There are several probationary officer vacancies awaiting winners in public sector banks across the country. The attractiveness of the bank officer post and the excellent remuneration conditions in the banking sector, including high salaries, have increased the number of applicants. Many people from the IT sector are now entering the banking sector. Last year, many people applied for the SBI PO post, but only a few of them qualified for the second phase of the main examination. Only those who overcome it will get the job of probationary officer.There are Many training institutes that  help you to achieve this goal.’’Avision institute’’ is one of them.  The SBI PO Syllabus and Examination Pattern are determined by the Board of Examiners of the State Bank of India. Here you will find all the most up-to-date information about the exam syllabus. It is important to have a comprehensive understanding of the exam format and topics before starting the preparation process.This article will help you comprehend the exam pattern, syllabus, and marking scheme better.

How to Apply Online for SBI PO 2021?

The SBI PO Preliminary Examination will begin in a few months. Before applying, check the educational qualifications and age limit on the website. Visit sbi.co.in careers to apply. Click on the On-going Recruitment section on the page. Then click on the link SBI Probationary Officer Recruitment 2021. A new window will open. You can see the new registration there. Click on it and start filling up the online application. After entering the information, the photo and signature should be uploaded. The registration process can be completed by paying the examination fee.

The selection process for SBI PO

The selection will be held in three phases. Selection will be in the stages of Preliminary Examination, Main Examination, and Interview. Step 1: Preliminary Exam Step 2: Main Exam Step 3: Group Exercise (20 marks), Interview (30 marks) Candidates shortlisted in the Preliminary Examination will be considered for the Main Examination and those selected in it will be considered for the Third Phase. Preliminary and main examinations will be conducted online. Prelims and mains exams have different syllabuses and difficulty levels. The important thing to keep in mind is Only those who pass the Preliminary Examination paper will be eligible to take the SBI Mains.

SBI PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern: Overview

Exam Conducting Body	State Bank of India (SBI)
Post	Probationary Officer (PO)
Notification date	To Be Notified
Selection Process	Prelims Mains GD & PI
Marks Segregation SBI PO Exam	Prelims: 100 Marks Mains: 200 Marks Descriptive Test: 50 Marks GD: 20 Marks PI: 30 Marks
Duration of Exam	For SBI PO Prelims: 1 Hour For SBI PO Mains: 3 Hours
Marking scheme	1 mark each for every correct answer in Online Test
Negative marking	1/4th of the marks assigned to the question in MCQ
Mode of Examination	Online For Paper I and Paper II
Language of examination	English OR  Hindi English Language paper has to be attempted in English.

SBI PO Exam Pattern 

Prelims (Phase-I)

Exam Mode 

The SBI PO Prelims Exam is administered online. Candidates who are taking the SBI PO recruitment exam will be given a computer and will be provided all of the instructions and recommendations that must be followed. Following that, questions will surface, which you must answer one by one.

Subjects

 In the SBI PO Prelims Exam, there will be three portions in which questions will be asked from these three subjects. (i) English Language (ii) Quantitative Ability / Quantitative Ability (iii) Reasoning Ability / Thinking Ability

Number of Questions

There will be 100 questions in total. The English section will have 30 questions, while the Quantitative Ability and Reasoning sections will each have 35 questions.

Question Types

The exam contains multiple-choice objective-type questions. There will be four options for each question. There will only be one right answer.

Marking scheme

Each question will be worth one point. For each accurate answer, you will receive one mark. You will be deducted 0.25 points for each incorrect answer you provide.

Exam Time Duration

The SBI PO Prelims Exam will last one hour in total (60 minutes). Each section will have a time limit of 20 minutes.The above content is contained in a single table and shown below.

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2021: Prelims

S.No.	Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time allotted for each test
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total		100	100	1 hour

SBI PO Exam Pattern – Mains (Phase-II)

Only those candidates who meet the Prelims Exam cutoff will be considered for the next round of the recruitment process. The SBI PO Main is split into two levels. The first level will have an objective test followed by a descriptive test, both of which will take place on the same day. Paper 1- Objective Test Paper 2- Descriptive Test

SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern – Objective Test

Mode of Exam: it is also conducted in online mode. Subjects: Paper 1 of the SBI PO Mains Exam will be divided into fo ur sections, each of which will include questions from the following subjects (i) Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude (ii) Data Analysis and Interpretation/ Data Analysis and Interpretation (iii) English Language (iv) General Awareness/ General Awareness Number of Questions: A total of 155 questions will be asked. Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude will be tested with 45 questions, Data Analysis and Interpretation with 35 questions, English Language with 35 questions, and General Awareness with 40 questions. Marking scheme; One-fourth (1/4th) mark will be deducted as a negative marking (penalty) for incorrect answers.

SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern-Descriptive Test

After the Objective Test, the SBI PO Mains Descriptive Test (Paper-2) will begin. Following the Objective Test, the Descriptive Test (Paper-2) of the SBI PO Mains will begin.He/she is found to have passed the Objective Test with the qualifying marks set by the Bank. After that, the candidate's Descriptive Paper will be scrutinized.

Main features of this test

• The Descriptive Test assesses the candidate's ability to communicate in English.
• The exam is given in an online format, which means that applicants are given a desktop on which to write their answers.
• For Paper-2, candidates will have 30 minutes.
• This paper contains two questions: letter writing and essay writing. Which you will have to write in English. Each question is worth 25 points.

With the training from ’’Avision institute’’, the student can easily pass this descriptive test.

SBI PO Exam Pattern – Group Exercise/ Personal Interview (Phase III)

SBI PO  2021 Interview Process Only those who pass the SBI PO Main Exam will be eligible to participate in the GD and Interview. The applicants who passed both the Descriptive and Objective exams will be ranked from top to bottom based on their total score. Candidates with higher scores will be given priority for the GD and Interview rounds. There will be a total of 20 points available for the Group Exercise / Group Discussion round. The personal interview will be worth 30 points. The Bank will determine the qualifying marks in the Group Discussion and Interview. The bank's official website and the employment newspaper will both publish the final list of selected candidates. The Group Exercise / Group Discussion round will be of 20 marks. The personal interview round will be of 30 marks. The qualifying marks in Group Discussion and Interview will be decided by the Bank. The final list of selected candidates will be published on the official website of the bank and in the employment newspaper. The ratio of marks between Main Examination and Interview for the final merit list will be 80:20 respectively.we

SBI PO Prelims Exam Syllabus

SBI PO syllabus for prelims exam are classified into three components .they are 

Quantitative Aptitude

This part will put your arithmetic skills to the test to see how proficient you are with numbers and how well you apply them. The questions asked in this section will be from the following topics:

Subject	Topic
Quantitative Aptitude	Simplification Profit & Loss Mixtures & Alligations Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices Work & Time Time & Distance Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere Data Interpretation Ratio & Proportion, Percentage Number Systems Sequence & Series Permutation, Combination & Probability

Reasoning ability

This section is designed to assess the candidates' critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Questions can be both verbal and nonverbal in nature. The questions asked in this section will be from the following topics:

Subject	Topic
Logical Reasoning	Alphanumeric Series Ranking/Direction/ Alphabet Test Data Sufficiency Coded Inequalities Seating Arrangement Puzzle Tabulation Syllogism Blood Relations Input-Output Coding-Decoding

English Language

This component of the SBI PO Exam assesses the applicants' abilities to use accurate grammar, vocabulary, basic comprehension and writing in English. The questions asked in this part will be from the following topics:

Subject	Topic
English Language	Reading and Comprehension Synonyms and Antonyms Idioms and Phrases Vocabulary Test Phrasal Verbs Fill in the qualifying words Cloze Test Para jumbles Error Spotting Fill in the blanks Miscellaneous

SBI PO Mains Syllabus 2021

SBI PO  Syllabus for Main Section contains the following subsections

1. Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
2. Data Analysis & Interpretation
3. Data Analysis & Interpretation
4.  English language

Reasoning	Data Analysis & interpretation	English	General Economy/ Banking Awareness	Computer Awareness
Verbal Reasoning	Tabular Graph	Reading Comprehension	Financial Awareness	Internet
Syllogism	Line Graph	Grammar	Static Awareness	Memory
Circular Seating Arrangement	Pie Chart	Vocabulary	General Knowledge	Keyboard Shortcuts
Linear Seating Arrangement	Bar Graph	Verbal Ability	Current Affairs	Computer Abbreviation
Double Lineup	Radar Graph Caselet	Word Association	Banking and Financial Awareness	Microsoft Office
Scheduling	Missing DI	Sentence Improvement		Computer Hardware
Input-Output	Caselet DI	Para Jumbles		Computer Software
Blood Relations	Data Sufficiency	Cloze Test		Operating System
Directions and Distances	Probability	Error Spotting		Networking
Ordering and Ranking	Permutation and Combination	Fill in the blanks		Computer Fundamentals/ Technologies
Data Sufficiency
Coding & Decoding
Code Inequalities
Course of Action
Critical Reasoning
Analytical and Decision making

SBI PO Eligibility Criteria

Any candidate applying for an SBI PO position must meet the eligibility criteria, which include the following:

1. Nationality
2. Age Limit
3. Educational Qualification

Nationality

• Candidates must be citizens of India.
• Nepalese or Bhutanese can apply
• A Tibetan refugee who arrived in India before January 1, 1962 with the purpose of establishing a permanent residence.
• A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) is a person of Indian descent who has migrated to India from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, or Vietnam, or from the East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, or Malawi, with the goal of establishing a permanent residence in India.

Age Limit

Applicants should be between 21 and 30 years of age till the time of registration .Aside from that, according to government regulations, there is age relaxation for some categories of candidates. That age relaxation given below.

Category	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)	5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
Persons with Disabilities (PWD)	10 years
Ex-Servicemen (Army personnel)	5 years
Persons with Domicile of Jammu & Kashmir during 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989	5 years

Educational Qualification

A degree or equivalent qualification from an accredited university is required. Students appearing for the final year and final semester exams may also apply.

SBI PO Result

Candidates who have appeared for the examination can check the results by visiting the official website of SBI, sbi.co.in/careers. Please visit the website first to check the result. On the home page, you will find the link to SBI Probationary Officer Preliminary Exam Results. Click on it. A new window will open. Login there with the registration number and password. The marks of the candidates who have passed the main examination and interview may have been uploaded on the SBI website. For this, after visiting the website, the registration number and date of birth should be given. The marks of all the candidates who have passed the main examination and the interview will be published on the website.

FAQS

Q1. Does the SBI PO test have negative markings?

Ans. In both the SBI PO prelims and mains exams, there is a penalty for incorrect answers. In both objective papers, there is a penalty of ¼ points for each incorrectly answered question.

Q2. What is the salary for a Probationary Officer in SBI?

Initial Basic 27,620 / - (with 4 advance increments), Scale 23700-980 / 7-30560-1145 / 2-32850-1310 / 7-42020.

Q3. What are the qualifications to apply for SBI PO?

A degree or equivalent qualification from an accredited university is required. Students appearing for the final year and final semester exams may also apply.

Q4. What is the minimum percentage required in graduation?

There is no minimum percentage required to apply for the SBI PO Exam.

Q5. Is there any descriptive section in the SBI PO test after prelims and mains before an interview and GD (letter writing and essay)?

According to the SBI PO exam format, the SBI PO Mains Examination includes a descriptive paper, after which candidates are invited for a group discussion and interview.

Q6. Are there training institutes to help us prepare for this exam?

Of course there are plenty of institutes to help you with this exam.The ‘’Avision Institute’’ is one of the leading institutions in this field