SBI PO (Probationary Officer) Selection Process | Selection Process of Probationary Officer in State Bank of India

Phase – I

Preliminary Examination : Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 Marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 sections as follows: -

Sr. No.	Name of test	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration Composite Time of 1 Hour
1	English Language	30	30
2	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35
	Total	100	100

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three parts of tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the bank (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be short listed for the Main Examination.

Phase – II :

Main Examination : Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of objective test, Descriptive Test will be administered.

i) Objective Test : The objective Test of 2 hour duration consists of 4 sections with 50 marks each (200 Total Marks) as follows:

a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)

b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers.

c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation.

d) Test of Reasoning. (High Level)

The candidates have to qualify in each of the tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the bank.

ii) Descriptive Test : The Descriptive Test of 1 hour duration with 50 marks will be a test of English language (Letter Writing & Essay)

Phase – III

GD (Group Discussion) (20 Marks) & Interview (30 Marks) : The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the objective tests and descriptive tests will be arranged in descending order in each category. Adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Discussion and Interview. The qualifying marks in Group Discussion & Interview will be as decided by the Bank.

Final Selection : -

The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be added to the marks obtained in GD & Interview (Phase-III) for preparation of the final merit list.

The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of written test and group discussion & interview out of 100 for each category. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.