The SBI PO( Probationary Officer) exam comes under the State Bank of India to select candidates for the power of Probationary Officer. It is the nation's most popular bank exam. SBI PO Exam is broken down to 3 stages - Preliminary, Mains and Interview. The preliminary paper consists of 100 questions from the Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability and English Language sections. Clearing the minimum marks in prelims entails the candidates to appear for the mains where there is 4 sections namely- English, Data analysis, Reasoning & Computer and General/Banking/Economy Awareness. The last exercise is a practical round in form of an interview where the candidate's personality and communication skills are tested. The final merit list is created by summing up the scores from different sections of mains paper and personal interview. Bitten-off candidates work during probation phase (2 years) and are subsequently given fully qualified status upon successful completion. As the calendar of the SBI PO 2024 progresses, we expect that the preliminary exam will be scheduled in the April-May month of 2024 SBI plans to announce the ensuing dates on its website 2-3 weeks after each phase of the exam. The spared nominees take the next financial year, namely 2025, as their starting year.
SBI PO Exam Highlights 2024
Aspect |
Details |
Conducting Body |
State Bank of India (SBI) |
Exam Level |
National |
Exam Frequency |
Annual |
Exam Pattern |
Two-tiered: Prelims (Online) + Mains (Online) |
Number of Tiers |
2 |
Sections (Prelims) |
Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language |
Sections (Mains) |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General Banking/ Economy Awareness, English Language |
SBI PO Exam Dates 2024
Event |
Tentative Date |
Notification Release |
May-June 2024 |
Application Starts |
June-July 2024 |
Application Ends |
July-August 2024 |
Prelims Exam |
August-September 2024 |
Mains Exam |
October-November 2024 |
GD & Interview |
December 2024-January 2025 |
Result Declaration |
February-March 2025 |
SBI PO Application Fee 2024
Category |
Application Fee (INR) |
General/OBC |
750 |
SC/ST/PWD |
125 |
SBI PO Exam Pattern 2024
Stage |
Mode |
Duration |
Sections |
Marks |
Prelims |
Online |
60 minutes |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
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English Language |
30 |
Mains |
Online |
3 hours 30 minutes |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
60 |
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Data Analysis & Interpretation |
60 |
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General Banking/ Economy Awareness |
40 |
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English Language |
40 |
SBI PO Syllabus 2024
Prelims:
Subject |
Topics |
Reasoning Ability |
Verbal Reasoning (Analogy, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Puzzles, Syllogism), Non-Verbal Reasoning (Series, Classification, Direction, Ranking) |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Number System, Algebra (Simplification, Quadratic Equations), Geometry (Lines, Angles, Triangles), Trigonometry, Data Interpretation (Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Line Graphs, Tables) |
English Language |
Reading Comprehension, Grammar (Tenses, Clauses, Articles, Voice, Speech), Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, One Word Substitution, Idioms & Phrases), Error Correction, Sentence Completion |
Mains:
Subject |
Topics |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Basic Computer Knowledge |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
Data Interpretation (Caselets, Charts, Graphs, Tables), Data Sufficiency |
General Banking/ Economy Awareness |
Banking System, Financial Markets, RBI Policies, Government Schemes, Economic Trends, Current Affairs |
English Language |
Reading Comprehension, Grammar (Tenses, Clauses, Articles, Voice, Speech), Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, One Word Substitution, Idioms & Phrases), Error Correction, Sentence Completion, Essay Writing |
SBI PO Vacancy 2024
The State Bank of India (SBI) is expected to announce vacancies for the Probationary Officer (PO) positions in various branches across India in 2024. The official notification for the exam is yet to be released, so the exact number of vacancies is unknown. However, based on previous years' trends, we can expect around 2000-3000 vacancies for PO posts.
Region |
Expected Vacancies |
Northern |
500-750 |
Eastern |
300-500 |
Western |
400-600 |
Southern |
400-600 |
North Eastern |
200-300 |
SBI PO Important Books 2024
Subject |
Books |
Reasoning Ability |
A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal, Analytical Reasoning by M.K. Pandey |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S. Aggarwal, Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant Publications |
English Language |
Wren & Martin's High School English Grammar & Composition, Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi, Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis |
General Banking/ Economy Awareness |
Banking Awareness by Arihant Publications, Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh |
Computer Aptitude |
Fundamentals of Computer by V. Rajaraman, Computer Knowledge by M.K. Gupta |