The much awaited SBI PO 2023 recruitment notification is out featuring 2000 vacancies. Here in this article we will be sharing all important details of SBI PO 2023 including age, eligibiliy criteria, exam pattern etc.
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SBI PO 2023 Tentative Exam Schedule
Activity | Tentative Dates |
On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates | 07.09.2023 to 27.09.2023 |
Payment of Application Fee | 07.09.2023 to 27.09.2023 |
Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters | 2nd Week of October 2023 onwards |
Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination | November 2023 |
Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination | November / December 2023 |
Download of Main Examination Call letter | November / December 2023 |
Phase-II: Online Main Examination | December 2023/ January 2024 |
Declaration of Result of Main Examination | December 2023 / January 2024 |
Download of Phase-III Call Letter | January / February 2024 |
Phase-III: Psychometric Test | January / February 2024 |
Interview & Group Exercises | January / February 2024 |
Declaration of Final Result | February / March 2024 |
Pre-Examination Training for SC/ ST/ OBC/Religious Minority Community candidates | |
Download of call letters for Pre-Examination Training | 1st week of October 2023 onwards |
Conduct of Pre- Examination Training | 2nd week of October 2023 onwards |
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SBI PO 2023 Vacancies
Category | SC | ST | OBC* | EWS^ | GEN | Total | VI# | HI# | LD# | d & e# @ |
Current Vacancy | 300 | 150 | 540 | 200 | 810 | 2000 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Backlog Vacancy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 16 |
Total Vacancy | 300 | 150 | 540 | 200 | 810 | 2000 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 36 |
SBI PO 2023 Eligibiliy Criteria
Essential Academic Qualifications (as on 31.12.2023)
- Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized 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 31.12.2023.
- Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2023. Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant etc. would also be eligible.
Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2023)
Sr. | Category | Age relaxation | |
Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes | 5 Years | ||
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years | ||
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | – PwBD (SC/ ST) | 15 Years | |
– PwBD (OBC) | 13 Years | ||
– PwBD (Gen/ EWS) | 10 Years | ||
Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers(ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year 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 invalidment. | 5 Years |
SBI PO 2023 Selection Process
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-Phase process:
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SBI PO 2023 Prelims Exam Pattern
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3 Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
SL. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
1 | English Language | 30 | Total Maximum Marks 100 | 20 minutes |
2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 minutes | |
3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 minutes | |
Total | 100 | 1 hour |
NOTE: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Examination. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering 10 times (approx.) the numbers of vacancies in each category will be short listed for Main Examination from the top of above merit list.
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SBI PO 2023 Mains Exam Pattern
Main Examination will be conducted online and will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
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 | |
Grand TOTAL | 250 |
NOTE:
- 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
SBI PO 2023 Phase III
Phase-III Comprise of (i) Psychometric Test (ii) GROUP EXERCISE & (iii) INTERVIEW
Psychometric Test:
The Bank will 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 thorough perspective on the candidates.
TEST STRUCTURE | GROUP EXERCISE | INTERVIEW | TOTAL |
Maximum Marks | 20 | 30 | 50 |
SBI PO 2023 How to Apply
Candidates can apply online only from 07.09.2023 to 27.09.2023. No other mode of application will be accepted.
Pre-requisites for Applying Online: Candidates should have valid email ID and mobile no. which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will be essentially required for receiving any communication/ call letters/ advices from the bank by email/ SMS.
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