State Bank of India (SBI) jobs

State Bank of India (SBI), Central Recruitment & Promotion Department, Mumbai issued Recruitment notification of Probationary Officer (PO) in SBI 2016-17. Online Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs) for filling up total 2200 Vacancies in SBI All Over India. The Online Registration start from 4th May 2016 and close on 24th May 2016.

ADVERTISEMENT NO. CRPD/PO/2016-17/02

Name of the Post	No of Vacancies	Age Limit
Probationary Officers (POs)	2200 (inclusive of PWD – 60, Backlog – 168)	21 to 30 Years as on 01/04/2016. i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1986 and not later than 01.04.1995 (both days inclusive).

Emoluments: the starting basic pay is ₹ 27,620/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale of ₹ 23700-980/ 7-30560-1145/ 2-32850-1310/ 7-42020 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I.

Age Relaxation: 05 Years for SC / ST; 03 Years for OBC; PWD (SC/ST)  -15 Years; PWD (OBC) - 13 Years;  PWD (Gen) - 10 Years; Persons ordinarily domiciled of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 (and) Ex-Serviceman - 05 Years.

Essential Educational Qualifications (As on 31.08.2016):

(1) Graduation (Bachelor's Degree) in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
(2) Final Year Graduate students can also Apply for SBI PO Recruitment 2016-17. If final years / semester candidates called for interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31/08/2016.
(3) Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.08.2016.
(4) Candidates possessing qualification of Chartered Accountant (CA) may also apply.

Selection Process: Preliminary Examination (100 marks), Main Examination (200 marks), Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks).

Phase-I - Preliminary Examination: The Preliminary Exam 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:-

Name of Test	No. of Questions	Marks
English Language	30	30
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35
Reasoning Ability	35	35
Total	100	100

Phase - II: Main Examination: The Main Exam 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	Data Analysis & Interpretation	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

Application Fee: A non-refundable fee of ₹ 600/- for General and OBC Category Candidates; ₹ 100/- (Intimation Charges Only) for SC / ST / PWD Category Candidates. The fee can be made through Online Payment Mode Only (by using Debit Card/ Credit Card/Internet Banking).

How to Apply: Eligible Graduate Candidates will be required to register themselves online through SBI Online Careers Portal on or before 24/05/2016.

Important Dates:

The Closing date for Online registration -> 24th May 2016
The Last date Payment of Application Fees / Intimation Charges-> 24th May 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) -> 18th July 2016
Download of Call Letter for Online Main Exam -> 21st July 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

In case of any issue for filling online application form, payment of fee/ intimation charges or receipt of Admission/ Call letter, For any query related to this recruitment contact Telephone Nos. 022-22820427 (between 11:00 AM to 06:00 PM on working days) (OR) Email to sbirect@ibpsorg.org. The Candidates are advised not to forget to mention 'Recruitment of Probationary Officers in State Bank of India-2016' in the subject of the email.