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SBI PO Exam Pattern 2023 (Prelims/Mains) New Changes in Paper Structure

SBI PO Exam Pattern

Candidates preparing for the PO posts can get the detailed SBI PO Exam Pattern for both Prelims/Mains SBI PO Exam 2023. Individuals can also check new changes in no of questions, subjects covered, total marks, exam duration and other important details.

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State Bank of India (SBI) conducts SBI PO Exam every year to recruit eligible candidates for various vacancies of Probationary Officers (PO). In order to get selected for the available PO posts, candidates are required to first check the complete details regarding SBI PO Paper Pattern and then start their preparation accordingly.

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SBI PO Exam Pattern

SBI Probationary Officer Stages Of Examination:

As per the SBI PO selection procedure, candidates participating in recruitment will have to undergo 3 phases given below. Get complete SBI PO Exam Pattern from this page.

  • Phase 1: Preliminary Examination
  • Phase 2: Main Examination
  • Phase 3: Group Exercises and Interview

SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern:

Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3 Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows. Check the SBI PO Preliminary Exam Pattern from below table.

As per the SBI PO Marking Scheme given in SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern, candidates are given 1 marks for each correct answer, whereas 1/4 of the total marks allotted to a question will be deducted for incorrect answer.

Total Maximum Marks – 100

Name of test No. of Questions Duration
English Language 30 20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 35 20 minutes
Reasoning Ability 35 20 minutes
Total 100 1 hour

SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern:

  • 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. Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after completion of the Objective Test. Check the SBI PO Exam Structure / SBI PO Exam Pattern from here:

SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern for Objective Test:

Total Max. Marks – 200

Test Name of the test No. of Qs. Duration
(in minute)
I Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 40 50
II Data Analysis & Interpretation 30 45
III General/ Economy/
Banking Awareness
50 45
IV English Language 35 40
Total 155 3 hours

SBI PO Exam Pattern for Descriptive Test:

  • The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).
  • Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination)

Sectional Marks will not be maintained for both Preliminary & Main Examinations.
Selection criteria for Phase-III: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored inPhase-II (Main Exam). There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the category wise vacancies will be shortlisted for Phase-III from the top of the category wise merit list subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score, as decided by the Bank.
Phase-III Comprise of (i) Psychometric Test (ii) GROUP EXERCISE & (iii) INTERVIEW

Psychometric Test:
The Bank will conduct Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for PhaseIII. Finding of the test may be placed before the Interview panel for having a thorough perspective on the candidates.
TEST STRUCTURE GROUP EXERCISE INTERVIEW TOTAL
(i) Group Exercise – Maximum Marks 20

Interview – 30

Total – 50 marks
The minimum qualifying marks will be as decided by the Bank.

Candidates qualifying for Phase-III under ‘OBC’ category would be required to submit OBC certificate
containing the ‘Non-Creamy layer’ clause. Candidates who have registered themselves as OBC but do not
submit OBC ‘Non-Creamy layer’ certificate and request for interview under General category will not be
entertained.

Final Selection –

The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. The marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Phase-III for preparing the final merit list. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection.

The marks obtained by the candidates in Phase – II (Main Examination both Objective & Descriptive Tests) and Phase – III (Group Exercise & Interview) will be normalised to 100 marks as detailed below.

 

Test Main Exam Group Exercise & Interview Total
Maximum Marks 250 50 300
Normalized Marks 75 25 100

The final merit list  is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Phase-II and Phase-III. Selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.

Important Links Related to SBI PO

SBI PO Preparation Books SBI PO Recruitment
SBI PO Syllabus SBI PO Result
SBI PO Salary Structure SBI PO Previous Year Papers
SBI PO Admit Card

SBI PO Exam Dates and Details!!!

Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer, is required to register on-line against SBI PO Recruitment 2023 by filling the online application form till the last date.

SBI PO Exam Pattern!!!

Applicants who will qualify Pre Exam may appear for Main Exam. Further details regarding State Bank of India Probationary Officer Exam Pattern are given above provided by team of recruitmentresult.com

SBI PO Interview Details:

  • Marks secured by the candidates in the Main Examination (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Exercises & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25.
  • The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Main Examination and Group Exercises & Interview out of 100. Get complete State Bank of India PO Exam Pattern from this page.

Practice Here: Bank Online Test

Procedure To Calculate SBI PO Score:

Procedure To Calculate SBI PO Pre Score: SBI PO Exam Pattern

Total weighted score = Scores obtained in (Reasoning+English+Quantitative Aptitude)

Procedure To Calculate SBI PO Main Score: SBI PO Exam Pattern

Total weighted score = Scores obtained in (reasoning & computer aptitude+ data interpretation+ general/ economy/banking awareness + English Language)

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