SBI PO Notification 2021 (OUT) | Exam Date, Eligibility, and Selection Process

SBI PO Exam Recruitment

SBI PO Exam: From October 5 to 25, the SBI PO 2021 application form will be available online. The State Bank of India released an SBI PO notification on October 4 to fill a total of 2056 positions for Probationary Officers at the bank’s various branches. If you are interested in working one of the most coveted jobs in the Banking sector, then you should definitely read this article. 

SBI PO Exam 2021 – Overview

Exam name

SBI PO Exam 2021

Conducting body

SBI/State Bank of India

Mode of application

Online

Mode of examination

Online (CBT)

Exam phases

  • Prelims
  • Mains
  • GD/Interview

Vacancies

2056

Official website

Sbi.co.in

SBI PO Exam Notification 2021 Out

The State Bank of India released the SBI PO Notification 2021 on October 4, 2021, for the recruitment of 2056 Probationary Officers (PO) in various SBI offices across India. On the SBI Career page of the SBI official website, sbi.co.in, the official notification pdf has been released. Along with the official notification, SBI PO 2021 Exam Dates, Online Application, and other details were provided. The official SBI PO 2021 exam notification PDF can be downloaded here.

SBI PO Exam Dates 2021

SBI PO 2021 Exam Schedule
SBI PO Activity Dates
SBI PO Notification 2021 04th October 2021
Online Registration Starts From 05th October 2021
Last date for SBI PO Apply Online 25th October 2021
Last Date to Pay Fee 25th October 2021
PET Call Letter 1st week of November 2021
Conduct Pre- Examination Training 2nd week of November 2021
Download Admit Card for Prelims Exam 1st or 2nd week of November 2021
SBI PO Exam Date- Preliminary November/December 2021
Result of Online exam – Preliminary December 2021
Download of Call letter for Mains Exam December 2021
SBI PO Exam Date – Mains December 2021
Result of Online Examination – Main January 2022
Download Call Letter for Personal Interview 1st or 2nd week of February 2022
Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview 2nd or 3rd week of February 2022
Declaration of Final Result February/March 2022

SBI PO Exam 2021 Vacancies

Along with the SBI PO Notification 2021, the vacancy for SBI PO 2021 has been declared. The State Bank of India has declared a total of 2056 Probationary Officer vacancies for FY 2021-22. Let’s take a look at the SBI PO 2021 Vacancies breakdown.

SBI PO Vacancy 2021

Category Vacancy Backlog Total
SC 300 24 324
ST 150 12 162
OBC 540 20 560
EWS 200
GEN 810 810
Total 2000 56 2056

SBI PO Vacancy (PwD Category)

Category Vacancy Backlog Total
LD 20 20
VI 20 01 21
HI 20 36 56
d & e 20 09 29

*VI: Vision Impairment

*HI: Hearing Impairment

*LD: Learning Disabilities

SBI PO Exam Eligibility Criteria

All the interested candidates can check the eligibility criteria before applying for the SBI PO Exam 2021. It includes:

  1. Age limit and age relaxation
  2. Educational qualifications

Check out the detailed SBI PO Eligibility Criteria 2021

Age limit

  1. Minimum age for applying – 21 years.
  2. Maximum age for applying – 30 years.Age relaxation

Category

Age relaxation

SC/ST

5 years

OBC – NCL

3 years

PWD (GEN)

10 years

PWD (OBC)

13 years

PWD (SC/ST)

15 years

Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers which includes Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years of military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalided

5 years

People domiciled originally from the state of J&K, during the period 1-1-1980 t0 31-12-1989

5 years

Educational qualification

  1. The candidate must have complete their graduation in any discipline from a recognized university. Or an equivalent degree recognized by the Central Government.
  2. Candidates in their college final year can apply provisionally. They have to fulfil one condition before the interview, i.e., they must carry proof of being graduated on or before 01-07-2021.
  3. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) Certificate must have the passing date on the certificate on or before 31-08-2021.
  4. Candidates with CA Certification can also apply for the recruitment exam.

Important points

  1. Biometric verification: To verify the genuineness of the candidate, the bank may digitally capture the thumb impression of the candidate. For a smooth procedure, candidates are advised not to apply anything on the thumb like Mehendi, ink, chemical, etc.
  2. The number of attempts: For different categories, the number of attempts is different. The attempts per category are mentioned below:

Categories

Number of attempts

General/EWS

4

General/EWS (PWD)

7

OBC (PWD)

7

SC/SC(PWD)ST/ST(PWD)

No Restriction

SBI PO Exam 2021 – Selection Process

The selection process of SBI PO Exam 2021 is divided into three stages – Prelims, Mains and Interview.

SBI PO Exam 2021 – Prelims Exam Pattern

  1. The first round of PO Exam.
  2. It consists of 3 sections and has to be completed in 20 minutes each.
  3. The total duration of the exam is 60 minutes and the total marks are 100.
  4. One mark is rewarded for each correct answer and 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer.
  5. Except for the English language exam, all the questions will be asked in a bilingual medium, i.e., Hindi and English.
  6. It is an objective type exam.

Name of tests

Number of questions

Maximum marks

Time

English language

30

30

20 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

20 minutes

Reasoning ability

35

35

20 minutes

Total

100

100

60 minutes

SBI PO Exam 2021 – Mains Exam Pattern

  1. The second round of PO Exam.
  2. It consists of 4 sections and an additional English language section which will be taken separately on the same day of the exam.
  3. The exam is for a total of 3 hours with 155 MCQs. Each section has separate timing.
  4. One mark is rewarded for each correct answer and 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer.

Name of tests

Number of questions

Maximum marks

Time

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

45

60

60 minutes

General Economy/Banking Awareness

40

40

35 minutes

English language

35

40

40 minutes

Data Analysis and Interpretation

35

60

45 minutes

Total

155

200

3 hours

English language (Letter and Essay writing)

02

50

30 minutes

SBI PO Exam 2021 – Interview Pattern

  • The final round will be group activities and interviews.
  • 20 marks will be rewarded for group activities and 30 marks for interviews. It will be a total of 50 marks.
  • The marks obtained in the Mains exam will be added to the final round for the merit list.
  • The candidates have to clear both rounds.

SBI PO Exam 2021 – Application form

  1. Candidates should have a working and valid contact number and email id.
  2. There are 2 stages of applying for the SBI PO Exam, i.e., the Registration and Login.

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Registration

  1. Open the official link of SBI and click on the Apply link on the page.
  2. In a new window, a registration link will open.
  3. In the application window, click on the new registration.
  4. Provide all the necessary information like name, contact information, etc.
  5. Submit the registration form and you will receive a Registration ID and Password on your contact number and email id.

Login

  1. Login with the given Registration ID, Password, and Date of Birth to complete the application process.
  2. Upload your scanned signature and photograph as per the guidelines of the application form and verify your details.
  3. Size of Scanned Passport Sized Photo: 20-50 kb, JPEG Format.
  4. Size of Scanned Signature: 10-20 kb, JPEG Format.

SBI PO Exam 2021 – Application fee

Category

Application fee

SC/ST/PWD

NIL

General & Others

Rs. 750

SBI PO Exam 2021 – Admit card

The Admit card for SBI PO Exam will be released 10 days before the exam. To download the admit card follow the steps mentioned below:

  1. Open the link provided on the Official Website (to be released soon).
  2. Enter your Registration ID and Password/Date of Birth.
  3. Enter the Captcha correctly and log in.
  4. The call letter will appear on the screen, click and download the admit card and take a print.

Complete Guide On SBI PO Admit Card 2021

SBI PO Exam 2021 – Syllabus

  • SBI PO Prelims Syllabus

Subject

Syllabus

Logical reasoning

·         Alphanumeric Series

·         Ranking/Direction/

·         Alphabet Test

·         Data Sufficiency

·         Coded Inequalities

·         Seating Arrangement

·         Puzzle

·         Tabulation

·         Syllogism

·         Blood Relations

·         Input-Output

·         Coding-Decoding

 

Quantitative aptitude

·         Simplification

·         Profit & Loss

·         Mixtures & Alligations

·         Simple Interest & Compound

·         Interest & Surds & Indices

·         Work & Time

·         Time & Distance

·         Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere

·         Data Interpretation

·         Ratio & Proportion, Percentage

·         Number Systems

·         Sequence & Series

·         Permutation, Combination &

·         Probability

 

English language

·         Reading and Comprehension

·         Synonyms and Antonyms

·         Idioms and Phrases

·         Vocabulary Test

·         Phrasal Verbs

·         Fill in the qualifying words

·         Cloze Test

·         Para jumbles

·         Error Spotting

·         Fill in the blanks

·         Miscellaneous

 

 

  • SBI PO Mains Syllabus

Subject

Syllabus

Reasoning

·         Verbal Reasoning

·         Syllogism

·         Circular Seating Arrangement

·         Linear Seating Arrangement

·         Double Lineup

·         Scheduling

·         Input-Output

·         Blood Relations

·         Directions and Distances

·         Ordering and Ranking

·         Data Sufficiency

·         Coding & Decoding

·         Code Inequalities

·         Course of Action

·         Critical Reasoning

·         Analytical and Decision making

General Economy/Banking Awareness

·         Financial Awareness

·         Static Awareness

·         General Knowledge

·         Current Affairs

·         Banking and Financial Awareness

English language

·         Reading Comprehension

·         Grammar

·         Vocabulary

·         Verbal Ability

·         Word Association

·         Sentence Improvement

·         Para Jumbles

·         Cloze Test

·         Error Spotting

·         Fill in the blanks

Data Analysis and Interpretation

·         Tabular Graph

·         Line Graph

·         Pie Chart

·         Bar Graph

·         Radar Graph Caselet

·         Missing DI

·         Caselet DI

·         Data Sufficiency

·         Probability

·         Permutation and Combination

Computer awareness

·         Internet

·         Memory

·         Keyboard Shortcuts

·         Computer Abbreviation

·         Microsoft Office

·         Computer Hardware

·         Computer Software

·         Operating System

·         Networking

·         Computer Fundamentals/ Technologies

SBI PO Exam 2021 – Result & Cut-Off

To check the SBI PO Exam 2021 Result for any stage, follow these steps:

  1. Click the provided link (yet to be released) to check the exam result.
  2. Fill in your registration id, password, and date of birth.
  3. You can see the result on your screen.

SBI PO Exam 2021 Cut-Off

The Cut-Off list for SBI PO 2021 has not been released yet. Meanwhile, the candidates can look at the SBI PO Cut-off list for 2020.

SBI PO Prelims Cut-Off 2020

Category

Cut-off (Out of 100 marks)

General

58.50

Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

56.75

Other Backward Caste (OBC)

56

Scheduled Caste (SC)

50

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

43.75

SBI PO Mains Cut-Off 2020

Category

Cut-Off (Out of 250)

GEN

88.93

SC

73.83

ST

66.86

OBC

80.96

EWS

84.60

LD

80.45

VI

93.08

HI

63.10

D & E

63.25

SBI PO Final Cut-Off 2020

Category

Cut-Off (Normalised to 100)

GEN

51.23

SC

44.09

ST

41.87

OBC

45.09

EWS

45.35

LD

45.27

VI

51.55

HI

28.62

D & E

29.43

SBI PO Exam Answer Key 2021

  1. The SBI PO Answer Key will published on the Official website after the exam is conducted.
  2. A direct link to the answer key will be uploaded as soon as it gets out.

Best Recommended books for SBI PO Exam

Books

Publication/Author

Comprehensive Guide to SBI Bank PO Preliminary & Mains Exam (8th Edition)

Disha Experts

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations

R.S. Aggarwal

A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning

R.S. Aggarwal

Word Power Made Easy

Norman Lewis

Analytical Reasoning

MK Pandey

Banking Awareness

RPH Editorial Board

Objective Question Bank of Computer Awareness for General Competitions

Arihant

SBI PO Exam 2021 Preparation

Here are some tips for the candidates to clear the exam in a single go and get recruited.

  1. Make a plan: Proper planning is the first and most important step in Sainik School Entrance Exam Preparation. Make a timetable which includes a considerable amount of time for all the subjects. You can give more time to the subjects which are tough for you.
  2. Know the exam pattern: To prepare efficiently for the exam, knowing the exam pattern is necessary. After preparing the timetable you can gather information about your exam. The exam pattern, number of questions, exam weightage, syllabus, etc., needs to be known.
  • Syllabus: How come one can prepare for the exam without knowing its syllabus? So the next step is to know the syllabus for the exam. Check the official website for the exam syllabus and prepare accordingly.
  1. Clear your basics: Build your base by clearing the basic concepts. Only after clearing those concepts, you can go for more complex questions. For solving the tougher questions you need to clear your conceptual knowledge.
  2. Prepare notes: Whatever topics you cover, make notes. It will help in quick revision and you can read them any time you want. Writing things help you to learn them better.
  3. Mock tests and previous year’s paper: Test your progress by giving mock tests and attempting previous year’s papers. Attempt it just like the real exam and check your progress. You can then work accordingly on the weaker/tougher sections of the exam.

For further queries regarding the SBI PO Exam, you can ask in the comment box. 

FAQs – SBI PO Exam 2021

What is the selection process for SBI PO?

The selection process for SBI PO consists of 3 stages: Prelims, Mains, and GD/Interview.

What is the maximum age to apply for the SBI PO 2021 Exam?

The maximum age for applying is 30 years.

What are the subjects for the SBI PO Prelims exam?

For SBI PO Prelims Exam there are 3 subjects, English language, reasoning, and qualitative aptitude.

What is the required educational qualification for SBI PO Exam 2021?

For SBI PO Exam 2021, this is the required educational qualification:
a) The candidate must have complete their graduation in any discipline from a recognized university. Or an equivalent degree recognized by the Central Government.
b) Candidates in their college final year can apply provisionally. They have to fulfill one condition before the interview, i.e., they must carry proof of being graduated on or before 01-07-2021.
c) Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) Certificate must have the passing date on the certificate on or before 31-08-2021.
Candidates with CA Certification can also apply for the recruitment exam.

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