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SBI PO

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SBI PO Notification 2023: The State bank of India has finally released a notification on the SBI PO examination. SBI has released the vacancies, the eligibility criteria is and also open the application window for the aspirants who are willing to appear for the SBI PO 2023 examination. Candidates can find the official notification on the official website of the State bank of India.

SBI PO 2023 recruitment exam will be conducted by State Bank of India (SBI) for selecting candidates for the post of PO (Probationary Officers). SBI PO or Bank PO exam is one of the most sought-after job in Banking industry and a dream job for millions of candidates across India.

Eligible candidates who want to join SBI as a Probationary Officer, can apply after carefully going through the advertisement/notification regarding eligibility criteria, registration processes, payment of online application fee, etc. and must ensure that they fulfil all the required eligibility criteria.

SBI PO 2023: Important Dates:-


Activity NameImportant Dates
SBI PO Notification 2023 out06.09.2023
Online Registration Starting date07.09.2023
Last Date for Fee payment27.09.2023
Pre- Examination TrainingNovember 2023
Admit Card for Prelims Exam2nd Week of October 2023 onwards
SBI PO 2023 Preliminary Exam dateNovember 2023
Result of Preliminary examNovember / December 2023
Call letter for Mains ExamNovember / December 2023
SBI PO Mains Exam Date 2023December 2023/ January 2024
Results of Mains ExamDecember 2023 / January 2024
Availability of Call Letter for Personal InterviewJanuary / February 2024
Group Exercises & InterviewJanuary / February 2024
Declaration of Final ResultFebruary / March 2024

Exam Pattern

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2023

Candidates must be aware of the exam pattern and marks distribution for Preliminary and Mains exam before appearing for the SBI PO 2023 Examination process.

The examination process of SBI PO consists of 3 stages:

a. Prelims Examination,
b. Mains Examination
c. Psychometric Test
The structure of exams is as follows:

SBI PO Prelims 2023 Examination:

This Prelims exam will be conducted in online mode wherein the candidates are required to attempt 100 questions having 1 mark each, in a composite duration of 60 minutes. It is to be noted that the sectional cut-offs in the Prelims Exam has been removed now and the overall score of all 3 sections shall be considered for selection to the next round of recruitment process.

S.No.Name of the SectionTotal QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1English Language303020 Minutes
2Quantitative Aptitude353520 Minutes
3Reasoning Ability353520 Minutes
Total10060 Minutes
SBI PO Mains Pattern 2023:

The Mains examination will also be conducted in online mode & will have one objective and a descriptive test.

Objective Test Pattern:

The objective test section in Mains Examination will consist of 155 Objective questions having a total of 200 marks and a separate Descriptive online Test having 2 questions for 50 marks.

S. No.Name of Test (Objective)No. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1Reasoning & Computer Aptitude405050 minutes
2Data Analysis & Interpretation305045 minutes
3General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness506045 minutes
4English Language354040 minutes

Total
1552003 hours
Descriptive Test Pattern:

A total of 2 questions shall be asked in this test and the test will be of 50 marks which needs to be completed in a duration of 30 minutes.

S.NoName of the TestNumber of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)25030 Minutes


Exam Date

SBI PO Exam Date 2023

State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the SBI PO 2023 Online Registration & Exam Dates along with the release of the SBI PO Notification 2023 on 06th September 2023. SBI PO Apply Online to be conducted from 07.09.2023 to 27.09.2023.The tentative SBI PO date 2023 are mentioned below:

The tentative exam dates for SBI PO Recruitment is mentioned below:

Activity NameImportant Dates
SBI PO 2022 NotificationSeptember 06, 2023
Online Registration Starting dateSeptember 07, 2023
Last Date for Fee paymentSeptember 27, 2023
Pre- Examination TrainingNovember 2023 (1st week onward)
Admit Card for Prelims Exam2nd week of October 2023 onwards
SBI PO 2023 Preliminary Exam dateNovember 2023
Result of Preliminary examNovember / December 2023
Call letter for Mains ExamNovember / December 2023
SBI PO Mains Exam Date 2023December 2023/ January 2024
Results of Mains ExamDecember 2023 / January 2024
Availability of Call Letter for Personal InterviewJanuary / February 2024
Group Exercises & InterviewJanuary / February 2024
Declaration of Final ResultFebruary / March 2024


Vacancies:-

SBI PO Vacancy 2023

State Bank of India has announced 2000 Probationary Officers vacancies through SBI PO Notification 2023 for which three-phase selection process (Prelims, Mains, Interview) will be conducted. All important points related to SBI PO Recruitment 2023 exam are highlighted below:
CategoryVacancyBacklogTotal
SC300-300
ST150-150
OBC*540-540
EWS^200-200
GEN810-810
Total2000-2000

SBI PO Vacancy 2023 PWD :-

CategoryVacancyBacklogTotal
VI#20-20
HI#201636
LD#20-20
d &e#@201636

Note :-

Abbreviations: SC- Scheduled Castes, ST- Scheduled Tribes, OBC- Other Backward Classes, EWS- Economically Weaker Section, GEN- General Category, PwBD-Person with Benchmark Disability, VI- Visually Impaired, HIHearing Impaired, LD- Locomotor Disability.

Vacancies detailed above are provisional and may vary according to Bank’s requirements.

  •  * Reservation for OBC in recruitment is governed by office Memorandum No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 08.09.1993 as amended from time to time of department of personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Government of India. Vacancies reserved for OBC category are available to only those OBC candidates belonging to the 'non-creamy layer' OBC candidates. 'Creamy layer' OBC candidates should indicate their category as 'General'. OBC category candidates should submit the OBC certificate on format prescribed by Govt. of India containing the 'non-creamy layer' clause, issued during the period 01.04.2023 to the date of interview, should be submitted by such candidates, if called for interview. The candidate should be in possession of requisite OBC certificate in the prescribed format in support of his / her claim for availing reservation on / or before the date of Interview.
  •  # Vacancies for Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) category candidates are reserved horizontally.
  • @ PwBD categories under clauses ‘d’ & ‘e’ of Section 34 (i) of RPWD Act 2016 suitable for the post are: (i) “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD); (ii) “Mental Illness” (MI); (iii) autism spectrum disorder (Mild)- ASD (M) (iv) “Multiple Disabilities” (multiple disabilities amongst LD, VI, HI, SLD, MI & ASD-M);
  •  ^ Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in recruitment is governed by Office Memorandum no. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019 of Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions, Government of India. 

Disclaimer: “EWS vacancies are tentative and subject to further directives of Government of India and outcome of any litigation. The appointment is provisional and is subject to the Income & Asset certificate being verified through the proper channels.” Benefit of reservation under EWS category can be availed upon production of an “Income & Asset Certificate” issued by a Competent Authority in the format prescribed by Government of India for the Financial Year 2022-23 and valid for the Year 2023-24, based on gross annual income as per DoPT guidelines. The EWS candidates are required to produce for verification the ‘Income & Asset Certificate’ issued based on gross annual income for the Financial Year 2022-23 as per extant DoPT guidelines, on the date of document verification at the time of interview. Hence the ‘Income & Asset Certificate’ issued based on gross annual income for the financial year 2022-23 must be obtained by the candidate on or before the date of document verification at the time of interview.

How To Apply

SBI PO Apply Online 2023

Pre-Requisites for Applying Online for SBI PO 2023:

Before applying for SBI PO 2023, applicants must make sure that they should have a valid e-mail ID and an active mobile number which will be needed for receiving all kind of communications related to availability of call letters/ advices from SBI via e-mail/ SMS. It must be kept working till the final declaration of results.

Steps for Applying Online for SBI PO 2023:

(1) Candidates need to visit the official website of SBI for applying online for SBI PO 2023.

(2) Candidates will have to click on "CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION" to register their application by entering their basic mandatory information in the online application form for SBI PO 2023 like Candidate’s name, Father’s Name, DOB, E-mail Address, etc .

(3) After successful registration, log into your account using the credentials sent to your email ID/mobile no & fill all the mandatory information in the application form like educational details, your previous experience detail(if any) etc.

(4) After that you need to upload your scanned Photograph, Signature, Left thumb impression, etc.

(5) Applicants are advised to carefully fill all the details in the online application as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained after clicking on FINAL SUBMIT Button.

Guidelines for Scanning Photograph and Signature:-

At the time of applying online, applicant must possess a scanned (digital) image of his/ her photograph and signature as per the specifications given in the notification of SBI PO 2022. Online application shall not be entertained unless the applicant uploads his photo and signature as per specification.

Note: If the face of the candidate in the photograph or signature is not clear his candidature might get rejected. In such cases, applicants must edit their application form and again re-upload their photograph or signature for successfully submitting the application.

Syllabus:-

SBI PO Syllabus 2023

SBI PO Pre Exam Syllabus

The syllabus of SBI PO 2023 Prelims exam will constitute Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. The detailed syllabus of SBI PO Prelims exam can be further subdivided into various topics based on the previous year questions that have been asked in SBI PO Prelims exams over the past few years. The SBI PO syllabus 2023 for the prelims and the mains exam are quite similar having slight changes in respective topics.

Reasoning AbilityQuantitative AptitudeEnglish Language
Series-AlphanumericSimplificationCloze Test 
InequalitiesProfit & LossReading Comprehension
Ranking/DirectionMixtures &AlligationsPara jumbles
Data SufficiencySimple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds& IndicesParagraph Completion
Coding-DecodingWork & TimeFill in the blanks
Seating ArrangementTime & DistanceMultiple Meaning /Error Spotting
PuzzleMensuration – Cylinder, Cone, SphereMiscellaneous 
TabulationData Interpretation
SyllogismRatio & Proportion, Percentage
Blood RelationsNumber Systems
Input OutputSequence & Series
Coding DecodingPermutation, Combination &Probability
SBI PO Mains Exam Syllabus:-
Data Interpretation & AnalysisReasoningEnglish LanguageGeneral/Economy/ Banking AwarenessComputer Aptitude
Data SufficiencyBlood RelationsReading ComprehensionFinancial AwarenessComputer Fundamentals /Terminologies
Line GraphSyllogismGrammarCurrent AffairsMemory
Pie ChartCircular Seating ArrangementVocabularyGeneral KnowledgeKeyboard Shortcuts
Bar GraphLinear Seating ArrangementVerbal AbilityStatic AwarenessComputer Abbreviation
Radar Graph Case letDouble Line-upWord AssociationBanking and Financial AwarenessMicrosoft Office
Missing Case DISchedulingSentence ImprovementComputer Hardware
Let it Case DIInput OutputPara JumblesComputer Software
Tabular GraphVerbal ReasoningCloze TestInternet
ProbabilityDirections and DistancesError SpottingNetworking
Permutation and CombinationOrdering and RankingFill in the blanksNumber System
Data SufficiencyOperating System
Coding and DecodingBasic of Logic Gates
Code Inequalities
Course of Action
Critical Reasoning
Analytical and Decision Making

Cut Offs:

SBI PO Previous Year Cut offs:

A minimum score will be required to be obtained by each candidate in each test of Online examination and a minimum total score will be needed to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies, cut-offs will be decided, and candidates will be shortlisted for the interview process.


SBI PO Cut off 2022 (Out):-

Category NameCut-Off Marks (Out of 100)
GEN59.50
SC52.50
ST47.75
OBC58.25
EWS59.50

SBI PO Cut off 2021-
Category NameCut-Off Marks (Out of 100)
GEN53.40
SC44.93
ST41.55
OBC47.41
EWS47.94
LD41.64
VI49.93
HI41.59
D & E33.16

SBI PO Prelims 2020 Cut Off:

Category NamePrelims Cut-off (From 100 marks)
General58.5
EWS56.75
OBC56
SC50
ST43.75

SBI PO Mains 2020 Cut Off

Category NameMains Cut-off (out of 250 marks)
General88.93
EWS84.60
OBC80.96
SC73.83
ST66.86
LD80.54
VI93.08
HI63.10
D&E63.25

SBI PO Final Cut Off 2020:-

Category NameFinal list Cut Off (Normalised to 100 marks)
General51.23
EWS45.35
OBC45.09
SC44.09
ST41.87
LD45.27
VI51.55
HI28.62
D&E29.43

Salary & Job Profile:

SBI PO Salary & Job Profile 2023

SBI PO Salary 2023:

According to the notification, a Probationary Officer's (PO) starting base salary is Rs. 41,960 (with four advance increments) in the Junior Management Grade Scale-I scale of Rs. 36,000-1490/7-46430-1740/2-49910-1990/7-63840.

The official will also be qualified for D.A., H.R.A./Lease rental, C.C.A., Medical, and other benefits in accordance with the regulations in effect at the time. Depending on the location of the posting and other variables, the annual total remuneration on a CTC basis will range from a minimum of 8.20 lacs to a high of 13.08 lacs..

SBI PO 2023 Job Profile:-

The in-hand salary given to SBI PO is approx. around Rs 40000 to 45000.The gross pay/total pay-out earned like house rent allowance etc. lies between Rs 8.00 Lakhs to Rs. 13.00 lakhs per annum. The amount usually varies as per the location of the PO where he is posted.

Other Allowances associated with SBI PO Post
Dearness Allowance46.9% of the basic pay
CCA City (Compensatory Allowance)3% to 4% (depending on the place of posting)
Leased House Accommodation RuralMinimum- Rs 8000/-(Rural)
Leased House Accommodation UrbanMaximum- Rs 29500/-(Urban)
Furniture AllowanceRs 120000/-
Medical Insurance100% for employees
Medical Insurance Extended75% for families
Travelling AllowanceReimbursement for AC-2Tier (Exclusively for officialtravels)
PetrolRs 1100-Rs 1300( in case of non-availability ofpersonal vehicle)
MiscellaneousRs 4000/-
Loan BenefitsConcession on interest rates

Eligibility Criteria:

SBI PO Eligibility Criteria 2023:-

The candidates are required to fulfil the below criteria in order to be eligible for the SBI PO selection process:

Age Limit(As on 01.04.2023):-

The candidate applying for SBI PO must be 21 Years to 30 years of age.

CategoryAge relaxation
Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes5 years
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)3 years
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (SC/ ST)15 years
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (OBC)13 years
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (Gen/EWS)10 years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency
Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers
(SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years of military service and have been
released on completion of assignment (including those whose
assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date
of receipt of the application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or
discharge on account of misconduct inefficiency, or physical disability
attributable to military service or invalidment.
5 years



Educational Qualification s (as on 31.12.2023):

• The applicant must be a graduate in any aforesaid discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government as specified in the notification.

• Those applicants who are in their Final year/Semester of their Graduation can also apply subject to the condition that if they are called for interview, they must be able to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination.

• Applicants having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing Integrated Dual Degree certification must be on or before August 2022. Also, Candidates having Chartered Accountant certification may also apply.

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