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Nationality
The candidates must hold Indian Citizenship
A Subject of Nepal or Bhutan
A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India
Education:
A candidate must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
Final Year/Semester candidates can also apply only if they produce proof of their graduation on the date of the interview.
Age:
The minimum age of candidates should not be less than 21 and not be more than 30. Age Relaxation is applicable as per govt. norms for different category.
Number of Attempts:
For each category, the number of attempts allowed in the SBI PO Exam is:
Category | No. of Attempts for SBI PO |
General/ EWS | 04 |
General (PwD)/ EWS (PwD) | 07 |
OBC | 07 |
OBC (PwD) | 07 |
SC/SC (PwD)/ ST/ST (PwD) | No Restriction |
Prelims Pattern
Subject | Question | Marks | Duration |
Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
English | 30 | 30 | 20 min |
Quant | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 min |
- There will be negative marking of 0.25 for each question.
- There is no sectional cut-off.
- For every exam student has to write prelims exam separately and cleared students will be eligible for mains.
Mains Pattern
Subject | Question | Marks | Duration |
Data Interpretation & Quant | 35 | 60 | 45 min |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 min |
English | 35 | 40 | 40 min |
General & Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
Total | 155 | 200 | 180 min |
Descriptive (Letter writing and Essay) | 02 | 50 | 30 min |
- There will be negative marking: ¼ of the marks given question.
- There is no sectional cutoff.
- Descriptive English Language which will be taken separately on the same date of the exam.
Interview Process
Candidates qualifying in the objective and descriptive test will be called for a group exercise & interview The SBI PO Group Exercises will be of 20 marks while the Interview will be of 30 marks. Thus, making it a total of 50 Marks.
Note: Final Selection will be based on mains and interview marks.
Previous year Question Paper of SBI PO
Mains Pattern
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