SBI PO is a national level competitive exam. It is conducted by SBI. The recruitment for the post is offered under SBI Probationary Officer under various branches of the bank. The recruitment of SBI PO 2020 is conducted into three phases Preliminary, Main exam and GD/PI.

In the Section of SBI, We will discuss the topics mentioned below related to Official Notice and highlight of SBI PO 2020 important updates followed by Important dates relates to Date of registration, exam dates, Result and final Interview. Compare to the last year the number of vacancies are also increased so get details in the table. Also, get details of Eligibility, application fees, exam pattern, syllabus, step to apply online application, Interview, result and many more.

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Name of the exam	SBI PO
Conducts	SBI
Number of Vacancies	2000+
Selection Procedure	Preliminary, Mains and GD/PI
Syllabus	English/Quantitative/Logical Reasoning/General Awareness/Computer Knowledge
Exam Level	National
Mode of application	Online
Mode of Exam	Online
Official Website	https://sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings

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Due to the effects of COVID-19 the SBI has postponed the examination to June 8-16, 2020. However, The State Bank of India has previously announced the registration schedule and exam dates:

Events	Important Dates
Release of SBI PO 2020 Official Notification	02 April 2020
SBI PO Registration Began on	02 April 2020
Last Day to Submit SBI PO 2020 Application Form	22 April 2020
SBI PO Exam Date for Phase – I	June 8, 9, 15, and 16, 2020
Release of SBI PO Phase 1 Result	July 2020
Release of SBI PO 2020 Phase 2 Admit Card	July 2020
SBI PO Exam Date Phase-II	July 20, 2020
Release of SBI PO Phase-II (General) Result	August 2020
SBI PO GD & Interview Dates	September 2020
Final Result Declaration	October 2020

 

Note: Keeping the safety measurements of the candidates due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBI has postponed the mains examination and it is expected to announce the date soon.

The SBI PO Recruitment notification 2020 PDF has been released. The total number of vacancies is 2000+. The designation will be Probationary Officer in the State Bank of India. It’s a good opportunity for candidates who are looking for the opportunity to work in the banking sector. However, candidates can apply for vacancies in one state only.

Category	Vacancies
General	810
SC	300
ST	150
OBC	540
EWS	200
Total	2000

I. Nationality: a candidate must be either:-

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

 

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

 

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination, but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate is issued to him/her by the Government of India.

 

II. Age Limits:

 

(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st of April 2020 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January 1990 and not later than 1st January 1999.

(b) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxed:

 

i. up to a maximum of five years for candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe if the posts are reserved for them;

 

 

ii. up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates if the posts are reserved for them;

 

iii. up to a maximum of five years for ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or because of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year's service and currently registered with Employment Exchange;

 

iv. up to a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh during the period from 1^st January, 1980 to 31st December,1989;

 

v. up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1^st September 2019 and have been released;

 

a. on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be

completed within one year from 1st September, 2019) otherwise than by way of

dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or

 

b. on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; or

 

c. on invalidment.

 

vi. up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st September 2019 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months' notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.

 

vii. For Gen/EWSs up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of PwBD. For SC/ST/ PwBD up to a maximum of 15 years and for OBC PwBD up to a maximum of 13 years, subject to reservation of vacancies under the respective post. Relaxation in upper age limit for PwBD will be subject to the posts having been identified suitable for such disabilities.

 

viii. For candidates having experience as an officer in Commercial Bank/Financial Institution in Public Sector as also prior experience in Reserve Bank of India, upper age limit is relaxed to the extent of number of completed years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For such candidates, upper age limit should not exceed 33 years including experience. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned.

 

ix. For eligible staff candidates, the relaxation in age limit is according to RBI circular CO. HRMD. No. G-75/ 5599/ 05.01.01/ 2013-2014 dated December 20, 2013.

 

 

x. For recruitment to the post of Gr. B (DR)-DEPR/DSIM candidates having Master's Degree with Research/Teaching experience at a recognised Indian/Foreign University/Institute will be eligible for relaxation in upper age to the extent of number of years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned.

 

III. Minimum Educational Qualifications: The following minimum educational qualifications are prescribed for the posts:

 

A minimum of 50% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PwBD) or an equivalent grade in Bachelor's degree as well as in 12th (or Diploma or equivalent) and 10th Standard examinations.

Application Fee for SBI PO Examination 2020 has to be paid in online mode only. Fee payable for various categories is indicated in the table below:

 

Category	Charges	Amount
SC /ST/ PWD	Intimation Charges only	INR 125/-
GEN/ OBC/ EWS	Application fee including intimation charges	INR 750/-

Phase-I: Preliminary Written Exam

Subjects	Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
Reasoning	35	35	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Total Questions	100	100	60 Minutes

Note: For each incorrect response, a penalty of -0.25 is given. The minimum aggregate cut-off marks for being shortlisted for Phase-II of the examination is decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies.

 

Phase - II: Main Written Examination

Name of Paper	Total number of Question	Exam Duration	Marks
Reasoning Ability & Computer Awareness	45	60 minutes	60
Quantitative Aptitude	35	45 minutes	60
English Language	35	40 minutes	40
General Awareness	40	35 minutes	40
Total	155	180 minutes	200

 

Descriptive Paper:  A 30 minutes of descriptive paper (Essay Letter) will be asked with maximum marks 50.

The syllabus is determined by SBI itself. But, the syllabus varies from Preliminary to Mains exam.

SBI PO Syllabus:

English	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning	General Awareness
Grammar	Mensuration	Puzzles	Banking & Financial Awareness
Vocabulary	Time and Work	Seating Arrangement	Monetary Policies
Error Spotting	Average, Ratio, Percentages	Directions and Distance	Economic Terms
Comprehension	Speed, Distance and Time	Data Sufficiency	Current Affairs
Passage Making	Mixture and Allegations	Blood Relations	Financial & Economics News
Jumble Words	Permutation and Combination	Syllogism	Static GK
Fill in the Blanks	Data Interpretation	Coding Decoding	Government Schemes, Agreement & Deals
Sentence Framing	Probability	Inequality	Banking terms, rates, processes

Candidates applying for the SBI PO exam 2020 can apply for the exam by following a certain set of steps:

• Aspirants can visit the official website of State Bank of India (https://sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings) to apply online.
• Candidates need to enter their basic qualifications and other details asked in the form and upload documents accordingly.
• Candidates need to upload a set of documents, which includes a photograph, signature, handwritten declaration and thumb impression.
• Candidates must verify the details carefully before making the final submission as no changes can be made in the form once the payment is complete.
• The form will not be accepted until the online payment is complete. The application fee for this exam is INR 750 for Gen/OBC candidates and INR 125 for SC/ST/PwBD candidates.

Candidates must also note that if any discrepancy is found in the application form, SBI holds the right to reject the application at any time during the recruitment procedure.

• SBI PO Exam 2020 Admit Card Successful applicants for SBI Main Examination 2020 will be issued their interview call letters very soon.
• Candidates can download the admit card from the official website of bank.
• Candidates should check the e- call letter carefully and bring discrepancies/ errors, if any, to the notice of Board immediately.

 

Documents Required with Admit Card:

 

• In addition to SBI PO Admit Card, candidates need to present a valid Photo ID proof issued by the GOI or the State Government (original as well as a photocopy) for verification.
• Acceptable photo ID proofs are PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph etc.

• SBI PO interview round for selected candidates schedule to be announce very soon. It has been postponed amidst nationwide lockdown due to COVID – 19 Outbreak. Candidates will be intimidated with the revised dates on the official website.
• Only candidates qualifying in the Main exam will be invited for interview round.
• SBI PO Admit Card (with New Roll Numbers) indicating date, time and venue of the interview will be sent separately to shortlisted candidates on their registered email address.
• The interview round will carry 50 marks and can be done in English or Hindi language as opted by the candidate.
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• Final merit list will be based on candidates performance in main exam and interview round.

SBI PO center for Preliminary exams:

State/UTs	Exam Centers
Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana	Guntur, Narasaraopet, Hyderabad, Rangareddy-Kodada, Karimnagar, Warangal, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Tirupati, Chittoor, Vijaywada, Kanchikacherla, Gudlavalleru, Eluru, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar, Naharlagun city
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar
Bihar	Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Chattisgarh	Raipur, Bhilai
Daman & Diu	Jamnagar
Goa	Varna
Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Gandhi Nagar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Haryana	Hissar, Karnal, Rohtak
Himachal Pradesh	Dharamsala, Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu
Jharkhand	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bengaluru, Chikaballapur, Kolar, Tumkur, Gulbarga, Bidar, Hubli, Dharwad, Haliyal, Gadag, Mangalore, Mysore, Mandya, Udipi
Kerala	Kannur, Kasargod, Kochi, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrichur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Nagarcoil
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur
Maharashtra	Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune, Solapur
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima
New Delhi	Delhi –NCR
Orissa	Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur
Puducherry	Cuddalore, Villupuram
Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur
Sikkim	Gangtok, Bardang City
Tamilnadu	Chennai, Vellore, Coimbatore, Erode, Thirupur, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Dindigul Salem, Namakkal, Thiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tirunelvelli, Kanyakumari, Tuticorin
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Nainital, Roorkee City
West Bengal	Berhampore (WB), Durgapur, Kolkata, Greater Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri

 

• SBI PO Exam Centers for Mains exam:

Name of Examination Center
Ahmedabad	Jammu
Bengaluru	Kanpur
Bhopal	Kochi
Bhubaneswar	Lucknow
Kolkata	Mumbai
Chandigarh	Nagpur
Chennai	New Delhi
Guwahati	Patna
Hyderabad	Pune
Jaipur	Thiruvananthapuram

 

SBI PO Final Result will be released after the completion of Mains ad LPT test. Candidates scorecards and cutoff for all phases will be published after the final result declaration.

As there are two phases, cut off for each phase will be released separately. SBI released Final Cut-Off for SBI PO 2019 Exam:

Category	Cut Off
General	54.11
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	50.13
Other Backward Caste (OBC)	48.78
Scheduled Caste (SC)	45.74
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	43.90
LD	47.11
VI	52.58
HI	35.29
D&E	33.37

 

 

Q1. May I know the expected date for SBI PO 2020 Notification?

Ans. The expected notification date for SBI PO 2020 is released on 13^th November 2020.

Q2. What is the schedule for the SBI PO Exam?

Ans. The schedule for SBI PO 2020 preliminary exam is 31 Dec 2020, 2^nd, 4^th, and 5^th Jan 2021, and the main exam will be 29 Jan-2021.

Q3. May I know the application fee for SBI PO 2020 Exam?

Ans. The Application fee for SBI PO 2020 is based on the different categories. For the General/ OBC category, it is INR 750 and NIL for SC/ ST.

Q4. Will the SBI PO Exam be conducted Bilingual?

Ans. Yes, SBI PO Exam will surely conduct bilingual except for the English Language Section.

Q5. Is there any Negative Marking in SBI PO Exam?

Ans. Yes definitely, there is negative marking for every wrong answer with 0.25 marks for one question and 1 mark for every 4 questions of the total marks allotted for that question.

Q6. Are there sectional timings for SBI PO EXAM?

Ans. Yes, there will be sectional timings as per the rules in both Prelims & Mains exams of SBI PO EXAM 2020.

Q7. Will the descriptive test be conducted offline or online?

Ans. The SBI PO EXAM conducts the only online exam. Therefore, the descriptive test will be conducted online only.

Q8. May I know the exam pattern for the descriptive test?

Ans. The descriptive test will comprise of two questions. One will consist of letters and another is an essay. The total number of the descriptive test will be 50 marks and have to be attempted within 30 minutes of duration.

Q9. How many marks are allotted for GD & PI?

Ans. There will be a total of 50 marks allotted for the SBI PO EXAM 2020 Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

Q10. How many vacancies are estimated to be there?

Ans. The total number of vacancies for SBI PO 2020 recruitment is 2200. The expected recruitment is more than the previous year of recruitment.

Q11. What is the educational qualification required for SBI P.O. job?

Ans. A candidate needs to have a minimum Graduation degree to qualify for the SBI PO exam 2020. A Graduation Degree must have from any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government.

Q12. Is there any common interview after the written result?

Ans. Yes, there will be an interview once the candidate qualifies Prelims and Mains Exam.

Q13. Do I need 60% in graduation to become an SBI PO?

Ans. No, 60% in graduation is not essentially required to appear for SBI PO exams.

Q14. Can a B.Tech student apply for SBI PO exams?

Ans. Yes, a B.Tech student can definitely apply for the SBI PO 2020 exam. A candidate needs to have a Graduation Degree in any discipline from a recognized University.

Q15. What percentage is necessary for graduation for the SBI PO exam?

Ans. Percentage in graduation is not required during the eligibility criteria for SBI PO exams 2020. A candidate should be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government.

Q16. Is B.Sc graduate eligible for SBI PO exams?

Ans. Yes, B.Sc graduate is also eligible to apply for SBI PO recruitment 2020. A candidate needs to have a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government.

Q17. May I know the selection procedure of SBI PO?

Ans. The selection process of SBI PO 2020 comprises of three steps:

1. Preliminary Exam

2. Mains Exam (Objective + Subjective)

3. Interview

Q18. Is there be any sectional cut-off for SBI PO Exam?

Ans. Yes, there is a sectional Cut off and overall cut off in SBI PO Prelims and Mains Examination. A candidate needs to clear both the cut-offs in order to clear the SBI PO 2020 exam.

Q19. What is the age limit for SBI PO exams?

Ans. The age limit for the SBI PO 2020 exam should be a minimum of 21 years and a maximum of 30 years of age. However, The age relaxation is 5 years for SC and ST. The age relaxation for OBC categories is 3 years. The ex-servicemen and the candidates having Jammu and Kashmir quota are also specified an age relaxation of 5 years.