Published on Apr 23, 2018
Exam Notifications
SBI PO Notification 2018
Opening Date : 21.04.2018
Last Date : 13.05.-2018
Vacancies : 2000
Apply Online : Click here
Official Notification : Click Here
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Name of Postings
- Probationary Officer
Age Limit
- Minimum - 21 Years
- Maximum - 30 Years
Age Relaxation
- SC/ST -> 5 years
- OBC -> 3 years
- Persons With Disabilities (PWD) PWD (SC/ST)-15 Years PWD (OBC)- 13 Years PWD (Gen) -> 10 Years
- Ex Servicemen, (ECOs)/(SSCO -> 5 years
- Persons Ordinarily domiciled of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 -> 5 years
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Date to Note
- Starting Date for Apply Online & Payment of Fee: 21-04-2018
- Last Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee: 13-05-2018
- Date for Download of call letters for online Preliminary Examination: 18-06-2018 on wards
- Date for Online Examination (Preliminary): 01, 07 & 08-07-2018
- Date for Online Examination (Preliminary): 01, 07 & 08-07-2018
- Date for Result of Online exam – Preliminary: 15-07-2018
- Date for Download of Call letter for Online Main Exam: 20-07-2018
- Date for Conduct of Online Examination – Main: 04-08-2018
- Date for Declaration of Result – Main: 20-08-2018
- Date for Download Call Letter for Interview: 01-09-2018
- Date for Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview: 24-09-2018 to 12-10-2018
- Date for Declaration of Final Result: 01-11-2018
Qualification
- Graduate Degree / its equivalent from recognized institute and colleges.
- Additional details regarding it can simply be seen via official notification link given below.
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Selection Process
- Preliminary Exam (100 mark)
- Main Exam (200 mark)
- Group Exercises (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)
Application Fee
- General and Others - Rs. 600
- SC/ ST/ PWD - Rs. 100
Exam/Apply Mode
- Online
Vacancy list
| Vacancies | Vacancies (PwD) | ||
| SC | 300 | LD | 27 |
| ST | 150 | VI | 26 |
| OBC | 540 | HI | 65 |
| GEN | 1010 | TOTAL | 118 |
| TOTAL |
2000 |
||
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Exam Pattern
Preliminary Exam (Phase I)
| SL | Name of Test | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 30 | 100 | 20 Minutes |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 Minutes | |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 Minutes | |
| Total | 100 | 1 Hour |
Main Exam (Phase II)
| SL | Name of Test | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 200 | 60 Minutes |
| 2. | Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 45 Minutes | |
| 3. | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 35 Minutes | |
| 4. | English Language | 35 | 40 Minutes | |
| Total | 155 | 3 Hours |
Group Discussion & Interview (Phase III)
| Test | Max. Marks |
| Group Discussion | 20 |
| Interview | 30 |
| TOTAL | 50 |
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Topic Wise Mark Analysis
2016 Topics Wise Mark Analysis
*Note : Number denote number of question*
English
- Reading Comprehension – 10 Questions
- Cloze Test – 5 Questions
- Para Jumbles – 5 Questions
- Sentence Correction/ Sentence Improvement/Fill in the Blanks – 5 Questions
- Spotting Error – 5 Questions
Quantitative Aptitude
- Data Interpretation – Line Graph, Bar Graph, Pie Chart, Mixed Chart, Caselet Types – 10 Questions
- Quadratic Equation – 5 Questions
- Simplification – 5 Questions
- Approximation – 5 Questions
- Number Series – 5 Questions
- Miscellaneous – 5 Questions
- Miscellaneous topic includes Simple & Compound Interest, Profit & Loss, Average, Age, Ratio and Proportion, Time and Work, Percentages, Mixture & Allegation, Partnership, Boats & Stream, Permutations & Combination, Speed time & Distance.
Reasoning
- Puzzle – Floor Based – 5 Questions
- Seating Arrangement – Linear/ Circular – 5 Questions
- Syllogism – 5 Questions
- Inequality – 5 Questions
- Input Output – 5 Questions
- Coding – Decoding – 5 Questions
- Miscellaneous – 5 Questions
- The Miscellaneous topics include Blood relation, Distance & Direction Test, Ranking / Arrangement, Alphanumeric Series.
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Mains Exam
English
- Reading Comprehension – 20 Questions
- Cloze Test – 10 Questions
- Para Jumbles – 5 Questions
- Sentence Correction/ Sentence Improvement/Fill in the Blanks – 10 Questions
- Spotting Error – 5 Questions
General Awareness, Marketing & Computer
- Banking Awareness : Types of Account, Modes of Payment, Different types of Banks, Money Market, Capital Market, Banking History, RBI & History of RBI, Basel Norms.
- Current Affairs : RBI in news, International, National, Summits, Awards & Honours, Sports, Science & Technology, Defence, Appointments, Obituary, Schemes.
- Static GK : Rivers, Dams, Festivals, Organization – Headquarter, Country – Capital – Currency, Sports Terms, Award – Fields.
- Economy : GDP, National Income, Budget, FDI, GST.
Marketing
- Basics of Marketing
- Marketing Strategies
- Marketing Management
- Marketing Mix
- Developing Stage of Organization
- Promotion – Brand Value, Advertising
- Product Life Cycle
- Market Segmentation – Target Group.
Computer
- Networking
- Input output devices
- DBMS
- MS Office – Word & Excel
- Internet
- History of computer & generations
- Shortcuts
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
- Data Interpretation – Line Graph, Bar Graph, Pie Chart, Tabulation, Mixed Graph, Caselet – 30 Questions
- Data Sufficiency – 5 Questions
- Permutations & Combination and Probability – 5 Questions
- Number Series – 5 Questions
- Quadratic Equation – 5 Questions
Reasoning Ability
- Syllogism – 5 Questions
- Input Output – 5 Questions
- Puzzles – 10 Questions
- Seating Arrangement – Linear/ Circular – 10 Questions
- Statement Based Questions – Arguments, Course of Action, Inference, Assumptions, Reasons, Cause & Effect – 5 Questions
- Inequality – 5 Questions
- Data Sufficiency – 5 Questions
- Logical Reasoning – 5 Questions
Cut Off Marks
Year - 2017
Prelims
| Category | Final SBI Cut Off |
| General | 51.50 |
| OBC | 48.25 |
| SC | 43.25 |
| ST | 31.25 |
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Mains
| Subject | Total Marks | General | OBC/SC/ST |
| Data Interpretation | 60 | 14 to 16 | 11 to 13 |
| English Language | 40 | 12 to 14 | 10 to 12 |
| General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 10 to 12 | 08 to 10 |
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 60 | 14 to 16 | 11 to 13 |
GE and Interview
| Categories | GEN | OBC | SC | ST | OH | VH | HI |
| Cut off marks | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Objective + Descriptive Test
| Category | GEN | OBC | SC | ST | OH | VI | HI |
| Cut Off (Objective + Descriptive Test) | 89.25 | 79.50 | 62.50 | 62.50 | 62.50 | 88.09 | 62.50 |
Year - 2016
Prelims (Official)
| Category | Final SBI PO Cut Off Score |
| General | 47.50 |
| OBC | 44.50 |
| SC | 38.75 |
| ST | 29.25 |
| VH | 37.00 |
| HI | 15.75 |
| OH | 36.00 |
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Exam Syllabus
Preliminary Exam
English
- Fill in the Blanks
- Reading Comprehension
- Para Jumbles
- Cloze Test
- Error Spotting
- Word Association Pair
- Phrase Idiom Meaning
- Spellings
- Sentence/Paragraph Completion
- Phrase Replacement/Sentence Correction
Quants
- Number System
- Simplification
- Average
- Percentage
- Ratio & Proportion
- Interest
- Number Series
- Profit & Loss
- Speed, Time & Distance
- Algebra
- Mensuration
- Data Interpretation
- Time & Work
- Permutation & Combination
- Mixture Problems
- Probability
- Data Sufficiency
Reasoning
- Inequalities
- Order & Ranking
- Directions & Distances
- Coding & Decoding
- Blood Relations
- Syllogisms
- Circular Seating Arrangement
- Linear Sitting Arrangements
- Double Line Up
- Scheduling
- Grouping & Selection
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