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 I
Candidate 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 II
The 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.

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

•  Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat
  
  Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
  Recruitment Cell
  State Bank of India, Local Head Office,
  4th Floor, Bhadra
  Ahmedabad -380001
  
  

•  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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• Kottayam,  Kozhikode, Kochi,  Thiruvananthapuram,
  
  Asst. General Manager (P&HRD)
  Recruitment Cell,
  State Bank of India, Local Head Office,
   LMS Compund,
   Thiruvananthapuram - 695033
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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.
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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

1. Candidates submitting more than one application will  be treated as ineligible.

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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)

5. 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.

6. Only these candidates who are willing to serve anywhere in India including rural areas need apply.

7. All  candidates (including SC/ST/OBC/OH/VH) will have to appear for the phase I at their own cost.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/her being declared medically fit by Medical officers appointed /approved  by the Bank.

11. If more than one applications are sent in an envelope, all these applications will be rejected.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.