Syllabus / Pattern of SBI Probationary Officer

SELECTION PROCEDURE SBI PO 2014 :

Phase-I 

Examination consisting Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks.

The Objective Test will be online. Immediately after online Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive Test on paper/Pen mode.

I. The Objective Test with 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) :

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. The Descriptive Test with 1 hour duration (50marks) will be of “Test of English Language comprehension, short precis, letter writing & essay)”.

The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
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-II

Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)

The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and 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 qualified for GD & Interview under 'OBC' category are required to submit OBC certificate containing the 'Non Creamy layer' clause. Candidates not submiting the OBC certificate containing the 'Non Creamy layer' clause and requesting to be interviewed under General category will not be entertained.


Final Selection

The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-I and Phase-II separately.

Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted out of 75 and marks secured in Group Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group Discussion & Interview out of 100 for each category.

The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category