SBI PO Recruitment 2020: Application Form 2020 Registration Eligibility Dates

SBI PO Recruitment 2020| State Bank of India PO Application Form 2020: Every year SBI has released the notification for the Probationary Officer in the month of March to recruit the eligible candidates for the post of PO but due to COVID-19 it’s notification for 2020 has been delayed which we can expect to release soon. SBI PO is a dream job for each and every aspirant who are preparing for the banking examination. SBI PO considered being one of the toughest examinations to crack. That’s why everyone follows the rules of SBI examination. SBI PO recruitment 2020 notification will be out soon.

In this article, readers willing to apply will find complete information about SBI PO recruitment 2020.

SBI PO Recruitment 2020

Those candidates who are interested and burning the midnight oil to crack the SBI PO examination can fill the application form from the official website within a due course time because as after the last date, no candidate will be able to submit the application. Applicants should try to fill the application form on time. They should not wait for last date as various issues may arise at the last moment.

Name of the recruitment	SBI PO 2020 recruitment 2020
Article category	SBI PO Application Form 2020
Exam type	Recruitment exam
Recruiting Bank	State Bank of India
Advertisement No.	N/A
Year	2020
Post	Probationary Officer (PO)
No. of vacancies	N/A
Job location	All across Indian
Application status	Available soon
Mode of SBI PO application	Online
Official website	https://bank.sbi/careers  or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers

SBI PO Application Form 2020

• Application for this recruitment can be done only through the online mode. No other mode of application is applicable.
• Candidates should not submit more than one application. In case of multiple applications, only the last valid application will be accepted.
• Before filling the application fee, candidates must go through the information bulletin and eligibility criteria carefully. 
• They must have a valid mobile no. and an email ID.
• Candidates must keep all the necessary documents handy at the time of filling application form.
• They must fill all the details carefully. Before final submission of data in application form, candidates can edit and make correction into it only three times. After final submission of data, no change or edit will be allowed.
• The registration no. and password generated should be kept safe throughout the recruitment process.
• Candidates should note that they are not required to send the printed copy of the duly filled application form to the Bank.

How to apply for SBI PO Application form?

Applicants interested in filling the application form for this recruitment can follow the step-by-step guide shared below-

1. Visit the official website of SBI (mentioned above).
2. Select the recruitment of PO in SBI option.
3. Click on Apply now link.
4. Hit the “click here for registration number” link.
5. Fill the basic details and generate a registration number and password.
6. Upload scanned copy of photograph and signature.
7. Now enter all the personal, qualification details asked.
8. Preview the details carefully before final submission.
9. Make payment of the application fee.
10. Take a printout of the receipt generated and application fee for future references.

Hard copy of filled in application form is not required to be sent to the bank.

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SBI PO 2020 Application fee

Category	Application fee
SC/ST/PWD	Rs.125/- (Intimation charges only)
General/EWS/OBC	Rs.750/- (including intimation charges)

Note: the above mentioned application fee is taken from the previous year it might be change this year.

• Applicants have to make payment of application fee through the online mode (debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking).
• Application fee will be non-refundable.

SBI PO 2020 Recruitment Important Dates

Activity/Events	Important Dates
On-line registration including modification/ Editing of Application by candidates	TBA
Payment of SBI PO application fee	TBA
Admit card download (pre-exam)	TBA
Date of Preliminary examination	TBA
Declaration of Result (Preliminary)	TBA
Admit card for Main examination	TBA
Date of Main examination	TBA
Declaration of result (Main)	TBA
Admit card for Interview and Group Exercise	TBA
Conduct of Interview and Group Exercise	TBA
Declaration of Final Result	TBA
Pre Examination Training for SC/ST/Religious Minority	TBA
Admit card for pre-exam training	TBA
Conduct of Pre-Exam training	TBA

SBI PO 2020 Recruitment- Vacancy  

As of now the notification is not released so we can’t say exactly how much vacancy will be their for each category, but the category-wise distribution of vacancies given below is just for assumption:

Category	No. of vacancies
General	820+
SC	300+
ST	150+
OBC	550+
EWS	220+
Total	2100+

SBI PO Recruitment Application Eligibility 2020

Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria before filling the application form. The eligibility requirement for SBI PO recruitment is shared below-

 Education Qualification (as on 31^st August 2020)- 

• Applicants must have completed graduation from a recognized university/college.
• Applicants in their final year/semester are also eligible provided they should produce their graduation certificates at the time of interview.
• Candidates with qualification of Chartered Accountant are also eligible.

Age Criteria-

• The minimum and maximum age of the candidates should be 21 years and 30 years as on 1^st April 2020 respectively.  

A relaxation in the upper age limit for various reserved categories is also applicable. The table shared below shows the age relaxation for various categories-

Category	Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
PWD (SC/ST) PWD (OBC) PWD (Gen/EWS)	15 years 13 years 10 years
Ex. Serviceman, ECOs/SSCOs	5 years
Person Ordinarily domiciled in J&K (from 01.01.1981 to 31.12.1990)	5 years

Number of Chances

The number of attempts in the SBI PO is fixed for each category candidates. And, once you cross the number of attempts then you are no more eligible to apply for the post further. Category-wise chances provided to candidates for appearing in recruitment-

Category	Maximum no. of chances permissible
General/ EWS	4
General/ EWS (PWD)	7
OBC	7
OBC (PWD)	7
SC/ SC (PWD)/ ST/ ST (PWD)	No restriction

Appearing in preliminary exams will not be considered a chance.

SBI PO Recruitment Selection Procedure    

Selection of candidates for the post of Probationary Officer (PO) in SBI will be made through three Tier selection process viz. Preliminary exam, Mains exam and Interview and Group Exercises.

• Phase I- Preliminary Examination

The pre-examination will be an online exam of total 100 marks. No sectional cut-off will there. Candidates will be selected on the basis of marks scored in the online exam. It will be conducted on various exam centers established across the country.

• Phase II- Main Examination 

Candidates who will qualify the pre exam will be shortlisted for Main exam on the basis of merit. Main examination includes one objective test (online exam) and a descriptive test.

• Phase III- Group Exercises and Interview  

Candidates qualifying the main examination will be called for Group Exercise and Interview round. GE will consist of 20 marks whereas interview will be of 30 marks.

Final Selection- The selection of candidates in each phase will be provisional. The final selection and merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the Mains examination and Interview & Group Exercise.

SBI PO Recruitment 2020- Exam Pattern

Exam Pattern for phase I

Section/Test	No. of question	Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	1 Hour

• Mode of exam- online
• Type of questions- objective type
• Total duration- 1 hour (60 min)
• Negative marking- Yes

Exam Pattern for Phase-II

• Objective Test

Section/Test	No. of question	Marks	Duration
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
English Language	35	40	40 minutes
Total	155	200	1 Hour

• Descriptive Test- It will include two questions of 50 marks. It will be test of English Language (Letter Writing and Essay).

SBI PO Pre Exam syllabus

English	Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude
Comprehensions	Puzzle	Data Interpretation
cloze test	Arrangements	Simplification
Sentence improvements	Inequality	Number series
Spotting errors	Syllogism	Probability
Fillers	Coding and decoding	Quadratic equations
Antonyms-synonyms	Order Ranking and direction test	Approximation
Para jumbles

Admit card

The call letter for all the phases will be made available on official website for downloading on the specified dates. For preliminary exams, candidates will be able to download their call letters from 3^rd week of May 2020 onwards.

Candidates should carry a printed copy of admit cards to the examination center along with a valid photo ID proof on the day of exam. Candidates not having a call letter and an ID proof will not be given permission to enter exam hall and shall be debarred.

SBI PO Cut off

It is must for every candidates to secure more than the cut off marks to qualify for the mains examination and you know the cut off marking is increasing every year, so you need to give all of your best to qualify for the mains examination.

Cut off mark 2019

Category	Cut off
General	71
OBC	68.25
EWS	68.25
ST	54.75
SC	61.75

SBI Cut off 2018

Category	Cut off
General	56.75
OBC	54.25
ST	43
SC	49

Result

The result for preliminary exam will be declared by the authority within a month of examination. Candidates can check their result on the official website by using the registration number and password.

Candidates should frequently visit SBI website for getting all the necessary updates related to this recruitment.

For queries regarding the application, candidates can call at 022-22820427 or lodge their queries on http://cgrs.ibps.in.

If have any question related to the SBI PO recruitment 2020, then leave comment below and we will reply ASAP. Try to fill the SBI PO 2020 application form online before the last date as that server may run slow due to last minute rush.