SBI PO recruitment: All you need to know about the State Bank of India examination

The State Bank of India (SBI) is hiring 2,000 Probationary Officers (PO) across the country. Interested candidates have been asked to send in their applications by May 2, 2015. The candidate’s age should not be below 21 years and above 30 years as on 01.04.2015. According to the SBI notification, online registration of applications will be done from April 13 to May 2. The preliminary examination is likely to be conducted in June 2015.

Eligibility criteria: Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised 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 interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 01.09.2015. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 01.09.2015.

As per the information issued by the SBI, the selection procedure will consist of three phases given as below:

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination

Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test will be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:

1. English Language: 30 questions of 1 mark
2. Quantitative Aptitude: 35 questions of 1 mark each
3. Reasoning Ability: 35 questions of 1 mark each
Total: 100 questions of 1 mark each

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank will be shortlisted for the Main Examination.

Phase-II: Main Examination

As mentioned on the Bank’s official site Main Examination will consist of two tests; Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the test will be conducted online.

(1) Objective Test: The Objective Test of 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:
a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)
b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing &Computers
c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)
The candidates are required to qualify in each of the tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

(2) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 1 hour 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.

Phase – III: Group Discussion (20 marks) and Interview (30 marks)

The aggregate marks of the candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category. An adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank, will be called for the Group Discussion and Interview. The qualifying marks in the Group Discussion and Interview will be as decided by the Bank.

Final Selection

The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in the Main Examination (Phase-II) will be added to the marks obtained in the GD and Interview (Phase-III) for preparation of the final merit list.

Result

The candidates who have qualified for the GD and Interview phase and the list of candidates finally selected will be made available on the official SBI website.

How to apply: Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank’s websitewww.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in. After registration candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through online mode by using debit card/ credit card/Internet Banking. (informations taken from SBI website)

There are reserve seats for SC, ST and OBC candidates. For more details about fees and reserve seats you can click here.