SBI PO 2023: Notification, Apply Online 2056 Posts, Syllabus

The State Bank of India comes in with a lot of different recruitment opportunities each and every year to fill up the vacant positions available in the organization and help the people to get a prestigious Central Government job. Given below are sharing with all of you the important specifications related to the recruitment of SBI PO 2023. We will be sharing with all of the readers the step-by-step procedure through which they will be able to apply online for these vacancies and also the syllabus and the examination dates that have to be kept in mind by all of the candidates. 

SBI PO 2023

The State Bank of India has released an official notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officers starting from 4th October 2023 and lakhs of candidates have started to apply for this prestigious SBI PO  opportunity because it is a very valuable job in a prestigious organization of India known as the State Bank of India. The candidates can fill up the application form before the last date of 25th October 2021 in order to be eligible and you have to fill up the application form by visiting the official website of the State Bank of India.

SBI PO

Details Of SBI PO 

Name SBI PO 2021
Launched byState Bank of India
Job Name Probationary Officers
Number of vacancies2056  
Official sitehttps://www.sbi.co.in/
SBI HRMS Login Portal

Important Dates Under SBI PO 

SBI PO ActivityDates
SBI PO Notification 202104th October 2021
Online Registration Starts From05th October 2021
Last date for SBI PO Apply Online25th October 2021
Last Date to Pay Fee25th October 2021
PET Call Letter1st week of November 2021
Conduct Pre- Examination Training2nd week of November 2021
SBI PO Prelims Admit Card 20211st or 2nd week of November 2021
SBI PO Exam Date- PreliminaryNovember/December 2021
SBI PO Result- PreliminaryDecember 2021
Call letter for Mains ExamDecember 2021
SBI PO Exam Date – MainsDecember 2021
Result of Online Examination – MainJanuary 2022
Download Call Letter for Personal Interview1st or 2nd week of February 2022
Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview2nd or 3rd week of February 2022
Declaration of Final ResultFebruary/March 2022
IBPS Clerk 

Application Fee

You will have to pay the following application fees in order to fill up the application form for this recruitment:-

CategoryApplication Fee
SC/ST/PWDNil
General and OthersRs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

SBI PO Vacancy Details

The following details are available as per the vacancies presented by the State Bank of India:-

CategoryVacancyBacklogTotal
SC30024324
ST15012162
OBC54020560
EWS200 
GEN810810
Total2000562056
  • PWD Category Vacancies 
CategoryVacancyBacklogTotal
LD2020
VI200121
HI203656
d & e200929
FSSAI Recruitment 

Salary Structure Under SBI PO 

The applicant will be liable to get paid the following salaries in this recruitment:-

  • 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 will be a minimum of 8.20 lacs and a maximum of 13.08 lacs depending on the place of posting and other factors.

Number Of Attempts Under SBI PO 

The applicant will only be able to give the entrance examination as per the details related to the number of attempts available for the different categories of the candidates:-

CategoryNumber of Chances
General/ EWS4
General/ EWS (PWD)7
OBC/ OBC(PWD)7
SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD)No restriction
Bihar Anganwadi Bharti 

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2023

The applicant must follow the following details related to the examination pattern in order to give the entrance examination successfully:-

  • Preliminary Exam Pattern
S.No.Name of Tests(Objective)No. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1English Language303020 Minutes
2Numerical Ability353520 Minutes
3Reasoning Ability353520 Minutes
Total1001001 Hour
  • Main Objective Test Exam Pattern
SectionsNo. of Questions/MaxMarksTime Duration
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude45/6060 minutes
Data Analysis and Interpretation35/6045 minutes
Banking/General/Economy Awareness40/4035 minutes
English Language35/4040 minutes
Total155/200180 minutes
  • SBI PO Mains Descriptive Exam Pattern
SubjectNo. of Questions/Max MarksTime Duration
English Language – Letter Writing & Essay2 Questions/ 50 Marks30 Minutes
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Prelims Exam Syllabus

The applicant must follow the following details of the preliminary examination in order to successfully prepare for it:-

English SyllabusQuantitative Aptitude SyllabusReasoning Syllabus
Reading ComprehensionSimplification/ ApproximationAlphanumeric Series
Fill in the blanksProfit & LossDirections
Cloze TestMixtures & AlligationsLogical Reasoning
Para jumblesPermutation, Combination & ProbabilityData Sufficiency
VocabularyWork & TimeRanking & Order
Paragraph CompletionSequence & SeriesAlphabet Test
Multiple Meaning /Error SpottingSimple Interest & Compound InterestSeating Arrangement
Sentence CompletionSurds & IndicesCoded Inequalities
Tenses RulesMensuration – Cylinder, Cone, SpherePuzzle
 Time & DistanceSyllogism
Data InterpretationBlood Relations
Ratio & ProportionCoding-Decoding
Number SystemsInput-Output
PercentageTabulation

Exam Analysis

Check out the examination analysis of various subjects included in the entrance examination in order to have proper information regarding the format of the question paper:-

  • Quantitative Aptitude
TopicNo. of QuestionsDifficulty Level
Data Interpretation15Moderate
Missing No. Series5Moderate
Quadratic Equation5Easy
Miscellaneous Word Problems10Moderate
Total35Moderate
  • Reasoning Ability
TopicsNo. of QuestionsDifficulty Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement20Moderate
Coding-Decoding1Easy
Direction Sense Test3Moderate
Blood Relation4Easy
Syllogism4Easy
Alphabet based1Easy
Comparison Based2Easy
Total35Easy-Moderate
  • English Language
TopicNo. of QuestionsDifficulty Level
Reading Comprehension5Moderate
Error Detection6Easy
Sentence Correction5Easy
Single Filers7Easy
Cloze Test5Easy
Match the following based Sentence Formation2Easy
Total30Easy
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SBI PO Exam Centre

The entrance examination will be conducted by the authorities based upon the following entrance examination list:-

  • For Prelims Exam-
State CodeExam Centres for Prelims ExamState/UT
11Port BlairAndaman & Nicobar
12Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, VizianagaramAndhra Pradesh
13Itanagar, NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh
14Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar TezpurAssam
15Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, SiwanBihar
16ChandigarhChandigarh
17Bhilai, Bilaspur, RaipurChhattisgarh
18Panaji, VernaGoa
19Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, VadodaraGujarat
20Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Sonipat, YamunanagarHaryana
21Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, UnaHimachal Pradesh
22Jammu, Kathua, Samba, SrinagarJammu & Kashmir
23Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, RanchiJharkhand
24Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, UdipiKarnataka
25Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, ThiruvananthapuramKerala
26KavarattiLakshwadeep
27Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, UjjainMadhya Pradesh
28Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, SataraMaharashtra
29ImphalManipur
30Ri-Bhoi, ShillongMeghalaya
31AizawlMizoram
32KohimaNagaland
33Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, GurgaonDelhi -NCR
34Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, SambalpurOdisha
35PuducherryPuducherry
36Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, SangrurPunjab
37Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, UdaipurRajasthan
38GangtokSikkim
39Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, VelloreTamilnadu
40Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, WarangalTelangana
41AgartalaTripura
42Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, VaranasiUttar Pradesh
43Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, RoorkeeUttarakhand
44Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, SiliguriWest Bengal
  • For Mains Exam-
State CodeExam Centre for Mains ExamState/UT
11Port BlairAndaman & Nicobar
12Guntur, Kurnool, Vijayawada, VisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh
13ItanagarArunachal Pradesh
14Guwahati,Assam
15Arrah, Hajipur, PatnaBihar
16ChandigarhChandigarh
17RaipurChhattisgarh
18PanajiGoa
19Ahmedabad, GandhinagarGujarat
20Bahadurgarh, HissarHaryana
21Shimla, Solan,Himachal Pradesh
22Jammu, SrinagarJammu & Kashmir
23Jamshedpur, RanchiJharkhand
24BengaluruKarnataka
25Kochi,ThiruvananthapuramKerala
26KavarattiLakshwadeep
27Bhopal, IndoreMadhya Pradesh
28Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi MumbaiMaharashtra
29ImphalManipur
30ShillongMeghalaya
31AizawlMizoram
32KohimaNagaland
33Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, GurgaonDelhi -NCR
34Bhubaneswar,Odisha
35PuducherryPuducherry
36Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, PatialaPunjab
37JaipurRajasthan
38GangtokSikkim
39Chennai, Madurai, TirunelveliTamilnadu
40HyderabadTelangana
41AgartalaTripura
42Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, VaranasiUttar Pradesh
43DehradunUttarakhand
44Hooghly, Kalyani, Greater KolkataWest Bengal
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List Of Training Centres

The six day training will be held for the recruitment of opportunity in the following training centers given below:-

North IndiaSouth IndiaEast IndiaWest India
AgraBangaloreAgartalaAhmedabad
AllahabadChennaiAizawlAkola
BareillyCoimbatoreAsansolAurangabad
ChandigarhErnakulamBhubaneswarIndore
DehradunGulbargaBerhampur (Ganjam)Bhopal
GorakhpurHubliDibrugarhJabalpur
JaipurHyderabadGangtokMumbai
KanpurMaduraiGuwahatiNagpur
LucknowMysoreImphalPanaji (Goa)
MeerutPort BlairItanagarPune
NewDelhiTirupatiKohimaRaipur
SrinagarVisakhapatnamKolkataVadodara
VaranasiVijayawadaPatna 
  Purnea
Ranchi
Sambalpur
Silchar
Siliguri
Shillong

Previous Year Cut Off Marks

Given below are the details regarding the previous year cut off marks for the State Bank of India probationary officer entrance examination:-

  • SBI PO Prelims Cut Off 2020
CategoryPrelims Cut-off (Out of 100 marks)
General58.50
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)56.75
Other Backward Caste (OBC)56
Scheduled Caste (SC)50
Scheduled Tribe (ST)43.75
  • SBI PO Mains Cut-Off
CategoryMain Exam Cut-Off (Out of 250)
GEN88.93
SC73.83
ST66.86
OBC80.96
EWS84.60
LD80.45
VI93.08
HI63.10
D & E63.25
  • SBI PO Final Cut-Off
CategoryFinal Cut-Off (Normalised to 100)
GEN51.23
SC44.09
ST41.87
OBC45.09
EWS45.35
LD45.27
VI51.55
HI28.62
D & E29.43

Eligibility Criteria 

The applicant must follow the following eligibility criteria to apply for this recruitment:-

  • Candidate must be above the age of 21 years.
  • The applicant must be below the age of 30 years as of 01.04.2021 i.e. candidates must have been born between 02.04.1991 and 01.04.2000 (both dates inclusive)
  • The candidate must be a graduate 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 an interview, they must produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 01.07.2021. Candidates with an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate must ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.08.2021. Candidates with Chartered Accountant certification may also apply.

SBI PO 2023 Application Procedure

  • The candidates will first have to visit the official website of the State Bank of India by clicking on the link given here
SBI PO 2021 Application Procedure
  • The homepage of the organisation will open on your screen where you will have to click on the option called Careers
  • The candidates have to click on the option called Latest Announcements and the announcement regarding the recruitment of probationary officers will open on your screen.
  • You can also click on the option called Recruitment Notification to download the official recruitment notification.
  • The candidates have to click on the Apply Online button and then click on the option called Click Here For New Registration
SBI PO 2021 Application Procedure
  • The registration form will open on your screen where you will have to enter all of the details including your personal information and other information related to the educational criteria.
  • You have to fill up the application form with important details and upload all of the documents related to your claims.
  • Successfully submit the application form and you will be eligible for the entrance examination.

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