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what is the pattern and time duration for sbi po exam?

Originally Posted by zzyyy

what is the pattern and time duration for sbi po exam?

Dear Aspirant,

SBI PO stands for the State Bank of India <---> Probationary Officer
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--->> If you are wishing to apply for the SBI PO Examination then you must have completed at least your Bachelor Degree in any discipline from the Recognized Universities......

--->> A candidate who possesses higher Educational Qualification then they are also applicable for the same examination......

Age of candidate should follow the following Things:

• Minimum age should be 20 years.
• Maximum age should nit exists 30 years.

Relaxation on upper age:-

~~ Relaxation for the Other Backward Class +3 years on the upper age that is 33 years.

~~ For SC/ST category up to +5 years, that is 35 years.

~~ For PH/PWD category up to +10 years that is 40 years applicable....


Exam Pattern:-


## General Awareness - 50 Question - 50 marks.

## English Language - 50 Question - 25 marks.

## Quantitative Aptitude - 50 Question - 50 marks.

## Computer Knowledge - 50 Question - 50 marks.

## Reasoning Ability - 50 Question - 50 marks.

## Descriptive paper on English Language - 25 marks.

## Total Marks - 250 marks.

Time Duration

Composite time of the above five section is 150 Minute while 60 minute time for the Descriptive paper on English Language paper......so, total time duration is 210 minute........

Best Books for SBI PO Exam:-
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Target SBI Associates and SBI Bank PO Practice Workbook: 2 Past Papers & 12 Practice Sets
Author: Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publication (2013)
Price: Rs. 179




How to Crack the SBI PO Exam: State Bank of India and Associates Probationary Officer Success Master
Author: Arihant Experts
Publisher: Arihant (2013)
Price: Rs. 225




SBI - PO Previous Years' Papers (Solved) 1st Edition
Author: R. Gupta's
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House (2012)
Price: Rs. 125




SBI PO - 20 Practice Sets (E)
Author: Experts Compilation
Publisher: Arihant
Price: Rs. 236

All the best

With Regards......
DHARM

Originally Posted by zzyyy

what is the pattern and time duration for sbi po exam?

Educational qualification required for SBI PO exam is bachelor degree , not require any kind of percentage marks .Final year of the candidate are applicable for SBI PO Exam.

Your age should be in between 21 to 30 years.

Age relaxation for the reserved category candidates:

OBC Candidates: 3 years.
SC/ST Candidates: 5 years.
VH/OH Candidates(Gen): 10 years.
VH/OH Candidates(OBC): 13 years.
VH/OH (SC/ST) Candidates: 15 years.

Number of attempts allowed :

Gen 4 times.
Obc 7 times
SC or ST no limit.

Selection procedure: Candidates will need to clear this exam through 1) Written test 2)GD 3)Personal Interview.

Pattern for SBI PO Exam is given below , you should prepare well of all topics of SBI PO Exam.

Computer Knowledge
Reasoning Ability & General Intelligence
General Awareness
General English
Quantitative Aptitude

There is a descriptive papers in SBI PO exam .Descriptive papers covers the following topics:-

Comprehension
Short pres dis
Letter writing
Essay

I have listed some books name you should buy any books and prepare well for these books .

A Comprehensive Guide For State Bank Of India Probationary Officer Recruitment Examination – 2011
by Sachchida Nand Jha
Publisher: Upscportal Publications

SBI probationary officers and associate banks Examination Guide
by R. Gupta
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House-Delhi

I have attached a file where can you find out the cut off marks for SBI PO exam in 2011 .

For notification or on line application click on the link www.sbi.co.in OR www.statebankofindia.com
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Originally Posted by zzyyy

what is the pattern and time duration for sbi po exam?

If you wish to give the SBI PO Exam then the following eligibility criteria needs to be satisfied for that:-

For the post of probationary officers only graduates can apply. It does not matters what stream you choose at graduation level but the degree needs to be a valid one from a recognized university.

To apply for this exam your age should not be lower than 21 years. This is binding on all categories. But the upper age limit differs from one category to the other:-

• General Category:- 30 years
• SC/ST Category:- 35 years
• OBC Category:- 33 years

The selection procedure of the SBI PO Examination consists of three successive stages:-

1. Written Exam (Objective+Descriptive Test)
2. Group Discussion + Interview Session
3. Final Selection (Based on written test + GD & PI)

The examination pattern of SBI PO is as follows:-

1. Total Questions:- 205
2. Total Marks:- 250
3. Total Time:- 3 Hours

• English Language- 50 Questions- 50 Marks
• General Knowledge, Computer Awareness, Marketing- 50 Questions- 50 Marks
• Data analysis and interpretation- 50 Questions- 50 Marks
• Logical Reasoning- 50 Questions- 50 Marks
• Descriptive paper on English Composition (Essay, Precis, Letter Writing etc.)- 5 Questions- 50 marks

Hope this helps :-> :->

Originally Posted by zzyyy

what is the pattern and time duration for sbi po exam?

For appearing in SBI PO Exam,you are required to meet the eligibility conditions which are mandatory and is as follows :

1. Graduate degree in any stream from a recognized university or its equivalent recognized by the central government.
2. Your age should be between 21 years to 30 years.
3. Your minimum marks in Graduation degree course should be 60%.

You can apply Only 4 times for SBI PO Exam

Relaxation for Upper age Limit :

1. OBC category - 3 years.
2. SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen of military/Domiciled in J & K during period of 01/01/1980 to 31/12/1989 - 5 years.

Exam Syllabus and Pattern details :

1. SBI PO Exam will include a total of 200 questions which will be objective type.
2. This exam will also include 5 question which will be descriptive type.
3. Total number of sections will be 5.
4. Total number of questions will be 205.
5. Total marks will be 250 and each section will be of 50 marks.
   
6. Total Time duration for written exam will be 03 hours.

Exam Syllabus for SBI PO Exam :

1. English Language - 50 Questions.
2. General Knowledge and Computer Awareness - 50 Questions.
3. Data Interpretation and Analysis - 50 Questions.
4. Logical Reasoning - 50 Questions.
5. Descriptive paper on English composition(Essay,Precis,Letter Writing ..etc) - 5 Questions.

Selection Process :

1. Passing in Objective and Subjective type written examination of 250 marks.
2. Final selection will include Group discussion and Personal Interview which will be of 20 Marks and 30 Marks respectively.
   

SBI PO Exam Pattern:-

SBI PO mainly consists of 5 sections.They are as follows:

1)General Awareness section consists of 50 Question and total marks alloted were 50 marks.

2)English Language section consists 50 Question and total marks alloted were 50 marks.

3)Quantitative Aptitude section consists 50 Question and total marks alloted were 50 marks.

4)Computer Knowledge section consists 50 Question and total marks alloted were 50 marks.

5)Reasoning Ability section consists 50 Question and total marks alloted were 50 marks.

After objective section you will have to attempt the descriptive paper compulsorily.

Descriptive paper on English Language - 50 questions for 50 marks.

Total Marks for objective will be considered for 200 over all and descriptive for 50 marks. So, totally marks will be 250 only.

For objective paper total time alloted is 120 Minute and
60 minutes time for the Descriptive paper
so, total time duration is 3 hours.

For visiting the official website of Sbi clink the link www.sbi.co.in

he selection procedure will be based on three stages:
- Written test
- Group discussion & interview
- Final selection

Phase-I: The written test consists of two kinds of test. Those are objective test and descriptive test. The objective test will be held for 200 marks with 2 hours duration. The objective test consists of 4 sections.

English language - 50 marks
General awareness, Marketing and computers - 50 marks
Data analysis and interpretation - 50 marks
Reasoning - 50 marks

The candidates will get pass when they get pass mark in each section of objective test. The pass mark will be decided by the bank.

The Descriptive test will be held for 50 marks with one hour to test the English language. In this test candidates need to write comprehension, short precis, letter writing and essay for a given topic.

SBI PO Exam Pattern:

-The examination will have one Objective type paper and a descriptive paper in English writing skills.

-Objective paper will be of 2 hours duration and will have questions related to Data Interpretation, General Awareness, Computer Awareness, English Skills and Reasoning Skills. You have to pass in every section and also pass overall cut off then only you will be called for interview.

-Descriptive paper will be in English precise writing .The questions will be related to letter writing, essay writing, reading comprehension and paragraph writing. This paper will be of 1 hours duration and this paper will be evaluated only when you pass the objective type paper.

-There will be 1/4 negative mark for every wrong answer.

So be prepared for SBI PO by concentrating on above subjects.

Number of Attempts for SBI PO:

General - 4 attempts

OBC - 7 attempts

SC/ST - can apply till the age limit exceeds

Also remember that you must have Graduation qualification and your age should be between 21 to 30 years. Age relaxation is available for following categories.

OBC - 3 years

SC/ST - 5 years

PWD - 10 years

For more information visit http://www.sbi.co.in

Originally Posted by zzyyy

what is the pattern and time duration for sbi po exam?

Questions will be asked from the below sections in SBI PO Written Exams:
Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc)
Test of General Awareness, Marketing and Computers
Test of Data Analysis and Interpretation
Test of Reasoning (High Level)


Below is the Eligibilty Criteria for the SBI PO exams:

Education-
Graduation pass in any stream.
No minimum percentage of marks is required in Graduation

Age-
Minimum 21 years
Maximum- 30 years

Age Relaxations;
OBC- 3 years
SC/ST- 5 years

Chances:
General candidates- 4 times
OBC candidates- 7 times

Dear Friend

SBI P.O means State Bank of India Probationary officer.SBI conducts its own entrance exam for the post of clerk and probationary officer other IBPS entrance exam.

Some of the essential requirement to be eligible for the P.O exam:

>>Minimum of bachelor's degree in any desired discipline from a recognized university.Final year candidates can also apply for the exam.

>>The age limit is 21-30 years and relaxations in upper age limit for the candidates belonging to obc and sc/st respectively.

Now coming to your query :

The selection procedure of candidates is through three stages :

1.Written test pattern:

It contains the questions from the different subjects:

>>General awareness

>>English

>>Quantitative aptitude

>>Computer knowledge

>>Reasoning ability

>>English descriptive papers.

The written test is of 250 marks and both the phases are as below:

From the above figure you can see that the total time duration is of 3 hours.

2.Second stage is Group Discussion

3.Last stage is Personal interview.

For any more details you can also visit www.sbi.co.in

Hope the information helps you.If you have any other regarding this do not forget to leave a message here .We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Wishing you best of luck for your career.

aashisranjan784

Dear Friend,

The State Bank Of India [SBI] conducts its own banking examinations every year for the clerical as well as PO posts like the IBPS which conducts common written examinations for the same posts for 19 public sector banks excluding the State Bank Of India.

The Essential Requisites for the SBI PO Exam are :

** The candidate must have completed graduation in any discipline from any recognized college/university.

** The candidate should not have any pending backlog.

** As per the latest amendments , candidates pursuing graduation in final year cannot apply.

** The age of the candidate if belonging to General Category must lie in between 21-30 years.

** A relaxation of 3 years in upper age is granted to OBC Candidates whereas SC/ST Candidates are granted a relaxation of 5 years in upper age.

The SBI Conducts the PO Exam in the following phases :

1) Written Examination

2) Group Discussion

3) Personal Interview

The Pattern of the SBI PO Exam is :



From the above mentioned pattern , its quite clear that the duration of the exam is 3 years for every candidate.

Number of Attempts for SBI PO Exam :

a) For General Candidates : 4

b) For OBC Candidates : 7

c) For SC/ST Candidates : No Limits

This is the information i have to the best of my knowledge regarding your query. Hope the information will help you to the extent you want.

Dear There,

SBI conducts P.O. examination every year for recruiting Probationary Officers in SBI banks.

The Eligibility a candidate must hold are as follows :

* Candidate must be Graduate in any discipline from any recognized college / university with minimum qualifying marks (45%).

* Age must be in between 21-30 years for general category candidates. OBC candidates are allowed to apply at the age of 33 years whereas SC/ST candidates are allowed at the age of 35 years as per the Govt. quota rule.

The Examination is conducted in three phages and candidates are needed to prepare well :

i) Written Examination

ii) Group Discussion

iii) Personal Interview

Below Image show how SBI set examination pattern:



This is the all I have to share with you.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by zzyyy

what is the pattern and time duration for sbi po exam?

The selection procedure will be based on three stages:
- Written test
- Group discussion & interview
- Final selection

Phase-I: The written test consists of two kinds of test. Those are objective test and descriptive test. The objective test will be held for 200 marks with 2 hours duration. The objective test consists of 4 sections.

English language - 50 marks
General awareness, Marketing and computers - 50 marks
Data analysis and interpretation - 50 marks
Reasoning - 50 marks

The candidates will get pass when they get pass mark in each section of objective test. The pass mark will be decided by the bank.

The Descriptive test will be held for 50 marks with one hour to test the English language. In this test candidates need to write comprehension, short precis, letter writing and essay for a given topic.

Phase-II: The group discussion will be held for 20 marks after the interview will be held for 30 marks. The candidates who get pass mark in the written test will be called for group discussion and interview.



Phase-III: The final selection will be based on the marks scored in the written test, group discussion and interview. They marks will be converted to 100 and the selection will be made from the top ranked candidates in each category.

SBI PO Exam Pattern:

The selection procedure will be based on three stages.

> Written test
> Group Discussion & Interview
> Final Selection.

Pattern:

The Objective test consists of 4 sections.

English Language- 50 marks.
General awareness, Marketing and computer - 50 marks.
Data analysis and interpretation - 50 marks.
Reasoning - 50 marks.
Total objective question: 200 marks.
Duration: 2 hours.

The Descriptive test will be held for - 50 marks.
Duration: 1 hours.

Total marks - 300 marks.
Total Duration - 3 hours.