SBI Exams 2021: List Of All Upcoming SBI Bank Exams
State Bank of India is the largest public sector bank in India. From an employment perspective SBI is known for the world of opportunities, growth-oriented culture, bent is class benefits. Dynamic young individuals have various opportunities to be associated with brand SBI. In this space, we will cover the openings in SBI through examinations and other details related to SBI Exam.
What are SBI Exams?
The bank from time to time gives opportunities to young dynamic individuals to be a part of SBI, through competitive examination. In baking sector SBI Exams are the most sought-after exams. The State Bank annually conducts the following examination for graduate entry:
- SBI Probationary Officer (PO)
- SBI Clerk (Junior Associates)
- SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SCO/ SO)
Each year lacks aspirants appear for these examinations. For the year of 2020, there were 2000 posts for SBI and approx. 10 lack candidates had applied for the exam.
SBI Latest Updates
Jul 5, 2021: State Bank of India has published a fresh advertisement for the recruitment of 6100 apprentices.
Other exams for 2021 yet to be notified.
Check out current openings here.
SBI Exams Overview
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General Information SBI Exams
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Conducting body
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State Bank of India
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Exam level
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All India
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Exam Purpose
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To offer excellent career opportunities to dynamic individuals aspiring to excel.
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Frequency of Exams
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Once a year
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Exam language
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Hindi and English
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Official website
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SBI
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SBI Entry
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Exam
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Details
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SBI Probationary Officer
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Vacancies- around 2000 each year.
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Exam Stages- Three Stage exam:
Stage 1: Preliminary Exam
Stage 2: Mains Exam
Stage 3: Interview only or Group Discussion & Interview
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Online exam
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Exam Duration
Preliminary Exam: One hour
Mains Exam: 3.5 hour
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SBI Clerk- Junior Associate
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Vacancies- around 5000 each year.
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Exam Stages- Three Stage exam:
Stage 1: Preliminary Exam
Stage 2: Mains Exam
Stage 3: Test of specified local language
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Online exam
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Exam Duration
Preliminary Exam: One hour
Mains Exam: 2 Hours 40 minutes
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SBI SO:
Manager (Marketing-Real Estate & Housing)/Senior Special Executive (Fema Compliance), Manager (Credit Analyst-IBG), Deputy Manager (Law), Senior Special Executive (Data Analyst), Senior Executive (Statistics), etc.
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Vacancies- As per need each year.
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Exam Stages- Two Stage exam:
Stage 1: Written exam
Stage 2: Interview
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Online written exam
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Exam Duration
40 minutes
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Lateral Hire
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Economist, Chartered Accountant, Hindi (Official Language) Officers, Law Officers, Security Officers, System Officers, Electrical Engineers, Civil Engineers, Network Engineers, Fire Officers, Medical Officers (Permanent-Part-Time), Risk Analysts, etc
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SBI Exam 2021 Dates
The table below contains the dates related to the SBI exam.
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Events
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Notification & Application Dates
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Original Exam Dates
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New DATES
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SBI PO
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To be notified
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To be notified
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SBI Clerk
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Notification: 26-April-2021
Application Form: 27-April-2021 to 20-May-2021
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Prelims: June
Mains: 31-Jul-2021
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To be notified
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SBI SO
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Application Form for Engineer Fire Post: 13-Apr-2021 to 03-May-2021
(Application form re-opened from 15-Jun-2021 to 28-Jun-2021)
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Expected in August
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SPECIALIST CADRE OFFICERS
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ONLINE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION & PAYMENT OF FEES: FROM 13.08.2021 TO 02.09.2021
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To be notified
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SBI Apprentice
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Notification: 05-Jul-2021
Application Form: 06-Jul-2021 to 26-Jul-2021
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August 2021
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August 2021
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SBI Exam Eligibility Criteria
The official notification for exams contains details on eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria is based on nationality, age limit, educational qualification etc. There are various relaxations as per the official rules. The eligibility for exams is mentioned below.
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Exam
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Age Limit
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Educational Qualification
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SBI PO
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21 to 30 years
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Graduation
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SBI Clerk
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20 to 28 years
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Graduation
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SBI SO
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Deputy Manager Law: 25 to 35 years
Senior Special Executive: 42 years with minimum of 8 years of experience
Data Analyst: Maximum age is 37 years
Senior Executive (Statistics): 35 years
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Deputy Manager Law:
Degree in Law (Three years/ Five years) from a recognized University in India.
Senior Special Executive
(Data Analyst) & Senior Executive (Statistics):
Post graduation in Statistics/Math’s/Economics from recognized university with a minimum of 60%.
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SBI Circle Officers recruitment
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Not more than 30 years as on August 1, 2020. Candidates must have been born not earlier than August 2, 1990.
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Graduation
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SBI Apprentice
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20 to 28 years
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Graduation
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Latest Lateral Entry Posts
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Deputy Manager (Agri Spl)
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MBA/ PGDM in Rural Management or MBA/PGDM in Agri Business / Post Graduate diploma in Rural Management/ Postgraduate in Agriculture as a full-time course from recognised Institute/ University
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Minimum 3 Years of Post Qualification experience in Agri Business of Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks/ NBFC, in the capacity of Executive/Supervisory role, as on 01.07.2021. Proficiency in MS Office will be an added advantage
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SBI Recruitment Process
The recruitment process begins with the official notification. The next stage is the application process. The candidates whose application is accepted receive an online admit card for the 1 st stage. The recruitment process consists of a Preliminary Stage, followed by the mains exam and interview process where ever applicable. The candidates have to qualify the previous stage to reach the next. At the end of recruitment cycle the final result is declared online by SBI.
The Recruitment stages along with various details are as follows:
SBI Exam Application Form
The application form is to be filled online. SBI declares the last date of application along with the eligibility details. Candidates should read the eligibility criteria and procedures for application.AS per SBI, the application process entails:
Candidates should have a valid email ID which should be kept active till the declaration of the result
GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATIONS:
- Candidates will be required to register themselves online through the link available on SBI website https://bank.sbi/careers OR https://www.sbi.co.in/careers.
- Candidates should have their latest photograph and signature scanned. Online application will not be registered unless candidate uploads his/her photo and signature as specified.
- Candidates should fill the application carefully. Once the application is filled in completely, the candidate should submit the same
- Once the application is filled completely, the candidate should submit the same and proceed for online payment of fee.
- After registering online, the candidates are advised to take a printout of the system generated online application forms
SBI Application Fee
Application fees and Intimation Charges (Non-refundable) are generally 750/- ( Seven hundred fifty only) for General/ OBC/ EWS candidates and NIL for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates. The same fee is applicable for most of SBI Exams.
SBI Admit Card
With the registered email id candidates can download the Admit Card from the official website of SBI. Admit cards are released 1 month before the examination. The candidate should note entry into the examination hall without admit card is barred. Candidates must take a printout of admit card and carry it to the examination hall.
SBI Exams
The candidates who have received admit cards now appear for the SBI exam. The exam pattern varies as per the post and nature of work in case of lateral entry. The exam pattern for SBI Exams is:
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Exam
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Exam Pattern
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SBI Probationary Officer
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Exam Stages- Three Stage exam:
Stage 1: Preliminary Exam
Stage 2: Mains Exam
Stage 3: Interview only or Group Discussion & Interview
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Mode- Online exam
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Exam Duration
Preliminary Exam: One hour
Mains Exam: 3.5 hour
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SBI Clerk- Junior Associate
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Exam Stages- Three Stage exam:
Stage 1: Preliminary Exam
Stage 2: Mains Exam
Stage 3: Test of specified local language
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Mode -Online exam
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Exam Duration
Preliminary Exam: One hour
Mains Exam: 2 Hours 40 minutes
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SBI SO:
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Exam Stages- Two Stage exam:
Stage 1: Written exam
Stage 2: Interview
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Online written exam
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Exam Duration
40 minutes
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Lateral Hire
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Varies post to post.
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SBI Syllabus
The syllabus for PO and clerk exam is the same for the preliminary stage. The SBIO SO has a syllabus as per the specialization. We have covered the syllabus for Preliminary rounds of the PO and Clerk exam and the syllabus for mains of PO exam here.
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SBI PO Prelims Syllabus – Detailed
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SBI PO Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus
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SBI PO Reasoning Syllabus
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SBI PO English Syllabus
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Simplification/ Approximation
Profit & Loss
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Alphanumeric Series
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Reading Comprehension
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Mixtures & Alligations
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Logical Reasoning
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Fill in the blanks
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Permutation, Combination & Probability
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Data Sufficiency
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Cloze Test
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Work & Time
Sequence & Series
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Ranking & Order
Directions
Alphabet Test
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Para jumbles
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Simple Interest & Compound Interest
Surds & Indices
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Seating Arrangement
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Vocabulary
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Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
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Coded Inequalities
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Paragraph Completion
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Time & Distance
Number Systems
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Puzzle
Coding-Decoding
Tabulation
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Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
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Data Interpretation
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Syllogism
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Sentence Completion
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Ratio & Proportion
Percentage
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Blood Relations
Input-Output
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Tenses Rules
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SBI PO Mains Syllabus (topic-wise)
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
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Reasoning
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General/Economy/Banking Awareness
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English Language
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Tabular Graph
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Syllogism
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Current Affairs
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Reading Comprehension
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Line Graph
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Verbal Reasoning
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Financial Awareness
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Grammar
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Bar Graph
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Circular Seating Arrangement
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General Knowledge
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Verbal Ability
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Charts & Tables
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Linear Seating Arrangement
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Static Awareness
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Vocabulary
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Missing Case DI
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Double Lineup
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Banking Terminologies Knowledge
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Sentence Improvement
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Radar Graph Caselet
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Scheduling
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Banking Awareness
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Word Association
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Probability
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Blood Relations, Critical Reasoning
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Principles of Insurance
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Para Jumbles
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Data Sufficiency
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Input-Output, Analytical, and Decision Making
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Error Spotting
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Let it Case DI
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Directions and Distances
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Cloze Test
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Permutation and Combination
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Ordering and Ranking, Code Inequalities
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Fill in the blanks
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Pie Charts
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Data Sufficiency
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Coding-Decoding, Course of Action
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SBI Results
The final result along with the merit list id declared by the SBI on its official website, Candidates can check their individual results with the official email id, after few days of the exam. The cut-offs for the exam stages are declared within a month of the exam.
To know more about SBI Exams read here.
SBI PO Eligibility Criteria
SBI PO Exam 2021: Know Everything about Recruitment and Vacancies
SBI Clerk Syllabus
SBI SO Eligibility
SBI SO Syllabus
SBI Exam FAQs
Q1. What is the exam date for SBI PO exam?
A1. The exam date for SBI PO exam is yet to be released by SBI.
Q2. What is the age limit for SBI PO exam?
A2. The age limit for SBI PO exam is 20 to 30 years.
Q3. Is there any probation period for SBI PO?
A3. Yes, candidates selected to the post of SBI PO will be on probation for two years.
Q4. What are the other exams conducted by SBI?
A4. The exams conducted by SBI are :
- SBI Probationary Officer (PO)
- SBI Clerk (Junior Associates)
- SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SCO/ SO)
Q5 Can you appear for SBI Exams after 12?
A5. No, you can’t appear for SBI exams after class 12th.
