State Bank of India (SBI) Probationary Officers (PO) notification 2015 has been declared.

No. of vacancies: 2000
Online Registration: From 13.04.2015 to 02.05.2015
Payment of Fees-Online: From 13.04.2015 to 02.05.2015
Date of online Preliminary Examination: Tentatively in June 2015

Age Limit (As on 01.04.2015): 21 years to 30 years (For general category)
Educational Academic Qualification (As on 01.09.2015): Any graduate

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 01.09.2015.

Selection Procedure:
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.

S.No. Name of Test No.of Questions Marks Duration
1 English Language 30 30 Composite
2 Quantitative Aptitude 35 35 of 1 hour
3 Reasoning Ability 35 35
Total 100 100

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be short listed for the Main Examination.

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 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each  (Total   200 marks) as follows:

(a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)
(b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers
(c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
(d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)

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 1 hour duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English  Language (Letter Writing & Essay).

Note: 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.

Phase - III: Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)

Final Selection :
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be added to the marks obtained in GD & Interview (Phase-III) for preparation of the final merit list.

Notification link as follows: Click here for detailed notification

All the Best!
Team CL