Introduction
The SBI PO Selection Process involves three phases: Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Group Exercise & Interview. Preliminary Examination would be held on 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th June 2019. Candidates who will clear the Prelims Exam will proceed to the SBI PO Main exam to be held on 20th July 2019. Candidates will have to qualify for the Main Exam to proceed to the final stage of the selection procedure.
Phases
The different phases of the SBI PO 2019 Selection Process are as described below:
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1-hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows. There is separate timing for each section.
Selection criteria for Main Examination: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Examination. Candidates numbering approximately 10 times the numbers of vacancies in each category will be short listed for the Main Examination from the top of the merit list.
| S.No. | Name of Test | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English language | 30 | Total Maximum Marks 100 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| 3 | Reasoning ability | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| Total | 100 | 1 hour |
Note: Penalty for Wrong Answers.
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after completion of the Objective Test.
i. Objective Test:
The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for total 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section.
ii. Descriptive Test:
The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).
| S.No. | Name of Test | Number of Questions | Mark | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | Total Max. Marks 200 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 45 minutes | |
| 3 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 35 minutes | |
| 4 | English Language | 35 | 40 minutes | |
| Total | 155 | 3 Hours |
Note: Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in the objective test.
Note: Penalty for Wrong Answers.
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
An adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Exercises after they qualify in the SBI PO Main examination 2019. After the group exercises session, the candidates will be further called for the personal interview with an interview panel where the candidate will be tested for personality traits, speaking skills, along with the verifications of the qualifications of the candidate. The qualifying marks for Group Exercises & Interview will be as decided by the Bank.
| Test | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|
| Group Exercises | 20 |
| Interview | 30 |
| Total | 50 |
Note: Candidates qualifying for Group Exercises & Interview under 'OBC' category would be required to submit OBC certificate containing the 'Non-Creamy layer' clause. Candidates not submitting the OBC certificate containing the 'Non Creamy layer' clause and requesting to be interviewed under General category will not be entertained.
Final Selection:
- The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection. Only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in Objective Test and Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in GE & Interview (Phase-III) for preparing the final merit list. The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately.
- Marks secured by the candidates in the Main Examination (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Exercises & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Main Examination and Group Exercises & Interview out of 100. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
- Results of the candidates who qualify for Main Examination and Group Exercise & Interview as well as the final select list will be made available on the Bank's website.