SBI PO exam is a prestigious and highly competitive exam conducted annually. Graduate candidates in any discipline can apply online rules official website of SBI. Check SBI PO notification, eligibility and more in this article.
SBI PO Exam
SBI PO is conducted every year to recruit candidates for managerial positions in SBI branches across India. The SBI PO is the most competitive and dream job of millions of Banking aspirants across India. Candidates interested for the post of probationary officer (PO) can apply online at www.sbi.co.in/careers. SBI is known for its attractive career prospects, jobs stability, high payable salary, and benefits associated with the position.
SBI PO Notification 2024
The SBI PO notification 2024 will be published in October 2024 on the official website of SBI. It is expected that SBI will release a good number of vacancies for probationary officers (PO). The SBI PO online application will be released in October along with the notification. Candidates can apply online till the prescribed date. SBI PO exam is likely to be conducted in the month of December 2024.
SBI PO Recruitment 2024 Overview
State Bank of India will announce the SBI PO 2024 recruitment on the official website. Interested and Eligible Candidates can apply for the post of probationary officer. The exam is conducted in three phases: prelims, main, and interview. The candidate needs to qualify all the stages.
| Conducting Body | State Bank of India |
| Post Name | Probationary Officers |
| Periodicity | Annually |
| Exam Level | National |
| Vacancies | To be notified |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Mode of Exam | Online (CBT) |
| Exam Rounds | 3 (Prelims + Mains + Interview) |
| SBI PO Salary | Rs. 65,780- Rs. 68,580 per Month |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Official Website | https://sbi.co.in/web/careers |
SBI PO 2024 Important Dates
State Bank of India will soon announce SBI PO 2024 important days along with the notification. The SBI PO notification will be released in October and it is expected that the exam will be conducted in November 2024. Candidate can check here the complete schedule.
| SBI PO Activity | Dates |
| SBI PO Notification 2024 | October 2024 |
| Online Registration Starts From | — |
| Last date for SBI PO Apply Online | — |
| Last Date to Pay Fee | — |
| Conduct of Pre- Examination Training | To be notified |
| SBI PO Exam Date 2024 | November 2024 |
| SBI PO Mains Exam Date 2024 | December 2024 |
SBI PO Vacancy 2024
It is expected that the State Bank of India will release a good number of vacancies for the post of provisional officer (PO). The SBI PO vacancy will be released along with the notification. The vacancy will be released category-wise. Candidates are advised to stay updated with us to know more about SBI PO 2024. Till now candidates can check the previous year’s vacancy.
| Category | Vacancy |
| SC | 300 |
| ST | 150 |
| OBC | 540 |
| EWS | 200 |
| GEN | 810 |
| Total | 2000 |
SBI PO Vacancy (PwD Category)
| Category | Vacancy | Backlog | Total |
| LD (Learning Disabilities) | 20 | — | 20 |
| VI (Vision Impairment) | 20 | — | 20 |
| HI (Hearing Impairment) | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| d & e | 20 | 16 | 36 |
SBI PO 2024 Online Application
The online application form link will be activated soon after releasing the notification. Candidates will be apply online for SBI PO at the official website of SBI at www.sbi.co.in/careers. SBI PO exam 2024 will be conducted in November 2024. Candidates are advised to submit the SBI PO application form before the last date and pay the application fees.
SBI PO Application Fees 2024
All candidates needs to pay the SBI PO application fees in order to submit the application form. As per State Bank of India, the general and other category candidate needs to pay Rs. 750. While SC/ST and PW candidate application fees are abundant. Candidates can pay the application fee through online mode/ debit card/ credit card/ net banking etc.
| SNo. | Category | Application Fee |
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | Nil |
| 2 | General and Others | Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
SBI PO 2024 Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for provisionary Officer (PO) candidates must meet some eligibility criteria set by State Bank of India. The eligibility criteria include education qualification and the age limit of the candidate. check the detailed criteria below.
Educational Qualification
The education qualification of SBI PO is candidate must be a graduate in any discipline from the recognized university or equivalent qualification recognised as such by the central government. Also, the candidate who are in final year/ semester of graduation can apply, Delhi to produce through for passing their graduation in the interview.
Age Limit
The age limit of candidates must be 21 years to 30 years to be eligible for SBI PO 2024 exam. i.e. Applicants must have been born between 02.04.1994 and 01.04.2003 (both date inclusive). The age relaxation is provided as per government norms.
| Category | Age relaxation |
| Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (SC/ ST) | 15 years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (OBC) | 13 years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (Gen/EWS) | 10 years |
| 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 |
Number of Attempts
the State Bank of India has fixed the number of chances to give probationary officer exam. The general category candidate have the chance to give the SBI PO to 7 times. Those candidate who have used up all the chances are not eligible to apply. This is to inform you that appearing for the preliminary examination is not counted as an attempt but the main examination is counted, so candidate are advised to prepare gracefully for the exam.
SBI PO Selection Process
The selection process of SBI PO is includes of three stages: prelims, main and interview. It is very important for candidate who qualifier all the stages.
- Preliminary exam
- Main exam
- GD/Interview
| Category | Number of Chances |
|---|---|
| General/ EWS | 4 |
| General/ EWS (PWD) | 7 |
| OBC/ OBC(PWD) | 7 |
| SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD) | No restriction |
SBI PO 2024 Salary Structure
State Bank of India is one of the prestigious Bank of India. State Bank of India is dream of millions of Banking aspirants due to its luxurious salary. As per the SBI notification for probational officer (PO) the basic pay is Rs. 41,960/- (with four advanced increments) b in the salary of 36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2-49910-1990/7-63840 for junior management grade scale 1. With this wonderful salary scale the officers will also get D.A, H.R.A/ Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical and other allowances.
SBI PO Exam Pattern
Candidates preparing for SBI PO must know the exam pattern. The exam pattern helps candidates to strategies and make a road map to Excel in examination. SBI PO exam pattern has been divided in three stages, prelims followed by mains and interview. Check the details exam pattern below.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern
- The SBI PO prelims is an online examination and consist of three section: English language, quantitative aptitude and reasoning ability.
- The question paper consist of a total of 100 objective type questions. The candidate needs to complete each section in 20 minutes. The total time given to the examination is 1 hour.
- The prelims examination is qualifying in nature and the marks will not be counted while preparing the merit list.
- There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong attempt questions by candidates. Also no deduction is left, unattempted, or blank.
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour | |
SBI PO Syllabus 2024
SBI PO syllabus is very important to understand by candidates to excel the examination as it is a wonderful opportunity. The PO syllabus consist of three main subjects: English language, quantitative aptitude and reasoning ability. Candidate needs to Undergo prove these section and widely.
| SBI PO 2024 Prelims Syllabus | ||
| English Syllabus | Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus | Reasoning Syllabus |
| Reading Comprehension | Simplification/ Approximation | Alphanumeric Series |
| Fill in the blanks | Profit & Loss | Directions |
| Cloze Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Logical Reasoning |
| Para jumbles | Permutation, Combination & Probability | Data Sufficiency |
| Vocabulary | Work & Time | Ranking & Order |
| Paragraph Completion | Sequence & Series | Alphabet Test |
| Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting | Simple Interest & Compound Interest | Seating Arrangement |
| Sentence Completion | Surds & Indices | Coded Inequalities |
| Tenses Rules | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Puzzle |
| Time & Distance | Syllogism | |
| Data Interpretation | Blood Relations | |
| Ratio & Proportion | Coding-Decoding | |
| Number Systems | Input-Output | |
| Percentage | Tabulation | |
SBI PO 2024 Exam Centers
Candidates can check here the list of exam centres below.
| State Code | States/UT | Exam Centres for Prelims Exam |
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar, Naharlagun |
| 14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar Tezpur |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| 18 | Goa | Panaji, Verna |
| 19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| 20 | Haryana | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Sonipat, Yamunanagar |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 24 | Karnataka | Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi |
| 25 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 26 | Lakshwadeep | Kavaratti |
| 27 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain |
| 28 | Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara |
| 29 | Manipur | Imphal |
| 30 | Meghalaya | Ri-Bhoi, Shillong |
| 31 | Mizoram | Aizawal |
| 32 | Nagaland | Kohima |
| 33 | Delhi -NCR | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
| 34 | Odisha | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| 35 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 36 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur |
| 37 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| 38 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
| 39 | Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore |
| 40 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| 41 | Tripura | Agartala |
| 42 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi |
| 43 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee |
| 44 | West Bengal | Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
The list of Centres for the State Bank of India PO 2024 Mains Exam:
| State Code | States/UT | Exam Centre for Mains Exam |
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| 14 | Assam | Guwahati, |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Hajipur, Patna |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| 18 | Goa | Panaji |
| 19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar |
| 20 | Haryana | Bahadurgarh, Hissar |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla, Solan, |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 24 | Karnataka | Bengaluru |
| 25 | Kerala | Kochi,Thiruvananthapuram |
| 26 | Lakshwadeep | Kavaratti |
| 27 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Indore |
| 28 | Maharashtra | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai |
| 29 | Manipur | Imphal |
| 30 | Meghalaya | Shillong |
| 31 | Mizoram | Aizawal |
| 32 | Nagaland | Kohima |
| 33 | Delhi -NCR | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
| 34 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar, |
| 35 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 36 | Punjab | Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| 37 | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| 38 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
| 39 | Tamilnadu | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelvelli |
| 40 | Telangana | Hyderabad |
| 41 | Tripura | Agartala |
| 42 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
| 43 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| 44 | West Bengal | Hooghly, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata |
FAQs on SBI PO Exam 2024
Where I can find the official notification and updates about the SBI PO exam?
The official notification and updates will be available on the official website of SBI under the ‘career’ section.
What is the selection process of SBI PO?
The selection process of for probationary officer is consist of 3 stages, preliminary examination followed by main examination and interview.
Can final year student apply for SBI PO exam?
yes final year/semester student will be able to apply provisionally, provided they can produce proof of having pass their graduation exam on or before the specific date during the interview.
How are candidates selected for merit list?
The merit list will be prepared on the basis of candidates performance on Mains examination (both objective and description) and interview.
What is the salary of SBI PO?
The starting basic pay of probationary officer (PO) is 41,960/- (with four advanced increments).