SBI PO 2023 Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Vacancies

SBI PO 2023: To recruiting the experts for the Probationary Officer posts, SBI PO Examination will be conducted soon. The exam aims at recruiting candidates who are looking to serve in the banking sector. However, only those who clear the exam will become eligible for the job. SBI PO Application form will be available in the month of April tentatively.  check here complete details regarding SBI PO 2023 Examination such as Eligibility Criteria, Important Dates, Exam Pattern, Admit Card and Result, etc.

SBI PO 2023 Important Dates

On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application	3rd week of April 2023
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges	2nd week of May 2023
Downloading of call letters for online Preliminary Examination	3rd week of June 2023
Conduct of Online Examination – Preliminary	1st week of July 2023
Result of the Online exam – Preliminary	2nd week of July 2023
Downloading of Call letter for Online Main Exam	3rd week of July 2023
Conduct of Online Examination – Main	1st week of August 2023
Result of Online Examination – Main	3rd week of August 2023
Download Call Letter for Personal Interview	1st week of September 2023
Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview	last week of September 2023
Declaration of Final Result	1st week of November 2023

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree in any stream from a recognized university or equivalent.
• The appearing applicants of the final year can also apply.
• The applicants must have aged between 21 to 30 years as on 1st April 2023. Relaxation of age will be provided to reserved categories.

No. of attempts for SBI Po exam

Category	Attempts
For General category	4 attempts
For General (PWD) category	7 attempts
OBC category	7 attempts
OBC (PWD)	7 attempts
SC/ST (PWD)	No restriction

SBI PO 2023 Application form

The SBI PO Application Process will be commenced from April 2023 tentatively. The interested & eligible applicants can apply for SBI PO 2023 from the official website of SBI. All the applications have to be filled only through online mode. The applicants also have to pay the application fee to complete the application procedure. The application fee for General & OBC applicants is Rs. 600/- & for reserved categories is Rs. 100/-. The application fee can be paid only through online mode via net banking/ debit/credit cards.

• Visit the official website of SBI
• On the home page Click on “career with us” & Select SBI PO Application form
• Enter the personal, qualifying details (mobile no., E-mail ID, Education details Address etc) what is required to fill the SBI PO 2023 Application form.
• Upload the scanned images like Photo(With the dimensions of 200*300 pixels (20kb-50kb), Signature(Signature should be done on the white paper with the black ink pen, & size must be between 10kb -20kb uploaded in the specified format.
• Remit the application fee (Rs.600/-) through the Credit/Debit/Internet banking.
• Take the print out of the application form and keep it safely for future reference.

Application Fee

• Candidates can pay their Application Fees through online mode only.
• Application Fee can be paid using debit card/credit card/internet banking.
• The Fees once paid will not be refunded.

The Fees Structure of SBI PO has been explained below:

Category	Fees
SC/ST/PWD/XS	125/- (Intimation Charges only)
General and OBC	750/- (Application Fee including intimation charges)

Exam Pattern

• Preliminary Exam: The examination will have 100 questions of MCQ type. The examination will be conducted through online mode. The question paper will be divided into 3 sections- English Language, Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning Ability. The duration of the examination will be 1 hour.

SBI PO Preliminary Exam Pattern

Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	1 Hour

• Main Exam: The examination will have 250 questions of both MCQ & descriptive type. The examination will be conducted through online mode. The question paper will be divided into 4 sections- Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General Economics & Banking Awareness and English Language. The duration of the examination will be 3 hours.

SBI PO Main Exam Pattern

Paper I
Name of the Test	Questions	Marks	Duration
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 Minutes
Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60	45 Minutes
General/Economy/Banking Awareness	40	40	35 Minutes
English Language	35	40	40 Minutes
Total	155	200	3 Hours
Paper II
The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

• There will be a penalty of 1/4^th marks for each wrong answer.

Selection Process

The selection process of SBI PO 2023 examination will be completed in 3 stages as follows-

• Stage-I: Preliminary exam (MCQ type 100 marks)
• Stage-II: Main exam (MCQ type 200 marks & Descriptive type 50 marks)
• Stage-III: Group Discussion & Personal Interview (50 marks).

Syllabus for Description test are:

Letter Writing

• Formal Letter: Writing Letter to Bank Managers, News Editors, Govt Department Officers.
• Informal Letter: Writing letters to friends, relatives, parents, siblings
• Letters on saving the account, net banking and education loan.

Essay Writing

• General Topic Only
• Financial Inclusion
• Right to Education
• Technology

Precise Writing

• Chief Vigilance Officer

Paragraph writing

• Impact of autonomy
• Rural Banking

SBI PO 2023 Result

• Visit the official website www.ibps.in
• Search for “SBI PO Preliminary result” link of the home page & hit.
• Candidates have to enter their Roll no. & DOB.
• The result will be displayed on the screen.
• Download it and take a print copy of the IBPS PO Prelims result 2023 for future reference.

SBI PO 2023 Cut-off

Cut-off will be released with the SBI PO result. The cut-off term consists of minimum & maximum marks required to qualify the examination. Here we are mentioning the official cut-off of 2017, sectional & overall cut-off.

Sectional Cut Off for SBI PO Prelims 2017

Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	English Language	Reasoning Ability
Cut Off Marks (for GEN)	10.25	8.75	6.50
Cut Off Marks (for OBC/SC/ ST/PwD)	7.00	5.75	4.00

• Overall Cut Off for SBI PO Prelims 2017

Category	SC	ST	GEN	OBC	OH	VI	HI
Marks	43.25	31.25	51.50	48.25	38.75	42.50	18.50

Expected SBI PO Cut Off 2023 – Mains

Sections	Marks	Cut Off Marks
Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	11
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	10
General Awareness about Economy/ Banking	40	14
English Language	40	8
Over All	200	74

Official Website: https://www.sbi.co.in/web/careers