The State Bank of India (SBI) has released an employment notification for the recruitment of 541 Probationary Officer (PO) vacancies. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online from 24th June 2025 to 14th July 2025.
* SC: 80
* ST: 73
* OBC: 135
* EWS: 50
* GEN: 203
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- Exam Centres (Assam): Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
- Pay: Rs 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920
Educational Qualification
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- Age Limit: Candidates age should not be below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2025.
- Age Relaxation: The category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below.
* SC/ST: 5 years
* OBC: 3 years
* PwBD: 10 years
* PwBD (OBC/NCL): 13 years
* PwBD (SC/ST): 15 years
* Ex Servicemen: 5 years
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- Educational Qualification: Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government.
- Final Year Students: 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 30.09.2025.
- Others: Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant would also be eligible.
How to Apply
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- Interested and eligible candidates can apply online through the SBI Career website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers starting from 24th June 2025.
1. Click on the Online Application Form link.
2. A new webpage will be opened.
3. Enter all your personal and educational details as required.
4. Upload your passport-sized photograph and signature and other required documents.
5. Pay the application fee as per your category and at the end click on the submit button.
6. Don’t forget to take a print of submitted application form.
Important Dates
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- Starting date of online application submission: 24th June 2025
- Last date of online application submission: 14th July 2025
- Date of release of preliminary exam admit card: 25th July 2025
- Date of preliminary exam: 2nd, 4th & 5th August 2025
- Date of declaration of preliminary exam result: 1st September 2025
- Date of main exam: 13th September 2025
- Date of declaration of main exam result: 6th November 2025
Selection Process
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-phase process. All stages are as mentioned below:
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- Preliminary Examination (Phase I): Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3 Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
* Topic/s
* English Language
* Quantitative Aptitude
* Reasoning Ability
* No. of Questions
* 40
* 30
* 30
* Duration
* 20 Minutes
* 20 Minutes
* 20 Minutes
* Total
* 100
* 60 Minutes
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- Main Examination (Phase II): 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 the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
* Objective Test:
* Topic/s
* Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
* Data Analysis & Interpretation
* General Awareness/ Economy/ Banking Knowledge
* English Language
* No. of Questions
* 40
* 30
* 60
* 40
* Max. Marks
* 60
* 60
* 60
* 20
* Duration
* 50 Minutes
* 45 Minutes
* 45 Minutes
* 40 Minutes
* Total
* 170
* 200
* 180 Minutes
* Descriptive Test:
* Test of Communication Skills: Emails, Reports, Situation Analysis & Precis Writing
* Duration: 30 minutes
* Total: 50 marks
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- Interview (Phase III): The Bank may conduct a Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for Phase III. The finding of the test may be placed before the Interview panel for having a thorough perspective on the candidates.
* Interview (30 marks) & Group Exercises (20 marks)
* Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in Phase-III to be considered for final selection. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.
FAQs
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- What is the starting date to apply online for SBI Recruitment?
* The starting date to apply online for SBI Recruitment is 24th June 2025.
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- What is the last date to apply online for SBI Recruitment?
* The last date to apply online for SBI Recruitment is 14th July 2025.
- What is the educational qualification for SBI Recruitment?
* The minimum educational qualification for SBI Recruitment is Graduation.