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SBI SO (Specialist Officer)

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  • Conducting Body : State Bank of India (SBI)
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SBI Specialist Officer Exam

State Bank of India is one of the prominent Indian Organizations. It always gives eligible contenders a fair chance to get a job and build up their career in the right direction. This time also, the SBI Bank has released a notification about some vacant positions for which candidates can apply. In order to get the positions available, it is necessary for the aspirants to fulfill the eligibility conditions and qualify for the SBI SO Examination. 

The SB Selection process will include the Written Test and Interview. But, first of all, it is necessary for aspirants to fill up the application form and submit it before the ending date. If you are also interested in applying for the vacancy and building up your career in the right direction then go through the below stated details now. Yes, here we have stated all the essential details about the SBI Specialist Officer Exam including the Eligibility Criteria, Selection, Applying Process, Important Dates etc. Let’s take a look… 

SBI Specialist Officer Conducting Body:

SBI is a Govt. Corporation statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra and formed in 1955. It is the Largest Bank in India. SBI conducts various exams for various posts for desiring candidates who want to join the banking sector every year. 

SBI Specialist Officer Important Dates:

Events Dates Mode Link
Registration Date 01/04/2023 Online Click Here
Application Date
Preliminary Exam Date
Mains Exam Date
Result Date

SBI SO Eligibility Criteria:

- Nationality:

In order to apply for the position and appear in the examination, it is necessary for the aspirant to be an Indian Citizen. 

- SBI SO Eligibility Criteria - Age:
The age of the candidates applying for the SBI SO Recruitment Exam is:

Deputy Manager

21 to 35 years

Engineer

40 years

Manager

25 to 45 years

Assistant Manager

28 to 30 years

All Other Posts

38 years

- Relaxation in age will be given as:

Category

Age Relaxation

SC/ST/EXSM

5 years

OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)

3 years

PWD

PWD SC/ST - 15 years

PWD OBC - 13 years

PWD Gen - 10 years

Qualification Required For SBI SO Exam:

In order to get the job, it is necessary for the candidates to be qualified.  The qualification requirements are:

Assistant Manager (Systems)

Engineering Graduate in Computer Science/IT/ECE or MCA / M.Sc. (IT) / M.Sc. (Computer Science) from recognized University/ Institute. For more details, check Official Notification.

Deputy Manager (Systems) 

IT Security Expert 

Project Manager

Application Architect 
Technical Lead 

Technical Lead 

Manager (Marketing) 

Full-time MBA/ PGDBM or its equivalent with specialization in Marketing/ Finance. For more details, check Official Notification.

Deputy Manager (Marketing) 

Manager (Credit Procedures) - Full-time MBA/ PGDBM or its equivalent with specialization in Marketing/ Finance. For more details, check Official Notification.

Engineer (Fire) 

BE (Fire) from National Fire Service College (NFSC), Nagpur OR B.Tech (Safety & Fire Engineering)/ B.Tech (Fire Technology & Safety Engineering)/ B.Sc. (Fire). For more details, check Official Notification.

Deputy Manager (Internal Audit) 

Chartered Accountancy (CA). For more details, check Official Notification.

Manager (Network Security Specialist)

First Division (minimum 60% marks) in Master's Degree (full time) in any stream. For more details, check Official Notification.

Manager (Network Routing & Switching Specialist) 

Assistant Manager (Security Analyst)

BE / BTech (in Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer Science/Information Technology/Electronics & Communications) OR MCA/ MSc (Computer Science)/ MSc (IT) from recognized university. For more details check Official Notification.

Deputy Manager (Security Analyst) 

Manager (Credit Procedures)

Full-time MBA or its equivalent/ PGDM/ PGDBA/CA/CFA/FRM. . For more details check Official Notification.

SBI SO Selection Procedure:

  • For the post of Engineer and Manager (Credit Procedures), the selected candidates will be done on the basis of shortlisting and interview.

  • For the other available positions, the performance of candidates in online test and interaction/interview will be taken into consideration. 

SBI SO Application:

SBI specialist officer exam application form will be submitted through online mode only. The candidates willing to fill up the SBI SO Registration form need to visit the official website and then follow the steps given in the below section. 

- SBI SO Online Registration:

First of all, it is necessary for the aspirants to complete the registration process if they are new to the portal. While completing the registration, students need to enter the basic information and then click on the registration tab. Already logged in candidates can easily get login by using the ID and password. 

- SBI SO Verification:

After completing the registration process and OTP automated mail will be sent to the students on their registered email and mobile number. They need to enter the OTP and verify the authentication.

- SBI SO Exam Application Form Filling:

With the help of a login ID and password, candidates need to login to the applying portal and then fill up the final section of the application form.

- SBI SO Exam fee Payment:

After entering all the details, candidates need to pay the registration amount. SC/ST candidates are exempted. The exam fee will be submitted through Debit Card/Credit Card or Net banking process. 

- Take Print Out:

Finally, check all the details take a print out of the application form and keep it safe for further usage.

Must note:

It is necessary to enter each and every detail validly and exact. In case, at the time of verification, the documents or the information mentioned are found false then the candidature of the applicant will be cancelled and he or she will not be allowed to sit in the examination or apply for the vacancy again.

SBI SO Exam Syllabus:

SBI SO Syllabus – Reasoning Ability

SBI SO Syllabus – Quantitative Aptitude

SBI SO Syllabus – English Language

Alpha-Numeric Sequence Puzzle
Averages

Averages

Antonyms

Alphabet Test

Bar Graphs

Articles

Analogy

Decimal & Fractions

Cloze Test

Arithmetical Reasoning

HCF & LCM

Comprehension

Classification

Heights & Distances Partnership

Conclusion

Clocks & Calendars

Line Graphs

Error Correction

Coding-Decoding

Logarithms

Fill in the Blanks

Data Sufficiency

Mensuration

Tenses Rules

Deriving Conclusions from Passages

Mixtures & Allegations

Idioms & Phrases

Direction Sense Test

Number System

Parts of Speech

Eligibility Test

Percentages

Passage Completion

Deriving Conclusions from Passages

Mixtures & Allegations

Idioms & Phrases

Direction Sense Test

Number System

Parts of Speech

Eligibility Test

Percentages

Passage Completion

Inserting The Missing Character

Permutation & Combination

Passage Correction

Logic

Pie Charts

Sentence Completion

Logical Sequence of Words

Probability

Sentence Correction

Logical Venn Diagrams

Problems on Ages

Sentence Rearrangement

Mathematical Operations

Problems on Trains

Subject-Verb Agreement

Number, Ranking & Time Sequence

Profit and Loss

Synonyms

Puzzle Test

Ratio and Proportions

Tenses

Situation Reaction Test

Simple & Compound Interest

Unseen Passages

Series Completion

Roots

Theme detection

Statement – Arguments

Simplification

Vocabulary

Statement – Conclusions

Time and Distance & Work

Word Formation

Theme Detection

Volume & Surface Area

Word Games

SBI SO Exam Pattern:

- SBI SO Exam Pattern for JMGS I & MMGS II:

Test

No. of Questions

Marks

Time

General Aptitude

Reasoning

50

50

90 Min

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

English Language

35

35

Professional Knowledge (PK)

General IT Knowledge

75

150

70 Min

SBI SO Exam Pattern for MMGS III:

Test

No. of Questions

Marks

Time

General Aptitude

Reasoning

50

50

90 Min

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

English Language

35

35

Professional Knowledge (PK)

General IT Knowledge

25

50

70 Min

Role-based Knowledge 50 100

SBI SO Admit Card:

Before conducting the Indian examination, the exam authorities will issue the SBI SO admit cards to all the applied candidates. Aspirants will be able to download their SBI SO hall tickets just by visiting the official websites. It is important to note down that the SBI SO Exam Admit Card will be available only at the official site of the State Bank of India. Without the SBI Specialist Officer admit card, no candidate will be permissible to enter the hall and appear in the exam. 

After downloading the SO SBI admit card, candidates are suggested to check out all the essential details printed on it.

Details to be checked on the SBI SO Exam hall ticket include

  • Name of the Candidate

  • Signature of the Candidate

  • Candidate Photograph

  • Father Name of the Candidate

  • Exam Name

  • Exam Date

  • Exam Center Name

  • Exam Authority Signature

In case, any of the above-given detail is not mentioned at the SBI Specialist Officer Exam admit card then the candidates are suggested to contact the exam authorities as soon as possible. Along with admit card, candidates also need to carry their original identity proof like Driving License, Voter Card, PAN Card, Aadhar Card or any other along with the passport size photograph. 

SBI SO Result:

After successfully conducting the SBI SO Exam 2021, the exam authorities will declare the SBI SO Exam results. The SBI Specialist Officer results will also be available at the official website. Along with the result, the list of selected candidates and the State Bank of India cutoff will also be declared.

To download the State Bank of India SO result, candidates need to: 

  • Visit the official website of the State Bank of India examination board

  • Go to the examination tab and select the State Bank of India results of action

  • Hit on the result link available there and check out your scorecard.

SBI SO Cut Off:

Along with the SBI SO Exam Result, the exam authorities will also declare the SBI SO Exam cut off. Here we have given last year cut-off to give you an idea about the upcoming one. 

SBI SO Cutoffs in Written Test:

Subjects

Cutoffs for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD

Cutoffs for Unreserved

Reasoning

11.25

12.50

English Language

5.75

6.50

Quantitative Knowledge

3.50

45.25

Professional Knowledge

40

45

Category Wise SBI SO Cutoffs for Professional Knowledge:

Categories

Category Wise Cut Off Marks in Professional Knowledge

SC

54.50

ST

47.25

OBC

57.50

GEN

59.25

VI

49.25

HI

42

OH

49.75

SBI SO Cutoff Marks for Last Selected Candidate:

Categories

Category Wise Cut Off Marks For Last Selected Candidate

SC

75.50

ST

71

OBC

79.25

GEN

85.5

VI

75.5

HI

63.25

OH

71

Subject to (professional knowledge (100) +interview (25) =total out of (125)) 

SBI SO FAQs:

Question: Is the SBI specialist officer exam bilingual in nature?

Answer:  Yes, the exam is bilingual in nature. The questions will be available in both Hindi and English language 

Question: How much salary will i get after getting the specialist officer position? 

Answer:  According to the latest details available, the salary will range between 23700 rupees to 42000 20 rupees.

Question: What is the maximum age limit to apply for the SBI specialist officer exam?

Answer:  The maximum age limit of the candidate is 40 years and also it depends upon the position or cadre you are applying.

Question: What is the difficulty level of the examination?

Answer:  The difficulty level of the examination is moderate to high. Also, it depends upon the position you are applying for.

Question: How can I apply for the exam? 

Answer:   In order to fill the application form it is important for you to visit the official website and follow the procedure completely. 

Question: What is the selection procedure for the SBI so recruitment?

Answer:  Along with the SBI so exam, it is important for the candidates to qualify in the interview as well.

Question:  I am in the final year of graduation can I apply for SBI so exam? 

Answer:  No, the candidates appearing in the final year of their creations are not eligible to apply for the examination 

Question: Is there any sectional timing involved in the examination? 

Answer:  Yes as per the latest pattern there are separate timings for professional knowledge and general aptitude section 

Question: Is there any age relaxation for OBC SC and ST candidates? 

Answer:  Yes there is an age relaxation of 3 years for OBC category candidates and 5 years for SC ST Candidates.

Question: How much amount do i need to pay as the registration fees?

Answer:   if you are a general category candidate then you need to pay rupees 750 as the application fees.

Final Words:

Hence, these are all the details about the SBI SO Exam.  Soon, we will update the other essential information as well. We the team of estudentbook wishes you all the best for your upcoming examination. You can also check out our portal for availing details about other examinations. Thank You. 

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IA

Innovation Academy, Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Non Recognised

Career Campus, Nandanwan
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Non Recognised

AF

Academy for Competitive Examination
Malappuram, Kerala
Non Recognised

Utkarsh Classes
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Non Recognised

Singh Study Circle
New Delhi, Delhi
Non Recognised

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