Review on SBI PO 2015 Exam held on 20th & 21st June

The online test for the recruitment of Probationary Officers (PO) in State Bank of India has just been conducted on June 20 and 21, 2015. As usual, we are going to share here review of SBI PO 2015 online exam held on 20th & 21st June, 2015.

Complete Review of SBI PO 2015 Online Exam held on June 20 & 21, 2015

We have given here subject-wise analysis and review.

Reasoning : This section was moderate to easy. You can solve all the questions within the stipulated time. The questions were asked from the following sections-

Syllogism
Coding/ Decoding
Inequalities
Sitting Arrangement (both inward and outward)
Blood Relation etc.

English : This part was moderate. The comprehension part was very tough. If you try to read the whole passage, it will kill your time. So be careful! The questions were asked from these sections-

Synonym and Antonym
Cloze Test
Sentence Arrangement
Error correction
Fill in the blanks

Quantitative Aptitude : This section was moderate. The questions were from -

Data Interpretation
Inequalities
Simplification
Number Series
Profit & Loss
Age
Ratio
Speed
Mixture & Allegation etc.

So friends, how was your today's SBI PO 2015 exam? Share your attempts here with accuracy.

Best Books for SBI PO Online Exam: SBI PO Books

Are you thinking to apply for SBI PO online exam or already have applied? Then hope you are getting preparation for the exam. Before that, did you have some good books for the online exam? If not you will be out of the race! SBI PO exam is one of the toughest exam. You have to be preparaed well, otherwise it would be very dificult to crack it. For that, you need to follow some useful and good books. Are you confused which books to be followed? Don't worry, we are here to guide you. Here we have given a list of some useful books for your SBI PO online exam for objective (Paper-I) and descriptive papers (Paper-II).

Recommended and Useful Books for SBI PO Online Exam (Objective & Descriptive)

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Scores and Cutoff Marks of SBI PO 2014 exam released

Good News friends! State Bank of India has finally released the marks obtained bu the candidates appeared for Probationary Officers recruitment exam 2014. The online exam for SBI PO 2014 recruitment was held in June/ July, 2014 across the country. The interview and group discussion was conducted in the month of October.

To view your scores obtained in SBI PO 2014 online exam, check here.

So friends, don't forget to share your SBI PO 2014 combined scores here.

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GK Questions asked in SBI PO 2014 Exam held on 15th June

The online exam for SBI PO 2014 recruitment has already been started from 14th June and is now going on. We have already wrote on review of SBI PO 2014 online exam held on 14th & 15th June. Now we are going to share general awareness questions asked in SBI PO 2014 online test held on 15.06.2014.

General Awareness questions of SBI PO 2014 exam held on 15th June

On which day World Environment Day is celebrated?
Which is the world's highest building right now?
Question related to white level ATM.
What is the full form of SLR?
Padma Vibhushan award winner in 2014?
Who is the present Chief Justice of India (CJI)?
When liquidity exceeds, what action does RBI take?
Name the country which change their national flag?
Question related to MICR code.
What is the minimum limit in RTGS system?
Who is the new high-commissioner of Pakistan to India?
Question on term deposit?
Co-Owner of Ranbaxy?
Who is the president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
The number of people voted in Lok Sabha Election in 2014?
Question on 2011 Census.
What is the full form of EPS?
Question from certificate deposit.
Full form of SME?
Name the swimmer of Australia have just undergone shoulder surgery?

Note : These questions have been collected based on the memory of the candidates who have appeared for the exam. You may share here rest of the general awareness questions as comments.

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Review on SBI PO 2014 Exam held on 14th & 15th June

The first and second day of online exam for the recruitment of State Bank of India (SBI) Probationary Officer (PO) in 2014-15 have just been conducted on June 14 & 15, 2014. We have collected experience of the candidates who have appeared for the online exam on those days. Now it's time to write review of SBI PO online exam held on 14.06.2014 and 15.06.2014.

Complete Review of SBI PO 2014 Online Exam on 14th & 15th June, 2014

We are giving here subject-wise/ section-wise review. Happy reading!

Data Analysis & Interpretation : Data Interpretation (DI) part was the toughest section in the paper. Pie chart, Graph, tables were there. Questions were very time consuming and also very calculative. It was very tough to solve all the questions within the stipulated time.

Reasoning : This section was same as IBPS PO level exam. Questions were asked from seating arrangement (circle & straight line), syllogism, puzzle test, Input-Output problem, strong-weak argument, data sufficiency etc. The seating arrangement questions (specially circular problem) were very tough and time consuming.

English : The English section was also same level as IBPS PO exam. The questions were moderate and asked from close test, error correction, passage and comprehension, jumped sentences, synonym, antonym etc.

General Awareness : The general awareness section was comparatively easy than that of IBPS PO level exam. All the current affairs questions were asked from events happened in last 6 months. If you concentrate little bit more time in this section, you will surely score a very good score in this GK section. We will publish here general knowledge questions asked in the online test.

Marketing & Computer Knowledge : This part was also easy. The marketing questions were asked from basic level. The computer knowledge part was also easy like marketing section. Here also basic level questions were present. You should target this section so that you can obtain good marks in overall paper.

Descriptive Paper : The overall paper was average. Some aspirants are saying easy, some saying moderate. We will share here questions of descriptive paper asked in SBI PO 2014 exam.

So, according to all the aspirants it is seen that the overall question paper was moderate. If you prepared well, it is not a hard task to score well to be qualified in the exam.

You may share here your own review on SBI PO 2014 online test.

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Download Admit Card for SBI PO 2014 Online Exam

State Bank of India (SBI) has activated the link of downloading admit cards for PO 2014 online exam which will be held in the month of June 2014. You can now download your call letter for online test. The exam will be started from second week of June up to first week of July, 2014.

To download SBI PO 2014 exam's admit card and acquaint yourself booklet , check here.

Cutoff Marks of SBI PO 2013 Exam: SBI PO cutoff

Looking for SBI PO 2013 exam's cutoff marks? State Bank of India has just released the recruitment notification for 1837 Probationary Officers in 2014-15. Now aspirants want to know about the previous year's SBI PO cutoff marks. So, today we are going to share here the cutoff marks of SBI PO 2013 exam held on 28.04.2013.

SBI PO 2013 Previous Years Cutoff Marks

Here we have given the category-wise cutoff marks.

Subjects	Total Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks
Subjects	Total Marks	SC/ST/OBC/VH/ OH	General
Reasoning	50	10	13
Data Analysis & Interpretation	50	10	13
General Awareness/ Marketing/Computer Knowledge	50	10	14
English Language	50	10	13
Minimum Qualifying Marks in Objecyive Testout of 200 marks		70	80
Descriptive Test	50	18	20

Cutoff marks of last candidate called for SBI PO 2013 Interview/ Group Discussion:

General - 151
OBC - 137
SC - 128
ST - 116
VH - 132
OH - 118

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SBI PO 2014 Recruitment- Exam Pattern, Syllabus details

Friends, as official notification of SBI PO 2014 recruitment has just been published, it's time to get preparation for the exam! Today we are giving here the detailed syllabus, exam pattern of SBI PO recruitment 2014. So, to be prepared well for SBI PO exam, first, you should have to know the exam's syllabus, question pattern.

Syllabus, Exam Pattern of SBI PO 2014 recruitment vacancies

This year, SBI is going to conduct an online test to recruit POs like IBPS. The online exam (objective test) will be of 200 marks. After the online test, there will be a descriptive test which is of 50 marks. The detailed syllabus, pattern of exam are given here-

Objective Test: The objective test consists of 4 subjects which are as follows-

Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)- 50 Questions
Test of General Awareness, Marketing&Computers- 50 Questions
Test of Data Analysis&Interpretation- 50 Questions
Test of Reasoning (High Level)- 50 Questions

Each question carries 1 mark. Time Duration- 2 hours.

Negative Marks: There is negative marks in SBI PO exam in the ratio of 1:4 i.e. 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer written by the candidates.

Descriptive Test: Just after finishing objective test (online exam), there will be a descriptive paper of “Test of English Language (comprehension, short précis, letter writing and essay)”. This paper is a 'Qualifying in Nature' type test. You need to obtain only minimum qualifying marks in descriptive paper.

Interview and Group Discussion (50 marks): After qualifying in objective and descriptive exam, shortlisted candidates will be called for interview which is of 30 marks and group discussion (GD) of 20 marks. The bank will decide the qualifying marks in interview and GD.

Selection Procedure in SBI PO 2014 recruitment exam

All the candidates should have to qualify in both online test and interview & GD. Final selection will be made on the basis of the performances in objective-descriptive test and interview-GD.

How to calculate combined marks/ score in SBI PO exam?

Marks obtained by the candidates in written exam (out of 250) will be converted to 75 and marks in interview-group discussion will be converted to 25. The final merit list will be made on the basis of combined score out of 100 (75+25 =100).

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SBI PO 2014 Recruitment Notification, Online Application

Good News for all aspirants who are eagerly waiting for SBI PO 2014 advertisement! State Bank of India has issued a official notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officers (POs) in 2014-15. It is really a very good news for all bank aspirants because we said few months ago that SBI may slow down recruitment process in next 2-3 years. Now the SBI PO advertisement comes to you! Read further for SBI PO recruitment 2014 vacancy, eligibility, online application details.

Vacancy, Eligibility details for SBI PO recruitment 2014

Name of the Post: Probationary Officers (PO)

Vacancy details: There are total 1837 vacancies available. The category-wise vacancies are given below-

Gen - 758
OBC - 405
SC - 235
ST - 439

Backlog vacancies included in the above mentioned SBI PO total vacancies are as follows-

OBC - 0
SC - 10
ST - 327

Age Limit: Between 21-30 years as on 01.04.2014.

Educational Qualification: Candidates must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognize university. Final year student are also eligible for this post.

How to apply for SBI PO 2014 recruitment exam

Application Fees: Rs. 100 for SC/ ST/ PWD and Rs. 500 for all other candidates including OBC. The application fees can be submitted in both offline and online payment path.

Application Process: Applicants are required to apply online mode of application. Apply through Bank's website www.statebankofindia.com / www.sbi.co.in. For more information about SBI PO 2014 online registration process, check the official advertisement.

Important Dates:

- Online Registration Of Application : 07.04.2014
- Payment Of Fees - Online : 07.04.2014 to 25.04.2014
- Payment Of Fees - Offline : 10.04.2014 to 28.04.2014

- Date of SBI PO 2014 Written Exam : in June, 2014 (Tentatively)

If you have any query regarding SBI PO 2014 recruitment, feel free to ask us here as comments.

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Check here SBI PO 2014 recruitment Syllabus, Pattern of Exam details.

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Marks of SBI PO Exam 2013 is now available

Waiting to check your score of SBI PO exam 2013? SBI has given the marks of candidates appeared for Probationary Officer (PO) recruitment 2013 exam which was held on 28.04.2013. The written test result (phase-I) was declared in June 2013 and the group discussion (GD) & interview was conducted in July. The final result was announced in the first week of this month (August). Around 17 lakh candidates were appeared for the SBI PO written test 2013.

To see the marks of SBI PO recruitment exam 2013, visit the link given below-

Check your scores of SBI PO exam 2013

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SBI PO 2013 Final Result declared: SBI PO result

Waiting for SBI PO 2013 final result? State Bank of India has declared today the final result for the post of Probationary Officers (PO). The written exam was held on 28.04.2013 across the country and the written test (phase-I) result was published in June 2013. The interview and group discussion (GD) was conducted in June-July, 2013. This year around 17 lakh candidates appeared for SBI PO 2013 written exam. Read further for details.

To check the final result status for SBI PO exam 2013, visit the following link-

Check your SBI PO 2013 result

The selected candidates have been informed via email/sms. Check the list of selected candidates in SBI PO recruitment 2013 here.

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SBI PO GD/Interview Experience of Mohtashim Akhtar from Kolkata

Want to read some interview/GD experience of SBI PO exam? Mohtashim Akhtar from Kolkata has sent us his SBI Probationary Officer recruitment 2013 Group Discussion/Interview experience. The written test for SBI PO exam 2013 was held on 28.04.2013 and the written test result was declared in June.

Disclaimer : Even though it went off well , not expecting a call after ibps experience.

My Interview on 11th July. SBI Strand Road Branch. Panel 1. 8 am.

It went off really well.
First the documents verification , then the Group Discussion(GD). We were given the choice of either English or Hindi. Everyone took up English.

GD topic : Is Indian Media Fair or Biased ?
There were 12 of us sitting in a boardroom with designated tables with our name Plate. Tables had in built speakers as well....
4 gentlemen , one a retired IAS officer , other three employed under SBI , were the jury.
5 mints to jot down the points. Then 2 mints each to speak on that matter.
Result : Everyone stumbled. Though everybody spoke well.
Then 5 mints was given for an open to all fish market where we had to counter each others points. This section really went off well for me...was the most active of the lot.

Then P.I. Time : 10-15 mints for each.
Mine focused on Bio-data , Family , Indian classical music , Urdu language , Some questions from graduation subject etc etc. Overall was good. Mood was positive.

They offered snacks and lunch , but as I was on a fast so declined politely.
In d end.... It was a satisfying experience... But not having too much expctations.
Thats all folks.

Some of Questions asked in SBI PO 2013 Interview

In interview , questions were like -
1. Being a student of physio, how you managed to clear sbi po in 1st attempt?
2. Who is there in your family?
3. Who established BHU?
4. Where did Urdu language first originate?
5. Who was Begum Akhtar Pia and Amir Khan?
6. Why people have different color , physical structure and physical characteristics?
7. Why Gen X has not taken up to ghazals and old classical songs. Etc etc.

We thank Mr. Mohtashim Akhtar for sharing his GD & Interview experience with us. Best of Luck.

If you want to share your interview experience for SBI PO/Clerk exam, send it here.

SBI PO 2013 written test result (Phase-I) published

Waiting for SBI PO 2013 result? State Bank of India has published today the written result of Probationary Officer (PO) recruitment exam 2013. The written exam was held on 28.04.2013. This year around 17 Lakh candidates applied for SBI PO exam. This year SBI made some major changes in educational qualification and application fees. After around one and half months, the result of written test has been published.

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To see the result of SBI PO 2013 written exam (phase-I), visit the following link-

Roll No. of Shortlisted candidates for group discussion and interview

The Phase-II process i.e. Group Discussion and Interview will be started from 03.07.2013. The shortlisted candidates will be intimated through email and SMS separately. Candidates are required to collect the call letter and Bio-Data format which will be available on Official website of SBI from 18.06.2013. For more updates keep checking our website regularly.

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Review on SBI PO 2013 exam held on 28.04.2013

Appeared for SBI PO 2013 exam today (28.04.2013)? State Bank of India Probationary Officer recruitment exam 2013 has been conducted today. This year around 17 Lakh candidates applied for SBI PO exam. The written exam of SBI PO 2013 exam had been pre-scheduled on 28th April, 2013. The written exam was conducted in two session - morning shift and afternoon shift. We are giving here a review on SBI PO recruitment exam 2013.

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There were four parts in the questions - 1) English language, 2) Generak Awareness, Computer & Marketing 3) Reasoning and 4) Data Analysis & Interpretation followed by a descriptive section. Many people said that the questions level was easier than that of previous year's SBI PO exam. The reasoning part was average but too time consuming. The descriptive part was average. The expected cutoff marks for SBI PO 2013 exam will be around 120-125 for General category whereas SBI PO last year's cutoff marks was 110 (Gen).

So, what's your today's SBI PO exam? Join in this SBI PO 2013 exam discussion and share about your attempts and expecting marks in SBI PO 2013 exam.

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SBI PO General Knowledge questions held on 28.04.2013

SBI PO 2013 Call Letter is now available

Waiting for call letter for SBI PO exam 2013? State Bank of India has released the admit card for the written exam of Probationary Officer. The notification for SBI PO recruitment 2013 was published in January 2013. This year around 17 Lakh applicants applied for SBI PO exam. The written exam had been scheduled on 28.04.2013.

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To obtain the call letter for SBI PO 2013, visit the following link-

SBI PO 2013 admit card

You may get the admit card in English or Hindi format. Put your SBI Registration No. (AND) Date of Birth (OR) Password. Collect the guidelines for the written exam from the following links-

IBPS-NEWS wishes all SBI PO aspirants Good Luck!

Looking for study materials for SBI PO 2013 exam? Read out our published study material on following subjects-

17 Lakh candidates applied for SBI PO recruitment 2013

Do you want to know how many candidates applied for SBI PO vacancies in 2013? We are going to publish here the numbers. Around 17 Lakh candidates have applied for SBI PO recruitment 2013. State Bank of India has published the recruitment advertisement for 1500 PO vacancies in the month of January, 2013 . The last date for online application is now over. Now it's the time for getting preparation for the written test.

This news has been published in Times of India Newspaper yesterday (10.03.2013). You can read it here. The written exam has been schedule on 28.04.2013. The call letter for SBI PO exam will be available from 08.04.2013 onwards from the official website of State Bank of India. You can get latest update regarding SBI PO recruitment in our website.

Important : If candidates face any problem in downloading admit card for SBI PO written exam, they are advised to contact the Central Recruitment & Promotion Department of SBI on the number +91 (22) 22820427 or may send email to crpd@sbi.co.in mentioning their Name, Registration Number & Date of Birth.

All the very best for the exam!

Looking for SBI PO previous year's category-wise cutoff marks? Read it out from here.

SBI PO exam last year's cutoff marks

Many of our readers are asking about the previous year's cutoff marks of SBI PO exam. After the notification of SBI PO recruitment exam 2013 published, aspirants of this exam want to check its previous year cutoff marks i.e. SBI PO 2011 exam held on 24.07.2011. There were two part- Objective & descriptive. We are giving the SBI PO 2011 exam cutoff marks details below. Have a check!

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Cutoff marks of SBI PO recruitment exam 2011

Subjects	Total marks	SC/ST/PWD	OBC	General
English Language	50	10	10	13
General Awareness/Marketing/Computer	50	7	7	11
Data Analysis & Interpretation	50	10	10	13
Reasoning	50	10	10	13
Descriptive Type test (English Language)	50	18	18	20

Minimum qualifying marks in Objective & Descriptive test (out of 250 marks) :

The marks obtained by the last candidate shortlisted for Group Discussion & interview are-

SC/ST/PWD - 88
OBC - 99
General - 110

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SBI PO recruitment 2013 vacancy, syllabus, online application details

Looking for SBI PO recruitment notification in 2013? State Bank of India has published a long-awaited advertisement for the recruitment of Probationary Officers (PO) in several branches of SBI throughout the country. Candidates will be selected through written test, group discussion & interview. This year SBI has changed in eligibility criteria, application fees. Read further to know more about SBI PO recruitment 2013-14.

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Vacancy, eligibility criteria details for SBI PO recruitment vacancies 2013

Vacancy : Total vacancies available are 1500. The SBI PO categories vacancy details are as-

(SC 225, ST 112, OBC 405, GEN 758).

Essential Educational Qualification : To apply for SBI PO jobs, candidates must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University.

Age Limit : Between 21-30 years as on 01.01.2013. Upper age relaxations have been made for reserved category as per Govt. norms.

Syllabus, pattern of exam for SBI recruitment vacancies 2013

SBI will select candidates for the appointment of probationary officers through two phases- A) written test and B) group discussion & interview.

A) The written test will be of 250 marks out of which 200 for objective questions & 50 for descriptive questions.

1. Syllabus for objective test in SBI PO recruitment 2013 :

English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc) - 50 marks
General Awareness, Marketing and Computers - 50 marks
Data Analysis and Interpretation - 50 marks
Reasoning - 50 marks

Total time duration available - 2 hours.

2. Syllabus for descriptive part in SBI PO recruitment 2013 :

This test will be on English Language (comprehension, short précis, letter writing & essay) of 50 marks. This part is qualifying in nature and marks in descriptive will not be counted during making of merit list. Descriptive paper of those candidates will be checked who will qualify the objective part.

Check our Current Affairs of each month and model questions for SBI PO exam 2013.

B) The interview & group discussion will be conducted after the result of objective & descriptive test. The group discussion & interview will be of 20 & 30 marks respectively.

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Online application process, mode of payment for SBI PO recruitment exam 2013

Application fees : This time SBI has reduced the amount of application fees. Rs. 50 for SC/ST/PWd and Rs. 200 for general & other candidates. There are two mode of payment available - Online payment mode & Offline payment mode.

How to apply : Candidates are required to apply online through SBI official website www.sbi.co.in or www.statebankofindia.com. Visit one of the above websites and open the online application form. Fill it up and click submit. After successfully online registration, you should required to pay the requisite application fees. To know more about online registration process, check the official advertisement.

Call letter for SBI PO recruitment exam 2013

The SBI PO written exam call letter will be available after 08.04.2013 from the SBI's website. No call letter/admit card will not be sent by post.

Important dates :

Online Registration of Application: 30.01.2013 to 23.02.2013

Payment of Fees – Online: 30.01.2013 to 23.02.2013

Payment of Fees – Offline: 01.02.2013 to 28.02.2013

Date of Written Examination : 28.04.2013

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