Over the past few years, the popularity of bank PO examinations in the country has surged considerably. The top most among these examinations is the PO exam conducted by the SBI, which is the largest bank in the country. Each year, lakhs of candidates appear for this examination with hopes of clearing it.
The notification to apply to the bank PO examination is still open and will close on 6th March. Hence there aren’t many days left to apply for the examination.
In case you are interested in applying for the examination, you can do so from their website – www.sbi.co.in.
If you are looking to apply for the examination, keep your scanned photograph and signature ready with you since you would need it for the application. Also, if you are looking to make your payment online, you should have online banking activated or a working debit or credit card.
It is always advised to take a print out of the application form once you have filled it completely. The application fee is Rs 600 for general candidates and Rs 100 for SC / ST and PWD candidates.
The pay scale of the SBI PO officers is the following - the starting basic pay of a SBI PO is Rs 27,620/- (which comes with four advance increments) in the scale of Rs 23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I.
The preliminary stage of the examination is scheduled to be held on four days, viz. 29th and 30th April, and 6th and 7th May. The results for this phase of the exam are expected to be released on May 15th. The Mains exam and its results are expected to be declared on 4th June and 19th June respectively.