We have Received Your Query
One of our mentor will revert to you within 48 hours. Meanwhile you can Enjoy the Free Study Material
View Free Study Material
SBI is the largest bank of India and it provides many career opportunities to youngsters. The exam is conducted to recruit the aspirants for the post of Probationary Officers for branches of State Bank of India across the nation. The candidates who wish to join the government job , SBI PO may prove a great career option for them. It has been the largest employer in the country. The SBI PO exam is conducted every year. The Examination has 3 phase preliminary, main exam, group exercise and interview.
Before applying for the examination an aspirant must make sure few things like important dates for the examination, eligibility, exam pattern, post, salary, SBI PO syllabus etc. To know more read the complete article.
Here in this blog, we are providing the essential information one must know before SBI PO preparation.
SBI PO releases nationwide vacancies for SBI branches. This year a sum of 2000 vacancies is notified for SBI PO Post. So young aspirants it is high time to accelerate your career growth. In the table, we are sharing the category wise vacancies.
Category |
SBI PO Vacancy 2019 |
General |
810 |
OBC |
540 |
SC |
300 |
ST |
150 |
EWS |
200 |
Overall |
2000 |
SBI PO starting salary is 27,620/- (with four advance increments) in the scale of 23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020. An SBI Bank PO is provided the allowances as in T.A. (Travel allowance), D.A. (Dearness allowance) and other additional benefits.
The gross SBI PO Salary includes the following allowance. See the list.
Travel Allowance (TA)
House Rent Allowance (HRA)
City Compensatory Allowance (CCA)
Dearness Allowance (DA)
Furniture Allowance
In the table below you will come to know the SBI PO Exam date 2019, SBI PO Job notification as well as all other important SBI PO 2019 notification for SBI PO Prelims and SBI PO Mains.
Sr. No. |
Activity |
Dates |
1. |
SBI PO 2019 Notification |
1st April 2019 |
2. |
SBI PO 2019 Online Registration |
2nd April 2019 to 22nd April 2019 |
3. |
SBI PO Preliminary Admit Card download |
17th May 2019 Onwards |
4. |
SBI PO Preliminary Exam Date |
8th and 9th June 2019 |
5. |
SBI PO Preliminary Result |
1st week of July 2019 onwards |
6. |
SBI PO Main Admit card Download |
2nd week of July 2019 onwards |
7. |
SBI PO Main Online exam |
20th July 2019 |
8. |
SBI PO Main Result |
3rd week of August |
9. |
Call letter for Interview download |
2nd week of October 2019 |
10. |
Conduct of pre-examination Training |
4th Week of May 2019 |
To be eligible for SBI PO 2019 candidate must satisfy the given conditions below.
Candidate must be having a graduate degree.
Candidate should be satisfying the age limit which is 21-30 years as on April 1st,2019.
Chartered Accountant can also apply for the same post.
A candidate studying in the final year of graduation can also apply for the SBI PO exam.
Indian nationals and candidates of Nepal, Bhutan and Tibetan refugee can apply for the exam.
If a candidate has an integrated dual degree certificate, then the date of passing it should be on or before 31st Aug 2019.
No of attempts totally rely on the category. General category has 4 chances to apply for it, General (PWD) candidates, OBC and OBC (PWD)candidates have 7 chances to apply for the exam and there is no bar of attempts.
Candidates can apply SBI PO online. For SBI PO application candidates are required active mail id and active mobile no.
Candidates are advised to keep the documents, photographs and signature ready while applying for SBI PO exam and candidate must not use capital letters in signature.
There are few steps to follow to apply SBI PO Online. Check the step by step procedure.
Visit the official website of SBI.
Go to the careers section.
Now click on “Recruitment of Probationary officers in State Bank of India”.
Click on the “Apply Online” link.
Click on the button situated in the top right corner of the screen written “Click here for new registration.”
Now fill in the application form and save the registration no and password.
Now pay fee through debit card, credit card or net banking.
Keep the e-receipt safe for further reference.
Suggested Reads-
Before starting the SBI PO 2019 preparation a candidate should be having the complete knowledge of SBI PO 2019 syllabus. So that the candidate may prioritize the topics according to difficulty level and score good marks.
In the table given below, we are sharing the list of important topics for SBI PO 2019 syllabus. You can check the table for section wise information.
SBI Bank PO 2019 Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude |
SBI Bank PO 2019 Syllabus for Reasoning Ability |
SBI Bank PO 2019 Syllabus for English Language |
SBI Bank PO 2019 Syllabus for General Awareness |
SBI Bank PO 2019 Syllabus for Computer Awareness |
Tabular Graph |
Verbal Reasoning |
Reading Comprehension |
Financial Awareness |
Computer Abbreviation |
Line Graph |
Syllogism |
Vocabulary |
Current Affairs |
Computer Fundamentals |
Pie Chart |
Circular Seating Arrangement |
Word Association |
General Knowledge |
Computer Hardware |
Bar Graph |
Linear Seating Arrangement |
Para Jumbles |
Static Awareness |
Microsoft Office |
Radar Graph Caselet |
Double Lineup |
Error Spotting |
Banking and Financial Awareness |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
SBI PO exam pattern is different for prelims and mains exam. A candidate should be aware of SBI PO Exam pattern so that he may prepare the strategy to solve maximum number of questions within the given time limit.
According to SBI PO Prelims exam pattern-
SBI PO Prelims exam is conducted online.
It has 3 sections- English language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability.
The exam duration is 60 mins only.
SBI PO prelims exam is an objective exam consisting 100 questions.
English has 30 questions and both quantitative aptitude and reasoning ability has 35 questions.
According the marking scheme for each right answer 1 mark is awarded and 0.25 mark is deducted for the wrong answer.
Except English section exam has both English and Hindi medium.
SBI PO mains exam has 2 levels. One is objective and other is descriptive. You can check out the sbi po mains exam pattern below.
SBI PO Mains Exam pattern for Objective Test
Objective test is 1st level of SBI PO mains exam. You can check the highlights of SBI PO Mains exam pattern for objective test.
Mains objective exam is conducted in online mode.
It has 4 sections- English language, Reasoning Ability, General Awareness and Data analysis and interpretation.
The exam duration is 3 hours for this section.
SBI PO mains objective exam consist 155 questions.
This test has only English medium.
SBI PO Mains Exam pattern for Descriptive Test
Descriptive test is level 2 of SBI PO mains exam. Here are the key points of SBI PO Exam pattern for descriptive test.
Mains Descriptive exam is also conducted in online mode.
The exam duration is 30 minutes for this section.
SBI PO mains descriptive exam consist only 2 questions.
Each question carries 25 marks and the section is based on essay or letter writing.
SBI PO previous year question papers are a significant part of SBI PO preparation. It helps to understand the difficulty level of examination. With the help of SBI PO question papers student comes to know that how many questions can be attempted within the given time span. Student must solve the SBI PO previous year papers to take the real feel of the examination.
SBI PO Admit Card 2019 is an essential document to appear for the exam. It is issued on the official website of SBI itself.
SBI PO Admit Card 2019 for prelims has already been released on 12th May 2019. Here we are sharing few steps to download SBI PO Admit Card.
Visit sbi.co.in
Click on “Careers” option.
Now go to SBI PO Exam and click “Download Call Letter”.
Fill in registration no and DOB.
Click on “Submit”.
Download the SBI PO 2019 admit card and keep it safe.
SBI PO result is declared online only on sbi.co.in .SBI PO 2019 Preliminary exam is scheduled on June 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th, 2019. Similarly, SBI PO 2019 Main exam will be conducted on July 20th, 2019. The result is declared separately for each stage of the exam. In the table given below you can check out the SBI PO result 2019.
SBI PO Result 2019 |
Date |
Official Link |
SBI PO Prelims Result 2019 |
1st week of July, 2019 |
To be activated soon |
SBI PO Mains Result 2019 |
3rd week of August, 2019 |
To be activated soon |
SBI PO Final Result 2019 |
2nd week of October |
To be activated soon |
As SBI PO Results are declared separately for each stage. Similarly, the SBI PO cut off is declared separately. SBI PO Cut off is ultimately the required minimum marks to qualify the exam. In the list below we are sharing expected SBI PO Prelims cut off 2019 and SBI PO Mains cut off 2019.
Category wise SBI PO expected cut off 2019 for Prelims
Category |
Expected SBI PO Prelims cut off 2019 |
General |
51.50 |
SC |
43.25 |
ST |
31.25 |
OBC |
48.25 |
Expected SBI PO Mains cut off 2019
Sections |
Maximum Marks |
Minimum Qualifying Marks & Cut Off |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
60 |
11 |
General Awareness |
40 |
14 |
Computer Aptitude & Reasoning |
60 |
10 |
English Language |
40 |
8 |
Total |
200 |
74 |
After qualifying the cut off for SBI PO Mains exam candidates have to undergo 2 procedures Group discussion and personal interview.
SBI PO personal interview test qualifications and personality of the candidate.
SBI PO group discussion carries 20 marks whereas Personal Interview carries 30 marks.
A merit list is prepared based on final marks of GD and PI.
So, Aspirants, now you all must have got the enough information regarding SBI PO recruitment 2019. We have tried to cover all the significant information in this blog. Still SBI PO is a hard nut to crack.
Along with the information put the best efforts in SBI PO preparation for the best outcome. If you have any doubt, please mention in the comment section below.
Stay tuned for more updates regarding SBI PO exam. Keep learning aspirants.