Online Registration-State Bank of India (SBI) has
released notification inviting application from eligible candidates for the
post of Probationary Officers (PO). The application process for SBI PO 2017
begins from February 07, 2017. Interested applicants can fill the forms online
by registering on the SBI website. The written exam will be conducted in two
phases that is Preliminary and Mains, followed by a group exercise and an
interview. The Preliminary Exam for SBI PO recruitment will be conducted from April
29, 2017 onwards.
Number
of vacancies are 2403
The tentative schedule of events is as follows :
On-line
registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates 07-02-2017
to 06-03-2017
Payment of
Application Fees/Intimation Charges 07-02-2017 to 06-03-2017
Download
of call letters for online Preliminary Examination 15-04-2017 onwards
Online
Examination – Preliminary 29th & 30th Apr and 6th & 7th May’17
Result of
Online exam – Preliminary 17-05-2017
Download
of Call letter for Online Main Exam 22-05-2017 onwards
Conduct of
Online Examination – Main 4th June 2017
Declaration
of Result – Main 19th June 2017
Download
Call Letter for Interview 26th June 2017
Conduct of
Group Exercises & Interview – 10th July 2017 onward
Declaration
of Final Result – 5th Aug 2017
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Eligibility
Criteria
Age
Limit-
be 21- 30 years (As on April 1, 2017)
Category
|
Max Age
Limit |
SC/ST
|
35 years
|
OBC
|
33 years
|
Gen+ PwD
|
40 years
|
OBC+ PwD
|
43 years
|
SC/ST+ PwD
|
45 years
|
Persons ordinarily domiciled of the state of Jammu
& Kashmir during the period of 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 |
35 years
|
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers
including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service. |
35 years
|
Educational
Qualification
- Minimum
Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or
equivalent. - Those
candidates who are in final year or semester may also apply.
Maximum
Number of Attempts
Category
|
Number of Attempt
|
General
|
4
|
General (PwD)
|
7
|
OBC
|
7
|
OBC (PwD)
|
7
|
SC/SC (PwD) – ST/ST (PwD)
|
No Restriction
|
Candidates who have already appeared for the maximum number of permissible
chances are not eligible to apply. The number of chances will be counted from
the examination held on 18 April 2010.
Selection
Process
- Prelims
and Mains exams will be held online. - Candidate
who will clear the prelims exams are eligible to appear in the mains
exams. - After
clearing the mains exams, candidates will be called for the group
discussion and interview. - Final
selection will be based on the mains exams, interview and group
discussion.
Exam
Pattern
SBI PO
Preliminary Exam Pattern
- The
Preliminary Exam would be Objective type for 100 marks & will be
conducted online. - Duration
of exam would be 1 hour. - Exam
will have 3 sections such as : (1) English Language, (2) Quantitative
Aptitude and (3) Reasoning Ability.
Section
|
No. of Questions
|
Marks
|
Duration
|
English Language
|
30
|
30
|
1 Hour
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
35
|
35
|
|
Reasoning Ability
|
35
|
35
|
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
SBI PO
Main Exam Pattern
- The
Main Exam would be both Objective & Descriptive type for 250 marks
& will be conducted online. - Exam
will have 4 sections such as: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data
Analysis and Interpretation, General Economics & Banking Awareness
English Language. - Duration
of exam would be 3 hour.
Paper I
|
|||
Name of the Test
|
Questions
|
Marks
|
Duration
|
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
|
45
|
60
|
60 Minutes
|
Data Analysis and Interpretation
|
35
|
60
|
45 Minutes
|
General/Economy/Banking Awareness
|
40
|
40
|
35 Minutes
|
English Language
|
35
|
40
|
40 Minutes
|
Total
|
155
|
200
|
3 Hours
|
Paper
II |
|||
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 |
Penalty
for Wrong Answers
- One-fourth
(1/4)of the marks will be deducted as penalty for each incorrect
answer. - This
is applicable to Preliminary and Main examination
Group
Discussion & Interview
Interview: 30 marks
- The
aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and
the 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 Discussion and Interview. - The
qualifying marks in Group Discussion & Interview will be as decided by
the Bank. - Candidates
qualifying for GD & 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.
Interview
Weightage
- The
marks obtained in the Mains Exam (Phase-II) will have 75% weightage - The
marks obtained in the Group Discussion & Personal Interview
(Phase-III) will have 25% weightage
Syllabus
for Pre and Mains Exams
Reasoning
Ability
- Verbal
reasoning & Non Verbal Reasoning - Analogy
- Coding
& decoding - Blood
relations - Sitting
arrangements - Series
completion - Syllogisms
- Decision
making - Statement
reasoning - Series
completion, Classification
English
- Vocabulary
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Idioms,
- Phrases
- Word
formation - Sentence
completion - Comprehension
- Deriving
conclusions - Passage
completion - Error
detection - Passage
correction - Parajumbles
Quantitative
Aptitude
- Number
system - Simplifications
- Roots
& Averages - Surds
& Indices - Percentages
- Profit
& Loss - Ratio
& Proportion - Partnership
- Time
& work - Pipes
& Cisterns - Time
& Distances - Problems
on trains - Boats
& streams - Allegation
& mixtures - Simple
Interest & Compound interest - Volume
& surface area - Mensuration
Data
Interpretation and Analysis
- Charts
- Graphs
- Diagrams
including Line charts, pie charts, bar charts and tabular data - Probability
and statistics
General
and Banking Awareness
- Current
Affairs (National and International) - Major
Financial/Economic News - Budget
and Five Year Plans - Banking
& Financial Awareness - Who’s
Who - Sports
- Books
and Authors - Awards
and Honours - Science
– Inventions and Discoveries - Abbreviations
- Important
Days - International
and National Organizations
SBI PO
Descriptive Paper
- Letter
writing - Essay
and Paragraph writing - Precis
writing - Reading
comprehension.
Previous Year ( 2016) Cut off for Prelims
and Mains Exam
SBI PO Cut off 2016
of Preliminary Exam
Subject wise
Subjects
|
Total Marks
|
SBI PO 2016 Cut off marks Subject
Wise |
|
General
|
OBC/SC/ST/VH/OH/HI
|
||
English Language
|
30
|
8.75
|
6.00
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
35
|
7.25
|
4.25
|
Reasoning Ability
|
35
|
7.00
|
4.25
|
Overall
Cut off out of 100 marks
Candidate’s Category
|
SBI PO 2016 Cut off for
Preliminary out of 100 |
General
|
47.50
|
OBC
|
44.50
|
SC
|
38.75
|
ST
|
29.25
|
OH
|
36.00
|
VH
|
37.00
|
HI
|
15.75
|
SBI PO
Pre Cutoff Marks out of 100 (category-wise)
Category
|
Marks
|
General
|
47.5
|
OBC
|
42.25
|
SC
|
37.25
|
ST
|
19.75
|
OH
|
29.25
|
VH
|
30.75
|
SBI PO 2016 Mains Cut
off (Subject-wise)
Subject
|
Maximum Marks
|
SC /ST/ OBC/OH/VI/HI
|
General
|
Reasoning
|
60
|
6
|
9
|
Data Analysis & Intepretation
|
60
|
6
|
9
|
General Awareness/ Marketing/ Computer Knowledge
|
40
|
10
|
13
|
English Language
|
40
|
4
|
6
|
Total
Cut Off |
200
|
60
|
70
|
SBI PO 2016
Descriptive and Interview Cut off
Paper
|
Maximum Marks
|
SC
|
ST
|
OBC
|
GEN
|
OH
|
VI
|
HI
|
Descriptive test
|
50
|
17.5
|
17.5
|
17.5
|
20
|
17.5
|
17.5
|
17.5
|
GD & Interview
|
250
|
78
|
78.75
|
87.25
|
90
|
82.75
|
79.5
|
79.25
|
GD + Interview
|
50
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
20
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
SBI
PO 2016 Final Cutoff
Category
|
Cut off (Out of 100)
|
SC
|
34.25
|
ST
|
34.73
|
OBC
|
44.43
|
GEN
|
49.75
|
OH
|
38.45
|
VI
|
43.08
|
HI
|
40.78
|
Salary of
SBI PO
Salary,
- The
pay scale for SBI PO is:`23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020
applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I. - Presently,
the starting basic pay is `27,620/- (with 4 advance increments). - Not
only this, The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/Lease rental,
C.C.A, Medical and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in
force from time to time. Allowances may vary depending upon the place of
posting. - The
total compensation per annum would be a minimum of `7.55 lakhs and maximum
of `12.93 lakhs depending on place of posting and other factors. - Also,
SBI plans to offer SMART Compensation Package which would enable
candidates a choice to monetize specific elements of the salary package.