State Bank of India
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Email: crpd@sbi.co.in
ADVERTISEMENT NO: CRPD/PO/2024-25/22

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://sbi.co.in/documents/77530/43947057/261220241932-1_Detailed_Adv.2...
The last date for submission of the online applications, 16.01.2025
RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS

State Bank of India invites online applications from eligible Indian citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers.
The selected candidates may be posted anywhere in India. Candidates are requested to apply online through the link given on Bank’s official website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings. The prospective candidates, who intend to apply for the Post are advised to apply only after carefully reading and understanding the undernoted contents of this notification.

Post: Probationary Officers. 
No. of posts: 600, out of which 10 for Visually Impaired
(Regular Vacancies: 06 and Backlog Vacancies : 04) 

Candidates are advised to keep their e-mail ID & mobile connection active for receiving future advice. The valid email ID/Mobile phone number should be kept active till the declaration of result. It will help him/her in getting call letter/Interview advice etc. by email or over mobile by SMS

At the time of interview, the candidate will be required to provide details regarding criminal case(s) pending against him/ her, if any. The Bank may also conduct independent verification, inter alia, including verification of police records etc. The Bank reserves right to deny the appointment depending upon such disclosures and/ or independent verification

The original documents regarding eligibility criteria, Caste certificate issued by Competent Authority on the format prescribed by the Government of India and proof of date of birth should be produced for verification on the date of interview. Candidate will not be allowed to attend the interview if original certificates are not produced for verification on the date of interview.

Call letter for Preliminary Exam will not be collected at the examination venue. However, it will be duly Checked/ Authenticated/ Stamped by the exam centre staff. Candidate will need to retain the call letter (along with authenticated/ stamped copy of ID proof) safely. Those candidates who are called for Main Exam will be required to bring duly authenticated “Original Preliminary Exam Call Letter (with Authenticated Copy of ID Proof)” as well as “Main Exam Call Letter” and “Other Requisite Documents” as per information provided in the “Acquaint Yourself Booklet” and “Call Letter

A person who wants to avail benefit of reservation under section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016” ” (RPWD Act,2016).
Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) will have to submit a latest disability certificate issued by a Competent Authority as per
Government of India guidelines. Such certificate will be subject to verification/ re-verification as may be decided by the competent authority. The
certificate should be dated on or before last date of registration of application. If a candidate fails to produce the “PwBD Certificate’ in the
format prescribed by Govt of India on the date of document verification at the time of interview, candidate will not be allowed to attend
the interview and he/ she will not be considered for appointment in the Bank for the post of Probationary Officer

Age Limit; 21-30 years
Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2024): Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2024 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2003 and not earlier than 02.04.1994 (both days inclusive)

Age Relaxation: 10 years

Academic Qualifications: 
Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Those who
are in the Final Year/ Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for interview, they will have to
produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 30.04.2025. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate
should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 30.04.2025. Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering,
Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant etc. would also be eligible.

The date of passing eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark sheet or provisional certificate issued by the University/ Institute. In
case the result of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University/ Institute, a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the
University/ Institute indicating the date on which the result was posted on the website will be taken as the date of passing

Blindness:
i. Total absence of sight; OR
ii. Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible correction; OR
iii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree.
b. Low Vision:
i. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 upto 3/60 or upto 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible corrections; OR
ii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degrees.
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v. Any candidate using scribe in violation of the above guidelines shall stand disqualified and can be removed from services without notice, if
already joined.
vi. Any candidate who is using scribe should ensure that he/ she is eligible to use scribe in the examination as per the guidelines. Any candidate
who is not eligible to use scribe as per guidelines, as referred above, uses scribe in the online examination shall be disqualified to participate
further in the process of recruitment. In addition, any other action that Bank may take as deem fit against the candidate and the scribe. Any
candidate using scribe in violation of the above guidelines can be removed from the service without notice, if already joined Bank.
vii. During the examination, at any stage, if it is found that scribe is independently answering / solving the questions himself, the
examination session for such candidate will be terminated, and candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The candidature of
such candidates using the services of a scribe will also be cancelled if it is reported after the examination by the test administrator
personnel that the scribe independently answered the questions.
The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the same online examination process. If violation of the above is
detected at any stage of the process, candidature of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled.
ix. The scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum F. No.16-110/2003-DD III dated 26.02.2013 of
Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi and clarification issued by
GOI, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services vide letter F. No. 3/2/2013-Welfare dated 26.04.2013.
Further, in terms of Office Memorandum F. No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022 of GOI Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,
Department of Empowerment of persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), the facility of scribe and/or compensatory time shall be granted
solely to the PwBD candidates covered under section 2(s) of the RPwD Act 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2 (r) of the
said Act, (i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing). Subject to production of a certificate to the effect that
person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is essential to write examination on his / her behalf from the competent medical
authority of a Government healthcare institution as per prescribed proforma at Appendix-I of the said OM. In case, the candidate opts to
bring his own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination. The
person opting for own scribe should submit details of the own scribe as per Proforma at Appendix-II of the said OM.

The examinations will be conducted online at venues across many centres in India. A tentative list of centres for Online Examination is
attached as Annexure I. 

No request for change of Examination Centre/Date/Session shall be entertained.

Call letter of Preliminary Exam will not be collected at the examination venue. However, it will be duly Checked/ Authenticated/
Stamped by the exam centre staff. Candidate will need to retain the call letter (along with authenticated/ stamped copy of ID proof)
safely. Those candidates who are called for Main Exam will be required to bring duly authenticated “Original Preliminary Exam Call
Letter (with Authenticated Copy of ID Proof)” as well as “Main Exam Call Letter” and “Other Requisite Documents” as per
information provided in the “Acquaint Yourself Booklet” and “Call Letter”.

However, scribe form (wherever applicable) will be collected during the Preliminary Exam.
Candidates need to bring two additional photographs (same as pasted by the candidate on call letter) along with the call letter
and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “Acquaint Yourself Booklet” and “Call Letter”. Candidates
reporting without photograph pasted on the call letter and without two additional photographs (same as pasted on call letter)
will NOT be allowed to appear in the Preliminary Examination. (It is advisable that candidate retains 8 copies (approx.) of the
same photograph which is uploaded at the time of online registration of Application as these would be needed for further
stages of this selection process)

Pay scale : 48480- 85920/-

The selected candidates shall be provided basic banking knowledge through online course, which they shall complete before joining. The
selected candidates, at the time of joining, will have to execute a Bond for a value of 2.00 Lacs ( Two Lacs only) to serve the Bank for
a minimum period of three years. The Bond will be invoked by the Bank if the candidate resigns from the service of the Bank before expiry
of three years from the date of joining. On joining, the selected candidates will be designated as “Probationary Officers” and may be on
probation for two years. They will be subjected to continuous assessment, as per Bank’s extant policy, during the probation period. Those
candidates who qualify in the assessment as per standards determined by the Bank from time to time, will be confirmed in the Service of the
Bank in Junior Management Grade Scale-I. If any candidate fails to achieve minimum standards stipulated, his/ her services may be terminated
as per policy of the Bank in force at the material time. Bank provides immense opportunities for growth in career, including opportunities for
posting abroad. The attractive promotion policy of the Bank provides an opportunity to the meritorious and exceptionally brilliant officers to
reach the Top Management Grade in a reasonably quick time.

Application fee: No fee for PwD candidates.

GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION:
Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank's ‘Career’ website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings.
After registration candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through online mode by using debit card/ credit card/ Internet
Banking/UPI etc.
Helpdesk: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee/ intimation charges or receipt of Admission/ call letter, queries may be
made at telephone no. 022-22820427 (between 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on working days) or lodge their query on http://cgrs.ibps.in. Candidates
should mention ‘RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS IN STATE BANK OF INDIA - 2024’ in the subject of the email.

Visit Bank's website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings and open the Online Application Form, available under 'Current
Openings’

Apply online: https://ibpsonline.ibps.in/sbiponov24/