SBI PO 2023 Recruitment Exam: Notification (Soon), Exam Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus

SBI PO 2023: State Bank of India, Probationary Officer examination is popularly known as the SBI PO exam. This exam is conducted every year to recruit thousands of candidates as Probationary Officers in the different branches of SBI by the officials of SBI itself. SBI offers one of the most premium jobs like PO, SO, etc. in the public bank sector. Applicants who want to pursue and excel in their career in the public bank sector then this is the most demanding and reputed job profile in the banking sector for them. 

The SBI PO examination consists of three stages: Preliminary, Mains, and Interview. Applicants must have to go through all the stages after the qualifying one. So if you want to appear for the SBI PO 2023 examination then you must have to read this full article to get a better understanding of this examination.

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SBI PO 2023 Overview

Exam Name	State Bank of India Probationary Officers Exam 2023
Popularly Known As	SBI PO 2023
Conducting Authority	State Bank of India
Periodicity	Only once in a year
Exam Level	National
Application Mode	Online
Examination Mode	Online (Computer Based Test)
No. of Stages	3 (Prelims + Mains + Interview)
Expected no. of candidates for SBI PO registration 2023	9-10 lakhs
Expected Seats	Near about 2000
Location of Job	All over India
Official Website	sbi.co.in
SBI PO Helpline no.	022 – 2282 0427

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SBI PO 2023 Important Dates

Before filling the application form, it is necessary to check the important dates about Application, Registration, Admit Card, Exam, Result, etc. Applicants are instructed to visit the official website of SBI  regularly for the latest updates regarding the SBI PO exam.

Events	Dates
Registration starts from	To be announced
Last date of Registration	To be announced
Admit card releasing date for Prelims	To be announced
Prelims exam date	To be announced
Announcement of Prelims result	To be announced
Admit card releasing date  for Mains	To be announced
Mains exam date	To be announced
Announcement of Mains result	To be announced
Interview Date	To be announced

Note- All the dates are yet to announce by the officials of SBI. We will update the date column after the official announcement of dates regarding important events.  

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SBI PO 2023 Application Form

The application form for SBI PO 2023 will be filled in online mode. The step by step procedure of form filling is given as under. 

How to Apply SBI PO 2023?

SBI PO 2023 application form will be filled on the official website of SBI i.e. sbi.co.in. The procedure for form filling process for SBI PO 2023 involves the following steps:

• Visit the website and open the registration section.
• Fill the basic details such as Name, Mobile Number, and Email ID, etc.
• Upload scanned images of a handwritten signature and recent passport size photograph.
• Fill the qualification and personal details as required.
• Pay the online fee for registration.

Note- Applicants must have to pay the application fee and take a print out of the application form for future reference. After successful registration of the SBI PO 2023 application form, a confirmation SMS/e-mail will be delivered to applicants for the same.

Application Fee

Category	Application Fee
General/ OBC	Rs. 750/- (Application Fee + Intimation Charges)
SC/ ST/ Ex-servicemen/ PWD	Rs. 125/- (Intimation Charges only)

Relevant Links
RBI Assistant Recruitment	SBI SO	IBPS RRB
IPPB Recruitment	IBPS Clerk	IBPS SO

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SBI PO 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Before filling the application form, applicants must have to check all the eligibility criteria needed for SBI PO 2023 examination. Here we are giving some basic and necessary eligibility criteria as mentioned below.

Qualification Criteria

• Applicants must have passed in Bachelor’s degree from any recognized University by Central Govt.
• Final year applicants are also eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be proficient in Vocal and Written in the official language of the State / UT.

Age Limit

• The age of the applicants should be lies between 21 to 30 years as of 01 January 2023.
• The age relaxation will be given for reserved category applicants are as follow.

Category	Age Relaxation
OBC	3 years
SC / ST	5  years
PwD (General)	10 years
PwD (OBC)	13 years
PwD (SC /ST)	15 years
Applicants domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the time of 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989	5 years
Ex-Servicemen	5 years

Number of Attempts: All the candidates have only limited no. of attempts to appear for the SBI PO examination. We have provided the list below, which describes the no. of attempts for each category.

General	4
PwD (General)	7
OBC	7
PwD (OBC)	7
PwD (SC/ST)	No Restriction

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SBI PO 2023 Exam Pattern

SBI PO examination is conducted in three stages namely- Prelims, Mains, Interview. The pattern for all three stages is different as described below.

For Prelims Exam

• No. of Questions- 100
• Maximum Marks- 100
• Question Type- Objective
• Duration- 1 hour
• No. of Sections- Three
• Marking Scheme- 1 mark is awarded for every correct answer and one-fourth mark is deducted for every incorrect answer.

Section-wise Marks Distribution

Sections	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

For Mains Exam 

• No. of Questions- 155
• Maximum Marks- 200
• Question Type- Objective
• Duration- 3 hours
• No. of Sections- Four
• Negative Marking Scheme- One-fourth mark is deducted for every incorrect answer.

Section-wise Marks Distribution

Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
English Language	35	40	40 minutes
Total	155	200	3 Hours

Mains Exam consists of two parts- the first one is an objective test and the second one is a descriptive test.

1. Objective Test: The objective test for the mains exam consists of 4 Sections of 3 hours duration & for 200 marks and each section has a separate time boundation. 
2. Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test for the mains exam consists of 2 questions- One for Letter Writing and the Other for Essay Writing of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks is a Test of English Language. It is necessary to qualify in the Descriptive Test by obtaining a minimum of passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

For Group Discussion and Interview Round

After releasing the mains merit list, eligible applicants will be called for Group Discussion and Interview Round. The maximum marks for GD are 20 marks and the marks for Interview Round are of 30 marks. The Qualifying marks for GD and IR will be decided by the Bank itself.

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SBI PO 2023 Syllabus

Prelims Syllabus-  The syllabus of the Prelims examination has been mentioned below.

Reasoning Ability	Quantitative Aptitude	English Language
Alphanumeric Series	Number System	Reading Comprehension
Logical Reasoning	Profit & Loss	Para jumbles
Coded Inequalities	Simplification	Fill in the blanks
Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest	Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
Ranking/Direction/ Alphabet Test	Mixtures &Alligations	Cloze Test
Tabulation	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Paragraph Completion
Puzzle	Sequence & Series	Miscellaneous
Input-Output	Time & Distance
Coding-Decoding	Ratio & Proportion
Blood Relations	Surds & Indices
Syllogism	Percentage
	Permutation, Combination & Probability

Mains Exam Syllabus: The syllabus for the Mains examination has been mentioned below.

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

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SBI PO 2023 Admit Card

The Admit Card will be released by the official authorities of SBI PO on the official website of http://www.sbi.co.in.

The admit card is a very important document for applicants because, without the admit card, you cannot enter in the examination hall. Here is the step-by-step procedure to download the Admit Card for both the stages Pre and Mains.

• First, visit the official website and go to the Admit Card Section.
• Now open the link and enter the required details such as application no. date of birth.
• After the above process, The admit card will be shown to you.
• Download the admit card and take a print out for future reference.

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SBI PO 2023 Result

After a successful examination of each round, the officials of SBI conducts the result for each round separately. The result will be published on the official website of SBI. Here we have mentioned all the steps to download the online result.

• Go to the official website of SBI i.e. http://www.sbi.co.in
• Find the result section and click on that link.
• Enter the required details such as Roll No. and DoB/ Password.
• After entering the details, you will be able to see the result card.
• Download the result and take a printout of it for future reference.

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SBI PO 2023 Examination Center

Every year, SBI conducts the SBI PO exam for all over India candidates. So the examination centers are also spread all over the country. Here we have mentioned examination centers for different states.

Examination Centres for Prelims Exam

State Code	Exam Centres for Prelims Exam	State/UT
11	Port Blair	Andaman & Nicobar
12	Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram	Andhra Pradesh
13	Itanagar, Naharlagun	Arunachal Pradesh
14	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar Tezpur	Assam
15	Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan	Bihar
16	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
17	Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur	Chhattisgarh
18	Panaji, Verna	Goa
19	Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara	Gujarat
20	Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Sonipat, Yamunanagar	Haryana
21	Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una	Himachal Pradesh
22	Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar	Jammu & Kashmir
23	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi	Jharkhand
24	Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi	Karnataka
25	Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala
26	Kavarrati	Lakshwadeep
27	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain	Madhya Pradesh
28	Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara	Maharashtra
29	Imphal	Manipur
30	Ri-Bhoi, Shillong	Meghalaya
31	Aizawal	Mizoram
32	Kohima	Nagaland
33	Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon	Delhi -NCR
34	Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur	Odisha
35	Puducherry	Puducherry
36	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur	Punjab
37	Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur	Rajasthan
38	Gangtok	Sikkim
39	Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore	Tamilnadu
40	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal	Telangana
41	Agartala	Tripura
42	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
43	Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee	Uttarakhand
44	Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri	West Bengal

Examination Centres for Mains Exam

State Code	Exam Centre for Mains Exam	State/UT
11	Port Blair	Andaman & Nicobar
12	Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
13	Itanagar	Arunachal Pradesh
14	Guwahati,	Assam
15	Arrah, Hajipur, Patna	Bihar
16	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
17	Raipur	Chhattisgarh
18	Panaji	Goa
19	Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar	Gujarat
20	Bahadurgarh, Hissar	Haryana
21	Shimla, Solan,	Himachal Pradesh
22	Jammu, Srinagar	Jammu & Kashmir
23	Jamshedpur, Ranchi	Jharkhand
24	Bengaluru	Karnataka
25	Kochi,Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala
26	Kavarrati	Lakshwadeep
27	Bhopal, Indore	Madhya Pradesh
28	Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai	Maharashtra
29	Imphal	Manipur
30	Shillong	Meghalaya
31	Aizawal	Mizoram
32	Kohima	Nagaland
33	Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon	Delhi -NCR
34	Bhubaneswar,	Odisha
35	Puducherry	Puducherry
36	Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala	Punjab
37	Jaipur	Rajasthan
38	Gangtok	Sikkim
39	Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelvelli	Tamilnadu
40	Hyderabad	Telangana
41	Agartala	Tripura
42	Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
43	Dehradun	Uttarakhand
44	Hooghly, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata	West Bengal

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SBI PO 2023 FAQs

Yes, all the questions (except the English Language) are bilingual i.e. available in both the languages Hindi and English.

No. The State Bank of India is one of the largest public sector banks and GOI holds its significant share but the employees working in SBI are not considered as government employees. That’s why the SBI post does not come under the Government job.

There are a total of three stages in the SBI PO examination and they are- Prelims, Mains, and Interview.

Yes, the descriptive paper of the SBI PO Mains examination will be conducted in online mode. Therefore, the candidates are strictly advised to do the practice of typing before the mains test.

To know about all the information related to the SBI PO post, you can visit the official website of SBI i.e. http://www.sbi.co.in.

The application fee for SBI PO for all the different categories is different as mentioned below.

For General/OBC- Rs.750/- and for SC/ ST- Rs. 125.

The full form of PO is Probationary Officer.