SBI PO 2019 Exam Pattern (new):

Phase – I : Preliminary Examination

1. The SBI PO Preliminary exam is the first test for the recruitment process.
2. Mode of conduction – Online mode- Candidates appearing for SBI PO Recruitment Exam are allotted a desktop, where they will be first shown all the instructions and guidelines that need to be followed by them. Post that, questions will appear and needs to be answered one by one.
3. It is considered the qualifying examination.
4. Candidates clearing this paper will then be eligible to appear for SBI Mains.
5. The marks secured in this Phase will not be considered for final selection.
6. Marking Scheme: – Each question will carry 1 mark. Negative marking for wrong answers, one-fourth of the marks (-0.25) will be deducted
7. The medium of Paper:- For English section – English Language only, For Quants and Reasoning Section – English and Hindi.
8. Qualifying Marks:- There is no provision of sectional cut-off. A candidate need not clear the minimum qualifying marks in each section of the test, but overall cut-off to get selected for the subsequent rounds.
9. Sectional Time Limit:- Each section has to be finished in 20 minutes separately.
10. A preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1-hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:

Phase – II : Main Examination

The Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Tests for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of the Objective Test, the Descriptive Test will be administered.

(I) Objective Test:

The Objective Test of 3-hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:

The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

(II) Descriptive Test

The Descriptive Test of 1-hour duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank. Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in the objective test.

Phase – III : Group Discussion (20 Marks) & Interview (30 Marks)

The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category. An adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Discussion and Interviews. The qualifying marks in Group Discussion &Interview will be as decided by the Bank.

Final Selection :

The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be added to the marks obtained in GD & Interview (Phase-III) for preparation of the final merit list. The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase II and Phase III separately. Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group Discussion &I nterview out of 100 for each category. The selection will be made from the top merit-ranked candidates in each category. if you are looking for the best teaching get the teaching from the best place for SBI PO classes in pune.