SBI PO is a national level exam conducted by the State Bank of India (SBI) to recruit eligible candidates to the post of Probationary Officer in State Bank of India and its Associate banks. State Bank of India (SBI) will release Exam Dates for SBI PO 2020 exam on its official website very soon. SBI PO 2020 notification is expected to release in August month. All interested candidates can fill online forms for the post of SBI PO through its official website www.sbi.co.in.
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Total Post: 2000
Category Wise Vacancy Details
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Post Name |
Gen |
EWS |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
Total Post |
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SBI PO |
810 |
200 |
540 |
300 |
150 |
2000 |
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Educational Qualification:
The candidate must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the Final year/Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for an interview, they must produce proof of having passed the graduation examination.
Age limit:
Minimum Age: 21 Years
Maximum Age: 30 Years
Age Relaxation:
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Category |
Age Relaxation |
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SC/ ST |
5 Years |
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OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 Years |
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PwD (SC/ST) |
15 Years |
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PwD (OBC) |
13 Years |
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PwD (Gen) |
10 Years |
Number of Attempts:
The maximum number of chances are fixed for each category. Candidates who have used up all the chances are not eligible to apply. Appearing in Preliminary Exam is not counted as an attempt but appearing in Mains Exam is counted.
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Category |
Number of Chances |
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General |
4 |
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General (PWD) |
7 |
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OBC/ OBC(PWD) |
7 |
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SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD) |
No restriction |
Mode of Exam: Computer Based Test (CBT)
Language of exam: English or Hindi
A number of question:
Prelims: 100
Mains: 155
Duration:
Prelims: 1 Hour
Mains: 3 Hours
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Section Name |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
Duration |
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English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 minutes |
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Quantitative Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
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Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
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Total |
100 questions |
100 marks |
60 minutes |
Marking scheme: 0.25 or 1/4 marks will be deducted for every question attempted wrong by a candidate. No deduction will be there in marks if a question is left unattempted or blank by a candidate.
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I) SBI PO Main Exam Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for a total of 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section.
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S.No. |
Name of Tests(Objective |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
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1 |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
60 minutes |
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2 |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 |
60 |
45 minutes |
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3 |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
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4 |
English Language |
35 |
40 |
40 minutes |
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Total |
155 |
200 |
3 hours |
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II) SBI PO Mains Exam – Descriptive Test (Descriptive Test for 50 marks.)
The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks is a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).
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Name of Test (Number of Questions) |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
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1. Letter Writing (1 Question) |
50 Marks |
30 Minutes |
Note: Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests are online. Candidates have to answer the Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of the Objective Test, Descriptive Test is administered.
Candidates will be called for group discussion after they qualify through the cut offset by the bank with regards to the SBI PO Mains examination. After going through the group discussion session, candidates will be called for a personal interview which will test the personality of the candidate along with the qualifications and other qualities.
The final selection of the candidates will be based on the score obtained in the SBI PO Mains Examination and Group Discussion/Interview session. The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the marks secured in SBI Mains and GD & PI. The weightage to written tests and GD/PI is 75% and 25% respectively.
Candidates will be selected only if they successfully pierce through the last 2 stages of the SBI PO selection procedure i.e. SBI PO Mains Examination and Group Discussion & Interview Session. Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) will be converted to out of 75 marks and marks secured in Group Discussion and Interview (out of 50 marks) will be converted to out of 25 marks.
The final merit list will be prepared after aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group Discussion & Interview out of 100 marks for each category. Candidates from top merit rank in each category will be selected.
The preliminary examination of the SBI PO exam 2020 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language. Here is the detailed syllabus:
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Reasoning |
Quantitative Aptitude |
English Language |
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Logical Reasoning |
Simplification |
Reading Comprehension |
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Alphanumeric Series |
Profit & Loss |
Cloze Test |
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Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test |
Mixtures & Allegations |
Para jumbles |
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Data Sufficiency |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
Miscellaneous |
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Coded Inequalities |
Work & Time |
Fill in the blanks |
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Seating Arrangement |
Time & Distance |
Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting |
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Puzzle |
Menstruation – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere |
Paragraph Completion |
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Tabulation |
Data Interpretation |
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Syllogism |
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage |
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Blood Relations |
Number Systems |
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Input-Output |
Sequence & Series |
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Coding-Decoding |
Permutation, Combination Probability |
The Mains Examination of SBI PO exam 2020 will constitute of 4 sections: Reasoning + Computer Aptitude, English Language, Data Analysis & Interpretation, and General/Economy/Banking Awareness. The complete syllabus is discussed below:
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Data Analysis & Interpretation |
Reasoning |
English Language |
General/Economy/ Banking Awareness |
Computer Aptitude |
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Tabular Graph |
Verbal Reasoning |
Reading Comprehension |
Financial Awareness |
Internet |
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Line Graph |
Syllogism |
Grammar |
Current affairs |
Memory |
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Pie Chart |
Circular Seating Arrangement |
Vocabulary |
General Knowledge |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
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Bar Graph |
Linear Seating Arrangement |
Verbal Ability |
Static Awareness |
Computer Abbreviation |
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Radar Graph Caselet |
Double Lineup |
Word Association |
Banking and Financial Awareness |
Microsoft Office |
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Missing Case DI |
Scheduling |
Sentence Improvement |
Computer Hardware |
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Let it Case DI |
Input-Output |
Para Jumbles |
Computer Software |
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Data Sufficiency |
Blood Relations |
Cloze Test |
Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies |
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Probability |
Directions and Distances |
Error Spotting |
Networking |
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Permutation and Combination |
Ordering and Ranking |
Fill in the blanks |
Number System |
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Data Sufficiency |
Operating System |
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Coding and Decoding |
Basic of Logic Gates |
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Code Inequalities |
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Course of Action |
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Critical Reasoning |
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Analytical and Decision Making |
Approximately, a total of Rs 40000 to 42000 salary is the monthly in-hand salary of SBI PO. The Gross compensation received lies between 8.20 Lakhs (minimum) to Rs. 13.08 lakhs (maximum) per annum. The amount varies with the location of the job posting.
SBI offers one of the greatest salary packages along with other benefits as given below:
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SBI PO Salary (Basic Pay) |
Rs 27620/- |
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Dearness Allowance Of SBI PO |
46.9% of the basic pay |
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City Compensatory Allowance(CCA) |
3% or 4%(depending on the place of posting) |
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Leased House Accommodation |
Minimum- Rs 8000/-(Rural areas)Maximum- Rs 29500/-(Urban Areas) |
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Furniture Allowance |
Rs 120000/- |
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Medical Insurance |
100% for employees75% for families |
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Travelling Allowance |
Reimbursement for AC-2Tier (Exclusively for official travels) |
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Petrol |
Rs 1100-Rs 1300 |
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Miscellaneous |
Rs 4000/- |
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Total Compensation(Annually) |
7.5 lakhs to 12.9 lakhs |
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Loan Benefits |
Employees get Concession on interest rates |
Two-year probation needs to be served by the SBI PO. After that, the promotion positions are as follows:
1.Assistant Manager
2.Deputy Manager
3.Manager
4.Chief Manager
5.Assistant General Manager
6.Deputy General Manager
7.General Manager
8.Chief General Manager
9.Deputy Managing Director
10.Managing Director
11.Chairman
