SBI PO

You have to apply online on the official website of the State Bank of India for the post of probationary officer. The SBI publishes an official notification on its official website as well as in print media regarding the number of vacancies for the PO posts. For this year, the last date to apply was October 12th, 2022. You have to visit the official website if you have completed graduation and are between the ages of 21 and 30. You need to submit the required application form with relevant details. Then you will have to pay an application fee of Rs. 750 after filling in the application form. You can visit this page on Shiksha to know the detailed application process for SBI PO https://www.shiksha.com/exams/sbi-po-exam.

The eligibility criteria are as follows to apply for the SBI bank PO post:
1. Nationality: You must be a citizen of India to apply for SBI PO.
2. Academic Criteria: The applicant must have completed a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university. If you are in your final year, then you will be required to provide a passing Certificate at the time of the interview process.
3. Age Criteria: The minimum age required to apply is 21, and the maximum age is 30 years for the general category. Applicants from the OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) get a three-year age relaxation on their maximum age. The SC and ST get a 5 year age relaxation to apply and can apply up to 35 years of age.
4. Attempts Criteria: There is a four-attempts limit for general and EWS candidates to appear in the exam. For OBC candidates, there is a seven-attempt limit, and there is no limit for SC/ST candidates.

After passing the SBI PO exam, a life full of perks and challenges begins. Perks:
1. You will receive an appointment letter as a bank probationary officer.
2. You will get a decent salary, which is INR 41,960 per month as a PO.
3. There are many other additional allowances, such as a travel allowance offered to PO.
4. You will enjoy a concession on the interest rate of bank loans and will also get preference.
5. For two years, you will enjoy training life, and you will get a branch posting on scale one.
6. You can get a promotion to the bank's chairman.
Challenges:
1. You will enjoy posting at different locations during this phase, and your main challenge will be to learn what is being taught.
2. You will receive training and guidance from seniors in different departments, including personal banking, pension department, and NRI business, etc.
3. After training, you will have to qualify for the confirmation cumulative promotion test to get a direct scale two promotion.
4. On completion of the probation period, you will get the post of Assistant Manager and your challenge will be the administration of the bank.
5. Your problem-solving skills will be tested as you get promoted to higher levels.
6. You might not like some of the remote postings that take you away from your family.
Overall, life after clearing SBI PO is full of respect and challenges in daily life.

1-SBI conducts both the exams for SBI PO and Clerk. The entry-level post of SBI PO is that of an officer rank, whereas an SBI Clerk or Junior Associate.
2-The age limit for SBI Clerk is 20 to 28 years, whereas SBI PO is 21 to 30 years.
3-The salary of an SBI Clerk is INR 19,900 Basic Pay (In-hand salary = INR 30,000 approximately. ). Whereas that of an SBI PO is INR 27,620 Basic Pay (In-hand salary- INR 40,000 approximately.)
4-Benefits of SBI Clerk are Dearness allowance, PF, Pension, Medical allowance, leave fare, and Miscellaneous, whereas SBI PO is Dearness allowance, HRA or rental lease, City Compensatory Allowance, Medical allowance, and Miscellaneous.
5-The working hours of the SBI Clerk are 10 am to 5 pm, whereas the SBI PO is 10 am to 6 pm.
6-Promotion of SBI Clerk is done through Internal exams and promotion to SBI PO takes place every 2 to 3 years.