SBI PO Syllabus is of Two Phases 1.Written test and 2.Group Discussion and Interview.
I. Written test: This test is of 2 papers as
a. Objective paper: This paper consists of 4 sections such as
1. Test of English Language.
2. Test of General Awareness., Marketing and Computers
3. Test of data analysis and interpretation.
4. Test of Reasoning.
b. Descriptive Paper: This paper is of comprehension, short prcis, letter writing and essay.
2. Group discussion and Interview: Candidate who have qualified in the written examination will be
called for group discussion and interview depending up on the vacancies in each category, subject to
maximum of 3 times of the vacancies
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SBI PO Exam Pattern: State Bank of India conducts Probationary Officer Exam every year for eligible
candidates. The guidelines regarding SBI PO Exam Pattern for candidates preparing for SBI PO exam is
mentioned below.
SBI PO Exam Pattern details:
SBI PO Exam Pattern is of Two Phases - 1.Written Examination and 2. Group Discussion and Interview.
A. Phase- I: Written Examination (250 marks) consisting of Objective Tests and Descriptive Test.
(i). Objective Tests (200 marks): The Objective Tests with 2 hour duration will consists of 4 Sections with
50 marks each as follows:
(a) Test of English Language (Grammer, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc)
(b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing and Computers
(c) Test of Data Analysis and Interpretation
(d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)
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 with 1 hour duration will be of Test of English
Language (comprehension, short prcis, letter writing & essay).
B. Phase-II: Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks).
The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be
arranged in descending order in each category and the candidates in the order of merit, subject to 3 times
the number of vacancies in each category, will be called for Group Discussion and Interview. The
qualifying marks in Group Discussion & Interview will be as decided by the Bank.
C.Final Selection: The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-I and Phase-II separately.
Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks maximum) are converted to out of
75 and marks secured in Group Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks maximum) are converted to out
of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group
Discussion & Interview out of 100 for each category. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked
candidates in each category.
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SBI PO Selection Process: State Bank of India conducts Probationary Officer Exam every year for
eligible candidates. The guidelines regarding SBI PO Selection Process for candidates preparing for SBI
PO exam is mentioned below.
SBI PO Selection Process details:
SBI PO Selection Process consists of Two Phases Phase I & Phase II.
Phase I: Written Examination (250 marks) consisting of Objective Tests and Descriptive Test.
(i) The Objective Tests with 2 hour duration will consists of 4 Sections (a) Test of English Language
(Grammer, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc) (b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing and Computers (c)
Test of Data Analysis and Interpretation (d) Test of Reasoning with 50 marks each.
(ii). The Descriptive Test with 1 hour duration will be of Test of English Language (comprehension, short
prcis, letter writing & essay).
Phase II: Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks).
The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be
arranged in descending order in each category and the candidates in the order of merit, subject to 3 times
the number of vacancies in each category, will be called for Group Discussion and Interview. The
qualifying marks in Group Discussion & Interview will be as decided by the Bank.
Final Selection: The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-I and Phase-II separately. Marks
secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks
secured in Group Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list
is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group Discussion & Interview out of
100 for each category. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
Results of the candidates who have qualified for Phase II and the list of candidates finally selected will be
made available on the Banks website.
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