SBI PO Mains Result 2026: Is Prelims Score Added to Final Merit? Check SBI Selection Formula
SBI PO Mains Result 2026 Updates: Is SBI PO Prelims score added to final merit? Check official SBI selection formula, Mains, Phase III marks and final merit calculation.
SBI PO Mains Result 2026 Score Calculation
SBI PO Mains Result 2026: Candidates waiting for SBI PO result 2026 for mains exam should note that their Preliminary Examination marks will not be added to final merit list. State Bank of India (SBI) has specified that only marks obtained in mains exam and phase III will be considered for final SBI PO selection 2026.
SBI PO recruitment is conducted in three phases Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Phase III. SBI PO prelims exam 2026 is used to shortlist candidates for Mains, while marks obtained in Mains and Phase III are used to prepare final SBI PO merit list 2026.
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Will Prelims Marks Be Added to SBI PO Final Merit 2026?
No. SBI PO Prelims marks are not added to final merit list. SBI's official recruitment notification for 2026-27 recruitment cycle states that marks obtained in Phase I, or Preliminary Examination, will not be considered while preparing SBI PO final merit list.
SBI PO Prelims examination is a screening stage. Candidates who qualify as per prescribed criteria are shortlisted for Main exam. SBI has separately released Preliminary Examination result and marks for 2026 recruitment on its careers portal.
SBI PO Selection Process 2026
SBI PO 2026 selection process is divided into three phases
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Phase I Preliminary Examination
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Phase II Main Examination
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Phase III Psychometric Test, Group Exercise and Personal Interview
Candidates have to qualify in Phase II and Phase III separately. SBI PO Psychometric Test is conducted for personality profiling, with its findings potentially being placed before interview panel. The Group Exercise carries 20 marks and the Personal Interview carries 30 marks, making Phase III worth 50 marks.
SBI PO Final Merit Formula 2026
For 2026 recruitment, SBI will normalise marks obtained in Mains and Phase III before preparing final merit list.
| Selection stage |
Maximum marks |
Marks considered for final merit |
|---|---|---|
| SBI PO Mains Exam |
230 |
75 |
| Group Exercise + Personal Interview |
50 |
25 |
| Total |
280 |
100 |
As per official notification, SBI PO mains exam, comprising Objective and Descriptive Tests, carries 230 marks. These marks will be converted to 75 marks for final merit calculation. Phase III carries 50 marks and will be converted to 25 marks. The two converted scores will then be aggregated to arrive at a final score out of 100.
How SBI PO Final Merit List 2026 Will Be Prepared?
SBI PO final merit list will be prepared using this formula
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Final Merit Score = Mains marks (normalised to 75) + Phase III marks (normalised to 25)
SBI will prepare final merit list by aggregating converted marks of Phase II and Phase III. Provisional selection will be made from candidates who secure the required merit ranking in their respective categories.
What Does SBI PO Mains Result 2026 Mean for Candidates?
The SBI PO Mains Result 2026 will determine which candidates are shortlisted for next stage. Those who qualify for Phase III will have to participate in Psychometric Test, Group Exercise and Personal Interview. So, those who have cleared the Prelims but are now are awaiting SBI PO Mains result can expect it to be announced anytime soon now.
Commonly asked questions
There are no sectional cut off in SBI PO prelims and mains exams. Candidates are only required to secure the overall cut off in the exam. Only those candidates are considered for the next round who secures the cut off marks. The cut off is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates need to secure inorder to qualify the exam and become eligible for the next round of selection process.
Yes, SBI PO result is declared separately for different stages. Based on the prelims exam, candidates are selected for the Mains exam. On the basis of the performance in the Mains exam, candidates are selected for the interview. The final result is prepared based on the Mains exam and interview. Candidates are required to qualify all the stages of selection inorder to appointed to the post of Probationary Officers in the various branches of SBI. The result for the prelims exam can be accessed through login. However, the results for the mains and final selection are made available in PDF form. The result PDF displays the roll numbers of qualified candidates.
SBI PO scorecard is released online separately for different stages of exams. To download the scorecard, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number, date of birth and captcha code. The hard copy of the scorecard is not sent to candidates by post. The scorecard comprises the section-wise and overall scores as well as cut off marks. The hard copy of the scorecard will not be sent to candidates by post. Based on the scores obtained in the prelims exam, candidates are selected for the mains exam. The mains score is used to select candidates for the Psychometric Test, Group Exercises and Interview. The marks obtained in the prelims exam are not counted for the final merit list. Only the marks obtained in the mains exam, group exercises and interview are taken into consideration for the final merit list.
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