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SBI CBO Notification 2023, Know the Details Here

Last updated on 18-Oct-2022

SBI CBO Notification 2023

SBI CBO Notification 2023: SBI stands for State Bank of India, and it has several job openings throughout the year. CBO stands for Circle Based Officers, which is one of the most sought-after positions among graduates. SBI will soon announce the SBI CBO 2023 recruitment on it's official website. The selection will be based on the performance of a candidate in an Online Test and Interview. Read below to know everything on SBI CBO Exam 2023.

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SBI CBO 2023 - Notification Download

SBI will soon announce the recruitment for Circle Based Officers. The selection will be based on the performance of a candidate in Online Test and Interview. Let us know more about the SBI CBO Notification 2023.

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SBI CBO Recruitment 2023 - Overview

State Bank of India will soon announce the recruitment for SBI CBO 2023. Before that, let's have a look at the glimpse of the SBI CBO 2023 Exam through the table below- 

Conducting BodyState Bank of India
PeriodicityAnnually
Post NameCircle Based Officer (CBO)
VacanciesTBA
Exam LevelNational
Mode of ApplicationOnline
Mode of ExamOnline (CBT)
Application ProcessTBA
Exam RoundsOnline Test, Interview
SalaryRs 36,000/-

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SBI CBO Notification - Important Dates

Here are the important dates related to SBI CBO vacancies.

ActivityDate
SBI CBO Notification PDFTBA
SBI CBO Apply Online StartsTBA
Online Registration Ends onTBA
Online Fee PaymentTBA
Last Date for Editing the ApplicationTBA
SBI CBO Call LetterTBA
SBI CBO 2022 Exam DateTBA

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SBI CBO Notification 2023 - Vacancy

The vacancies for SBI CBO 2023 are yet to be announced. Let's take a look at the previous year vacancies for SBI CBO 2022. Find the complete list of vacancies in the table below.

CircleState NameSCSTOBCEWSGENTotal
North Eastern Assam/ Arunachal Pradesh/
Manipur/ Meghalaya/ 
Mizoram/ Nagaland/ Tripura 
45228130122300
BhubaneswarOdisha2613477072175
BhopalMadhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh2613471771175
HyderabadTelangana2613471772175
 West BengalWest Bengal/ 
Sikkim/ A & N Islands
26  13471772175
MaharashtraMaharashtra/ Goa3015 542081200
JaipurRajasthan3015542081200
Total 1581072721104531400

SBI CBO Backlog vacancies for SBI CBO 2022

The following are the backlog vacancies for SBI CBO 2022. Something similar can be expected for SBI CBO 2023.

CircleState NameSCSTOBCTotal
BhopalMadhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh0808
HyderabadTelangana0101
MaharashtraMaharashtra/Goa1212
JaipurRajasthan0101
Total13922

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SBI CBO Eligibility Criteria

This section covers the eligibility criteria for SBI CBO 2023.

Educational Qualification

Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University in India or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government.

Age limit

The age limit for SBI CBO is as follows-

Minimum Age limit21 Years
Maximum Age limit30 Years

Below is the age relaxation provided according to various categories.

SBI CBO Age Relaxation

Specific categories of students will receive upper age limit relaxation. The following table gives the details for this.

CategoryAge Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe 5 years
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)3 years
General (PWD)10 years
OBC/ OBC(PWD)13 years
SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD)15 years
Eligible – Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ 
Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and 
have been released on completion of assignment 
(including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application) 
otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or 
physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. 
5 years

SBI CBO Experience

SBI CBO is a post that demands prior work experience in a bank setting. The following are the conditions for the same.

  1. Recent graduates cannot apply for the SBI CBO as SBI is demanding a minimum of 2 years experience as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank / any Regional Rural Bank.
  2. Candidates working with subsidiaries of Scheduled Commercial Banks will not be eligible to apply.
  3. Candidates working in SBI in a clerical/ supervisory cadre or employees engaged on a contract basis will not be eligible to apply.
  4. Candidates who have resigned from officer grade in SBI will not be eligible to apply.

SBI CBO local language

Those applying for SBI CBO should know the local language requirements.

  • Candidates applying for vacancies of a State have to produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specific local language of the applied State as one of the subjects.
  • The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular Circle, should be proficient (reading, writing and understanding) in any one of the specified local languages of that Circle (mentioned against each Circle) to be selected by candidate at the time of registration of application.

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SBI CBO Notification 2023 - Application Form

This section covers the prerequisites and steps to apply for SBI CBO 2023.

Prerequisites

The permissible size of the photograph must be 4.5 cm * 3.5 cm and the photograph must be of passport size with white background. Both the photograph and the signature must be clear and legible. Permissible file size of the 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.

Steps to Apply Online for SBI CBO 2023 Exam

The following are the steps to apply for SBI CBO 2023.

  1. Visit the official website of the State Bank of India @sbi.co.in
  2. In the bottom left corner of the homepage, click on the "Careers" option.
  3. A new page with URL- https://sbi.co.in/web/careers opens.
  4. Click on the "Current Openings" tab.
  5. Search for "Recruitment of Circle Based Officer (Advertisement No. CRPD/ CBO/ 2023)" in the Current Opening section and then click on it.
  6. Click for the "Apply Online" button and then a new page appears on the screen.
  7. Click on the "NEW REGISTRATION" button provided in the topmost right corner.
  8. Start your application process for SBI CBO 2023 by providing your basic details such as name, contact number, email id, etc., and click on the save and next button. You will get a mail & message containing login id & password.
  9. Login with the registration ID and password generated
  10. Upload your photograph and signature in the required format as provided by the State Bank of India.
  11. Fill in your academic details, professional qualification, and experience in this step of your online application process for the SBI CBO 2023 Exam. Click on the save and next button after filling in the details.
  12. Preview your application form and pay the required application fee through online mode.
  13. Click on the "Submit" button. Your application form will be submitted successfully, download, and keep it for future reference.

SBI CBO 2023 Application Fee

The online application fee for SBI CBO 2023 exam fee has already been released. A total of Rs. 750/- is to be paid by candidates belonging to General Category as the application fee for SBI Circle Based Officer 2023 exam. The same amount is narrowed down to Rs. 0/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.

CategoryFee
SC/ST/PWBDNo Fee
Other CategoryRs. 750

Points to keep in mind

Please keep in mind the following points while applying for SBI CBO 2023.

  • The candidate will have to apply for vacancy of one Circle only. A candidate applying
    against vacancy of one Circle will not be eligible to apply against vacancy of any other
    Circle.
  • Candidature of the applicant will be considered only against the vacancies in the Circle for which he/ she has applied/ opted. Merit list will be drawn Circle wise and category wise.
  • Selected candidates will be posted in the Circle against whose vacancy they are selected.
  • The selected candidates will not be entitled to inner-circle transfer up to his/ her promotion to SMGS-IV Grade OR 12 years of service, whichever is later.

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SBI CBO Selection Procedure

SBI CBO Selection will be done on the basis of performance in the written test, Screening test, and interview.

Online Test 

Merit list will be drawn Circle wise and Category wise on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in Online Test. There will be no sectional qualifying marks. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the Circle wise and Category wise vacancies will be shortlisted for Screening from the top of the merit list drawn on Circle wise and Category wise subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score, as decided by the Bank.

Screening

Online applications and documents of candidates, who are shortlisted based on performance in online examinations, will be placed before the Screening Committee. The Screening Committee constituted by the Bank will examine whether the candidates fulfill the required eligibility criteria of experience.

The Committee will match the job profile submitted by the candidates (certified by their existing/ previous employer(s) with whom they are/were employed) with the job profile of Scale-I Generalist Officer of the State Bank of India. In case their job profile does not match substantially or is different than the job profile of Scale-I Generalist Officer of State Bank of India, then the application of the candidate will be summarily rejected.

Note - The decision of the Bank in this regard would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Bank in this regard. The candidates, who fulfil the required experience as decided by the Screening Committee, will be called for interview.

Interview

The interview will consist of 50 marks. Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in interview to be considered for final selection. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.

Final selection

The candidates will have to qualify both in Online Test and Interview separately. The marks obtained in Online Test, both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Interview for preparing the final merit list. Final merit list would be prepared based on normalization of marks scored in Online Test and Interview with 75:25 weightage respectively.
Marks secured by the candidates in the Online Test (out of 170 marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and Interview scores of candidates (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list (Circle wise and category wise) is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Online Test and Interview. Selection will be made from the top ranked candidates in merit list prepared on Circle wise and Category wise.

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SBI CBO Notification 2023 - Exam Pattern 

The total time duration for SBI CBO Online test is 2 hours and 30 minutes. Check the section-wise exam pattern for the online examination below.

SBI CBO Online test

The exam pattern for the SBI CBO online test is as follows-

Name of TestNo of QuestionsMax MarksDuration
English Language303030 mins
Banking Knowledge404040 mins
General Awareness/Economy303030 mins
Computer Aptitude 202020 mins
Total1201202 hours

SBI CBO Descriptive test

The descriptive test will test the candidate's ability to write long-form content. The type of questions will be as given below.

Descriptive TestNo of QuestionsMax MarksDuration
Letter Writing12530 min
Essay-250 words on banking related125 
Total25030 min

Penalty for Wrong Answers: There will be no penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question too.

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SBI CBO Syllabus 2023

Here the SBI CBO syllabus 2023 is tabulated below.

English LanguageBanking KnowledgeGeneral Awareness/EconomyComputer Aptitude 
Cloze Test
Reading Comprehension
Spotting Errors
Sentence Improvement
Sentence Correction
Para Jumbles
Fill in the Blanks
Para/Sentence Completion
Grammar
Vocabulary
Word Association
Latest Banking updates
Important banking concepts
Government schemes related to Banking sector
Monetary Policy
Types of money and measures of money supply
Financial institutions and Financial regulators in India
Currency circulation and management
Financial inclusion
Financial Awareness
Current Affairs
General Knowledge
Static Awareness
Banking and Financial Awareness
Preventive Vigilance
Legal Issues
Internet
Memory
Keyboard Shortcuts
Computer Abbreviation
Microsoft Office
Computer Hardware
Computer Software
Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies
Networking
Operating System
Basic of Logic Gates

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SBI CBO Salary 2023

The initial salary of a "Circle Based Officers" (CBOs) will be in the scale of JMGS-I (36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2- 49910-1990/7-63840), at the start of the scale i.e. Rs. 36,000/- plus one increment for each completed year of service rendered in officer cadre in the Scheduled Commercial Bank and Regional Rural Bank.

ParticularsAmount
Pay ScaleRs.36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2- 49910-1990/7-63840
Basic PayRs. 36,000
Dearness Allowance (DA)Rs. 16,884 (46.9% of basic)
House Rent Allowance (HRA)Rs. 2520
City Compensatory Allowances (CCA)Rs. 1080
Other AllowancesRs. 2000
Gross Salary Rs. 58,484
DeductionRs. 8187.60
Net Salary Rs. 50,296.4

SBI CBO Career Path

After joining, the selected candidates will be designated as "Circle Based Officers" (CBOs) and will be on probation for a period of 6 months.

The CBOs will be subjected to continuous assessment during the probation period for judging their suitability for confirmation. The candidates who qualify in their assessment as per standards determined by the Bank from time to time will be confirmed in the service of the Bank in Junior Management Grade Scale-I (JMGS-I). If any candidate fails to achieve the minimum standards stipulated, his/ her services may be terminated as per the policy of the Bank in force at the material time.

The selected officers will be in the general cadre and will be governed by the promotion policy applicable for Bank's general cadre officers. The selected candidates will not be entitled to inner-circle transfer up to his/ her promotion to SMGS-IV Grade OR 12 years of service, whichever is later.

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Exam Date

4th December 2022

Total Vacancies

1422

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FAQs

When will the SBI CBO 2023 Exam be conducted?

The SBI CBO exam date will be announced in the notification.

What is the last date to apply for the SBI CBO exam 2023? +

The last date to apply online for SBI Circle Based Officers (CBO) will be announced in the notification.

Is a fresh graduate eligible to appear in SBI CBO exam 2023? +

No, Minimum 2 years' experience required for SBI Circle Based Officers (CBO) 2023 exam.

How many vacancies SBI released for the post of Circle Based Officer? +

The number of vacancies for SBI CBO 2023 are yet to be announced.

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