SBI PO Notification 2024 OUT for 600 Posts, Apply for Probationary Officer Vacancies in State Bank of India

 

SBI PO Notification 2024: The State Bank of India (SBI) has released the notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officers (PO) for the year 2024-25. This prestigious opportunity is open to eligible Indian citizens aspiring to join SBI as Probationary Officers. The recruitment process will involve three phases: Preliminary Examination, Main Examination, and Psychometric Test/ Interview/ Group Exercises. Below are the complete details regarding this recruitment. The SBI Bank PO Notification has been released on 26 December 2024 and the online applications are invited from 27 December to 16 January 2025.

SBI PO Recruitment 2024 Overview

Recruitment Organization	State Bank of India (SBI)
Post Name	Probationary Officer (PO)
Advertisement No.	CRPD/ PO/ 2024-25/22
Total Vacancies	600 (including backlog vacancies)
Application Mode	Online
Starting Date to Apply	27 December 2024
Last Date to Apply	16 January 2025
Official Website	Probationary Officers - Careers

SBI PO Notification 2024 Important Dates

Event	Date
Online Registration Start	27 December 2024
Last Date to Apply	16 January 2025
Preliminary Exam Call Letters	3rd/ 4th Week of February 2025
Preliminary Exam Dates	8th & 15th March 2025
Preliminary Exam Results	April 2025
Main Exam Call Letters	2nd Week of April 2025
Main Exam Dates	April/May 2025
Main Exam Results	May/June 2025
Psychometric Test & Interview	May/June 2025
Final Result	May/June 2025

SBI PO Notification 2024 Application Fee

Category	Fee Amount
General/OBC/EWS	₹750
SC/ST/PwBD	Nil

SBI Bank PO Vacancy 2024 Details, Age Limit, Qualification

Age Limit: 21-30 Years. The cutoff date for the calculation of the age limit is 1.4.2024

Post Name	Vacancy	Qualification (On 30.4.2025)
Probationary Officer (PO)	600	Graduate

SBI PO Notification 2024 Selection Process

The selection process consists of three phases:

1. Phase-I: Preliminary Examination
   • Objective test for 100 marks with 3 sections (English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability).
   • Duration: 1 hour.
2. Phase-II: Main Examination
   • Objective test (200 marks) and Descriptive test (50 marks).
   • Subjects include Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General Awareness/Economy/Banking Knowledge, and English Language.
3. Phase-III: Psychometric Test/Group Exercises/Interview
   • Psychometric test for personality profiling.
   • Group Exercises (20 marks) and Interview (30 marks).
4. Final Merit List
   • Aggregate marks from Main Examination and Phase-III normalized to 100 marks.

SBI PO Notification 2024 Exam Pattern

Preliminary Exam Pattern

Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
English Language	40	40	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	30	30	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	30	30	20 minutes
Total	100	100	1 hour

Main Exam Pattern

Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	40	60	50 minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation	30	60	45 minutes
General Awareness/Banking	60	60	45 minutes
English Language	40	20	40 minutes
Descriptive Test (Letter Writing & Essay)	2	50	30 minutes