SBI PO Notification

Notification 2021

SBI is one of the largest banking organizations in the country which has its branches in India as well as abroad. It is a government-owned corporation with its headquarter in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI releases an official notification almost every year where it announces vacancies for the post of PO (Probationary Officer). SBI has just released an official notification for SBI PO 2021. There are 2056 vacancies announced. You can start applying for the same from October 05, 2021. Also, SBI PO Prelims exam is going to be held in November/ December 2021 (tentatively).

For the Detailed SBI PO Notification PDF, Please click here

Vacancy 2021

SBI has been the most awaited notification of all times for government job aspirants. The number of vacancies surely gives a lot of clarity regarding the expected exam level. A higher number of vacancies would probably lead to a moderate or comparatively easier level of the exam and vice-versa. There are 2056 vacancies announced for the year 2021. The detailed breakup of SBI PO 2021 exam vacancies is provided below.

SBI PO 2021 Vacancy Details

Category	SC	ST	OBC*	EWS^	GEN	Total	LD#	VI#	HI#	d & e# @
Regular Vacancy	300	150	540	200	810	2000	20	20	20	20
Backlog Vacancy	24	12	20	-	-	56	-	1	36	9
Total	324	162	560	200	810	2056	20	21	56	29

NOTE

* Vacancies reserved for OBC category are available only to the 'Non-creamy layer' OBC candidates. 'Creamy layer' OBC candidates should indicate their category as 'General'. OBC category candidates should submit the OBC certificate on format prescribed by Govt. of India containing the 'Non-creamy layer' clause, issued during the period 01.04.2021 to the date of interview, should be submitted by such candidates, if called for interview.

# Vacancies for Person with Benchmark Disability (PWD) category candidates are reserved horizontally.

@ PWD categories under clauses ‘d’ & ‘e’ of Section 34 (i) of RPWD Act 2016 suitable for the post are: (i) “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD); (ii) “Mental Illness” (MI); (iii) Autism Spectrum Disorder (Mild)- ASD (M) (iv) “Multiple Disabilities” (multiple disabilities amongst LD, VI, HI, SLD, MI & ASD-M).

^ Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in recruitment is governed by Office Memorandum no. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019 of Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions, Government of India.

How to Apply Online

The recruitment notification for any exam is followed by an application process. Interested candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible. The detailed SBI PO 2021 online application procedure is mentioned below.

Go to the official website of SBI: www.sbi.co.in and click on the ‘NEW REGISTRATION’ tab provided on the top right corner of the page
You will be redirected to the first page of the application form where you will be required to fill in all the basic details and click on the Save & Next button to move forward
You will now be redirected to the second page of the form where you will be asked to upload your scanned passport size photograph and signature based on the specification mentioned therein
After you move on to the next page, you will have to fill in your personal details including your educational qualifications
The next step would be filling the exam centres preference list. You will be required to fill in 4 centres
After you are finished with entering the details, the preview of your form will be shown, so that if you find any errors, you may edit and correct them. Once the application is submitted, you will not be able to edit it
In the end, you will have to choose a preferred online payment method to submit the application fee for SBI PO. You can pay the fees through credit card/debit card / net banking and any other online mode
Click on the 'Submit' button to complete the application form
Guidelines for Uploading the Photograph

Dimensions: 200 X 230 pixels
The photograph must be clear and passport size
The file size of the photograph should be between 20KB - 50 KB
Format: JPG/JPEG
The preferred background is White

Guidelines for Uploading the Signature

The signature should be clear and legible
Dimensions: 140 X 160 pixels
The file size of the signature should be between 10KB and 20KB. If it is below the limit or if it exceeds the mentioned limit, the application will be rejected
The signature should be done with a running hand in a white background

Left thumb impression:

The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on white paper with black or blue ink.
The handwritten declaration should be of the applicant and not by any other person.
File type: jpg / jpeg

Dimensions:

240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 3 cm * 3 cm (Width * Height)
File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB

Hand-written declaration:

The handwritten declaration should not be written in CAPITAL LETTERS.
You have to write the declaration in English clearly on white paper with black or blue ink.
The handwritten declaration should be in your own handwriting.
File type: jpg / jpeg
Dimensions: 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 10 cm * 5 cm (Width * Height)
File Size: 50 KB – 100 KB

“I________(Name of the candidate), _______(Date of Birth) hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required. The signature, photograph and left-hand thumb impression is of mine”

Application Fee

As soon as you finished filling all the personal details in the application form, you will be required to submit the SBI PO application fee online.You will be provided with various online payment options where you will have to fill in the required details and pay the required fee according to your category. The SBI PO application fee details are as follows.

S. No.	Category	Application Fee
1	SC/ ST/ PWD	NIL
2	General/ EWS/ OBC	Rs. 750/-

Admit Card 2021

After the application process for SBI PO is complete, SBI would release the admit card for the SBI PO Prelims exam a few days before the actual exam. The SBI PO admit card will have all the details like venue, date and time of the exam along with other important instructions. You can download the admit card from the SBI official website. The call letter, photocopy of identity proof and its original need to be produced at the SBI PO exam venue.

Number of Chances

Candidates who have exhausted their maximum number of permissible chances are not eligible to apply. The number of chances will be counted from the examination held on April 18,2010. Please note that, appearing in Preliminary Examination will not be counted as a chance. Appearing in the Main Examination will only be counted as a chance.

Important Note: In the years in which only one written examination has been held (i.e. no Preliminary Examination has been held), appearing in this examination will be counted as a chance.Further details on the number of attempts for SBI PO can be deduced from the table below.

Category	No. Of Chances
General/EWS	4
General (PWD)	7
OBC	7
OBC(PWD)	7
SC/ ST	No Restriction
SC(PWD)/ST (PWD)	No Restriction

Additional Information (Pre-exam training)

SBI also provides the facility of Pre-exam training to the reserved categories of candidates, to ensure that they are not deprived of the necessary information required to qualify for the examination. The pre-exam training call letter will be released a few days before the SBI PO exam for Prelims. Candidates need to download the call letter from the website itself. The SBI PO pre-exam training will be held in selected centres only.

Please find below an indicative list of SBI PO training centres:(Pre Exam Training )

State code	State/ UT	Pre-Examination Training Centre
11	Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
12	Andhra Pradesh	Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
13	Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun
14	Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
15	Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea
16	Chandigarh	Chandigarh/ Mohali
17	Chhattisgarh	Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
18	Goa	Panaji
19	Gujarat	Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Anand, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
20	Haryana	Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamunanagar
21	Himachal Pradesh	Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una
22	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu, Samba, Srinagar
23	Jharkhand	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
24	Karnataka	Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi
25	Kerala	Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram
26	Ladakh	Leh
27	Lakshwadeep	Kavarrati
28	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain
29	Maharashtra	Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur
30	Manipur	Imphal
31	Meghalaya	Shillong
32	Mizoram	Aizawl
33	Nagaland	Kohima
34	Delhi -NCR	Delhi & New Delhi
35	Odisha	Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
36	Puducherry	Puducherry
37	Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur
38	Rajasthan	Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
39	Sikkim	Bardang - Gangtok
40	Tamilnadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar
41	Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
42	Tripura	Agartala
43	Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Banda, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi
44	Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
44	West Bengal	Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri