SBI PO Recruitment 2026
The State Bank of India (SBI) has not yet started the recruitment process for Probationary Officers (PO) for FY 2026-27.
Key Highlights
| Recruitment Name | SBI PO 2026 |
| Conducting Body | State Bank of India |
| Status | Not Announced |
| Age Limit (GEN) | 21 to 30 years |
| Minimum Qualification | Graduation |
| Experience | Not Required |
Selection Procedure
The detailed notification has not been released yet. However, based on previous recruitment cycles, the selection process is expected to follow a similar pattern.
Phase I: Preliminary Examination (Prelims)
Preliminary Examination will consist of objective tests totaling 100 marks, to be completed within a duration of 1 hour.
| Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 40 | Total Maximum Marks 100 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 20 minutes | |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 30 minutes | |
| Total | 100 | 1 hour |
Phase II: Main Examination (Mains)
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.
Objective Test: The duration of objective test is 3 hours, and it consists of 4 Sections of total 200 marks. There will be separate timing for every section.
| Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| General Awareness/ Economy | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 170 | 200 | 3 hours |
Descriptive Test: The duration of Descriptive Test is 30 minutes. It will be a Test of English Language (Emails, Reports, Situation Analysis & Precis Writing) with 3 questions for total 50 marks.
| Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Skills: Emails, Reports, Situation Analysis & Precis Writing | 3** | 50 | 30 minutes |
**Emails (Compulsory, one out of two options), Reports(Compulsory, one out of two options) and Either of Situation Analysis or Precis Writing (one of the two).
Phase III: Psychometric Test, Group Exercise and Personal Interview
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.
| Name of the Test | Max. Marks |
|---|---|
| Group Exercise | 20 |
| Personal Interview | 30 |
| Total | 50 |
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 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:
| Test | Main Examination (written Test) (objective & descriptive) | Group Exercise & Interview | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Marks | 250 | 50 | 300 |
| Normalized Marks | 75 | 25 | 100 |
Note: The selection procedure is indicative and based on previous recruitment cycles.