About SBI Recruitment 2019
SBI PO Recruitment 2019: The State Bank Of India conducts the SBI PO exam every year for the post of Probationary Officer across all its branches in India. Every year, SBI notifies around 2000 vacancies for the post of Probationary Officer, also called Management Trainees. Owing to the goodwill attached to the name of the bank (SBI) and career growth opportunities it offers, lakhs of candidates will apply for the SBI PO 2019 exam.
The SBI PO 2019 Notification was released on 2nd April 2019, announcing 2000 vacancies for the post of Probationary Officer. Additionally, 133 posts are available for LD, VI, HI, D & E category candidates, according to the official notification released on sbi.co.in. In the article, we will bring you all the important information about SBI PO 2019 exam.
Important Dates
| Opening date for Online Registration of Application |
02/04/2019 |
| Closing date and Last date for Modification of Online Application |
22/04/2019 |
| Last date for payment of Application Fee |
22/04/2019 |
| Download of call letters for online Preliminary Examination |
3rd week of May 2019 onwards |
| Tentative dates of Online Preliminary Examination |
8th, 9th, 15th & 16th June 2019 |
| Result date of Online Preliminary Examination |
1st week of July 2019 |
| Download of Call letter for Online Main Examination |
2nd week of July 2019 |
| Tentative date of Online Main Examination |
20th July 2019 |
| Declaration of Result of Main Examination |
3rd week of August 2019 |
| Download of Call Letter for Group Exercises & Interview |
4th week of August 2019 |
| Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview |
September 2019 |
| Declaration of Final Result |
2nd week of October 2019. |
Pay Scale
| The starting basic pay is Rs. 27,620/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale of 23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale I. |
Age Limit
| 21 to 30 years as on 01/04/2019. i.e. Candidates must have been born not later than 1st April 1998 and not earlier than 2nd April 1989 (both days inclusive). The upper age relaxation – 05 years for SC / ST, 03 years for OBC, Plus 10 years for PWD. |
Application Fees
| SC/ ST/ PWD: 125/- (Intimation Charges only)
General/ EWS/ OBC: 750/- (Application Fee including intimation charges) |
Post details About SBI Jobs 2019
| Post Name |
Qualification |
| Probationary Officers (POs) |
Graduation (Bachelor’s Degree) in any discipline or equivalent qualification from a university / institute recognized by a Central Govt. |
The qualification as on 31st August 2019. If called for interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31/08/2019.
Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31/08/2019. The Candidates possessing qualification of Chartered Accountant (CA) may also apply.
| SBI PO 2019: No. of Vacancies |
| Category |
No. of Vacancies |
| General |
810 |
| SC |
300 |
| ST |
150 |
| OBC* |
540 |
| EWS^ |
200 |
| Total |
2000 |
| LD# |
20 |
| VI# |
20 |
| HI# |
20 |
| D&E#@ |
20 |
Selection process
| SBI PO Preliminary Exam, SBI PO Main Exam, Group Exercises and Interview |
1. SBI PO Preliminary Exam
The SBI PO Preliminary exam is an objective type test and is conducted for a one-hour duration. The exam has 3 sections having a total of 100 questions with a maximum score of 100 marks. For each wrong answer, there is a negative marking of 0.25. In order to qualify for the SBI PO Mains, it is required of the aspirants to clear the sectional as well as the overall cut off marks for Prelims.
The SBI PO exam pattern for Prelims is as under:
| SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern |
| Sections |
Total number of questions/Maximum marks |
Time Duration |
| English Language |
30/30 |
1 hour where the three sections are separately timed – 20 minutes allotted for each section |
| Numerical Ability |
35/35 |
| Reasoning Ability |
35/35 |
| Total |
100/100 |
2. SBI PO Main Exam
SBI PO Mains has two sections- Objective and Descriptive. Objective section is of 200 marks and Descriptive section carries 50 marks. Both of these tests are taken online. A descriptive test will take place right after the completion of the objective test on the same day.
The SBI PO Mains objective test is of 3 hours duration and consist of 4 sections carrying a total of 200 marks. The objective test has separate timings for every section.
The SBI PO Main exam pattern is as under:
| SBI PO Mains (Objective): Exam Pattern |
| Sections |
Total number of questions/Maximum marks |
Total time duration |
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude |
45/60 |
60 minutes or 1 hour |
| Data Analysis and Interpretation |
35/60 |
45 minutes |
| Banking/General/Economy Awareness |
40/40 |
35 minutes |
| English Language |
35/40 |
40 minutes |
| Total |
155/200 |
180 minutes |
SBI PO descriptive test carries 50 marks with a time duration of 30 minutes. This section tests your English writing skills as it contains two sections: Letter Writing and Essay.
How to Apply Online
- Opening date for Online Registration of Application – 2nd April 2019
- Closing date and Last date for Modification of Online Application – 22nd April 2019
- Last date for payment of Application Fee – 22nd April 2019
- Download of call letters for online Preliminary Examination – 3rd week of May 2019 onwards
- Tentative dates of Online Preliminary Examination – 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th June 2019
- Result date of Online Preliminary Examination – 1st week of July 2019
- Download of Call letter for Online Main Examination – 2nd week of July 2019
- Tentative date of Online Main Examination – 20th July 2019
- Declaration of Result of Main Examination – 3rd week of August 2019
- Download of Call Letter for Group Exercises & Interview – 4th week of August 2019
- Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview – September 2019
- Declaration of Final Result – 2nd week of October 2019.
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