SBI PO Syllabus
SBI PO Syllabus: State Bank of India Probationary Officer exam Syllabus Details.
SBI PO Syllabus details:
SBI PO Syllabus is of Three Phases 1. Preliminary Examination 2. Main Examination and 3. Group Exercises & Interview.
Preliminary Examination: This Exam is consisting of 3 Sections as follows…
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning Ability
Main Examination: This is consisting of 2 papers as
- Objective paper: This paper consists of 4 sections such as
- Test of Reasoning & Computer Aptitude.
- Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation.
- Test of General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness.
- Test of English Language.
- Descriptive Paper: This paper is consisting of Letter Writing and Essay.
SBI PO Eligibility
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 01-04-2020 i.e candidates must have been born not later than 01-04-1999 and not earlier than 02-04-1990 (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 06 months s from the last date of receipt of application 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
(iii) 15 years in case of PWD (SC/ST) candidates
(iv) 13 Years in case of PWD (OBC) candidates
(v) 10 years in case of PWB (Gen/ EWS) candidates
Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Graduation in any discipline from recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
Note: 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. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD.
SBI PO Exam Pattern :
SBI PO Exam Pattern: State Bank of India Probationary Officer Exam Pattern Details.
SBI PO Exam Pattern is of Three Phases – 1. Phase I, 2. Phase II, 3. Phase III.
Phase I: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows
S. No. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Total |
100 | 100 | 1 hour |
Phase- II: Main Examination (250 marks) consisting of Objective Tests and Descriptive Test.
(i). Objective Tests (200 marks): 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 as follows:
S. No. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
1 | Reasoning & 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 | 3 hours |
The candidates are required to qualify in the Objective Tests by securing passing marks, in each of the tests, to be decided by the Bank on the basis of the performance of all the competing candidates taken together in each test to a minimum required level for each category.
(ii). Descriptive Test (50 marks): The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).