SBI PO 2020 Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Pattern & Syllabus
SBI PO 2020 exam will be conducted by State Bank of India (SBI) to select eligible candidates to the post of Probationary Officer. SBI PO is one of the most coveted jobs in the Banking industry and a dream job for millions of aspirants across India.
State bank of India (SBI) has recently decided to release SBI PO 2020 notification pdf for around 2200 vacancies in April 2020. State Bank of India is the leading bank of India and it is a dream of many candidates to be a part of this prestigious institution
SBI PO 2020 Exam Date
| Activity | Dates |
| Online Application Form Date | April 2020 |
| Application Form of SBI PO Last date | May 2020 |
| E-Admit Card Start Date for Preliminary Exam | June 2020 |
| SBI PO 2020 Exam Date (Preliminary) | 2nd week of June 2020 |
| Preliminary Exam Result | 1st week of July 2020 |
| Release of Admit Card for Main Exam | 2nd week of July 2020 |
| SBI PO Exam Date 2020 (Main) | August 2020 |
| Main Exam Result Date of SBI PO | 3rd week of August 2020 |
| SBI PO Admit Card Release Date for Interview | 4th week of August 2020 |
| Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview | September 2020 |
| Declaration of Final Result | 2nd week of October 2020 |
Application Fee
The category wise fee structure for SBI PO online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.
| Sr. No. | Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | Rs.125/- (Intimation Charges only) |
| 2 | General and Others | Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
SBI PO 2020 Vacancy Details
— All Other Categories
| Category | Vacancy | Backlog | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 300 | – | 300 |
| ST | 150 | – | 150 |
| OBC | 540 | – | 540 |
| GEN | 810 | – | 810 |
| Total | 2000 | – | 2000 |
— PwD Category
| Category | Vacancy | Backlog | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD | 20 | – | 20 |
| VI | 20 | – | 20 |
| HI | 20 | 53 | 73 |
| d & e | 20 | – | 20 |
SBI PO 2020 Exam Pattern
The selection process of SBI PO consists of 3 phases (Preliminary, Mains and Group Exercise/Interview). The candidates must qualify each of them to go on to the next phase.
SBI PO 2020 Prelims Exam Pattern
The SBI PO preliminary examination is of one-hour duration and is conducted online. It has 3 sections with having 100 questions in total with a maximum score of 100 marks. There is negative marking in SBI PO pre-exam as 0.25 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. Candidates must clear the sectional cut-off to qualify for the SBI PO Main exam. The section-wise details are given below:
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | Composite time of 1 Hour |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | ||
SBI PO 2020 Mains Exam Pattern
Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of the Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
I. Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for a total of 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section. The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
| S.No. | Name of Tests (Objective) |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning and Computer Aptitude |
45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 3 | General/Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 4 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 180 minutes |
II. Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
SBI PO 2020 Syllabus
SBI PO syllabus is much similar to that of any other bank exam. There are three major sections that a candidate needs to prepare to ace the preliminary exam. These are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language. The sections have a wide range of topics on which questions are based
SBI PO Prelims Exam Syllabus 2020
| Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language |
|---|---|---|
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test |
| Ranking/Direction/ Alphabet Test |
Mixtures &Alligations | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting |
| Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Miscellaneous |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
| Input-Output | Sequence & Series | |
| Coding-Decoding | Permutation, Combination & Probability |
SBI PO Mains Exam Syllabus 2020
| Reasoning | Data Analysis & interpretation | English Language |
General Economy Banking Awareness |
Computer Awareness |
| Verbal Reasoning | Tabular Graph | Reading Comprehension |
Financial Awareness |
Internet |
| Syllogism | Line Graph | Grammar | Current Affairs | Memory |
| Circular Seating Arrangement |
Pie Chart | Vocabulary | General Knowledge |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Linear Seating Arrangement |
Bar Graph | Verbal Ability | Static Awareness | Computer Abbreviation |
| Double Lineup | Radar Graph Caselet | Word Association | Banking and Financial Awareness |
Microsoft Office |
| Scheduling | Missing DI | Sentence Improvement |
Computer Hardware | |
| Input-Output | Caselet DI | Para Jumbles | Computer Software | |
| Blood Relations | Data Sufficiency | Cloze Test | Operating System | |
| Directions and Distances |
Probability | Error Spotting | Networking | |
| Ordering and Ranking |
Permutation and Combination |
Fill in the blanks | Computer – Fundamentals / Terminologies |
|
| Data Sufficiency | ||||
| Coding and Decoding |
||||
| Code Inequalities | ||||
| Course of Action | ||||
| Critical Reasoning |
||||
| Analytical and Decision Making |