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    SBI SO Exam 2025 - Latest Updates, Application Form, Dates, Syllabus, Admit Card, Result

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    Vishnukumar VUpdated on Jan 21, 2026 02:41 PM

    About SBI SO 2025

    State Bank of India closed the SBI SO 2025 application form on July 31, 2025 on the official website. The SBI SO application form was released at sbi.co.in on July 11, 2025. The SBI SO recruitment is for the posts of Trade Finance Officer, Risk Specialist posts, Senior Vice President, Support officer-Trade, Research Analyst, Chartered Accountant and Defense Banking Advisor posts. Candidates should go through the SBI SO eligibility criteria before they apply for the exam.

    Eligibility criteria for SBI SO will be determined on the factors such as educational qualification, age, and work experience. The SBI SO selection process for some posts includes shortlisting of candidates on the basis of their educational qualification and work experience while for some other posts, SBI conducts an online written exam followed by an interview. State Bank of India reserves the right to set the shortlisting parameter based on the posts declared for recruitment. After final SBI PO selection, a merit list will be prepared based on score secured in the interview and selected candidates will be appointed for the post they have applied for.

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    SBI SO Exam 2025 - Latest Updates, Application Form, Dates, Syllabus, Admit Card, Result
    SBI SO Exam 2025 - Latest Updates, Application Form, Dates, Syllabus, Admit Card, Result

    SBI SO 2025 Highlights

    Full Exam Name
    State Bank of India Specialist Officer Examination
    Short Exam Name
    SBI SO
    Conducting Body
    State Bank of India
    Frequency Of Conduct
    Based on Vacancy
    Exam Level
    National Level Exam
    Languages
    English +1 more
    Mode Of Application
    online
    Application Fee
    Online : 600
    Mode Of Counselling
    offline
    No Of Seats
    33

    SBI SO Important Dates

    SBI SO State Bank of India Specialist Officer Examination (session 2025)

    Candidates applying for SBI SO must meet the eligibility criteria as prescribed by the State Bank of India. It is essential for the candidates to check the SBI SO eligibility criteria that is based on educational qualification, age, and work experience before applying online.         

    SBI SO Eligibility Criteria

    S No.

    Post

    Educational Qualification

    Work Experience required

    1

    Analytics
    Translators

    MCA/MBA (Business Analytics)/ M. Stat.(ISI
    Kolkata)B.Tech/ B. E. (Computer Sciences)

    Preferred qualification - Data Analytics qualification

    SMGS-IV - Minimum 8 Years

    MMGS-III - Minimum 5 years in the field of strategy/ data science/
    analytics translator/data analytics/BPR of Customer journeys/ Office of
    top management handling strategy and data analytics and also in PSU/ Corporates/ Start-Ups 

    Preferred Experience - Data Analysis/Mining

    2

    Sector Credit
    Specialists

    MBA (Finance)/PGDM (Finance)Charted Accountant /Master in Finance Control/ Master in Management Studies.

    SMGS-IV: Minimum 8 years and

    MMGS-III: Minimum 5 years and must have experience in PSUs/ Banks/Corporates in High Value
    Credit /Analysis in any of the following Sectors:
    1.Banks & NBFC
    2.Engineering & EPC
    3.International Credit
    4.Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals / Fertilizers / Plastics
    5.Other Manufacturing
    6.Other Non-Manufacturing
    7.Metal & Metal Products

    3

    Portfolio
    Management
    Specialists

    MBA (Finance)/Chartered Accountant 

    SMGS-IV: Minimum 8 years and

    MMGS-III: Minimum 5 years

    Experience in Financial
    Institutions for optimum return/Portfolio Management in Banks

    4

    Sector Risk
    Specialists

    ICWA/Chartered Accountant /CFA
    /MBA (Finance)
    Other qualifications (Preferred): Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Certification
    by Global Association of Risk Professional
    (GARP)

    SMGS-IV: Minimum 8 years

    MMGS-III: Minimum 5 years and 

    Must have experience in Rating Agencies/Financial Institutions/
    Brokerage Firms in Risk Analysis / Research in any of the
    following Sectors:

    1. Petroleum & Petrochemicals
    2.Banks & NBFC

    3.Other Manufacturing
    4.Metal & Metal Products

    5.Engineering & EPC

    7.Chemicals/ Pharmaceutical/ Fertilisers/ Plastics
    8.Large Accounts / Key Group Analyst

    9.Power & Infrastructure

    10.Other Non-manufacturing

                                                                                                                                                                      

    Age Criteria:

    All the candidates who are applying for the post of SBI SO must be between 25 to 35 years of as required for the post they have applied for. However, age relaxation is given to the reserved categories. 

    Age Relaxation                                                                                                                                         

    S No.        Categories                                 Age   relaxation        
    1        OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)        3 Years                    
    2        SC/ST        5 Years                    
    3        PWD        PWD (SC/ST) – 15 Years           

    PWD (OBC) – 13 Years

    PWD (GEN) – 10 Years            

            


    Background wave

    SBI SO Application Form

    All the eligible candidates can fill the SBI SO application form in online mode on the official website. Candidates must have a valid email ID and phone number to proceed with the application process but before filling the application form of SBI SO, candidates must keep the following documents with themselves to upload while filling up the application form 

    • Work experience certificates (PDF)
    • Proof of Date of Birth
    • Any-one ID proof (PDF) such as Aadhaar Card, Pan Card, Passport, Voter ID Card.
    • Marksheets of class 10th, 12th, Graduation, Post-Graduation or any other educational certificate (PDF)
    • Resume (Doc) 
    • Scanned photograph (latest) and signature 

    Steps to fill the application form of SBI SO

    • Registration
    • Uploading of photograph and signature 
    • Filling all the required details such as name, age, and uploading of all the documents 
    • Payment of online application fees
    • Sending all the required self-attested documents via post along with application form to State Bank of India

    How to fill SBI SO Application Form? 

    Step 1: Online registration: Candidates have to do their registration by entering their name, mobile number, and email ID. A provisional registration number and password will be created by the system. Note down the registration number for further use. 

    Step 2: Uploading of photograph and signature: After completing the registration process, candidates will have to upload their latest photograph and signature. Without uploading photograph and signature, the application form will remain incomplete. 

    Step 3: Filling and uploading all the required details: Candidates have to fill in all the information such as name, age, category carefully in the application form of SBI SO. In case, they are not able to complete the application form at one go, they can save it and later complete it. All the details entered can be edited for three times only.  Also, candidates need to upload all the documents to the separate links provided for this purpose.

    Important instructions for uploading documents 

    • The file size should not exceed 500 kb 
    • Upload the documents in pdf format except for the resume. The resume must be in DOC format
    • The size of the page must be A4
    • Before final submission, ensure that all the documents are accessible because, after submission, documents can be removed or deleted.

    Step 4: Payment of fee: Candidates have to pay the application fee in online mode by using Debit/Credit Card, or Internet Banking. 

    After completing the application process, candidates are also required to send the following documents along with the application form through the post with details about the name of the post for which the candidates have applied to State Bank of India:

    • ID proof such as Voter ID card, Aadhaar Card, Passport or Pan Card
    • Work experience certificates 
    • Marksheets of all the required educational certificates
    • Resume
    • E-receipt of fee payment

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    Documents Required at Exam SBI SO 2025

    State Bank of India Specialist Officer Examination 2025

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    SBI SO Question Paper

    The question paper of SBI SO play a vital role during the preparation of the candidates. Solving previous year question paper will help the candidates to make the strategy to qualify the exam. Hence it is advisable to check questions paper of SBI SO is must.

    The admit card/interview call letter of SBI SO will be made available on the official website. Along with the admit card candidates are required to take one valid ID proof - Aadhaar Card, Pan Card, Passport or Voter ID Card. The SBI SO admit card will have details such as date and time of interview. Admit card of SBI SO will not be sent via post, candidates have to download their admit card if it is sent to the registered email id or they can download it from the official website. 

    Candidates can download the admit card by following these steps:

    • Go to the official website
    • Click on the admit card link
    • Admit card pdf will appear on your screen
    • Save it and also take a printout of the admit card

    SBI SO Result

    State Bank of India will declare the result of SBI SO likely in online mode. Candidates can check their result on the official website by entering their registration number and password/date of birth and the result will be displayed. They can save a copy of the result sheet or download the result for future reference. 

    Steps to check the SBI SO result

    • Go to the official website and click on the result link
    • Enter your registration number and date of birth/password
    • Click on the submit button
    • The result will appear on your screen
    • Save the result and also take a printout 

    SBI SO Cut off

    SBI SO cut off are the minimum marks secured by the candidates to qualify the exam. SBI SO cut off will be released by the authority after the announcement of result. Authority issues the cut off of SBI SO exam for all the stages seperately.

    Documents Required at SBI SO 2025 counselling

    State Bank of India Specialist Officer Examination 2025

    Aadhaar card/passport/pan card/voter Id card /driving license /any other photo id card issued by the statutory authorities with affixed photograph
    Date of birth certificate or high school mark sheet with date of birth
    Mark sheet/certificate of class 10 and 12 examination
    Passport size photographs and one should attached to interview call letter
    Certificate regarding degree/post-graduate/other examinations passed/work experience
    Character certificate
    SC/ST/OBC categories must bring the caste/community certificate issued by the competent authority
    Medical certificate for physically challenged candidates

    SBI SO Selection Procedure 

    The selection procedure of SBI SO varies for different posts. For some of SBI SO posts, the selection procedure includes shortlisting of candidates based on their educational and work experience and then personal interview while for other it includes online written exam followed by personal interview. For some Senior Managerial posts, SBI shortlists candidates based on the educational qualification, age, and work experience. However, SBI SO selection procedure will be decided as per the post applied by the exam conducting body that is State Bank of India. After the personal interview, a merit list will be made on the basis of the score that candidates have obtained in the interview. 

    General Information

    Contact Number:

    0222282042

    Relevant Links:

    Official Website Link Click Here

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the SBI SO selection process?
    A:

    The SBI SO selection process consists of two stages, i.e., the SBI SO Online Exam and the SBI SO Interview.

    Q: Is SBI SO a permanent job?
    A:

    The SBI SO exam is conducted every year to fill both permanent and contractual positions of SO in the bank.

    Q: What is the difference between SBI SO and SBI PO?
    A:

    The basic difference between SBI SO and SBI PO is that SO is a Specialist Officer and PO is a probationary officer.

    Q: Is SBI SO a private or government bank?
    A:

    State Bank of India (SBI) is a Public Sector Bank that conducts an annual SBI SO Recruitment exercise for eligible candidates every calendar year.

    Q: What is the duty of SBI SO?
    A:

    The SBI SO is recruited to perform activities in different areas including IT, law, marketing, audit, market research, data analytics, and many more.  

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    Dear aspirant!

    Hope you are doing well! If you have done your MBA in digital marketing with PGPDM then you should also have graduation degree with a minimum of 55%to appear in the exam of Sbi so exam.If you have then apply for it

    Thanking you!

    Hi Aspirant,

    Yes you can do that and later you can email the boards for the happenings.But it would be better if you ask your college to provide you with the soft copy of the document as asked because on uploading the soft copy the matter becomes quite justified in

    Hello
    For SBI SO
    The least possible age of an applicant is in between 21 to 30 years depending upon the Post.
    The maximum age limit of an applicant can be in between 30-40 years
    Only Citizens of India are eligible to apply for SBI SO 2020.
    OCI and NRIs