SBI PO Recruitment 2025 Notification is announced..!! State Bank of India has invited application from eligible candidates for the recruitment of Probationary Officers for 2024-25. The details are as below.
Post:- Probationary Officer
No of vacancies :- 600
Eligibility Criteria for SBI PO Recruitment 2025:-
Educational Qualification –
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government.
Age limit
21 to 30 years ( for General Category)
21 to 33 years ( for OBC )
21 to 35 years ( for SC/ST )
Application Details For SBI PO Recruitment 2025:-
Official website – www.sbi.co.in
Application fees – Gen & OBC – Rs.750 ( No fees for SC/ST category and for PWD)
Mode Of Payment – Online
Last date of application – 16th January 2025
Click Here to View Official SBI PO Recruitment 2025 Notification
Click here To Apply Online Directly
Selection Procedure for SBI PO Recruitment 2025-
PHASE I – Preliminary Exam
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 no | Sections | No of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 40 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 30 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 hour |
Negative Marking – 1/4th or 0.25 of allotted marks.
Preliminary exam is just elimination round to get selected further for mains There are no sectional cut offs & approx. 20000 candidates will be shortlisted further for mains. The list of shortlisted candidate will be available on the website, and only these candidates will get the call letter/admit card for the mains.
Scores obtained in preliminary exam will not be counted further.
PHASE II – Mains Exam
Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after completion of the Objective Test
(i) Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for total 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section.
| Sr.no | Name Of Test | No Of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 Minutes |
| 2 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| 3 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 60 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| 4 | English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 Minutes |
| Total | 170 | 200 | 3 Hours |
Negative Marking – 1/4th or 0.25 of allotted marks.
(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 50 marks will be a Test Communication Skills i.e. Emails, Reports, Situation Analysis & Precis Writing.
Phase – III: Psychometric Test, Group Exercises (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)
Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Main Examination. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approximately) of the category wise vacancies will be shortlisted for the Group Exercise & Interview from the top of the merit list subject to a candidate scoring minimum qualifying score in aggregate
Psychometric Test:
The Bank will conduct Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for PhaseIII. Finding of the test may be placed before the Interview panel for having a thorough perspective on the candidates.
Final Selection:-
Only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in Objective Test and Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in GE & Interview (Phase-III) for preparing the final merit list. The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately.
Marks secured by the candidates in the Main Examination (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Exercises & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Main Examination and Group Exercises & Interview out of 100. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
Salary for SBI PO Recruitment 2025-
Presently, the starting basic pay is Rs.48480/– , 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 CTC basis Rs.18.67 lacs in the metro city like Mumbai.
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Please read the official SBI PO Recruitment notification carefully before applying. Best Luck for the exam, Stay connected for more such updates regularly through our Website.
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MUDRAA CAREERS, Mumbai