Banking has become one of the most challenging sectors in the country. The Indian banking can be broadly categorized into Nationalized (government owned), Private banks and Specialized banking institutions. The Reserve Bank of India www.rbi.org.in acts a centralized monitoring body in the Indian financial sector. The different types of banks in India are State Bank of India and Associates Nationalized Banks, Domestic Private Sector Banks, New Domestic Private Sector Banks, Foreign Banks.
Banking provides well-paid, secure and satisfying career prospects. Openings are available in these banking at various levels, from Bank Clerical to Probationary Officers (PO). Often it is perceived as a career option for commerce/economics students, but in reality, a majority of bank officers are from different streams of education. Bright graduates from any subject can get entry in the Public Sector Banks through an All India Examination conducted by them. The exam is a stepping-stone for a career in the Banking Industry.
State Bank of India (SBI) www.statebankofindia.com is the largest bank of India in terms of profits, assets, deposits branches and employees, investment, NRI deposit schemes etc. The State Bank of India Recruitment Examination is held by Central Recruitment Department (State Bank Group) Madhuli, 2nd Floor, H/2 Shiv Nagar Estate, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai-400018.Tel: 022-26445525 , 26445524 Fax: 022-24935025
This examination is for recruitment of Probationary Officers, Specialist Officers and Clerical grade staff in State Bank of India and its associate banks : State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Indore, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Suarastra, State Bank of Travancore. There is reservation of posts for SC/ST, Ex-Servicemen and OBC etc.
1.Educational qualifications
In addition to above, Proficiency in computer and certificate of having completed training from a reputed institute is also essential.
Age limit - Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on1st July of the year of Exam.
Relaxation in Upper Age limit
Relaxation in upper age limit available to SC/ST/OBC candidates is allowed on cumulative basis with only one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above. Candidates seeking age relaxation are required to submit copies of necessary certificates along with the application .
2. Notes for Orthopaedically /Visually Handicapped candidates :
a) Only those OH candidates who have loco motor disability or cerebral palsy with loco motor impairment of minimum of
40 % and only those who fall in the following categories are eligible to apply :
BL - Both legs affected but not arms
OA - One arm affected (R or L)
(a) Impaired reach
(b) weakness of grip
(c) ataxia
OL- one leg affected (R OR L)
MW -Muscular weakness and limited physical endurance
b) Only those visually handicapped persons who suffer from any one of the following conditions are eligible to apply.
1)Total absence of sight
2)Visual acquit not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen )in the better eye with correcting lenses.
3) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or verse.
c) At the time of written examination, only blind/low vision candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use own scribe/writer at his/her own cost. In all such cases where a scribe/writer is used, the following rules will apply.
The candidate will have to arrange his/her won scribe/writer at his/her own cost.
Scribe/writer must be one grade junior in academic qualification to the candidate.
Scribe/writer should be one possessing 50% or less marks.
Scribe/writer should be from academic discipline other than that of the candidate.
Both the candidate as well as the scriber/writer will have to give a suitable undertaking, confirming that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe as mentioned above. Further, in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfill any of the laid -down or suppressed material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the written test.
Only those candidates who use a scribe/writer shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes and /or part there for every hour of the examination.
3. Category.
Instructions for writing Category Name and Category Code No. on the application form.
Various category names and their code numbers are given below to be indicated in item 8 of the application form.
| Category Name | Code No | Category Name | Code No | Category Name | Code No | Category Name | Code No |
| SC SC(OH) SC(VH) |
01 02 03 |
ST ST(OH) ST(VH) |
04 05 06 |
OBC OBC(OH) OBC(VH) |
07 08 09 |
GEN GEN(OH) GEN(VH) |
10 11 12 |
Applications typed or handwritten in English or Hindi on both sides of one foolscap size paper in the format given with a recent passport size photograph, pasted thereon, bearing full signature of the candidature across the same with date, should be sent by ordinary post at the address given below. The envelope containing the application should bear the superscription "Application for the post of probationary Officer in State Bank of India Mentioning category viz SC/SC (OH/SC(VH)/ ST/ST (OH/ST (VH)/ OBC/OBC (OH)/OBC (VH)/ GEN/GEN (OH/GEN(VH) and the Centre chosen for the Test" . Applications not accompanied by the prescribed fee/postage or attested copies of Caste/Community/Medical Certificates where applicable will be summarily rejected. Further an application incomplete in any respect is also liable to be summarily rejected and fees/postage paid, if any, will not be refunded in such cases. Application must not be sent to the Recruitment Cell at LHOs or CRPD, Worli at Mumbai but is to be necessarily sent only to the address given below.
Any legal proceedings in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of his advertisement and /or an application in response there to can be instituted only in Mumbai and courts/tribunals forums At Mumbai shall have sole & exclusive jurisdiction to try any clause dispute. Address to which applications are to be sent by ordinary post to: Post Box no. 27697, Malad (E), Mumbai -400 097
SBI Probationary Officers Recruitment Exam is held every year by the Central Recruitment Board (State Bank Group) generally in the month of September-October. There are two stages, namely a Written Test and an Interview.
Phase I
Candidate will be called for an objective and descriptive type written Examination. Question paper will be in bilingual form. i.e. in Hindi and English except the test of English language. The Objective type examination will consist of Test of Reasoning ( 75 Questions and time suggested is 50 minutes), Quantitative Aptitude (50 Questions and time suggested is 30 minutes), General Awareness (50 Questions and time suggested is 25 minutes), Test of computer literacy and English language (50 Questions and time suggested is 30 minutes). It is important for all candidates to note that there will be negative marks for wrong answers. So total Number of questions asked is 225 and 135 minutes allotted for Objective Test. There will be negative marks for the wrong answers.
The descriptive type of test will consist of test of English language. Time allotted is 45 minutes. It serves to measure the candidate's higher order cognitive abilities such as comprehension and analysis of situations, generation of unique ideas or situations as well as language ability. Three out of four questions have to be answered on a given situation with answers to be restricted to the space provided in the question-cum-answer sheet. There will no negative marks for questions pertaining psychometric tests and in descriptive type examination.
Phase II
The candidates who qualify on the basis of order of merit in the written examination as referred above will be called for group discussion and interview.
Exam Centers
Name of the examination center and Address of the recruitment cell which will arrange for issue of duplicate call letter.
General Instructions
