SBI PO (State Bank of India - Probationary Officer) Exam 2025 - Notification, Eligibility, Important Dates, Syllabus and more

SBI PO exam is conducted every year for the post of PO in SBI bank branches at national level. The full form of SBI PO is State Bank of India Probationary Officer. Application mode for SBI PO exam is online with job location across India. Notification is released on SBI's official website. The SBI PO salary ranges between INR 55000 to INR 57000 after deductions from gross salary. SBI PO exam is conducted in 3 phases i.e. Preliminary exam, Mains exam and Descriptive Test. Below is all about SBI PO Exam 2024

SBI PO Exam 2024 notification is expected to be released in 1^st or 2^nd week of September.

There is also some flexibility of the age limit, which varies depending on the category.

1. Age Limit:
   • Candidates must be at least 21 years old and not exceed 30 years of age.
   • The age is calculated as of a specific date mentioned in the official notification. There is also some flexibility in the SBI PO exam age limit, which varies depending on the category.
2. Educational Qualification:
   • Candidates must have completed a Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university or its equivalent.
3. Nationality:
   • Indian citizens are eligible to apply for the SBI PO exam.

Reasoning or Mental Ability

• Miscellaneous
• Puzzle/seating
• Logical reasoning
• DS and Machine input
• Alphanumeric series
• Coding'blood relation
• Direction and distance
• Inequality
• Syllogism
• Order and ranking
• Alphabet/number
• Seating
• Puzzle
• Profit and loss
• Mixture and allegations
• Work and time
• Simple interest and compound interest
• Time and distance
• Mensuration
• Ratio and proportion
• Pipe and cistern
• Partnership
• Permutation

English Language

• Reading
• Grammar
• Vocab
• Reading comprehension
• Close test
• Para jumble
• Error detection
• Mis spelt
• Phrase replacement
• Word swept
• Word arrangement
• Fillers
• Match the columns
• Starters

General Studies

• Current affairs
• Banking awareness
• Financial awareness
• Static

Exam Pattern

Please check the topic-wise breakdown of SBI PO exam 2025 of each examination stage:

Prelims

• Reasoning ability
• Quantitative aptitude
• English language

There are a total of 100 questions in objective form. SBI PO prelims exam is of 1 hour and there is a sectional timing of 20 minutes for each section.

There is a negative marking of ¼ marks on each wrong answer.

Mains

• Objective test

In the SBI PO Mains exam, there are 4 sections:

• Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
• Data analysis and Interpretation
• English language
• General / economy/ banking awareness

There is a negative marking of ¼ marks on each wrong answer. There is a total of 3 hours with sectional timing for each section.

Descriptive Test

The Descriptive Paper of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (letter writing and essay).

Besides the preliminary exam and the mains exam, an interview process is also conducted for candidates who qualify the first two phases of SBI PO exam.

The final merit list is made on the basis of marks obtained by a candidate in his/her mains exam and interview process.

FAQS

How many vacanies are there for SBI PO Exam 2025?

This year expected vacancy for SBI PO exam in 2025 is expected to be 2000+.

What are previous years cut-off?

Cut-off for SBI PO exam 2023 is given below: