SBI Bank Probationary Officers Exam

Conducted by:State Bank of India

Start Date of Application:Apr 21, 2018 Last Date of application:May 13, 2018 Exam Date: Aug 4, 2018 Result Date: Nov 1, 2018

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SBI PO Exam Process & Pattern

Every programme has its own selection process, so as with SBI PO Exam. The SBI PO Exam Process of election is here:

Preliminary Exam (Objective)
Mains Exam (Objective + Descriptive)
Group Exercise and Interview

SBI PO Exam Pattern

The main concern of every applicant is to understand about the SBI PO Exam Pattern, as it will aid the claimant to perceive the actual depiction of the SBI PO Exam.

Phase-I Preliminary Examination: This one hour SBI PO Exam contains 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) which is categorized into subsequent three areas: English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability.

Each section consists of 30 questions and each question gives one mark on the correct answer and deducts 1/4^th mark for every incorrect answer.

Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English	30	30	20 Minutes
Reasoning	35	35	20 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 Minutes
Total	100	100	60 Minutes

Phase-II Mains Examination: This exam divided in to two paper i.e. Objective paper and descriptive paper.

Objective Paper: This three hour SBI PO Mains Examcontains 200 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) which is categorized into subsequent four areas: English, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/Economy/Banking awareness and Reasoning & Computer Aptitude.

Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 Minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 Minutes
General/Economy/Banking awareness	40	40	35 Minutes
English Language	35	40	40 Minutes
Total	155	200	3 hours

Descriptive Paper: This Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).

Interview Process

The applicants who clear both the Prelims & Mains Exam of SBI PO 2018 will be further called for a GD-PI session. During the interview they will face a panel of selectors discussing on their past experience and questions related to General Knowledge and of the Banking Sector. Final qualifying marks for this round will be decided by the Bank and the marks allotted to these rounds are:

Group Discussion - 20 marks, Interview - 30 marks (Total – 50)

Final Selection

After a applicant has gone through Personal Interviews, a merit list will be prepared by State Bank of India in which the candidate's score of Mains Exam and Interview Round will be taken into account., A final cut-off marks will be declared based on the score obtained by candidates and the available vacancies. All candidates who clear the cut-off range will be granted the Appointment Letter by State Bank of India for the designation of Probationary Officer in PAN India.