October 1, 2024
By Nandini Tyagi
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Oct 01, 2024
The State Bank of India will release the SBI PO Notification soon in the online mode. Here is the overall exam pattern for SBI PO exam
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SBI PO Recruitment is carried out in 3 phases - Prelims, Mains and Interview
The Preliminary exam is conducted for a total of 100 marks and a duration of 1 hour. The exam only consists of Objective questions
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1 mark is awarded for each correct answer while 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect response. There are 3 sections in the Prelims exam
Candidates who qualify in the Preliminary exam will be eligible to appear for the Mains exam
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The Mains exam is conducted for a total of 250 marks and a duration of 3 hours 30 minutes
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While 200 marks in Mains exam are for Objective questions, 50 marks are allocated to descriptive questions
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The marking scheme for objective test is same as Prelims exam. There are four sections in the SBI PO Mains exam which are mentioned above
Candidates who pass the Mains are called for Group Exercises and Interviews. Final merit is based on Mains and Interview performance
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