Dear Aspirants,
In State Bank Of India as a Probationary Officer (PO) provides a great challenge,. It is one of the greatest Bank which every individual wants to opt.
SBI- State bank of India (SBI) is a multinational banking organisation that provides investment banking, insurance, savings and many other services to the customers. More than 3 lakhs employees have been working in this organisation. They are well known for their services and to provide such services they keep on recruiting candidates who are skilled and capable of working in any environment.
State Bank Of India as a Probationary Officer:
- The POs have a one or two years probation period during which they are given exposure to various important functions of the bank such as Loans & Advances, Foreign exchange, Credit Rating, Treasury, Risk Management, IT, Marketing etc.
- The PO will report to their senior officer who will closely supervise and evaluate the performance for the certain time period.
- It is extremely important to be in good performance during probation period as banks have right to terminate the employee if they feel one doesn’t fit for the position
State Bank of India released a notification for the post of Probationary Officers (POs). Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs) in State Bank of India.
Candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India. Notification Link
https://www.sbi.co.in/webfiles/uploads/files/PO_2016_ENGLISH_CRPD_PO_2016_17_02.pdf
Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer, is required to register online for the Recruitment Process. The examination will be held in two phases – preliminary and main. Candidates who will qualify in preliminary examination and shortlisted will have to appear for main examination and shortlisted candidates in the main examination will subsequently be called for a Group Discussion & Interview.
Tentative Schedule:
| Activity |
Dates |
| Online registration including edit/modification of application by candidates |
04-05-2016 to 24-05-2016 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges |
04-05-2016 to 24-05-2016 |
| Download of call letters for Online Preliminary Examination |
14-06-2016 onwards |
| Online Examination – Preliminary |
2nd, 3rd, 9th & 10 July 2016 |
| Result of Online Exam – Preliminary |
18-07-2016 |
| Download of Call Letter for Online Main Exam |
21-07-2016 onwards |
| Conduct of Online Examination – Main |
31st July 2016 |
| Declaration of Result – Main |
16th August 2016 |
| Download Call Letter for Interview |
22nd August 2016 |
| Conduct of Group Discussion & Interview |
1st September 2016 |
| Declaration of Final Result |
30th September 2016 |
SBI-PO Registration Link:-
http://www.ibps.sifyitest.com/sbipomay16/ or visit
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SBI has released the notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officers recently. This recruitment is valid for every region and the number of vacancies is also high in number i.e. 2200. Candidates have to submit their application form before the last date i.e. 24th of May 2016.
SBI PO 2016 Exam Pattern:
Selection Process:- SBI-PO Recruitment Exam has three Phases which are as follows:-
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 sections as follows:
| SL. |
Name of Test |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Duration |
| 1. |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
Composite Time of
1 hour |
| 2. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
35 |
| 3. |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
|
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be shortlisted for the Main Examination.
Phase – II: Main Examination:
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 Descriptive Test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
(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. The candidates are required to qualify in each of the tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
| Test |
Name of test |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
| I |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
60 minutes |
| II |
DA & DI |
35 |
60 |
45 minutes |
| III |
General/Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
| IV |
English Language |
35 |
40 |
40 minutes |
|
Total |
155 |
200 |
3 hours |
(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.
Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in Objective Test.
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination)
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. Each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Phase – III: Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)
The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and the Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category.
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Preparation Plan for SBI PO 2016 Preliminary Examination: SBI PO Preliminary Preparation plan is quite detailed, elaborate and descriptive and it has in total of three subjects which as follows:
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning Ability
Tips for cracking each section are:
Reasoning Ability preparation plan for SBI 2016 PO Prelims Exam
Reasoning is a test of observing our mental and problem solving ability. Reasoning is not like numerical skill where you learn some formula and solve question by applying that formula. Understand the question before solving it. Don’t take much time for single question. You have to be very careful while answering these questions. Practice similar questions from previous model papers or previous year’s exam papers are the key to do well in this section. The most important questions from this section are on the topics such as
- Puzzles (based on Sitting +Relation +Action)-10 Questions
- Syllogism-5Questions
- Coding-Decoding-5Questions
- Inequality-5Question
- Alphabet Problems-5Questions
- Statements-5Questions
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Which questions you have to attempt first –
It’s better to attempt first those questions on which you are very confident and you can attempt in a lesser time. Please do not start with Seating Arrangement/Puzzle type’s questions because once you stuck in these questions, you will lose your valuable time.
Quantitative Aptitude preparation for SBI 2016 PO Prelims Exam
This section contains the basic mathematical questions. Before exercising such questions, it is better to go through the basic mathematical formulae and learn some short cuts to solve the questions in lesser time. In this section, the questions act as Calculation Instruments. This section is extremely scoring and the right understanding of the problem can help the aspirants to sail through this section. The most important questions from this section are on the topics such as
- Data Interpretation-10 Question
- Number Concepts-2 Question
- Fractions & Simplification-5 Question
- Ratio Proportion with allegation & Average-5 Question
- Time & Work-1 Question
- Percentage-1 Question
- Profit & Loss-3 Question
- Simple Interest & Compound Interest- 2-3 Question
- Time & Distance – 1Question
- Expressions – 5 Question
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Data Analysis and Interpretation contains Pie charts, Bar Diagrams and graphs. It is one of the time consuming concept. So it’s better to do at least five questions of this type a day to speed up your calculations.
Don’t try guesses in this section, Speed up your calculation and Learn Square up to 30 and multiplication tables up to 20 are some key points to score well in this section.
English Language preparation for SBI PO 2016 Prelims Exam
SBI PO English Exam is tough when you compare with other competitive exams and this is the section where many aspirants are not able to score minimum cut off marks. As you all read English books, chat with your friends in English and of course watch English movies. But you cannot get score good marks in English section. Most of the students face difficulty in this section. This is a test principally to determine candidate’s ability to remember main ideas and significant details. The most important questions from this section are on the topics such as
- Comprehension- 10 Question
- Error Correction – 5Question
- Word Power (Vocab) – 5Question
- Cloze Test and Fill in the blanks- 5Question
- Para jumbles – 5 Question
- Read English newspapers daily.
- Improve your vocabulary by knowing 10 new words everyday along with its Synonyms and Antonyms.
- Watch good English news channels.
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