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Probationary Officer Notification 2017
Examination Date & Other Important Dates

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State Bank of India (SBI) has announced recruitment for Probationary Officer (PO)
positions for the year 2017. There are 2,313 vacancies for which State Bank will be
conducting the selection process starting with the Preliminary Exam from 29th April
2017. The last date to register for this hiring process is 06th March 2017. The final
result is expected on 5th August 2017.

Career as a Probationary Officer in SBI

The job profile of a Probationary Officer in SBI largely includes the general banking and
administrative duties. The starting annual CTC of an SBI PO is expected to lie between
Rs. 7.9 lacs to Rs. 12.9 lacs per annum. Once a Probationary Officer would complete
their training period, then he/ she would be put under a screening process. According to
their performance in the screening process, they would be granted either the next higher
grade or can also be terminated.
Click here for more details related to job profile and growth opportunities for SBI PO.

Vacancies
There are a total of 2313 vacancies declared this year, including all categories. These
are about 131 more than the previous year. The notable increase in number of vacancies
is for ST and HI category of candidates. Thus, this is a great opportunity for such
applicants to be recruited as Probationary Officers in SBI. However, going by the
number of applicants for various government exams in the last year, the competition for
each of these seats is only going to increase. The break up of vacancies as per category
is as below:
Vacancies Vacancies (PWD)
OB GE TOTA O V H
SC ST TOTAL
C N L H H I
35
347 606 1010 2313 25 25 40 90
0

Selection Process
The selection process of SBI Probationary Officers Examination consists of four
stages, i.e.
1.Preliminary exam: The Preliminary Exam consists of an objective test, which
is conduced online. Once the candidates qualify the Preliminary exam, they have
to appear for the Main Examination.
2.Main Exam: consists of two tests, i.e. Objective Test and Descriptive Test,
which are also conducted online.

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3.Group Discussion and Interview: Only the qualified candidates in the Main
exam are called for the third stage of the selection process, where candidates have
to undergo the process of Group Discussion and Interview
4.Final Selection: The final merit list is prepared by adding the marks obtained in
the Main examination, and Group discussion and Interview. Marks secured by the
candidates in the Main examination (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75
and marks secured in Group Discussion and Interview (out of 50 marks) are
converted to out of 25.
Further details on the selection process, including exam formats for the Prelims and
Mains exam of SBI PO exam 2017 are available here.

SBI PO exam date and other important dates

Important dates related to the complete SBI recruitment for PO (Probationary Officers)
2017, from the start of application process to the announcement of final result are as
below. The whole process, from the starting of registration to final result is expected to
take less than four months. During this period you are required to fill in your
application form, submit fees, take the Prelims and Mains exam, appear for the GD &
Interview round and be amongst the top few candidates of your category to finally be
appointed as a Probationary Officer in SBI. Click on the "Selection Process for State
Bank PO exam 2017" for further information regarding the same. Each of these
activities, however, is to be completed within a deadline. These deadlines or the last
dates to complete a part of the selection process are provided in the table below. The
table is organized in order of date of the event, from begining to the end to help you get
a knowledge of the step wise process. Some or all the activities listed in the table will
have links to the webpage where the activity can be completed.
Sl.No Activity Date
Online registration including edit/modification of
1 07-02-2017 to 06-03-2017
application
2 Payment of Application Fees//Intimation Charges 07-02-2017 to 06-03-2017
3 Download of Call Letters for Pre-Exam Training 07-04-2017 onwards
Download of call letters for Online Preliminary
4 15-04-2017 onwards
Examination
5 Conduct of Pre-Exam Training 17-04-2017 to 22-04-2017
29th and 30th April & 06th and
6 Online Examination Preliminary
07th May
7 Result of Online Exam Preliminary 17-05-2017
8 Download of Call Letter for Online Main Exam 22-05-2017 onwards
9 Conduct of Online Examination Main 04th June 2017

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10 Declaration of Result Main 19-06-2017
11 Download Call Letter for Interview 26-06-2017
12 Conduct of Group Discussion & Interview 10-07-2017 onwards
13 Declaration of Final Result 05th August 2017

Eligibility
Before you head out to apply online for the SBI PO recruitment 2017, you should check
whether you are eligible to do so. The eligibility criteria to apply is dependent upon you
being able to satisfy each of the following criteria:
Age
Educational Qualification
Character and default record
Number of previous attempts
Click for details on each of the eligibility criteria to apply for the SBI PO recruitment
2017.

How to Apply Online

The registration is a completely online activity, where in, you are required to visit the
required website and fill up the registration form. Click on "the application process for
SBI bank PO 2017" for more details regarding the same. Keep in mind that you need
to have the required documents before you start applying or registering yourself. Also,
make note of the fee, if any, to be paid by you, and the list of exam centers you wish to
take the exam from. Only then start with the online application process. However,
ensure that you apply early, to beat the last minute traffic and hence delays.
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