SBI PO 2022 Notification has been released. Let’s have a look at the important points:
SBI PO 2022 Vacancies
Category | SC | ST | OBC* | EWS^ | UR | Total | VI# | HI# | LD# | d & e# @ |
Regular Vacancy | 240 | 120 | 432 | 160 | 648 | 1600 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Backlog Vacancy | 30 | 11 | 32 | — | — | 73 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 23 |
Total | 270 | 131 | 464 | 160 | 648 | 1673 | 18 | 36 | 21 | 39 |
Vacancies reserved for OBC category are available only to the ‘Non-creamy layer’ OBC candidates. ‘Creamy layer’ OBC candidates should indicate their category as ‘General’. OBC category candidates should submit the OBC certificate on format prescribed by Govt. of India containing the ‘Non-creamy layer’ clause, issued during the period 01.04.2022 to the date of interview, should be submitted by such candidates, if called for interview.
# Vacancies for Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) category candidates are reserved horizontally.
@ PwBD categories under clauses ‘d’ & ‘e’ of Section 34 (i) of RPWD Act 2016 suitable for the post are: (i) “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD); (ii) “Mental Illness” (MI); (iii) autism spectrum disorder (Mild)- ASD (M) (iv) “Multiple Disabilities” (multiple disabilities amongst LD, VI, HI, SLD, MI & ASD-M);
^ Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in recruitment is governed by Office Memorandum no. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019 of Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions, Government of India.
SBI PO 2022 Important Dates
Activity | Tentative Dates |
On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates | 22.09.2022 to 12.10.2022 |
Payment of Application Fee | 22.09.2022 to 12.10.2022 |
Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters | 1st / 2nd week of December 2022 onwards |
Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination | 17th/18th/19th/ 20th of December 2022 |
Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination | December 2022 / January 2023 |
Download of Main Examination Call letter | January 2023 / February 2023 |
Phase-II: Online Main Examination | January 2023 / February 2023 |
Declaration of Result of Main Examination | February 2023 |
Download of Phase-III Call Letter | February 2023 onwards |
Phase-III: Psychometric Test | February / March 2023 |
Interview & Group Exercises | February / March 2023 |
Declaration of Final Result | March 2023 onwards |
Pre-Examination Training for SC/ ST/ Religious Minority Community candidates | |
Download of call letters for Pre-Examination Training | 1st / 2nd week of November 2022 onwards |
Conduct of Pre- Examination Training | November 2022 / December 2022 |
SBI PO 2022 Eligibility Crietria
Educational Qualification
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the Final Year/ Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2022.
Age Limit
(As on 01.04.2022): Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2022 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2001 and not earlier than 02.04.1992 (both days inclusive).
SBI PO 2022 Selection Procedure
Prelims=> Mains=> Psychometric Test=> Interview
Prelims
SL. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Duration |
1 | English Language | 30 | 20 minutes |
2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 minutes |
3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 minutes |
Total | 100 | 1 hour |
Total Maximum Marks: 100
Mains
There is a slight change in the exam pattern of Mains this year. 5 questions have been reduced from Reasoning & Computer Aptitude and Data Analysis & Interpretation respectively and 10 questions have been added to General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness.
(i) Objective Test: 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 | Name of the test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
I | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 50 | 50 minutes |
II | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 50 | 45 minutes |
III | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
IV | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
Total | 155 | 200 | 3 hours |
(ii) Descriptive Paper
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 50 | 30 minutes |
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary & Main Examination): There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 1/4th of marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Sectional Marks will not be maintained for both Preliminary & Main Examinations.
Selection criteria for Phase-III: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in Phase-II (Main Exam). There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the category wise vacancies will be shortlisted for Phase-III from the top of the category wise merit list subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score, as decided by the Bank.
Psychometric Test
The Bank may conduct Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for Phase-III. Finding of the test may be placed before the Interview panel for having a through perspective on the candidates.
III Phase Comprise of:
TEST STRUCTURE | GROUP EXERCISE | INTERVIEW | TOTAL |
Maximum Marks | 20 | 30 | 50 |
The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.
SBI PO 2022 Official Notification
Download the Official Notification here.
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