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About State Bank of India

State Bank of India is India's largest bank by assets and a government-owned corporation. It is also the largest bank in the world by assets. The company offers banking, life insurance, and wealth management services to corporate and retail customers through a network of approximately 18,500 branches and over 20000 ATMs across India.

Training, development & rotations

SBI hires high-potential people and invests in their growth. SBI has a culture of continuous learning. Its training programs are thoughtfully designed to enable employees to enhance their skills and reach their full potential. The Bank invests in employees’ education and combines it with coaching and mentoring opportunities. Frequent leadership interactions further help to ensure well-rounded professionals all around.

Approach towards learning:

Its approach to learning is guided by the bank’s commitment to enhancing the leadership qualities of SBI employees. The learning processes also facilitate alignment with their core values. Its learning programs include world-class leadership and functional and business-specific training for its employees. Employees also get opportunities to develop new skills and deliver in a competitive environment by working on various cross-functional projects as well.

Salary & benefits

Presently, the starting basic pay is 41,960/- (with 4 advance increments) on the scale of 36000 -1490/7- 46430 -1740/2- 49910 -1990/7- 63840 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I. The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/ Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical, and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time.

Some of the other benefits provided by the company to support its employee's personal and professional growth are;

• Special Allowance
• Transport Allowance
• Leave Encashment

Work-life balance

The bank has a good, inclusive work environment and a diverse working culture. It has great working hours. The bank provides alternate Saturdays off with flexible timing depending on the needs of the employees. It has a good Inclusive work environment and provides growth opportunities for all its employees.

Culture & vibe

At SBI, they are committed to a diversity and inclusion culture. They believe that diversity is a journey and it will continue to evolve and align practices to provide inclusive opportunities. Their diversity programs focus on gender diversity and creating opportunities for the differently abled.  It is the bank's constant endeavor to foster greater levels of inclusion by extending the diversity programs to include a more diverse workforce. SBI strongly believes in fair employment practices. They are committed to prohibiting all forms of discrimination against their employees and providing them with equal and fair treatment. They follow the detailed guidelines drafted as part of the fair employment practices as the basis of their effort towards ensuring equal opportunities for all employees.

About you

Essential Academic Qualifications (as of 31.12.2022):

• 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 an interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2022.
• Candidates having an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2022. Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, and Cost Accountant would also be eligible.

Age Limit: (As of 01.04.2022):

• Not below 21 years and not above 30 years as of 01.04.2022 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2001 and not earlier than 02.04.1992 (both days inclusive). Relaxation in the Upper age limit shall be applicable.

How to apply

To apply for this role, simply click the "Apply on employer site" button on this page and register your application with SBI Bank.

• Candidates can apply online only from 22.09.2022 to 12.10.2022. No other mode of application will be accepted.
• Pre-requisites for Applying Online: Candidates should have a valid email ID and mobile no. which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will be essentially required for receiving any communication/ call letters/ advice from the bank by email/ SMS.

Selection Procedure:

The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-phase process:

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination

• A Preliminary Examination consisting of an Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online.

Phase-II: Main Examination:

• The main Examination will be conducted online and will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Tests for 50 marks. 

Phase-III: Psychometric Test:

• The Bank may conduct a Psychometric test for personality profiling, of those candidates who will be shortlisted for Phase III.

Final Selection

• The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately. The marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Phase III for preparing the final merit list. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added to preparing the final merit list for selection.

Result Publication

• Results of the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination, and the Final Result will be made available on the Bank's website.

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