JOB DESCRIPTION
Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs) in State Bank of India. Candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India.
Vacancy Details :
The total posts according to their categories are as follows :
- SC : 235 posts
- ST : 439 posts
- OBC : 405 posts
- GEN : 758 posts
TOTAL : 1837 posts
The above mentioned posts includes backlog vacancies also.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Essential Academic Qualifications : (AS ON 10.08.2014)
- Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
- Those who are in the Final year of their Graduation/Semester 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 10.08.2014.
- Candidate having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 10.08.2014.
Age Limit : (As on 01.04.2014)
- Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01.04.2014 i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1984 and not later than 01.04.1993 (both days inclusive).
- Age relaxation as per government norms.
Application Fee :
- SC/ST/PWD : 100/- (Intimation Charges only)
- General and Others : 500/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)
SELECTION PROCEDURE
Phase-I :
Examination consisting Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks.- The Objective Test will be online. Immediately after online Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered. Cadidates will have to answer Descriptive Test on paper/Pen mode.
- Objective Test : The Objective Test with 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows :
- Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)
- Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers
- Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
- Test of Reasoning (High Level)
- The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
- Descriptive Test : The Descriptive Test with 1 hour duration (50marks) will be of “Test of English Language (comprehension, short précis, letter writing & essay)”.
- The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
Phase-II :
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.
- Adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Discussion and Interview.
- The qualifying marks in Group Discussion & Interview will be as decided by the Bank.
Final Selection :
- The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-I and Phase-II 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 & Interview out of 100 for each category.
- The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
- Results of the candidates who have qualified for Phase II and the list of candidates finally selected will be made available on the Bank's website. Final select list will be published in Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar.
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
- The examination will be held in the month of June 2014 (Tentatively)
EMOLUMENTS
PAY :
- The starting basic pay is 16,900/-(with 4 increments) in the scale of 14500-600/7-18700-700/2-20100-800/7-25700 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale I.
- The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A & C.C.A as per rules in force from time to time. The compensation per annum at Mumbai is around 8,40,000/-. The break up of monthly compensation is as under:
- Cash Component : 34,320/-
- Bank's contribution to PF : 1,690/-
- Housing (Lease Rental) : 29,500/-
- Perquisites (Conveyance, Newspapers, Entertainment allowance, House & Furniture Maintenance etc. : 4,130/-
- In addition, the officers are also entitled to other benefits like
- Medical Aid for self (100%) and for family (75%)
- Home Travel Concession/Leave Fare Concession
- Concessional Interest Rates for Housing/Car/Personal Loans
- The salary scales are under revision with effect from November 2012.
Career Path :
- The Probationary Officers will be on probation of two years during which they will be given intensive training. Towards end of their probation / training period, they will be subjected to a screening process. While those Officers who achieve the predetermined standards may be confirmed and given placement in the next higher grade i.e., Officer Middle Management Grade Scale II, others who qualify the test but fail to achieve the standards set for placement in Middle Management Grade Scale II, will be confirmed as Officer Junior Management Scale Grade I. The services of those Officers who fail to qualify in this process will be terminated.
- Bank provides immense opportunities for growth in the Bank including opportunities for postings 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.
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank's website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in. After registration candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through one of the following modes :
- Offline mode : The system will generate a cash voucher/ challan form pre-printed with the candidate's details which will be required to be presented at any State Bank of India branch counter with the requisite fee. On payment of the requisite fee through computer generated challan form, registration of the online application will be complete.
- Online mode : The payment can be made by using debit card/ credit card/Internet Banking.
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