SBI PO 2024 Exam Centres: Check State-wise Test Cities List

Candidates can choose one SBI PO exam city each for prelims and Mains exams. Candidates are required to enter their preferences of exam cities during application. The exam centres are allotted to candidates as per their preferences. However, in case of unavailability of exam centres candidates are allotted to the exam centre other than the one selected by them. There is no provision to change SBI PO test centre after the final submission of the application form. Therefore, candidates are required to enter their choices of exam centres while filling the application form. Candidates should choose the exam centres carefully as it cannot be changed later.

Candidates need to select SBI PO exam centre while filling the application form. The steps to select the exam centres are given below:

• Visit the official website
• Fill the registration details
• Upload the scanned photograph and signature
• Fill the detailed SBI PO application form wherein candidates need to select the exam centre
• Select one exam centre each for prelims and Mains exams

The Mains exam of SBI PO is conducted in around 70 cities. The Mains exam comprises objective-type and descriptive-type questions. Total marks allotted to the test are 250. TheMainsexam is coducted for candidates who qualify the prelims exam. TheMainsexam is conducted at Port Blair, Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Naharlagun, Guwahati, Arrah, Patna, Muzzafarpur, Chandigarh/ Mohali, Raipur, Panaji, Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Ambala, Hissar, Faridabad, Gurugram, Shimla, Solan, Jammu, Srinagar, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Leh, Kavarrati, Bhopal, Indore, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Imphal, Shillong, Aizwal, Kohima, Delhi & New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Puducherry, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Jaipur, Bardang - Gangtok, Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Hyderabad, Agartala, Agra, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Ghaziabad, Noida/ Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi, Dehradun, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata.

SBI PO prelims exam is conducted in around 200 cities. The prelims exam is conducted for all the registered candidates. The prelims exam comprises three sections. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. The list of exam cities where SBI PO prelims exam is conducted are Port Blair, Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Naharlagun, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur, Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Chandigarh/ Mohali, Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur, Panaji, Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Anand, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una, Jammu, Samba, Srinagar, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi, Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram, Leh, Kavarrati, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain, Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur, Imphal, Shillong, Aizawl, Kohima, Delhi & New Delhi, Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Puducherry, Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur, Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur, Bardang - Gangtok, Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, Agartala, Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Banda, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi, Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee, Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri.

The details regarding the SBI PO exam centre will be mentioned on the admit card. The admit card comprises details such as the candidate's name, roll number, category, exam date, time, details of exam centre, scanned photograph, and signature. Candidates need to appear for the exam in the centres allotted to them. The admit card of candidates are verified at the exam centres. Candidates should keep the authenticated prelims admit card and photo-identity proof safely because they will require it at the time of the Mains exam. Candidates without the Mains admit card will not be allowed to appear for the exam.

The prelims exam of SBI PO is conducted in four shifts while the Mains exam is conducted in two shifts. SBI PO prelims shift timings are 9 AM to 10 AM, 11.30 am to 12.30 pm, 2 pm to 3 pm and 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm. SBI PO Mains exam timings are 2 pm to 3 pm and 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The details regarding the shift timings are mentioned on the admit card. Candidates need to appear for the exam as per their exam slots. The exam timings for prelims and mains exam are given below.

SBI PO Prelims Exam Timings

SBI PO Mains Exam Timings

For verification, candidates need to provide anyone of photo-identity proofs such as passport,  PAN card, driving license, voter’s card, bank passbook, duly attested photograph/Identity card issued by the school or college/gazetted officer, Aadhaar Card. No, ration card is not considered valid photo-identity proof. Also, learners driving license is not considered. The photo-identity proofs required for SBI PO exam are given below:

Candidates are advised to follow the following dress code:

• Candidates must wear light clothes which cannot be used for hiding any instruments or communication devices
• Candidates need to wear half sleeves but not have big buttons or any badge, brooches, etc.
• Candidates must wear slippers/sandals and not shoes
• Candidates wearing customary/religious dresses should report at the centre at least 20 minute prior to the reporting time for proper checking

The COVID-19 guidelines for SBI PO exam are given below:

• Mapping of candidate’s roll number and lab number will not be displayed outside the exam hall but the same will be intimated to the candidates individually at the time of the entry of the candidate to the exam venue
• In view of COVID-19 pandemic, it is mandatory to wear mask
• Candidates can wear gloves and carry personal hand sanitiser of 50 ml
• Candidates can also carry their personal transparent water bottle
• Rough sheets should be kept at the desk of each candidate
• Candidates must drop the rough sheets in the boxes provided at the exit of the lab/venue while leaving or at the designated place indicated by the exam officials
• Candidates must need to submit health declaration form

Candidates must bring stationery such as pencils, glue, eraser, ink stamp pad and ballpoint pen with them to the examination hall. Any stationery items such as textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, geometry/pencil box, plastic pouch, calculator, scale, writing pad, pen drives, log table, electronic pen/scanner are not allowed. Any communication device such as bluetooth, earphones, microphone, pager, health band, etc. is not allowed. Other items such as goggles, handbags, hair-pin, hair-band, belt, cap, Any watch/wristwatch, camera, any metallic item, any eatable item opened or packed, water bottle (only transparent water bottle is allowed), etc. are not allowed. After displaying the health status through Aarogya Setu app, candidates are required to switch off their mobile phones and deposit them at the designated location. Candidates are advised to avoid wearing ornaments such as rings, earrings, nose-pin, chains/necklaces, pendants, badges, brooch, etc.

The selection process of SBI PO comprises prelims exam, Mains exam, psychometric test, group exercises & interview. Final selection is done based on the Mains exam and group exercises and interview. The marks obtained in the prelims exam are not counted for the final merit. The prelims exam is only to screen candidates for the Mains exam. SBI PO prelims exam is conducted for 100 marks. The test paper carries questions from English Language, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. The total marks allotted to the prelims exam are 100. The mains exam carries both subjective and objective type questions. Total marks allotted to the mains exam are 250. The Group Exercises and Interview carries 50 marks.

The starting basic is INR 41,960 (with 4 advance increments). Candidates are also eligible for DA, HRA/Lease rental, CCA. Candidates also get Medical and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time. In-hand salary ranges between INR 52,000 to 55,000 per month. SBI PO pay scale is INR 36,000-1490/7-46430-1740/2-49910-1990/7-63840. Candidates are selected to the post of  Junior Management Grade Scale-I. Selected candidates are required to sign a bond of INR 2 lakh, Candidates are required to serve the bank for a minimum period of three years. The officers will be on probation for two years. Candidates are selected on the basis of their performance in the prelims exam, mains exam, psychometric test, group exercises and interview.