RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS IN ASSOCIATE BANKS OF STATE BANK OF INDIA

ADVERTISEMENT NO. CRPD/PO/AB/2014-15/04

RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS

IN ASSOCIATE BANKS OF STATE BANK OF INDIA

CENTRAL RECRUITMENT & PROMOTION DEPARTMENT,

CORPORATE CENTRE, MUMBAI

ONLINE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION : 01.09.2014 TO 18.09.2014

PAYMENT OF FEES - ONLINE : 01.09.2014 TO 18.09.2014

PAYMENT OF FEES - OFFLINE : 03.09.2014 TO 20.09.2014

Recriutment Examination will be conducted tentatively in Nov. 2014. Candidates

are advised to regularly check Bank's website www.statebankofindia.com or

www.sbi.co.in for details and updates. The examination will be as detailed

under point No. 4 - Selection procedure.

Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers

(POs) in Associate Banks of State Bank of India. Candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India.

VACANCIES :2986

ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA : (AS ON 01.09.2014)

(A) Essential Academic Qualifications :

Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification

recognised as such by the Central Government.

Candidate having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date

of passing the IDD is on or before the eligiblity date.

Note : The date of passing eligiblity examination will be the date appearing on the

marksheet or provisional certificate issued by the University / Institute. In case the result

of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University / Institute then

a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the University / Institute indicating

the date on which the result was posted on the website will be taken as the date of

passing.

(B) Age Limit : (As on 01.09.2014)

Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.09.2014 i.e candidates must have

been born not earlier than 02.09.1984 and not later than 01.09.1993 (both days inclusive)

SELECTION PROCEDURE :

Phase-I Examination consisting Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive

Test for 50 marks.

The Objective Test will be online. Immediately after the online Objective Test,

Descriptive Test will be administered. Questions relating to Descriptive Test

will be available on computer (Online) and candidates will have to write the

answers on the answer sheet (Offline) provided to them on Paper/Pen mode.

(i) Objective Test: The Objective Test with 2hours duration consists of 4 Sections with

50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:

a) Test of English Language (Grammer, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)

b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers

c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation

d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)

The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing

marks, to be decided by the Bank.

(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test with 1 hour duration (50marks) will be of

“Test of English Language (comprehension, short précis, letter writing & essay)”.

The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks,

to be decided by the Bank.

Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have

scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are Placed adequately high

as per total marks in objective test.

(b) Phase-II Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)

The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive

Test will be arranged in descending order in each category. Adequate number of

candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Discussion

and Interview. The qualifying marks in Group Discussion & Interview will be as decided

by the Bank.

The examination will be held in the month of November 2014 (Tentatively).

EMOLUMENTS:

PAY: The starting basic pay is Rs 14,500/- in the scale of Rs 14500-600/7-18700-700/

2-20100-800/7-25700 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale I. The compensation

package includes attractive salary and perquisites such as furnished accommodation or

HRA, Conveyance Allowance, Medical benefit, LFC/HTC, Loans at concessional rates

etc. Total compensation varies depending upon the place of posting and the perquisites

offered by individual Banks and on an average is about Rs.65,000/- per month at Mumbai.

The salary Scales are due for revision

APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGES : (Non Refundable)

Sr. No. Category Total

1. SC / ST / PWD Rs. 100/- (Intimation Charges only)

2. All others Rs. 500/- (App. fee and intimation charges)

HOW TO APPLY

GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION:

Candidates will be required to register themselves online first through Bank’s

website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in.