Complete Details about SBI PO 2016

SBI PO 2016 – State Bank of India conducts the national level recruitment exam for the appointment of Probationary Officers in its branches across the country. The expected number of overall vacancies to be filled this year is around 2,000, which includes vacancies for unreserved, SC, ST , OBC, VH  and PwD candidates. Aspirants will have to appear in the online examination to be held in two phase’s viz. Preliminary examination followed by the Main examination. The official notice as well as the application form for SBI PO is expected to be released in the month of May 2016. The Preliminary Exam is likely to be held in July 2016.

As per the last year recruitment data, approx. 20 lakhs aspirants applied for the post of Probationary Officers through SBI PO recruitment examination. As per the current scenario, banking is one of the sought after desirable job among the youth in the country as it promises a lot of perks to its employees.

SBI PO 2016 Tentative Schedule

Sr. No.	Important Event	Tentative Dates
1.	Download of Call Letter for Pre-Examination Training (PET) for SC/ST/ Minority Community	May 2016
2.	Pre-Examination Training for SC/ST/ Minority Community	May 2016
3.	Download of Call letter for Preliminary Examination	June 2016
4.	Online Preliminary Examination	July 2016
5.	Result of Online Preliminary Examination	July 2016
6.	Download of Call letter for Main Examination	August 2016
7.	Online Main Examination	August 2016
8.	Result of Online Main Examination	August 2016
9.	Download of Call letter for GD & Interview	September 2016
10.	Conduct of GD & Interview	September 2016
11.	Final Select List	October 2016

Last year (2015)  SBI PO Vacancies  Details:

• Scheduled Caste (SC): 308
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 339
• Other Backward Classes (OBC): 541
• General: 812
• OH: 38
• VH: 24

Total number of Vacancies: 2062

SBI PO Eligibility Criteria 2016

Following are the minimum eligibility conditions required to be fulfilled by the aspirant to be eligible to apply:

• Graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or possessing any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
• The minimum and maximum prescribed age limit is 21 years and 30 years calculated as on 01April 2016. The maximum age limit shall be relaxed for the reserved category candidates as per the reservation norms of the Government of India.

 SBI PO Application Form 2016

The application process is most likely to commence in the month of May 2016. Applications will be accepted via online mode only. The application form will be available on the official portal of SBI. Applicants must fill all the accurate details in the application form pertaining to their name, age, category, address, email ID, mobile number, educational qualification etc. Along-with that, it is also essential to pay the required fee on or before the last date of submission of the application. The fee can be paid in online or offline mode.

 SBI PO Admit Card 2016

The bank will issue SBI PO admit card to all the candidates through its website. The admit card mentions all the particulars related to the exam venue/ address, exam date, candidate’ name, roll number etc. Examinee will have to carry the printed copy of their admit card while appearing in the both the prelims and main exam. The admit card will not be issued separately to the candidates via email or post.

 

SBI PO Selection Procedure 2016

The selection procedure for SBI PO is comprised of the following stages- Preliminary examination, Main examination followed by the Group Discussion & Interview process. It is essential that the candidate must successfully cross all the selection stages by qualifying the minimum cutoff marks and other applicable criteria.

SBI PO Cutoff 2016

The Cutoff is the minimum benchmark score decided by the authorities to screen candidates for the subsequent selection rounds. There will be sectional cutoffs in both preliminary as well as the main examination. The cutoff will be published along with the announcement of result of the prelims/ main exam. Candidate who shall fail to qualify the cutoff for prelims will be disqualified from the competition and hence, he/she will not be able to appear in the Main examination.

 SBI PO Result 2016

The result for SBI PO Exam will be published on the bank’ website. The result will be published simultaneously for the selection stages – Prelims, Main exam and lastly for the Group Discussion & Interview process. The result will be accessible using the Roll number of the candidates. Link for checking the result will be hosted on this page.

Books Recommended for SBI PO Preparation

• A Modern Approach To Logical Reasoning By R.S.Agarwal & Chand
• An Advanced Approach To Data Interpretation By R.S.Agarwal
• Objective Computer Awareness By Arihant
• Encyclopedia Of General Knowledge & General Awareness (Paperback) By Verma
• State Bank Of India And Associates Probationary Officer Exam Practice Work Book In Hindi By Kiran Prakashan
• Objective English For Competitive Examinations 4th Edition By Hari Mohan Prasad
• State Bank Of India And Associates Probationary Officer Exam Practice Work Book In English By Kiran Prakashan
• Mrunal Video series on youtube for Banking Term and Economics