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BANK PO/CLERK
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IBPS – PO
Conducting Body: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Eligibility Criteria
Age: 20-30 years
Educational qualifications: Graduate (any discipline)
Structure Of Examination
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
a. Preliminary Examination (Objective Test)
| Sr. | Tests | Questions | Marks | Medium | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | English | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 30 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 40 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
Must clear sectional cut-offs in all 3 tests; candidates are shortlisted category-wise for Mains.
a. Main Examination (Objective and Descriptive)
| Sr. | Tests | Questions | Marks | Medium | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning | 40 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 mins |
| 2 | General / Economy / Banking Awareness / Digital / Financial Awareness including RBI circulars | 50 | 60 | English & Hindi | 35 mins |
| 3 | English Language | 40 | 20 | English | 35 mins |
| 4 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 40 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 mins |
| TOTAL | 170 | 200 | 160 mins | ||
| 5 | Descriptive Paper (Essay and Comprehension) | 02 | 25 | English | 30 mins |
• Negative marking: 0.25 per wrong answer
• Cut-off: Sectional + overall (Mains)
• Personality Test: Mandatory (non-qualifying), shared with interview panel
b. Interview: Conducted by participating banks, Final merit = Mains + Interview
IBPS Clerk
Recruitment for Customer Service Associates has two stages Prelims and Mains and final allotment is based on merit, preferences, and vacancies.
Eligibility Criteria
Age: 20-28 years
Educational qualifications: Graduate (any discipline)
Structure of examination
a. Preliminary Examination (Objective Test)
| No. | Name of Tests | Medium | Questions | Marks | Time Allotted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | English | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Candidates must clear the sectional cut-offs in all three tests.
b. Main Examination (Objective Test)
| No. | Name of Tests | Medium | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General / Financial Awareness | 40 | 50 | 20 minutes | |
| 2 | General English | English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes | |
| 4 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 50 | 30 minutes | |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 120 minutes |
• Negative marking: 0.25 per wrong answer
SBI – PO
SBI invites online applications for Probationary Officers (all-India posting) and conducts a three-stage selection process—Prelims, Mains, and Phase III (Psychometric Test, Group Exercise & Interview); candidates who qualify each stage proceed to the next.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit: 21–30 years
Educational Qualification: Candidates must be graduates in any discipline (or equivalent); final-year students are provisionally eligible, including those with professional or integrated dual degrees.
Structure of examination
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-Phase process:
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination: Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online.
| No. | Test | Questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 40 | 20 min |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 20 min |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 30 | 20 min |
| Total | 100 | 60 min (1 hr) |
• Shortlisting for Mains is based on overall Prelims marks (no sectional cut-off)
• About 10× vacancies are selected category-wise
Phase-II: Main Examination:
· Conducted online with Objective (200 marks) and Descriptive (50 marks) tests
· Descriptive test is taken immediately after Objective and is typed on computer
(i) Objective Test
| Test | Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 min |
| II | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 min |
| III | General Awareness (Economy/Banking) | 60 | 60 | 45 min |
| IV | English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 min |
| Total | — | 170 | 200 | 3 hours |
(ii) Descriptive Test: Communication Skills
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
|
• Emails (1 out of 2 options) • Situation Analysis (1 out of 2 options) • Either Reports writing or Precis Writing (Anyone out of 2 options). |
3 | 30 | 30 min |
Grand Total: 230 Marks
Selection Criteria for Phase-III
• Clear sectional cut-offs (including descriptive)
• Shortlisting based on overall Mains marks
Penalty: 0.25 marks deducted for each wrong answer
Phase-III (Components)
• Psychometric Test
• Group Exercise
• Personal Interview
Phase-III: Comprise of (a) Psychometric Test (b) Group Exercise (c) Personal Interview
(a) Psychometric Test: The Bank will conduct Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for Phase-III.
(b) (Group Exercise & Interview)
| Component | Marks |
|---|---|
| Group Exercise | 20 |
| Interview | 30 |
| Total | 50 |
The minimum qualifying marks will be as decided by the Bank.
Candidates must qualify Phase II and Phase III separately, and final merit is based on normalized marks of Mains (Objective + Descriptive) + Phase III (GE & Interview), while Prelims marks are not counted.
Final Merit Calculation – SBI PO
| Component | Maximum Marks | Normalized Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Main Exam (Objective + Descriptive) | 230 | 75 |
| Group Exercise & Interview | 50 | 25 |
| Total | 280 | 100 |
Final merit is based on combined (normalized) Phase-II & Phase-III marks (out of 100); selection is made from top-ranked candidates in each category.
SBI – Clerk
Candidates applying for SBI Junior Associate (Clerical) can choose only one State/UT and take the exam once.
Eligibility Criteria
Age: 20 years to 28 years
Education Qualifications: Graduate in any discipline from a recognised university
Selection Procedure
The selection process will consist of on-line test (Preliminary & Main exam)
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination: Online objective test (100 marks), 1 hour, with 3 sections.
| Sl. | Test | Medium | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | English | 30 | 30 | 20 min |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | Hour |
• Separate timing for each section
• 0.25 negative marking per wrong answer
• No sectional cut-off
• Shortlisting based on total marks
Phase - II: Main Examination:
| Sl. | Name of Test | Medium | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General / Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 min | |
| 2 | General English | English | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 min | |
| 4 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 min | |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 Hr. 40 |
• Separate timing for each section
• 0.25 negative marking per wrong answer
• No sectional cut-off or section-wise marks
• Final qualification based on overall score decided by the bank
Phase – III: Candidates not having studied the specified local language in Class 10th/12th must qualify a post-selection LLPT (reading, writing, speaking) or face disqualification.
| No. | Test Pattern | Section | Passages | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-Verbal Test | Objective | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| Subjective | 3 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Verbal Test | 20 |