Candidates aspiring to join the State bank of India as a Probationary Officer can apply for SBI PO 2024 exam. The exam is conducted in two rounds, preliminary and main, and will be followed by group exercises & interview. The application for will be released tentatively in the month of April 2024. Qualifying the preliminary exam will make the candidates eligible for main exam and qualifying the main exam will make them eligible for interview. Final selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of their performance in the main exam and the interview.
SBI PO 2024 Overview
| Exam Name | SBI PO Exam |
| Concerned Authority | State Bank of India |
| Mode of application | Online |
| Mode of exam | Online |
| Date of exam | Not yet announced |
| Official Website | https://sbi.co.in/web/careers |
SBI PO 2024 Exam Main Highlights
- Before applying for the exam, the candidates are advised to keep important documents such as soft copies of photograph, signature, card details, etc ready.
- Call letter for the main exam will only be released for those successfully qualify the preliminary exam.
- Thumb impression of the candidates in digital format may be captured at different stages for biometric verification.
- Complete selection process of SBI PO 2024 such as application, call letter, exam, etc will be online.
- The candidates appointed for the post of probationary officers will be on probation for 2 years.
SBI PO 2024 Important Dates
In the table below, the tentative dates for SBI PO 2024 is given:
| Activities | Expected Dates |
| Online registration process begins from | April 2024, 3rd week |
| Last date of the registration process | May 2024, 2nd week |
| Call letter release for pre-exam training | May 2024, last week |
| Date of pre-exam training | June 2024, 3rd week |
| Call letter release for preliminary exam | June 2024, 3rd week |
| Date of preliminary exam | July 2024, 1st week |
| Declaration of result | July 2024, 3rd week |
| Call letter release for main exam | July 2024, 3rd week |
| Date of main exam | August 2024, 1st week |
| Declaration of result | August 2024, 3rd week |
| Call letter release for interview | September 2024, 1st week |
| Group exercises & interview | September 2024, 3rd week to October 2024, 2nd week |
| Declaration of final result | November 2024, 1st week |
SBI PO 2024 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria that must be fulfilled by the candidates applying for SBI PO 2024 are given below:
Nationality:
- The Indian national candidates can apply for the exam.
Age limit:
- The candidates of age between 21 and 30 years (both inclusive) on 1st April 2024 are eligible.
- Relaxation will be provided in the upper age limit to the reserved category candidates as per the following rules:
| Category | Age relaxation |
| SC/ ST | 5 years |
| OBC- NCL | 3 years |
| PWD | 15 years- SC/ ST candidates
13 years- OBC candidates 10 years- General candidates |
| Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers/ Short Service Commissioned Officers who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment | 5 years |
| Persons Ordinarily domiciled of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 years |
Educational qualification:
- A graduation degree from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification is required.
- Candidates in the final year of their qualifying exam, whose results will be declared on or before 31.08.2024, are also eligible.
- Those with Chartered Accountant qualification can apply for SBI PO as well.
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SBI PO 2024 Application Form
The candidates can obtain the application form for SBI PO from the official website bank.sbi/careers or sbi.co.in/careers. A valid email id is mandatory for filling up the application form.
- To fill the application form, the candidates will have to provide their personal and educational details.
- Candidates will also have to upload scanned copies of their photograph and signature in prescribes format in the application.
- The candidates will be provided the facility to make changes in their application form upto three times before final submission.
- Once all the details are entered correctly into the form, the candidates can submit it online.
- A copy of the filled-in application form must be kept safe by the candidates for future reference.
Application fee:
- After successful registration, the candidates will have to submit the application fee to complete the process.
- Application fee for general/ OBC candidates will be Rs. 600/- and for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates.
- Payment of fees can be done by using debit card/ credit card/ internet banking.
SBI PO 2024 Exam Pattern
The overview of SBI PO 2024 exam pattern is given below:
For preliminary exam:
- Mode of exam: Online
- Number of questions: 100
- Type of questions: Objective type
- Total marks: 100
- Exam duration: 1 hour
- Negative marking: One-fourth of the allotted marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
| Topics | No. of questions | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 1 hour |
For mains exam:
- Mode of exam: Online
- Number of questions: 155
- Type of questions: Objective type
- Total marks: 200
- Exam duration: 3 hours
- Negative marking: One-fourth of the allotted marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
| Subject | No. of questions | Duration |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 45 minutes |
| General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 35 minutes |
| English Language | 35 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 3 hours |
Subjective (Descriptive) Test
- Number of questions: 2
- Medium of question paper: English
- Important topics: Letter writing & Essay
- Duration of exam: 30 minutes
SBI PO 2024 Admit Card
- Admit card/ call letter for appearing in the preliminary and main exam will be released separately.
- Candidates will be able to download their admit card and acquaint yourself booklet from the official website using their registration number and password/ date of birth.
- Admit card along with a valid identity proof must be carried to the exam center or else the candidates will not be allowed to enter the exam hall.
- A self-attested photocopy of the identity proof and the call letter will be submitted by the invigilators in the exam hall.
SBI PO 2024 Result & Interview
- Results of SBI PO preliminary and main exams will be declared online as per the specified schedule.
- Candidates who clear both exams will be shortlisted for group exercise and interview round.
- A merit list of such candidates will be prepared on the basis of their marks in the main exam.
- While reporting for interview, the candidates should carry all their important documents with them.
- A final merit list of the candidates, who clear the interview round as well, will be prepared.
- Final merit list along with the final result of the candidates will be released on the official website.
FAQs
What is the age criteria to apply for SBI PO exam?
21 and 30 years as on 1st April 2024.
What will be the mode of SBI PO application?
Online
What will be the duration of prelims exam?
1 hour
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