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SBI PO Exam will be conducted by the State Bank of India (SBI) to select eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officers (PO) in different branches of the State Bank of India. SBI PO is one of the most coveted jobs in the Banking industry and a dream job for millions of aspirants across India. SBI PO is considered as a premium job opportunity in the banking sector because of the following reasons:
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SBI PO exam consists of 3 phases – Prelims, Mains, and GD/ Interview round. Candidates must pass each exam to get shortlisted and progress to the next stage. The final selection will be based on merit. Before beginning with your preparation, you should get an idea about the latest updates, selection procedure, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, previous year cut-off, etc. Please go through this article to get all the important information for the SBI PO 2022 Exam.
The SBI PO Notification 2022 will be released by the State Bank of India to recruit Probationary Officers (PO) in different offices of SBI in India. The official notification pdf will be released on the SBI Career page of the SBI official website i.e. sbi.co.in. SBI PO 2022 Exam Dates, Online Application & other details will be released along with its official notification. The candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India. The official notification PDF for SBI PO 2021 exam is mentioned below for reference.
SBI PO 2021 Official Notification
All important points related to SBI PO Recruitment 2022 exam are highlighted below:
Name of Exam | State Bank of India Probationary Officers Exam (2022) |
Conducting Body | State Bank of India |
Periodicity | Annually |
Exam Level | National |
Vacancy | To be notified |
Mode of Application | Online |
Mode of Exam | Online (CBT) |
Application Process | To be notified |
Exam Rounds | 3 (Prelims + Mains + Interview) |
Exam Dates | To be notified |
SBI PO Salary | Rs. 65,780- Rs. 68,580 / Month |
Expected Candidates | 9-10 lakhs |
Job Location | Across India |
Official Website | sbi.co.in |
State Bank of India (SBI) will announce the SBI PO 2022 Online Registration & Exam Dates along with the release of the SBI PO Notification 2022. Candidates are advised to visit this page regularly to remain updated about SBI PO 2022 Exam as we will be updating all important dates for SBI PO 2022 Exam as announced through SBI PO 2022 Notification-
SBI PO 2022 Exam Schedule | |
SBI PO Activity | Dates |
SBI PO Notification 2022 | — |
Online Registration Starts From | — |
Last date for SBI PO Apply Online | — |
Last Date to Pay Fee | — |
PET Call Letter | — |
Conduct of Pre- Examination Training | — |
SBI PO Admit Card 2022 (Preliminary) | — |
SBI PO Exam Date- Preliminary | — |
SBI PO Result- Preliminary | — |
SBI PO Prelims Score Card | — |
SBI PO Mains Admit Card 2022 | — |
SBI PO Exam Date – Mains | — |
SBI PO Mains Result 2022 | — |
SBI PO Mains Score Card | — |
SBI PO Interview Call Letter 2022 | — |
Conduct Group Exercises & Interview | — |
Declaration of Final Result | — |
SBI PO 2022 Vacancy will be announced along with SBI PO Notification 2022. For FY 2021-22, the State Bank of India had announced a total vacancy of 2056 posts of Probationary Officers. Let’s have a look at the break-up of SBI PO Previous Year Vacancies
SBI PO Vacancy
Category | Vacancy | Backlog | Total |
SC | 300 | 24 | 324 |
ST | 150 | 12 | 162 |
OBC | 540 | 20 | 560 |
EWS | 200 | – | — |
GEN | 810 | – | 810 |
Total | 2000 | 56 | 2056 |
SBI PO Vacancy (PwD Category)
Category | Vacancy | Backlog | Total |
LD | 20 | – | 20 |
VI | 20 | 01 | 21 |
HI | 20 | 36 | 56 |
d & e | 20 | 09 | 29 |
*VI: Vision Impairment
*HI: Hearing Impairment
*LD: Learning Disabilities
The online application process for SBI PO Exam 2022 will start along with the release of SBI PO notification 2022. Before proceeding with the registration and application process, all candidates are requested to go through the complete guide for the SBI PO Online Application. All candidates can apply online for SBI PO 2022 exam by clicking on the link mentioned below:
Click to Apply Online for SBI PO 2021 Exam
The category-wise fee structure for SBI PO online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee for SC/ST/PWD category candidates is Nil and Rs. 750/ for General and other categories of candidates. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for the SBI PO Application
S No. | Category | Application Fee |
1 | SC/ST/PWD | Nil |
2 | General and Others | Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
The candidate must fulfill the following two criteria to be eligible for the SBI PO 2022 Exam:
The candidates should keep in mind the following points related to the SBI PO selection process:
Category | Number of Chances |
General/ EWS | 4 |
General/ EWS (PWD) | 7 |
OBC/ OBC(PWD) | 7 |
SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD) | No restriction |
The SBI PO recruitment exam is the premier among the public-sector bank exams in India. It is considered a little difficult compared to the bank entrance exams conducted by IBPS. The recruitment process for Probationary Officers at SBI consists of 3 stages:
The SBI PO selection process consists of 3 stages. The written examinations are conducted online, followed by an interview round. The structure of exams is as follows:
Phase-1: SBI PO Preliminary Examination
This is an online examination where the candidates must solve the question paper in one 1 hour for 100 marks. The test consists of 3 sections. Candidates must know that the sectional cut-off in the Preliminary Exam has been removed and the overall score of all the sections will be considered for selection to the next round. The cut-off or minimum passing marks for each section is decided by the Bank each year depending on the difficulty of the test. The section-wise division of the marks is given below:
S. No. | Name of Tests (Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
While SBI issues only the broad subjects, they can be further subdivided into individual topics, based on the questions that have appeared in the exams over the past few years. Every stage of the exam is a very important stage in the selection process. So without knowing the SBI PO syllabus and exam pattern, you cannot make your study plan in a proper manner. The SBI PO syllabus 2022 for the prelims and the main exam are mostly similar with slight changes. So thoroughly go through the complete SBI PO syllabus and make note of it without any mistakes.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Syllabus:
SBI PO Prelims exam consists of 3 sections: Reasoning Ability, English Language & Numerical Ability.
English Syllabus | Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus | Reasoning Syllabus |
Reading Comprehension | Simplification/ Approximation | Alphanumeric Series |
Fill in the blanks | Profit & Loss | Directions |
Cloze Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Logical Reasoning |
Para jumbles | Permutation, Combination & Probability | Data Sufficiency |
Vocabulary | Work & Time | Ranking & Order |
Paragraph Completion | Sequence & Series | Alphabet Test |
Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting | Simple Interest & Compound Interest | Seating Arrangement |
Sentence Completion | Surds & Indices | Coded Inequalities |
Tenses Rules | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Puzzle |
Time & Distance | Syllogism | |
Data Interpretation | Blood Relations | |
Ratio & Proportion | Coding-Decoding | |
Number Systems | Input-Output | |
Percentage | Tabulation |
SBI PO 2022 Salary Structure:
As per the notification, the starting basic pay of a Probationary Officer (PO) is Rs 41,960/- (with 4 advance increments) on the scale of 36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2-49910-1990/7-63840 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 a CTC basis is a minimum of 8.20 lacs and a maximum of 13.08 lacs depending on the place of posting and other factors.
SBI PO Exam Analysis:
To help candidates get an idea of the exam level, questions, difficulty level, and good attempts of the SBI PO exam, we are providing here the overall and section-wise exam analysis & review of the SBI PO 2020-21 Prelims Exam of all the shifts held online on 4th, 5th & 6th January 2021. The SBI PO Prelims exam was conducted online in the Objective type MCQ format.
Quantitative Aptitude: The Quantitative Aptitude section was of a moderate to difficult level with the questions lengthy and time-consuming. Check the table below to know the detailed analysis of the Quant section:
Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate |
Missing No. Series | 5 | Moderate |
Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
Miscellaneous Word Problems | 10 | Moderate |
Total | 35 | Moderate |
Reasoning Ability: The Reasoning Ability section was time-consuming and of an easy to moderate difficulty level. Check the table below to know the detailed analysis of the Reasoning section:
Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate |
Coding-Decoding | 1 | Easy |
Direction Sense Test | 3 | Moderate |
Blood Relation | 4 | Easy |
Syllogism | 4 | Easy |
Alphabet based | 1 | Easy |
Comparison Based | 2 | Easy |
Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
English Language: The English Language section was of an easy difficulty level. Check the table below to know the detailed analysis of the English section:
Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehension | 5 | Moderate |
Error Detection | 6 | Easy |
Sentence Correction | 5 | Easy |
Single Filers | 7 | Easy |
Cloze Test | 5 | Easy |
Match the following based Sentence Formation | 2 | Easy |
Total | 30 | Easy |
SBI PO 2022 Exam Centre:
While filling out the online application form, applicants are required to enter their preferred exam centres for SBI PO 2022, based on their convenience. However, the Bank may allow an exam centre other than the choices made by a candidate if there is a non-availability of seats at preferred venues. All the applicants have to provide 1 preference each for the Prelims exam and the Main exam.
The list of Centres for the SBI PO 2022 Prelims Exam:
State Code | States/UT | Exam Centres for Prelims Exam |
11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar, Naharlagun |
14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar Tezpur |
15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan |
16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
18 | Goa | Panaji, Verna |
19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
20 | Haryana | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Sonipat, Yamunanagar |
21 | Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una |
22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar |
23 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
24 | Karnataka | Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi |
25 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram |
26 | Lakshwadeep | Kavaratti |
27 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain |
28 | Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara |
29 | Manipur | Imphal |
30 | Meghalaya | Ri-Bhoi, Shillong |
31 | Mizoram | Aizawal |
32 | Nagaland | Kohima |
33 | Delhi -NCR | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
34 | Odisha | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
35 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
36 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur |
37 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
38 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
39 | Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore |
40 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
41 | Tripura | Agartala |
42 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi |
43 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee |
44 | West Bengal | Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
The list of Centres for the SBI PO 2022 Mains Exam:
State Code | States/UT | Exam Centre for Mains Exam |
11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
12 | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
14 | Assam | Guwahati, |
15 | Bihar | Arrah, Hajipur, Patna |
16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
17 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
18 | Goa | Panaji |
19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar |
20 | Haryana | Bahadurgarh, Hissar |
21 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla, Solan, |
22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Srinagar |
23 | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
24 | Karnataka | Bengaluru |
25 | Kerala | Kochi,Thiruvananthapuram |
26 | Lakshwadeep | Kavaratti |
27 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Indore |
28 | Maharashtra | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai |
29 | Manipur | Imphal |
30 | Meghalaya | Shillong |
31 | Mizoram | Aizawal |
32 | Nagaland | Kohima |
33 | Delhi -NCR | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
34 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar, |
35 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
36 | Punjab | Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
37 | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
38 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
39 | Tamilnadu | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelvelli |
40 | Telangana | Hyderabad |
41 | Tripura | Agartala |
42 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
43 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
44 | West Bengal | Hooghly, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata |
SBI PO 2022 Pre-Exam Training:
State Bank of India may arrange pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India. The initiative has been taken to assist such aspirants in preparations if they cannot afford to enroll themselves at coaching centres. The highlights of SBI PO Pre-exam training are given below.
SBI PO Pre-exam training is usually a 6-day program.
Pre-exam training for SBI PO 2022 is a kind of an orientation program for reserved and minority category candidates.
In the training sessions, candidates are taught some important questions and topics.
The pre-exam training is conducted across India at different centres.
Candidates belonging to the above categories can avail of the training at their own cost by indicating the same against the relevant column while applying online. Please find below an indicative list of training centres:
North India | South India | East India | West India |
Agra | Bangalore | Agartala | Ahmedabad |
Allahabad | Chennai | Aizwal | Akola |
Bareilly | Coimbatore | Asansol | Aurangabad |
Chandigarh | Ernakulam | Bhubaneswar | Indore |
Dehradun | Gulbarga | Berhampur (Ganjam) | Bhopal |
Gorakhpur | Hubli | Dibrugarh | Jabalpur |
Jaipur | Hyderabad | Gangtok | Mumbai |
Kanpur | Madurai | Guwahati | Nagpur |
Lucknow | Mysore | Imphal | Panaji (Goa) |
Meerut | Port Blair | Itanagar | Pune |
NewDelhi | Tirupati | Kohima | Raipur |
Srinagar | Vishakhapatnam | Kolkata | Vadodara |
Varanasi | Vijayawada | Patna | |
Purnea | |||
Ranchi | |||
Sambalpur | |||
Silchar | |||
Siliguri | |||
Shillong |
SBI may add additional centres or may remove some of the centres indicated for training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from Bank’s website. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent by post.
SBI PO 2022 Admit Card & Call Letter
Candidates must download the SBI PO 2022 admit card from the official website of the bank as the hard copy of the SBI PO Admit Card will not be sent to the candidate via post. To login on to the official website, the candidates will require the following:
The admit card or call letter for SBI PO 2022 will be issued in 3 phases:
SBI PO 2022 Result:
All results pertaining to SBI PO 2022 will be made available on the official website of the State bank of India, the governing body for the SBI PO exam. The SBI PO Result 2022 will be released after each phase of the exam has been completed. SBI PO Prelims Result decides the candidates’ eligibility for the SBI PO Mains exam. A cumulative score of the main exam and the interview process is considered to prepare the final merit list of selected students. The merit list is prepared in descending order of marks obtained by candidates. Candidates who make it to the merit list will be given the appointment letter by the Bank of Candidate’s choice.
SBI PO 2022 Cut-Off:
SBI PO Cut-Off for the year 2022 will be declared by the State Bank of India after the result of each phase has been declared. The Cut-Off for the preliminary phase of examination will be declared after the result for the same has been declared. Similarly, a cut-off for SBI PO Mains Exam will be declared after the result for the same has been declared by the State Bank of India.
To know the expected SBI PO Cut-Off, one must be aware of the Cut-Off for SBI PO 2021. Let’s have a look at the same.
SBI PO Prelims Cut Off 2021
SBI PO Prelims Cut Off 2021 | |
Category | Cut-Off Marks |
GEN | 63 |
SC | 54.75 |
ST | 49. 25 |
OBC | 61.25 |
EWS | 62.75 |
SBI PO Exam 2022 : FAQs
The SBI PO Exam eligibility criteria are divided into three stages. The candidate has to satisfy all three stages to be recruited as the Probationary Officer in the State Bank of India. The three stages are mentioned below:
Nationality: The candidate necessarily should be a citizen of India.
Age-limit criteria: The candidate must be between the age of 21 to 30 years. Relaxations are offered to certain categories. The OBCs are offered 3 years of relaxation. The SC/ST is offered 5 years of relaxation.
Educational Qualifications: The candidates must possess a graduation degree from a recognized University. The candidates in the final year can also apply for the post if their passing certificate will appear before the specified period.
The official notification of the SBI PO 2022 exam will be released soon on the official website of SBI. Along with the notification, SBI will disclose the SBI PO exam dates, vacancy details, eligibility criteria, selection process, exam pattern, and more.
SBI PO 2022 syllabus is divided into 2 stages, i.e prelims and mains. The preliminary phase is an objective type test consisting of 3 sections whereas mains exam consists of 4 sections flooded by the descriptive test. The important topics covered in the SBI PO exam includes reading comprehension, cloze test, fillers, sentence correction, sitting arrangement, puzzles, syllogism, coding-decoding, data interpretation, number series, quadratic equation, simplification, etc.
The State Bank of India will be recruiting the Probationary Officers by conducting 3 phase examination which is prelims, mains, and interview.
The general candidate can apply only 4 times in the SBI PO exam. Whereas the OBC candidates can apply 7 times. Moreover, SC/ST does not have any restrictions. Also, the candidates must not fall out of the age bracket before exhausting all the attempts for SBI PO recruitment.
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