Recruitment of Probationary Officers in State Bank Of India
Last Date : 9th of June 2011

RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS IN STATE BANK OF INDIA
(Advertisement no. CRPD/PO/ 2011-12/01)

Date of Written Examination : 24th July 2011
Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 9th of June 2011
On-line registration will start from: 18.05.2011
Last date for registration of online applications: 09.06.2011

Vacancies for POs in SBI 2011 recruitment:

Probationary Officers: SC-150, ST-75, OBC-270, GEN-505, Total-1000

Eligibility criteria (as on 01/05/2011):

Essential Academic Qualifications

Graduation in any discipline from a recognised college / university
Age limit : as on 01.05.2011 Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.05.2011

Selection procedure:

Phase- I: Written examination - combined duration 3 Hrs (combined objective and descriptive type tests) - Max marks-250 (combined). Duration of objective type test will be 2 hours, maximum marks 200 and will consist of (i) test of English language (grammar, vocabulary, comprehension etc.) (ii) test of general awareness, marketing and computers (iii) test of data analysis and interpretation (iv) test of reasoning (high level), duration of descriptive type test will be 1 hour, maximum marks-50 and the test will be of test of English language (comprehension, short precis, letter writing and essay), descriptive test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who are adequately high in percentile ranking in each of all the four objective tests and have scored overall aggregate 40% and above in case of general category and aggregate 35% and above in case SC/ST/OBC/PWD category. The qualifying marks for descriptive test will also be overall aggregate 40% for general category and overall aggregate 35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD. The merit list of written examination will be based on the aggregate of the marks obtained by the candidates in objective and descriptive tests.

Phase-II: Group discussion and interview (a) for POs – maximum marks – 50, GD – 20, Interview – 30. The aggregate marks of objective test and descriptive test will be arranged in descending order and the candidates who have qualified in both the written examinations will be called for group discussion and interview depending upon the vacancies in each category, subject to maximum of 3 times of the vacancies.

(b) for POs (RB) – maximum marks – 50, GD - 10, Interview - 30, Experience – 10. The aggregate marks of objective test and descriptive test will be arranged in descending order and the candidates who have qualified in both the written examinations will be called for group discussion and interview depending upon the vacancies in each category, subject to maximum of 3 times of the vacancies. Out of 50 marks of phase II, 10 marks are earmarked for experience i.e. candidates will be given 2 marks for each completed year of experience in the field of agriculture and rural banking in scheduled commercial bank subject to maximum 10 marks.

Candidates found eligible for phase II i.e. group discussion and interview will have to produce experience certificate(s) from their employer(s) (scheduled commercial banks) certifying the number of completed years of service as on 28.02.2010 in the field of agricultural/rural banking in scheduled commercial bank(s).(c) Final selection: The marks of group discussion and interview will be put together and the candidates who secure minimum 40% marks (minimum 35% in case of SC/ST/OBC/PWD) in group discussion and interview will be considered for final selection.

The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category. The candidate will have to pass both in phase I and II separately. Phase I and phase II marks will be aggregated and arranged in descending order (category wise) for candidates who have qualified in both the phases separately and depending on the vacancies, selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.

Results of the candidates who have qualified for phase I and thereafter the list of candidates finally selected will be available on the bank’s website in addition to publication in employment news/ Rozgar samachar.

Written examination will be held at following centres : Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Bangalore, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mysore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Raipur, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur (Ganjam), Cuttack, Sambalpur, Ambala, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Jammu, Ludhiana, Patiala, Palampur, Shimla, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Puducherry, Tiruchirapalli, Nungambakkam, Agartala, Aizwal, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Imphal, Dispur, Itanagar, Kohima, Shillong, Silchar, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Asansol, Gangtok, Kolkata, Port Blair, Siliguri, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Hazratganj, Varanasi, Agra, Ajmer, Dehradun, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Meerut, Nainital, New Delhi, Udaipur, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Pune, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi, Kochi, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thampanoor, Thiruvananthapuram

Emoluments:

Pay: Selected candidates will be on probation for a period of two years. They will draw a starting basic pay of Rs. 16,900/- in the scale of Rs.14500-600/7-18700-700/ 2 -20100-800/7-25700 applicable to junior management grade scale i. They will also be eligible for D.A., HRA & CCA. As per rules in force from time to time. At present, initial monthly emoluments of Probationary Officers, including D.A., HRA & CCA, are approximately Rs. 27,800/- at metropolitan centres

Application fee and postage (non refundable) can be deposited between 01.02.2010 and 28.02.2010 in any branch of State Bank of India. SC / ST / PWD Rs. 50/- (postal charges only), general and others Rs. 500/- (application fee including postal charges)

How to apply:

Candidates are required to download from bank’s website www.sbi.co.in / www.statebankofindia.com / the cash voucher (fee payment voucher) for payment of the application fee.

The cash voucher is in duplicate. Candidates are required to go to any branch of state bank of india and pay the amount of prescribed fees (fee details see para 7 ) and postage and get the receipt

Application fees to be paid between 18-05-2011 to 07-06-2011. Obtain the duplicate copy of the cash voucher duly receipted by the branch and ensure that this cash receipt contains journal number (7-10 digits) ii) branch name branch code no.; date of deposit; amount this fee receipt needs to be produced at the time of written examination

Before applying online candidates are required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph and signature as per the specifications given below. Candidates are required to upload a scanned copy of his/her photograph along with a scanned copy of signature in the online application.

Guidelines for filling application are as under
Candidates should have a valid e-mail id. This will help him/ her in getting call letter/ interview advices etc. by e-mail.

For complete details, visit: http://www.statebankofindia.com/user.htm