State Bank of India has released the notification for the SBI PO (Probationary Officer) post. It is a golden opportunity for aspiring candidates opting to work in India’s leading banking sector. A total of 1673 SBI POs are to be recruited, and the candidates will have to increase their preparation level and do everything it takes to secure a seat in the SBI PO examination. The aspirants appearing for the examination will have clear all the three phases i.e. Preliminary, Mains and Interview to be selected as SBI PO across the country.
The candidates must be well versed with the eligibility criteria and exam pattern before applying for the SBI PO examination. The application process will begin on 22nd September 2022, and will end by 12th October 2022. For this, they will have to visit the official website of SBI i.e. sbi.co.in to know the details of the SBI PO examination and fill their application form. In this article, we have discussed some important details regarding the SBI PO 2022 examination.
The candidates must be well versed with the eligibility criteria and exam pattern before applying for the SBI PO examination. The application process will begin on 22nd September 2022, and will end by 12th October 2022. For this, they will have to visit the official website of SBI i.e. sbi.co.in to know the details of the SBI PO examination and fill their application form. In this article, we have discussed some important details regarding the SBI PO 2022 examination.
SBI PO 2022 Overview
An overview of the SBI PO 2022 is available in the table below, check the same to get a quick idea regarding the recruitment process:
| Exam Conducting Body | State Bank of India |
| Name of Exam | SBI PO 2022 |
| Posts Available | Probationary Officer |
| SBI Eligibility | The candidate should have completed Graduation from any discipline |
| SBI Selection Process |
Preliminary Exam Mains Exam Interview |
| Total Vacancies | 1673 |
| SBI Exam Dates |
Preliminary - December 2022. Mains - February 2023 Interview - 2nd/3rd week of March 2023 |
| Provisional Allotment | March 2023 |
SBI PO 2022 Important Dates
SBI has released the official SBI PO timeline and the candidates can check the important dates corresponding to the major events in the table mentioned below:
| SBI PO Events | Major Dates |
| SBI PO Notification Releases on |
21st September 2022
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| Online Application Starting from |
22nd September 2022
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| Last Date of Payment of Application Fees | 12th October 2022 |
| Call Letters Pre Exam Training | 1st /2nd week of December 2022 |
| SBI PO Preliminary Examination | 17th/18th/19th/20th of December 2022 |
| Prelims Result | January 2023 |
| Main Examination | February 2023 |
| Interview Date for SBI PO | 2nd/3rd week of March 2023 |
| Provisional Allotment (Final Result) | March 2023 |
SBI PO 2022 Eligibility Criteria
The candidates must be aware of the SBI PO eligibility criteria before applying for the SBI PO examination. For those who are not able to fulfil the required eligibility criteria of SBI PO, their candidature can be cancelled at any stage of the examination. The aspirants can check out the eligibility criteria of SBI PO on the official website of SBI i.e. sbi.co.in.
Age Limit
The minimum age limit to apply for the SBI PO examination is 21 years and the maximum age must not be above 30 years. Apart from this, the age relaxation for different categories has been listed below:
- SC/ST have 5 years of age relaxation above the upper age limit.
- OBC candidates have 3 years of age relaxation.
- Age relaxation for the candidates belonging to PWD categories- ST/SC- 15 years, OBC- 13 years and General-10 years
- Ex-Serviceman candidates have an age relaxation of 5 years.
Educational Qualification
The candidate must have completed their Graduation from a recognised university in any discipline. There are no minimum qualifying marks mentioned for any category.
SBI PO 2022 Application Process
The SBI PO Application Process 2022 is very simple however the candidates have to be very vigilant while doing so as there is the provision of editing the application form once the final application fee is paid and the application form is submitted. The candidates can check out the important steps required to complete the application process of SBI PO in the space below:
Registration
The first phase of the SBI application process is the registration part, the important steps to register for the upcoming probationary officer exam is mentioned in the space below:
- Visit the official website of SBI or sbi.co.in
- Post this, click on the career page available on the homepage
- Next click on the direct link of the SBI PO 2022 Application form on the homepage.
- Thereafter, you are required to register yourself by clicking on the “New Registration” icon.
- Next, enter your Name, Date of Birth, Email Id, Phone number, etc, and submit the registration form.
- A unique Registration Number and Password will be generated that should be noted down to log in for filling the application form.
Online Application Form
- Click to open the application form that is divided into three parts,
- In the first part enter your Category, state preference, past employment details, physical disability status, choice of the test centre and state for opting for the exam, parent’s name, address, etc
- Verify each detail as mentioned on this page and then submit the same to move to the next page.
- On the next page, enter your academic qualification i.e. Graduation stream, percentage, year of passing and division of passing, languages you can read and write.
- Thereafter, choose your bank preference for the state you have applied to.
Scanned Documents Required for an Application form
The candidate is required to upload the scanned documents on the application i.e. Scanned photograph, signature, left thumb impression, and handwritten declaration. The documents should be scanned using a scanning machine in the size and resolution as specified separately for each below:
| Documents | Dimensions | File Size |
| Signature | 140 x 60 Pixels | 10-20 KBS |
| Left Thumb Impression | 240 x 240 Pixels | 20-50 KBS |
| Hand Written Declaration | 800 x 400 Pixels | 50-100 KBS |
| Passport Size Photograph | 200 x 230 Pixels | 20-50 KBS |
Application Fees
The Application fee for the SBI PO 2022 application form has to be paid online via any of the online merchants i.e. Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI channel. The application fee for SBI PO is Rs 750/- for General candidates while it is NIL for the SC/ST/PWD candidates.
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