SBI PO Application Form

Can you tell me about the date for availability of Application Form for of Probationary Officer Post Examination for State Bank of India 2017?

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State Bank of Indias recruitment of Probationary Officers was conducted tentatively in April-May 2017. Selection for the post will be through a country-wide competitive Examination in three phases i.e. online written examination (prelims and mains) followed by Group exercises/Interview.

Activity Dates

On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates
07-02-2017 to 06-03-2017

Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges
07-02-2017 to 06-03-2017

Download of call letters for online Preliminary Examination
15-04-2017 onwards

Online Examination Preliminary
29th & 30th Apr and 6th & 7th May'17

Result of Online exam Preliminary
17-05-2017

Download of Call letter for Online Main Exam
22-05-2017 onwards

Conduct of Online Examination Main
4th June 2017

Declaration of Result Main
19th June 2017

Download Call Letter for Interview
26th June 2017

Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview
10th July 2017 onward

Declaration of Final Result
5th Aug 2017

Pre-Examination Training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates

Download of call letters for Pre-Exam Training
07-04-2017 onwards

Conduct of Pre-Exam Training
17-04-2017 to 22-04-2017

SBI PO 2017 Exam Pattern

Phase I: Preliminary Examination:
The Preliminary Examination (Online Objective Test) for 100 marks, would be of one hour duration and will consist of 3 sections.

The questions in objective tests, except for the test of English Language, will be made available in English & Hindi. Candidates will have to qualify in each test by securing passing marks to be decided by the organisation.

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.

There is penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both - Preliminary and Main Objective examination). No marks will be deducted for un-attempted questions.

Descriptive Test : the Descriptive Test of 30 Minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter writing and Essay). The descriptive test will be in English and will be conducted through on line mode and there will also be a separate cut-off marks for the Descriptive Test.

Phase III : Interview
One is short listed based on online Phase II (mains examination) subsequently be called for an Interview. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the short listed candidates in the call letter.