SBI CBO Notification 2024, All You Need to Know

SBI CBO Notification 2024: The State Bank of India will announce the SBI CBO Recruitment 2024 on its official website. Candidates interested in joining the recruitment for Circle Based Officers should go through the following article for the all the information. The selection will be based on the performance of a candidate in an Online Test and Interview. Read below to know everything on SBI CBO Exam 2024.

SBI CBO Notification 2024

The SBI CBO 2024 Notification PDF is a very important document for the recruitment process. It has all the information about when to apply, how to apply, the number of job openings, the different stages of recruitment, salary details, and more. The official release of the SBI CBO 2024 Notification will be on the official website and the direct link to download the notification is given below.

SBI CBO Notification 2024 – Overview

The SBI CBO stands for State Bank of India Circle Based Officers, which is one of the very sought-after positions among graduates. State Bank of India will announce the recruitment for the same. Before that, let’s have a look at a glimpse of the SBI CBO 2024 Exam through the table below- 

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HeadingDetails
Conducting BodyState Bank of India
PeriodicityAnnually
Post NameCircle Based Officer (CBO)
VacanciesTBA
Exam LevelNational
Mode of ApplicationOnline
Mode of ExamOnline (CBT)
Application ProcessTBA
Exam RoundsOnline Test, Interview
SalaryRs 36,000/-

SBI CBO Notification 2024 – Important Dates

For any candidate joining a recruitment process, it is necessary to know the schedule of the process. This includes dates for events like application closure, call letter downloads, exam dates, result announcements, etc. Candidates can find the SBI CBO 2024 dates below.

ActivityDate
SBI CBO Notification PDFTBA
SBI CBO Apply Online StartsTBA
Online Registration Ends onTBA
Last Date for Editing the ApplicationTBA
SBI CBO Call LetterTBA
SBI CBO 2024 Exam DateTBA
SBI CBO Result 2024 TBA

SBI CBO Notification 2024 – Vacancy

the State Bank of India releases a number of vacancies every year for the post of SBI Circle Based Officer. The details of the vacancies will be provided in the official notification when SBI releases it. Last year, SBI released a total of 5280 regular vacancies and 167 backlog vacancies for SBI CBO 2023. The previous year vacancies shared below.

SBI CBO Regular Vacancies

There were a total of 5280 regular vacancies released last year. Candidates can find the circle and category-based distribution of the same in the table below.

CircleLanguageSCSTOBCEWSGENTotal
AhmedabadGujarati643211643175430
AmaravatiTelugu603010840162400
BengaluruKannada572810238155380
BhopalHindi673312145184450
BhubaneswarOdia37186725103250
ChandigarhUrdu
Hindi
Punjabi
45228130122300
ChennaiTamil189331253125
North EasternAssamese
Bengali
Bodo
Manipuri
Garo
Khasi
Mizo
Kokborok
37186725103250
HyderabadTelugu633111442175425
JaipurHindi753713550203500
LucknowHindi / Urdu904516260243600
KolkataBengali
Nepali
3417622394230
MaharashtraMarathi
Konkani
45228130122300
Mumbai MetroMarathi1362493890
New DelhiHindi45228130122300
ThiruvananthapuramMalayalam37186725103250
Total787388142152721575280

SBI CBO Backlog Vacancies 2023

The backlog vacancies for SBI Circle Based Officers 2023 recruitment is as follows:

CircleSCSTOBCTotal
Ahmedabad325331
Bengaluru4307
Bhopal0202
Bhubaneswar48012
Chennai038240
North Eastern702633
Hyderabad2204
Kolkata9111434
Maharashtra0404
Total299345167

SBI CBO Notification 2024 – Eligibility Criteria

The SBI CBO recruitment has a set of stipulations and criteria that candidates have to meet. Those who meet the criteria can apply and appear for the recruitment process. Conversely, those who are ineligible cannot appear for the exam and will be disqualified. Hence, candidates should go through the eligibility criteria carefully. This section covers the eligibility criteria for SBI CBO 2024.

Educational Qualification

Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University in India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

Age limit

The age limit for SBI CBO is as follows-

Age limitAge
Minimum 21 Years
Maximum30 Years

Below is the age relaxation provided according to various categories.

SBI CBO Age Relaxation

Specific categories of students will receive upper age limit relaxation. The following table gives the details for this.

CategoryAge Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe 5 years
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)3 years
General (PWD)10 years
OBC/ OBC(PWD)13 years
SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD)15 years
Eligible – Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ 
Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and 
have been released on completion of assignment 
(including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application) 
otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or 
physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. 
5 years

SBI CBO Experience

SBI CBO is a post that demands prior work experience in a bank setting. The following are the conditions for the same.

  1. Recent graduates cannot apply for the SBI CBO as SBI is demanding a minimum of 2 years experience as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank / any Regional Rural Bank.
  2. Candidates working with subsidiaries of Scheduled Commercial Banks will not be eligible to apply.
  3. Candidates working in SBI in a clerical/ supervisory cadre or employees engaged on a contract basis will not be eligible to apply.
  4. Candidates who have resigned from officer grade in SBI will not be eligible to apply.

SBI CBO local language

Those applying for SBI CBO should know the local language requirements.

  • Candidates applying for vacancies of a State have to produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specific local language of the applied State as one of the subjects.
  • The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular Circle, should be proficient (reading, writing and understanding) in any one of the specified local languages of that Circle (mentioned against each Circle) to be selected by candidate at the time of registration of application.

SBI CBO 2024 Application Fee

The online application fee for SBI CBO 2024 exam fee has already been released. A total of Rs. 750/- is to be paid by candidates belonging to the General Category as the application fee for the SBI Circle Based Officer 2024 exam. The same amount is narrowed down to Rs. 0/- for candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PWD category.

CategoryFee
SC/ST/PWBDNo Fee
Other CategoryRs. 750

SBI CBO Notification 2024 – Selection Procedure

SBI CBO Selection will be done on the basis of performance in the written test, Screening test, and interview.

Online Test 

The merit list will be drawn circle-wise and Category-wise on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Online Test. There will be no sectional qualifying marks. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the Circle and Category vacancies will be shortlisted for Screening from the top of the merit list drawn on Circle wise and Category subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score, as decided by the Bank.

Screening

Online applications and documents of candidates, who are shortlisted based on performance in online examinations, will be placed before the Screening Committee. The Screening Committee constituted by the Bank will examine whether the candidates fulfill the required eligibility criteria of experience.

The Committee will match the job profile submitted by the candidates (certified by their existing/ previous employer(s) with whom they are/were employed) with the job profile of Scale-I Generalist Officer of the State Bank of India. In case their job profile does not match substantially or is different than the job profile of Scale-I Generalist Officer of State Bank of India, then the application of the candidate will be summarily rejected.

Note –

The decision of the Bank in this regard would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Bank in this regard. The candidates, who fulfil the required experience as decided by the Screening Committee, will be called for an interview.

Interview

The interview will consist of 50 marks. Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in an interview to be considered for final selection. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.

Final selection

The candidates will have to qualify both in the Online Test and Interview separately. The marks obtained in the Online Test, both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in the Interview for preparing the final merit list. The final merit list would be prepared based on the normalization of marks scored in the Online Test and Interview with 75:25 weightage respectively.
Marks secured by the candidates in the Online Test (out of 170 marks) are converted to 75 marks and Interview scores of candidates (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list (Circle-wise and category-wise) is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of the Online Test and Interview. Selection will be made from the top-ranked candidates in the merit list prepared on Circle-wise and Category-wise.

SBI CBO Notification 2024 – Exam Pattern 

The total time duration for the SBI CBO Online test is 2 hours and 30 minutes. Check the section-wise exam pattern for the online examination below.

SBI CBO Online Test 2024

The exam pattern for the SBI CBO online test is as follows-

Name of TestNo of QuestionsMax MarksDuration
English Language303030 mins
Banking Knowledge404040 mins
General Awareness/Economy303030 mins
Computer Aptitude 202020 mins
Total1201202 hours

SBI CBO Descriptive Test 2024

The descriptive test will test the candidate’s ability to write long-form content. The type of questions will be as given below.

Descriptive TestNo of QuestionsMax MarksDuration
Letter Writing12530 min
Essay-250 words on banking related125 
Total25030 min

Penalty for Wrong Answers: There will be no penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question too.

SBI CBO Syllabus 2024

The exam for SBI CBO consists of 4 subjects – English, Banking Knowledge, Computer Aptitude, and General/Economic Awareness. Here the SBI CBO syllabus 2024 is tabulated below.

English LanguageBanking KnowledgeGeneral Awareness/EconomyComputer Aptitude 
Cloze Test
Reading Comprehension
Spotting Errors
Sentence Improvement
Sentence Correction
Para Jumbles
Fill in the Blanks
Para/Sentence Completion
Grammar
Vocabulary
Word Association
Latest Banking updates
Important banking concepts
Government schemes related to Banking sector
Monetary Policy
Types of money and measures of money supply
Financial institutions and Financial regulators in India
Currency circulation and management
Financial inclusion
Financial Awareness
Current Affairs
General Knowledge
Static Awareness
Banking and Financial Awareness
Preventive Vigilance
Legal Issues
Internet
Memory
Keyboard Shortcuts
Computer Abbreviation
Microsoft Office
Computer Hardware
Computer Software
Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies
Networking
Operating System
Basic of Logic Gates

SBI CBO Salary 2024

The initial salary of a “Circle Based Officers” (CBOs) will be in the scale of JMGS-I (36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2- 49910-1990/7-63840), at the start of the scale i.e. Rs. 36,000/- plus one increment for each completed year of service rendered in officer cadre in the Scheduled Commercial Bank and Regional Rural Bank.

ParticularsAmount
Pay ScaleRs.36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2- 49910-1990/7-63840
Basic PayRs. 36,000
Dearness Allowance (DA)Rs. 16,884 (46.9% of basic)
House Rent Allowance (HRA)Rs. 2520
City Compensatory Allowances (CCA)Rs. 1080
Other AllowancesRs. 2000
Gross Salary Rs. 58,484
DeductionRs. 8187.60
Net Salary Rs. 50,296.4

SBI CBO Career Path

After joining, the selected candidates will be designated as “Circle Based Officers” (CBOs) and will be on probation for a period of 6 months.

The CBOs will be subjected to continuous assessment during the probation period for judging their suitability for confirmation. The candidates who qualify in their assessment as per standards determined by the Bank from time to time will be confirmed in the service of the Bank in Junior Management Grade Scale-I (JMGS-I). If any candidate fails to achieve the minimum standards stipulated, his/ her services may be terminated as per the policy of the Bank in force at the material time.

The selected officers will be in the general cadre and will be governed by the promotion policy applicable for Bank’s general cadre officers. The selected candidates will not be entitled to inner-circle transfer up to his/ her promotion to SMGS-IV Grade OR 12 years of service, whichever is later.

SBI CBO Notification 2024 – Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. When will the SBI CBO 2024 notification be released?

A1. SBI will release the SBI CBO 2024 notification soon.

Q2. What is the last date to apply for the SBI CBO exam 2024?

A2. The last date to apply online for SBI Circle Based Officers (CBO) will be given in the official notification.

Q3. Is a fresh graduate eligible to appear in SBI CBO exam 2024?

A3. No, Minimum 2 years’ experience required for SBI Circle Based Officers (CBO) 2024 exam.

Q4. How many vacancies SBI released for the post of Circle Based Officer?

A4. SBI will release the number of vacancies for SBI CBO in the notification.

Q5. When will the SBI CBO 2024 Exam be conducted?

A5. The SBI CBO exam date will be informed the official notification.




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