SBI PO 2022 Eligibility

Do you want to try both your luck and skills in the upcoming SBI PO 2022 exam? Are you qualified for it? If you are an aspiring candidate who aim to work at State Bank of India someday as a Probationary Officer, you should carefully examine the SBI PO eligibility criteria properly before applying for the SBI PO job posting.

The SBI PO 2022-23 notification was released on September 21, 2022. The SBI PO 2022 prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted from December 17 to 20, 2022.  More information on the eligibility requirements for the SBI PO exam is given below. The State Bank of India has concluded the SBI PO Recruitment 2022 application process on October 12, 2022. The applicants will now compete for over 1600 SBI PO Vacancies.

Let’s then find out the eligibility criteria for appearing in the upcoming exam.

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Important SBI PO Exam Dates 2022

Given below are the important dates related to the SBI Probationary Officer exam 2022-23:

SBI PO 2022 Jobs:  Important Dates

Application begins	September 22, 2022
Last date to apply for SBI PO 2022 online	October 12, 2022
SBI PO Prelims admit card download	1st / 2nd week of December 2022 onwards
SBI PO 2022 Prelims exam date	December 17 to 20, 2022
SBO PO Prelims result 2022	December 2022 /January 2023
SBI PO Mains exam 2022	January 2023 / February 2023

SBI PO Exam 2022 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must meet the following SBI PO eligibility requirements to get Eligible for the SBI PO exam:

Nationality

• Candidates must be citizens of India.
• A Subject of Nepal or Bhutan.
• As per Indian government regulations.

Age Limit

A candidate must be at least 21 years old and not more than 30 years old while filling up the online application for the SBI exam. Moreover, according to government regulations, there is age relaxation for some categories of candidates is as follows:

• For SC/ST/EX-SM, there is a 5-year age relaxation.
• Persons with Benchmark Disabilities have been given a 4% horizontal reserve.
• 3 years for OBC while 10 years for PWDs.

Serial No.	Category	Relexation
1	SC / ST	5 years
2	OBC	3 years
3	A person with disabilities (General/EWS)	10 years
4	A person with disabilities(SC /ST)	15 years
5	A person with disabilities(OBC)	13 years
7	Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Service period in defence services 3 years (8 years in the case of Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a max. age of 50 years
8	Widows, Divorced women( No remarried)	7 years (subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)

Educational Qualification

• A candidate must be a graduate of a recognized university in any discipline or have an equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government.
• Candidates in their last year/semester are also eligible to apply, but only if they can show proof of graduation on the day of the interview.

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SBI PO Eligibility – PwD Candidates Reservations

SBI has set certain conditions for Persons with Disabilities to fulfil SBI PO eligibility. As per government guidelines, vacancies are reserved for persons who are Physically Challenged under Section 33 of the RPWD Act. Candidates who are hearing impaired, Visually Impaired and orthopedically handicapped are eligible to apply for the exam.

SBI PO eligibility for PwD candidates

Here are the details of SBI PO eligibility for PwD candidates are as mentioned below:

1. OH – Orthopedically Handicapped:  Only those candidates with a locomotor disability or cerebral palsy with impairment of a minimum 40% fall in the following categories of the disabled are eligible to apply for SBI PO exam.

• OL – One leg affected either left or right
• OA – One arm affected either left or right
• BL- Both legs affected but not arms
• OAL- One arm & One Leg affected

2. VI – Visually Impaired: persons suffering from any of the following conditions fulfil the SBI exam eligibility under the reserved category.

• A total absence of sight
• Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen)
• Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degrees

3. HI – Hearing Impaired: Hearing impairment means loss of 60 decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies. A person whose sense of hearing is non-functional for ordinary reasons of life. Someone who has lost the hearing ability of both ears, OR who can’t hear sounds at all even with amplified speech.

Scribe Services-SBI PO eligibility Criteria

SBI provides the scribe assistance for candidates belonging to PwD categories. Any PwD candidate who is physically disabled 40% or more can avail scribe services if he desires. Such candidates are offered additional time to complete the paper. Scribe service can be availed by only those candidates who have disabilities that limit them to write, including that of speed.

In all the cases where a scribe service is availed, the following conditions will be applicable:

• The requirement of a scribe must be enclosed at the time of filling the SBI PO Application Form.
• An undertaking as prescribed must be submitted at the time of online examination.
• A compensatory time of 20 min/hr of the exam will be available to such candidates, even if they avail the scribe service.
• The candidates have to arrange their scribe at their own cost.

Total Number of Attempts

The total number of attempts that candidates can make for the SBI PO exam differs on the basis of one’s category. Here is a list of total attempts as per category:

Sl. No.	Category	Attempt Limit
1.	General	4 attempts
2.	Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe	No limit
3.	OBC/ General (PWD)/ OBC (PWD)	7 attempts

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SBI PO Eligibility Criteria-FAQs (Frequently Asked Question)

Q.1 Candidates in their final year of graduation can apply for the SBI PO Exam?

Ans. Yes, students who are in their final year of graduation can also apply for SBI PO exam, provided they produce proof of having cleared their graduation at the time of SBI PO Interview round.

Q2. How many attempts are permitted for SBI PO?

Ans. The number of attempts in SBI PO is decided as per the category of the candidate. For instance, the General candidates have a maximum of 4 attempts, for OBCs and PwDs (General/OBC) it is 7 attempts. For SC/ST category candidates, there is no bar on the number of attempts until they attain the prescribed maximum age limit.

Q.3. What is the minimum SBI PO salary?

Ans. As per the latest 2022 notification, the basic SBI PO salary is approx. 41,960/-.

Q.4. Is there a sectional cut-off in SBI PO exam?

Ans. No, there will be no sectional cut-off in both Prelims and Mains examination of SBI PO. Please check SBI PO Notification page for detailed information on the same.

Q.5. Is there any descriptive paper in SBI PO exam?

Ans. Yes, SBI PO Mains is held in 2 parts: First is the Objective paper that tests students’ skills with questions on GK, Reasoning, Quants, English and Computer. Second one is the descriptive paper of 200 marks.

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