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State Bank of India(SBI) has postponed the Written exam for the recruitment of Probationary Officers to April 18th 2010. SBI is to fill up 2500 PO & 2000 PO (Rural Business) posts through this recruitment,for which the Online registration/ Application is currently open.The last date to apply online is March 2nd, 2010.

As per previous SBI recruitment notification for Probationary Officers, the written exam was to be held on April 11th 2010.Since the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for admissions to IIT`s also falls on the same date, SBI has postponed its test by a week, as suggested by HRD ministry.

Hence the common written test for SBI PO recruitment - will be held on April 18th, 2010 (18.04.2010). State Bank of India announced this decision on their official website here.

* If you have applied already, remember to check out SBI PO exam pattern ,selection process & books

The Last date to apply online for State Bank of India(SBI) Recruitment of 4500 PO closes on March 2nd 2010.Still we hear from candidates asking if they were eligible to apply for these SBI jobs.So we are publishing our popular question answer section on eligibility, for this SBI recruitment to clear your doubts regarding educational qualifications, no.of attempts & exam patterns.

Q: What are the required academic qualifications for this 4500 PO recruitment?

A: Candidates must have scored minimum 60% in 12th/ Diploma AND 55% in Graduation.

Q: I have scored above 60% in 12th, but I only 45% in Degree. Am I eligible ?

A: NO.You are not eligible to apply, since you have not secured minimum 55% in Degree, although you have 60% in 12th.We receive such questions repeatedly.It is necessary to have the minimum marks in XIIth & Degree

Q: My college has given me only CGPA/OGPA grades.I don't have marks.What to do?

A: Some colleges have grading system & award points or scores.In that case, candidates have to get a certificate from their College (Registrar/Controller of exam) mentioning the percentage of marks equivalent to the score awarded & produce it to the bank, while verification.

Q: I have appeared for SBI exams previously.Am I eligible for this PO recruitment?

A: SBI has limited the number of attempts. According to the advertisement - General category candidates who have appeared on 4 occasions in the recruitment examination of POs for SBI are NOT eligible to apply. We have explained already about the SBI number of chances

Q: Are there any books related to this SBI PO exam?

A: This was also asked by many candidates.Although we suggested few books earlier, here we provide it once again.

* SBI PO Exam(2010 edition with previous question papers) – Rs.355 – Buy Online (payment can be made by ATM cards/Money Order/NetBanking etc.)

Hope you are cleared of doubts in eligibility conditions.Also check out our detailed analysis of SBI PO exam pattern

1. The written test for SBI PO Recruitment (2000 RB & 2500 PO) is to take place on April 11th 2010.This is a common test for both the positions, so all candidates irrespective of the applied position, will have the exam on the same date.We have analyzed the pattern, selection process & books of the SBI PO exam.

2. Process : The selection process is similar to other previous SBI PO recruitment & has the following phases – 1) Written Test (250 marks) 2) GD & Interview (50 marks)

   3) Final Selection. Let us see what these phases consist of, in detail

   Written Exam – A common written test with a duration of 3 hours, for both posts will be conducted for 250 marks (Objective –200 marks & Descriptive –50 marks). All candidates will take both tests on the same day itself. The Objective test has -

   1) Test of English Language 2) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers

3. 3) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation 4) Test of Reasoning (High Level)

   The Descriptive test is for 1 hr & will be evaluated only for candidates who have scored high percent in each objective test & have overall 40%.The qualifying marks for this test 40% (20 marks) is also necessary to proceed to final phase.

GD & Interview : The candidates with high percentile in Written tests will be called for Group Discussion & Interview. Around 7500 candidates for PO & 6000 for PO(RB) can be expected to get a call for interview, as per SBI recruitment notice.Those who secure minimum 40% of the total 50 marks will be considered for Final selection.

Books : Still, we are receiving many emails asking for books to prepare for this exam. So once again we are giving a list of the books available to purchase online.

* SBI PO Exam (2010 edition with question papers) – Rs.332 – Buy Online

* SBI PO exam Guide – Rs.315 – Buy Online

Payment via Netbanking, ATM/ Debit cards, Cheque, Money Order are accepted

Question Papers : There were not much previous question papers available online for SBI PO exam. But you can make use of the solved papers of other banks, to practice & get an idea of the timing.See Test of english papers & General awareness questions

State Bank of India will be soon recruiting for nearly 30,000 Clerical & 5000 Officer positions to fill the vacancies created by employee retirements & addition of branches.This was recently announced by Mr.Anup Banerji, Deputy Managing Director- SBI.

New Branches :According to the press release, State Bank of India recruited 22,000 employees & added opened 600 branches during 2009-10 taking the total number of branches to 12000. SBI is looking to open around 1000 new branches in the fiscal year 2010-11 across India, as the bank eyes an annual growth rate of 25 percent in the next few years. Hence with the opening of newer branches, a considerable number of employees would have to appointed.

Recruitments : Mr.Banerji also said that, SBI will soon announce recruitments for around 30,000 Clerks & 5000 Officer openings.Of these proposed 5000 openings, 2000 positions would be mainly created for rural banking.article posted at www.bankexamsindia.com

** Currently ON : Just as the management said, the SBI recruitment for 4500 PO has started & will close on March 2nd 2010. So candidates can expect the Recruitment of clerks notification within the next few months.

State Bank of India is one of the largest banks in India & recruitments by SBI often creates a buzz among candidates aspiring for bank jobs.We received many questions asking if they can apply for both vacancies in SBI (1717 & 4500 Probationary Officers).Here is a quick glance of both notifications,so you can understand better.

1717 SBI Associate Banks PO Recruitment – This recruitment for 1717 Probationary Officers vacancies were only for Associate Banks of SBI.(last date to apply is over)The 6 associate banks are

1) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), 2) State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH),

3) State Bank of Indore (SBIND), 4) State Bank of Mysore (SBM),

5) State Bank of Patiala (SBP), 6) State Bank of Travancore (SBT) .

* Selected candidates through the recruitment exam will be posted in any of these banks only, according the preference given during registration & NOT in SBI.

* The online registration to apply for these posts

SBI Recruitment for 4500 PO – This is the latest advertisement for recruitment into State Bank of India & the last date to apply online is March 2nd. Both these recruitments are different from each other. Now,coming to the questions asked by our readers – posted at www.bankexamsindia.com

Q: I have already applied to SBI 1717 PO vacancies.Can I apply to this 4500 PO also?

A: Yes, If you are eligible & have the qualifications mentioned for the 4500 Officers SBI recruitment – you can apply. Both are different recruitments.

Q: Number of attempts has been given for both SBI jobs.What are they?

A: Yes. SBI has limited the number of attempt by a candidates appearing in their PO exams. According to their notification ,

** for SBI 4500 PO vacancies , ‘General category candidates who have appeared on 4 occasions in the recruitment exam of POs for SBI are not eligible to apply’. For Gen(PWD – 4 chances), OBC & OBC (PWD) (7 chances) candidates, chances are likely to counted from the current exam.

We hope our readers would have been cleared of their doubts on attempts & difference between the 2 SBI recruitments. You can also read the ongoing State bank of India recruitment for 4500 probationary officers,if you are looking for more details.

Candidates are requested to read the job advertisements posted by banks, completely before applying.

State Bank of India back with yet another huge recruitment of 4500 Probationary Officers.As part of the aggressive expansion plans, SBI is to open around 1000 new branches in the next 2 years.Inorder to fill these vacancies ,State Bank of India has come up with this job notification.

Post - Vacancies - Payscale:
1) Probationary Officers - 2500 posts - Rs.10,000 - Rs.18,240
2) Probationary Officers (Rural Business) - 2000 posts - Rs.10,000 - Rs.18,240

* candidates can apply for both posts & application fees can be paid once.

Dates : Fee payment - from 01.02.2010 to 28.02.2010
Online registration starts - February 1st 2010
Last date for Online registration - March 2nd 2010
* The written exam for this SBI recruitment has been postponed to April 18th 2010

Eligibility : Candidates interested to apply for State Bank of India PO exam ,

* Age limit : 21 - 30 yrs as on 28.02.2010 (relaxation applies)

* Should have scored minimum 55% in Graduation AND 60% in 12th Std (Or in Diploma after 10th)

* CA/ CWA/ CFA/ CS candidates must have passed in these exams & should have 60% in 12th std

Note: Candidates who have appeared previously for SBI PO exam on 4 occasions (General) OR 7 occasions(OBC) are not eligible to apply. There is no limit for SC/ST candidates.Read more about this number of attempts in SBI exam.

Selection :SBI will have a common written test for both positions & would have Objective & Descriptive test as a combined paper for 3 Hrs. Objective section will be for 200 marks (2 Hrs) & has the following sections ,

i) Test of English Language

ii) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers
iii) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
iv) Test of Reasoning

* The pass mark will be decided by bank,but candidates should score minimum 40% marks in both test for merit list entry.

Books : We will soon be posting about the selection/ exam pattern.In the mean time,you can purchase books online for this SBI PO exam,

* SBI PO Exam (with solved papers) by T.S.Jain – Rs.332 – Buy Online

(Netbanking, ATM/ Debit cards, Cheque, Money Order are also accepted)

Application : The application fees of Rs.500(Gen/OBC) or Rs.50(SC/ST) has to be paid at any State bank of India branch ,using the challan from the website between 01.02.2010 & 28.02.2010 .After this, candidates have to apply online through the website of State Bank of India only & provide necessary details, along with payment info for registration of online application.If you are applying for both posts,pay fees only once.

Refer : Candidates can Read, Download notification & Apply online for State Bank of India PO recruitment from their site here

** Check out the analysis of SBI PO Exam Pattern ,Selection process & Previous question papers ,if you have applied for this recruitment