SBI Probationary Officers Recruitment Exam is held every year by the Central Recruitment Board (State Bank Group) generally in the month of September-October. There are two stages, namely a Written Test and an Interview.Phase ICandidate will be called for an objective and descriptive type written Examination. Question paper will be in bilingual form. i.e. in Hindi and English except the test of English language. The Objective type examination will consist of Test of Reasoning ( 75 Questions and time suggested is 50 minutes), Quantitative Aptitude (50 Questions and time suggested is 30 minutes), General Awareness (50 Questions and time suggested is 25 minutes), Test of computer literacy and English language (50 Questions and time suggested is 30 minutes). It is important for all candidates to note that there will be negative marks for wrong answers. So total Number of questions asked is 225 and 135 minutes allotted for Objective Test. There will be negative marks for the wrong answers.
The descriptive type of test will consist of test of English language. Time allotted is 45 minutes. It serves to measure the candidate's higher order cognitive abilities such as comprehension and analysis of situations, generation of unique ideas or situations as well as language ability. Three out of four questions have to be answered on a given situation with answers to be restricted to the space provided in the question-cum-answer sheet. There will no negative marks for questions pertaining psychometric tests and in descriptive type examination.
Phase IIThe candidates who qualify on the basis of order of merit in the written examination as referred above will be called for group discussion and interview.
Exam Centers Name of the examination center and Address of the recruitment cell which will arrange for issue of duplicate call letter.
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Kamal (Haryana), Jalandhar, Patiala, Chandigarh, Shimla, Jammu, Palampur, Ludhiana, Ambala,
HissarAsst General Manager
Recruitment Cell
State Bank of India, Local Head Office
P.B No, 139, IIIrd Floor
Sector- 17-B
Chandigarh - 130017
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Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Bareilly, Lucknow, Gorakhpur
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell
State Bank of India, Local Head Office,
4th floor, New Administrative Bldg.
Moti Mahal Marg, Hazratganj
Lucknow-226001
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New Delhi, Dehradun, Meerut, Agra, Udaipur, Jaipur,Ajmer, Jodhpur
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office, 13th Floor,
11, Sansad marg, P.B. No. 398
New Delhi - 110001
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Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell
State Bank of India, Local Head Office,
4th Floor, Bhadra
Ahmedabad -380001
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Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa)
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office,
State Bank Bhavan , 5th Floor
Madame Cama Road, Mumbai- 400021
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Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Raipur, Gwalior
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office,
P.B. No 6, Hoshangabad Road,
Bhopal - 462011
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Hyderabad, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakapatnam
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office, 1st floor, North wing, Koti, Bank Street,
Hyderabad- 500095
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Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli, Gulbarga
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office,
4th floor, 65, St. marks Road,
Bangalore - 560001
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Chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai, Coimbatore
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office, 'Circletop House, Vth Floor, Aparna Complex, 16th College Lane, Nugambakkam, Chennai - 600006
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Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram,
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office,
LMS Compund,
Thiruvananthapuram - 695033
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Kolkata, Asansol, Siliguri, Port Blair
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Samriddhi Bhavan, Ground Floor, 1 Standard Road, Kolkata-700001
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Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Cuttack, Sambalpur
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office,
2nd Floor, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Marg,
Bhubaneswar.
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Patna, Ranchi, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Chamber Bhavan, 5th floor, Judges Court Road, Patna-800001
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Guwahati, Shillong, Agartala, Imphal, Kohima, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Aizwal
Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
Recruitment Cell,
State Bank of India, Local Head Office,
K.R.B Road, Sarmah Bldg. Bharalumukh, Guwahati-781009
General Instructions
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Candidates submitting more than one application will be treated as ineligible.
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Candidates must ensure that their signature on application, photographs and call letter etc are identical. Candidate in addition to his/her signature had to affix his/her thumb impression in the space provided for at the bottom of the application form. A recent passport size photograph should be pasted (not stapled) on application and six copies of the same photograph should be retained for use at he time of phase II examinations/Interview. In the event of any discrepancy, the candidates shall not be allowed to appear for written examinations /Interview.
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General category candidates who have already appeared for written examination for recruitment of probationary officers in SBI on three occasion in the past are not eligible to apply. This restriction is not applicable to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC communities provided they are otherwise eligible. Three chances are counted only if the candidate appears for written examination/PhaseI
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OBC certificate in the format as prescribed by GOI and issued by the competent authority inter -alia specifically stating that the candidate does not belong to the socially advanced sections excluded from the benefits of reservations for OBCs in the civil posts and services under the GOI with 'CREAMY LAYER' clause should be submitted along with the application based on the income of the financial year preceding the date of application. The caste certificate should be issued on the same year. Candidate belonging to OBC category but coming in the 'CREAMY LAYER' hence not entitled to OBC reservation and age relaxation should be indicate their category as 'GEN' or 'GEN' (OH) or 'GEN' (VH) (as applicable)
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Attested copies of relevent SC/ST/OBC/OH/VH certificate should be submitted in the prescribed format along with application form. The bank is not responsible for returning any original copy(s) of certificates /testimonials submitted with application form.
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Only these candidates who are willing to serve anywhere in India including rural areas need apply.
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All candidates (including SC/ST/OBC/OH/VH) will have to appear for the phase I at their own cost.
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Incomplete or defective applications will be summarily rejected. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of examination, interview and selection would be final and binding on all candidates. No correspondence whatsoever would be entertained by the Bank in this regard.
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The candidate must ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria and that that particulars furnished by them in the application are correct in all respects. Mere admission to the Phase I/II for a candidate does not imply that the bank has been satisfied beyond doubt abut the candidate's eligibility. In case it is detected at any stage that a candidate does not fulfill any of the eligibility criteria and /or that he/she had furnished any correct information or has suppressed any material facts his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcoming is /are detected even after appointment, his/her services will be summarily terminated.
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Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/her being declared medically fit by Medical officers appointed /approved by the Bank.
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If more than one applications are sent in an envelope, all these applications will be rejected.
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The bank takes no responsibility for any delay in receipt or loss in postal transit of any application or communication. The bank also takes no responsibility to connect any certificate /remittance sent separately.
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As the applications are to be processed by a computerized system, it is essential that the applications strictly in accordance with the prescribed format and is properly & Completely filled and contains /alternations /over writing.
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Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
Plan of the Examination: The subjects of written test, the time allowed and the maximum marks allowed to each subject shall be as under:
S.No | Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Allowed |
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2. 3. 4. | OBJECTIVE TESTS
Reasoning
English Language
General Awarness
Questions Aptitude | 75
50 50 50 | 80 }
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60 }
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60 } | 135
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(B) | DESCRIPTIVE PAPER
Argumentative Questions | 4 | 60* |
6. Syllabus (1) Test of Reasoning Ability: This is a test which has been designed to ascertain how well you can think. It contains questions of various kinds. It will be partly verbal, that is based on or is related to figures and drawings.
(2) Quantitative Aptitude: The purpose of this test is to ascertain how quick you are in working at numerical calculations. There may be some graphs and tables in this test. Questions are asked about each graph or table. Only one of the suggested answers is correct. You have to read each graph or table carefully and indicate your answer on a separate answer-sheet.
(3) English Language: The purpose of this test is to judge your knowledge in English. In this test, there are passages, with questions based on the organisation of ideas and your understanding of the contents of various passages. Your ability will also be tested through your choice of words, expressions and similar skills.
(4) General Awareness: The purpose of this test is to ascertain a candidates' general awareness of environment around him and its application to society. The questions will be designed to test the candidate's knowledge of the current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience as may be expected of an educated person, including topics on Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, etc. There may also be questions on Geography of India, land and her people, History of India, her culture heritage, freedom struggle and salient features of the Constitution of India, Economic and Social Problems.
(5) Descriptive Paper: The Descriptive Paper intends to measure your higher order cognitive abilities as comprehending a situation, analysing it, generating unique ideas or situations, etc., and also your language ability. It is a question-cum-answer-sheet and you have to restrict your answers to the space provided on the answer-sheet. You have the option to answer this paper in English or Hindi or regional languages. In this paper, there are four questions and you are required to answer any three questions in minutes.
7. Initial Pay: About Rs. 11,000 in the scale of 7100-340C16)-12540 8. Previous up-to-date Papers have been solved in Career's Guide to State Bank Probationary Officers' Exam., obtainable from Bright Careers Institute, 1525, Nai Sarak, Delhi-110006. Hindi Edition is also available.
