IBPS SBI PO Recruitment 2022
RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS ADVERTISEMENT NO: CRPD/ PO/2022-23/18 PDF
| Important Events for the Application | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| Commencement of online registration of application | 22/09/2022 |
| Closure of registration of application | 12/10/2022 |
| Closure for editing application details | 12/10/2022 |
| Last date for printing your application | 27/10/2022 |
| Online Fee Payment | 22/09/2022 to 12/10/2022 |
State Bank of India
State Bank of India is the largest Bank of India, a Fortune 500 company. Indian Multinational Public Sector Banking and Financial Services organization has its headquarters in Mumbai, India.
State Bank of India, is having 1/4 share in the market, having a customer base of 45 crores. It has a vast network of over 22000 branches, 62617 ATMs/ADWMs, and 71968 BC outlets.
State Bank of India has diversified its business to other financial segments and set up various subsidiaries like SBI General Insurance, SBI Life Insurance, SBI Mutual Fund, SBI Card etc.
Now State Bank of India is operating in 31 foreign countries, through 229 offices spread throughout the world.
Opportunities at working SBI
Getting a job and working at SBI will provide the candidate with plenty of growth opportunities. SBI provides opportunities for
1. ALL ROUND DEVELOPMENT 2. EXPLORE BANKING GLOBALLY 3. CHART YOUR OWN CAREER PATH 4. EXPLORE THE HEART OF INDIA
Career Growth of a Probationary Officer at SBI
There are plenty of opportunities for Probationary Officers to grow in their career. Chances of becoming the Chairman of the bank are available for candidates with outstanding performance.
IBPS SBI PO Recruitment 2022
State Bank of India, Central Recruitment & Promotion Department Corporate Centre, Mumbai has given the Notification for the Recruitment of Probationary Officers SBI PO wide Advertisement No. CRPD/ PO/2022-23/18. The vacancies given in the official advertisement are depicted below:
VACANCIES:
| Category | SC | ST | OBC* | EWS^ | UR | Total | VI# | HI# | LD# | d & e# @ |
| Regular Vacancy | 240 | 120 | 432 | 160 | 648 | 1600 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Backlog Vacancy | 30 | 11 | 32 | — | — | 73 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 23 |
| Total | 270 | 131 | 464 | 160 | 648 | 1673 | 18 | 36 | 21 | 39 |
Tentative Schedule of Events for the IBPS SBI PO Recruitment 2022
Eligible candidates are required to register online for the recruitment process which will be held in three Phases viz. (i) Phase-I; (ii) Phase-II; and (iii) Phase-III. Candidates who are shortlisted after Phase-I will have to appear for Phase-II. Candidates who are shortlisted after Phase-II will be subsequently called for Phase-III.
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates | 22.09.2022 to 12.10.2022 |
| Payment of Application Fee | 22.09.2022 to 12.10.2022 |
| Availability of Preliminary Examination Call Letters | 1st / 2nd week of December 2022 onwards |
| Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination | 17th/18th/19th/ 20th of December 2022 |
| Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination | December 2022 / January 2023 |
| Availability of Main Examination Call letter | January 2023 / February 2023 |
| Phase-II: Online Main Examination | January 2023 / February 2023 |
| Declaration of Result of Main Examination | February 2023 |
| Availability of Phase-III Call Letter | February 2023 onwards |
| Phase-III: Psychometric Test | February / March 2023 |
| Interview & Group Exercises | February / March 2023 |
| Declaration of Final Result | March 2023 onwards |
| Pre-Examination Training for SC/ ST/ Religious Minority Community candidates | |
| Availability of call letters for Pre-Examination Training | 1st / 2nd week of November 2022 onwards |
| Conduct of Pre- Examination Training | November 2022 / December 2022 |
SBI PO Eligibility Criteria
Essential Academic Qualifications (as on 31.12.2022):
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised 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 will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2022. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2022. Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, and Cost Accountant would also be eligible
Age Limit (as on 01.04.2022):
Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2022 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2001 and not earlier than 02.04.1992 (both days inclusive). There are certain age relaxations given for various categories of candidates as per the following Table.
| Sr. | Category | Age relaxation |
| 1. | Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes | 5 Years |
| 2. | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years |
| 3. | Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (SC/ ST) | 15 Years |
| – PwBD (OBC) | 13 Years | |
| – PwBD (Gen/ EWS) | 10 Years | |
| 4. | Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years of military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. | 5 Years |
SBI PO Selection Procedure
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-phase process:
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:
A preliminary Examination consisting of an Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have 3 Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
| SL. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | Total Maximum Marks 100 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| Total | 100 | 1 Hour |
Selection criteria for Main Examination:
Category wise merit list will be drawn based on the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Examination. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering 10 times (approx.) the number of vacancies in each category will be shortlisted for Main Examination from the top of the 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 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after the conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
| (i) Objective Test: The duration of the objective test is 3 hours, and it consists of 4 Sections for a total of 200 marks. There will be separate timing for every section. | ||||
| Name of the test | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration | |
| I | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 50 | 50 minutes |
| II | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| III | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| IV | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 3 Hours | |
| (ii) Descriptive Paper | ||||
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 50 | 30 minutes | |
| Grand Total | 250 |
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary & Main Examination):
There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 1/4th of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty to arrive at the corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. Sectional Marks will not be maintained for both Preliminary & Main Examinations.
Selection criteria for Phase-III:
Category-wise merit list will be drawn based on the aggregate marks scored in Phase-II (Main Exam). There will be no sectional cut-off.
Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the category-wise vacancies will be shortlisted for Phase-III from the top of the category-wise merit list subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score, as decided by the Bank.
Phase-III:
Psychometric Test:
The Bank may conduct a Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for Phase-III. The finding of the test may be placed before the Interview panel for having a thorough perspective on the candidates.
III Phase Comprise of:
| TEST STRUCTURE | GROUP EXERCISE | INTERVIEW | TOTAL |
| Maximum Marks | 20 | 30 | 50 |
The minimum qualifying marks will be 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 normalised to 100 marks as detailed below. | |||
| Test | Main Exam | Group Exercise & Interview | Total |
| Maximum Marks | 250 | 50 | 300 |
| Normalized Marks | 75 | 25 | 100 |
The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Phase-II and Phase-III. SBI PO Selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
Result Publication
Results of the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and the Final Result will be made available on the Bank’s website.
Examination Centres of SBI PO
The examinations for the IBPS SBI PO Recruitment 2022 will be conducted online at many centres in India. A tentative list of centres for Online Examination is available in the detailed Advertisement.
Candidates are advised to regularly visit Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers for details and updates.
EXAMINATION CENTERS (Tentative List)
| State Code | State/UT | Pre-Examination Training Centre/ Preliminary Examination Centre | Main Examination Centre |
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
| 14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Arrah, Patna, Muzaffarpur |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/ Mohali | Chandigarh/ Mohali |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
| 18 | Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| 19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Anand, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar |
| 20 | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una | Shimla, Solan |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 24 | Karnataka | Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bengaluru |
| 25 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 26 | Ladakh | Leh | Leh |
| 27 | Lakshwadeep | Kavaratti | Kavaratti |
| 28 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore |
| 29 | Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai |
| 30 | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| 31 | Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
| 32 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawal |
| 33 | Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| 34 | Delhi -NCR | Delhi & New Delhi | Delhi & New Delhi |
| 35 | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneswar |
| 36 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 37 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur | Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| 38 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur, |
| 39 | Sikkim | Bardang – Gangtok | Bardang – Gangtok |
| 40 | Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
| 41 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
| 42 | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| 43 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Banda, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi. | Agra, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Ghaziabad, Noida/ Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
| 44 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun |
| 45 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri | Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata |
Emoluments of SBI PO
Presently, the starting basic pay is for the SBI PO appointed candidates is Rs.41,960/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale of Rs.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.
Application Fee for IBPS SBI PO Recruitment 2022
The application Fee for the SBI PO Recruitment 2022 will be Rs.750/- for General/ EWS/ OBC candidates and ‘Nil’ for SC/ ST/ PwBD candidates. Application Fee once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.
Number of Chances
| Category | Max. Permissible Number of Chances |
| General / EWS | 4 |
| General (PwBD) / EWS (PwBD) | 7 |
| OBC | 7 |
| OBC (PwBD) | 7 |
| SC/ SC (PwBD)/ ST/ ST (PwBD) | No Restriction |
How to Apply to IBPS SBI PO
Candidates can apply online for the SBI PO only from 22.09.2022 to 12.10.2022. No other mode of application will be accepted.
Pre-requisites for Applying Online:
Candidates should have a valid email ID and mobile no. which should be kept active till the final declaration of SBI PO Recruitment 2022 Results. It will be essentially required for receiving any communication/ call letters/ advice from the bank by email/ SMS.
Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank’s ‘Career’ website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers. After registration candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through online mode by using debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking.
Direct Official Link for the SBI PO Application on IBPS WEBSITE
Important Items to be Kept Ready before Starting the SBI PO Application
Email ID
Valid Phone Number
Photograph (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm)
Signature
Left-Hand Thumb Impression
Hand-Written Declaration
If the applicant’s photo & signature on the attendance sheet or call letter signed at the time of the examination does not match with the photograph & signature uploaded at the time of online registration of the application, the applicant will be disqualified.
After logging into the official application window the candidate has to fill in the basic information like Name, Mobile Number, and Email. Then he has to save and continue the SBI PO application process step by step. He has to complete the various steps like Basic Info, Photo and Signature, Details, Preview, Uploads, and Payment.
SBI PO Online registration will be complete only after the candidates register online and remit the requisite application fees/ intimation charges either through online mode.
Application printout & fee receipt should be kept with the candidate and should not be sent to the Bank.
Not more than one application for the SBI PO should be submitted by a candidate.
Helpdesk for the IBPS SBI PO Recruitment 2022
In case of any problem in filling up SBI PO Application through online form, payment of fee/ intimation charges or receipt of Admission/ call letter, queries may be made at
Telephone No. 022-22820427 (between 11:00 AM to 06:00 PM on working days)
or
Lodge the query on http://cgrs.ibps.in.
Candidates should mention ‘RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS IN STATE BANK OF INDIA – 2023’ in the subject of the email.
SBI PO Call Letter
The SBI PO Recruitment Applied candidates should check, save and print their call letter (Pre-exam Training/ Preliminary Exam/ Main Exam/ GE & Interview) and an “acquaint yourself booklet”, by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from the Bank’s website.
FAQ
Does SBI PO 2022 have GD?
In the SBI PO Recruitment 2022, there will be Group Exercise in Phase III for 20 marks
What is SBI PO post?
SBI PO is the State Bank of India Probationary Officer Post. It is the starting point in the managerial cadre of the State Bank of India. Candidates selected for the PO position can go through the career hierarchy and have the opportunity to attain Chairman rank based on their performance.
What is the Application fee for the SBI PO Examination?
The application fee for the SBI PO Recruitment 2022 will depend upon the candidate category. For General/ EWS/ OBC candidates Rs.750/- and ‘Nil’ for SC/ ST/ PwBD candidates.
How many vacancies are announced in SBI PO Recruitment 2022?
A total of 1673 vacancies have been announced in the SBI PO Recruitment 2022 for various categories.
What is the selection process for SBI PO?
SBI PO Recruitment 2022 will be carried out by IBPS on behalf of SBI. The selection process will be in 3 phases.
Phase I is the preliminary objective Online exam to be used to shortlist the candidates for the main exam.
Phase II will be the Main Examination will be conducted online and will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks.
Phase III will be having Group Exercise and Interview. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the category-wise vacancies will be shortlisted
for Phase-III based on the performance at Phase II.
The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Phase-II and Phase-III. Selection for the SBI PO will be made from the top merit-ranked Candidates in each category.
Does SBI PO have an interview?
For the SBI PO Selection there will interview in Phase III for the selected/shortlisted candidates from Phase II
Is the SBI PO vacancy comes every year?
Depending upon the State Bank of India manpower requirement, the Bank will give notification for the Probationary Officer recruitment Notification.
How many attempts are there in SBI PO?
SBI PO Recruitment 2022 Number of Chances:
| Category | Max. Permissible Number of Chances for SBI PO |
| General / EWS | 4 |
| General (PwBD) / EWS (PwBD) | 7 |
| OBC | 7 |
| OBC (PwBD) | 7 |
| SC/ SC (PwBD)/ ST/ ST (PwBD) | No Restriction |
Is it possible to get selected in the SBI PO in the first attempt?
With thorough preparation, good commitment, and with good preparation strategy focusing on the exam pattern a candidate can crack the SBI PO exam in the first attempt.
What are the subjects in the SBI PO 2022 prelims exam?
SBI PO preliminary exam consists of English Language 30 Questions in 20 Minutes, Quantitative Aptitude 35 Questions in 20 Minutes, Reasoning Ability 35 Questions in 20 Minutes. In total there will be 100 Questions to be answered in 1 Hour Duration.
What is the salary of the SBI PO?
The starting basic pay for the SBI PO selected candidates will be Rs.41,960/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale of Rs.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.
Is there a negative marking in SBI PO 2022 Exam?
Penalty for Wrong Answers applies to both – Preliminary & Main Examination in the SBI PO Examinations.
There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 1/4th of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty to arrive at a corrected score.
If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
How long does it take to prepare for SBI PO Examination?
There will be 85 days available for the SBI PO aspirants from the day of commencement of online application submission to the preliminary exam date. This will be sufficient for the serious candidate for the preparation. Candidates have to prepare for both preliminary and main examinations together and prepare according to a predefined plan to get success in the SBI PO Examination.
How to prepare for the SBI PO Exam?
Familiarize with the syllabus fully
Make a Study Plan
Stick to the study plan
Practice as many as possible previous question papers, and practice as many as possible mock tests with the SBI PO Syllabus.
How the descriptive test for the SBI PO will be conducted?
For the SBI PO selection there will be a descriptive test in Phase II Main Examination. This test will be administered immediately after the conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
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