SBI SO 2023: Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result

Highlights

Name of the exam-  SBI SO 2023
Mode of the exam-  Computer-based (online) exam
Number of Papers-  1
Number of Sections-  4 (3 for Deputy Manager Post)
Type of Questions-  Multiple Choice Questions (objective type)
Number of Questions-  170
Duration of the exam-  135 Minutes
Language of the exam-  English

SBI SO Exam Date

December 2023/January 2024

SBI SO 2023 Vacancy

The State Bank of India (SBI) has introduced 47 vacancies for SBI SO 2023 Recruitment. Given below is the category-wise vacancy distribution

Assistant Manager Engineer (Civil)

Assistant Manager Engineer (Electrical)

Circle Defence Banking Advisor- 1 Vacancy

SBI SO 2023 Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for Assistant Manager Engineer that are filled through SBI SO 2023 exam has been detailed below. A candidate must fulfil the eligibility criteria for different positions for which they have applied in order to qualify for further processes.

SBI SO 2023 Educational Qualification

The minimum educational qualification for SBI SO 2023 (Specialist Officers) exam as on 01st April 2023 is given below:

• For Assistant Manager-Engineer (Civil): The candidate should have completed a graduation degree in Civil Engineering with minimum 60% or 6.75 on a scale of 10 to be eligible for Civil Engineer Assistant Manager posts
• For Assistant Manager-Engineer (Electrical): The candidate should have completed a graduation degree in Electrical Engineering with minimum 60% or 6.75 on a scale of 10 to be eligible for Electrical Engineer Assistant Manager posts
• For Circle Defence Banking Advisor: The candidate should be a retired Major General or Brigadier from Indian Army, or from comparable ranks from Indian Navy or Air Force.

SBI SO 2023 Age Limit

The candidate applyling for Assistant Manager posts should be of minimum 21 years and maximum 30 years to apply for SBI SO 2023 as on 01st April 2023.

The candidate applying for Circle Defence Banking Advisor should be of less than 60 years as on 31st May 2023.

SBI SO 2023 Post Qualification Experience

The candidate should hold 2 Years of work experience for graduate and 1 year for Post-graduate

SBI SO Selection Process

The final selection will be based on the performance of the candidates in the online written examination and interview. The weightage of online test and interview is 70% and 30%. The candidate have to qualify in both the stages to get shortlisted for the post of Assitant Manager Engineer- Civil & Electrical. The online exam is scheduled for 25th September 2023 tentatively.

Application

Pre-Requisites of SBI SO Online Application

Before Applying for SBI SO 2023, a candidate must have the following things ready to avoid any last time glitched in the online application process:

Candidates must have Photograph and Signature Ready before applying for SBI SO 2023 Online Application

Candidates must NOT sign in CAPITAL LETTERS as it won’t be accepted.

Keep all necessary documents ready at the time of Online Payment of the Application Fee

Valid Email ID must be provided at the time of Registration

Steps to Apply Online for SBI SO 2023 Exam

• Step 1: Click on NEW REGISTRATION button provided on the top most right corner of the home page of the link provided above.
• Step 2: Start your application process fro SBI SO 2023 by providing the basic details such as name, contact number, email id, address etc. and click on save and next button.
• Step 3:Upload your photograph and signature in the required format as provided by State Bank of India. The permissible size of the photograph must be 4.5 cm * 3.5 cm and the photograph must be of passport size. Both the photograph and the signature must be clear and legible. Permissible file size of photograph must be of minimum 20 KB and of maximum 50 KB and that of the signature must be of minimum 10 KB and of maximum 20 KB.
• Step 4: Fill in your academic details and professional qualification in this step of your online application process. Click on save and next button after filling in the details.
• Step 5: Preview your application form one last time as you won’t be allowed to make any changes further. Click on save and next button after previewing your Application Form.
• Step 6: Pay your Application Fee through Online Payment Option, i.e. through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking.
• Step 7: Click on Final Submit Button. Your application form will be submitted successfully. You will be sent an email as well as a text message with your registration ID and password by SBI for further login into the official website.

SBI SO 2023 Exam Pattern

The online test is divided into 2 parts (General Aptitude & Professional Knowledge), out of which General Aptitude is of qualifying nature.

• SBI SO Exam Pattern (For Law Officers)

  For the post of Law Officers, applicants will have to attempt 2 papers- Question Paper 1 and Question Paper 2. Question paper 1 comprising 50 questions from the English Language while 70 questions from Reasoning Ability will be asked. In question paper 2, professional knowledge will be tested for a maximum of 50 marks.

• SBI SO Exam Pattern (For Official Language Officers)

  Official Language Officers will be required to have proficiency in Hindi and English language along with the possession of some reasoning abilities. Based on these skills the exam will be conducted. Question paper 1 shall be conducted for 90 minutes. Question paper 2 will be consisting of professional knowledge questions

• SBI SO Exam Pattern (For Economist)

  Unlike other exams, candidates for this post are required to appear for 3 papers. Question Paper 1 shall be attempted within 90 minutes’ time. While Question Per 2 and Question Paper 3 will be conducted in 45 minutes for each paper,The third question paper for the post of ‘Economist’ will be of a descriptive nature. Candidates will be asked to write an essay on a topic related to Economics. The question paper will be of 50 marks. 45 Minutes will be provided to the candidates to solve the question paper.

SBI SO 2020 Marking Scheme

The marking scheme is such that, questions asked in question paper 1 will be comprising one mark for each correct answer. 0.25 Or ¼ mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer. In question paper 2, 50 questions for a total of 100 marks will be asked. There will be different exams which carry different marks and also time allotted to them is different. Candidates have to score minimum qualifying marks to crack this exam

SBI SO Syllabus 2023

SBI SO Syllabus 2023 For Reasoning Ability

SBI SO Syllabus for Reasoning Ability is quite vast and complex. You need to pay diligent attention to your preparation in order to score well in this section. Once you are familiar with the Reasoning Ability SBI SO syllabus you will not feel much of the stress. Refer to the below-mentioned SBI SO Syllabus for Reasoning Ability to get the best out of your preparation:

• Ranking
• Odd one out
• Blood relations
• Assertion and Reason
• Statement and course of action
• Alphabet test
• Clocks and Calendars
• Analytical reasoning
• Alphanumeric sequence puzzle
• Arithmetical reasoning
• Classification
• Clocks and Calendars
• Data sufficiency
• Deriving conclusions from passages
• Direction and Distance Sense Test
• Inserting the missing character
• Time sequence test
• Cause and effect
• Input and output arrangement
• Seating arrangement
• Coded inequalities
• Logical Sequence of words
• Decision making
• Statement – Conclusions
• Logical Venn diagrams
• Theme detection
• Alphabet numbers
• Series test
• Syllogism
• Analogies
• Coding and Decoding
• Statement and Assumptions
• Passage and Conclusion Test
• Non-verbal reasoning (Sense test, Analogy, Odd figures)

SBI SO Syllabus 2023 For the English Language

English Language section has a scoring nature. You can easily score good marks with a bit of extra effort on certain topics. The English Language is all about practicing and reading. Follow the topics below to score decent marks in this section:

• Articles
• Comprehension
• Identification of errors
• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Theme Detection
• Tenses
• Cloze test
• Conclusion
• Para jumbles
• Para substitute
• Passage
• Choosing the appropriate word
• Spelling check
• Idioms and Phrases
• Verb
• Completion of sentence
• Correction of sentence
• Idioms and Phrases
• Rearrangement sentence
• Subject-verb agreement
• Theme detection
• Unseen passage
• Word formation
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Fill in the blanks

SBI SO Syllabus 2023 For Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude section tests your aptitude. This section needs a hard-core preparation to obtain good marks. With good practice and revision ability, you can easily make through this section. You can look at the topics below to get a vivid idea on the topics coming for the examination:

• Line graphs
• Logarithms
• Average
• Clocks
• HCF & LCM
• Compound Interest
• Boats & Streams
• Decimal
• Fraction
• Mensuration
• Simplification
• Probability
• Time, Speed & Distance
• Profit and Loss
• Permutation and Combination
• Problems on ages
• Data Interpretation and Sufficiency (Pie chart, Bar graphs, Mixed graphs, Data table, Case study, etc)
• Problems on train
• Area
• Time and work
• Volume & surface
• Roots
• Number system
• Partnership
• Unitary method
• Problem-based on numbers
• Ratio and Proportion
• Simple Interest

SBI SO Syllabus 2023: Professional Knowledge

The professional knowledge section includes various sections depending on the posts you opt for. Through Professional Knowledge you can opt for courses like Object-oriented programming, Data Structure, Compiler Design, Chartered Accounting, Law, statistics, Software Engineering, Operating systems, Data Communication and Networking, Database Management System and others.

Common For All IT Posts

• Integrated circuits
• Database management system
• Data structure
• Data communication and Networking
• Computer organization and Microprocessor
• Programming language C, C++, and OOPS
• Compiler design
• Cybersecurity and Threats
• Operating system and amp, system programming
• Software engineering
• Digital electronics
• Mobile technologies

Common For All Finance Posts

• Management accounting concepts
• Direct and Indirect taxes
• Cost accounting
• Accounting standards
• Basic accounting concepts and principles
• Auditing standards

SBI SO Syllabus for Chartered Accountant

• Accounting standards
• Accounting guidance note
• Financial report standards
• Indian accounting standards
• Corporate financial reporting
• Accounting and Reporting of financial instrument
• Share-based payment
• Liability valuation
• Share
• Business valuation
• Inflation accounting
• Indian capital market
• Mutual funds
• Foreign exchanges
• Auditing

SBI SO Syllabus for Statistician

• Basic statistical methods and Inference
• Uni-variate data
• Bi-variate data
• Time series
• Forecasting
• Sampling concepts
• Sampling distribution
• Estimations theory
• Simple regression
• Multiple regression
• Variance analysis
• Banking-Insurance
• Financial market
• Foreign exchange
• Forecasting portfolio

SBI SO Syllabus for Law Officer

• Banking regulated laws
• Banking security laws
• Negotiable instruments
• Ethics and corporate governance in banking
• Financial analysis
• Banking operational laws
• Banker-customer relations
• Electronic banking
• Loans and advances
• Compliance and legal aspects
• Security types and Regulatory frameworks

SBI SO IT Officer Syllabus

• Computer networks
• Basic programming languages (C, C++, Java)
• Database Management Systems (DBMS)
• Basic concepts of software and hardware
• Data structures
• Computer Organization
• Computer Networks
• Network Programming
• Algorithms
• Digital Electronics
• Web Technologies
• Information Systems
• Software Engineering

SBI SO Syllabus for Data Communication and Networking

• Data communication
• Types of connections
• Types of networks
• Transmission media
• Network devices
• Network models
• Datalink layer
• Network layer
• Transmission control protocol
• Network security

SBI SO Syllabus for Operating System

• Introduction to system
• Process
• Distributed operating system
• Security & threats protection

SBI SO Syllabus for Software Engineering

• Software design
• User interface design
• Software analysis and testing
• Test oracles
• Black-box testing
• Validation
• Traceability
• Testing levels
• Test criteria
• Architectural design
• Requirement elicitation
• Tracking

SBI SO Syllabus for Compiler Design

• Bootstrapping
• LEX
• Input buffering
• Recognition of tokens
• Parsers
• LR parsers
• L-attributed definitions
• Symbol tables
• Error recovery
• Parsing programs
• Parsing control statements
• Run-time administration

SBI SO Syllabus for Data Structure

• Array definition
• Stack
• Circular queues
• D-queues
• Priority queues
• Binary trees
• Complete binary trees
• Extended binary trees
• Internal and External sorting
• Insertion sort
• Bubble sort
• Sequential representations of graphs

SBI SO Syllabus for Object-Oriented Programming (OOPS)

• Features, advantages, and applications of OOPS
• The general concept of OOPS- Classes, Data abstraction, Object, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Dynamic binding
• Aggregation and Association, Generalization, Multiple inheritances

SBI SO Syllabus for Computer Organization and Microprocessor

• Computer Configuration
• Memory architecture
• Machine instructions
• Basic computer operation
• Micro Computers
• Computer language
• Stack pointer
• Program counter
• OP code format
• DMA

Job profile

The work that will be performed by each of the posts will vary. Being an SBI SO requires a candidate to work hard with a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge. One needs to be dynamic enough to adapt to the changes in the economy. The role of each candidate according to the post as an SBI Specialist Officer is given below.

• SME Credit Analyst
  • To carry out Due diligence on credit proposals assigned
  • Timely completion of Review / Renewals as Appraiser, including Credit Risk Assessment proposals
  • Securing maximum marks for the AMT in Credit Audit in Pre-Sanction Assisting Relationship Manager in achieving Budgeted growth in Advances for the AMT
  • Assisting Relationship Manager in achieving Budgeted growth in Other Income for the AMT
  • Adhering to Turn around Time for processing New / Existing proposals
  • To ensure ABS considered for the proposals are the same as filed with ROCs
  • To ensure achievement of satisfactory RAROC (Risk-adjusted Return on Capital) for each unit in the AMT
• Faculty, SBIL, Kolkata

  The selected candidate will actively participate in and contribute to training activity at the institute as given below:

  • To develop the leadership capabilities of the Top/ Senior Executives of the Bank/ other Banks and FIs who will be coming to SBIL for training.
  • Teaching subjects in the area of his/ her domain across various programs of the institute.
  • Engaging in academic administration activities as and when required by the institute.
  • Identifying the training need gaps of the Top/ Senior Executives of the Bank and co-designing and co-delivering training interventions
  • Ensuring up-gradation of competence levels of participants by constantly bringing about improvements in the contents and methodology of training programs.
  • Developing and imparting training programs/ workshops in various areas of leadership development.
  • Setting in place training evaluation methods, seeking feedback, and initiating appropriate corrective measures where necessary on an ongoing basis.
  • Ensuring smooth conduct of various workshops, conclaves, and programs at the institute.
  • Ensuring that the right types of training are imparted with continuous updates and best practices in the area of their domain.
  • Promoting the institute and marketing the programs of the institute in appropriate forums in the BFSI sector to build the Institute brand to achieve maximum effectiveness in training.
• Vice President (Stressed Assets Marketing)

  Liaison with the investors/consultant’s firms for showcasing the distressed assets

  • Extensive marketing and scouting for investors for the sale of the NPAs.
  • Preparation of information sheet/IM with the description of full details of assets available for sale.
  • Maintenance of list of stressed assets available across the vertical.
  • Maintaining relations with the branches/sector teams/SARG Operations facilitating timely disposal of available NPA accounts.
  • Negotiate with prospective investors/PE Funds/QIBs for the sale of stressed assets in a manner to maximize the realization.
• Chief Manager (Special situation Team)
  • Restructuring /rehabilitation of Stressed assets.
  • Drawing resolution plans in consultation with financial/technical consultants.
  • Discussing the resolution plans with branches other members banks and sector team for finalizing a bankable resolution plan.
  • Implementation of immediate corrective action with suitable resolution strategies preventing slippage of SMA accounts into NPA category.
  • Maintaining relations with the branches/sector teams/SARG Operations facilitating restructure of stressed assets in a time-bound manner preventing deterioration in Asset value and Enterprise value.
• Deputy Manager (Stressed Assets Marketing)
  • Liaison with the investors/consultant’s firms for showcasing the distressed assets
  • Extensive marketing and scouting for investors for the sale of the NPAs.
  • Preparation of information sheet/IM with the description of full details of assets available for sale.
  • Maintenance of list of stressed assets available across the vertical.
  • Maintaining relations with the branches/sector teams/SARG Operations facilitating timely disposal of available NPA accounts.
  • Negotiate with prospective investors/PE Funds/QIBs for the sale of stressed assets in a manner to maximize the realization.
• Product Manager
  • Defining the vision for the garage and individual journeys
  • Collecting the business requirements from different sources, synthesizing and communicating the same to the tech team
  • Leading the garage to design the re-imagined process and review the BRS
  • Writing requisite notes and getting approvals from relevant authorities and committees (e.g. approach note, PIC note, CPPC approval)
  • Co-ordinating with stakeholders across Business units (e.g. business teams, risk, legal, compliance, IT, etc.)
  • Co-ordinating with stakeholders in the tech team to ensure timely delivery of the journey
  • Driving business for the developed and launched journeys by designing the strategy to drive adoption for respective journeys
  • Co-ordinating with circle and region level stakeholders to implement a plan for driving adoption and business
  • Creating and sharing trackers with weekly deliverables to all stakeholders to create transparency about deliverables and progress.

Salary

SBI SO Salary 2023

• Faculty, SBIL, Kolkata Rs 25 lakh to Rs 40 lakh p.a.
• Vice President
  (Stressed Assets Marketing)
  CTC of ₹.40.00 lacs to ₹.43.00 lacs
• Chief Manager
  (Special Situation Team)
  Pay Scale:
  50030-1460/4-55870-1650/2-59170
• Deputy Manager
  (Stressed Assets Marketing)
• Deputy Manager
  (IS Audit)
  Pay Scale:
  31705-1145/1-32850-1310/10-45950
• Product Manager
• Manager (Data Analyst)
• Manager (Digital Marketing)
• Manager (Anytime Channel)
• SME Credit Analyst
  Pay Scale:
  42020-1310/5-48570-1460/2-51490
• Banking Supervisory Specialist Negotiable
• Head (Product, Investment & Research) ₹ 80.00 lacs to ₹ 99.62 lacs
• Central Research Team
  (Portfolio Analysis & Data Analytics) ₹ 25.00 lacs to ₹ 50.00 lacs
• Central Research Team (Support) ₹ 7.00 lacs to ₹ 10.00 lacs
• Investment Officer ₹ 12.00 lacs to ₹ 18.00 lacs
• Project Development Manager
  (Technology) ₹ 12.00 lacs to ₹ 18.00 lacs
• Relationship Manager ₹ 6.00 lacs to ₹ 15 00 lacs
• Relationship Manager
  (Team Lead) ₹ 10.00 lacs to ₹ 28.00 lacs
• Chief Officer (Security)
  Fixed monthly emoluments of ₹1.40 lac
  
  • Increment of ₹21,000/- in 2nd year and
  • Increment of ₹24,000/- in 3 rd year
• Executive (FI & MM) CTC Rs. 6.00 lacs
• Sr. Executive
  (Social Banking & CSR)
  CTC Rs. 10.00 lacs
• Sr. Executive
  (Digital Relations)
• Sr. Executive
  (Analytics)
• Sr. Executive
  (Digital Marketing)
  CTC Rs 12.00 lac – Rs. 20 lac

Cutoff

SBI Specialist Officer Category-wise Cut Off Marks for Previous Year

SBI Specialist Officer Category-wise Final Cut Off for Previous Year

SBI SO Admit Card 2023

The SBI SO online exam will be on 1st, 2nd and 7th February 2023 for various Specialist Cadre Posts. The successful applicants can download the admit card from here. The following are the steps to download SBI SO Admit Card.

• Step 1 – Click on the link provided below to download the SBI Special Cadre Officer Admit card 2023 for the post you have applied for.
• Step 2 – A new page will appear on the screen of your device.
• Step 3 – Here you will have to enter your “Registration ID” and “Date of Birth/Password”.
• Step 4 – Enter the Captcha.
• Step 5 – Click the Login button.
• Step 6 – The call letter will appear on the screen
• Step 7 – Click the print/ download button to save the SBI SO Admit Card / Call Letter 2023.

SBI SO Admit Card
13th September 2023 (tentatively)

SBI SO Exam 2023: Preparation Strategy

SBI Specialist Officer Exam 2023 is one of the top recruitment examinations conducted by the State Bank of India. The candidates who have applied for the examination can also follow a well-versed preparation strategy to ace the examination. The preparation strategy of the SBI Specialist examination should be such that it contains all the resources viz SBI SO Selection 2023 Books, test series, schedule etc. The key points of the SBI SO preparation strategy are given in the space below:

Cover all the basics of IT - The candidates who have applied for the SBI SO Selection Process 2023 have to cover all the basics of IT. Since this recruitment process is done for the IT and computer domain. Hence, the candidates should be well versed with all the major concepts related to Information Technology. The candidates can follow the to prepare all the topics asked in the written examination.

Follow the syllabus for important topics - There is a fixed syllabus for all the major topics asked in the SBI Specialist Officer Exam. The candidates can check the syllabus released by the bank for getting knowledge of all the topics asked in the exam. The students should mark important chapters as per the syllabus and base their preparations on it.

Prepare with the latest Books - SBI SO Selection 2023 Books are one of the important tools that help in the preparation. The candidates can use all the books mentioned on this page for better planning of the exam. These books cover all the topics in the most precise manner. In fact, there are a lot of practice books and question banks that can also help in covering the syllabus of Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning.

Check the final SBI SO Result on the official website

Use Test Series for Practice - Test Series are one of the most important tools that a candidate should use for excelling in the exam of SBI SO. In fact, there are three major subjects i.e. Mathematics, Reasoning and English that is asked in the exam. A student has to practice enough so that he is able to hold command on all the three subjects. Thus, the candidates should always use a test series from a trusted source.

Last moment Revision - Whatever a candidate studies during his preparation has to be retained by him for a long time. Last moment revision is the best thing a candidate can do to memorise all the concepts he has learned while preparing for the exam. The candidates should also make short notes for all those topics that are hard to remember or learn. In this way, he can give an edge to his preparations and increase his chances of selection.

Results

Usually result is announced after 20 days to 1 month from the exams. Candidates can check the results on the official website.

How to download the SBI SO Result 2023?

Candidates can check their SBI SO Result from the official Careers page of the State Bank of India. The following steps can be helpful in downloading the result of SBI Specialist Officer Exam easily:

• Step 1: Visit the respective direct result link given above.
• Step 2: Enter your roll number or registration number.
• Step 3: Next, enter your date of birth and text verification.
• Step 4: Click on the "Submit" button.
• Step 5: Check the result and save it for future reference.

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