SBI Officer 2056 PO Vacancies starts!!State Bank of India (SBI) has invited online applications for recruitment against 2056 vacancies for the post of SBI PO. Aspirants who wish to become probationary officers in SBI can apply online at sbi.co.in. The online application process began today, October 5. The last date to apply for the SBI PO exam is October 25.
The SBI PO Notification 2021 was released on Monday, October 4. However, the link to apply for SBI PO 2021 Exam was activated on October 5. Candidates can follow the steps given below to apply for SBI PO exam or directly click on the direct link to access the SBI PO application form online.
Candidates will have to go through a selection process that includes a preliminary and main examination followed by interview
How to apply for SBI PO 2021 exam
- Visit the official website- sbi.co.in
- Go to the careers section by clicking on ‘Careers’ tab given at the bottom of the page
- A new page will open on your screen
- Click on the SBI PO 2021 recruitment application link given under the ‘Latest Announcements’ section
- Click on the ‘Apply online’ link
- A new page will appear on your screen
- Click on the ‘New Registration’ link
- Provide the required details including personal details (name) and contact information (mobile number, email ID) to complete your registration
- After you are registered, go to the login page
- Key in your registration number and password to log in
- SBI PO application form will be displayed on the screen
- Fill the form carefully by providing the correct information
- Upload the required documents
- Pay the application fee and submit your SBI PO form.
Direct link to apply for SBI PO 2021 Exam
SBI PO 2021: Eligibility Criteria
The candidate must fulfill the following two criteria to be eligible for the SBI PO 201 Exam:
• Age Limit (As on 01.04.2021): The candidate must be 21 Years to 30 Years as on 01.04.2021 i.e. candidates must have been born between 02.04.1991 and 01.04.2000 (both dates inclusive)
• Educational Qualification (as on 31.12.2021): 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 interview, they must produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 01.07.2021. Candidates with 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 2021 Selection Criteria
The selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of Prelims, Mains, Group Exercise & Interview. The candidates who qualify in the prelims will be called for the further recruitment process.
SBI PO Selection Procedure
Candidates will have to clear the SBI PO prelims exam 2021. Those who clear the prelims exam will have to clear the SBI PO Main exams followed by an interview round. The final merit list will be prepared after the interview round.
SBI PO Salary
As per the notification, the starting basic pay of a Probationary Officer (PO) is Rs 41,960/- (with 4 advance increments) in 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 CTC basis be a minimum of 8.20 lacs and maximum of 13.08 lacs depending on place of posting and other factors.
SBI PO RECRUITMENT 2021: EXAM PATTERN
The preliminary exam will consist of 100 objective type questions. The exam will be held online and will be divided into three sections – English, quantitative aptitude, reasoning ability. Students will get one hour to solve the exam. Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in prelims. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering 10 times the numbers of vacancies in each category will be shortlisted for Main
Closure for editing application details – 25 October
Last date for printing your application – 9 November
Online Fee Payment – 5 October 2021 to 25 November 2021
Important Dates:
The tentative exam dates for SBI PO 2021 exam have been released by the bank along with its official notification. The prelims examination is expected to be held in November/December 2021 while the mains examination will be conducted in December 2021. The table below informs the important dates- exam dates, notification dates, application form date for SBI PO Recruitment 2021.
| Events | Dates |
| SBI PO Notification | 4th October 2021 |
| Opening Date of Online Application | 5th October 2021 |
| Closing Date of Online Application | 25th October 2021 |
| Prelims Exam Call Letter Download | 1st/2nd week of November onwards (Tentative) |
| Phase I: Prelims Exam Date | November/December 2021 (Tentative) |
| Prelims Result Declaration | December 2021 (Tentative) |
| Mains Exam Call Letter | 2nd/3rd week of December onwards (Tentative) |
| Phase II: Mains Exam Date | December 2021 (Tentative) |
| Mains Result Declaration | January 2022 |
| Phase III: Call Letter | 1st/2nd Week of February 2022 onwards (Tentative) |
| Phase III: Interview (or Group Exercises) | 2nd/3rd Week of February 2022 (Tentative) |
| Declaration of Final Result | February/March 2022 (Tentative) |
| Pre-Exam Training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates | |
| Call Letter Download for Pre-Exam Training | 1st Week of November 2021 onwards (Tentative) |
| Conduction of Pre-Exam Training | 2nd Week of November 2021 (Tentative) |
SBI PO Vacancy Details
Probationary Officer – 2182 Posts
Regular Vacancy – 2000 Posts
Backlog Vacancy – 2056
Number of Chances to Appear in the SBI PO 2021 Exam
| Category | Number of Chances |
|---|---|
| General/ EWS | 4 |
| General/ EWS (PWD) | 7 |
| OBC/ OBC(PWD) | 7 |
| SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD) | No restriction |
SBI PO 2021 Application Fee
The category-wise fee structure for SBI PO online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee for SC/ST/PWD category candidates is Nil and Rs. 750/ for General and other categories of candidates. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for the SBI PO Application
| Sr. No. | Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | Nil |
| 2 | General and Others | Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
SBI PO Vacancy
| Category | Vacancy | Backlog | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 300 | 24 | 324 |
| ST | 150 | 12 | 162 |
| OBC | 540 | 20 | 560 |
| EWS | 200 | – | |
| GEN | 810 | – | 810 |
| Total | 2000 | 56 | 2056 |
SBI PO Vacancy (PwD Category)
| Category | Vacancy | Backlog | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD | 20 | – | 20 |
| VI | 20 | 01 | 21 |
| HI | 20 | 36 | 56 |
| d & e | 20 | 09 | 29 |
*VI: Vision Impairment
*HI: Hearing Impairment
*LD: Learning Disabilities
SBI PO 2021 Cut-Off
SBI PO Cut-Off for year 2021 will be declared by the State Bank of India after the result of each phase has been declared. The Cut-Off for the preliminary phase of examination will be declared after the result for the same has been declared. Similarly, a cut-off for SBI PO Mains Exam will be declared after the result for the same has been declared by the State Bank of India.
SBI PO Prelims Cut Off 2020
| Category | Prelims Cut-off (Out of 100 marks) |
|---|---|
| General | 58.50 |
| 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
| Category | Main Exam Cut-Off (Out of 250) |
|---|---|
| GEN | 88.93 |
| SC | 73.83 |
| ST | 66.86 |
| OBC | 80.96 |
| EWS | 84.60 |
| LD | 80.45 |
| VI | 93.08 |
| HI | 63.10 |
| D & E | 63.25 |
SBI PO Final Cut-Off
| Category | Final Cut-Off (Normalised to 100) |
|---|---|
| GEN | 51.23 |
| SC | 44.09 |
| ST | 41.87 |
| OBC | 45.09 |
| EWS | 45.35 |
| LD | 45.27 |
| VI | 51.55 |
| HI | 28.62 |
| D & E | 29.43 |
SBI PO Exam Analysis
To help candidates get an idea of the exam level, questions, difficulty level and good attempts of the SBI PO exam, we are providing here the overall and section-wise exam analysis & review of the SBI PO 2020-21 Prelims Exam of all the shifts held online on 4th, 5th & 6th January 2021. The SBI PO Prelims exam was conducted online in the Objective type MCQ format.
Quantitative Aptitude: The Quantitative Aptitude section was of a moderate to difficult level with the questions lengthy and time-consuming. Check the table below to know the detailed analysis of the Quant section:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate |
| Missing No. Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous Word Problems | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
Reasoning Ability: The Reasoning Ability section was time-consuming and of an easy to moderate difficulty level. Check the table below to know the detailed analysis of the Reasoning section:
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 1 | Easy |
| Direction Sense Test | 3 | Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 4 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 4 | Easy |
| Alphabet based | 1 | Easy |
| Comparison Based | 2 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
English Language: The English Language section was of an easy difficulty level. Check the table below to know detailed analysis of English section::
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 6 | Easy |
| Sentence Correction | 5 | Easy |
| Single Filers | 7 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 5 | Easy |
| Match the following based Sentence Formation | 2 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
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