SBI PO Exam Syllabus | State Bank Of India Probationary Officer Syllabus:
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-tier process.
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:
Phase-II: Main Examination:
Phase-III: Interview
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:
|
SL. |
Name of test |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Duration |
|
1. |
English Language |
30 |
Total Maximum Marks 100 |
20 minutes |
|
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
|
3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
20 minutes |
|
|
|
Total |
100 |
1 Hour |
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. There will be separate timing for every section.
|
Test |
Name of the test |
No. of Qs. |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
|
I |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
60 minutes |
|
II |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 |
60 |
45 minutes |
|
III |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
|
IV |
English Language |
35 |
40 |
40 minutes |
|
|
Total |
155 |
200 |
3 hours |
(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.
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.
Sectional Marks will not be maintained for both Preliminary & Main Examinations.
Phase-III: In view of the Social Distancing and safety measures necessitated due to
COVID-19 pandemic, the 3
rd Phase may comprise of (i) Interview only (50 marks) OR
(ii) Interview (30 marks) & Group Exercises (20 marks).
Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in Phase-III to be considered
for final selection. The minimum qualifying marks will be 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.
