SBI PO 2024: 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 2024 examination then you must have to read this full article to get a better understanding of this examination.
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SBI PO 2024 Overview
Exam Name | State Bank of India Probationary Officers Exam 2024 |
Popularly Known As | SBI PO 2024 |
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 2024 | 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 |
SBI PO 2024 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 |
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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.
SBI PO 2024 Application Form
The application form for SBI PO 2024 will be filled in online mode. The step by step procedure of form filling is given as under.
How to Apply SBI PO 2024?
SBI PO 2024 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 2024 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 2024 application form, a confirmation SMS/e-mail will be delivered to applicants for the same.
Application Fee
Category | Application Fee |
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General/ OBC | Rs. 750/- (Application Fee + Intimation Charges) |
SC/ ST/ Ex-servicemen/ PWD | Rs. 125/- (Intimation Charges only) |
Relevant Links | ||
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RBI Assistant Recruitment | SBI SO | IBPS RRB |
IPPB Recruitment | IBPS Clerk | IBPS SO |
SBI PO 2024 Eligibility Criteria
Before filling the application form, applicants must have to check all the eligibility criteria needed for SBI PO 2024 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 2024.
- The age relaxation will be given for reserved category applicants are as follow.
Category | Age Relaxation |
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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 |
SBI PO 2024 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 |
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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 |
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
SBI PO 2024 Syllabus
Prelims Syllabus- The syllabus of the Prelims examination has been mentioned below.
Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language |
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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 |
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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 |
SBI PO 2024 Admit Card
The Admit Card will be released by the official authorities of SBI PO on the official website of 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.
SBI PO 2024 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. 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.
SBI PO 2024 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
SBI PO 2024 FAQs
Yes, all the questions except the English Language are available in both Hindi and English.
No, employees working in SBI are not considered as government employees.
There are a total of three stages in the SBI PO examination: Prelims, Mains, and Interview.
Yes, the descriptive paper of the SBI PO Mains exam is conducted in online mode.
You can visit the official website of SBI, which is www.sbi.co.in, to find information related to the SBI PO post.
The application fee for SBI PO is different for different categories. For General/OBC, the fee is Rs. 750/-, and for SC/ST, the fee is Rs. 125.
The full form of PO is Probationary Officer.