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.
ਸਿਆਸਤ : ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਿਆਸਤ ਦੀਆਂ ਖਬਰਾਂ ਪੜ੍ਹਨ ਲਈ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ
Candidates are advised to regularly visit Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/careers or
https://www.sbi.co.in/careers for details and updates.
VACANCIES:
SC ST OBC EWS GEN Total
324 162 560 200 810 2056
Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2021):
Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2021 i.e. candidates must have
been born not later than 01.04.2000 and not earlier than 02.04.1991 (both days inclusive).
Relaxation in Upper age limit shall be as below:
Age relaxation
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe 5 Years
2. Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) 3 Years
see notification for more details
ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA:
(A) Essential Academic Qualifications (as on 31.12.2021):
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University .
EMOLUMENTS:
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
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-tier 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:
Name of test No. of Questions
English Language 30
Quantitative Aptitude 35
Reasoning Ability 35
Selection criteria for Main Examination: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the
basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Examination. There will be no
sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering 10 times (approx.) the numbers of vacancies in
each category will be short listed for Main Examination from the top of above merit list.
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.
(ii) Descriptive Test: The duration of Descriptive Test is 30 minutes. It will be a Test of
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) with two questions for total 50 marks.
Selection criteria for Phase-III: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the
aggregate marks scored in Phase-II (Main Exam). There will be no sectional cut-off.
Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the category wise vacancies will be
shortlisted for Phase-III from the top of the category wise merit list subject to a candidate
scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score, as decided by the Bank.
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.
Marks secured by the candidates in the Phase-II (out of 250 marks) are converted to out
of 75 marks and Phase-III scores of candidates (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of
25 marks. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks
of Phase-II and Phase-III. Selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in
each category.
Result Publication
Results of the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and the Final Result will be
made available on the Bank's website.
HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates can apply online only from 05.10.2021 to 25.10.2021. 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.
GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION:
Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank's ‘Career’
website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers. After registration
candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through online mode by
using debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking.
Helpdesk: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee/ intimation charges
or receipt of Admission/ call letter, queries may be made at telephone no. 022-22820427
(between 11:00 AM to 06:00 PM on working days) or lodge their query on
http://cgrs.ibps.in. Candidates should mention ‘RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY
OFFICERS IN STATE BANK OF INDIA - 2021’ in the subject of the email.
Important Dates
On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates 05.10.2021 to 25.10.2021
Payment of Application Fee 05.10.2021 to 25.10.2021
Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters 1 st /2 nd week November 2021 onwards
Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination November/ December 2021
Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination December 2021
Download of Main Examination Call letter 2 nd /3rd week December 2021 onwards
Phase-II: Online Main Examination December 2021
Declaration of Result of Main Examination January 2022
Download of Phase-III Call Letter 1 st /2 nd week of February 2022 onwards
Phase-III: Interview (Or Interview & Group Exercises) 2 nd/ 3rd week of February 2022
Declaration of Final Result February / March 2022
Pre-Examination Training for SC/ ST/ Religious Minority Community candidates
Download of call letters for Pre-Examination Training 1 st week of November 2021 onwards
Conduct of Pre- Examination Training 2 nd week of November 2021
