(Information purpose only – Refer official documents for exact details)
The selection procedure for the SBI Probationary Officers (PO) recruitment consists of three phases as detailed below:
- Phase-I: Preliminary Examination
- Conducted online.
- Objective test of 100 marks with 3 sections: English Language (40 questions, 20 minutes), Quantitative Aptitude (30 questions, 20 minutes), and Reasoning Ability (30 questions, 20 minutes).
- No sectional cut-off.
- Candidates are shortlisted for the Main Examination based on category-wise aggregate marks.
- Approximately 10 times the number of vacancies per category are shortlisted.
- Phase-II: Main Examination
- Conducted online.
- Consists of Objective tests (200 marks) and Descriptive test (50 marks).
- Objective test has 4 sections: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (40 Qs, 60 marks, 50 mins), Data Analysis & Interpretation (30 Qs, 60 marks, 45 mins), General Awareness/Economy/Banking Knowledge (60 Qs, 60 marks, 45 mins), English Language (40 Qs, 20 marks, 40 mins).
- Descriptive test (30 mins) covers Communication Skills: Emails, Reports, Situation Analysis, and Precis Writing.
- Sectional cut-offs apply for each test and the descriptive paper.
- Category-wise merit list is prepared; approximately 3 times the number of vacancies is shortlisted for Phase-III.
- Phase-III: Final Selection
- Comprises Psychometric Test, Group Exercise, and Personal Interview.
- Psychometric Test. The profiling info will be placed before Interview panel.
- Group Exercise (20 marks).
- Interview (30 marks).
- Minimum qualifying marks decided by the bank.
- Marks from Phase-II (Main Exam objective and descriptive tests) and Phase-III are normalized and aggregated out of 100.
- The final merit list for selection is prepared based on this aggregate.
Additional Notes:
- Wrong answers in objective tests carry a penalty of 1/4th mark deduction.
- Marks from Preliminary Exam do not count toward final merit.
- Selection is from top merit rank candidates in each category.
- Detailed process and updates are available on the Bank’s official career site.