The bank announces the eligibility criteria with the SBI PO notification, which are based on the following factors:
- A maximum age limit.
- The total number of attempts.
- Qualifications in education.
- The Number of Attempts.
Any candidate with a Bachelor’s Degree between the ages of 21 and 30 can apply for the SBI PO 2021 exam, according to the SBI notification. SBI PO application forms can be filled out by those who meet the eligibility requirements. Aspirants must practise SBI PO Previous Year Question Paper and prepare well before taking the SBI PO exam.
The SBI provides candidates with the SBI PO syllabus and exam pattern. The SBI also publishes the exam’s results and cutoffs on its website.
Read about the eligibility criteria for SIB PO recruitment on Canbank India.
Overview
Date of Application Form | April 2022 (tentative) |
Educational Qualification | Graduation or any equivalent degree |
Age limit | 21 to 30 years |
Age Relaxation | SC/ST- 5 years
OBC (NCL)- 3 years |
The number of attempts: | UR/EWS –4
OBC- 7 SC/ST – No Limit |
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates who are taking the SBI PO Prelims or Mains should be familiar with the SBI PO Eligibility Criteria 2022 in detail, because if a candidate fails to meet the criteria at any stage, his or her application will be immediately discarded, and they will not receive the SBI PO admit card.
Nationality
Applicants for the SBI PO Exam must be one of the following:
- Indian national.
- Nepal or Bhutan citizen.
- Tibetan refugees who arrived in India prior to January 1, 1962, with the intention of settling permanently.
- Person of Indian Origin(PIOs) who is people of Indian origin who have migrated to India from countries such as Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, or Vietnam, or from East African countries such as Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, and Malawi, with the intention of settling permanently in India. Candidates in categories 2, 3, and 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued in their favour by the Indian government.
Age Limit And Relaxations
SBI PO candidates in the General category will need to be between the ages of 21 and 30 as of April 1, 2022. Candidates from the reserved categories, on the contrary, are exempt from the age requirement.
Category | Age Relaxation(Years) |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 5 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 5 |
Other Backward Classes | 3 |
PWD (Gen/EWS) | 10 |
PWD (SC/ST) | 15 |
PWD (OBC) | 13 |
Former servicemen and women, ECOs and SSCOs who have served five years in the military. | 5 |
Educational Criteria
SBI PO candidates must meet one or more of the following educational requirements in order to qualify for the selection process.
- Students with a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an institution of higher learning recognized by the central govt are eligible to apply for the SBI PO Exam 2022.
- Candidates in their final year/semester can also apply for the SBI PO 2022 Recruitment. However, they must present a passing certificate for the degree mentioned in the Application Form that was issued before December 31, 2022. In the SBI PO Interview, they may be asked to show their certificate.
- Candidates with an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should make sure their IDD is completed by December 31, 2022.
- Candidates with a Chartered Accountant qualification are also eligible to apply for SBI PO 2022.
- Filling out the SBI PO 2022 Application Form has no minimum mark requirement.
Eligibility For Reserved Categories
- Candidates who do not have any kind of caste or category certificate will be placed in the General Category.
- Those with a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe Certificate issued by the Indian government should indicate this on the SBI Application Form 2022, and they will be required to present it during the exams and interview.
- Only candidates who fall under the category of “Non-Creamy Layer” will be considered OBC.
- For reservation benefits under the EWS category, one must show a ‘Income and Asset Certificate’ that was issued by a competent authority that followed the format prescribed by the Government of India.
- Candidates who fall into the PwD category must state their caste. They should write ‘GEN’ or ‘GEN (LD)’ or ‘GEN (VI)’ or GEN (HI) or GEN (d&e) as their category (as applicable).
Calculation Of Percentage
- The percentage marks are calculated by dividing the candidate’s total marks in all subjects into all semesters/ years by the aggregate maximum marks in all subjects, irrespective of Honours/ optional/ additional optional subjects if any.
- The above rule will also apply to universities where the class/grade is determined solely on the basis of honours marks.
- As a result, the fraction so calculated will be ignored, which would mean 59.99 percent would be viewed as less than 60%, and 54.99 percent would be viewed as less than 55%.
- In the SBI PO 2022 Application Form, candidates should state the percentage of their graduation degree calculated to the nearest two decimals.
- When a CGPA or OGPA is given, the same percentage calculation rule should be used and noted on the SBI PO 2022 Application Form.
- An interviewee must present a certificate from the appropriate authority detailing, among other things, the University’s rules for converting grades into percentages and the percentage of marks the candidate earned according to these rules.
Number Of Attempts
The number of attempts for the SBI PO exams is limited. Candidates will not be permitted to take the exam once the number of attempts allotted to them based on their category has been exhausted. However, there are a few things to keep in mind regarding the limitations of attempts.
- The number of attempts has been determined based on the candidate’s category.
- Candidates who reach the age limit are ineligible to apply, even if they still have a chance.
- Preliminary Examination attendance will not be counted as a chance.
Category | Number of Attempts |
General | 4 |
Gen (PWD) | 7 |
OBC | 7 |
OBC (PWD) | 7 |
SC/ST | No Limit |
SC(PWD)/ST (PWD) | No Limit |
Final Thoughts
To apply for the SBI PO exam, candidates must be between the ages of 21 and 30. Age restrictions have been relaxed slightly for the SBI PO exam. Take a look at the list in the blog post above.