Banking aspirants would be anxiously awaiting for SBI PO 2021 notification. Last year it was released with an inordinate delay in November 2020 but this year the probability is quite high that it will get released either in the month of May or June 2021. However, aspirants should not lower their guard and continue with their preparation. If you are one of those aspirants who have not started their preparation yet, don’t wait any further and start right away. We have made the Free Mock Test of SBI PO 2021 Prelims LIVE and we strongly encourage you to take it and know a number of factors about the level of your preparation, like your weak areas, your All India Rank etc. State Bank of India is a good brand in the banking sector and is considered a good platform to start your career in the banking sector. So in this article, we will be collating all the important details of SBI PO 2021 notification such as important days, exam pattern, eligibility criteria, vacancies etc.
It’s difficult to put a figure on how many vacancies will be there this year since the official notification isn’t out hitherto but we can definitely give you an idea of how many vacancies were there in earlier years. In the year 2020, there were 2,000 vacancies in SBI PO Notification. In the year prior to that also, there were 2,000 vacancies only. Talking about the SBI PO 2018 notification, there were the same 2,000 vacancies. So, keeping the above trend in mind, this year there will be 2,000-3,000 vacancies. We’ll update the details here once the official notification is released.
Knowing the important dates like the registration last date, SBI PO Prelims exam date, SBI PO Mains exam date etc. is important for banking aspirants. Since the SBI PO 2021 notification hasn’t been released yet, we are providing you with the estimated dates. We will update these dates once the official notification of SBI PO 2021 is out.
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration includingEdit/Modification of Application bycandidates | May/ June 2021 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training | Will be Updated |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | Will be Updated |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | Will be Updated |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | Will be Updated |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | Will be Updated |
| Online Examination – Main | Will be Updated |
| Declaration of Result – Main | Will be Updated |
| Download of call letters for interview | Will be Updated |
| Conduct of interview | Will be Updated |
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Important Days/Dates 2020-21 with Themes for Banking/ SSC/ RRB NTPC/ Govt. Exams
Knowing the eligibility criteria before applying for SBI PO is very important for banking aspirants. Not meeting the mentioned eligibility criteria can even lead to cancellation of your application. Since the official notification of SBI PO 2021 is yet to be released, we are providing you the details of SBI PO notification of last year.
1. Age (As on 01.04.2020):
Minimum: 21 years and Maximum: 30 years
2. Educational Qualifications
All the educational qualifications mentioned should be from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies. 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 31.08.2020.
Prelims => Mains => Interview
| S.No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | English | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
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Candidates who clear the SBI PO Prelims exam have to take the SBI PO Mains exam.
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Not by Sequence) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 60 minutes |
| 2 | General/ Economy/ BankingAwareness | 40 | 40 | English & Hindi | 35 minutes |
| 3 | English Language | 35 | 40 | English | 40 minutes |
| 4 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
| TOTAL | 155 | 200 | 3 hours | ||
| 5 | English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 50 | English | 30 minutes |
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Group Exercise and Interview is the final procedure after the Bank PO online test (including both Prelims and Mains) gets over. The results of SBI PO Mains should be out within 20-25 days after the exam and candidates can view SBI PO Scorecard to check their results. Candidates who clear Mains will be called for the interview which will be conducted by SBI in various states in their Regional offices/Local Head offices. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Group exercise and Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter. Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from authorised SBI website.
The total marks allotted for Group Exercise (20) and Interview (30) are 50. The weightage (ratio) of Online Main Exam and interview will be 75:25 respectively. The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the SBI PO Mains. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Main Examination and Group Exercises & Interview. Selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category. Please note that these details are as per the 2020 notification. Once the SBI PO 2021 notification is released, we will update the details here.
Please note that Candidates who have already appeared for the maximum number of permissible chances are not eligible to apply. Those who want to apply can apply online from the below provided link. No other mode of application will be accepted.
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Below is a tentative list of the examination centers where Prelims & Mains exams will be held. Ensure that you double check these options yourself before picking one. Once the application form is submitted, no request for any change of exam centre will be entertained.
| State Code | State/UT | Pre-Examination Training Centre/ Preliminary Examination Centre | Main Examination Centre |
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
| 14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Arrah, Patna, Muzzafarpur |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/ Mohali | Chandigarh/ Mohali |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
| 18 | Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| 19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Anand, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar |
| 20 | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamunanagar | Ambala, Hissar, Faridabad, Gurugram |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una | Shimla, Solan |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 24 | Karnataka | Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bengaluru |
| 25 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 26 | Ladakh | Leh | Leh |
| 27 | Lakshwadeep | Kavarrati | Kavarrati |
| 28 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore |
| 29 | Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai |
| 30 | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| 31 | Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
| 32 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawal |
| 33 | Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| 34 | Delhi -NCR | Delhi & New Delhi | Delhi & New Delhi |
| 35 | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneswar |
| 36 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 37 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur | Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| 38 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur, |
| 39 | Sikkim | Bardang – Gangtok | Bardang – Gangtok |
| 40 | Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
| 41 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
| 42 | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| 43 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Banda, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi. | Agra, Allahabad, Ghaziabad, Noida/ Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
| 44 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun |
| 45 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri | Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, |
Download the official notification of 2020 here. The notification of 2021 will be updated here once the notification is released.
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