SBI PO 2022 Notification - Overview
SBI is going to recruit Probationary officers (PO) for its various branches spread all across India. State Bank of India conducts the SBI PO exam every year to recruit skilled personnel to serve the people of the nation as SBI PO. The recruitment takes place in three phases, namely SBI PO preliminary exam, SBI PO mains exam, and SBI PO interview. Some important highlights of SBI PO 2022 are as follows:
- SBI PO organizing body - State Bank of India
- SBI official website - sbi.co.in
- SBI PO post name - Probationary Officers
- Number of stages - Prelims, Mains and Interview
- Basic Pay - Rs. 41,960/-
- Probation Period - 2 years
- Level - National level exam
- Mode of SBI PO exam - Prelims and Mains - Online, Interview - In-person
SBI PO 2022 Notification
SBI announced 1673 vacancies in SBI PO notification 2022 for recruiting eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officers in branches of State Bank of India across India. SBI PO 2022 notification PDF is important for all aspirants as it gives every detail about the exam. SBI releases the exam notifications in careers on its website and the notifications are provided by SBI in both Hindi and English. You can download SBI PO 2022 notification PDF in English and Hindi from the links given below:
SBI PO 2022 Important Dates
SBI PO notification 2022 release also marks the start of the SBI PO online application process from 22 September 2022 and will continue till 12 October 2022. SBI PO 2022 exam. For 1673 posts, SBI PO 2022 Preliminary exam is scheduled for December 2022 and Mains exam is scheduled for January/ February 2023. All the important events and the dates of SBI PO 2022 are given in the following table:
SBI PO 2022 event
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Date
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SBI PO 2022 notification release
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21 September 2022
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SBI PO 2022 application process begins
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22 September 2022
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SBI PO apply online last date
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12 October 2022
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Last date of payment of SBI PO Application fees
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22 September - 12 October 2022
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SBI PO Call Letter - Pre Exam Training
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2nd week of November 2022
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SBI PO Pre Exam Training for SC/ ST/ Religious minority candidates
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November/ December 2022
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SBI PO 2022 Prelims Admit Card
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1st/ 2nd week of December 2022
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SBI PO 2022 Exam Date (Prelims)
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17/ 18/ 19/ 20 December 2022
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SBI PO 2022 Result - Prelims
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December 2022/ January 2023
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SBI PO Admit Card - Mains
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January/ February 2023
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SBI PO 2022 Exam Date - Mains
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January/ February 2023
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SBI PO Mains Result
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February 2023
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SBI PO Admit Card - Phase 3 (Psychometric test, interview and group exercise)
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February 2023 onwards
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SBI PO Exam Date - Phase 3
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February/ March 2023
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SBI PO Final Result
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March 2023 onwards
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SBI PO 2022 Vacancy
SBI has announced 1673 vacancies for SBI PO 2022 exam, including 1600 regular SBI PO vacancies and 73 backlog SBI PO vacancies. The detailed category-wise SBI PO vacancy is mentioned in the below-given tables:
SBI PO Vacancy 2022 (Regular and Backlog)
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Category
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Number of SBI PO Vacancy (Regular)
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Number of SBI PO Vacancy (Backlog)
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General
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648
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0
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EWS
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160
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0
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OBC
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432
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32
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SC
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240
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30
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ST
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120
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11
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Total
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1600
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73
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VI
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16
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2
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HI
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16
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20
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LD
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16
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5
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d & e
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16
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23
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Note: EWS - Economically Weaker Section, OBC - Other Backward Classes, SC - Scheduled Caste, ST - Scheduled Tribe, PwBD - Persons With Benchmark Disability, VI - Visually Impaired, HI - Hearing Impaired, LD - Locomotor Disability, d & e - PwBD under clauses d and e.
SBI PO 2022 Eligibility Criteria
SBI has given some age criteria and educational criteria to be fulfilled and candidates need to make sure that the eligibility criteria for SBI Clerk are met before starting their online application for SBI Clerk. The Nationality, Educational and Age Limit SBI Clerk eligibility criteria are mentioned below:
SBI PO Nationality Requirement
Only Indian citizens can apply for the SBI PO exam.
SBI PO Age Limit 2022
As per the SBI PO 2022 notification, a candidate aspiring for SBI PO must not be younger than 21 years and not older than 30 years as on 1 April 2022. SBI PO Age limit can be interpreted as "candidate must be born between 2 April 1992 and 1 April 2001, with both dates included". There is a provision of age relaxation in SBI PO as per the government norms specified for various categories:
Category
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Age Relaxation in SBI PO
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SC/ ST
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5 years
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OBC
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3 years
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PWD (SC/ ST)
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15 years
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PWD (OBC)
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13 years
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PWD (Gen/ EWS)
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10 years
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Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application)
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5 years
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SBI PO Educational Qualification Requirements
State Bank of India has mentioned in the SBI PO 2022 notification that, to apply to SBI PO 2022, a candidate must be:
- Graduated in any discipline or have equivalent qualifications as recognized by the central university.
- If a candidate has not passed graduation yet, he/ she at the time of the interview must present proof of completion of graduation on or before 31 December 2022.
SBI PO Number of Attempts
There is a cap on the maximum number of attempts in the SBI PO exam. The number of attempts a candidate can have is given in the following table based on the category:
Category
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Maximum Number of Attempts in SBI PO exam
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General/ EWS
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4
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General (PwBD)/ EWS (PwBD)
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7
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OBC
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7
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OBC (PwBD)
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7
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SC/ ST/ SC (PwBD)/ ST(PwBD)
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No limit
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