SBI PO psychometric test is conducted for candidates who qualify the mains exam. It is conducted before the interview and group exercises. SBI PO psychometric test is conducted to test the psychological behaviour of candidates. The performance in the test is shared before the interview panel. Read this article below for more details on SBI PO psychometric test.
SBI PO Psychometric Test
SBI PO Psychometric Test 2023: State Bank of India (SBI) revised SBI PO exam pattern. The bank has included psychometric test in the pattern of SBI PO exam. Selection of candidates for SBI PO psychometric test is done based on the performance in the mains. Before appearing for the interview and group discussion, candidates need to sit for the SBI PO psychometric test. Now the question among the candidates is, ‘What is SBI PO Psychometric Test?’. It aims to assess the psychological behaviour of candidates. This stage is qualifying in nature and there is no weightage of marks in SBI PO psychometric test. This article has discussed in details regarding SBI PO psychometric test.
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SBI PO Admit Card 2023 for Psychometric Test
SBI PO admit card 2023 for psychometric test has been released on March 13. The last date to download the admit card is March 19. This test is conducted for the qualified candidates of the mains exam. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password.
Download SBI PO admit card 2023 for psychometric test-https://ibpsonline.ibps.in/sbiposep22/ptppcla_feb23/login.php?appid=01b003104a9ee10302e5272e91aece6d
What is a SBI PO Psychometric Test 2023?
SBI PO Psychometric Test 2023 is a scientific and standard method to assess the mental ability and behaviour of the candidate by the recruiters. SBI PO Psychometric Test is examined statically to measure the suitability and cognitive knowledge of the candidate for the job, hidden aspects of the candidate, real abilities and personality traits. Candidates with effective preparation and dedication can score good marks in this test. SBI PO Psychometric test offers an unbiased evaluation of the candidates on the parameters like logical reasoning, industry-specific attitude, role-specific traits and more.
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Types of SBI PO Psychometric Test
There are mainly two types of SBI PO Psychometric Test: Personality Test and Aptitude Test:
- The personality test is done to identify and explore the areas of interest, values and motivation and how the candidate’s behaviour fits the job and organisation
- The pyschometric test of SBI PO is done to assess the cognitive knowledge for the job. This test assesses the skill set of the candidates for the job role. The interviewer can put you under exam conditions or give you a minute to answer the multiple-choice question. The standard level of intelligence is assessed during the aptitude test
Why is SBI PO Psychometric Test Conducted?
SBI PO Psychometric Test has been added to the SBI PO exam pattern of Phase III. It is a part of the interview and group discussion. However, the psychometric test may take place in front of the interview panel to do the candidate's personality profiling. Some of the important points related to SBI PO psychometric test are given below:
- SBI PO Psychometric test is done to measure the real and hidden abilities of the candidate
- SBI PO Psychometric test determine the candidate’s psychological behaviour and suitability as a banker
- Candidates should be real in front of the interview panel while responding to the question during the SBI PO Psychometric Test
- The candidate should be polite, natural and give answers gracefully with confidence
Also Read: SBI PO Syllabus
How to Prepare for SBI PO Psychometric Test?
The tips and tricks to prepare for SBI PO psychometric test are given below:
- Take real online tests regularly with the regular mock tests
- Get regular feedback on tests to identify your weakest area
- Practice regularly for the Psychometric Test to improve your weakest areas
- Pay close attention to what you're being asked
- Stay calm by breathing slowly and deeply while taking the psychometric test
- Be honest and consistent while giving your responses
- Trust your initial reactions, and don't simply try to guess the best answer
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How to Prepare for SBI PO Exam?
The first step to prepare for the SBI PO exam is to know about the syllabus and the structure of the exam like the latest exam pattern, important dates and the test duration.
Strategy for SBI PO exam
After getting acquainted with the SBI PO syllabus, important dates and exam duration. The candidates must make a time table that can cover the entire syllabus leaving time for revisions and mock tests. The candidates need to identify the weak and strong areas while preparing for the exam.
Q: What is SBI PO salary structure?
SBI PO salary structure is given below. Basic Pay-INR 41,960 Special Allowance-INR 6,881 DA-INR 12,701 Location Allowance-INR 700 Learning Allowance-INR 600 HRA-INR 2,937 Gross Salary-INR 65,780 Deduction (PF/Income Tax/Professional Tax/Pension)-INR 12,960 Net Salary-INR 52,820. The structure of SBI PO salary is given below.
Basic Pay | INR 41,960 |
Special Allowance | INR 6,881 |
DA | INR 12,701 |
Location Allowance | INR 700 |
Learning Allowance | INR 600 |
HRA | INR 2,937 |
Gross Salary | INR 65,780 |
Deduction (PF/Income Tax/Professional Tax/Pension) | INR 12,960 |
Net Salary | INR 52,820 |
Q: What is SBI PO exam pattern?
Q: What is SBI PO exam pattern?
SBI PO exam pattern is such that it is divided into prelims, Mains, psychometric test, group exercises and interview. In 2022, SBI has revised the exam pattern. The psychometric test was introduced in the Phase 3 exam pattern. There is no weightage for this test and the performance of candidates in this stage will be shared with the interview panel. SBI PO prelims exam comprises three sections-Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. The total marks allotted to the prelims exam are 100. The test paper carries a total of 100 questions. Candidates qualifying the prelims exam are called for the mains exam. The mains exam comprises both objective and subjective-type tests. The total marks allotted to the mains exam are 250. Candidates qualifying the mains exam are called for psychometric test. The psychometric test is qualifying in nature. Candidates qualifying the psychometric test are called for group exercises and interview. The group exercises and interview carries 50 marks.
Target Topics and Sections
Prepare for the exam targeting the topics and sections of the syllabus. Prioritise each and every section of the exam and cover the entire syllabus within the time.
Develop Reading Habit
Reading daily will enhance vocabulary, comprehension and grammar. Candidates need to follow the latest news, read articles, newspapers, journals, etc.
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Tutorial
Candidates must refer to the online video tutorials as it will give different ideas to approach the SBI PO exam. The tricks and tips in the video can save time in the SBI PO exam.
Mock Tests
Take regular mock tests to get good score in the SBI PO exam. The mock tests will give an idea about the exam pattern and it will also help the candidates to find out the weak areas that are needed to be improved
Quick Revisions
Candidates need to develop the habit of quick revisions by making notes from the topics of SBI PO syllabus. The notes will the candidates in quick revisions at time revisions before the SBI PO exam.
Practice
Candidates need to start practicing six months before the exam. They should go through different books and solve a maximum number of the previous year's questions. Candidates are advised to cover all the topics and sections while preparing for the SBI PO exam.
Q: What are the important topics for the SBI PO Quantitative Aptitude section?
In the Quantitative Aptitude section of SBI PO exam, candidates can focus on Simplification, Number Systems, Data Interpretation, Ratio and Proportion, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Sequence and Series etc. The Quant section assess the candidate's calculative ability. The best way to prepare this section is going through the previous years question papers and learning the shortcut tricks. The tips and tricks to crack SBI PO Quant section are given below:
- Candidates must find out the important topics for Quantitative Aptitude section by analysing the previous year question papers
- Candidates must learn the shortcut tricks for solving questions
- Candidates must practice the previous years’ question papers to know the types of questions asked in the exam
- Candidates must attempt mock tests to improve speed and accuracy
Q: What is the pattern of SBI Clerk prelims and Mains exams?
SBI Clerk prelims exam comprises three sections- English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. The test paper carries a total of 100 questions. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. The duration of the exam is one hour. The Mains exam of SBI Clerk comprises four sections: General/ Financial Awareness, General English Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude. The total marks for the test are 200. SBI Clerk exam pattern for prelims and mains exams is given below.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
Section | No of Questions | Marks | Duration |
English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
Name of test | No of Questions | Marks | Duration |
General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 Minutes |
General English | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 Minutes |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
Total | 190 | 200 | 2 Hours 40 minutes |
Q: What is the SBI PO exam pattern of the prelims and Mains exams?
The prelims exam comprises objective-type questions from English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. The Mains exam of SBI PO comprises both subjective and descriptive tests. The objective paper carries questions from Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and English Language. The descriptive paper carries questions from English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The total marks of the exam are 250. Candidates are given 3.5 hours to complete the paper. Candidates qualifying the mains exam are called for psychometric test, group exercises and interview. The psychometric test is qualifying in nature and no marks are allotted for this test. The Group Exercises and Interview carries 50 marks.
Q: What are the key topics for the Data Interpretation section of SBI PO exam?
This section of SBI PO exam includes questions from Tabular Graph, Data Sufficiency, Caselets, Permutation and Combination, etc. To solve Data Interpretation questions, candidates must practise by referring to the previous years' question papers. The tips and tricks for the Data Interpreparation questions are given below:
- Candidates need to first understand and interpret the given data before proceeding with the calculations
- Candidates need to first understand the difficulty level of questions to understand which one to attempt first and which one to attempt later
- Candidates need to master the technique of attempting these questions with speed. There are several shortcut tricks that save a lot of time in solving the graphs and charts
- Candidates must know the different types of questions and formats of Data Interpretation
Q: What are the key topics for Reasoning section in SBI PO exam?
Relax
Take frequent breaks to relax your mind. Breaks while preparing for the SBI PO exam can relieve the candidates from stress.
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Few important points related to SBI PO vacancy are given below:
- SBI PO vacancy reserved for the OBC category are available only to the Non-Creamy Layer OBC
- Creamy Layer OBC candidates should indicate their category as General
- SBI PO vacancy for PWD category candidates are reserved horizontally
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SBI PO 2020 vacancies are given below.
Category | Total |
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Vacancy | 2000 |
Backlog | - |
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SBI PO vacancies 2023 are given below.
| Category | SC | ST | OBC* | EWS^ | GEN | Total | VI# | HI# | LD# | d & e# @ |
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Current Vacancy | 300 | 150 | 540 | 200 | 810 | 2000 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Backlog Vacancy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 16 |
Total Vacancy | 300 | 150 | 540 | 200 | 810 | 2000 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 36 |
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SBI PO salary slip help candidates to know the break-up between the gross pay, allowances, deductions and net pay. The gross SBI PO salary will be the sum of your basic pay and allowances. From the gross pay, if you take out the deductions, you can come to know the net SBI PO salary in hand per mont
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The registration number and password are sent by auto-response Confirmation emails. Delivery of these emails purely depends upon the correctness of E-Mail ID provided, Policy of your E-Mail Service Provider to accept and Divert such emails under Bulk or Spam Mails or bounce back such mails without a
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At times due to poor internet connectivity SBI PO application form page takes time to load. Therefore, if you are not able to get the pages for registration immediately, please retry after a gap of 15 minutes or during off-peak hours in the night.
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The window to edit SBI PO application form 2024-25 is available till January 16, 2025. Candidates can edit the details entered in the application form within the prescribed deadline. After this, the examination authority will not entertain any requests for editing of application form.
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Yes, you can withdraw SBI PO application form 2024-25. This year the examination authority has provided the facility to withdraw SBI PO application form. Candidates who are not willing to appear for the exam can withdraw the same.
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