State Bank of India (SBI) Recruitment 2008 Selection Procedure

4. SBI Selection Procedure

a) Tier I - Preliminary Examination: Time 2 Hrs (combined)

Candidates will be called for an objective type examination. The objective type examination will consist of i) Reasoning Ability Test, ii) Quantitative Aptitude, iii) General Awareness/Computer Knowledge, iv) English Language. Question paper will be in bilingual form i.e. in Hindi and English except the test of English language.

b) Tier II - Main Test*: Time 3 Hrs (combined)

This will be an Objective and Descriptive type examination.

The objective type examination of 2 hours duration will consist of :

i) Test of Reasoning
ii) Data Analysis and Interpretation
iii) Marketing Knowledge
iv) Test of English Language

The Descriptive type examination will be a test of English knowledge - Time 60 Minutes.

*For tier II, only papers of the candidates securing minimum 40th percentile in each of the four tests in the preliminary examination and with aggregate 40% (35% for SC/ST/PWD) marks will be taken up for evaluation for the main test (Tier II), if ranked sufficiently high. The number of candidates whose paper will be evaluated for Tier - II vis-a -vis number of vacancies, subject to availability of adequate number of merit ranked candidates, shall be as under:

General/OBC - 15 times the vacancy and
SC/ST/PWD - 20 times the vacancy.

Candidates securing minimum 40th percentile in each of the above 4 tests and in the descriptive paper with aggregate 40% (35% for SC/ST/PWD) marks and ranked sufficiently high in main examination will be called for Group Discussion and Interview (Tier III) in the ratio of three times the vacancy in each category.

c) Tier III - Group Discussion & Interview:

Qualifying candidates will be called for Group Discussion and Interview and have to secure 40% (35% for SC/ST/PWD) aggregate marks i.e. Group Discussion and Interview put together to be eligible for selection.

Tier II and Tier III marks will be agreegated and arranged in the descending order for candidates who have qualified in both the tiers and depending on the vacancies, selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category. Candidates will have to pass both in Tier II & Tier III for final selection.

Results of the candidates who have qualified for Tier III and thereafter the list of candidates finally selected will be available on the Bank's website in addition to publication in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar.

State Bank of India (SBI) Recruitment 2008 Selection Procedure