SBI PO: State Bank of India invites online application from eligible Indian citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers. The selected candidates may be posted anywhere in India. Candidates are requested to apply online through the link given on Bank’s official website https://sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings The prospective candidates, who intend to apply for the Post are advised to apply only after carefully reading and understanding the undernoted contents of this notification.
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| RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS (ADVERTISEMENT NO: CRPD/PO/2026-27/09) ONLINE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION & PAYMENT OF FEES: FROM 18.06.2026 to 08.07 .2026 | |||||||||
| Important Dates | Fees | ||||||||
| Online Apply Start Date : 18 June 2026 Online Apply Last Date : 08 July 2026 Last Date For Fee Payment : 08 July 2026 Phase I Exam: August 2026 Phase II Exam: Sept 2026 Phase III Exam: Oct/Nov 2026 | For General, OBC, EWS : ₹ 750/- For SC / ST, PH : ₹ 0/- | ||||||||
| Eligibility | |||||||||
| Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2026): Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2026 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2005 and not earlier than 02.04.1996 (both days inclusive). Relaxation in Upper age limit shall be as per rule. Essential Academic Qualifications (as on 30.09.2026): Graduation 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 interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 30.09.2026. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 30.09.2026. Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant etc. would also be eligible. | |||||||||
| CIBIL Status | |||||||||
| Candidates who have defaulted in repayment under any lending arrangement with Banks / NBFCs / Financial Institutions, including credit card dues, and whose accounts reflect adverse credit history in CIBIL or any other recognized credit information agency, shall be required to regularize/repay all such outstanding dues on or before the date of joining the Bank. Candidates whose adverse credit status has not been updated in the records of CIBIL or other credit information agencies by the date of joining shall be required to either get the credit status updated or produce NOCs/documentary evidence from the concerned lender(s) confirming that there are no outstanding dues against them. Failure to regularize/repay such dues and submit satisfactory proof thereof on or before the date of joining shall render the candidate ineligible for appointment, and the offer of appointment shall be withdrawn/cancelled. Candidates are advised to check and confirm their CIBIL score/status before applying. | |||||||||
| Vacancies | |||||||||
| CATEGORY WISE VACANCIES | |||||||||
| Category | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | TOTAL | |||
| Regular Vacancies | 216 | 108 | 390 | 144 | 588 | 1446 | |||
| Backlog Vacancies | 18 | 36 | – | – | – | 54 | |||
| Total Vacancies | 234 | 144 | 390 | 144 | 588 | 1500 | |||
| NUMBER OF CHANCES | |||||||||
| Category | Max. Permissible Number of Chances | ||||||||
| UR / EWS | 6 | ||||||||
| UR (PwBD) / EWS (PwBD) / OBC / OBC (PwBD) | 9 | ||||||||
| SC / SC (PwBD)/ ST / ST (PwBD) | No Restriction | ||||||||
| SELECTION PROCEDURE | |||||||||
| Phase-I: Preliminary Examination: 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 | Name of test | No of Question | Marks | Duration | |||||
| 1 | English Language | 40 | Total Maximum Marks 100 | 20 minutes | |||||
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 20 minutes | ||||||
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 30 | 20 minutes | ||||||
| Total | 100 | 1 hour | |||||||
| SELECTION CRITERIA FOR MAIN EXAMINATION: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Examination. There will be no sectional cut-off in preliminary examination. Candidates numbering 10 times (approx.) of the numbers of vacancies in each category will be shortlisted for Main Examination from the top of above merit list | |||||||||
| PHASE-II: MAIN EXAMINATION: The Main Examination will be conducted online and will consist of Objective tests for 200 marks and Descriptive test for 30 marks. The Descriptive test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive test answers on the computer. | |||||||||
| (i) Objective Test: The duration of objective test is 3 hours and consists of 4 Sections of total 200 marks. There will be separate timing for every section. | |||||||||
| Test | Name of the Test | No of Question | Max Marks | Duration | |||||
| I | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 minutes | |||||
| II | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 minutes | |||||
| III | General Awareness / Economy/ Banking Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes | |||||
| IV | English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 minutes | |||||
| Total | 170 | 200 | 3 hours | ||||||
| (ii) Descriptive Paper: Communication Skills: | |||||||||
| a. Emails (1 out of 2 options), b. Situation Analysis (1 out of 2 options) c. Either Reports writing or Precis Writing (Anyone out of 2 options). | 3 | 30 | 30 minutes | ||||||
| Grand Total | 230 | 3 hours 30 minutes | |||||||
| SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PHASE-III: (A) SECTIONAL CUT OFF IN MAIN EXAMINATION: Each candidate will have to score a minimum qualifying score in each test / section (i.e. Test I, II, III, IV & Descriptive paper, individually). Depending upon the number of vacancies, sectional cut offs will be decided by the Bank. | |||||||||
| PHASE-III: COMPRISE OF PSYCHOMETRIC TEST, GROUP EXERCISE & PERSONAL INTERVIEW PSYCHOMETRIC TEST: The Bank will conduct Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for PhaseIII process. Findings of the test will be placed before the Interview panel to have a thorough perspective on the candidates. Psychometric tests may be conducted through proctored mode or at identified examination centres, as decided by the Bank. All the questions in Psychometric Test are mandatory for candidates to assess the candidates’ profiling. | |||||||||
| GROUP EXERCISE & PERSONAL INTERVIEW | |||||||||
| TEST STRUCTURE | GROUP EXERCISE | INTERVIEW | Total | ||||||
| Maximum Marks | 20 | 30 | 50 | ||||||
| The minimum qualifying marks for Group exercise & Interviews will be as decided by the Bank | |||||||||
| FINAL SELECTION: The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. The marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Phase-III for preparing the final merit list. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection. The marks obtained by the candidates in Phase-II (Main Examination both Objective & Descriptive Tests) and Phase-III (Group Exercise & Interview) will be normalized to 100 marks as detailed below. | |||||||||
| Test | Main Examination (written Test) (objective & descriptive) | Group Exercise & Interview | Total | ||||||
| Maximum Marks | 230 | 50 | 280 | ||||||
| Normalized Marks | 75 | 25 | 100 | ||||||
| The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks (out of 100) of Phase-II and Phase-III. Provisional Selection list will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category. | |||||||||
| Important Links | |||||||||
| Apply Online | Click Here | ||||||||
| Check Official Notification | Click Here | ||||||||
| SBI Official Website | Click Here | ||||||||
