RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS IN STATE BANK OF INDIA

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ONLINE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION: 13.04.2015 TO 02.05.2015
PAYMENT OF FEES – ONLINE: 13.04.2015 TO 02.05.2015

Preliminary Examination will be conducted tentatively in June 2015. Candidates are advised to regularly check Bank’s website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in for details and updates. The examination will be as detailed under point No. 4 – Selection procedure. Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs)in State Bank of India. Candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India. SC ST OBC GEN Total OH VH TOTAL 308 339 541 812 2000 38 24 62

ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA:

(A) Essential Academic Qualifications: (AS ON 01.09.2015)Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised 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 will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 01.09.2015.

Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 01.09.2015.

Age Limit : (As on 01.04.2015)Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2015 i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1985 and not later than 01.04.1994 (both days inclusive)

SELECTION PROCEDURE :Phase-I : Preliminary Examination: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows

Name of test No. of Questions Marks Duration

English Language 30 30 Composite Time of
Quantitative Aptitude 35 35 1 hour
Reasoning Ability 35 35

Total 100 100

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be short listed for the Main Examination.

Phase – II:Main Examination: Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks.

Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online.

Candidates will have to answer Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.

(i) Objective Test: The Objective Test of 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:

a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)
b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing &Computers
c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
d) Test of Reasoning (High Level) The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 1 hour duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in objective test.

Phase – III:Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category. Adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Discussion and Interview. The qualifying marks in Group Discussion &Interview will be as decided by the Bank.

Final Selection

The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be added to the marks obtained in GD & Interview (Phase-III) for preparation of the final merit list.The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25.

The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group Discussion &Interview out of 100 for each category. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.

Results of the candidates who have qualified for GD & Interview and the list of candidates finally selected will be made available on the Bank’s website.

Final select list will be published in Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar.

The examination will be held in the month of June 2015 (Tentatively). The Tentative List of examination centres is provided under Point No. : 16.Candidate should choose

the name of the Centre where he/she desires to take the examination.

NO CHANGE IN THE CHOICE OF EXAMINATION CENTRE WILLBE ENTERTAINED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

BANK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADD OR DELETE ANY CENTRE OR ALTER EXAMINATION DATE AT ITS DISCRETION.

APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE:

(Non Refundable)The Bank may add additional centres or may delete 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 26.05.2015 onwards from Bank’s website.

No hard copy of the call letter will be sent by post.

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