SBI PO 2020: Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Pattern, Result

SBI PO 2020: Candidates aspiring to be part of the State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer will apply for SBI PO 2020 Exam. The test is conducted in 2 rounds, preliminary and main, and can be followed by group exercises & interview. The application for are released tentatively within the month of April 2020. 

Qualifying the preliminary exam can make the candidates eligible for main exam and qualifying the main exam can make them eligible for interview. Final Selection of the candidates are done on the basis of their performance within the main exam and the interview.

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SBI PO 2020 Highlights:

Before applying for the exam, the candidates are suggested to keep necessary documents like soft copies of photograph, signature, card details, etc ready.
Call letter for the main examination can solely be released for those successfully qualify the preliminary exam.
Thumb impression of the candidates in digital format is also captured at different stages for biometric verification.
Complete Selection Method of SBI PO 2020 like application, call letter, exam, etc are on-line.
The candidates appointed for the post of probationary officers are on probation for two years.

SBI PO 2020 Important Dates:

In the table below, the tentative dates for SBI PO 2020 is given:

Activities	Expected Dates
Online registration process begins from	April 2020, 3rd week
Last date of the registration process	May 2020, 2nd week
Call letter release for pre-exam training	May 2020, last week
Date of pre-exam training	June 2020, 3rd week
Call letter release for preliminary exam	June 2020, 3rd week
Date of preliminary exam	July 2020, 1st week
Declaration of result	July 2020, 3rd week
Call letter release for main exam	July 2020, 3rd week
Date of main exam	August 2020, 1st week
Declaration of result	August 2020, 3rd week
Call letter release for interview	September 2020, 1st week
Group exercises & interview	September 2020, 3rd week to October 2020, 2nd week
Declaration of final result	November 2020, 1st week

SBI PO 2020 Eligibility Criteria:

The eligibility criteria that must be fulfilled by the candidates applying for SBI PO 2020 are given below:

Nationality: 
The Indian national candidates can apply for the test.

Age limit:
The candidates of age between twenty one and thirty years (both inclusive) on first April 2020 are eligible.
Relaxation are provided within the higher age limit to the reserved category candidates as per the subsequent rules:

Category	Age relaxation
OBC- NCL	3 years
SC/ ST	5 years
PWD	15 years- SC/ ST candidates 13 years- OBC candidates 10 years- General candidates
Persons Ordinarily domiciled of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989	5 years

SBI PO 2020 Educational Qualification:

A graduation degree from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification is needed.
Candidates within the final year of their qualifying test, whose results are declared on or before 31.08.2020, are eligible.
Those with chartered accountant qualification will apply for SBI PO as well.

SBI PO 2020 Application Form:

The candidates can get the application form for SBI PO from the official web site bank.sbi/careers or sbi.co.in/careers. a valid email id is obligatory for filling up the application form.
To fill the application form, the candidates can ought to give their personal and educational details.
Candidates also will ought to upload scanned copies of their photograph and signature in prescribes format within the application.
The candidates are provided the facility to make changes in their application form upto 3 times before final submission.
Once all the details are entered properly into the form, the candidates can submit it on-line.
A copy of the filled-in application form should be kept safe by the candidates for future reference.

SBI PO 2020 Application fee:

After successful registration, the candidates can need to submit the application fee to complete the method.
Application fee for general/ OBC candidates are Rs. 600/- and for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates.
Payment of fees will be done by using debit card/ credit card/ net banking.

SBI PO 2020 Exam Pattern: 

The overview of SBI PO 2020 Exam pattern is given below:

For Preliminary Exam:
Mode of exam: On-line
Number of questions: One hundred
Type of questions: Objective type
Total marks: One hundred
Exam duration: One hour
Negative marking: One-fourth of the assigned marks are subtracted for each wrong answer.

Topics	No. of Queries	Duration
Quantitative Aptitude	35	20 minutes
English Language	30	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	20 minutes
Total	100	1 hour

For Main Exam:
Mode of exam: On-line
Number of questions: One hundred fifty five
Type of questions: Objective Type
Total marks: Two hundred
Exam duration: Three hours
Negative marking: One-fourth of the assigned marks are subtracted for every wrong answer.

Subject	No. of Queries	Duration
Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	45 minutes
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness	40	35 minutes
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60 minutes
English Language	35	40 minutes
Total	155	3 hours

Subjective (Descriptive) Test:
Number of questions: 2
Medium of question paper: English
Important topics: Letter writing & Essay
Duration of exam: 30 minutes

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SBI PO 2020 Admit Card:

Admit card/ call letter for appearing within the preliminary and main exam are released separately.
Candidates are able to download their admit card and acquaint yourself booklet from the official web site using their registration number and password/ date of birth.
Admit card together with a valid identity proof should be carried to the test center or else the candidates won’t be allowed to enter the exam hall.
A self-attested photocopy of the identity proof and the call letter are submitted by the invigilators within the exam hall.

SBI PO 2020 Result & Interview:

Results of SBI PO 2020 preliminary and main exams are declared on-line as per the specified schedule.
Candidates who clear each exams are shortlisted for group exercise and interview round.
A merit list of such candidates are prepared on the basis of their marks within the main exam.
While reporting for interview, the candidates ought to carry all their necessary documents with them.
A final merit list of the candidates, who clear the interview round as well, will be prepared.
Final merit list together with the final results of the candidates are released on the official web site.