SBI PO Interview Questions

Banking profession enjoys much respect and prestige in the society. The only way to enter into this career is through Probationary Officers Exams conducted by individual banks. Banks select eligible graduates through this exam and train them for a probation period of two years.

State Bank of India (SBI) is one of the largest banks in India. SBI recruits a huge number of officers called Probationary Officers every year in the month of September-October. At present the initial salary of an SBI PO is approximately Rs.16, 850.

This article is intended to help a user who is preparing for SBI PO exam for the first-time.

Eligibility:

The following are the criteria to appear for the PO exam:

a)    Educational qualifications

General category candidates and others need to have a minimum of 60% marks in XII and 50% marks in Graduation or Post-graduation. SC/ST candidates need to have 55% marks in XII and 50% marks in Graduation or Post-graduation.

b)    Age limit

The age limit of the candidate must not be less than 21 years and more than 30 years.

c)     Number of attempts

A General category candidate can attempt for a maximum of three times. This restriction is not there for SC/ST/OBC candidates.

Selection Process for SBI PO Examination 

The selection is conducted in the following three phases:

• Phase 1 - In this phase a preliminary exam is conducted for two hours on objective type questions.

• Phase 2 - In this phase the main exam is conducted for three hours, Objective type two hours and Descriptive type one hour.

• Phase 3 – In this phase Group Discussion and Interview are conducted.