SBI PO Recruitment 2020| State Bank of India PO Application Form 2020: State Bank of India has released its much awaited PO notification on its official website and this year they are going to recruit 2000 Probationary officers. Last date to submit online application for SBI PO is 4th Dec 2020. Every year SBI releases its notification in the month of March to recruit the eligible candidates for the post of PO but due to COVID-19 this year it has been delayed. SBI PO is a dream job for each and every aspirant who is 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.
Update: Last date to submit online application for SBI Probationary officer is 4th Dec. Interested applicants do submit their application well before the due date to avoid last minute rush.
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, 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. | CRPD/ PO/ 2020-21/ 12 |
| Year | 2020-21 |
| Post | Probationary Officer (PO) |
| No. of vacancies | 2000 |
| Job location | All across Indian |
| Application status | Available Now |
| Mode of SBI PO application | Online |
| Official website | https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers |
SBI PO 2020 Recruitment Important Dates
| Activity/Events | Important Dates |
| On-line registration including modification/ Editing of Application by candidates | 14th Nov to 4th Dec 2020 |
| Payment of SBI PO application fee | 14th Nov to 4th Dec 2020 |
| Admit card download (pre-exam) | 3rd week of December 2020 |
| Date of Preliminary examination [Phase-I] | 31st Dec 2020, 2nd, 4th, & 5th Jan 2021 |
| Declaration of Result (Preliminary) | Jan 2021 3rd week |
| Admit card for Main examination | Jan 2021 3rd week onwards |
| Date of Main examination | 29th Jan 2021 |
| Declaration of result (Main) | Feb 3rd/4th week 2021 |
| Admit card for Interview and Group Exercise | Feb 3rd/4th week 2021 |
| Conduct of Interview and Group Exercise | Feb/March 2021 |
| Declaration of Final Result | March last week 2021 |
| Pre Examination Training for SC/ST/Religious Minority | |
| Admit card for pre-exam training | Dec 2nd week 2020 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam training | 3rd/4th week 2020 |
SBI PO Application Form 2020
- Application for this recruitment will be done through the online mode only. 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.
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- 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 | 810 |
| SC | 300 |
| ST | 150 |
| OBC | 540 |
| EWS | 200 |
| Total | 2000 |
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 31st Dec 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 1st April 2020 respectively. (means candidates should not be born later than 1st April 1999 and earlier than 2nd April 1990)
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 whereas the chances will be counted from 18 April 2010 onwards.
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 of 100 marks. No sectional cut-off will there. Candidates will be selected on the basis of marks scored in the online exam and ten times of the number of vacancies in each category will be selected for the next phase. Prelims exam 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 which will be of 200 marks and 50 marks respectively.
- Phase III- Group Exercises and Interview
Candidates qualifying the main examination will be called Interview only which will be of 50 marks or either it will be possible than Interview (30 marks) and group exercise will be conducted (20 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 or Interview.
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 | 3 Hour |
- Descriptive Test- It will include two questions of 50 marks. It will be test of English Language (Letter Writing and Essay) and the duration for the same will be of 30 minutes.
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 |
Documents required to upload in SBI PO application
While filling the online application applicants have to upload few of their documents which should be in the recommended size whose details is given below:
Photograph
It should be recently clicked
the size of the scanned file should be between 20KB to 50 KB
Signature
Signature should be done on white paper with a black pen only.
Size of the scanned file should be between 10KB to 20 KB
Note: Both photograph and signature should be clear otherwise you application will be rejected.
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-
- Visit the official website of SBI (mentioned above).
- Select the recruitment of PO in SBI option.
- Click on Apply now link.
- Hit the “click here for registration number” link.
- Fill the basic details and generate a registration number and password.
- Upload scanned copy of photograph and signature.
- Now enter all the personal, qualification details asked.
- Preview the details carefully before final submission.
- Make payment of the application fee.
- 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.
SBI PO Online Application Link (Available Now)
SBI PO 2020 Application fee
| Category | Application fee |
| General/EWS/OBC | Rs.750/- (including intimation charges) |
| SC/ST/PWD | Nil |
SBI PO Prelims 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 3rd week of December 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 Exam center list and guidelines for Uploading documents
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 |
SBI PO 2020 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.
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SBI PO 2020 notification is available now.
31st Dec 2020, 2nd, 4th, & 5th Jan 2021
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