SBI PO Recruitment 2020 Notification (Soon): Exam Date, Vacancy, Eligibility & More

SBI PO Recruitment: 2020 The State Bank of India will release the SBI PO recruitment notification on the official website. SBI conducts the exam to recruit candidates for the post of Probationary Officers (PO) in different branches of SBI across the nation. The SBI PO 2020 notification is expected to release in August/September. The release of SBI PO recruitment notification has been delayed this time due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A large number of aspirants are expected to apply for the SBI PO 2020 exam. It is one of the most competitive exams in India as it offers a prestigious career option for candidates looking for banking and government sector jobs. Only graduates can apply for the post of SBI PO. Candidates planning to appear for the upcoming SBI PO Recruitment 2020 exam can find all the relevant details regarding the SBI PO 2020 from this article. Read on to find out!

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SBI PO Recruitment 2020

The SBI PO Recruitment 2020 Notification is expected to be released in September 2020 for the post of Probationary Officer. Before getting into the details of SBI PO Recruitment, let us have an overview of the exam:

Exam Name	SBI PO
Conducting Body	State Bank of India
Name of the Post	Probationary Officer
Exam Level	National
Frequency of the Exam	Once a year
Exam stages	Preliminary Exam Mains Exam and Group Exercise & Interview
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	Preliminary Exam: 1 hour Mains Exam: 3 hours
Language	English and Hindi
Official Website	sbi.co.in/careers

SBI PO Recruitment 2020: SBI PO 2020 Important Dates

The tentative schedule of events for SBI PO Recruitment 2020 is given below:

Events	Tentative Dates
SBI PO 2020 Online Registration (including Editing/ Modification of Application)	September 2020
Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges	September 2020
Release of Admit Card of SBI PO Prelims	To be Announced
SBI PO 2020 Preliminary Exam	To be Announced
Declaration of SBI PO 2020 Preliminary Exam Result	To be Announced
Release of Call Letter for Online Main Examination	To be Announced
SBI PO 2020 Main Exam	To be Announced
Declaration of SBI PO 2020 Main Exam Result	To be Announced
Release of Call Letter for Group Exercises & Interview	To be Announced
SBI PO 2020 Group Exercises & Interview	To be Announced
Declaration of SBI PO 2020 Final Result	To be Announced

SBI PO Recruitment 2020: SBI PO 2020 Vacancies

The SBI PO Recruitment 2020 notification is yet to be released and the list of vacancies for the post of Probationary Officer will be announced shortly.

Category	No. of Vacancies
General	To be Announced
SC	To be Announced
ST	To be Announced
OBC*	To be Announced
EWS^	To be Announced
General	To be Announced
Total	To be Announced

SBI PO Recruitment 2020: SBI PO Salary

As per last year’s notice, the starting basic pay is Rs. 27,620/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale of 23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale I.

The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical, and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time. The total compensation per annum on the CTC basis be a minimum of 8.20 lacs and a maximum of 13.08 lacs depending on the place of posting and other factors.

SBI PO Recruitment 2020: SBI PO 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates are required to meet the following eligibility criteria for the post of SBI PO:

Educational Qualification (As on 31st August 2020)

1. Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
2. 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 1.07.2020.
3. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.08.2020. Candidates possessing qualification of Chartered Accountant may also apply.

Age Limit (As on 1st April 2020)

1. Applicants should not be below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2020, i.e., candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.1999 and not earlier than 02.04.1990 (both days inclusive).
2. The age relaxation for different categories are as follows:

Category	Age Limit
SC/ST	5 years
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
Persons with Disabilities (PWD) – SC/ST	15 years
Persons with Disabilities (PWD) – OBC	13 years
Persons with Disabilities (PWD) – 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 6 months 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 invalided.	5 years

Language Proficiency

The candidate should be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking the official language of his State/UT.

Nationality

Candidates applying for SBI PO 2020 Exam should be one of the following:

1. Citizen of India
2. A subject of Nepal or Bhutan
3. Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam or from East India countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Zaire, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi with the intention of settling permanently in India.
4. Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement. – Candidates belonging to categories (2), (3), or (4) must possess a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt of India in their favour.

How To Apply For SBI PO 2020?

Check out the steps to fill SBI PO Application Form below:

• –1st Step: Go the official website of SBI PO: sbi.co.in
• – 2nd Step: Go to the top right corner of the screen and click on “CAREERS Click Here”.
• – 3rd Step: Click on “Latest Announcements”.
• – 4th Step: Click on “Download Advertisement (English)” for the official notification and “Apply Online” for the SBI PO 2020 Application Form.
• – 5th Step: Click on “Click Here for New Registration”.
• – 6th Step: Read the instructions carefully and click on “Continue”.
• – 7th Step: Enter your basic details, like Name, Mobile Number, and Email ID.
• – 8th Step: Enter the security code and click on “Save & Next”. At this point, a Provisional Registration Number and Password will be generated for you and sent through SMS and Email. Note them down.
• – 9th Step: Upload scanned images of your Photograph and Signature in the prescribed specifications, and click on “Next”.
• – 10th Step: Enter the post you applied for, your category, and other personal details. Enter your postal address along with PIN code. Validate the details and click on “Save & Next”.
• – 11th Step: Enter your educational and experience details, etc. Validate them and click on “Save & Next”.
• – 12th Step: Check all the entered details. If everything is correct, check the box against the declaration statement. Also, confirm your signature. Click on “Final Submit”.
• – 13th Step: Upload scanned image of hand-written declaration in the prescribed format.
• – 14th Step: Make the payment of your SBI PO 2020 application fee and take a print out of the application form and confirmation page for future reference.

SBI PO 2020 Application Fee

SBI PO Recruitment 2020 application fee is to be paid online. The fee/intimation charge is non-refundable and non-transferable for any future exam. The category-wise application fee for SBI PO 2020 is as under:

Category	Application Fee
SC/ST/PWD	Rs. 125 (Intimation charges only)
General/OBC/EWS	Rs. 750 (Inclusive of intimation charges)

Applicants can pay the application fees through Credit card, Debit card, and Internet Banking, Mobile Wallet/Cash Card, and IMPS. It is to be noted that there is no offline payment of the application fee.

Requirement Of Scanned Documents

When applying for the exam, aspirants need to upload scanned images of their Photographs, Signature, Left Thumb Impression, and a Hand-written Declaration. The requirements are as under:

1. Photograph: Your photograph should be a recent one and passport-sized. Its dimension should be 200 pixels x 230 pixels and the size of the photograph should be 20-50 kb.
2. Signature, Left Thumb Impression, and Hand-Written Declaration: Aspirants’ signature should be in black ink on a white paper. Left Thumb Impression should be in black or blue ink on a white paper. Hand-Written Declaration should be written in English with black ink on a white paper. The dimension of the said documents should be 140 pixels x 60 pixels and the size of the documents should be 10-20 kb.

SBI PO Recruitment 2020: SBI PO Exam Pattern

SBI PO exam follows a three-tier selection process. Candidates are required to get through each of the stages to reach on to the next level. The stages involved in the selection of aspirants are as under:

• 1st Stage: SBI PO Preliminary Exam
• 2nd Stage: SBI PO Main Exam
• 3rd Stage: Group Exercises and Interview

1. SBI PO Preliminary Exam

The SBI PO Preliminary exam is an objective type test and is conducted for a one-hour duration. The exam has 3 sections having a total of 100 questions with a maximum score of 100 marks. For each wrong answer, there is a negative marking of 0.25. In order to qualify for the SBI PO Mains, it is required of the aspirants to clear the overall cut off marks for Prelims.

The SBI PO Exam Pattern for Prelims is as under:

Sections	Total Number of Questions/Maximum Marks	Time Duration
English Language	30/30	1 hour where the three sections are separately timed – 20 minutes allotted for each section
Numerical Ability	35/35
Reasoning Ability	35/35
Total	100/100

2. SBI PO Main Exam

SBI PO Mains has two sections- Objective and Descriptive. The objective section is of 200 marks and the Descriptive section carries 50 marks. Both of these tests are taken online. A descriptive test will be conducted right after the completion of the objective test on the same day.

The SBI PO Mains objective test is of 3 hours duration and consists of 4 sections carrying a total of 200 marks. The objective test has separate timings for every section.

The SBI PO Main exam pattern is as under:

Sections	Total Number of Questions/Maximum Marks	Total Time Duration
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	45/60	60 minutes or 1 hour
Data Analysis and Interpretation	35/60	45 minutes
Banking/General/Economy Awareness	40/40	35 minutes
English Language	35/40	40 minutes
Total	155/200	180 minutes

SBI PO descriptive test carries 50 marks with a time duration of 30 minutes. This section tests your English writing skills as it contains two sections: Letter Writing and Essay.

3. Group Exercises and Interview

Selection for the Group Exercises and Interview will be based on a category-wise merit list. The category-wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Main Examination. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the category wise vacancies will be shortlisted for the Group Exercise and Interview from the top of the category wise merit list subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score.

20 marks will be given for Group Exercises and 30 marks for the Interview. Candidates qualifying for Group Exercises and Interview under ‘OBC’ category would be required to submit OBC certificate containing the ‘Non-Creamy layer’ clause.

Final Selection

1. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection.
2. Only the marks obtained in the Main Examination, both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Group Exercise and Interview for preparing the final merit list.
3. Candidates will have to qualify both in the Prelims and Main exam separately.
4. Marks secured by the candidates in the Main Examination (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and marks secured in the Group Exercise & Interview out of 50 marks are converted to out of 25 marks.
5. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Main Examination and Group Exercise & Interview.
6. The final selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category. SBI PO Result of the candidates who qualify in Main Examination and Group Exercise & Interview, as well as the final selection list, will be made available on the official website.

SBI PO Syllabus 2020

SBI PO syllabus has many similarities with other bank exams. Both the Prelims and Mains has the English language and Reasoning section and the syllabus for both of these sections is relatively the same barring a few topics.

SBI PO Syllabus for both Prelims and Mains for each of the section is mentioned below:

SBI PO Syllabus for Reasoning Ability

This section tests your critical thinking and logical abilities. The topics in this section are listed below:

1. Logical Reasoning
2. Alphanumeric Series
3. Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
4. Data Sufficiency
5. Coded Inequalities
6. Seating Arrangement
7. Puzzle
8. Tabulation
9. Syllogism
10. Blood Relations
11. Input-Output
12. Coding and Decoding
13. Verbal Reasoning
14. Circular Seating Arrangement
15. Linear Seating Arrangement
16. Double Lineup
17. Scheduling
18. Directions and Distance
19. Ordering and Ranking
20. Course of Action
21. Critical Reasoning
22. Analytical and Decision Making

SBI PO Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude

This section requires you to have a fair knowledge of high school Mathematics. The section tests both your Mathematical and analytical skills. The topics for this section are listed below:

1. Simplification
2. Profit and Loss
3. Mixtures and Allegations
4. Simple and Compound Interest
5. Surds and Indices
6. Work and Time
7. Time and Distance
8. Mensuration
9. Data Interpretation
10. Ratio and Proportion
11. Percentage
12. Number System
13. Sequence and Series
14. Permutation and Combination
15. Probability
16. Tabular Graph
17. Line Graph
18. Pie Chart
19. Bar Graph
20. Radar Graph
21. Caselet
22. Data Sufficiency

SBI PO Syllabus for English Language

This section tests your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary. You need to be well versed with comprehension as well to get through this section. Topics for English Language are listed below:

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Para Jumbles
3. Cloze Test
4. Error Spotting
5. Fill in the Blanks
6. Paragraph Completion
7. Paragraph Completion
8. Grammar
9. Vocabulary
10. Verbal Ability
11. Word Association
12. Sentence Improvement
13. Miscellaneous

SBI PO Syllabus for General Awareness

This section tests your knowledge of current affairs as well as knowledge about banking and economy. The various topics for this section are listed below:

1. Current Affairs – Technology, Sports, Awards, Books & Authors, Awards, National & International Events, etc.
2. Financial Awareness
3. General Knowledge
4. Static Awareness
5. Banking and Financial Awareness

SBI PO Syllabus for Computer Awareness

This section tests your basic knowledge of Computer hardware and software. You should have a basic understanding of computer operation to get through this section. The topics included in this section are listed below:

1. Internet
2. Memory
3. Keyboard Shortcuts
4. Computer Abbreviation
5. Microsoft Office
6. Computer Hardware
7. Computer Software
8. Operating System
9. Networking
10. Computer Fundamentals

SBI PO Syllabus For Descriptive Test

The descriptive test has two sections namely Essay writing and Letter writing. Usually, official or business letters are asked in the test. Essay topics could be related to the economy, society, culture, or politics.

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SBI PO Preparation Books

The most relevant and best SBI PO Books are mentioned below:

SBI PO Books for Quantitative Aptitude

1. Advanced Maths for General Competitions.
2. Data Interpretation Magical Book Series.
3. Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma.
4. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S.Agarwal.

SBI PO Books for Reasoning Ability

1. Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey.
2. A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S.Agarwal.
3. A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal by BS Sijwali.

SBI PO Books for English Language

1. Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis.
2. High School English Grammar by Wren & Martin.
3. Descriptive General English by S P Bakshi and Richa Sharma.

SBI PO Books for General Awareness

1. Banking Awareness by Arihant.
2. Banking Awareness by RPH Editorial Board Ramesh Publishing House.
3. Banking Awareness for SBI/IBPS Bank Clerk/PO/SO/RRB & RBI exams by Disha Publications.

SBI PO Books for Computer Awareness

1. Computer by Rani Ahilya Lucent.
2. Objective Question Bank of Computer Awareness for General Competitions by Arihant.
3. Objective Computer Awareness by R Pillai Arihant.

SBI PO Recruitment 2020: SBI PO Preparation Tips

Here are some preparation tips for SBI PO 2020:

1. The preparation for SBI PO demands the candidates to be serious and methodical right from the beginning as SBI PO Recruitment is one of the toughest exams.
2. Create your study plan in a manner that you do not have to fret at the last moment.
3. The syllabus for the exam is vast and requires preparation right from the release of notification.
4. It is very essential to choose the right study material in order to score well in the exam.
5. In order to get through the cutoff score of SBI PO, start your preparation by first understanding the related topics.
6. The theory and concept behind each topic should be clear to you.
7. Do not go for rote learning as that is not advisable for any entrance examination.
8. Go through the examples of each topic before solving questions. Sections like Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude requires you to practice as many questions as you can.
9. Practicing SBI PO mock test papers is also necessary as it will help you in improving your problem-solving efficiency, understanding the difficulty level of the exam and the types of questions asked.
10. General Awareness, Computer Awareness, and English Language need extensive reading. Reading will enhance your knowledge of current affairs, sentence formation, grammar, vocabularies, and much more.

SBI PO Recruitment 2020: SBI PO Cutoff Score

SBI PO cut off keeps altering every year based on the following factors:

1. The total number of aspirants taking the exam.
2. The total number of vacancies.
3. The difficulty level of the paper.

The SBI PO declares the cutoff score after the completion of the SBI PO exam.

SBI PO Admit Card 2020

SBI PO issues separate admit card for each stage of the exam. Admit card of SBI PO Prelims will be issued to aspirants who register themselves successfully for the exam. As far as SBI PO Mains is concerned, only the candidates who clear the Prelims will receive the call letter. Again, SBI PO hall ticket for Personal Interview will be issued only to those candidates who clear the SBI PO Main exam.

No aspirant will be allowed to take the exam without their SBI PO Admit Card. On the issuance of admit cards, candidates will be notified about it through their registered email and mobile number. In order to download the admit card from the official website of SBI, aspirants need to log in using their Provisional Registration Number and Password.

SBI PO Recruitment 2020: SBI PO 2020 Result

The SBI PO Result will be declared separately for each stage on the official website of SBI. In order to check the SBI PO 2020 result, aspirants need to log in using their Registration Number and Date of Birth.

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FAQs On SBI PO Notification 2020

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