SBI PO 2025 Selection Process
It's very important to know the exam pattern of SBI PO 2025, which is split in two parts: Prelims & Mains. We are providing you with detailed information on it. Eligible candidates will have to undergo three phases, viz. (i) Phase I, (ii) Phase II, and (iii) Phase III. Candidates who will be shortlisted after Phase I will have to appear for Phase II. And those who will be shortlisted after the Phase II will be subsequently called for the final part, Phase III.
- Phase I or Prelims Exam
- Phase-II or Mains Exam
- Phase III or the Interview & Group Exercises
The whole recruitment process is generally wrapped up by the month of June/July 2025 & the results will be declared soon afterwards.
Number of Attempts: The maximum number of chances is fixed for each category.
SBI PO Exam Pattern 2025
In this, we are providing you with information about the pattern of the SBI PO exam so that you all can prepare for the exam well and crack the SBI PO exam. To crack any exam, it is very important to understand its pattern. Before preparing for the exam, it is important for all the candidates to understand the exam pattern. Only then will you be able to crack the exam, so we have provided the pattern of the SBI PO prelims exam and mains exam below. You can see it and start your preparation.
SBI PO Preliminary Exam Pattern 2025
Candidates will have to clear the Prelims or first Phase of the SBI PO exam 2025, in order to reach the Mains exam. The preliminary exam will be an online exam of 1 hour duration for 100 marks. The test will consist of 3 sections. As the sectional cut-off in the Preliminary Exam has been removed, the overall score of all the sections will be considered for selection. The cut-off or minimum passing marks for each section will be decided by SBI based on the difficulty level of the test. Given below is the section-wise division of the marks:
S. No. | Name of test | No. of Questions | No. of Marks | Duration |
1. | English Language | 40 | Total Maximum Marks 100 | 20 minutes |
2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 20 minutes |
3. | Reasoning Ability | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 1 hour |
Negative Marking: One mark is allotted for each question, and ¼ or in other words, 0.25, negative marking is deducted for every incorrect answer.
SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern 2025
The main exam will include an objective test of 200 Marks as well as a Subjective or Descriptive Test of 50 Marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after the conclusion of the Objective Test, and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
- SBI PO Objective Test: The duration of the objective test is 3 hours, and it consists of 4 Sections of a total of 200 marks. There will be separate timings for every section.
Name of the test | No. of Question | No. of Marks | Duration |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 minutes |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 minutes |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 minutes |
Total | 170 | 200 | 3 hours |
- SBI PO Mains Descriptive Paper
Name of the Test | No. of Question | No. of Marks | Duration |
Descriptive Paper- Communication Skills: Emails, reports, Situation Analysis & Precis Writing) | - | 50 | 30 minutes |
Grand Total | 50 | |