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STATE BANK OF INDIA PROBATIONARY OFFICERS EXAM 2020-21
- November 15, 2020
- Posted by: SaiDeepak
- Category: Exams / Jobs / Vacancies
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- Total Vacancies: 2000
- Last date to apply,pay the fee and complete registration is 04 -December-2020
- Application Fee will be 750/- for General/ EWS/ OBC candidates and ‘Nil’ for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates.
- Pay, Emoluments, Perks: Presently, the starting basic pay is 27,620/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale of 23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I. The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/ Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical, and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time (the emoluments are likely to be revised shortly).
- Exam will be held in three phases viz. (i) Phase-I; (ii) Phase-II; and (iii) Phase-III.
- Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination Date: 31st Dec 2020 & 2 nd, 4th, 5 th Jan 2021.
- Phase-II: Online Main Examination Date: 29th January 2021
- Phase-III: Interview (Or Interview & Group Exercises) Date: February/ March 2021
- Final Selection: Marks secured by the candidates in Phase-II (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and Phase-III scores of candidates (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Phase-II and Phase-III. Selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
- Negative Marks/Penalty Marks(Applicable to both – Preliminary & Main Examination): There will be a 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 a penalty to arrive at the corrected score.
- The Phase 1 Online Exam will be Objective and contains 3 tests/sections namely: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability.
- The Phase-II: Main Examination contains an ‘Objective Test’ & ‘Descriptive Test’. The ‘Objective Test’ contains 4 tests/sections namely: English Language ; General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness ; Data Analysis & Interpretation ;Reasoning & Computer Aptitude.The ‘Descriptive Test’ will be a Test of English Language and has One Letter Writing Question & One Essay Question.
- Phase-III: In view of the Social Distancing and safety measures necessitated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 3rd Phase may comprise of (i) Interview only OR (ii) Interview & Group Exercises.
- Academic Qualifications (as of 31.12.2020): Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the Final Year/ Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for an interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2020. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2020. Candidates possessing the qualification of Chartered Accountant may also apply.
- Age Limit (As of 01.04.2020): Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as of 01.04.2020 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.1999 and not earlier than 02.04.1990 (both days inclusive). Kindly go through the notification for information regarding reservations
- Note 1: Kindly go through the notification thoroughly before applying: https://www.careerpower.in/2020/sbi-po-notification-2020.pdf
- Note 2: Candidates are advised to check Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers
- Note 3 : Helpdesk: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee/ intimation charges or receipt of Admission/ call letter, queries may be made at telephone no. 022-22820427 (between 11:00 AM to 06:00 PM on working days) or lodge their query on http://cgrs.ibps.in. Candidates should mention ‘RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS IN STATE BANK OF INDIA – 2020’ in the subject of the email.