The SBI PO Notification 2025 provides important details about the recruitment process, including eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, application procedure and selection process. It serves as an official guide for aspirants, outlining important instructions. Candidates must read the notification carefully to ensure they meet the requirements and stay updated with any announcements regarding the exam process. This article mentions all the details regarding the SBI PO Exam 2025.
SBI PO Notification 2025
The SBI PO Notification 2025 was released on the official website (sbi.co.in) for 600 vacancies. The SBI PO Prelims Exam was scheduled to be held on 8th, 16th and 24th March 2025 across India in four shifts. The selection is based on performance of candidates in Prelims, Mains and Interview. The Prelims exam is qualifying in nature. The Mains and Interview marks will be counted in preparation of the final merit list of the candidates.
SBI PO Notification 2025 Overview
The SBI PO Notification 2025 will mark the beginning of the recruitment process for Probationary Officer (PO) in the State Bank of India. This notification will provide a complete overview of the exam, including important dates, eligibility criteria, vacancies, exam pattern, and selection process.
| SBI PO Notification 2025 Overview | |
| Conducting Body | State Bank of India (SBI) |
| Posts | Probationary Officers (PO) |
| SBI PO Vacancy 2025 | 600 |
| Frequency | Once in a year |
| SBI PO Mode of Application | Online |
| SBI PO Prelims Exam Date | 8th, 16th, and 24th March 2025 |
| SBI PO Salary 2025 | Rs 52,000 |
| SBI PO Selection Process 2025 | Prelims, Mains, Interview |
| SBI PO Job Location | Across India |
| SBI PO Official website | www.sbi.co.in |
SBI PO Important Dates 2025
The SBI PO Important Dates 2025 is mentioned below. The SBI PO Prelims Exam 2025 is scheduled on 8th, 16th and 24th March 2025. Candidates are advised to regularly check the official websites for any further updates and changes to the exam schedules.
| SBI PO Important Dates 2025 | |
| SBI PO Activity | Dates |
| SBI PO Notification 2025 | 26th December 2024 |
| Last date to Apply Online for SBI PO | 19th January 2025 |
| Last Date to SBI PO Application Fee | 19th January 2025 |
| SBI PO Prelims Admit Card 2025 | 28th February 2025 |
| SBI PO Prelims Exam 2025 | 8th, 16th, and 24th March 2025 |
| SBI PO Prelims Result 2025 | April 2025 |
| SBI PO Mains Admit Card | 2nd week of April 2025 |
| SBI PO Mains Exam | April/May 2025 |
| SBI PO Interview | May/June 2025 |
| SBI PO Final Result 2025 | May/June 2025 |
SBI PO Notification 2025 PDF
The SBI PO Notification 2025 PDF is given below. Aspirants who are seeking to appear for the exam can download the notification from the link provided. The notification includes all the important details such as important dates, vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam pattern and syllabus.
SBI PO Eligibility Criteria 2025
The SBI PO Eligibility Criteria 2025 is essential for the candidates to be eligible for the SBI PO Exam 2025 which includes the Nationality, Age Limit, Age Relaxation and Educational Qualification before applying for the vacancies released by the authorities.
SBI PO Nationality 2025
To be eligible for The SBI PO Nationality 2025 a candidate must be
- A citizen of India
- A Subject of Nepal or Bhutan
- A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
- A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, or Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India.
SBI PO Age Limit 2025
To be eligible for SBI PO Age Limit 2025 applicants must be between 21 and 30 years old, as they should have been born between 02.04.1994 and 01.04.2003 (both dates inclusive) as of 01.04.2024.
SBI PO Age Relaxation 2025
The SBI PO Age Relaxation 2025 is given below in detail in the table. Candidates can check the age relaxation based on their category.
| SBI PO Age Relaxation 2025 | |
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| General (UR) | No relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| PwD (General) | 10 years |
| PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
| PwD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers (including ECOs/SSCOs) | 5 years |
SBI PO Educational Qualification 2025
Candidates must be graduates in any subject from a recognized university or hold an equivalent qualification approved by the Central Government. Final year/semester students can apply provisionally but must provide proof of graduation if selected for an interview.
SBI PO Application Fee 2025
The SBI PO Application Fee 2025 is given below. The Application Fee for General/OBC/EWS candidates is Rs 750 whereas it is exempted for SC/ST/PwD category.
| SBI PO Application Fee 2025 | |
| Category | Application Fee |
| General/EWS/OBC | Rs 750 |
| SC/ST/PwD | Exempted |
Steps to Apply for SBI PO Exam 2025
The Steps to Apply for SBI PO Exam 2025 is given below. Candidates need to follow step by step and fill all the required details correctly in order to avoid any future correction in the application form.
Step 1: Visit the official website of SBI (sbi.co.in).
Step 2: On the homepage, click on the ‘New Registration’ section if you are a new user. After the successful completion of the registration process, a candidate needs to log in with their registration number and password.
Step 3: The candidates need to fill in their details in the application form.
Step 4: Enter the educational qualification details and upload the required documents like signature and photograph.
Step 5: Submit the application form by paying the fees and print the copy for future reference.
SBI PO Selection Process 2025
The SBI PO Selection Process 2025 occurs in three different stages- Prelims, Mains and Interview. Qualifying each stage is essential to make yourself in the final result PDF.
- Prelims: It is a qualifying round, marks not added to the final merit list.
- Mains: Category wise merit list is prepared based on Mains marks. Shortlisted candidates go for the Interview stage.
- Group Discussion and Interview: This stage includes a Psychometric Test for personality profiling. The final stage includes Group Exercise and Interview, with marks combined with Mains to determine final selection.
SBI PO Exam Pattern 2025
The SBI PO Exam Pattern 2025 for both Prelims and Mains Exam has been discussed below in detail. The Prelims Exam contains 100 questions of 100 marks and duration of one hour. The Mains Exam contains 170 questions for 200 marks and a duration of three hours. There is also a descriptive test in the mains exam of 30 minutes and carries 50 marks.
SBI PO Exam Pattern 2025 for Prelims
The SBI PO Exam Pattern 2025 for Prelims is given below in table format.
| SBI PO Exam Pattern 2025 for Prelims | ||||
| 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 | |
SBI PO Exam Pattern 2025 for Mains
The SBI PO Exam Pattern 2025 for Mains is given below in the table.
| SBI PO Exam Pattern 2025 for Mains | ||||
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 minutes |
| 2 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 3 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4 | English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 170 | 200 | 3 hours | |
| Descriptive Test | — | 50 | 30 minutes | |
| Grand Total | 250 | |||
SBI PO Syllabus 2025
It is important for the candidates to know the SBI PO Syllabus 2025 in detail before preparing for the SBI PO Exam 2025. The Prelims syllabus contains English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning.
| SBI PO Syllabus 2025 for Prelims | |
| Subject | Topics |
| English Language | Reading Comprehension, Fill in the Blanks, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, Vocabulary, Paragraph Completion, Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting, Sentence Completion, Tenses Rules |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Simplification/Approximation, Profit and Loss, Mixtures and Alligations, Work and Time, Sequence and Series, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Time and Distance, Data Interpretation, Ratio and Proportion, Number Systems, Percentage, Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere |
| Reasoning | Alphanumeric Series, Directions, Logical Reasoning, Data Sufficiency, Ranking and Order, Alphabet Test, Seating Arrangement, Coded Inequalities, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Puzzle, Input-Output, Tabulation |
SBI PO Vacancy 2025
The SBI officials have released . The General category candidates have 240 seats whereas for OBC it is 158 seats.
| SBI PO Vacancy 2025 | ||||||
| Category | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Total |
| Regular Vacancies | 87 | 43 | 158 | 58 | 240 | 586 |
| Backlog Vacancies | — | 14 | — | — | — | 14 |
| Total | 87 | 57 | 158 | 58 | 240 | 600 |
SBI PO Salary 2025
As per the official notification, the starting SBI PO Salary 2025 basic pay of Rs 48,480 is provided along with other allowances such as Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Travel Allowance and other benefits including medical and pension.
SBI PO Admit Card 2025
SBI PO Admit Card 2025 for Prelims Exam has been released on the official website (sbi.co.in). The Admit Card for Mains Exam is expected to be released in the month of April, 2025. The Admit Card contains all the important details such as name, roll number, DOB, exam centre address and important instructions for the applicants.
SBI PO Cut Off 2025
The SBI PO Cut Off 2025 will be announced after the result of each phase such as Prelims and Mains. Candidates must secure above the category wise cut off to be eligible for the next stage of the selection process. The SBI PO Prelims Cut Off 2023 has been discussed below to have a look about the cut off trends.
| SBI PO Prelims Cut Off 2023 | |
| Category | Cut Off Marks |
| General | 59.25 |
| SC | 53 |
| ST | 47.50 |
| OBC | 59.25 |
| EWS | 59.25 |
SBI PO Result 2025
SBI PO Result 2025 will be released after the each stage of the exam i.e. Prelims and Mains Exam. The final result will be released after the interview stage and the merit list along with the cut off PDF will be released by the SBI on its official website. Marks of Mains and Interview is considered for the final merit list whereas Prelims exam is qualifying in nature.
SBI PO Exam Centre 2025
The SBI PO Exam Centre 2025 for both Prelims and Mains Exam 2025 has been given below. Candidates need to select their exam centre while applying for the exam. The exam centre changes are not allowed after the final submission of application form.
| SBI PO Exam Centre 2025 | |||
| State Code | States/UT | Prelims Exam Centre | Mains Exam Centre |
| 11 | Andaman and Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar, Naharlagun | Itanagar |
| 14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan | Arrah, Hajipur, Patna |
| 19 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
| 18 | Goa | Panaji, Verna | Panaji |
| 19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar |
| 20 | Haryana | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Sonipat, Yamunanagar | Bahadurgarh, Hissar |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una | Shimla, Solan |
| 22 | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 24 | Karnataka | Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi | Bengaluru |
| 25 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 26 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Kavaratti |
| 27 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore |
| 28 | Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai |
| 29 | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| 30 | Meghalaya | Ri-Bhoi, Shillong | Shillong |
| 31 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
| 32 | Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| 33 | Delhi – NCR | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
| 34 | Odisha | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneswar |
| 35 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 36 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur | Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| 37 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur |
| 38 | Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok |
| 39 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelvelli |
| 40 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
| 41 | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| 42 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi | Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
| 43 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee | Dehradun |
| 44 | West Bengal | Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri | Hooghly, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata |
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