SBI PO Exam Guide 2026
SBI PO 2026 notification updates and complete exam guide. Check exam dates, vacancies, eligibility criteria, selection process, syllabus, and application details.
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📊 Eligibility Criteria Details
- Event
- Dates
- Vacancy
- 1500
- Category
- Bank PO Jobs
- Age Limit
- 21 to 30 Years
- Exam Name
- SBI Probationary Officer - 2026
- Help Desk
- Telephone no. 022-5:00 PM on working days) Telephone no.- 02222820427 (between 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on working days)
- Exam Level
- National
- Exam Stages
- Prelims Exam Mains Exam Interview and Group Exercises
- Qualification
- Graduates Government Jobs
- Exam Frequency
- Annual
- Application Fee
- General / OBC / EWS - Rs. 750 SC / ST / PWD - NIL
- Mode of Application
- Online
- Notification Release Date
- 18th June 2026
- Name of Exam conducting body
- State Bank of India (SBI)
- SBI PO Apply Online Starting Date
- 18th June 2026
- Last Date to Submit SBI PO Application Form
- 08th July 2026
📊 Eligibility Criteria Details
| Particulars | SBI PO 2025 | SBI PO 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Descriptive Test Pattern | 50 Marks | 30 Marks |
| Annual CTC | ₹20.43 Lakh | ₹21.97 Lakh |
| General (UR) Attempts | 4 Attempts | 6 Attempts |
| OBC/PwBD Attempts | 7 Attempts | 9 Attempts |
| Official Website | www.sbi.co.in | www.sbi.bank.in |
| Exam Centres | 181 Existing Centres | 4 New Exam Centres Added |
| Aadhaar Verification | Not Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Recruitment Notification | Previous Guidelines | Updated Guidelines with New Eligibility & Verification Norms |
📊 Exam Information 4
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Preliminary Exam | 1st and 2nd August 2026 (Expected) |
| Online Main Exam | 12th September 2026 (Expected) |
| Psychometric Test + Interview & GE | October/November 2026 |
📊 Important Dates & Schedule
- Events
- Dates
- PET Call
- July 2026
- Mains Result
- September/October 2026
- Prelims Result
- August/September 2026
- Mains Exam Date
- September 2026
- Final Result 2026
- November/December 2026
- Prelims Exam Date
- 1st week of August 2026
- Last Date to Apply
- 8 July 2026
- Prelims Admit Card
- 3rd/4th week of July 2026
- Application Started
- 18 June 2026
- Notification Release
- 18 June 2026
- Interview Call Letter
- September/October 2026
- Mains Admit Card Letter
- August/September 2026
- Psychometric Test, Group Exercises & Interview
- October/November 2026
📊 Application Fee
| Category | Total Vacancies | Regular Vacancies | Backlog Vacancies |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 234 | 216 | 18 |
| ST | 144 | 108 | 36 |
| OBC | 390 | 390 | -- |
| EWS | 144 | 144 | -- |
| UR | 588 | 588 | -- |
| Total | 1500 | 1446 | 54 |
📊 Application Fee
- PwBD Category
- Vacancies
- Total PwBD Vacancies
- 61
- HI# (Hearing Impaired)
- 16
- VI# (Visually Impaired)
- 15
- LD# (Locomotor Disability)
- 14
- d & e# @ (Other Benchmark Disabilities)
- 16
📊 Vacancy Trends
| Year | No. of Vacancies |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1500 |
| 2025 | 541 |
| 2024 | 600 |
| 2023 | 2000 |
| 2022 | 1673 |
| 2021 | 2056 |
| 2020 | 2000 |
| 2019 | 2000 |
| 2018 | 2000 |
| 2017 | 2313 |
📊 Important Dates & Schedule
- Category
- Application Fee
- SC / ST / PWD
- NIL
- General / OBC / EWS
- Rs. 750
📊 Syllabus Table
| Exam Stage | SBI PO Syllabus |
|---|---|
| Preliminary Exam | English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability |
| Main Exam | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General / Economy / Banking Awareness, English Language, Descriptive Test (Essay & Letter Writing) |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 Minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| General / Economy / Banking Awareness | 60 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 Minutes |
| Objective Test Total | 170 | 200 | 3 Hours |
| Descriptive Test (Email, Report & Either SA/Precis) | 3 | 30 | 30 Minutes |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Test | Marks | Nature |
|---|---|---|
| Psychometric Test | Qualifying Only | Qualifying |
| Group Exercise | 20 | Marks Counted |
| Personal Interview | 30 | Marks Counted |
| Total | 50 | Final Selection |
📊 Salary & Pay Scale Details
| Particulars | Earlier SBI PO Salary Structure | Latest SBI PO Salary Structure (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Basic Pay | ₹56,480 | ₹48,480 (including 4 advance increments) |
| Pay Scale | Up to ₹85,920 | ₹48,480-2000/7-62,480-2340/2-67,160-2680/7-85,920 |
| Special Allowance | ₹14,967 | As per SBI rules |
| Dearness Allowance (DA) | ₹15,327.01 | Applicable as per prevailing rates |
| House Rent Allowance (HRA) | ₹4,518.40 | Applicable as per place of posting |
| Gross Salary | ₹93,342.61 per month | Varies based on allowances and posting location |
| Approximate In-Hand Salary | ₹80,000 – ₹82,000 per month | Depends on deductions and location |
| Maximum Basic Pay | ₹85,920 | ₹85,920 |
| Provident Fund (PF) | Available | Available |
| National Pension System (NPS) | Available | Available |
| Medical Benefits | Available | Available |
| Lease Rental Facility | Available | Available |
| Leave Fare Concession (LFC) | Available | Available |
| Annual CTC | Not specified | Approximately ₹21.97 lakh per annum (Mumbai Centre) |
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| North India | South India | East India | West India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agra | Bangalore | Agartala | Ahmedabad |
| Allahabad | Chennai | Aizwal | Akola |
| Bareilly | Coimbatore | Asansol | Aurangabad |
| Chandigarh | Ernakulam | Bhubaneswar | Indore |
| Dehradun | Gulbarga | Berhampur (Ganjam) | Bhopal |
| Gorakhpur | Hubli | Dibrugarh | Jabalpur |
| Jaipur | Hyderabad | Gangtok | Mumbai |
| Kanpur | Madurai | Guwahati | Nagpur |
| Lucknow | Mysore | Imphal | Panaji (Goa) |
| Meerut | Port Blair | Itanagar | Pune |
| NewDelhi | Tirupati | Kohima | Raipur |
| Srinagar | Vishakhapatnam | Kolkata | Vadodara |
| Varanasi | Vijayawada | Patna | - |
| - | - | Purnea | |
| Ranchi | |||
| Sambalpur | |||
| Silchar | |||
| Siliguri | |||
| Shillong |
📊 Exam Centre
| State Code | States/UT | Prelims Exam Centre | Mains Exam Centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar, Naharlagun | Itanagar |
| 14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan | Arrah, Hajipur, Patna |
| 19 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
| 18 | Goa | Panaji, Verna | Panaji |
| 19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar |
| 20 | Haryana | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Sonipat, Yamunanagar | Bahadurgarh, Hissar |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una | Shimla, Solan |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 24 | Karnataka | Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi | Bengaluru |
| 25 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 26 | Lakshwadeep | Kavaratti | Kavaratti |
| 27 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore |
| 28 | Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai |
| 29 | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| 30 | Meghalaya | Ri-Bhoi, Shillong | Shillong |
| 31 | Mizoram | Aizawal | Aizawal |
| 32 | Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| 33 | Delhi - NCR | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
| 34 | Odisha | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneswar |
| 35 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 36 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur | Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| 37 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur |
| 38 | Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok |
| 39 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelvelli |
| 40 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
| 41 | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| 42 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi | Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
| 43 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee | Dehradun |
| 44 | West Bengal | Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri | Hooghly, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata |
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q1.When will SBI PO Notification 2026 be released?
The SBI PO Notification 2026 has been released on 18th June 2026 on the official SBI website.
Q2.What is the age limit for SBI PO Recruitment 2026?
Candidates applying for SBI PO Recruitment 2026 must be between 21 and 30 years of age. Reserved category candidates will get age relaxation as per rules.
Q3.How many vacancies released in SBI PO notification 2026?
The SBI PO Vacancy for 2026 cycle are 1500.
Q4.What is the selection process for SBI PO 2026?
The SBI PO 2026 selection process includes Prelims Exam, Mains Exam, Psychometric Test, Group Exercise, and Interview.
Q5.What is the salary of SBI PO 2026?
As per revised SBI PO pay scale, selected candidates will get a starting basic salary of around ₹48,480 along with other allowances and benefits.
Q6.What is the educational qualification required for SBI PO Exam 2026?
To apply for SBI PO Exam 2026, candidates must have a graduation degree from a recognized university.
Q7.How can I apply for SBI PO 2026?
Candidates can apply online for SBI PO 2026 through the official State Bank of India website after the application link is activated.
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