(Syllabus) SBI : Probationary Officers Examination

(Exam Syllabus) State Bank of India (Probationary Officers) Exam

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	40	Total Maximum Marks 100	20 minutes
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	30		20 minutes
3.	Reasoning Ability	30		20 minutes
	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 in preliminary examination. Candidates numbering 10 times (approx.) of the numbers of vacancies in each category will be short listed for Main Examination from the top of above merit list.

Phase-II: Main Examination:

The 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.

(i) Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for total 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section

Test	Name of the test	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration
I	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	40	60	50 minutes
II	Data Analysis & Interpretation	30	60	45 minutes
III	General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness	60	60	45 minutes
IV	English Language	40	20	40 minutes
	Total	170	200	3 hours

(ii) Descriptive Paper
Communication Skills: Emails, Reports, Situation Analysis & Precis Writing	3**	50	30 minutes
Grand Total		250

** Emails (Compulsory, one out of two options), Reports(Compulsory, one out of two options) and Either of Situation Analysis or Precis Writing (one of the two).

SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PHASE-III:

(A) SECTIONAL CUT OFF IN MAIN EXAMINATION:

Each candidate will have to score a minimum score in each test (i.e. Test I, II, III, IV & Descriptive paper individually) in Main Examination.
Depending on the number of vacancies available, sectional cut offs will be decided.

(B) MINIMUM AGGREGATE QUALIFYING SCORE: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in Main Examination. 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, as decided by the Bank.

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 Comprise of (i) Psychometric Test (ii) GROUP EXERCISE & (iii) INTERVIEW

Psychometric Test:

The Bank will conduct Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for PhaseIII. Finding of the test may be placed before the Interview panel for having a thorough perspective on the candidates