SBI Recruitment 2026 Application Form: 1500 Probationary Officer Vacancies

The State Bank of India (SBI) invites online applications from eligible candidates for the recruitment of Probationary Officers in the State Bank of India.

Advertisement Number: CRPD/PO/2026-27/09

Name of the Post and Number of Vacancies Advertised:

Probationary Officer: 1500 Vacancies

Regular Vacancies: 1446 Vacancies
Backlog Vacancies: 54 Vacancies

Important Dates:
Commencement of Online Applications: 18-06-2026
Last Date of Online Applications: 08-07-2026
Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters: 2nd/ 3rd week of July 2026 onwards
Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination: August 2026
Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination: August/ September 2026
Download of Main Examination Call letter: August/ September 2026
Phase-II: Online Main Examination: September 2026
Declaration of Result of Main Examination: September/ October 2026
Download of Phase-III Call Letter: October/ November 2026
Phase-III: Psychometric Test: October/ November 2026
Interview & Group Exercises: October/ November 2026
Declaration of Final Result: November/ December 2026
Conduct of Pre-Examination Training: July 2026

Eligibility Criteria: Candidates must possess a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized by the central government. Candidates with integrated dual degree (IDD) certificates should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 30-09-2026.

Candidates who are in the final year/ semester of their graduation 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.

Age Limit: Candidates must have attained the minimum age of 21 years and must not have crossed the maximum age of 30 years as on 01-04-2026. However, relaxation in the upper age limit is applicable as per government directives.

Selection Process: The selection process will consist of an online test through a three-phase process:

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination: Online Preliminary Exam consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be consisting of 3 Sections as follows: English language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability

Phase - II: Main Examination: The Main Examination will be consisting for 200 marks of Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General Awareness/ Economy/ Banking Knowledge and English Language.

The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the aggregate marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be considered for preparation of the final merit list.

Phase-III: Comprise of (a) Psychometric Test (b) Group Exercise (c) Personal Interview

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

Group Exercise of 20 marks and Personal Interview of 30 marks.

Emoluments: Rs.48,480 - 85,920/-

Application Fee: Rs.750/- for General/ EWS/ OBC candidates.
Candidates who belong to SC/ ST/ PwBD are exempted from payment of the application fee.
Candidates are suggested to pay the application fee online.

Application Mode: Online

How to Apply: Candidates are suggested to apply online through the official website of The State Bank of India, at https://sbi.co.in

For complete details on this recruitment, please go through the official recruitment page of the State Bank of India(SBI), sbi.bank.in/Probationary_Officer_Recruitment