SBI Probationary Officers Recruitment Notification 2025
State Bank of India invites online application from eligible Indian citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers. The selected candidates may be posted anywhere in India. Candidates are requested to apply online through the link given on Bank’s official website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings. Recruitment of Probationary Officers ADVERTISEMENT NO: CRPD/PO/2025-26/04 (SBI Probationary Officers Recruitment Notification 2025)
SBI Probationary Officers Recruitment Vacancies:
Note: Undernoted Vacancies are provisional and may vary according to Bank’s requirements.
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates | 24.06.2025 to 14.07.2025 |
| Payment of Application Fee | 24.06.2025 to 14.07.2025 |
| Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters | 3rd / 4th week of July 2025 onwards |
| Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination | July / August 2025 |
| Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination | August / September 2025 |
| Download of Main Examination Call letter | August / September 2025 |
| Phase-II: Online Main Examination | September 2025 |
| Declaration of Result of Main Examination | September / October 2025 |
| Download of Phase-III Call Letter | October / November 2025 |
| Phase-III: Psychometric Test | October / November 2025 |
| Interview & Group Exercises | October / November 2025 |
| Declaration of Final Result | November / December 2025 |
| Pre-Examination Training for SC/ ST/ OBC / PwBD candidates | |
| Download of call letters for Pre-Examination Training | July / August 2025 |
| Conduct of Pre- Examination Training | July / August 2025 |
SBI PO’s Recruitment Eligibility Criteria:
Age Limit (As on 01.04.2025):
Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2025 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2004 and not earlier than 02.04.1995 (both days inclusive). Relaxation in Upper age limit shall be as below:
| Category | Age relaxation (In years) | |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 | |
| Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes (SC/ ST) | 5 | |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | PwBD (UR/ EWS) | 10 |
| PwBD (OBC) | 13 | |
| PwBD (SC/ ST) | 15 | |
| 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 | |
Essential Academic Qualifications (as on 30.09.2025):
Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the Final Year/ Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 30.09.2025. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 30.09.2025. Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant etc. would also be eligible.
SBI PO Probationary Officers Recruitment Selection Procedure:
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-Phase process:
Phase-I:
Preliminary Examination: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3 Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
Selection criteria for Main Examination: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Examination. There will be no sectional cut-off in preliminary examination. Candidates numbering 10 times (approx.) of the numbers of vacancies in each category will be short listed for Main Examination from the top of above merit list.
Phase-II:
Main Examination: The Main Examination will be conducted online and will consist of Objective tests for 200 marks and Descriptive test for 50 marks. The Descriptive test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive test answers on the computer.
Phase-III:
(A) SECTIONAL CUT OFF IN MAIN EXAMINATION:
- Each candidate will have to score a minimum score in each test (i.e. Test I, II, III, IV & Descriptive paper individually) in Main Examination.
- Depending on the number of vacancies available, sectional cut offs will be decided.
(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, 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.
Phase-III: Comprise of (a) PSYCHOMETRIC TEST (b) GROUP EXERCISE (c) PERSONAL INTERVIEW
(a) PSYCHOMETRIC TEST: The Bank will conduct Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for Phase-III. Findings of the test may be placed before the Interview panel for having a thorough perspective on the candidates.
The minimum qualifying marks will be as decided by the Bank.
FINAL SELECTION:
The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. 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 Phase-III for preparing the final merit list. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection.
The marks obtained by the candidates in Phase-II (Main Examination both Objective & Descriptive Tests) and Phase-III (Group Exercise & Interview) will be normalized to 100 marks as detailed below.
The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Phase-II and Phase-III. Selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
Result Publication:
Results of the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and the Final Result will be made available on the Bank’s website.
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.20.43 Lacs.
APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE (Non-Refundable):
Application Fee will be 750/- for Unreserved / EWS/ OBC candidates and ‘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 other examination or selection.