State Bank of India will be conducting SBI PO 2023 Exam in three phases: Online Prelims Exam, Mains Exam and Interview Process.
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Phase-1: SBI PO Preliminary Exam Pattern 2023
It consists of a paper of objective type (multiple choice questions) and carries a maximum of 100 marks to be solved in the duration of 60 Min. This is a screening test only to qualify for the next step and its marks will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.
The SBI PO exam scheme of this test is given below in a table:
| Sr. NO. | Name of the Test | No.Of Question | Maximum Marks | Time Allotted |
| 1. | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Min |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 Min |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Min |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour | |
Selection criteria for Main Examination:
Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Exam. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering 10 times the numbers of vacancies (approx.) in each category will be shortlisted for Main Examination from the top of above merit list.
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Penalty for the wrong answer:
0.25 marks will be deducted for every question attempted wrong by a candidate. No deduction will be there in marks if a question is left unattempted or blank by a candidate.
Phase-2: SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern 2023
SBI PO Mains exam will be conducted at 2 levels, namely –
Mains Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive Test by typing on the computer. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after completion of the Objective Test.
1. Objective Exam
2. Descriptive Exam
(i) Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for total 200 marks. The objective test will have separate timing for every section.
| Sr. No. |
Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time allotted |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 Min |
| 2 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 | 40 | 35 Min |
| 3 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 Min |
| 4 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 Min |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 3 Hours | |
(ii) Descriptive Test:
The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).
Penalty for wrong answer:
0.25 marks will be deducted for every question attempted wrong by a candidate. No deduction will be there in marks if a question is left unattempted or blank by a candidate.
Group Discussion(20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)Candidates qualifying for GE & Interview under 'OBC' category would be required to submit OBC certificate containing the 'Non Creamy layer' clause. Candidates who have registeredt themselves as OBC but do not submit OBC 'Non Creamy layer' certificate and request to be interviewed under General category will not be entertained.
Final Selection
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection. Only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in GE& Interview (Phase-III) for preparingthe final merit list.The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately.Marks secured by the candidates in the Main Examination(out of 250marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and Group Exercises & Interview scores of candidate (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Main Examination and Group Exercises & Interview. Selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
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