SBI PO 2020 exam will be conducted by State Bank of India (SBI) to select eligible candidates to the post of Probationary Officer. SBI PO is one of the most coveted jobs in Banking industry and a dream job for millions of aspirants across India.State Bank of India provides many opportunities for young graduates as well as experienced professionals for accelerated career growth. Discover all the opportunities below to join the largest bank of the country and work in an exciting, motivating, meritocratic and truly collaborative environment.
Prospective candidates, who aspire to join State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer, can apply after carefully reading the advertisement regarding eligibility criteria, online registration processes, payment of application fee, issuance of call letters, process & pattern of examinations/ interview, etc. and ensure that they fulfil the stipulated criteria and follow the prescribed processes.
Eligible candidates are required to register on-line for the recruitment process which will be held in three phases viz. (i) Phase-I; (ii) Phase-II; and (iii) Phase-III. Candidates who are shortlisted after Phase-I will have to appear for Phase-II. Candidates who are shortlisted after the Phase-II will be subsequently called for Phase-III.
Vacancy Details:
| Category | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacancy | 300 | 150 | 540 | 200 | 810 | 2000 |
| Backlog | …. | …. | …. | …. | …. | …. |
| Total | 300 | 150 | 540 | 200 | 810 | 2000 |
SBI PO 2020 Exam Date:
State Bank of India (SBI) has released Exam Dates for SBI PO 2020 exam along with its official notification. Candidates are advised to visit this page regularly to remain updated about SBI PO 2020 Exam. The exam schedule for SBI PO 2020 Exam is updated below. Let’s have a look at the tentative dates for SBI PO 2020 exam.
| SBI PO Activity | Dates |
|---|---|
| SBI PO 2020 Notification | 13th November 2020 |
| On-line Registration Starts From | 13th November 2020 |
| Last Date to Pay Fee | 4th December 2020 |
| Conduct of Pre- Examination Training | 3rd/ 4th week of Dec 2020 |
| Download Admit Card for Prelims Exam | December, 2020 |
| SBI PO 2020 Exam Date- Preliminary | 31st Dec 2020 & 2nd, 4th, 5th Jan 2021 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | 3rd week of January 2021 |
| Download of Call letter for Mains Exam | 3rd week of January 2021 |
| SBI PO 2020 Exam Date – Mains | 29th January 2021 |
| Result of Online Examination – Main | 3rd/ 4th week of February 2021 |
| Download Call Letter for Personal Interview | 3rd/ 4th week of February 2021 |
| Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview | February/ March 2021 |
| Declaration of Final Result | Last week of March 2021 |
SBI PO Eligibility Criteria 2020
The candidate must fulfill the following two criteria to be eligible for the SBI PO Exam 2020:
- Age Limit (As on 01.04.2020): The candidate must be 21 Years to 30 Years as on 01.04.2020 i.e. candidates must have been born between 02.04.1990 and 01.04.1999 (both dates inclusive)
- Educational Qualification (as on 31.12.2020): The candidate must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the Final year/Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for interview, they must produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 01.07.2020. Candidates with Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate must ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.08.2020. Candidates with Chartered Accountant certification may also apply.
SBI PO Selection Procedure: Important Points
The candidates should keep in mind the following points related to the SBI PO selection process:
- Biometric Verification: To ensure an error-free and secure selection procedure for SBI PO 2020, the bank may digitally capture the thumb impression of the candidate. This is done to verify the genuineness of the candidates. Any inconsistency in the biometric verification will lead to rejection of the candidature and punitive legal actions. Candidates are thus advised not to apply any kind of external matter like ink, mehandi, chemical etc. on their hands.
- Number of Attempts: The maximum number of chances are fixed for each category. Candidates who have used up all the chances are not eligible to apply. Appearing in Preliminary Exam is not counted as an attempt but appearing in Mains Exam is counted.
SBI PO Salary:
The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/ Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time. The total compensation per annum on CTC basis be a minimum of 8.20 lacs and maximum of 13.08 lacs depending on place of posting and other factors.
SBI PO 2020 Application Fee:
The category wise fee structure for SBI PO online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for SBI PO Application
| Sr. No. | Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | Nil |
| 2 | General and Others | Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
SBI PO 2020 Exam Pattern
The SBI PO selection process consists of 3 stages. The written examinations are conducted online, followed by an interview round. The structure of exams is as follows:
Phase-1: SBI PO Preliminary Examination
This is an online examination where the candidates must solve the question paper in one 1 hour for 100 marks. The test consists of 3 sections. Candidates must know that the sectional cut-off in the Preliminary Exam has been removed and the overall score of all the sections will be considered for selection to the next round.. The cut-off or minimum passing marks for each section is decided by the Bank each year depending on the difficult of the test. The section-wise division of the marks is given below:
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour | |
SBI PO 2020 Syllabus
While SBI issues only the broad subjects, they can be further subdivided into individual topics, based on the questions that have appeared in the exams over the past few years. The every stage of the exam is very important stage in the selection process. So without knowing SBI PO syllabus and exam pattern, you cannot make your study plan in a proper manner. The SBI PO syllabus 2020 for the prelims and the mains exam are mostly similar with slight changes. So thoroughly go through the complete SBI PO syllabus and make note of it without any mistake.
SBI PO Prelims exam consists of 3 sections: Reasoning Ability, English Language & Numerical Ability.
| English Language | Numerical Ability | Reasoning Ability |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Number Series | Puzzle and Arrangements |
| Cloze Test | Simplification/ Approximation | Inequality |
| Parajumbles | Quadratic Equations | Syllogism |
| Spotting Errors | Data Interpretation | Coding – Decoding |
| Sentence Improvement | Miscellaneous | Blood Relations |
| Fill in the Blanks | Direction senseg | |
| Order and Ranking |
SBI PO 2020 Exam Centre
While filling the online application form, applicants are required to enter their preferred exam centres for SBI PO 2020, based on their convenience. However, the Bank may allot an exam centre other than the choices made by a candidate if there is non-availability of seats at preferred venues. All the applicants have to provide 1 preference each for the Prelims exam and the Main exam.
The list of Centres for SBI PO 2020 Prelims Exam:
| State Code | Exam Centres for Prelims Exam | State/UT |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Port Blair | Andaman & Nicobar |
| 12 | Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Andhra Pradesh |
| 13 | Itanagar, Naharlagun | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 14 | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar Tezpur | Assam |
| 15 | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan | Bihar |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 17 | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| 18 | Panaji, Verna | Goa |
| 19 | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Gujarat |
| 20 | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Sonipat, Yamunanagar | Haryana |
| 21 | Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una | Himachal Pradesh |
| 22 | Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 23 | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| 24 | Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi | Karnataka |
| 25 | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| 26 | Kavarrati | Lakshwadeep |
| 27 | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh |
| 28 | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara | Maharashtra |
| 29 | Imphal | Manipur |
| 30 | Ri-Bhoi, Shillong | Meghalaya |
| 31 | Aizawal | Mizoram |
| 32 | Kohima | Nagaland |
| 33 | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon | Delhi -NCR |
| 34 | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Odisha |
| 35 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 36 | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur | Punjab |
| 37 | Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Rajasthan |
| 38 | Gangtok | Sikkim |
| 39 | Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore | Tamilnadu |
| 40 | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Telangana |
| 41 | Agartala | Tripura |
| 42 | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshaher, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 43 | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee | Uttarakhand |
| 44 | Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri | West Bengal |
The list of Centres for SBI PO 2020 Mains Exam:
| State Code | Exam Centre for Mains Exam | State/UT |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Port Blair | Andaman & Nicobar |
| 12 | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
| 13 | Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 14 | Guwahati, | Assam |
| 15 | Arrah, Hajipur, Patna | Bihar |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 17 | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| 18 | Panaji | Goa |
| 19 | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| 20 | Bahadurgarh, Hissar | Haryana |
| 21 | Shimla, Solan, | Himachal Pradesh |
| 22 | Jammu, Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 23 | Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| 24 | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 25 | Kochi,Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| 26 | Kavarrati | Lakshwadeep |
| 27 | Bhopal, Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| 28 | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 29 | Imphal | Manipur |
| 30 | Shillong | Meghalaya |
| 31 | Aizawal | Mizoram |
| 32 | Kohima | Nagaland |
| 33 | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon | Delhi -NCR |
| 34 | Bhubaneswar, | Odisha |
| 35 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 36 | Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala | Punjab |
| 37 | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 38 | Gangtok | Sikkim |
| 39 | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelvelli | Tamilnadu |
| 40 | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 41 | Agartala | Tripura |
| 42 | Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 43 | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 44 | Hooghly, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata | West Bengal |
SBI PO Pre-Exam Training
State Bank of India may arrange pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres as per the guidelines issued by Government of India. The initiative has been taken to assist such aspirants in preparations if they cannot afford to enroll themselves at coaching centers. The highlights of SBI PO Pre-exam training is given below.
SBI PO Pre-exam training is usually a 6-day program.
Pre-exam training for SBI PO 2020 is a kind of an orientation program for reserved and minority category candidates.
In the training sessions, candidates are taught of some important questions and topics.
The pre-exam training is conducted across India at different centers.
Candidates belonging to the above categories can avail the training at their own cost by indicating the same against relevant column while applying on-line. Please find below an indicative list of training centres:
| North India | South India | East India | West India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agra | Bangalore | Agartala | Ahmedabad |
| Allahabad | Chennai | Aizwal | Akola |
| Bareilly | Coimbatore | Asansol | Aurangabad |
| Chandigarh | Ernakulam | Bhubaneswar | Indore |
| Dehradun | Gulbarga | Berhampur (Ganjam) | Bhopal |
| Gorakhpur | Hubli | Dibrugarh | Jabalpur |
| Jaipur | Hyderabad | Gangtok | Mumbai |
| Kanpur | Madurai | Guwahati | Nagpur |
| Lucknow | Mysore | Imphal | Panaji (Goa) |
| Meerut | Port Blair | Itanagar | Pune |
| NewDelhi | Tirupati | Kohima | Raipur |
| Srinagar | Vishakhapatnam | Kolkata | Vadodara |
| Varanasi | Vijayawada | Patna | |
| Purnea | |||
| Ranchi | |||
| Sambalpur | |||
| Silchar | |||
| Siliguri | |||
| Shillong |
SBI may add additional centres or may remove some of the centres indicated for training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from Bank’s website. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent by post.
SBI PO 2020 Admit Card & Call Letter
Candidates must download the SBI PO 2020 admit card from the official website of the bank as the hard copy of the SBI PO Admit Card will not be sent to the candidate via post. To login on the official website, the candidates will require the following:
- Registration No/Roll No
- Date of Birth/ Password
The admit card or call letter for SBI PO 2020 will be issued in 3 phases:
- Online Preliminary Examination
- Online Mains Examination
- Group Exercise and Interview
SBI PO Cut-Off 2020
SBI PO Cut-Off for year 2020 will be declared by State Bank of India after the result of each phase has been declared. Cut-Off for preliminary phase of examination will be declared after the result for the same has been declared. Similarly cut-off for SBI PO Mains Exam will be declared after the result for the same has been declared by State Bank of India.
To know the expected SBI PO Cut-Off, one must be aware of the Cut-Off for SBI PO 2019. Let’s have a look at the same
SBI PO Prelims Cut Off 2019
| Category | Prelims Cut-off (Out of 100 marks) |
|---|---|
| General | 71 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 68.25 |
| Other Backward Caste (OBC) | 68.25 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 61.75 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 54.75 |
| LD | 59.50 |
| VI | 64.75 |
| HI | 16.25 |
| D&E | 0.25 |
SBI Clerk Mains Cut-Off
| Category | Main Exam Cutoff (Out of 250 marks) |
|---|---|
| General | 104.42 |
| EWS | 100.89 |
| OBC | 94.28 |
| SC | 82.50 |
| ST | 77.63 |
| LD | 86.51 |
| VI | 101.75 |
| HI | 75.36 |
| D&E | 75.14 |
SBI Clerk Final Cut-Off
| Category | Final Cut Off (Normalised to 100 marks) |
|---|---|
| General | 54.11 |
| EWS | 50.13 |
| OBC | 48.78 |
| SC | 45.74 |
| ST | 43.90 |
| LD | 47.11 |
| VI | 52.58 |
| HI | 35.29 |
| D&E | 33.37 |
All Eligible and interested Candidates are required to register online for the recruitment process. The 3-tier selection process consists of Preliminary and Main Exams which will be conducted online, followed by Interview. Candidates must pass each exam to get shortlisted and progress to the next stage. Final selection will be based on merit.
SBI PO 2020 Exam Summary
All important points related to SBI PO 2020 exam are highlighted below:
| Name of Exam | State Bank of India Probationary Officers Exam (SBI PO 2020) |
| Conducting Body | State Bank of India |
| Periodicity | Annually |
| Exam Level | National |
| Mode of Applicaion | Online |
| Mode of Exam | Online (CBT) |
| Exam Rounds | 3 (Prelims + Mains + Interview) |
| Exam Dates | Prelims: 31st Dec 2020 & 2nd, 4th, 5th Jan 2021 Mains: 29th January 2021 |
| Candidates Expected to Register for SBI PO 2020 | 9-10 lakhs |
| Available Seats | 2000+ |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Official Website | sbi.co.in |
| SBI PO Helpline | 022 – 2282 0427 |