SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - 2000 Posts Apply Online
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The SBI PO 2018 Recruitment Notification has been released and eligible candidates can do online registration via official website sbi.co.in from 21st April to 13th May 2018. As per latest updates, SBI PO 2018 Application form submission has been started to apply for probationary officer post. Candidates, who wish to apply for the examination are advised to regularly update with us. Applicants can check SBI PO 2018 Important dates for examination because here we have updated not only all the exam dates but also SBI PO Exam Pattern, syllabus, vacancies details, eligibility criteria, etc for all the candidate's help.
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Details
Examination Name |
SBI PO 2018 |
Organized by |
State Bank of India (SBI) |
Exam Mode |
Online |
Name of Posts |
Probationary Officer |
Total Number of Vacancies |
2000 |
Apply Mode |
Online |
Official Website |
sbi.co.in/careers |
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Vacancy Details
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) |
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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 Recruitment 2018 - Educational Qualification
Graduation Degree: The eligibility criteria for the SBI exam is graduation degree in any of the streams such as BA, B.Com, BSc, B.Tech, etc., from a University recognized by the Government of India. Candidate who possesses same qualification from the university recognized by the Central Government is also eligible to apply for this exam.
Candidates should have a valid Mark-sheet / Degree:
Certificate which supports that they are graduates on the day they were registered for the exam.
The percentage of marks obtained in Graduation should be mentioned at time of registration for the SBI-PO examination.
Computer Literacy: Knowledge of computer operation is a must as SBI PO exam is conducted online.
Language Proficiency: Candidates should have verbal and written proficiency in official language of the State/UT. The candidate should be able to read, write and speak the language.
Nationality / Citizenship of Applicants:
Candidates applying for SBI PO Examination should be one of the following:
1. Citizen of India
2. Subject of Nepal or Bhutan
3. Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
4. Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India
Candidates belonging to the category 2, 3, 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt of India in their favour.
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Pay Scale
- Current Starting Basic Pay: Rs. 27,620/- (with 4 advance increments)
- Pay Scale: 23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020
- Grade: Junior Management Grade Scale-I
- Allowances: D.A, H.R.A/Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time.
- Total Compensation: Total compensation per annum would be a minimum of ₹ 7.55 lacs and maximum of ₹ 12.93 lacs depending on place of posting and other factors.
- Other: SBI plans to offer, subject to necessary approvals, a SMART Compensation Package which would enable candidates a choice to monetize specific elements of the salary package.
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Age Limit
Candidates applying for the SBI examination should be of 20 years old but not more than 30 years old at the time of registration. Besides this, there is age relaxation relevant to category wise candidates as per the government rules:
Category |
Age Relaxation |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) |
5 years |
Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 years |
Persons with Disabilities (PWD) |
10 years |
Ex-Servicemen (Army personnel) |
5 years |
Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989 |
5 years |
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Selection Process
The selection process of SBI PO consists of 3 phases (preliminary, mains and interview). The candidates must qualify each of them to go on to the next phase.
The important steps of the SBI PO Recruitment Procedure are as follows:
•Online Preliminary Examination:
Sufficient number of candidates in each category is shortlisted by SBI depending upon the requirements for Online Main Examination
•Online Mains Examination:
Candidates need to qualify each section as well as the overall cut-off in the main exam to be eligible for interview but in the year 2017 there is no Sectional cut off in SBI PO mains exam.
•Group Exercise/Interview:
The Participating Organizations will hold an Interview. The qualifying marks in Group Exercises & Interview will be as decided by the Bank. Group exercises account for 20 marks while Interview accounts for 30 marks.
•Final Result:
The Final result is declared on the basis of candidate’s overall performance in SBI PO Mains and Interview Rounds.
•Provisional Allotment:
The provisional allotment of the eligible candidate is released on the official website. The SBI allots Location to the candidates on the basis of the preferences they have made at the time of the online registration.
Important Points
The candidates should keep in mind the following points related to the SBI PO selection process:
• Biometric Verification: To ensure an error-free and secure selection procedure for SBI PO 2018, the bank may digitally capture the thumb impression of the candidate. This is done to verify the genuineness of the candidates. Any inconsistency in the biometric verification will lead to rejection of the candidature and punitive legal actions. Candidates are thus advised not to apply any kind of external matter like ink, mehandi, chemical etc. on their hands.
• 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.
Category | Number of Chances |
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General | 4 |
General (PWD) | 7 |
OBC/ OBC(PWD) | 7 |
SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD) | No restriction |
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - 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.
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S.No. |
Name of Tests(Objective |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
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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 indescending 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 SBIPO 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 Recruitment 2018 - Syllabus
This comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.
Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language |
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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 |
Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
Blood Relations | Number Systems | For More Job Related Information, Visit : JNTU Jobs Portal |
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 Descrptive Test(LetterWriting &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 |
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Input Output |
Let it Case DI |
Para Jumbles |
Computer Software |
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Blood Relations |
Data Sufficiency |
Cloze Test |
Operating System |
|
Directions and Distances |
Probability |
Error Spotting |
Networking |
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Ordering and Ranking |
Permutation and Combination |
Fill in the blanks |
Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies |
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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 |
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Application Fee
The category wise fee structure for SBI PO online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for SBI PO Application
Sr. No. | Category | Application Fee |
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1 | SC/ST/PWD | Rs.100/- (Intimation Charges only) |
2 | General and Others | Rs. 600/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Exam Center
The SBI PO exam is held online at various centres all over India and the candidates can mention their options at the time of filling in the online application. Though there is non-availability of seats at preferred venues yet SBI allots an exam centre other than the choices made by a candidate.
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Cut Off Marks
SBI PO Cut-Off for year 2018 will be declared by State Bank of India after the result of each phase has been declared. Cut-Off for preliminary phase of examination will be declared after the result for the same has been declared. Similarly cut-off for SBI PO Mains Exam will be declared after the result for the same has been declared by State Bank of India.
To know the expected SBI PO Cut-Off, one must be aware of the Cut-Off for SBI PO 2017. Let's have a look at the same
SC | ST | OBC | GEN | OH | VI | HI | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Objective Test | 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) | 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) | 62.5 | 62.5 | 79.5 | 89.25 | 62.5 | 88.09 | 62.5 |
Total : GE + Interview | 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 |
Sectional Cut Off for SBI PO Prelims 2017
Category | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | Reasoning Ability |
---|---|---|---|
Cut Off Marks (GEN) | 10.25 | 8.75 | 6.50 |
Cut Off Marks (OBC/SC/ ST/PwD) | 7.00 | 5.75 | 4.00 |
SBI PO Prelims 2017 Cut off
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Category | GEN | OBC | SC | ST | OH | VI | HI |
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Marks | 51.50 | 48.25 | 43.25 | 31.25 | 38.75 | 42.50 | 18.50 |
How to Apply for SBI PO Recruitment 2018
Applications will be accepted only via online mode. The link for applying online will be active from 21.04.2018. Here is the procedure to apply for SBI PO 2018:
- Fill the Application form by registering.
- You will receive a provisional Registration Number and Password.
- Make sure to note these down and save them.
- You will also be required to pay online.
- Alternatively, go to the official website of SBI.
- Now click on “Apply Now” under Probationary Officers Heading.
- Follow the above instructions.
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Important Dates
Sr. No. | Activity | Dates |
---|---|---|
1 | On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 21st April 2018 to 13th May 2018 |
2 | Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges | 21st April 2018 to 13th May 2018 |
3 | Download of call letters for online Preliminary Examination | 18th June Onwards |
4 | Conduct of Online Examination - Preliminary | 1st, 7th & 8th July 2018 |
5 | Result of Online exam – Preliminary | 15th July 2018 |
6 | Download of Call letter for Online Main Exam | 20th July 2018 |
7 | Conduct of Online Examination – Main | 4th August 2018 |
8 | Result of Online Examination – Main | 20th August 2018 |
9 | Download Call Letter for Personal Interview | 1st September 2018 |
10 | Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview | 24th September 2018 to 12th October 2018 |
11 | Declaration of Final Result | 1st November 2018 |
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Admit Card
Candidates must download the SBI PO 2018 admit card from the official website of the bank as the 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 or call letter for SBI PO 2017 will be issued in 3 phases:
• Online Preliminary Examination
• Online Mains Examination
• Group Exercise and Interview
SBI PO Recruitment 2018 - Results
All results pertaining to SBI PO 2018 will be made available on the official website of State bank of India, the governing body for the SBI PO exam.
SBI PO Pre Result
State Bank of India (SBI) has declared the SBI PO prelims examination result 2017 on 16th May.
SBI PO Mains Result
The result of the Mains Exam result has been released on 3rd July 2017. Candidates are requested to keep checking the website for further information.
SBI PO Final Result
The Final result of SBI PO 2017 Exam has been declared by SBI.