State Bank of India PO Recruitment 2010

Feb. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- State Bank of India  invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs) and Probationary Officers (Rural Business) [POs(RB)] in State Bank of India. Candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India. In case of POs (RB)  the selected officers will remain under Rural Business Group (RBG) for a minimum period of 10 years.
SBI  PO job recruitment Notification: http://indiabankexams.com/notifications/sbi-po-job-exams-notification-2010

Vacancies: Vacancies for OH/VH category candidates are reserved horizontally. Vacancies including reserved vacancies are provisional and may vary according to the requirements of Bank.

Probationary Officers, SC – 345, ST -372, OBC – 621, General – 1162, Total – 2500
Probationary Oofficers (Rural business), SC – 300, ST – 150, OBC – 540, General – 1010, Total – 2000
Total, SC – 645, ST – 522, OBC – 1161, General – 2172, Total – 4500

ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA : (AS ON 28/02/2010)
(A) Essential Academic Qualifications :

General Category & Others Category : 60% aggregate marks in XIIth standard or
in Diploma after Xth standard AND 55% aggregate marks in Graduation.

SC / ST / PWD Category   : 55% aggregate marks in XIIth standard or
in Diploma after Xth standard AND 50% aggregate marks in Graduation.

In case of candidates having professional qualification(s) of CA or CWA or CFA or
CS (Company Secretary), where graduation is not compulsory, the General & others
category candidates should have secured minimum 60% aggregate marks in XIIth
standard or Diploma (55% in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates) and pass marks in
above examination(s).

Age Limit : As on 28.02.2010 ---- Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 28.02.2010

SELECTION  PROCEDURE (COMMON FOR BOTH THE POSTS) :
Phase- I : Written Examination -- Combined Duration 3 Hrs. (Combined Objective
& Descriptive Type Tests) -- [Max marks-250 (combined)]

The duration of objective type test will be 2 hours, Max. marks 200 and will consist of :
i ) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers
iii) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
iv) Test of Reasoning (High Level)
The duration of Descriptive type test will be 1 hour, Max. marks-50 and the test will be
of "Test of English Language (Comprehension, short precis, letter writing & 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 & Interview :
For POs - Max Marks - 50.  [GD - 20 Interview - 30]
For POs (RB) - Max Marks - 50. [GD - 10, Interview - 30, Experience - 10]

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 & II separately.  Phase I & 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.

HOW TO APPLY:

Candidates are required to go to any Branch of State Bank of India and pay the amount
of prescribed fees/postal charges and get receipt from the branch. The original receipt
should be retained and produced at the time of written test. The candidates are required
to apply online through website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in.

LAST DATE FOR REGISTERATION OF ON-LINE APPLICATIONS:  APPLICATION  MUST
BE  REGISTERED ON OR BEFORE THE 02.03.2010.