SBI PO 2021 Exam - Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus, Admit Card, Result

SBI PO 2021 - The State Bank of India (SBI) released the SBI SBI PO 2021 admit card for the Mains exam online on the official website sbi.co.in on December 16. The SBI PO Main 2021 exam is scheduled to be conducted on January 2, 2022. The preliminary SBI PO result 2021 on December 14 at the official website - sbi.co.in. The SBO PO 2021 prelims exam has been conducted on November 20, 21 & 27. The SBI PO 2021 application form has been released to fill 2056 vacancies in the Probationary Officers cadre at various branches of SBI across the country. 

SBI PO prelims exam is the first stage in the selection process. The preliminary exam is conducted in online mode comprising a total of 100 questions of 1 mark each. The questions are asked from three sections - English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude. Candidates are given a total of 1 hour (20 minutes to solve each of the three sections). The questions are objective in nature and 1/4th marks are deducted for each wrong response.

Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria of SBI PO could apply for the SBI PO 2021 exam. As per the eligibility criteria of SBI PO 2021, graduates between 21 to 30 years of age as on April 1, 2021 can only appear for the test. SBI PO exam is a national level exam which conducted across pan-India in three stages - prelims, mains and interview. Candidates qualifying in all three stages are appointed as the Probationary Officers/Management Trainees at any of the SBI Branches.

Candidates who pass the prelims exam have to appear for the mains exam which is a 3 hours online exam comprising a total of 155 questions of 200 marks. The questions are asked from four sections - Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and English Language. Candidates also need to appear for a descriptive paper wherein they have to attempt two questions from essay and letter writing carrying 50 marks. For the descriptive test, candidates are given 30 minutes.

Candidates who pass the mains exam have to appear for the final interview after which the qualified candidates are appointed as POs after medical examination and document verification.

What is SBI PO?

The State Bank of India (SBI) conducts the PO to shortlisted eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officers. The SBI PO is one of India's most popular and competitive banking exams as a lot of candidates across India apply for it. The job in SBI for the post of PO is considered as a premium job opportunity as SBI is India's biggest public sector bank, it offers great pay scale along with various other benefits, it has immense growth opportunities and the job carries prestige along with it.

What is the full form of SBI PO?

The SBI PO full form is State Bank of India (SBI) Probationary Officer(PO). The exam is conducted by the SBI. The main objective of conducting SBI PO exam is to find out the most eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officers in various branches of SBI PO. 

SBI PO exam statistics for the past year

The SBI PO is one of the toughest and competitive exams. As per various stats, there are close to 500 people competing for one post. Previous year for 2000 approx. vacancies, SBI received close to 1000000 applications.

SBI PO Year Wise Vacancies (Last 5 Years)

SBI PO Contact details

Candidates can contact SBI by raising their queries through this link - https://sbi.co.in/web/careers/post-your-query

The State Bank of India (SBI) mentions the eligibility criteria for candidates applying for the SBI PO 2021. The eligibility criteria is mentioned in the official notification. Interested candidates planning to apply for the SBI PO exam must go through the detailed eligibility criteria in detail, failing to do so their candidature will get rejected. The eligibility criteria consists of the academic qualification, age limit, nationality and other criteria required to apply for the SBI PO exam.

The eligibility criteria of SBI PO must be met on the following grounds:

• Nationality

• Age

• Education qualification

• Number of chances

Nationality

To appear in the SBI PO 2021 exam, candidates must be an Indian.

Age (As on April 1, 2021)

• Lower age limit - 21

• Upper age limit - 30

However, candidates belonging to the reserved categories have been given certain relaxations in the age limit for SBI PO 2021.

SBI PO 2021 Eligibility Criteria - Age Relaxation

Education Qualification

To become eligible for SBI PO 2021, candidates must hold the following qualifications:

• Must be a graduate or have passed an equivalent examination from a recognized University or by the Central Government in order to meet the eligibility criteria of SBI PO.

• Final semester candidates can also apply for SBI PO 2021 provided they produce their proof of passing the graduation at the time of document verification or as on the date mentioned by the examination authority in the official notification.

• Candidates holding an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before August 31, 2021. CA candidates are also eligible to apply for SBI PO.

Number of Attempts

Candidates have limited attempts to appear for the SBI PO exam. Find the category wise number of attempts one can avail for SBI PO 2021 exam.

Number of Attempts for SBI PO 2021

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

The State Bank of India closed the SBI PO 2021 application form in online mode. Candidates who are preparing for SBI PO could fill the application form on the official website - sbi.co.in in online mode till October 25, 2021. It is advised to keep all the details such as academic, contact and bank details beforehand to fill the application form without any hassle.

Before filling the application form, candidate must keep the following items ready:

1. Credit Card/Debit Card details, Internet Banking details for payment of fee

2. Scanned signature and photograph

3. Valid photo identity card (Pan Card, Passport, Aadhaar Card, Driving License or College ID)

4. Valid Email ID

5. Marksheets of class 10th, 12th, Graduation and other degree certificates, if any

Specification for uploading image and signature

The application form includes the following steps:

• Registration

• Uploading of scanned photograph and signature

• Filling up the details in the SBI PO Application Form 2021

• Preview

• Payment of SBI PO application fee

• Printout of the application form

Application Fees of SBI PO 2021

The application fee must be paid in online mode using Debit Card/Credit Card or via Internet Banking.

Application Fees

• Be familiar with the syllabus and exam pattern of SBI PO. 

• Divide the syllabus as per the time left for the exam. 

• Get the best books to prepare and decide your daily target for study. Meet the daily and monthly targets. 

• Take a lot of mock tests and practice ample sample papers and previous years question papers of SBI PO. 

• Make short notes while preparing. Use these short notes during revision. 

• Keep some days for revision. Make use of these short notes to revise the entire syllabus again. 

• Do not take any new topic or chapter during the last lap of the preparation.  

The State Bank of India mentions the exam pattern in its official notification for the candidates who are planning to appear in the SBI PO 2021. The SBI PO exam is one the most competitive exams in India as it is based on graduation level. The exam pattern for SBI PO is released at sbi.co.in and will help aspirants know about the scheme and mode of exam, structure of question paper and weightage of topics. Aspirants preparing for the SBI PO must go through the exam pattern in detail or else their preparations will be incomplete. SBI PO exam is conducted in three phases: prelims, mains and interview.

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2021 Prelims

SBI PO Exam Pattern 2021 Mains

SBI PO Preliminary Exam Pattern

SBI PO prelims exam has a total of 100 questions from English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability which are to be attempted in 1 hour in online mode. English has 30 questions while Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability has 35 questions each. Each section has a sectional time limit of 20 minutes to attempt the questions. As per the marking scheme for each correct response candidates get 1 mark, while for each wrong response one fourth marks are deducted.

SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern

SBI PO Mains exam pattern

SBI PO mains exam is an objective test with one descriptive test (English letter writing and essay). The objective test has four sections namely Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis and Interpretation, General/Economy/Banking Awareness and English Language. The objective paper has to be attempted in online mode wherein 155 questions have to be attempted in 3 hours, while the descriptive test has to be completed in 30 minutes wherein candidates have 2 questions for 50 marks to answer. Reasoning & Computer Aptitude and Data Analysis and Interpretation of the objective test carry 60 marks each, while General/Economy/Banking Awareness and English Language have 40 marks each. Candidates have to complete Reasoning & Computer Aptitude in 60 minutes,  Data Analysis and Interpretation in 45 minutes, General/Economy/Banking Awareness in 35 minutes and English in 40 minutes. The objective test has negative marking wherein for each incorrect answer 1/4th or 0.25 marks are deducted.

State Bank of India released the admit card for the SBI PO 2021 in online mode on November 8. The admit card can be downloaded from the official website - sbi.co.in. To download the SBI Probationary Officer admit card aspirants candidates will be required to enter their login credentials - Registration No / Roll No and Password / DOB.

Aspirants who have successfully submitted the application form exam have been issued the admit card for the SBI PO examination. Aspirants have to carry the admit card to appear in the SI PO exam. The admit card consists of crucial information like exam centre details, candidate name, roll number, exam time and date and more.

Candidates appearing for the SBI PO exam need to carry the admit card along with an original valid photo ID card on the day of the exam. The list of photo ID proofs includes Voter Card, Bank Passbook, Passport, PAN Card, Driving License and Aadhaar Card.

SBI PO Preliminary Exam Centers

SBI PO Mains Exam Centers

The State Bank of India do not release the official answer key of the SBI PO exam as the exam is conducted in online mode. However, candidates can download SBI PO prelims and mains question paper with solutions provided by the leading coaching institutes. The answer key will have all the correct answers to the questions asked in the SBI PO exam.

The answer key will help candidates to calculate and spectate the marks they will get in the SBI PO exam. The SBI PO exam conducting authority will release the answer key stage-wise for  prelims and mains. Candidates preparing for the SBI PO exam can match the question papers with the same year's answer key to practice for the exam efficiently.

Students appearing in the for SBI PO 2021 can check the exam analysis for each shift of both the prelims and main phase separately. State Bank of India (SBI) conducts the recruitment exam for the post of probationary officers in online mode. 

Candidates will get the detailed analysis after each shift of SBI PO exam such as change in exam pattern, difficulty level of question paper and other important information. The exam analysis for the SBI PO  exam is entirely dependent on input from students and experts from leading coaching institutes.

State Bank of India released the prelims SBI PO 2021 result in online mode on the official website - sbi.co.in. The result for the SBI PO exam is released in PDF format after the respective stage of the SBI PO 2021 is conducted. The result is released stage-wise for preliminary, mains and final stage after conducting the interview/personal interview. 

The result will contain roll numbers of all qualified candidates in the SBI PO exam. Only those candidates who score marks equal to or more than the minimum cut off will be promoted to the next stage of the SBI PO 2021. Few days after releasing the result, SBI will release the scorecard which candidates can access by using their credentials such as registration/roll number and password/date of birth.

SBI PO Preliminary Result

SBI PO prelims result is released in online mode and can be checked by entering the roll number and date of birth or registration number and date of birth in the result portal. Alongside the result of SBI PO prelims, candidates get their score card which reflects marks secured by them out of 100, the category-wise cut off, and their qualifying status for Mains exam.

SBI PO Mains Result

SBI PO Main result is declared in online mode. Candidates have to secure the sectional and the overall cut off score in SBI PO main exam in order to be eligible for Group Exercise and Interview. For preparing the final result of SBI PO, the marks of candidates in mains exam are considered.

The cut off of the SBI PO exam is the minimum marks aspirants must score in order to qualify for the next stage of the SBI PO 2021 selection procedure. The cut off is different for preliminary, mains, Group Exercise and Interview and is released separately for all these stages of SBI PO. 

It's mandatory for candidates that they secure the overall cut off, category-wise cut off and the individual cut off for each subject of the SBI PO prelims and mains stage to get recruited. SBI will decide the final cut off based on candidates marks in the main exam and Group Exercise and Interview.

SBI PO Preliminary Cutoff

SBI PO cut off for preliminary exam

SBI PO preliminary exam cut off is released category-wise. Candidates must secure the category-wise and overall cut off of SBI PO. 

In the cut off of SBI PO prelims, name of the subjects, total marks of each section, minimum qualifying marks (category-wise) and marks secured by candidates, total marks secured and the qualifying status of the candidate is found. Qualifying in SBI PO prelims means that candidates are eligible for appearing in mains exam.

SBI PO Mains Cutoff

SBI PO cut off of mains exam 

In order to be considered qualified in the mains exam, candidates need to obtain sectional and overall cut off of SBI PO. The cutoff of SBI PO mains exam is released alongside the release of the scorecard. SBI PO main cut off is prepared on the basis of marks in the online objective test and the descriptive test. The cut off for main exam is calculated out of 250 marks. Securing the SBI PO mains cut off means that candidates are eligible for Group Exercise and Interview.

The selection procedure for the SBI PO exam includes qualifying the prelims, mains, Group Exercise and Interview. Candidates qualifying in all these stages of the SBI PO recruitment, will be considered for finally getting recruited for the post of Probationary Officers.

Selected candidates will be trained in basic banking knowledge through an online course. This course has to be mandatorily completed by all selected candidates before joining.  Candidates will also have to execute a Bond worth Rs 2.00 lakh at the time of joining. Executing the bond means that you agree to serve the SBI Bank for a minimum of three years. 

Candidates are designated as Probationary Officers for 2 years at the time of joining. Continuous assessment of the candidates is done during the probation period. Candidates qualifying the assessment are confirmed in Junior Management Grade Scale-I (JMGS-I). Candidates who perform exceptionally well as per the assessment, are considered for direct placement at the next higher grade - Middle Management Grade Scale-II (MMGS-II).