Description of SBI PO

 

SBI PO Notification 2018

SBI PO Notification 2018 has been released on 21st April 2018 by State Bank of India. This recruitment process has started post release of official notification and it will be conducted for selection of candidates to the post of PO in State Bank of India and its Associate banks. The candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India.

Eligible and interested Candidates are required to register online for the recruitment process.The 3-tier selection process consists of Preliminary and Main Exams which will be conducted online, followed by Interview. Candidates must pass each exam to get shortlisted and progress to the next stage. Final selection will be based on merit.

 

SBI PO Eligibility: State Bank of India Probationary Officer (PO) Eligibility Details.

Nationality: Candidate should be a Citizen of India.

Age: Candidates age should not be below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01-04-2018 i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-04-1988 and not later than 01-04-1997 (both days inclusive).

Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit to Reserved category candidates:

Upper age is relaxable by

(i) 3 years in the case of OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates.

(ii) 5 years in the case of: (a) SC/ ST candidates. (b) Ex-servicemen (including Emergency Commissioned Officers/ Short Service Commissioned Officers) who have rendered at least five years continuous Military Service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or/ on account of physical disability or have been released/ discharged on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service or on invalidment (c) Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu and Kashmir between 1st January, 1980 and 31st December, 1989.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Graduation in any discipline from recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

 

SBI PO Apply Link:

 

SBI PO Recruitment 2018: Important Dates

Activity	Date
Online registration with Edit/Modification of Application by applicants (Tentatively)	21.04.2018 to 13.05.2018
Application Fees/Intimation Charges Online Payments (Tentatively)	21.04.2018 to 13.05.2018
Download SBI PO Preliminary Exam call letter (Tentatively)	18.06.2018 onwards
SBI PO Preliminary Exam Date (Online)	1st, 7th & 8th of July 2018
Declaration of SBI PO Preliminary Exam Result	15.07.2018
Download SBI PO Call Letter for Main Exam (Tentatively)	20.07.2018
SBI PO Mains Exam	04.08.2018
Declaration of SBI PO Mains Exam Result (Tentatively)	20.08.2018
Download of SBI PO Interview Call Letter	01.09.2018
Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview	24.09.2018 to 12.10.2018
Date for the Declaration of Final Result	01.11.2018
Pre-Examination Training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates
Download of call letters for Pre-Exam Training	28.05.2018 onwards
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training	18.06.2018 to 23.06.2018

 

SBI PO Vacancies 2018

Every year more than 20 lakh aspirants appear for the SBI Bank PO examination. The official notification of SBI PO 2018 has released. The application will begin from 21.04.2018 onwards and will close on 13.05.2018. All the eligible candidates can apply for the same. . There are 2000 vacancies for the post of probationary officer.

• Available Posts: 2000 + 118 (PWD) =2118

• Names of Vacant Positions: Probationary Officers (PO)

SBI 2018 Vacancies by Category:

VACANCIES					VACANCIES (PWD)
General	OBC (Non-creamy layer )	SC	ST	Total	LD	VI	HI	Total
1010	540	300	150	2000	27	26	65	118

 

SBI PO Exam Pattern

The selection process of SBI PO consists of 3 phases (Preliminary, Mains and Group Exercise/Interview).  The candidates must qualify each of them to go on to the next phase. .

SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern

The SBI PO preliminary examination is of one hour duration and is conducted online. It has 3 sections with having 100 questions in total with a maximum score of 100 marks. There is negative marking in SBI PO pre exam as 0.25 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. Candidates must clear the sectional cut-off to qualify for the SBI PO Main exam. The section-wise details are given below:

S.No.	Name of Tests(Objective	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	Composite time of 1 Hour
2	Numerical Ability	35	35
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35
Total		100	100

SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern

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.

S.No.	Name of Tests(Objective	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning and  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	180 minutes

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.

SBI PO Interview

The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged 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.

Penalty for Wrong Answers:

A penalty for every incorrect answer will be marked in the Objective Tests of both Preliminary and Mains exams. Every wrong answer will be penalized by deducting 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question. There will be no penalty for leaving a question blank, i.e. in case no answer is marked by the candidate.

Final Score Calculation for SBI PO Exam:

There are certain important points on the basis of which the final score for the SBI PO exam is calculated:

• Marks scored in the Preliminary Exam (Tier-1) will not be considered in the final score. These are only taken into account to qualify Mains Exam (Tier-2).

• Candidates need to qualify Phase-2 and GE/Interview individually to be eligible for final worth.

• The ratio of marks between Main exam and interview for final merit list will be 80:20 respectively.

• 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 and the list of candidates finally selected will be made available on the Bank's website. Final select list will be published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and also in Bank’s website.

SBI PO Syllabus 2018

SBI PO syllabus is much similar to that of any other bank exam. There are three major sections that a candidate needs to prepare to ace the preliminary exam. These are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. The sections have a wide range of topics on which questions are based

SBI PO Prelims Exam Syllabus 2018

This comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.

Reasoning Ability	Quantitative Aptitude	English Language
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures & Alligations	Para jumbles
Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices	Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Miscellaneous
Puzzle	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Paragraph Completion
Syllogism	Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input Output	Sequence & Series
Coding Decoding	Permutation, Combination & Probability

 

SBI PO Mains Exam Syllabus 2018

The Mains Examination  of SBI PO consists of  5 sections: Reasoning & Computer, English Language, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General Awareness, and  Descriptive Test (Letter Writing & Essay).

Reasoning	Data Analysis & interpretation	English Language	General/Economy/ Banking Awareness	Computer Awareness
Verbal Reasoning	Tabular Graph	Reading Comprehension	Financial Awareness	Internet
Syllogism	Line Graph	Grammar	Current Affairs	Memory
Circular Seating Arrangement	Pie Chart	Vocabulary	General Knowledge	Keyboard Shortcuts
Linear Seating Arrangement	Bar Graph	Verbal Ability	Static Awareness	Computer Abbreviation
Double Lineup	Radar Graph Caselet	Word Association	Banking and Financial Awareness	Microsoft Office
Scheduling	Missing Case DI	Sentence Improvement		Computer Hardware
Input Output	Let it Case DI	Para Jumbles		Computer Software
Blood Relations	Data Sufficiency	Cloze Test		Operating System
Directions and Distances	Probability	Error Spotting		Networking
Ordering and Ranking	Permutation and Combination	Fill in the blanks		Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies
Data Sufficiency
Coding and Decoding
Code Inequalities
Course of Action
Critical Reasoning
Analytical and Decision Making

 

SBI PO 2018 Admit Card & Call Letter

Candidates can download the SBI PO 2018 admit card from the official website SBI  because hard copy of the SBI PO Admit Card will not be sent to the candidate via post. To login on the official website, the candidates will require the following:

• Registration No/Roll No

• Date of Birth/ Password

• The admit card will be made available on 18-06-2018 (Tentatively) for SBI PO Prelims and on 20-07-2018 (Tentatively) SBI PO Mains Exam. The admit card or call letter for SBI PO 2018 will be issued in 3 phases:

• Online Preliminary Examination

• Online Mains Examination

• GE/Interview

• The link to download the admit card will be provided on this page. Candidates are advised to check the details on the admit card before downloading.

SBI PO 2018 Results

The results of SBI will be released after completion of each Phase of Examination. The Final Merit state wise and category wise List shall be prepared in descending order of the marks secured by the candidates in the Online Main Examination and interview. Candidates who fall within the number of vacancies in the merit list shall be considered for appointment subject to Medical Fitness.

SBI PO Previous Year Papers

SBI PO previous year papers for the past 5 years. This will help you to compare between the old and new SBI PO exam pattern.

Given below are the links available for SBI PO previous year papers:

 

 

SBI PO 2017 Prelims Exam Cut Off

S.No.	Subject	Max. Marks	Cut Off
			SC/ST/OBC	General
1	English Language	30	5.75	8.75
2	Reasoning Ability	35	4.00	6.50
3	Quantitative Aptitude	35	7.00	10.25
	Total Cut Off for Prelims	100	SC- 43.25 ST-31.25 OBC-48.25	51.50

 

 

SBI PO 2017 Mains Cut Off (Final)

	Max. Marks	SC	ST	OBC	GEN	OH	VI	HI
Objective Test	200	40	40	40	50	40	40	40
Descriptive Type Test (English Language)(Evaluated only for those candidates who have qualified in each level of the Objective Test)	50	17.5	17.5	17.5	20	17.5	17.5	17.5
Minimum marks to be secured to be shortlisted for GE-cum Interview (Objective + Descriptive Test)	250	62.5	62.5	79.5	89.25	62.5	88.09	62.5
Total : GE + Interview	50	18	18	18	20	18	18	18
Total marks secured by last ranked selected candidate(Out to 100)		38.95	28.88	40.83	46.59	37.24	46.11	32.95

 

SBI PO 2018 Preparation Strategy

SBI, that has always been known for changing the pattern of its examinations with setting up a new trend for the other banking examinations to be conducted throughout the year, once again changed the face of its pattern for clerk examination that is now being followed in the PO examination as well. From the introduction of sectional timing in prelims examination to the elimination of sectional cut-off from the same, SBI has blown everyone's mind once again with a changed pattern of SBI PO Prelims Examination 2018. Now that the changes have already been introduced in the SBI Exam Pattern, all that you need to do is to have an ace up your sleeve so as it bears fruit during the time of examination.

 

SBI PO Study Plan:

As the official notification and exam dates of SBI PO 2018 are already out, you all must have already started to prepare yourself for the Examination. Since the preliminary examination is going to be held in July, it's high time to put the pedal to the metal, batten down the hatches and get yourself ready for SBI PO Examination as the competition is going to be really tough. You still have time to prepare for the exam. This plan is a weekly one, a new initiative by Bankersadda, to provide a flexible approach to each individual for his/her preparation.   

 

Study Plan for SBI PO 2018

 

 

WEEK	REASONING	QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE	ENGLISH
WEEK 1 14th May-20th May	Distribution/ Comparison based Puzzles(2-3 Variables), Direction and Distance, Order and Ranking, Blood Relations	DI (Bar Graph, Pie Chart), Number Series, Simplification, Approximation Quadratic Equations, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership	Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Detection, Sentence Improvement, Idioms and Phrases
WEEK 2 21st May- 27th May	Box and Floor Puzzles (1-2 Variables), Coding-Decoding, Data Sufficiency	DI (Line Graph, Tabular), Number Series, Simplification, Approximation Quadratic Equations, SI and CI, Average, Time, speed and distance	Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Detection, Sentence Completion
WEEK 3 28th May- 3rd June	Linear Arrangement(Direction- Same/Opposite, North/South; 1-2 Variables), Syllogisms	DI (Caselet, Bar Graph+ Tabular), Number Series, Simplification, Approximation Quadratic Equations, Mixture and Alligation, Time and Work, Pipes and Cisterns	Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Detection, Fillers(Single/Double)
WEEK 4 4th June-10th June	Circular/Square/Rectangular Arrangements(Direction-Inward/Outward; 1-2 Variables), Machine Input-Output, Inequalities	DI (Bar Graph + tabular, Pie Chart + Tabular, Line Graph + Tabular), Number Series, Simplification, Approximation Quadratic Equations, Problems On Age, Problems On Trains,	Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Detection, Sentence Rearrangement
WEEK 5 11th June-17th June	Mixed Puzzles, Alpha  Numeric Sequences, Critical Reasoning	DI (Bar Graph, Pie Chart), Number Series, Simplification, Approximation Quadratic Equations, Boat and Stream, Permutation and Combination, Probability	Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Detection, Sentence Connectors
WEEK 6 and 7 18th June-30th June	Practice Test	Practice Test	Practice Test

 

After having gone through the study plan making amendments to the existing knowledge base and sharpening your skills, the last 13 days are the most crucial ones wherein you must work more and more on analyzing your performance and giving the final touch for the D-day. Let us discuss how to go about doing the SWOT Analysis (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats).

1. Strengths: Analyze the topics in which you are good at and prepare them well so that you crack that questions in the exam with full accuracy.

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