SBI PO Recruitment 2024-25 – State Bank of India (SBI) has recently published a vacancy notification via advertisement no. CRPD/PO/2024-25/22 published on dated 27th December, 2024 at its official website @ https://sbi.co.in/ for filling up 600 vacant post of Probationary Officers (PO) .
In this regard, SBI has invited online applications from those candidates with meeting all the terms and conditions of requisite eligibility criteria. Suitable and Eligible Candidates who possess all conditions of eligibility may apply online by using the web link available at Official website of SBI for this vacancy notice started from 27th December, 2024 onwards. The web link for Online applying process will be disabled and ended on 16th January, 2025.
Interested Candidates are advised to read this article to uncover all the necessary information of vacancy details like Post Name, No. of Vacancies, Category wise Reservation Status, Eligibility Criteria, Age Limit & Relaxation, Pay Scale, Qualification & Experience, Application Fee & Payment Mode , Selection Process, Exam Pattern, Exam Centre, How to Apply, Important Dates to Remember and Useful Link given below on this web page. Read this article very carefully to know all the details –
SBI PO Recruitment 2024-25 Overview
| Name of Recruitment Organization | State Bank of India (SBI), Central Recruitment & Promotion Department |
| Address & Contact | Corporate Centre, Mumbai, Email : – crpd@sbi.co.inPhone: 022-22820427 |
| Advertisement No. & Notification Date | Advertisement No. CRPD/PO/2024-25/22 Dated – 27/12/2024 |
| Vacancy Notification Title | RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS |
| Title of the Article | SBI PO Recruitment 2024-25 Apply Online for 600 Vacancies |
| Name of Post | Probationary Officers (PO) |
| Total Number of Vacancies | Total – 600 Vacancies(Regular & Backlog) |
| Type of Article | Latest Govt. Jobs |
| Who can Apply | Indian Nationals (All Male & Female) |
| Eligibility Criteria | Graduation Pass in any discipline |
| Job Location & Department | SBI branches & Offices All over India |
| Employment Type | Regular Basis |
| Job Period | Permanent |
| Probation Period | Two years |
| Job Role | Officer Rank / Managerial Cadre |
| Apply Mode | Only Online Method |
| Form Type | Online Application Form |
| Starting Date/Time to Apply Online & Payment of Fee from | 27th December, 2024 |
| Closing Date/time to Apply Online & Payment of Fee till | 16th January, 2025 |
| Official Website – | https://sbi.co.in/ |
SBI PO Recruitment 2024-25 Notification Details
State Bank of India has invited online applications from suitable and eligible candidates with having required qualification and age group for filling up 600 vacant position of Probationary Officers (PO) . Interested Candidates may apply online through the below given link on or before last date. (i.e. 16/01/2025). Recruitment related all necessary details are written in few paragraphs given below as following –
| Name of Post | Total No. of Vacancies & Category Wise Vacancy Reservation | Pay Scale |
| Probationary Officers (PO) | Total – 600 Vacancies (Regular & Backlog)
(SC -87, ST-57, OBC-158, EWS – 58, UR-240) (Out of 600, PWBD- 26) |
Presently, the starting basic pay is 48,480/- (Plus 4 advance increments) in the scale of Rs. 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920/- applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I. The official will be eligible for DA, HRA, CCA, PF, Contributory Pension Fund i.e., NPS, LFC, Medical Facility, Lease rental facility etc. and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time. The approximate CTC at initial scale of at Mumbai Centre is 18.67 Lacs. |
Category Wise Vertical & Horizontal Vacancy Reservation Details (Regular & Backlog) –
SBI PO Recruitment 2024-25 Eligibility Criteria –
| Name of Post | Essential Academic/ Educational Qualification (As on 30/04/2025) | Age Limit ( as on 01/04/2024) |
| Probationary Officers (PO) | 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 interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 30.04.2025. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 30.04.2025. Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant etc. would also be eligible. |
Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2024 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2003 and not earlier than 02.04.1994 (both days inclusive)
Age Relaxation Extra for reserved categories candidates. |
Age Relaxation –Age Relaxation in upper limit will be given to only reserved categories as per government rules and regulations. Note – The Candidates seeking age relaxation as per Govt. Guidelines will be required to submit copies of necessary certificate(s) at any subsequent stage of the selection process, as required by the SBI.
| Category Name | Age Relaxation in Upper Limit |
| SC/ST | 05 years |
| OBC (NCL) | 03 years |
| PWBD (UR/EWS) | 10 years |
| PWBD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| PWBD (OBC) | 13 years |
| Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. |
05 years |
Reservation and Relaxation –
Reservation & Relaxation will be given to only reserved & Special categories (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/EXSM /PWBD etc. ) as per government rules and regulations. Reservation guidelines as laid down by Government of India from time to time for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD etc. shall be followed. Candidates claiming reservation under reserved categories should submit certificate as per the Govt. Prescribed format issued from the competent certifying authority.
Selection Process –
- Phase – I Preliminary Written Examination
- Phase – II Main Written Examination
- Phase – III – Psychometric Test, Group Exercise and Personal Interview
- Document Verification &
- Medical Examination
Exam / Date /Centre – Details will be notified on official website later. Candidates should download their call letter for preliminary & mains examination from bank’s official website by entering their registration number and password / date of birth tentatively from few days before the exam date.
Exam Date –
Preliminary Examination Date – 08th & 15th of March, 2025 (Tentatively)
Mains Examination Date – April / May 2025.
Psychometric Test, Interview & Group Exercises – May / June 2025.
Note – At the time of Main Exam: Candidates must bring duly authenticated Preliminary Exam call letter (with authenticated copy of ID proof) as well as Main Exam call letter at the time of Main Exam. These documents along-with other requisite documents (ID Proof etc.) need to be submitted during the Main Exam.
Candidates need to bring two additional photographs (same as pasted by the candidate on call letter) along-with the call letter and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “acquaint yourself booklet” and call letter.
Note – NO HARD COPY OF THE CALL LETTER (PRELIMINARY/ MAIN)/ ACQUAINT YOURSELF BOOKLET WILL BE SENT BY POST
Examination Centre –
Exam Pattern –
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-Phase process : –
Phase – I : Preliminary Examination –
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 03 sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows –
| SL. No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 40 | Total Maximum Marks -100 | 20 minutes |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 20 minutes | |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability | 30 | 20 minutes | |
| Total | 100 Questions | 1 Hour |
There will be no sectional cut-off in preliminary examination.
Phase – II – Main Examination –
The Main Examination will be conducted online and will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after conclusion of Objective Test and Candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the Computer.
| (i) | Objective Test : The duration of objective test is 3 hours, and it consists of 4 sections of total 200 marks. There will be separate timing for every section. |
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| Test | Name of the Test | No. of Questions. | Maximum Marks. | Duration |
| I | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 Minutes |
| II | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| III | General Awareness / Economy / Banking Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| IV | English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 Minutes |
| Total | 170 Questions | 200 Marks | 03 Hours | |
| (ii) Descriptive Paper |
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| Communication Skills : – Emails, Reports, Situation Analysis & Precis Writing | — | 50 Marks | 30 Minutes | |
| Grand Total |
250 Marks | |||
Sectional Cut Off / Minimum Qualifying Marks in Main Examination –
- Each Candidates will have to score a minimum score in each test t (i.e. Test I, II, III, IV & Descriptive paper individually) in Main Examination.
- Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for Phase III.
- Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to Both – Preliminary & Main Examination) –
- There will be penalty for wrong answer 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 penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Phase III – Comprise of (a) Psychometric Test (b) Group Exercise (c) Personal Interview
(a) PSYCHOMETRIC TEST: The Bank will conduct Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for Phase-III. Findings of the test may be placed before the Interview panel for having a thorough perspective on the candidates.
| Test Structure | (b) Group Exercise | (c) Interview | Total |
| Maximum Marks | 20 | 30 | 50 |
The minimum qualifying marks will be as decided by the Bank.
Results of the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and the Final Result will be made available on the Bank’s website.
Application Fee –
| Category Name | Amount of Fee (Non Refundable) |
| SC/ ST/ PwBD/ Candidates | No Fee (NIL) |
| General-UR /OBC/EWS | Rs.750/- |
| Payment Mode | Through Payment Gateway integrated with the application by using Online Method (Debit /Credit Card / Net Banking/IMPS/Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets/UPI App. Transaction charges for online payment, if any, will be borne by the candidatesOn successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form, bearing the date of submission by the candidate, will be generated which should be printed and retained by the candidate. |
Apply Pre Requisite -/Enclosure -/ Documents –
Scan document of Self attested photocopies of the following should be enclosed/ uploaded with online application form –All of these Certificates will be required with their originals at the time of applying process, selection procedure (Preliminary & Main Written Test / Interview ) and document verification.
- Valid & Active Personal Email Id
- Valid & Active Mobile No.
- (Email Id & Mobile number must be active and valid till the completion of Recruitment)
- Candidate should have a valid personal e-mail ID and Mobile number. It should be kept active during the entire recruitment process.
- Brief Resume
- All Qualifying Educational Qualification Degree Certificates with Marks sheet (All Semester & Year wise) (Matric, 10+2, Graduation etc.)
- Preferred Qualification / Certification (If any)
- Experience Certificate (if any)
- No Objection Certificate (if applicable)
- Age Proof
- Recent Passport size color Photograph
- Signature (Not in Capital Letter)
- Left Hand Thumb Impression
- Hand Written Declaration
- Id & Address Proof (Aadhar Card /PAN Card /Voter ID Card/Driving License/Passport).
- Caste /Category / PH/ Domicile / EXSM/ EWS / NOC (if applicable)
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How to Apply –
Aspiring Candidates are strictly suggested to must read the full details of recruitment advertisement before applying to be sure about eligibility conditions and applying procedure. A set of instructions has been given in the official Recruitment notification pdf file. It is available on official website through a link provided below on this web page. Please read this advertisement carefully and ensure your eligibility before submitting the application. Only those candidates who fulfil the terms and conditions of eligibility criteria as on cut-off date for applying , will be considered eligible.
How to Fill Online Application Form
Eligible Candidates may apply online after going through below given instructions –
Steps to follow while applying online –
- First, visit the official website at https://sbi.co.in/
- Search the Vacancy Advertisement available on official website after going through the link available on home page under “Career” Section. Careers>Current Openings.
- https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings
- and open the appropriate Online Application form, available under Recruitment of Probationary Officers .
- Search, Click, download and Read the Jobs notification PDF page very carefully and check Eligibility criteria & applying process . Read full details of advertisement and instructions before filling up the online application form. Before applying, candidates are requested to ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria prescribed for the vacancy as laid down in the advertisement on the cut off date of eligibility.
- Check the last date carefully before starting the filling application form.
- Now “click here to apply online” available below on this page
- https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings
- create registration with your valid email & active mobile number.
- capture and note down the Registration Number & Password to login
- The Candidate must ascertain the correctness of all information before filling in the online application and its final submission.
- If you are eligible, Fill the online application form in all field/ column very carefully and correctly without any error.
- upload all scanned copies of above mentioned required and relevant supporting documents, photograph, signature, LTI, Hand Written Declaration etc. in proper size & format
- Pay Application Fee through online mode.
- check all the entered details once again and if there is any error found, re-check and edit or correct the error and do final submit the online application form and capture the Application form number/acknowledgment number for your record.
- After Successfully registration / apply online, the candidate must take a print out of the filled in online application for future reference.
Important Facts –
1.Candidates are advised to check regularly Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings or https://www.sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings for details and updates.
Important Dates –
| Notification Date | 27/12/2024 |
| On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates | 27.12.2024 to 16.01.2025 |
| Payment of Application Fee | 27.12.2024 to 16.01.2025 |
| Last Date for printing your application | 31/01/2025 |
| Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters | 3rd or 4th week of February 2025 onwards |
| Phase – I Online Preliminary Examination | 8th & 15th March 2025 |
| Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination | April 2025 |
| Download of Main Examination Call letter | 2nd Week of April 2025 onwards |
| Phase-II: Online Main Examination | April / May 2025 |
| Declaration of Result of Main Examination | May / June 2025 |
| Download of Phase-III Call Letter | May / June 2025 |
| Phase -III Psychometric Test | May / June 2025 |
| Interview & Group Exercises | May / June 2025 |
| Declaration of Final Result | May / June, 2025 |
| Pre-Examination Training for SC/ ST/ OBC / PWBD candidates | |
| Download of call letters for Pre-Examination Training | January / February, 2025 |
| Conduct of Pre-Examination Training | February, 2025 |
Important Links –
| Online Apply Link – | Click Here |
| Official Notification Pdf Link | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
| Telegram Channel | Click Here |
| WhatsApp Channel | Click Here |
| Homepage | Click Here |
