SBI PO 2025 Opening-The application form has opened today December 27 for appointment of Probationary officer in SBI. The number of Post is 600 and is divided against the category.
Also Read :- SBI Clerk Notification 2024 PDF
The selection is a three way affair. The first is preliminary exam and those who qualify in the preliminary exam will appear in the main exam and candidates selected in the Main exam will go for final phase,
Last Phase consists of Psychometric test, Group Exercise and Personal interview
Who will be selected?
The marks obtained in the preliminary exam will not be counted for final selection.
It is important to be selected for PO jobs the candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. The marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Phase-III for preparing the final merit list. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection
Application fee
Rs. 750 and it is nil for reserved candidates
Qualification
Graduation degree from any recognized institute, Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering,
Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant etc. would also be eligible.
Age
21-30 years
Schedule
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates | December 27, 2024 |
| Last Date of Registration | January 16, 2025 |
| Payment of Application Fee | December 27, 2024 to January 16, 2025 |
| Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters | 3rd or4th week of February2025 onwards |
| Phase-I:OnlinePreliminaryExamination | March 8 to 15, 2025 |
| Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination | April 2025 |
| Download of Main Examination Call letter | 2nd Week of April 2025 onwards |
| Phase-II:OnlineMainExamination | April/May2025 |
| Declaration of Result of Main Examination | May/June 2025 |
| Download of Phase-III Call Letter | May/June2025 |
| Phase-III:PsychometricTest | May/June2025 |
| Interview&GroupExercises | May/June2025 |
| Declaration of Final Result | May/June2025 |
| Pre-ExaminationTrainingforSC/ST/OBC/PwBD candidates | |
| Download of call letters for Pre-Examination Training | January/February 2025 |
| Conduct of Pre- Examination Training | February2025 |
Preliminary Exam
| Nameoftest | No.of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 40 | TotalMaximumMarks 100 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 20 minutes | |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 20 minutes | |
| Total | 100 | 1hour |
Main Exam
| Phase-II:MainExamination:The Main Examination will be conducted onlineand will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer. Main Exam )ObjectiveTest:The duration of objective test is 3 hours, and it consists of 4 Sections of total 200 marks. There will be separate timing for every section. |
| Test | Nameofthetest | No.ofQs. | Max.Marks | Duration |
| I | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 minutes |
| II | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| III | General Awareness / Economy/ Banking Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| IV | English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 170 | 200 | 3 hours | |
| (ii)DescriptivePaper | ||||
| Communication Skills: Emails, Reports, Situation Analysis & Precis Writing) | –– | 50 | 30 minutes | |
| GrandTotal | 250 | |||
Phase III
It includes the Psychometric Test
Group Exercise
Interview
The marks obtained by the candidates in Phase-II (Main Examination both Objective & Descriptive Tests) and Phase-III (Group Exercise & Interview) will be normalized to 100 marks as detailed below
| Test | MainExamination(writtenTest)(objective&descriptive) | GroupExercise& Interview | Total |
| MaximumMarks | 250 | 50 | 300 |
| NormalizedMarks | 75 | 25 | 100 |
How to Apply for SBI PO Recruitment 2025 ?
Go to SBI Bank recruitment website and apply https://sbi.co.in/web/careers#lattest