SBI PO 2024 Notification, Exam Date, Syllabus, Preparation Tips

The SBI PO Notification 2024 is set to be released in third week of September 2024 by the State Bank of India on its official website at www.sbi.co.in. SBI is expected to release 2000+ vacancies for the post of Probationary Officer in SBI Branches across the nation. This is the highly sought-after Govt Job opportunity that lakhs of Banking Aspirants look forward to. Because working at SBI is prestigious and financially beneficial.

With the release of the official notification, the SBI PO 2024 Application process will begin. But before that, candidates must check the detailed SBI PO Eligibility criteria, Selection process, How to Apply, salary, etc. Bookmark this page to get latest updates about the notification release.

SBI PO 2024 Notification

The SBI PO Prelims Exam 2024 is anticipated to take place in November 2024. The examination will consist of 3 stages: Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Candidates who pass the prelims will be eligible to sit for the mains exam and then Group Discussion and Interview (For Mains-qualified candidates). Specific dates for the exams will be provided in the SBI PO Notification 2024. Along with the notice PDF, the candidates will get all the details related to the syllabus, exam pattern, selection process, and detailed overview.

SBI PO Notification 2024: Overview

State Bank of India is expected to notify the Probationary Officer vacancies and is going to recruit prospective candidates, who aspire to join the State Bank of India as Probationary Officers. Candidates have to qualify for all three stages to be selected for Probationary Officer posts in SBI branches. The table below contains all the highlights of the SBI PO Notification 2024.

SBI PO Notification 2024 PDF Link

SBI PO Notification PDF (Previous Year) – Download Here

The details regarding the SBI PO Vacancy 2024 will be disclosed by the authorities along with the SBI PO Notification 2024. In the year 2024, a total of 2,000 Probationary Officer vacancies were released for the FY 2024-25. Have a look at the category-wise vacancy for the year 2024 to get an idea about the upcoming vacancy.

Any candidate applying for SBI PO 2024 must fulfil the eligibility criteria which include the fulfilment of the following as per the SBI PO Notification 2024:

1. Nationality
2. Age Limit
3. Educational Qualification

SBI PO 2024 Age Limit

The minimum age limit for a candidate to apply for the SBI PO 2024 examination is 21 years old but not more than 30 years old at the time of registration. Besides this, there is age relaxation relevant to category-wise candidates as per the government norms for SBI PO 2024.

1. The candidates must hold Indian Citizenship
2. A Subject of Nepal or Bhutan
3. A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
4. A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, or Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India

Note: Candidates belonging to categories 2, 3, and 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt of India in their favour if willing to apply for SBI PO 2024.

SBI PO Educational Qualification

1. A candidate must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
2. Final Year/Semester candidates can also apply only if they produce proof of their graduation on the date of the interview.

SBI PO 2024 Number of Attempts

Category category-wise merit list will be drawn based on the aggregate marks scored in each stage of the SBI PO Exam. A candidate has to clear the SBI PO Cut-Off set by the Bank Officials for the final recruitment as SBI PO. Stay tuned with us for the latest update for SBI PO 2024. For each category, the number of attempts allowed in the SBI PO Exam is:

SBI PO 2024 Selection Process

The SBI PO Selection Procedure involves three phases:

1. Prelims
2. Main
3. Interview

Each round holds equal importance and hence qualification in each round is important to enter into the next subsequent round until final selection. The detailed SBI PO Selection Process 2024 has been discussed here for the candidates to get familiar with the recruitment.

Stage 1: SBI PO Prelims

1. The SBI PO Prelims Exam is the first basic round for candidates to test their general aptitude.
2. SBI PO Prelims exam is only qualifying and its marks will not be added to the merit list.
3. SBI PO Prelims Exam is an online objective test of 1 hour.
4. The Exam consists of 3 sections- English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude.
5. There will be no sectional cut-off in the SBI PO Prelims Exam.
6. However, there will be an overall cut offset by the bank as per the category of the candidates.
7. Candidates numbering 10 times the number of vacancies (approx.) in each category will be shortlisted for the Main Examination from the top of the above merit list.

Stage 2: SBI PO Mains

1. The candidates who clear the SBI PO Pre will be eligible to appear for the SBI PO Mains Exam.
2. The SBI PO Mains Exam comprises of Objective Test and a Descriptive Test.
3. The SBI PO Mains Exam consists of 4 sections (English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and Computers, and General/Economy/Banking Awareness) which will be objective.
4. The descriptive test is of 50 marks and is conducted immediately after the objective test.
5. Category-wise merit list will be drawn based on the aggregate marks scored in the Main Examination.
6. There will be no sectional cut-off.
7. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the category-wise vacancies will be shortlisted for the Group Exercise & Interview from the top of the category-wise merit list subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score

Stage 3: SBI PO Group Exercises & Interview

Psychometric Test- The Bank may conduct a Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for Phase III. The findings of the test may be placed before the Interview panel to have a thorough perspective on the candidates.

This is the last stage of the selection process. The candidates who have qualified for the SBI Mains Exam will be called to appear for the Interview and Group Exercise. This round holds the utmost importance in deciding the fate of the candidate concerning the final selection. The marks obtained in the SBI Mains and Interview are used for the final selection of the candidate as an SBI PO.

SBI PO 2024 Exam Pattern

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024 covers two phases for online exams, Prelims and mains. This will be followed by an interview. It is the structure of the examination that the candidates need to get familiar with before appearing in the examination. It includes the number of questions, total marks, sections, and the duration of the examination.

SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern 

1. This is the first round of the SBI PO Exam.
2. This will have 3 sections and each section will have to be completed in 20 Minutes.
3. The total marks of the SBI PO Prelims Exam are 100 Marks while the duration of the exam is 1 Hour.
4. One (1) mark is awarded for every correct answer.
5. There will be a penalty of 0.25 Marks for every incorrect answer marked by the candidate.
6. All the questions will be set bilingually i.e. in English and Hindi, except the English Language.

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SBI PO 2024 Syllabus

Here the syllabus for the SBI Prelims and SBI Mains is given below. Every stage of the exam is a very important stage in the selection process. So without knowing the SBI PO Syllabus 2024 and exam pattern, you cannot make your study plan properly. Given below is the syllabus for all the stages of the SBI PO Exam 2024.

SBI PO Prelims Syllabus 2024

The SBI PO Prelims Syllabus comprises three sections:

• Logical Reasoning
• English Language
• Quantitative Aptitude

The syllabus for each of the sections is presented below.

SBI PO Syllabus- Click for Detailed Syllabus

SBI PO 2024 Salary

SBI PO offers a great salary and profile to candidates in public sector banks. Now, a Probationary officer is a job that has entry pay, which is higher than almost all jobs at any other govt bank job. The SBI PO Salary 2024 is Rs 41,960. The increments will be 41960-980 (7) – 48820 – 1145 (2) – 51110 – 1310 (7) – 60280. The detailed SBI PO Salary Structure has been mentioned in the table given below.

SBI PO 2024 Admit Card

State Bank of India will release the SBI PO Admit Card 2024 on its official website @sbi.co.in for all candidates who have completed the application process for the SBI PO Recruitment 2024. SBI will separately release the admit cards of the Prelims, Mains, and Interviews of the SBI PO Exam. Firstly, admit cards will be released for the prelims exam, and those who qualify for the prelims exam their mains admit cards will be released separately by the SBI.

For candidates who cleared the SBI PO Mains Exam a separate admit card will be released for the final Interview round of SBI PO 2024 Link to all the admit cards will be provided below. Candidates are advised to bookmark this page for the latest updates regarding SBI PO 2024.

1. The candidates will have to select the exam center of their choice.
2.  The committee asks the candidate to select the center for both the preliminary as well as for the main exam.
3. The applicants belonging to the SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates are called for free pre-exam training.
4. The pre-exam training is conducted five days before the exam.

SBI PO 2024 Pre-Exam Training Centre

The applicants belonging to the SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates will be called for free pre-exam training. The list of Pre Exam Training Centres is given below. Candidates belonging to the above categories can avail of the activity at their own cost by indicating the same against the relevant column while applying online.

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