SBI PO 2022 Eligibility
Exam on : Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
SBI PO 2022 Eligibility
SBI PO Age Limit (As on 1st April 2022)
The reference date for the calculation of the age is 1st April 2022.
- Minimum: Not Below 21 years
- Maximum: Not Above 30 years
SBI PO Age Relaxation Criteria
Check the SBI PO Age Relaxation Criteria 2022 given below for various categories.
SBI PO Age Relaxation Criteria 2022 | ||
Category | Age limit | |
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe | 5 years | |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years | |
Persons With Disabilities (PWD) | PWD (SC/ ST) | 15 years |
PWD (OBC) | - | 13 years |
PWD (Gen/ EWS) | - | 10 years |
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years of military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service. | 5 years |
SBI PO Educational Qualification 2022 (As on 31st December 2022)
SBI PO Educational Qualification | |
Post Name | Qualification |
Probationary Officer (PO) | Must have a minimum of Graduation degree in any discipline from any recognized university or any other equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government. |
The candidates in final semester can also apply but they need to provide the proof of educational qualification as on the reference date in the Phase 3 interview round.
SBI PO Nationality Requirement 2022
The candidates who are interested in the SBI PO Exam Recruitment 2022 will have to be a citizen of India only in order to be eligible for the SBI PO 2022 Exam.
SBI PO Number of Attempts
There will be certain restrictions on the number of attempts a candidate can make for the SBI PO Exam 2022.
SBI PO Number of Attempts 2022 | |
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 restrictions |
SBI PO 2022 Exam Pattern
SBI PO Phase 1 Exam Pattern: Prelims
TPreliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3 Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
SBI PO Exam Pattern for Prelims | |||
Sections | Questions | Marks | Duration |
English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
SBI PO Phase 2 Exam Pattern: Mains
Selection criteria for Main Examination: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Examination. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering 10 times (approx.) the numbers of vacancies in each category will be short listed for Main Examination from the top of above merit list.
Main Examination will be conducted online and will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
SBI PO Revised Mains Exam Pattern | |||
Sections | Questions | Marks | Duration |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 50 | 50 minutes |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 50 | 45 minutes |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
Total | 155 | 200 | 3 hours |
SBI PO Descriptive Exam Pattern | |||
Name | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
Descriptive Section (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 50 | 30 Minutes |
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
SBI PO Phase 3 Exam Pattern 2022
Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in Phase-II (Main Exam). There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the category wise vacancies will be shortlisted for Phase-III from the top of the category wise merit list subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score, as decided by the Bank.
The Bank may conduct Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for Phase-III. Finding of the test may be placed before the Interview panel for having a through perspective on the candidates.
SBI PO Phase 3 Test Exam Pattern | |
Name | Total Marks |
Group Exercise | 20 |
Interview | 30 |
Total | 50 |