Important Dates
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Particulars |
Date |
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Commencement date of on-line application |
22.11.2023 |
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Last Date of the online application |
12.12.2023 |
|
Download of call letter for online test |
In January 2024 (Tentative) |
|
Online Test |
January 2024(Tentative) |
Number of Vacancies
|
Post / s |
Minimum Age |
Maximum Age as on (01.10.2023) |
Total Vacancies |
|
Circle Based Officers |
21 Years |
30 Years |
5280 |
Relaxation in Age Limit
|
Sr. |
Category |
Age relaxation (in years) |
|
|
1 |
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe |
5 years |
|
|
2 |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 years |
|
|
3 |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) |
PwBD (SC/ST) |
15 years |
|
PwBD (OBC) |
13 years |
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|
PwBD (GEN/EWS) |
10 years |
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|
4 |
Eligible - Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years of military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. |
5 years |
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Note: Cumulative age relaxation will not be available either under the above items or in combination with any other items.
Qualification (As on 31.10.2023)
|
Posts |
Qualifications |
|
Circle Based Officers |
Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government including an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD). Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, and Cost Accountant would also be eligible. |
Experience (As on 31.10.2023)
|
Posts | Experience |
|
Circle Based Officers |
Minimum 2 years’ experience (Post Essential Academic Qualification Experience) as on 31.10.2023 as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank or any Regional Rural Bank as listed in Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India. |
Note: Candidates shall have to submit job profile certified by their existing/ previous employer(s) with whom they are/were employed. In case their job profile does not match substantially or is different than the job profile of a Scale-I Generalist officer of State Bank of India then the application of such candidates will be summarily rejected at any stage of the recruitment process. Decision of the Bank in this regard would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence
will be entertained by the Bank in this regard.Probation Period & Pay Scale
|
Post |
Probation Period |
Pay Scale |
|
Circle Based Officers |
6 months |
Rs.36000/- p.m |
Selection Procedure
The selection process consists of Online Test, Screening and Interview.
(a). Online Test: Online test will consist of Objective Tests for 120 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
- Objective Test: The duration of objective test is 2 hours and it consists of 4 Sections of total 120 marks. There will be separate timing for every section.
- Descriptive Test: The duration of Descriptive Test is 30 minutes. It will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) with two questions for total 50 marks.
There will be no sectional qualifying marks.
There is minimum qualifying marks on aggregate and the minimum qualifying marks will be as decided by the Bank.
Penalty for Wrong Answers: There will be no penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests.
Sectional Marks will not be maintained for Online Examination.
(b). Screening: Online application and documents of candidates, who qualified in online examination, will be placed before the Screening Committee. The Screening Committee constituted by the Bank will examine whether the candidates fulfil the required eligibility criteria of experience.
(c). Interview: Interview will consist of 50 marks. Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in interview to be considered for final selection. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.
Online Examination (Exam pattern)
|
Name of section |
No. of questions |
Duration |
|
English Language |
30 |
30 Mins. |
|
Banking Knowledge |
40 |
40 Mins |
|
General Awareness/ Economy |
30 |
30 Mins. |
|
Computer Aptitude |
20 |
20 Mins. |
|
Total |
120 |
2 Hours |
List of Documents to be Uploaded
- Recent Photograph (jpg/jpeg),
- Signature (jpg/jpeg),
- ID Proof (PDF),
- Proof of Date of Birth (PDF),
- Job Profile (certified by existing/previous employers) (PDF)
- Brief Resume – detailing educational/ professional qualification, experience and assignments handled (PDF),
- Educational Certificates: Relevant MarkSheets/ Degree/ Certificate (PDF),
- Experience Certificate/ Appointment Letter /Job Offer Letter (PDF)
- Form-16/ Salary Slip (PDF)
Syllabus
English Language
- Reading Comprehensions
- Para Jumbles
- Para Completion
- Vocabulary
- Error Spotting
- Sentence Improvement
- Cloze test
- Rearrangement of sentences
Banking Knowledge
- Banking Reforms
- Regulatory Bodies in India- NABARD, SEBI etc.
- International Banking
- Latest circulars of RBI and SEBI
- Latest Updates in Financial & Capital Markets
- Financial Terms
- Banking Terms
- Latest Acts related to Banking
- Priority Sector Lending
- NPA - latest news
- SARFAESI Act
- RBI Monetary Policy
- Capital & Money Market Instrument
- Commercial Banks, NBFCs, HFC - Latest news
- Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking Companies
- Credit Rating and Agencies
- Payment Options- NEFT, RTGS, Bharat Bill payment etc.
General Awareness / Economy
- Complete List of Obituaries 2023
- Recently Appointed Brand Ambassadors List
- Monthly GK Digests
- Ministry of Cabinet Ministers
- Renamed Govt. Schemes, Cities, Airports & Railway Stations
- Indian Financial System
- Financial market instruments
- International reports and indices
- Important committees
- Foreign investment and trade
- Growth numbers by various organization
- Union budget
- Latest mergers and MOUs of banks and financial institutions
- Heads of various financial organizations
- Mutual Funds
- Basel Norms
- Regulatory organizations: SEBI/NABARD/RBI
- Joint Military Exercises of India
- List of Summits and Conferences
- India's Rankings in Different Indices
- List of Appointments
- List of Important Days With Themes
- List of MoUs signed by India
- Upcoming Sports Event From
- List of Sports Events & Winners
- Awards and Honors
Computer Knowledge
- Hardware and Software
- Operating System Basics
- Internet Terms and Services
- MS-Office (MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint)
- History of Computers
- Networking and Communication
- Database
- Security Tools and Viruses
Descriptive Test Syllabus
- Letter Writing
- Essay
SBI Circle Based Officers Course by Team BankExamsToday
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