Everything You Need to Know About SBI PO Exam

State Bank of India conducts SBI PO exams to recruit a fresh batch of Probationary Officers each year. A large number of aspirants prepare and appear for this exam every year to get selected and to become a probationary officer, but the reality is that only a small fraction makes it through. One of the reasons is the ineffective preparation strategy due to the lack of proper knowledge regarding the SBI PO selection process. A candidate should go through and have thorough cognizance of details such as SBI PO job profile and salary, Exam pattern, and prescribed Syllabus mentioned below.

SBI PO Job Profile and Salary

After clearing the selection process of SBI PO, a candidate is allotted a post of Probationary Officer and he/she has to go through a probation period of two years. After this, he/she is made an Assistant Manager of a branch. Responsibilities and training of an SBI PO comprises of-

• During the training period, a Probationary Officer is given Clerical or Assistant level jobs to learn and get acquainted with the various aspects of the functioning of the bank.

• Also, they are trained and are given tasks to gain knowledge and understanding of operations in accounting, finance, investment, and billing, etc during their probationary period.

After completion of the training period and becoming an Assistant Branch Manager, he/she had to take care of the daily transactions, loan process, issuance of drafts, and clearing of cheques, and more.

At present, SBI PO salary comprises a basic pay of Rs. 27,620/- along with successive increments and allowances. This is the reason why it is considered a reputed and desired job among aspirants.

SBI PO Exam Pattern and Syllabus

Before starting with his/her preparation, a candidate must have complete knowledge of the exam pattern and syllabus prescribed. The selection process of SBI PO consists of three stages i.e., Online Preliminary Exam, Online Mains Exam, and Personal Interview round. Given below is the exam pattern of both Prelims and Mains exams.

SBI PO Exam Pattern for Prelims

SBI PO Online Preliminary Exam consists of three sections namely, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language. A total of 100 objective type questions are to be attempted by the candidate in a time limit of 60 minutes. Given below are the tabulated details of the prelims exam.

Section	Number of questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration (minutes)
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20
English Language	30	30	20

SBI PO Exam Pattern for Mains

SBI PO Mains exam consists of both an online-based objective test and a descriptive test. The objective test comprises four sections namely, English Language, Reasoning Ability, Data Interpretation & Analysis, and General/Banking Awareness, pooling together a total of 155 objective type questions with a time limit of 180 minutes. The descriptive test will consist of 2 questions namely, Essay and Letter writing for which time duration of 30 minutes will be given. The table given below provides the details of the Mains exam.

Section	Number of questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration (Minutes)
English Language	35	40	40
Reasoning Ability	45	60	60
Data Interpretation & Analysis	35	60	45
General/Banking Awareness	40	40	35
English- Descriptive Test	2	50	30

SBI PO Prelims and Mains Syllabus

In this article, we shall talk about the whole SBI PO syllabus. Candidates can also get down the SBI PO program PDF for Prelims and important given here. The SBI PO examination is one of the most required after examination in the state and lakhs of contestants appear for the examination each year. The SBI PO examination is well thought-out to be a popular job chance by banking candidates across India. The State Bank of India performs the SBI experimental administrator examination annually to hire new entrants for the executive cadre situation. Given below is the detailed analysis of the syllabus of both Preliminary and Mains exam.

• Reasoning Ability

This section includes topics such as Analogy and Classification, Order and Ranking/ Distance and Direction, Inequalities, Blood Relation, Alphanumeric Series, Seating Arrangement, Puzzles, Input & Output, Syllogism, Data Sufficiency, and more.

• Quantitative Aptitude

Questions under this section belong to the chapter such as Algebra, Number system, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Discount, Number Series, Mensuration, Interest (Simple and compound), Time and Work, Mixtures and Alligation, Data Interpretation, etc.

• English Language

This section comprises topics like Comprehension passage, Spotting the error, Cloze test, Para jumble, Paragraph/ Sentence Completion, Fill in the blanks, and Miscellaneous.

• General/ Banking Awareness

Under General/Banking Awareness, the Candidate must focus on Current Affairs and Financial and Banking Awareness of the past six months, Static General Knowledge and History of the Indian banking system, and more.

• Computer Awareness

Candidates must have basic knowledge of Computer Basics, Software and Hardware resources, Internet, Computer terminology, Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Operating system, and more.

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