SBI PO 2026 Notification Exam Summary
| SBI PO 2025 Exam Summary | |
| Organisation | State Bank of India (SBI) |
| Posts | Probationary Officers (PO) |
| Vacancies | 1500 |
| Frequency | Once in a year |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Registration Dates | 18th June to 8th July 2026 |
| Salary | Rs.21.97 Lacs. |
| Selection Process | Prelims, Mains, Interview |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Official website | www.sbi.co.in |
SBI PO 2026 Detailed Vacancy
| VACANCIES: | |||||||||||||
| CATEGORY WISE VACANCIES | PWBD VACANCIES (HORIZONTAL VACANCIES) | ||||||||||||
| Category | SC | ST | OBC* | EWS^ | UR | Total | VI# | HI# | LD# | d & e# @ | |||
| Regular Vacancies | 216 | 108 | 390 | 144 | 588 | 1446 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |||
| Backlog Vacancies | 18 | 36 | — | — | — | 54 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |||
| Total Vacancies | 234 | 144 | 390 | 144 | 588 | 1500 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | |||
| The above vacancies are provisional and may vary depending on the Bank’s actual requirement. Abbreviations: SC- Scheduled Castes, ST- Scheduled Tribes, OBC- Other Backward Classes, EWS- Economically Weaker Section, UR- Unreserved Category, PwBD-Person with Benchmark Disability, VI- Visually Impaired, HI- Hearing Impaired, LD- Locomotor Disability. d&e- The PwBD categories under clauses ‘d’ & ‘e’ of Section 34 (i) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 (RPWD Act 2016) suitable for the post are autism spectrum disorder- Mild (ASD-M), Mental Illness (MI), multiple disabilities from amongst LD, VI, HI. * Reservation for OBC in recruitment is governed by office Memorandum No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 08.09.1993 as amended from time to time of department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Government of India. Vacancies reserved for OBC category are available to only those OBC candidates belonging to the ‘non-creamy layer’ OBC candidates. ‘Creamy layer’ OBC candidates should indicate their category as ‘UR’. OBC category candidates should submit the OBC certificate on the format prescribed by Govt. of India containing the ‘non-creamy layer’ clause, issued during the period 01.04.2026 to the date of interview, if called for interview. The candidate should be in possession of requisite OBC certificate in the prescribed format in support of his / her claim for availing reservation on / or before the date of Interview. ^ Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in recruitment is governed by Office Memorandum no. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019 of Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions, Government of India. Benefit of reservation under EWS category can be availed upon production of an “Income & Asset Certificate” issued by a Competent Authority in the format prescribed by Government of India for the Financial Year 2025-26 and valid for the Year 2026-27, based on gross annual income as per DoPT guidelines. The EWS candidates are required to produce for verification the ‘Income & Asset Certificate’ issued based on gross annual income for the Financial Year 2025-26 as per extant DoPT guidelines, on the date of document verification at the time of interview. Hence the ‘Income & Asset Certificate’ issued based on gross annual income for the financial year 2025-26 must be obtained by the candidate on or before the date of document verification at the time of interview. # Reservation for Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) category candidates is horizontal and will be guided by various guidelines of Government of India. Candidates who want to avail benefits of reservation under PwBD category have to submit a disability certificate issued by a Competent Authority as per Govt. of India guidelines. The certificate should be dated on or before last date of registration of application. The tentative schedule of events is as follows: | |||||||||||||
SBI PO 2026 Notification Important Dates
| Activity | Tentative Dates | |||||||||||
| On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates | 18.06.2026 to 08.07.2026 | |||||||||||
| Payment of Application Fee | 18.06.2026 to 08.07.2026 | |||||||||||
| Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters | 2nd / 3rd week of July 2026 onwards | |||||||||||
| Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination | August 2026 | |||||||||||
| Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination | August / September 2026 | |||||||||||
| Download of Main Examination Call letter | August / September 2026 | |||||||||||
| Phase-II: Online Main Examination | September 2026 | |||||||||||
| Declaration of Result of Main Examination | September / October 2026 | |||||||||||
| Download of Call Letter for Phase-III (Psychometric Test, Interview & Group Exercises) | October / November 2026 | |||||||||||
| Phase-III: Psychometric Test | October / November 2026 | |||||||||||
| Phase-III: Interview & Group Exercises | October / November 2026 | |||||||||||
| Declaration of Final Result | November / December 2026 | |||||||||||
| Pre-Examination Training for SC/ ST/ OBC / PwBD candidates | ||||||||||||
| Conduct of Pre- Examination Training | July 2026 | |||||||||||
SBI PO 2026 Age Limit
| 1. ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA: A. Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2026): Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2026 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2005 and not earlier than 02.04.1996 (both days inclusive). Relaxation in Upper age limit shall be as below: | |||||
| Sl. | Category | Age relaxation (In years) | |||
| a) | Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 | |||
| b) | Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes (SC/ ST) | 5 | |||
| c) | Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | – PwBD (UR/ EWS) | 10 | ||
| – PwBD (OBC) | 13 | ||||
| – PwBD (SC/ ST) | 15 | ||||
| d) | Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. | 5 | |||
| NOTE: Cumulative age relaxation will not be available either under the above items or in combination with any other items. Candidates seeking age relaxation are required to submit copies of necessary certificate(s) at the time of Group exercise/interview, if shortlisted. No change in the category of any candidate is permitted after registration of online application, no correspondence/email/phone will be entertained in this regard. | |||||
SBI PO 2026 Application Fees
APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE (Non-Refundable): Application Fee will be 750/- for Unreserved / EWS/ OBC candidatesand ‘Nil’ for SC/ ST/ PwBD candidates. Application Fee once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any otherexamination or selection
How good is SBI PO Job? Let’s see the promotion designation of a PO through various steps:
- Level 1- Probationary Officer: The basic training phase of PO where he learns all the basic responsibilities he has to take.
- Level 2- Assistant Manager: The work of an Assistant Manager is same as that of a PO. It’s just that this post is confirmed and not on a probation period.
- Level 3- Branch Manager: The branch manager leads the whole bank branch.
- Level 4- Chief Manager: The chief manager takes the responsibility of the main branch in a city i.e. a bigger branch.
- Level 5- AGM: The Assistant General Manager takes care of a group of the branch in a region.
- Level 6- DGM: The Deputy General Manager takes care of branches in a bigger zone or no. of the region.
- Level 7- CGM: The Chief General Manager heads a circle like a complete branch of a state.
- Level 8- GM: The General Manager has a higher responsibility of taking care of all the branches globally. He takes multiple duties and roles.
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SBI PO Exam Pattern
The SBI PO selection process consists of 3 stages. The written examinations are conducted online, followed by an interview round. The structure of exams is as follows:
Phase-1: SBI PO Preliminary Examination
This is an online examination where the candidates must solve the question paper in one 1 hour for 100 marks. A negative marking of ¼ marks for each incorrect answer will be applicable. The test consists of 3 sections. Candidates must know that the sectional cut-off in the Preliminary Exam has been removed and the overall score of all the sections will be considered for selection to the next round. The section-wise division of the marks is given below:
| SBI PO 2025 Prelims Exam Pattern | ||||
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 40 | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour | |
| Test | Name of the test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration | |||||
| I | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 minutes | |||||
| II | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 minutes | |||||
| III | General Awareness / Economy/ Banking Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes | |||||
| IV | English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 minutes | |||||
| Total | 170 | 200 | 3 hours | ||||||
| (ii) Descriptive Paper: Communication Skills: | |||||||||
| ✹ Emails (1 out of 2 options), ✹ Situation Analysis (1 out of 2 options) ✹ Either Reports writing or Precis Writing (Anyone out of 2 options). | 3 | 30 | 30 minutes | ||||||
| Grand Total | 230 | 3 hours 30 minutes | |||||||
SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PHASE-III:
(A) SECTIONAL CUT OFF IN MAIN EXAMINATION:
Each candidate will have to score a minimum qualifying score in each test / section (i.e.
Test I, II, III, IV & Descriptive paper, individually). Depending upon the number of vacancies, sectional cut offs will be decided by the Bank.
(B) MINIMUM AGGREGATE QUALIFYING SCORE:
Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in Main
Examination. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the category wise vacancies will be shortlisted for Phase-III from the top of the
category wise merit list subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score in Main exam, as decided by the Bank.
PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (APPLICABLE TO BOTH – PRELIMINARY & MAIN EXAMINATION):
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate,
1/4th of marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked
by candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
SBI PO Syllabus
While SBI issues only the broad subjects, they can be further subdivided into individual topics, based on the questions that have appeared in the exams over the past few years. Every stage of the exam is a very important stage in the selection process. So without knowing the SBI PO syllabus and exam pattern, you cannot make your study plan in a proper manner. The SBI PO syllabus 2025 for the prelims and the main exam are mostly similar with slight changes. So thoroughly go through the complete SBI PO syllabus and make note of it without any mistakes.
SBI PO Prelims Exam Syllabus
SBI PO Prelims exam consists of 3 sections: Reasoning Ability, English Language & Numerical Ability.
| SBI PO 2025 Prelims Syllabus | ||
| English Syllabus | Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus | Reasoning Syllabus |
| Reading Comprehension | Simplification/ Approximation | Alphanumeric Series |
| Fill in the blanks | Profit & Loss | Directions |
| Cloze Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Logical Reasoning |
| Para jumbles | Permutation, Combination & Probability | Data Sufficiency |
| Vocabulary | Work & Time | Ranking & Order |
| Paragraph Completion | Sequence & Series | Alphabet Test |
| Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting | Simple Interest & Compound Interest | Seating Arrangement |
| Sentence Completion | Surds & Indices | Coded Inequalities |
| Tenses Rules | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Puzzle |
| Time & Distance | Syllogism | |
| Data Interpretation | Blood Relations | |
| Ratio & Proportion | Coding-Decoding | |
| Number Systems | Input-Output | |
| Percentage | Tabulation | |
SBI PO 2026 Salary Structure
EMOLUMENTS: Presently, the starting basic pay is 48,480/- (Plus 4 advance increments) in the scale of 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-
67160-2680/7-85920 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I. The official will be eligible for DA, HRA, CCA, PF, Contributory Pension
Fund i.e., NPS, LFC, Medical Facility, Lease rental facility etc. and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time. The
approximate CTC at initial scale of pay at Mumbai Centre is Rs.21.97 Lacs.
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F.A.Q.
Yes, SBI PO mains is far harder. SBI PO asks deep-level puzzles, heavy DI sets, tough reading comprehension, and high-level banking GK. RBI Assistant is more speed-based, simpler, and predictable. SBI PO is a professional officer-level exam, while RBI Assistant is a clerical/administrative role. Naturally the difficulty is higher for PO.
No. SBI doesn’t care about your degree. They care about your confidence, clarity, communication, and reasoning. Whether you’re an engineer, arts student, commerce student, or even BSc/BCA, all have equal chances. Your personality matters more than your degree.
Yes. SBI is the biggest bank in India, with the biggest customer load. So pressure is naturally higher. You handle complex tasks, big targets, branch operations, audits, and customer issues. But the learning is massive, and promotions are faster than most banks.
They ask things like:
• How will you handle an angry customer?
• What will you do if staff is not cooperating?
• How will you recover a loan?
• What will you do in a fraud case?
They want to see your thinking under stress.
For most students, 8–12 months is realistic. SBI PO is not like normal bank exams; it has tougher reasoning, tricky DI, and heavy competition. A topper may finish in 3–6 months, but the average candidate needs a year to master puzzle-based reasoning, high-level quant, and descriptive writing skills. SBI PO preparation is more about consistency rather than hours. Even 3–4 hours daily with mock tests and revision is enough if done without breaks. Students from non-maths background usually take longer, but clear the exam through mocks and practice.