SBI PO Recruitment 2013

STATE BANK OF INDIA PROBATIONARY OFFICERS RECRUITMENT PROJECT 2013

State Bank of India Recruitment of Probationary Officers(POs) - 1544 Vacancies

Once again, SBI has come up with its plans to recruit Probationary Officers in the starting of the year. State Bank of India (sbi.co.in), one of the leading Public Sector Banks, is ready to start its recruitment process for filling up 1544 vacant posts in PO.

State Bank of India invites applications from candidates for the post of Probationary Officers(POs). Selected Candidates are liable to be posted anywhere in India.

Post Name and Vacancies
Probationary Officers(POs) - 1544

Pay Scale – Rs. 14500 - 25700

State Bank of India PO recruitment 2013 Important Dates

Online Registration of Applications : 30.01.2013 To 23.02.2013
Payment of Fees - Online : 30.01.2013 To 23.02.2013
Payment of Fees - Offline : 01.02.2013 To 28.02.2013
Date of Written Examination : 28.04.2013

Application Fees – Rs. 200/- for General and others, Rs.50/- for SC/ST/PWD.

Probation Period – 2 Years

Age Limit -within 21-30years as on 01.01.2013(relaxation apply for SC/ST/PWD)

Educational Qualifications- as on 01.01.2013

Graduate - any discipline.

Selection Procedure

Phase-I: Written Examination (250 marks) consisting of Objective Tests and Descriptive Test.

(i) Objective Tests (200 marks): The Objective Tests with 2 hour duration will consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each as follows:
(a) Test of English Language (Grammer, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc)
(b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing and Computers
(c) Test of Data Analysis and Interpretation
(d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)

(ii) Descriptive Test (50 marks): The Descriptive Test with 1 hour duration will be of “Test of English Language (comprehension, short précis, letter writing & essay)”.

(b) Phase-II: Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)
The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category and the candidates in the order of merit, subject to 3 times the number of vacancies in each category, will be called for Group Discussion and Interview.

(c) Final Selection:
The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-I and Phase-II separately.
Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks maximum) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks maximum) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group Discussion & Interview out of 100 for each category. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.

Books for cracking the SBI PO Exam 2013
SBI PO Previous Papers (Solved) 1st Edition by RPH Editorial Board



Guide To State Bank Of India: Probationary Officers Recruitment Examination 1st Edition by G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd (2012)


These are some other SBI PO books - 
Buy SBI P O Solved Papers 12th Edition from Flipkart.com
Buy Success Master SBI PO Pariksha from Flipkart.com 
Buy A Comprehensive Guide For State Bank Of India Probationary Officer Recruitment Examination

More Details of SBI PO Notification available here – State Bank of India PO Notification(Pdf file)
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