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SBI PO Notification - 2026
Shankar School of Banking
June 18 , 2026
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Important Dates
Online registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates-18.06.2026 to 08.07.2026
Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination August 2026
Phase-II: Online Main Examination September 2026
Phase-III: Psychometric Test October / November 2026
Phase-III: Interview & Group Exercises October / November 2026
Application Fee
Unreserved / EWS/ OBC candidates - Rs.750
SC/ ST/ PwBD candidates - Nil
Vacancy Details
Total Vacancies - 1500
Age Limit
Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2026): Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2026
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
Education Qualification
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 30.09.2026.
Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant etc. would also be eligible.
Other Details
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.
Phase-II: Main Examination: The Main Examination will be conducted online and will consist of Objective tests for 200 marks and Descriptive test for 30 marks.
Phase-III: (A) Sectional cut off in Main Examination: Each candidate will have to score a minimum qualifying score in each test / section. Depending upon the number of vacancies, sectional cut offs will be decided by the Bank.
(B) Minimum aggregate qualifing score: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in Main Examination.
Penalty for wrong answers (Applicable to both - Preliminary & Main Examination): 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, there will be no penalty for that question.