State Bank of India
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department
Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs) in State Bank of India. The selected candidates may be posted anywhere in India.
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| Company Name : | State Bank of India |
| Advertisement No : | CRPD/ PO/2022-23/18 |
| No of Vacancy : | 1673 Probationary Officer (PO) Posts |
| Job Category : | Central Govt Job |
| Location : | Any Where in India |
| Starting Date : | 22-09-2022 |
| Last Date : | 12-10-2022 |
| Job Type : | Regular Basis |
| Apply Mode: | Online |
| WebSite Link | https://sbi.co.in/ |
Job Details :
VACANCIES:
| Category | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Total |
| Regular Vacancy | 240 | 120 | 432 | 160 | 648 | 1600 |
| Backlog Vacancy | 30 | 11 | 32 | – | – | 73 |
| Total | 270 | 131 | 464 | 160 | 648 | 1673 |
Essential Academic Qualifications (as on 31.12.2022):
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 31.12.2022. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2022. Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant would also be eligible.
Note :
- The date of passing eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark sheet or provisional certificate issued by the University/ Institute. In case the result of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University/ Institute, a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the University/ Institute indicating the date on which the result was posted on the website will be taken as the date of passing.
- Candidate should indicate the percentage obtained in Graduation calculated to the nearest two decimals in the online application. Where CGPA/ OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage and indicated in the online application. If called for interview, the candidate will have to produce a certificate issued by the appropriate authority inter alia stating the norms of the University regarding conversion of grade into percentage and the percentage of marks scored by the candidate in terms of these norms.
- Calculation of Percentage: The percentage marks shall be arrived at by dividing the total marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects in all the semester(s)/ year(s) by aggregate maximum marks in all the subjects irrespective of Honours/ optional/ additional optional subject, if any. This will be applicable for those Universities also where Class/ Grade is decided on basis of Honours marks only. The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated as less than 60% and 54.99% will be treated as less than 55%.
Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2022):
Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2022 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2001 and not earlier than 02.04.1992 (both days inclusive). Relaxation in Upper age limit shall be as below:
| S,No | Category | Age relaxation | |
| 1 | Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes | 5 Years | |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years | |
| 3 | Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | – PwBD (SC/ ST) | 15 Years |
| – PwBD (OBC) | 13 Years | ||
| – PwBD (Gen/ EWS) | 10 Years | ||
| 4 | Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. | 5 Years |
Category:
Instructions for writing Category Name & Code no. while applying online.
PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGE OF CATEGORY WILL NOT BE PERMITTED AT ANY STAGE AFTER REGISTRATION OF ONLINE APPLICATION. Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the ‘CREAMY LAYER’ are not entitled to OBC reservation and age relaxation. They should indicate their category as ‘GEN’ or ‘GEN (LD)’ or ‘GEN (VI)’ or GEN (HI) or GEN (d&e) (as applicable). Benefit of reservation under EWS category can be availed upon production of an ‘Income and Asset Certificate’ issued by a Competent Authority on the format prescribed by Government of India.
| Category | Code | Category | Code | Category | Code | Category | Code | Category | Code |
| SC | `01 | ST | `06 | OBC | 11 | GEN | 16 | EWS | 21 |
| SC (LD) | `02 | ST (LD) | `07 | OBC (LD) | 12 | GEN (LD) | 17 | EWS (LD) | 22 |
| SC (VI) | `03 | ST (VI) | `08 | OBC (VI) | 13 | GEN (VI) | 18 | EWS (VI) | 23 |
| SC (HI) | `04 | ST (HI) | `09 | OBC (HI) | 14 | GEN (HI) | 19 | EWS (HI) | 24 |
| SC (d&e) | `05 | ST (d&e) | `10 | OBC (d&e) | 15 | GEN (d&e) | 20 | EWS (d&e) | 25 |
Salary Details :
Presently, the starting basic pay is 41,960/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale of 36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2-49910-1990/7-63840 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I. The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/ Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time.
PRE-EXAMINATION TRAINING:
Bank may arrange pre-examination training (PET) at certain centres for SC/ ST/ Religious Minority Community candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by Government of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail themselves of such training at their own cost may indicate to that effect against relevant column while applying online. An indicative list of training centres is given as Annexure-I.
Bank may add additional centers or may delete some of the centers indicated for training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training from Bank’s website by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent.
In view of the situation arising out of COVID-19 pandemic, Bank may, depending on feasibility, hold the PET through physical classes OR by way of online tools.
NUMBER OF CHANCES:
| Category | Max. Permissible Number of Chances |
| General / EWS | 4 |
| General (PwBD) / EWS (PwBD) | 7 |
| OBC | 7 |
| OBC (PwBD) | 7 |
| SC/ SC (PwBD)/ ST/ ST (PwBD) | No Restriction |
HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates can apply online only from 22.09.2022 to 12.10.2022. No other mode of application will be accepted.
Pre-requisites for Applying Online:
Candidates should have valid email ID and mobile no. which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will be essentially required for receiving any communication/ call letters/ advices from the bank by email/ SMS.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-Phase process:
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3 Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
| S No | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Duration | Marks |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 20 Min | Total Maximum Marks 100 |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 Min | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 Min | |
| Total | 100 | 1 Hr |
Phase-II: Main Examination:
Main Examination will be conducted online and will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
| (i) Objective Test: The duration of objective test is 3 hours, and it consists of 4 Sections of total 200 marks. There will be separate timing for every section. | ||||
| Test | Name of the test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 50 | 50 Min |
| 2 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 50 | 45 Min |
| 3 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 50 | 60 | 45 Min |
| 4 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 Min |
| (ii) Descriptive Paper | ||||
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 50 | 30 minutes | |
| Grand Total | 250 |
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary & Main Examination):
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 1/4th of marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Phase-III:
Psychometric Test:
The Bank may conduct Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for Phase-III. Finding of the test may be placed before the Interview panel for having a through perspective on the candidates.
III Phase Comprise of:
| TEST STRUCTURE | GROUP EXERCISE | INTERVIEW | TOTAL |
| Maximum Marks | 20 | 30 | 50 |
Final Selection
The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. The marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Phase-III for preparing the final merit list. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection.
| The marks obtained by the candidates in Phase-II (Main Examination both Objective & Descriptive Tests) and Phase-III (Group Exercise & Interview) will be normalised to 100 marks as detailed below | |||
| Test | Main Exam | Group Exercise & Interview | Total |
| Maximum Marks | 250 | 50 | 300 |
| Normalized Marks | 75 | 25 | 100 |
APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE (Non-Refundable):
Application Fee will be 750/- for General/ EWS/ OBC candidates and ‘Nil’ for SC/ ST/ PwBD candidates. Application Fee once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.
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