SBI PO Eligibility Criteria 2024, Qualification and Age Limit

SBI PO Eligibility Criteria 2024

Before initiating the SBI PO online application, candidates for SBI PO 2024 must ensure they meet the minimum eligibility requirements. The eligibility criteria for SBI PO 2024 state that candidates should be between 21 and 30 years old. They must have completed their graduation from a recognized university or its equivalent. Additionally, there are limits on the number of attempts allowed for the SBI PO exam. These criteria ensure that candidates have the required qualifications and fall within the appropriate age range for consideration in the 2024 SBI PO exam.

Education	Candidates must have a minimum of a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized university or any other equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government.
Final Year Eligibility	Applicants in the final year of Graduation are also eligible but must provide proof of passing the graduation exam by 31st December 2024 before appearing for the Phase 3 interview.
Date of Passing Exam	The date of passing the SBI PO eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark-sheet or provisional certificate issued by the University/ Institute. If the result is posted online, the date of result publication will be considered.
Percentage Criteria	Candidates must indicate the percentage obtained in graduation, counting up to the nearest two decimal points in the online application form. Marks mentioned as CGPA/OGPA must be converted into percentages.
Fraction Consideration	The fraction of a percentage may be ignored; for instance, 59.99% will be treated as less than 60%, and 54.99% will be treated as less than 55%.

SBI PO Eligibility 2024

Let us take a closer look at the SBI PO eligibility criteria for 2024 as below.

1. Age limit
2. Educational qualification
3. Nationality
4. Number of attempts
5. Age relaxation
6. Persons with disabilities PWD

SBI PO Eligibility – Age Limit

Candidates who are applying for the SBI PO Exam 2024 should examine the age restriction for the same. There will be a minimum and maximum age limit, both of which the candidates should meet.

Candidates must be between the ages of 21 and 30 to be eligible. Candidates under the age of 21 years and over the age of 30 years will be ineligible for the position of SBI Probationary Officer 2024.

• Minimum Age: 21 years
• Maximum Age: 30 years

Age Relaxation for SBI PO 2024

There is also some flexibility of the upper age limit, which varies depending on the category. Please see the table below for a better understanding of the Age Relaxation for the SBI PO 2024.

Category	Age Relaxation Limit
General Category	0 years
Scheduled Caste (SC)	5 years
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
Personal with disabilities Gen/ EWS)	10 years
Persons with disabilities (SC/ ST)	15 years
Persons with disabilities (Other Backward Classes)	13 years
Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989	5 years
Ex-Servicemen (Army personnel), Commissioned officers, Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs)	5 years

Please note that there are some additional eligibility requirements for applicants who are not qualified for the SBI Probationary Officer (PO) position indicated below in addition to the above qualifying criteria.

1. Applicants with a history of defaulting on loan repayments, a CIBIL poor report, or credit card dues are ineligible to apply for the SBI Probationary Officer (PO) post.
2. Applicants with a history of moral turpitude, improper character, or antecedents are ineligible as well.

SBI PO Eligibility – Nationality

Now for the SBI’s nationality criteria for the position of Probationary Officer, which are as follows:

1. Candidates must be citizens of India.
2. Applicants must be Nepali or Bhutan nationals.
3. A Tibetan refugee who arrived in India before January 1,1962, with the purpose of establishing a permanent residence.

SBI PO Eligibility – Educational Qualification

Applicants who are aspiring to apply for the SBI PO exam must meet one or more of the educational requirements specified below.

1. A degree in any discipline from a recognised university or any equivalent qualification recognised by the Central Government is required of all applicants.
2. On a provisional basis, applicants who are in their final year/semester of graduation are also eligible to apply for the SBI PO. However, if they are called for an interview, they must present documentation of having passed the graduation.
3. Candidates with an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should check the official website  https://bank.sbi/web/careers to confirm that the date of IDD graduation matches the SBI PO notice.
4. Candidates having a Chartered Accountant degree also are eligible to apply for the SBI PO position.

Calculation of Percentages for SBI PO Educational Qualifications

Applicants must consider the SBI PO percentage criteria when filling out the application form, as marks will be calculated only on this basis.

• In the application form, the CGPA/OGPA candidates’ marks must be converted to percentages.
• Candidates having a graduation percentage of less than 60% are also eligible to take the SBI PO exam.
• The fraction of percentage so calculated will be ignored, i.e., 59.99 per cent will be treated as less than 60%, and 54.99 percent will be treated as less than 55%.
• A certificate issued by the relevant University showing the date on which the result was posted on the website will be accepted as the date of passing.

SBI PO Eligibility – Number Of Attempts

For the SBI PO Exam 2024, candidates are limited to a particular number of attempts. The table below shows the SBI PO number of attempts classified by type.

Category	Number of Attempts
General Category	4
General Category – Persons with Disabilities (PWD)	7
Other Backward Classes	7
Other Backward Classes (Persons with Disabilities	7
Scheduled Caste (SC)	No Limit/ restriction
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	No Limit/ restriction

Please note Candidates who have taken the maximum number of tries will be ineligible to apply for the position of PO.

SBI PO Eligibility – Key Points to Note

• Accuracy: Candidates must ensure that all information provided is truthful and accurate, as any discrepancy may lead to disqualification.
• Age Verification: The SBI PO recruitment authority will verify age limits using official certificates, so candidates must provide genuine documents and refrain from submitting any fraudulent certificates.
• Consequences of Misrepresentation: Providing false information or credentials will result in immediate disqualification of the candidate.

SBI PO Reservations – Persons with Disabilities

Vacancies are reserved for physically challenged people under Section 33 of the RPWD Act, according to government standards. Applicants with hearing impairments, vision impairments, and orthopaedic disabilities are encouraged to apply. The following are the details of SBI PO qualifications for Persons with Disabilities:

Please note: Candidates who fall into one of the following categories of the disabled and have a disability of at least 40% are eligible to apply for the SBI PO exam.

Locomotor Disabilities (LD): 

This group includes people with any of the Locomotor Disabilities (LD).

• OL – Either the left or right leg is affected.
• OA – Either the left or right arm is affected.
• BL- Both legs are affected, but the arms are unaffected.
• OAL- One arm & One Leg affected
• Leprosy cured person
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Cerebral palsy
• Dwarfism
• Acid attack victims

Visually Impaired (VI): 

This group includes people suffering from any of the Visually Impaired conditions

• Total Blindness
• Poor eyesight/ low vision

Hearing Impaired (HI): 

This group includes people suffering from hearing problems

• Complete hearing loss: This refers to a person who has a 70 DB hearing loss in both ears at conversation frequencies.
• Hard of hearing: It refers to a person who has a 60 DB to 70 DB hearing loss in both ears at speech frequencies.

Multiple Disabilities refer to a combination of LD, VI, HI, SLD, and MI.

Mental illness (MI):

A significant disturbance of thinking, mood, perception, orientation, or memory that substantially impairs judgment, behaviour, capacity to comprehend reality, or ability to satisfy the usual demands of life.

Specific Learning Disability (SLD):

Perceptual disabilities, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, dyslexia, developmental aphasia, and dyscalculia are examples of specific learning disabilities (SLDs).

SLDs are a diverse set of conditions characterised by difficulty understanding, speaking, reading, writing, spelling, or performing mathematical computations due to a weakness in processing spoken or written language.

Category	Description
Locomotor Disabilities
OA	One arm affected (Right or Left)
OL	One leg affected (Right or Left)
OAL	One arm & One Leg affected
BL	Both legs affected but not arms
Leprosy cured person
Cerebral palsy
Dwarfism
Muscular Dystrophy
Acid attack victims
Visual Impairment
Blindness
Low vision
Hearing Impaired
Deaf
Hard of hearing
Specific Learning Disability
Mental Illness (MI)
Multiple Disabilities	Candidates with multiple disabilities amongst LD, VI, HI, SLD & MI are also covered.

SBI PO Eligibility Criteria For Scribe Services

For candidates who fall within the Person with disabilities category, SBI provides scribe assistance. If a person has a disability of 40% or more, he or she can use scribe services by meeting the below conditions.

1. The need for a scribe must be specified when filling out the SBI PO Application Form.
2. Only those candidates who have limitations that impair their ability to write, such as speed, are eligible for the Scribe service.
3. Candidates will be given a compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of exam time.
4. Candidates are responsible for appointing their own scribe.

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