Description of SBI PO
Description
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
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Pre-Examination Training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates |
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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.
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Available Posts: 2000 + 118 (PWD) =2118
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Names of Vacant Positions: Probationary Officers (PO)
SBI 2018 Vacancies by Category:
VACANCIES |
VACANCIES (PWD) |
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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 |
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3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Computer Hardware |
Input Output |
Let it Case DI |
Para Jumbles |
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Computer Software |
Blood Relations |
Data Sufficiency |
Cloze Test |
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Operating System |
Directions and Distances |
Probability |
Error Spotting |
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Networking |
Ordering and Ranking |
Permutation and Combination |
Fill in the blanks |
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Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies |
Data Sufficiency |
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Coding and Decoding |
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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 |
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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:
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Registration No/Roll No
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Date of Birth/ Password
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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:
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Online Preliminary Examination
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Online Mains Examination
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GE/Interview
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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 |
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SC/ST/OBC |
General |
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1 |
English Language |
30 |
5.75 |
8.75 |
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2 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
4.00 |
6.50 |
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3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
7.00 |
10.25 |
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Total Cut Off for Prelims |
100 |
SC- 43.25 ST-31.25 OBC-48.25 |
51.50 |
SBI PO 2017 Mains Cut Off (Final)
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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) |
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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.
SBI PO 2018- Notification FAQs:
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