SBI PO NOTIFICATION AND CHANGED EXAM PATTERN
Finally
long wait for bank job aspirants came to an end. Yesterday night, SBI released
its notification recruitment for the Probationary Officer (PO) Posts in its
official website portal sbi.co.in. About the SBI PO exam, posts and
notification lot of speculations came before its release of the notification.
Now, everyone got authentic information from the notification. Aspirants can
view the notification from the official website portal or the link provided
below. Glance of the notification details are mentioned in this article.
SBI PO 2016 Notification Out – Pattern Changed, Apply @sbi.co.in
Any
eligible candidate, who aspires to join State Bank of India as a Probationary
Officer, is required to register online for the Recruitment Process. The
examination will be held in two phases – preliminary and main. Candidates who
will qualify in preliminary examination and shortlisted will have to appear for
main examination and shortlisted candidates in the main examination will
subsequently be called for a Group Discussion & Interview.
Preliminary
Exam consists of 3 Sections English Language, Reasoning Ability and Quantitative
Aptitude. Composition of maximum 100 marks for entire 3 sections
individually 30 marks, 35 marks and 35 marks respectively. Total 1o0 Questions
need to be solved in 1 hour (60 Minutes) stipulated time. Each Question carries
1 Mark and Wrongly attempted answers will be penalized by 0.25 Mark for each
question.
Changes in Main Exam Pattern:
Every year, Main Exam will be given in composite time but now
its changed sectional time introduced in SBI PO main examination. SBI PO
following pattern changes in the way of CAT 2015 as it was changed to sectional
time limits from the composite time. SBI PO mains will have sectional time
limit for the each sections.
Reasoning & Computer
Aptitude
No of Questions: 45
Maximum Marks: 60
Duration: 60 minutes
Maximum Marks: 60
Duration: 60 minutes
Data Analysis &
Interpretation:
No of Questions: 35
Maximum Marks: 60
Duration: 45 minutes
Maximum Marks: 60
Duration: 45 minutes
General/Economy/Banking
Awareness
No of Questions: 40
Maximum Marks: 40
Duration: 35 minutes
Maximum Marks: 40
Duration: 35 minutes
English Language:
No of Questions: 35
Maximum Marks: 40
Duration: 40 minutes
Maximum Marks: 40
Duration: 40 minutes
SBI PO 2016 Main Pattern:
Total no of questions: 155
Maximum Marks: 200
Duration : 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 200
Duration : 3 Hours
Descriptive Test: The
Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English
Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify
in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have
scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high
as per total marks in Objective Test.
About the Posts of SBI PO 2016:
Total no of Posts: 2428
SC: 351
ST: 231
OBC*: 590
GEN(OC): 1028
OH: 20
VI: 20
HI: 20
SC: 351
ST: 231
OBC*: 590
GEN(OC): 1028
OH: 20
VI: 20
HI: 20
Backlog vacancies detailed as under have been included in the
above mentioned total vacancies.
SC: 47
ST: 79
OBC*: 42
ST: 79
OBC*: 42
*Vacancies reserved for OBC category are available to OBC
Candidates belonging to ‘Non-Creamy Layer’. ‘Creamy Layer’ OBC candidates
should indicate their category as ‘General’. (Vacancies for OH, VI &
HI category candidates are reserved horizontally.)
Important Dates to Remember:
Online registration
including edit/modification of application by candidates: 04-05-2016 to
24-05-2016
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges: 04-05-2016 to 24-05-2016
Download of call letters for Online Preliminary Examination: 14-06-2016onwards
Online Examination – Preliminary: 2nd, 3rd, 9th & 10 July 2016
Result of Online Exam – Preliminary: 18th July 2016
Download of Call Letter for Online Main Exam: 21-07-2016 onwards
Conduct of Online Examination – Main: 31st July 2016
Declaration of Result – Main: 16th August 2016
Download Call Letter for Interview: 22nd August 2016
Conduct of Group Discussion & Interview: 1st September 2016
Declaration of Final Result: 30th September 2016
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges: 04-05-2016 to 24-05-2016
Download of call letters for Online Preliminary Examination: 14-06-2016onwards
Online Examination – Preliminary: 2nd, 3rd, 9th & 10 July 2016
Result of Online Exam – Preliminary: 18th July 2016
Download of Call Letter for Online Main Exam: 21-07-2016 onwards
Conduct of Online Examination – Main: 31st July 2016
Declaration of Result – Main: 16th August 2016
Download Call Letter for Interview: 22nd August 2016
Conduct of Group Discussion & Interview: 1st September 2016
Declaration of Final Result: 30th September 2016
Pre-Examination Training
for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community Candidates:
Download of Call Letters for Pre-Exam Training: 13-06-2016
onwards
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training: 20-06-2016 to 25-06-2016
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training: 20-06-2016 to 25-06-2016
We request Candidates to regularly keep in touch with the authorized
SBI website www.sbi.co.in for details and updates.
Age Limit:
(As on 01.04.2016) Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as
on 01.04.2016 i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1986
and not later than 01.04.1995 (both days inclusive).