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SBI PO Prelims Exam 2025: The first exam was held on March 8th, and the next one will be conducted on March 16, and 24, 2025.
SBI PO Exam 2025: Those who clear the preliminary exam will next be called for the main exam. (Representative/News18 Hindi)
The State Bank of India (SBI) is conducting its Probationary Officer (PO) preliminary examination 2025 currently. The first exam was held on March 8th, and the next one will be conducted on March 16, and 24, 2025. Through this recruitment, SBI will fill 600 PO vacancies. This includes 586 regular posts and 14 backlog vacancies.
The SBI PO Cut Off 2025, representing the minimum qualifying marks for each stage, will be released on the official website, sbi.co.in, once the results are declared. Candidates can use the previous year’s cut-off marks to understand expected cut off marks for this year.
SBI PO Prelims Exam 2025: Category-Wise Expected Cut-Off Marks
As per reports, the difficulty level of the exam is moderate. To get an idea of the expected cut-off marks, let’s take a look at the previous year cut off marks for various categories:
General: 50-55
Other Backward Class: 49-54
Economically Weaker Section: 50-55
Schedule Caste: 43-48
Schedule Tribe: 38-43
SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
The prelims exam is being held online and consists of three sections – English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability. There are 100 multiple-choice questions carrying 100 marks in total, and the exam duration is one hour. For every wrong answer, one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted. However, if a question is left unanswered, no marks will be deducted.
SBI PO Prelims Exam 2025: What’s Next?
Those who clear the preliminary exam will next be called for the main exam. It contains objective questions worth 250 marks. The last stage in the selection process includes a Psychometric Test, Group Exercise, and Interview. The final selection will be based on performance in this round.
A candidate must hold a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised university or any equivalent qualification recognised by the Central Government to be eligible for the exam. Furthermore, they must be between 21 years and 30 years of age.
