SBI Probationary Officers Recruitment 2024-2025

Important Dates

  • Online Application and Fee Payment: 27th December 2024 to 16th January 2025
  • Preliminary Exam Dates: 8th and 15th March 2025
  • Main Exam Date: April/May 2025
  • Final Result Declaration: May/June 2025

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit (as of 01.04.2024)

  • Minimum: 21 years
  • Maximum: 30 years
  • Relaxation applicable for reserved categories

Educational Qualification

  • Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university
  • Final-year students can apply provisionally but must complete graduation by 30th April 2025

Selection Process

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination

  • Objective test (100 marks, 1 hour)
  • Sections: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability

Phase-II: Main Examination

  • Objective Test: 200 marks, 3 hours
  • Descriptive Test: 50 marks, 30 minutes
  • Sections: Reasoning, Data Analysis, General Awareness, and English Language

Phase-III: Psychometric Test, Group Exercise, and Interview

  • Psychometric test for personality profiling
  • Total Marks: 50 (Group Exercise: 20; Interview: 30)

Final Selection

Based on normalized scores of Main Examination (75%) and Phase-III (25%).

Application Fee

  • General/OBC/EWS: ₹750
  • SC/ST/PwBD: Nil

Vacancies

  • Total: 600 (including regular and backlog vacancies)
  • Reservation applicable for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD

Key Guidelines

  • Applications accepted only via the SBI careers portal
  • Multiple applications will lead to cancellation
  • Biometric verification may be conducted at various stages
  • Candidates must provide valid documents during interviews

Salary and Bond

  • Starting Basic Pay: ₹48,480 with allowances (CTC approx. ₹18.67 lakhs)
  • Bond: ₹2 lakhs to serve the bank for a minimum of 3 years

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