SBI PO Vacancies 2021
The vacancies for the 2021 recruitment is out and this time candidates will be selected for the total of 2000 vacancies. The category-wise details for the vacancies are as under:
Categories
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Vacancies
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General
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810
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OBC
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540
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SC
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300
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ST
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150
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TOTAL
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2,000
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LD (Learning Disabilities)
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20
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VI (Vision Impairment)
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20
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HI (Hearing Impairment)
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69
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d&e
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27
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SBI PO Examination Centers
State Code
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State/ UT
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Preliminary Exam Center
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Main Examination Center
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11
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Andaman & Nicobar
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Port Blair
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Port Blair
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12
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Andhra Pradesh
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Anantapur, Chittoor, Chirala, Guntur, Kakinada, Kadapa, Kurnool, Ongole, Nellore, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam
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Guntur, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada
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13
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Itanagar, Naharlagun
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Itanagar
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14
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Assam
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Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Silchar Tezpur
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Guwahati
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15
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Bihar
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Aurangabad, Arrah, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Patna, Purnea, Siwan, Samastipur
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Arrah, Patna
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16
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Chandigarh
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Chandigarh
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Chandigarh
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17
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Chhattisgarh
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Bilaspur, Bhilai, Raipur
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Raipur
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18
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Goa
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Panaji, Verna
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Panaji
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19
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Gujarat
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Anand, Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara
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Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar
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20
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Haryana
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Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Palwal, Yamunanagar
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Bahadurgarh, Hissar
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21
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Himachal Pradesh
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Bilaspur, Baddi, Dharamshala, Hamirpur Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Sirmaur, Shimla, Solan, Una
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Shimla, Solan
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22
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Jammu & Kashmir
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Baramulla, Jammu, Kathua, Srinagar, Samba
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Jammu, Srinagar
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23
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Jharkhand
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Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Hazaribag, Ranchi
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Jamshedpur, Ranchi
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24
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Karnataka
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Belgaum, Bengaluru,Bellary, Bidar, Dharwad, Davangere, Gulbarga Hubli, Mangalore, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi
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Bengaluru
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25
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Kerala
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Alappuzha, Kochi, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Malappuram, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram
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Kochi,Thiruvananthapuram
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26
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Lakshadweep
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Kavaratti
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Kavaratti
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27
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Madhya Pradesh
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Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
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Bhopal, Indore
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28
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Maharashtra
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Aurangabad, Amaravati, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Latur, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Nanded, Pune, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sangli
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Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai
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29
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Manipur
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Imphal
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Imphal
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30
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Meghalaya
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Ri-Bhoi, Shillong
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Shillong
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31
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Mizoram
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Aizawl
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Aizawl
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32
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Nagaland
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Kohima
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Kohima
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33
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Delhi-NCR
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Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon
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Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon
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34
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Odisha
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Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur (Ganjam), Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur
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Bhubaneswar
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35
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Puducherry
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Puducherry
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Puducherry
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36
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Punjab
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Amritsar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Bhatinda, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur
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Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
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37
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Rajasthan
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Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Bhilwara, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
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Jaipur
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38
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Sikkim
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Gangtok
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Gangtok
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39
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Tamilnadu
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Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Kanchipuram, Madurai, Namakkal, Nagercoil, Perambalur, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Thoothukodi, Virudhunagar, Vellore
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Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli
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40
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Telangana
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Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
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Hyderabad
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41
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Tripura
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Agartala
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Agartala
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42
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Uttar Pradesh
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Agra, Allahabad, Aligarh, Bareilly, Bulandshaher, Faizabad, Gorakhpur, Gonda, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Moradabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi
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Agra, Allahabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Varanasi
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43
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Uttarakhand
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Dehradun, Haridwar, Haldwani, Roorkee
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Dehradun
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44
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West Bengal
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Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Durgapur, Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri
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Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata
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Number of Attempts
Those who have already appeared for the maximum number of permissible attempts are not eligible to apply for the exam. The category-wise maximum number of attempts are:
Categories
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Maximum Number of Chances/ Attempts
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General/ EWS
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4
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General EWS (PwD)
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7
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OBC
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7
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OBC (PwD)
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7
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SC/ ST and SC (PwD)/ ST (PwD)
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No restrictions
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SBI PO Admit Card 2021
The State Bank of India has released the admit card for SBI PO prelims examination online. Candidates will be able to download their SBI PO 2021 admit cards from the official website using their application number and password. More than this, the SBI PO 2021 admit card for pre-exam training is also available at the official SBI portal. The link to download the admit card for pre-exam training has been made available on the official website. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter registration number, date of birth and verification code. The pre-exam training is conducted for SC, ST and Religious Minority candidates.
SBI PO admit card 2021 for mains exam will be released in the third week of January 2021. The mains exam will be conducted on 29th January 2021. The admit card for Phase III will be released in the third week or fourth week of February 2021. The Phase III exam will be conducted in February or March 2021.
How to download SBI PO 2021 Admit Card?
Candidates can check below the steps to download the admit card of SBI PO.
- Visit the career page of SBI.
- Go to the ‘current opening’ section from the ‘join SBI’ tab.
- Click the link ‘Recruitment of Probationary Officers in SBI’.
- From the drop-down click, the admit card link.
- Enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password.
- SBI PO admit card 2020 appears on the screen.
- Download the admit card and take its printout.
Following are the details mentioned on the SBI Probationary Officer Admit card 2021:
Candidates details – Name, Signature, Photograph, and Correspondence address.
Exam details - Roll number, Password, Registration number, Venue of exam, Date of exam, Reporting time, Venue code, and General instructions.
Documents To Be Carried to the Examination Center
- Admit Card
- One photo identity proof (in original and a photocopy) such as Aadhaar/ Passport/ PAN Card/ Voter’s ID Card/ Driving License/ Identity Card issued by School or college or Gazetted Officer /Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph. The photocopy of the ID proof must be submitted with the invigilator in the examination hall.
Pre-Exam Training Centres
It is the responsibility of the exam-conducting body to organise the training for the reserved and minority community candidates at certain centres across the country. Those who would undergo the training need to download the admit card from the official website of SBI. Remember, State Bank of India may delete or add training centres as per its wish. The list would include the following names –
Vijayawada, Agra, Bareilly, Aizawl, Akola, Asansol, Hyderabad, Aurangabad, Vadodara, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bangalore, Chandigarh, Dibrugarh, Coimbatore, Chennai, Dehradun, Jabalpur, Gangtok, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Ernakulam, Hubli, Tirupati, Imphal, Siliguri, Itanagar, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Meerut, Visakhapatnam, Mysore, Nagpur, Allahabad, New Delhi, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Kohima, Purnea, Pune, Indore, Ranchi, Mumbai, Silchar, Guwahati, Shillong, Raipur, Toora, Srinagar, Port Blair, Varanasi, Agartala.
SBI PO Result 2021
Separate results will be announced for the Preliminary and the Main phase exam. Candidates who qualify the Prelims that will be held on 4th, 5th and 6th Jan 2021 will be eligible for the Main exam and those who qualify the Main exam will be eligible for the Interview round. After the interview round, the final result will be declared. Here are the details for result dates:
- Preliminary Exam Result – 18th January 2021
- Main Exam Result - 3rd/ 4th week of February 2021
- Final Result – March 2021
The result will be declared by the State Bank of India on its official website.
How to Check SBI PO Prelims Results 2021?
The below-furnished steps will help you check your result and download the scorecard.
- Visit the official website.
- Go to the latest announcement section and click the “Preliminary Exam Result (New)” link.
- It will next prompt you to enter the required details – Your Exam Roll Number or Registration Number and DOB.
- Enter the shown CAPTCHA and “Submit”.
- The result will appear on your computer screen.
Click on the download your scorecard button and take a printout of it for future reference.
SBI PO Salary
According to last year’s notice, the basic pay of a Probationary Officer (PO) is 27,620/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale of ₹ 23,700-980/7-30,560-1145/2-32,850-1310/7-42,020 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I. The official will also be eligible for D.A., H.R.A/ Lease Rental, C.C.A., Medical and other allowances as per the prevailing rules.
SBI PO Cut-Off 2021
The SBI PO cut-off is released after every phase of the examination. The cut-offs are released category-wise. Here, we are providing the details of the 2019 cut-off so that candidates can get an idea about the expected cut-off.
SBI PO 2019 Preliminary Cut-Off
Categories
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Cut-Off (Marks out of 100)
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General
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71
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EWS
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68.25
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OBC
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68.25
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SC
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61.75
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ST
|
54.75
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LD
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59.50
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VI
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64.75
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HI
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16.25
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D&E
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0.25
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SBI PO 2019 Main Cut-Off
Categories
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Cut-Off (Marks out of 250)
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General
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104.42
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EWS
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100.89
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OBC
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94.28
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SC
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82.50
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ST
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77.63
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LD
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86.51
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VI
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101.75
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HI
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75.36
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D&E
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75.14
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SBI PO 2019 Final Cut-Off
Categories
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Cut-Off (Marks out of 100 - Normalised)
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General
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54.11
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EWS
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50.13
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OBC
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48.78
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SC
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45.74
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ST
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43.90
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LD
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47.11
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VI
|
52.58
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HI
|
35.29
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D&E
|
33.37
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SBI PO Selection Process 2021
It is a three-stage exam where candidates have to clear one level to get into the next level. There will be the preliminary test, main test and group exercise & interview.
- Clear the preliminary test to appear in the main exam
- Clear the main exam to appear in the Phase III test
- After the third level exam, the authority will make a merit list based on the scores of Phase II and Phase III tests
- That’s it!
SBI PO Joining and Training
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++The finally selected candidates are to go through an online course to gain basic knowledge about banking. Candidates are required to complete the course before joining. The selected candidates are required to fill a bond (at the time of joining) of ₹ 2 lakh to serve the Bank for a minimum period of three years.
On joining, the candidates are designated as ‘Probationary Officers’ and are on the probation of two years. Candidates are assessed from time to time during their probation. Those who qualify the assessment are confirmed in the Service in Junior Management Grade Scale-I. Candidates who score high in the assessment can also be considered directly for the next higher grade i.e. Middle Management Grade Scale-II. If any candidate fails to achieve the minimum standards, his/ her services will be terminated.
The Bank offers immense growth opportunities and meritorious candidates can reach the Top Management Grade in a quick time through attractive promotion policy. It also offers opportunities abroad.
SBI PO 2021 - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
SBI PO exam is conducted for recruitment o
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++f Probationary Officers in the State Bank of India. Check out the frequently asked questions related to the SBI PO 2021 recruitment to know about the exam.
Question 1: I’ve completed my Bachelor’s Degree in 2012 in Commerce. Am I eligible to appear in the SBI PO 2020 exam?
A: If you are below 30 years, you are eligible to apply for the exam.
Question 2: There’s a friend of mine from Schedule Caste who is above 30 years. Can’t he apply?
A: In that case, he will enjoy the upper age limit relaxation. But make sure the SC candidate is below 35 years.
Question 3: When can I submit the application form? Will it be available offline?
A: The SBI PO application process is now over. The forms will not be available offline.
Question 4: What is the selection process?
A: It involves three important phases. Phase I is the Preliminary Exam, Phase II is the Main Exam and Phase III is Interview. For more details, refer to the above section.
Question 5: What is the mode of the test?
A:Computer-Based mode
Question 6: Will the reserved and minority category candidates be bestowed some facilities?
A: Yes, of course. There's pre-exam training for such personnel. Such candidates have to fill the form and print the admit card to participate in the training programme.
Question 7: Are there sectional timings in the exam?
Yes, for both Preliminary and Main phase.
Question 8: Will there be any scribe facility?
Yes, scribe facility is allowed to a person with a disability of 40% or more, if desired by the candidate. For other norms related to the use of scribe, candidates must check the official notification.
Question 9: Is there any negative marking in the exam?
Yes, there is a negative marking of 1/4th marks in the objective tests of both Preliminary and Main phase.
Question 10: Will the descriptive test be offline?
No. The descriptive test will also be conducted online. If any question is left unanswered, no marks will be awarded or deducted for the same.