2000 Probationary Officers jobs at SBI

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The <strong><a href="http://sakshieducation.com/Banks/SBI.html" target="_blank">State Bank of India</a></strong> invites application for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs).

Probationary Officers: 2000 Posts

Qualification: Graduation in any discipline or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the Final Year/ Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2020. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2020. Candidates possessing qualification of Chartered Accountant may also apply.

Age Limit (As on 01/04/20): 21 - 30 years

Basic Pay: Rs.27,620/-

Application Fee: Rs.750/- for General/ EWS/ OBC candidates and ‘Nil’ for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates.

Selection Procedure: The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-tier process

Phase-I:

Preliminary Examination: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1-hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:

Name of the test	No. of Questions		Max. Marks		Duration
English Language	30		30		Composite Time of 1 hour
Quantitative Aptitude	35		35
Reasoning Ability	35		35
	Total	100		100

Phase – II:

Main Examination: 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. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered

(i) Objective Test: The Objective Test of 3-hour duration consists of 4 Sections for total 200 marks as follows:

Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Max. 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 hours

The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).

Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both - Preliminary & Main Examination): There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 1/4th of marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by candidate, there will be no penalty for that question

Phase-III: In view of the Social Distancing and safety measures necessitated due to COVID-19 pandemic, the 3 rd Phase may comprise of (i) Interview only (50 marks) OR (ii) Interview (30 marks) & Group Exercises (20 marks).

Note: Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in Phase-III to be considered for final selection.

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.

Number of Chances:

Category	Max. Permissible Number of Chances
General/ EWS	4
General/ EWS (PWD)	7
OBC	7
OBC (PWD)	7
SC/ SC (PWD)/ ST/ ST (PWD)	No Restriction

How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only.

Important Dates:

Starting Date for Apply Online (Including Editing/ Modification) & Payment of Fee: November 14, 2020
Last Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee: December 04, 2020
Last Date for Printing Your Application: December 09, 2020
Date for Download of call letters for Pre-Examination Training: 2nd week of Dec 2020 onwards
Date for Conduct of Pre-Examination Training: 3rd/ 4th week of Dec 2020
Date for Download of call letters for online Preliminary Examination: 3rd Week of Dec 2020 onwards
Date for Online Examination (Preliminary): December 31, 2020 & 02, 04, 05 January 2021
Date for Result of Online exam – Preliminary: 3rd Week of Jan 2021
Date for Download of Call letter for Online Main Exam: 3rd Week of Jan 2021 onwards
Date for Conduct of Online Examination – Mains: January 29 2021
Date for Declaration of Result – Main: 3rd/ 4th Week of Feb 2021
Date for Download Call Letter for Group Exercises & Interview: 3rd/ 4th Week of Feb 2021
Date for Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview: February/ March 2021
Date for Declaration of Final Result: Last week of March 2021