SBI PO Exam Pattern 2023: Paper Structure and Marking Scheme

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STATE BANK OF INDIA PROBATIONARY OFFICERS 2023 EXAMINATION PATTERN

Candidates for SBI Probationary Officer 2023 must pass the examination based on the online test and the tests conducted in these phases.

  • Phase-I:Preliminary Exam
  • Phase-II:Mains Exam
  • Phase-III:Interview, Group Exercises & Psychometric Test

Phase-I Preliminary Examination Pattern

· SBI PO Mode of Examination – Online

· Total Number of Sections in SBI PO exam– 3

· Types of Question in SBI PO exam– Objective Type

· Total number of questions inSBI POPaper - 100

· Total Marks in each SBI PO Paper– 100

· Exam Duration for SBI PO Paper – 1 Hour (60 Minutes)

· Marks for Correct Answer– One mark

· Marks for unattempted questions - Zero

· SBI PO Negative Marking - 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer

· Candidate must qualify for this exam then he/she goes for further exam (mains exam).

Section

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

Exam Duration

1) English Language

30

30

20 Min

2) Reasoning Ability

35

35

20 Min

3) Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

20 Min

Total

100

100

60 Minutes

Phase-II Mains Examination Pattern

  • SBI PO Mode of Examination – Online
  • The main examination will be held online and will consist of 200-mark Objective Tests and 50-mark Descriptive Tests.
  • The Descriptive Test will be given immediately following the Objective Test, and candidates will be required to type their answers on the computer.
  • Negative Marking -0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer
  • Sectional Marks will notbe maintained for both Preliminary & Main Examinations

Test

Name of the test( Objective)

No. of Qs.

Max. Marks

Exam Duration

I

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

40

50

50 min

II

Data Analysis & Interpretation

30

50

45 min

III

General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness

50

60

45 min

IV

English Language

35

40

40 min

Total

155

200

3 hour

Descriptive Paper-English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)

2

50

30 min

Grand Total

250 marks

Phase III:Interview, Group Exercises & Psychometric Test

Candidates shortlisted for Phase III may be given a psychometric exam for personality profiling. The SBI PO phase-III exam pattern is as follows.

TEST STRUCTURE

GROUP EXERCISE

INTERVIEW

TOTAL

Maximum Marks

20

30

50

SBI PO 2023 Final Selection

  • Candidates must qualify in both Phase II and Phase III individually.
  • For the purpose of creating the final merit list, the marks earned in the Main Examination (Phase II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, shall be added to the marks obtained in Phase III.
  • The Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) marks will not be included to generate the final merit list for selection.
  • The candidates' scores in Phase II (Main Examination both Objective & Descriptive Tests) and Phase III (Group Exercise & Interview) will be normalized to a score of 100, as detailed below.

Test

Main Exam

Group Exercise

Total

Maximum Marks

250

50

300

Normalized Marks

75

25

100