SBI
PO 2017: Notification, Syllabus and Exam Preparation
Hi readers!! SBI PO 2017 has been the target of so many aspirants and they have been preparing hard to crack the SBI PO exam this year. But before starting your preparation, complete knowledge of eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, previous year cut off and salary is a must. This, article will help you a lot to collect all the desired and important information for the SBI PO Exam.
Important Dates :-
The tentative schedule of events is as follows :
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Activity
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Dates
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On-line
registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates
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07-02-2017
to 06-03-2017
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Payment
of Application Fees/Intimation Charges
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07-02-2017
to 06-03-2017
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Download
of call letters for online Preliminary Examination
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15-04-2017
onwards
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Online
Examination – Preliminary
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29th
& 30th Apr and 6th & 7th May'17
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Result
of Online exam – Preliminary
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17-05-2017
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Download
of Call letter for Online Main Exam
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22-05-2017
onwards
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Conduct
of Online Examination – Main
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4th
June 2017
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Declaration
of Result – Main
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19th
June 2017
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Download
Call Letter for Interview
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26th
June 2017
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Conduct
of Group Exercises & Interview
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10th
July 2017 onward
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Declaration
of Final Result
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5th
Aug 2017
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Eligibility Criteria :-
Age Limit
The age of the
candidate should be 21- 30 years (As on April 1, 2017)
Relaxation in
upper-age limit
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Category
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Max Age Limit
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SC/ST
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35 years
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OBC
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33 years
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Gen+ PwD
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40 years
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OBC+ PwD
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43 years
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SC/ST+ PwD
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45 years
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Persons ordinarily
domiciled of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period of
01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989
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35 years
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Ex-Servicemen,
Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers
(ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years
military service.
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35 years
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Educational
Qualification
§ Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline
from a recognized University or equivalent.
§ Those candidates who are in final year or
semester may also apply.
Maximum Number of
Attempts
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Category
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Number of Attempt
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General
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4
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General (PwD)
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7
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OBC
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7
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OBC (PwD)
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7
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SC/SC (PwD) – ST/ST
(PwD)
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No Restriction
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Candidates who have already appeared for the maximum number of permissible chances are not eligible to apply. The number of chances will be counted from the examination held on 18 April 2010.
Selection Process
The exam will be held
in three phases
Phase 1: Prelims Exam
Phase 2: Mains Exam
Phase 3: Interview & Group Discussion
§ Prelims and Mains exams will be held
online.
§ Candidate who will clear the prelims exams are
eligible to appear in the mains exams.
§ After clearing the mains exams, candidates
will be called for the group discussion and interview.
§ Final selection will be based on the
mains exams, interview and group discussion.
Exam Pattern
SBI PO Preliminary Exam
Pattern
§ The Preliminary Exam would be Objective type
for 100 marks & will be conducted online.
§ Duration of exam would be 1 hour.
§ Exam will have 3 sections such as : (1)
English Language, (2) Quantitative Aptitude and (3) Reasoning Ability.
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Section
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No. of Questions
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Marks
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Duration
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English Language
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30
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30
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1 Hour
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Quantitative Aptitude
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35
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35
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Reasoning Ability
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35
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35
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Total
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100
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100
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SBI PO main Exam Pattern
§ The Main Exam would be both Objective &
Descriptive type for 250 marks & will be conducted online.
§ Exam will have 4 sections such as: Reasoning
& Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis and Interpretation, General Economics
& Banking Awareness English Language.
§ Duration of exam would be 3 hour.
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Paper I
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Name of the Test
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Questions
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Marks
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Duration
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Reasoning Ability
& Computer Aptitude
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45
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60
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60 Minutes
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Data Analysis and
Interpretation
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35
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60
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45 Minutes
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General/Economy/Banking
Awareness
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40
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40
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35 Minutes
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English Language
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35
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40
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40 Minutes
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Total
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155
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200
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3 Hours
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Paper II
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The Descriptive Test
of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive |
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Penalty for Wrong
Answers
§ One-fourth (1/4)of the marks will be deducted
as penalty for each incorrect answer.
§ This is applicable to Preliminary and Main
examination
Group Discussion & Interview
Group Discussion: 20 marks
Interview: 30 marks
Interview: 30 marks
§ The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying
in both the Objective Tests and the 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.
§ Candidates qualifying for GD & Interview
under ‘OBC’ category would be required to submit OBC certificate containing the
‘Non-Creamy Layer’ clause.
§ Candidates not submitting the OBC certificate
containing the ‘Non-Creamy Layer’ clause and requesting to be interviewed under
General category will not be entertained.
Interview
Weightage
§ The marks obtained in the Mains Exam
(Phase-II) will have 75% weightage
§ The marks obtained in the Group Discussion
& Personal Interview (Phase-III) will have 25% weightage
Syllabus for Pre and Mains
Exams
Reasoning Ability
§ Verbal reasoning & Non Verbal Reasoning
§ Analogy
§ Coding & decoding
§ Blood relations
§ Sitting arrangements
§ Series completion
§ Syllogisms
§ Decision making
§ Statement reasoning
§ Series completion, Classification
English
§ Vocabulary
§ Synonyms
§ Antonyms
§ Idioms,
§ Phrases
§ Word formation
§ Sentence completion
§ Comprehension
§ Deriving conclusions
§ Passage completion
§ Error detection
§ Passage correction
§ Parajumbles
Quantitative
Aptitude
§ Number system
§ Simplifications
§ Roots & Averages
§ Surds & Indices
§ Percentages
§ Profit & Loss
§ Ratio & Proportion
§ Partnership
§ Time & work
§ Pipes & Cisterns
§ Time & Distances
§ Problems on trains
§ Boats & streams
§ Allegation & mixtures
§ Simple Interest & Compound interest
§ Volume & surface area
§ Mensuration
Data
Interpretation and Analysis
§ Charts
§ Graphs
§ Diagrams including Line charts, pie charts,
bar charts and tabular data
§ Probability and statistics
General and
Banking Awareness
§ Current Affairs (National and International)
§ Major Financial/Economic News
§ Budget and Five Year Plans
§ Banking & Financial Awareness
§ Who’s Who
§ Sports
§ Books and Authors
§ Awards and Honours
§ Science – Inventions and Discoveries
§ Abbreviations
§ Important Days
§ International and National Organizations
SBI PO
Descriptive Paper
§ Letter writing
§ Essay and Paragraph writing
§ Precis writing
§ Reading comprehension.
Previous Year ( 2016)
Cut off for Prelims and Mains Exam
SBI PO Cut off
2016 of Preliminary Exam
Subject wise
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Subjects
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Total Marks
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SBI PO 2016 Cut off
marks Subject Wise
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General
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OBC/SC/ST/VH/OH/HI
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English Language
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30
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8.75
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6.00
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Quantitative Aptitude
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35
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7.25
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4.25
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Reasoning Ability
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35
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7.00
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4.25
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Overall Cut off
out of 100 marks
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Candidate’s Category
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SBI PO 2016 Cut off
for Preliminary out of 100
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General
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47.50
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OBC
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44.50
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SC
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38.75
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ST
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29.25
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OH
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36.00
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VH
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37.00
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HI
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15.75
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SBI PO Pre Cutoff
Marks out of 100 (category-wise)
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Category
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Marks
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General
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47.5
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OBC
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42.25
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SC
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37.25
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ST
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19.75
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OH
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29.25
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VH
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30.75
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SBI PO 2016 Mains Cut off (Subject-wise)
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Subject
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Maximum Marks
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SC /ST/ OBC/OH/VI/HI
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General
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Reasoning
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60
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6
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9
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Data Analysis &
Intepretation
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60
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6
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9
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General Awareness/
Marketing/ Computer Knowledge
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40
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10
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13
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English Language
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40
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4
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6
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Total Cut Off
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200
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60
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70
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SBI PO 2016 Descriptive and Interview Cut off
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Paper
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Maximum Marks
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SC
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ST
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OBC
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GEN
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OH
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VI
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HI
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Descriptive test
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50
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17.5
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17.5
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17.5
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20
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17.5
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17.5
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17.5
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GD & Interview
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250
|
78
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78.75
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87.25
|
90
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82.75
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79.5
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79.25
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GD + Interview
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50
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18
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18
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18
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20
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18
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18
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18
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SBI PO 2016 Final
Cutoff
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Category
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Cut off (Out of 100)
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SC
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34.25
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ST
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34.73
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OBC
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44.43
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GEN
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49.75
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OH
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38.45
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VI
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43.08
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HI
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40.78
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Salary of SBI
PO
According to this
year’s notification regarding SBI PO Salary,
§ The pay scale for SBI PO
is:`23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020 applicable to Junior Management
Grade Scale-I.
§ Presently, the starting basic pay is `27,620/-
(with 4 advance increments).
§ Not only this, The official will also be
eligible for D.A, H.R.A/Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical and other allowances &
perquisites as per rules in force from time to time. Allowances may vary
depending upon the place of posting.
§ The total compensation per annum would be a
minimum of `7.55 lakhs and maximum of `12.93 lakhs depending on place of
posting and other factors.
§ Also, SBI plans to offer SMART Compensation
Package which would enable candidates a choice to monetize specific elements of
the salary package.
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