The State Bank of India has released SBI PO Prelims Exam 2025 dates, and the Probationary Officer preliminary examination will take place on 2nd, 4th, and 5th, 2025. Candidates can check the official website for more information on the official website of SBI. Moreover, the SBI PO Prelims 2025 admit card is expected to be released shortly.
The preliminary examination will be a one-hour computer-based objective test carrying a total of 100 marks, and the question paper will be divided into three sections that are time-based sections. English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability are the three sections of the exam, and there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
Additionally, the SBI PO 2025 exam aims to fill 541 vacancies, which include 500 regular positions and 41 backlog posts. The online registration process for the PO Prelims exam started from 24th June and went on to 14th July 2025.
SBI Probationary Officer Prelim Exam 2025: Important Dates
Events
Dates
SBI PO Prelims Online Registration
24th June to 14th July 2025
SBI PO Prelims Admit Card
In the third & fourth week of July
SBI PO Prelims Examination
2nd, 4th, & 5th August 2025
SBI PO Prelims Results
September 2025
SBI Probationary Officer Prelims 2025: The Multi-Selection Process
The probationary officer recruitment process will be conducted in three phases, and below is a table that provides more information about it.
Phase
Description
Next Step
Phase-1
Preliminary Examination
Candidates who are shortlisted will proceed to Phase II
Phase-2
Main Examination
Candidates who are shortlisted will proceed to Phase III
Phase-3
Psychometric Test, Group Exercise, and Interview
Final Stage Selection
The marks obtained by the candidates in Phase 1 of the Preliminary examination are not added while preparing the final merit list for selection. However, the marks obtained by the candidates in Phases II and III will be aggregated to 100 marks, and this will help create the final merit list.
