📌 Official Notification & Vacancies
- Notification released 24 June 2025 by SBI for 541 vacancies (500 regular + 41 backlog)
🗓️ Key Dates
- Online Application Opens: 24 June 2025
- Last Date to Apply & Pay Fee: 14 July 2025
- Prelims Exam: Scheduled for July/August 2025
- Prelims Admit Card: Expected in 3rd or 4th week of July
- Mains Exam: September 2025
- Interview/GD: Around October–November 2025
- Final Result: Likely by December 2025
✅ Eligibility & Fee
- Age: 21–30 years as per 2025 criteria, with relaxations for OBC, SC/ST, PwBD
- Education: Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university (indiatoday.in).
- Application Fee: ₹750 for General/OBC/EWS. SC/ST/PwBD candidates are exempt
⚙️ Selection Process
- Preliminary Exam (Objective type)
- Main Exam (Objective + Descriptive)
- Interview/GD & Psychometric Test
💼 Pay & Perks
- Starting basic salary: approx. ₹41,960 (plus DA, HRA, CCA), with total CTC between ₹8.2–13.1 lakh annually
📝 How to Apply
- Go to sbi.co.in → Careers → Current Openings → SBI PO 2025.
- Register & fill in personal, educational details.
- Upload required documents (photo, signature, ID proof, etc.).
- Pay the application fee online (₹750 for most categories). SBI PO Apply
- Submit and download confirmation/postal copy for future reference
🔍 Quick Overview
Item | Details |
---|---|
Notification Date | 24 June 2025 |
Applications Open | 24 June–14 July 2025 |
Vacancies | 541 total |
Prelims | Jul–Aug 2025 |
Mains | Sep 2025 |
Interview/GD | Oct–Nov 2025 |
Final Result | Dec 2025 (tentative) |
Eligibility | Age 21–30; Bachelor’s degree |
Fee | ₹750 (General/OBC/EWS); No fee for SC/ST/PwBD |
Salary (CTC) | ₹8.2–13.1 LPA |
🔎 Action Steps:
- Check official notification PDF on SBI’s website for detailed syllabus, eligibility, exam pattern.
- Submit your application before 14 July 2025. SBI PO Apply
- Start focused preparation early: Prelims in July/August, Mains in September.
SBI PO SYLLABUS 2025
Here’s the detailed syllabus for SBI PO 2025, including exam patterns and topic-wise breakdown for both Prelims and Mains:
📝 Exam Structure Overview
- Preliminary Exam
- Duration: 1 hour | Total Marks: 100 (Objective)
- Main Exam
- Objective Test: 200 marks, 180 minutes
- Descriptive Test: 50 marks, 30 minutes (English Essay & Letter Writing)
- Sectional cut-offs apply in Mains
🔍 Preliminary Exam Syllabus
Covers 3 major areas:
Section | No. of Questions | Key Topics |
---|---|---|
English Language | ~30 questions | RC, Cloze, Para Jumbles, Error Spotting, Fillers (bankersadda.com) |
Quantitative Aptitude | ~35 questions | Arithmetic (Simplification, Time, Work), Data Interpretation, Algebra, Mensuration, Probability |
Reasoning Ability | ~35 questions | Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Inequality, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding |
🏦 Main Exam Syllabus
1. Objective Test (200 marks)
- Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
- Critical Reasoning, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding, Puzzles, Circular/Linear Arrangement, Syllogism, Binary Logic, Basic Computer Knowledge (adda247.com)
- Data Analysis & Interpretation
- Graphs/Charts, Tables, Missing Data, Caselets, Data Sufficiency
- General/Economy/Banking Awareness
- Current Affairs (6–8 months), Indian Economy, Monetary Policy, Budget, Banking Terms, RBI Guidelines, Govt Schemes
- English Language
- Reading Comprehension, Fillers, Spotting Errors, Para Jumbles, Vocabulary-Based MCQ
2. Descriptive Test (50 marks / 30 minutes)
- Writing Tasks:
- Essay (1) → 20–30 lines, about contemporary topics
- Letter Writing (Formal/Official)
✅ Preparation Tips
- Focus on speed & accuracy in Prelims to cross the 100-mark qualifying threshold.
- In Mains, aim for sectional balance—don’t ignore Banking Awareness as it carries high weight.
- Descriptive accuracy matters: practice writing essays on topics like digital banking, financial inclusion, pandemic resilience, etc.
📌 Helpful Resources
- Refer to the official notification PDF for exam pattern specifics.
- Use syllabus guides from Adda247, Oliveboard, PracticeMock, and BankersAdda for chapter-wise insights
🔚 Summary
- Prelims: 3 sections, total 100 marks, qualifying only
- Mains: 4 objective sections + 1 descriptive test, total 250 marks
- Key Strategy: Quick Prelims clearance → Smart & comprehensive Mains prep
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