Prospective candidates, who aspire to join State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer, can apply after carefully reading the advertisement regarding eligibility criteria, online registration processes, payment of application fee, issuance of call letters, process & pattern of examinations/ interview, etc. and ensure that they fulfil the stipulated criteria and follow the prescribed processes.
Eligible candidates are required to register on-line for the recruitment process which will be held in three phases viz. (i) Phase-I; (ii) Phase-II; and (iii) Phase-III. Candidates who are shortlisted after Phase-I will have to appear for Phase-II. Candidates who are shortlisted after the Phase-II will be subsequently called for Phase-III.
Activity | Tentative Dates |
On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates | 14.11.2020 to 04.12.2020 |
Payment of Application Fee | 14.11.2020 to 04.12.2020 |
Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters | 3rd week of Dec 2020 onwards |
Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination | 31st Dec 2020 & 2nd, 4th, 5th Jan 2021 |
Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination | 3rd week of January 2021 |
Download of Main Examination Call letter | 3rd week of January 2021 onwards |
Phase-II: Online Main Examination | 29th January 2021 |
Declaration of Result of Main Examination | 3rd/ 4th week of February 2021 |
Download of Phase-III Call Letter | 3rd/ 4th week of February 2021 onwards |
Phase-III: Interview (Or Interview & Group Exercises) | February/ March 2021 |
Declaration of Final Result | Last week of March 2021 |
Pre-Examination Training for SC/ ST/ Religious Minority Community candidates |
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Download of call letters for Pre-Examination Training | 2nd week of Dec 2020 onwards |
Conduct of Pre- Examination Training | 3rd/ 4th week of Dec 2020 |
Candidates are advised to regularly visit Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers for details and updates. VACANCIES:
Category |
SC | ST | OBC* | EWS^ | GEN | Total | LD# | VI# | HI# | d & e# @ |
Vacancy | 300 | 150 | 540 | 200 | 810 | 2000 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Backlog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49 | 7 |
Total | 300 | 150 | 540 | 200 | 810 | 2000 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 27 |
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Vacancies reserved for OBC category are available only to the 'Non-creamy layer' OBC candidates. 'Creamy layer' OBC candidates should indicate their category as 'General'. |
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Vacancies for PWD category candidates are reserved horizontally. |
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PWD categories under clauses ‘d’ & ‘e’ of Section 34 (i) of RPWD Act 2016 are: (i) “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD); (ii) “Mental Illness” (MI); (iii) “Multiple Disabilities” (multiple disabilities amongst LD, VI, HI, SLD & MI). |
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Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in recruitment is governed by Office Memorandum no. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019 of Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions, Government of India. Disclaimer: “EWS vacancies are tentative and subject to further directives of Government of India and outcome of any litigation. The appointment is provisional and is subject to the Income & Asset certificate being verified through the proper channels.” |
Vacancies detailed above are provisional and may vary according to Bank’s requirements.
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. 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 31.12.2020. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2020. Candidates possessing qualification of Chartered Accountant may also apply.
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Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2020 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.1999 and not earlier than 02.04.1990 (both days inclusive). Relaxation in Upper age limit shall be as below:
Sr. | Category |
Age relaxation | |
1. | Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe |
5 Years | |
2. | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 Years | |
3. | Persons With Benchmark Disabilities | - PWD (SC/ ST) | 15 Years |
- PWD (OBC) | 13 Years | ||
- PWD (Gen/ EWS) | 10 Years | ||
4. | Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years 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 or invalidment. |
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NOTE: CUMULATIVE AGE RELAXATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE EITHER UNDER THE ABOVE ITEMS OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER ITEMS.
ii. Candidates against whom there is/ are adverse report regarding character & antecedents, moral turpitude are not eligible to apply for the post.
4% horizontal reservation has been provided to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as per section 34 of “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”. The post is identified suitable for the Persons with undernoted categories of disabilities as defined in the Schedule of RPWD Act 2016:
Orthopedically challenged persons with following benchmark are covered under Locomotor Disability:
Persons with OA and OAL category should have normal bilateral hand functions.
Note: Only those persons with benchmark disabilities would be eligible for reservation. “Benchmark disability” means a person with not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes the persons with disability, where disability has been defined in a measurable term, as certified by the certifying authority.
A person who wants to avail benefit of reservation will have to submit a disability certificate issued by a Competent Authority as per Government of India guidelines. Such certificate will be subject to verification/ re-verification as may be decided by the competent authority.
The facility of scribe would be allowed to a person who has disability of 40% or more if so desired by the person and is meant for only those persons with disability who have physical limitation to write including that of speed. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
Instructions for writing Category Name & Code no. while applying online.
PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGE OF CATEGORY WILL NOT BE PERMITTED AT ANY STAGE AFTER REGISTRATION OF ONLINE APPLICATION.
Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the 'CREAMY LAYER', are not entitled to OBC reservation and age relaxation. They should indicate their category as 'GEN' or 'GEN (LD)' or 'GEN (VI)' or GEN (HI) or GEN (d&e) (as applicable).
Benefit of reservation under EWS category can be availed upon production of an ‘Income and Asset Certificate’ issued by a Competent Authority on the format prescribed by Government of India.
Category | Code | Category | Code | Category | Code | Category | Code | Category | Code |
SC | 01 | ST | 06 | OBC | 11 | GEN | 16 | EWS | 21 |
SC (LD) | 02 | ST (LD) | 07 | OBC (LD) | 12 | GEN (LD) | 17 | EWS (LD) | 22 |
SC (VI) | 03 | ST (VI) | 08 | OBC (VI) | 13 | GEN (VI) | 18 | EWS (VI) | 23 |
SC (HI) | 04 | ST (HI) | 09 | OBC (HI) | 14 | GEN (HI) | 19 | EWS (HI) | 24 |
SC (d&e) | 05 | ST (d&e) | 10 | OBC (d&e) | 15 | GEN (d&e) | 20 | EWS (d&e) | 25 |
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-tier process: Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:
Preliminary 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:
SL. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
1. | English Language | 30 | Total Maximum Marks 100 |
20 minutes |
2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 minutes |
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3. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 minutes |
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Total | 100 | 1 hour |
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.
Test | Name of the test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
I | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
II | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
III | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
IV | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
Total | 155 | 200 | 3 hours |
Selection criteria for Phase-III: 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.
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.
Phase-III: In view of the Social Distancing and safety measures necessitated due to COVID-19 pandemic, the 3rd Phase may comprise of (i) Interview only (50 marks) OR
(ii) Interview (30 marks) & Group Exercises (20 marks).
Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in Phase-III to be considered for final selection.
Candidates qualifying for Phase-III under 'OBC' category would be required to submit OBC certificate containing the 'Non-Creamy layer' clause. Candidates who have registered themselves as OBC but do not submit OBC 'Non-Creamy layer' certificate and request to be interviewed under General category will not be entertained.
The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. The marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Phase-III for preparing the final merit list. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection.
Marks secured by the candidates in the Phase-II (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and Phase-III scores of candidates (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Phase-II and Phase-III. Selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
Results of the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and the Final Result will be made available on the Bank's website.
Presently, the starting basic pay is 27,620/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale of 23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I. 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 (the emoluments are likely to be revised shortly).
The selected candidates will be exposed to basic banking knowledge through an online course and will have to complete this course before joining. The selected candidates, at the time of joining, will have to execute a Bond for a value of 2.00 lac ( Two lac only) to serve the Bank for a minimum period of three years. The Bond will be invoked by the Bank if the candidate resigns from the service of the Bank before expiry of three years from the date of joining.
On joining, the selected candidates will be designated as “Probationary Officers” and may be on probation for two years. They will be subjected to continuous assessment, as per Bank’s extant policy, during the probation period. Those candidates who qualify in the assessment as per standards determined by the Bank from time to time, will be confirmed in the Service of the Bank in Junior Management Grade Scale-I (JMGS-I).
If any candidate fails to achieve minimum standards stipulated, his/ her services may be terminated as per policy of the Bank in force at the material time.
Bank provides immense opportunities for growth in career, including opportunities for posting abroad. The attractive promotion policy of the Bank provides an opportunity to the meritorious and exceptionally brilliant officers to reach the Top Management Grade in a reasonably quick time.
Application Fee will be 750/- for General/ EWS/ OBC candidates and ‘Nil’ for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates. Application Fee once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.
Bank may arrange pre-examination training (PET) at certain centres for SC/ ST/ Religious Minority Community candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by Government of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail themselves of such training at their own cost may indicate to that effect against relevant column while applying on-line. An indicative list of training centres is given as Annexure-I.
Bank may add additional centers or may delete some of the centers indicated for training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training from Bank's website by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent.
In view of the situation arising out of COVID-19 pandemic, Bank may, depending on feasibility, hold the PET through physical classes OR by way of Online tools.
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 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 18.04.2010. Appearing in Preliminary Examination will not be counted as a chance. In the years in which only one written examination has been held (i.e. no Preliminary Examination has been held), appearing in this examination will be counted as a chance.
Candidates can apply online only from 14.11.2020 to 04.12.2020. No other mode of application will be accepted.
Pre-requisites for Applying Online: Candidates should have valid email ID and mobile no. which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will be essentially required for receiving any communication/ call letters/ advices from the bank by email/ SMS.
Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank's ‘Career’ website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers. After registration candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through online mode by using debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking.
Helpdesk: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee/ intimation charges or receipt of Admission/ call letter, queries may be made at telephone no. 022-22820427 (between 11:00 AM to 06:00 PM on working days) or lodge their query on http://cgrs.ibps.in. Candidates should mention ‘RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS IN STATE BANK OF INDIA - 2020’ in the subject of the email.
and open the Online Application Form, available under 'Current Openings’.
Before applying online, a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/ her/ their photograph and signature as per the specifications given in Annexure-II. Online application will not be registered unless candidates upload photo and signature as specified.
Note: i. In case, the face in the photograph or signature is unclear, the applicant’s candidature may be rejected.
ii. In case, the photograph or signature is unclear, the candidate may edit his/ her/ their application and re-upload his/ her/ their photograph or signature.
The candidates should download their call letter (Pre-exam Training/ Preliminary Exam/ Main Exam/ GE & Interview) and an “acquaint yourself booklet”, by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from the Bank's website.
NO HARD COPY OF THE CALL LETTER/ ACQUAINT YOURSELF BOOKLET WILL BE SENT BY POST.
The candidates must bring one photo identity proof such as passport/ Aadhar/ PAN Card/ Driving License/ Voter's Id Card/ Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/ Identity Card issued by School or College/ Gazetted Officer in the official letterhead in original as well as a self-attested Photocopy thereof. The photocopy of Identity proof should be submitted along with call letter to the invigilators in the examination hall, failing which, (or if identity of candidates is in doubt) the candidate will not be permitted to appear for the test.
The Bank, at various stages, may capture photo and thumb impression/ IRIS Scan of the candidates in digital format for biometric verification of the candidates. Candidate will ensure that his/ her/ their correct thumb impression/ IRIS Scan is captured at various stages as any inconsistency will lead to rejection of their candidature. Accordingly, candidates are advised to follow the guidelines that shall be provided to them in their call letter.
In case, if any candidate is found not to be genuine, then apart from taking legal actions against him/ her, his/ her/ their candidature will be cancelled.
All further announcements/ details pertaining to this process will be published/ provided only on https://bank.sbi/careersor https://www.sbi.co.in/careersfrom time to time. No separate advertisement will be issued in this regard.
Mumbai Date: 14.11.2020 |
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In case it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfil the eligibility norms and/ or that he/ she has furnished any incorrect/ false information or has suppressed any material fact(s), his/ her/ their candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/ are detected even after appointment, his/ her/ their services are liable to be terminated. Decisions of bank in all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of written examinations/ other tests/ selection would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Bank in this regard.
Annexure I
State Code | State/UT | Pre-Examination Training Centre/ Preliminary Examination Centre | Main Examination Centre |
11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, |
13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati |
15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Arrah, Patna, Muzzafarpur |
16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/ Mohali | Chandigarh/ Mohali |
17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
18 | Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Anand, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar |
20 | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamunanagar | Ambala, Hissar, Faridabad, Gurugram |
21 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una | Shimla, Solan |
22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
23 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
24 | Karnataka | Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bengaluru |
25 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
26 | Ladakh | Leh | Leh |
27 | Lakshwadeep | Kavarrati | Kavarrati |
28 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore |
29 | Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai |
30 | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
31 | Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
32 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawal |
33 | Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
34 | Delhi -NCR | Delhi & New Delhi | Delhi & New Delhi |
35 | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneswar |
36 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
37 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur | Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
38 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur, |
39 | Sikkim | Bardang - Gangtok | Bardang - Gangtok |
40 | Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
41 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
42 | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
43 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Banda, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi. | Agra, Allahabad, Ghaziabad, Noida/ Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
44 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun |
45 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri | Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, |
Annexure II
Guidelines for scanning and Upload of Signature & Photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) | |
Before applying online, a candidate will be required to keep ready a scanned (digital) image of his/ her/ their photograph and signature as per the specifications given below. Photograph:
Signature:
Scanning the photograph & signature:
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Procedure for Uploading the Photograph and Signature
Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your photograph and signature as specified. Note:
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