SBI PO 2017: Dates, Study Guide and PDF Notes

SBI PO 2017

Hi readers!! SBI PO 2017 has been the target of so many aspirants and they have been preparing hard to crack the SBI PO exam this year. But before starting your preparation, complete knowledge of eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, previous year cut off and salary is a must. This, article will help you a lot to collect all the desired and important information for the SBI PO Exam.
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Last date to apply - 6 March 2017

    Eligibility Criteria

    Age Limit-

    The age of the candidate should be 21- 30 years (As on
    April 1, 2017)
    Relaxation in upper-age limit
    Category Max Age Limit
    SC/ST 35 years
    OBC 33 years
    Gen+ PwD 40 years
    OBC+ PwD 43 years
    SC/ST+ PwD 45 years
    Persons ordinarily domiciled of the state of
    Jammu & Kashmir during the period of
    01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989    		 35 years
    Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including
    Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/Short
    Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have
    rendered 5 years military service.    		 35 years

    Educational Qualification

    • Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent.
    • Those candidates who are in final year or semester may also apply.

    Maximum Number of Attempts

    Category Number of Attempt
    General 4
    General (PwD) 7
    OBC 7
    OBC (PwD) 7
    SC/SC (PwD) – ST/ST (PwD) No Restriction
    Candidates who have already appeared for the maximum number of permissible chances are not eligible to apply. The number of chances will be counted from the examination held on 18 April 2010.

    Selection Process

    The exam will be held in three phases
    Phase 1 : Prelims Exam
    Phase 2 : Mains Exam
    Phase 3 : Interview & Group Discussion
    • Prelims and Mains exams will be held online.
    • Candidate who will clear the prelims exams are eligible to appear in the mains exams.
    • After clearing the mains exams, candidates will be called for the group discussion and interview.
    • Final selection will be based on the mains exams, interview and group discussion.
    • The scores of the remaining two rounds will be normalized to 100 as follows:
    Phase/Test Max. Marks Normalized to
    Main Examination (Phase II) 225 75
    GD & Interview (Phase III) 50 25
    Total 275 100

    Exam Pattern

    SBI PO Preliminary Exam Pattern

    • The Preliminary Exam would be Objective type for 100 marks & will be conducted online.
    • Duration of exam would be 1 hour.
    • Exam will have 3 sections such as : (1) English Language, (2) Quantitative Aptitude and (3) Reasoning Ability.
    Section  No. of Questions Marks Duration
    English Language 30 30 1 Hour
    Quantitative Aptitude 35 35
    Reasoning Ability 35 35
    Total 100 100

    SBI PO Main Exam Pattern

    • The Main Exam would be both Objective & Descriptive type for 250 marks & will be conducted online.
    • Exam will have 4 sections such as: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis and Interpretation, General Economics & Banking Awareness English Language.
    • Duration of exam would be 3 hour.
    Paper I
    Name of the Test Questions Marks Duration
    Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 Minutes
    Data Analysis and Interpretation 35 60 45 Minutes
    General/Economy/Banking Awareness 40 40 35 Minutes
    English Language 35 40 40 Minutes
    Total 155 200 3 Hours
    Paper II
    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

    Penalty for Wrong Answers

    • One-fourth (1/4)of the marks will be deducted as penalty for each incorrect answer.
    • This is applicable to Preliminary and Main examination

    Group Discussion & Interview

    Aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both Objective and Descriptive Tests will be arranged in descending order in each
    category. A certain adequate number of candidates as decided by the bank, will be called for the Group Discussion and Interview.
    Test Max. Marks
    Group Discussion 20
    Interview 30
    TOTAL 50
    • The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and the Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category.
    • Adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Discussion and Interview.
    • The qualifying marks in Group Discussion & Interview will be as decided by the Bank.
    • Candidates qualifying for GD & Interview under ‘OBC’ category
      would be required to submit OBC certificate containing the ‘ Non-Creamy Layer’ clause.
    • Candidates not submitting the OBC certificate containing the ‘Non-Creamy Layer’ clause and requesting to be interviewed under General category will not be entertained.

    Interview Weightage

    • The marks obtained in the Mains Exam (Phase-II) will have 75% weightage
    • The marks obtained in the Group Discussion & Personal Interview (Phase-III) will have 25% weightage

    Syllabus for Pre and Mains Exams

    Reasoning Ability

    English

    General and Banking Awareness

    SBI PO Descriptive Paper

    • Letter writing
    • Essay and Paragraph writing
    • Precis writing
    • Reading comprehension.

    Previous Year ( 2016) Cut off for Prelims and Mains Exam

    SBI PO Cut off 2016 of Preliminary Exam

    Subject wise

    Subjects Total Marks SBI PO 2016 Cut off marks Subject Wise
    General OBC/SC/ST/VH/OH/HI
    English Language 30 8.75 6.00
    Quantitative Aptitude 35 7.25 4.25
    Reasoning Ability 35 7.00 4.25

    Overall Cut off out of 100 marks

    Candidate’s Category SBI PO 2016 Cut off for Preliminary out of 100
    General 47.50
    OBC 44.50
    SC 38.75
    ST 29.25
    OH 36.00
    VH 37.00
    HI 15.75

    SBI PO Pre Cutoff Marks out of 100 (category-wise)

    Category Marks
    General 47.5
    OBC 42.25
    SC 37.25
    ST 19.75
    OH 29.25
    VH 30.75

    SBI PO 2016 Mains Cut off (Subject-wise)

    Subject Maximum Marks SC /ST/ OBC/OH/VI/HI General
    Reasoning 60 6 9
    Data Analysis & Interpretation 60 6 9
    General Awareness/ Marketing/ Computer Knowledge 40 10 13
    English Language 40 4 6
    Total Cut Off 200 60 70


    SBI PO 2016 Descriptive and Interview Cut off

    Paper Maximum Marks SC ST OBC GEN OH VI HI
    Descriptive test 50 17.5 17.5 17.5 20 17.5 17.5 17.5
    GD & Interview 250 78 78.75 87.25 90 82.75 79.5 79.25
    GD + Interview 50 18 18 18 20 18 18 18

    SBI PO 2016 Final Cutoff

    Category Cut off (Out of 100)
    SC 34.25
    ST 34.73
    OBC 44.43
    GEN 49.75
    OH 38.45
    VI 43.08
    HI 40.78

    Salary of SBI PO

    According to this year’s notification regarding SBI PO Salary,

    • The pay scale for SBI PO is:`23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I.
    • Presently, the starting basic pay is `27,620/- (with 4 advance increments).
    • Not only this, The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time. Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting.
    • The total compensation per annum would be a minimum of `7.55 lakhs and maximum of 12.93 lakhs depending on place of posting and other factors.
    • Also, SBI plans to offer SMART Compensation Package which would enable candidates a choice to monetize specific elements of the salary package.

    Previous Papers

    We have made a separate page for providing previous papers. Download SBI PO Previous Papers here

    Study Material

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