The SBI PO Notification 2022 has been released on 21st September 2022 by the State Bank of India to recruit 1673 vacancies for Probationary Officers (PO) in different offices of SBI in India. The official notification pdf has been released on the SBI Career page of the SBI official website i.e. sbi.co.in. SBI PO 2022 Exam Dates, Online Application & other details are released along with its official notification. The candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India. The official notification PDF for SBI PO 2022 exam is mentioned below.
| Conducting Body | State Bank of India |
| Post Name | Probationary Officers |
| Periodicity | Annually |
| Exam Level | National |
| Vacancy | 1673 |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Mode of Exam | Online (CBT) |
| Application Process | 22nd September to 12th October 2022 |
| Exam Rounds | 3 (Prelims + Mains + Interview) |
| SBI PO Salary | Rs. 65,780- Rs. 68,580 / Month |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Official Website | www.sbi.co.in |
SBI PO 2022 Vacancy has been announced along with SBI PO Notification 2022. For FY 2022-23, the State Bank of India had announced a total vacancy of 1673 posts of Probationary Officers. Let's have a look at the break-up of SBI PO Vacancy 2022
| Category | Vacancy | Backlog | Total |
| SC | 240 | 30 | 270 |
| ST | 120 | 11 | 132 |
| OBC | 432 | 32 | 464 |
| EWS | 160 | -- | 160 |
| GEN | 648 | -- | 648 |
| Total | 1600 | 73 | 1673 |
SBI PO Vacancy (PwD Category)
| Category | Vacancy | Backlog | Total |
| LD | 16 | 02 | 18 |
| VI | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| HI | 16 | 05 | 21 |
| d & e | 16 | 23 | 39 |
*VI: Vision Impairment
*HI: Hearing Impairment
*LD: Learning Disabilities
State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the SBI PO 2022 Online Registration & Exam Dates along with the release of the SBI PO Notification 2022 on 21st September 2022. SBI PO Apply Online to be conducted from 22nd September to 12th October 2022. We have updated all important dates for SBI PO 2022 Exam as announced through SBI PO 2022 Notification here-
| SBI PO Activity | Dates |
| SBI PO Notification 2022 | 21st September 2022 |
| Online Registration Starts From | 22nd September 2022 |
| Last date for SBI PO Apply Online | 12th October 2022 |
| Last Date to Pay Fee | 12th October 2022 |
| SBI PO Admit Card 2022 (Preliminary) | 1st /2nd week of December 2022 |
| SBI PO Exam Date- Preliminary | 17th/18th/19th/20th of December 2022 |
| SBI PO Result- Preliminary | December 2022 / January 2023 |
| SBI PO Mains Admit Card 2022 | January 2023 / February 2023 |
| SBI PO Exam Date – Mains | January 2023 / February 2023 |
| SBI PO Mains Result 2022 | February 2023 |
| Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview | February / March 2023 |
| Declaration of Final Result | March 2023 |
The online application process for SBI PO Exam 2022 will start on 22nd September 2022 as mentioned in SBI PO notification 2022. The last date to apply online for SBI PO 2022 Exam is 12th October 2022. Before proceeding with the registration and application process, all candidates are requested to go through the complete guide for the SBI PO Online Application. All candidates can apply online for SBI PO 2022 exam by clicking on the link mentioned below:
The category-wise fee structure for SBI PO online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee for SC/ST/PWD category candidates is Nil and Rs. 750/ for General and other categories of candidates. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for the SBI PO Application
| SNo. | Category | Application Fee |
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | Nil |
| 2 | General and Others | Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
The candidate must fulfill the following two criteria to be eligible for the SBI PO 2022 Exam:
• Age Limit (as on 01/04/2022): The candidate must be 21 Years to 30 Years i.e. candidates must have been born between 02.04.1992 and 01.04.2001 (both dates inclusive)
• Educational Qualification (31/12/2022): The candidate must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the Final year/Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for an interview, they must produce proof of having passed the graduation examination. Candidates with an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate must ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.08.2022. Candidates with Chartered Accountant certification may also apply.
SBI PO Selection Procedure: Important Points
The candidates should keep in mind the following points related to the SBI PO selection process:
• Biometric Verification: To ensure an error-free and secure selection procedure for SBI PO 2022, the bank may digitally capture the thumb impression of the candidate. This is done to verify the genuineness of the candidates. Any inconsistency in the biometric verification will lead to rejection of the candidature and punitive legal actions. Candidates are thus advised not to apply any kind of external matter like ink, Mehandi, chemicals etc. on their hands.
• Number of Attempts: The maximum number of chances are fixed for each category. Candidates who have used up all the chances are not eligible to apply. Appearing in Preliminary Exam is not counted as an attempt but appearing in Mains Exam is counted.
| Category | Number of Chances |
|---|---|
| General/ EWS | 4 |
| General/ EWS (PWD) | 7 |
| OBC/ OBC(PWD) | 7 |
| SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD) | No restriction |
The SBI PO recruitment exam is the most premier among the public-sector bank exams in India. It is considered a little difficult compared to the bank entrance exams conducted by IBPS. The recruitment process for Probationary Officers at SBI consists of 3 stages:
1. Preliminary Examination
2. Main Examination
3. GD/Interview
The SBI PO selection process consists of 3 stages. The written examinations are conducted online, followed by an interview round. The structure of exams is as follows:
This is an online examination where the candidates must solve the question paper in one 1 hour for 100 marks. The test consists of 3 sections. Candidates must know that the sectional cut-off in the Preliminary Exam has been removed and the overall score of all the sections will be considered for selection to the next round.. The cut-off or minimum passing marks for each section is decided by the Bank each year depending on the difficult of the test. The section-wise division of the marks is given below:
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour | |
While SBI issues only the broad subjects, they can be further subdivided into individual topics, based on the questions that have appeared in the exams over the past few years. The every stage of the exam is very important stage in the selection process. So without knowing SBI PO syllabus and exam pattern, you cannot make your study plan in a proper manner. The SBI PO syllabus 2022 for the prelims and the mains exam are mostly similar with slight changes. So thoroughly go through the complete SBI PO syllabus and make note of it without any mistake.
SBI PO Prelims exam consists of 3 sections: Reasoning Ability, English Language & Numerical Ability.
| English Syllabus | Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus | Reasoning Syllabus |
| Reading Comprehension | Simplification/ Approximation | Alphanumeric Series |
| Fill in the blanks | Profit & Loss | Directions |
| Cloze Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Logical Reasoning |
| Para jumbles | Permutation, Combination & Probability | Data Sufficiency |
| Vocabulary | Work & Time | Ranking & Order |
| Paragraph Completion | Sequence & Series | Alphabet Test |
| Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting | Simple Interest & Compound Interest | Seating Arrangement |
| Sentence Completion | Surds & Indices | Coded Inequalities |
| Tenses Rules | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Puzzle |
| Time & Distance | Syllogism | |
| Data Interpretation | Blood Relations | |
| Ratio & Proportion | Coding-Decoding | |
| Number Systems | Input-Output | |
| Percentage | Tabulation |
As per the notification, the starting basic pay of a Probationary Officer (PO) is Rs 41,960/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale of 36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2-49910-1990/7-63840 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I.
The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/ Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time. The total compensation per annum on CTC basis be a minimum of 8.20 lacs and maximum of 13.08 lacs depending on place of posting and other factors.
To help candidates get an idea of the exam level, questions, difficulty level and good attempts of the SBI PO exam, we are providing here the overall and section-wise exam analysis & review of the SBI PO 2020-21 Prelims Exam of all the shifts held online on 4th, 5th & 6th January 2021. The SBI PO Prelims exam was conducted online in the Objective type MCQ format.
Quantitative Aptitude: The Quantitative Aptitude section was of a moderate to difficult level with the questions lengthy and time-consuming. Check the table below to know the detailed analysis of the Quant section:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate |
| Missing No. Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous Word Problems | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
Reasoning Ability: The Reasoning Ability section was time-consuming and of an easy to moderate difficulty level. Check the table below to know the detailed analysis of the Reasoning section:
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 1 | Easy |
| Direction Sense Test | 3 | Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 4 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 4 | Easy |
| Alphabet based | 1 | Easy |
| Comparison Based | 2 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
English Language: The English Language section was of an easy difficulty level. Check the table below to know detailed analysis of English section::
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 6 | Easy |
| Sentence Correction | 5 | Easy |
| Single Filers | 7 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 5 | Easy |
| Match the following based Sentence Formation | 2 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
While filling the online application form, applicants are required to enter their preferred exam centres for SBI PO 2022, based on their convenience. However, the Bank may allot an exam centre other than the choices made by a candidate if there is non-availability of seats at preferred venues. All the applicants have to provide 1 preference each for the Prelims exam and the Main exam.
The list of Centres for the SBI PO 2022 Prelims Exam:
| State Code | States/UT | Exam Centres for Prelims Exam |
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar, Naharlagun |
| 14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar Tezpur |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| 18 | Goa | Panaji, Verna |
| 19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| 20 | Haryana | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Sonipat, Yamunanagar |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 24 | Karnataka | Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi |
| 25 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 26 | Lakshwadeep | Kavaratti |
| 27 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain |
| 28 | Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara |
| 29 | Manipur | Imphal |
| 30 | Meghalaya | Ri-Bhoi, Shillong |
| 31 | Mizoram | Aizawal |
| 32 | Nagaland | Kohima |
| 33 | Delhi -NCR | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
| 34 | Odisha | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| 35 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 36 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur |
| 37 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| 38 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
| 39 | Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore |
| 40 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| 41 | Tripura | Agartala |
| 42 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi |
| 43 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee |
| 44 | West Bengal | Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
The list of Centres for the SBI PO 2022 Mains Exam:
| State Code | States/UT | Exam Centre for Mains Exam |
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| 14 | Assam | Guwahati, |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Hajipur, Patna |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| 18 | Goa | Panaji |
| 19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar |
| 20 | Haryana | Bahadurgarh, Hissar |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla, Solan, |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 24 | Karnataka | Bengaluru |
| 25 | Kerala | Kochi,Thiruvananthapuram |
| 26 | Lakshwadeep | Kavaratti |
| 27 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Indore |
| 28 | Maharashtra | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai |
| 29 | Manipur | Imphal |
| 30 | Meghalaya | Shillong |
| 31 | Mizoram | Aizawal |
| 32 | Nagaland | Kohima |
| 33 | Delhi -NCR | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
| 34 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar, |
| 35 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 36 | Punjab | Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| 37 | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| 38 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
| 39 | Tamilnadu | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelvelli |
| 40 | Telangana | Hyderabad |
| 41 | Tripura | Agartala |
| 42 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
| 43 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| 44 | West Bengal | Hooghly, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata |
State Bank of India may arrange pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India. The initiative has been taken to assist such aspirants in preparations if they cannot afford to enrol themselves at coaching centres. The highlights of SBI PO Pre-exam training is given below.
SBI PO Pre-exam training is usually a 6-day program.
Pre-exam training for SBI PO 2022 is a kind of an orientation program for reserved and minority category candidates.
In the training sessions, candidates are taught some important questions and topics.
The pre-exam training is conducted across India at different centres.
Candidates belonging to the above categories can avail of the training at their own cost by indicating the same against the relevant column while applying online. Please find below an indicative list of training centres:
| North India | South India | East India | West India |
| Agra | Bangalore | Agartala | Ahmedabad |
| Allahabad | Chennai | Aizwal | Akola |
| Bareilly | Coimbatore | Asansol | Aurangabad |
| Chandigarh | Ernakulam | Bhubaneswar | Indore |
| Dehradun | Gulbarga | Berhampur (Ganjam) | Bhopal |
| Gorakhpur | Hubli | Dibrugarh | Jabalpur |
| Jaipur | Hyderabad | Gangtok | Mumbai |
| Kanpur | Madurai | Guwahati | Nagpur |
| Lucknow | Mysore | Imphal | Panaji (Goa) |
| Meerut | Port Blair | Itanagar | Pune |
| NewDelhi | Tirupati | Kohima | Raipur |
| Srinagar | Vishakhapatnam | Kolkata | Vadodara |
| Varanasi | Vijayawada | Patna | |
| Purnea | |||
| Ranchi | |||
| Sambalpur | |||
| Silchar | |||
| Siliguri | |||
| Shillong |
SBI may add additional centres or may remove some of the centres indicated for training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from Bank's website. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent by post.
Detailed Official Notification & Apply Online Form Link for SBI PO Recruitment 2022 are provided below.
