Selection Procedure for SBI PO Exams

Selection Procedure:
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be

Sr. No.	Name of Tests (Objective)	No. of Qs	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	Composite time of 1 hours
2	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35
	Total	100	100

conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be short listed for the Main Examination.

Phase-II: Main Examination:

Sr. No.	Name of Tests (Objective)	No. of Qs	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
2	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
3	General/Economy/Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
4	English Language	35	40	40 minutes
	Total	155	200	3 hours

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 Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.

(i) Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consist of 4 Sections for total 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.

(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.
Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in objective test.

Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both ? Preliminary and Main examination)

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Phase ? III: Group Exercises (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)

The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category. Adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Exercises and Interview. The qualifying marks in Group Exercises &Interview will be as decided by the Bank.

Candidates qualifying for Group Exercises & Interview under 'OBC' category would be required to submit 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 General category will not be entertained.

Final Selection

The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in Objective Test and Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in GE & Interview (Phase-III) for preparation of 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 Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Exercises & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of 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 Exercises & Interview along with the list of candidates finally selected will be made available on the Bank's website. Final selection list will be published in Employment News/ RozgarSamachar and also on the Bank's website.

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State Bank of India has released the Notification for the recruitment of PO :

Events	Tentative Dates
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates	---
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges	---
Download of call letters for online Preliminary Examination	---
Conduct of Online Examination - Preliminary	---
Result of Online exam ? Preliminary	---
Download of Call letter for Online Main Exam	---
Conduct of Online Examination ? Main	---
Result of Online Examination ? Main	---
Download Call Letter for Personal Interview	---
Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview	---
Declaration of Final Result	---
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Frequently Asked Questions on SBI PO and Clerk Exams

Question 1 : What is the age criteria to apply SBI PO Recruitment Vacancy?
Answer : A candidate whose age is between 21 to 30 years, is eligible to apply for SBI PO Recruitment Vacancy.
Question 2 : What is the educational qualification required to apply SBI PO Recruitment Vacancy?
Answer : A graduate candidate having degree in any discipline from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government, is eligible to apply for SBI PO Recruitment Vacancy.
Question 3 : What is the age criteria to apply SBI Clerk Recruitment Vacancy?
Answer : A candidate whose age is between 18 to 28 years, is eligible to apply for SBI Clerk Recruitment Vacancy.
Question 4 : What is the educational qualification required to apply SBI Clerk Recruitment Vacancy?
Answer : A graduate candidate having degree in any discipline from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government, must have passed the 12th Class with at least 60% marks for general candidates and 55% marks for SC/ST/EXSM/PWD candidates and having Basic Computer knowledge (6 Months Certification) can apply SBI Clerk Recruitment Vacancy.
Question 5 : What are the marks distribution details for SBI PO Exams?
Answer : The marks distribution details are as in Phase-I-Written Examination 250 marks (Objective Tests-200 marks & Descriptive Test-50 marks) and in Phase-II: Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks) for SBI PO Exams.
Question 6 : What are the subjects from which questions are asked in SBI Clerk Exams?
Answer : Mainly the questions from Reasoning, English Language, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge & Marketing Aptitude are asked in SBI Clerk Exams.
Question 7 : What is the selection procedure for SBI PO & Clerk Recruitment?
Answer : A candidate has to qualify Phase-I and Phase-II both. The final merit list is prepared after aggregating converted marks of Written Test, Group Discussion & Interview out of 100 for each category, The selection is made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category & finalized candidates are appointed as per the state/UT wise vacancies.
Question 8 : How many times I can attempt SBI PO & Clerk Recruitment Exams?
Answer : 4 times for General Category, 7 times for General (PWD)/OBC/OBC (PWD) category & no restriction for or SC/ SC (PWD)/ ST/ ST (PWD) category to apply for the SBI PO & Clerk Recruitment Exams.
Question 9 : Where I can apply SBI PO & Clerk Recruitment Vacancy?
Answer : To apply SBI PO & Clerk Recruitment Vacancy, candidate needs to visit SBI website www.sbi.co.in/
Question 10 : What is the method of examinations conducted by SBI for Bank PO & Bank Clerk Recruitment?
Answer : SBI conducts online exams for Bank PO & Bank Clerk Recruitment at its various exams centre across all over country.