SBI SO COMPLETE COURSE FOR ULTIMATE SUCCESS
State Bank of India – Specialist Officer
SBI SO : State Bank of India Examination
State Bank of India (SBI) has released the admit card for the online exam to be conducted for post of various Specialist Cadre Officers and Manager posts on regular basis. A total of 452 Vacancies have been released by SBI for which the eligible candidates had successfully applied till 11th January 2021. SBI SO Online Exam has been scheduled for 1st, 2nd and 7th February 2021. The candidates can check the application process, age limit, work experience, qualification, selection criteria, and other details on this site.
IMPORTANT
Exam Dates
Stage
2021
2020
2019
Notification
22 Dec 2020
October 2018
16th Jan 2018
Exam Dates
1st, 2nd and 7th February 2021
2nd Week of January 2019
3rd week of the April
SBI SO
Exam Pattern
Stage
Question Type
Mode of Exam
Duration
Number of Questions
Marks
Paper I
Objective
Online
90 Minutes
120
120
Paper II
Objective
Online
45 Minutes
50
100
Stage
Question Type
Paper I
Objective
Paper II
Objective
Stage
Mode of Exam
Paper I
Online
Paper II
Online
Stage
Duration of Exam
Paper I
90 Minutes
Paper II
45 Minutes
Stage
Number of Questions
Paper I
120
Paper II
50
Stage
Marks
Paper I
120
Paper II
100
Preliminary Exam
Sections
No. of Questions
Marks
Duration
English Language
30
30
20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude
35
35
20 minutes
Reasoning Ability
35
35
20 minutes
Total
100
100
60 minutes
Mains Exam
Sections
No. of Questions
Marks
Duration
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
45
60
60 minutes
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
40
40
35 minutes
English Language
35
40
40 minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation
35
60
45 minutes
Total
155
200
3 hours
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)
2
25
30 minutes
SBI SO
Exam Syllabus
English
- Nouns,
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Tenses
- If Clause
- Direct & Indirect Speech
- Voice
- Adjectives & Adverbs
- Articles
- Degrees of Comparison
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Spellings
- Often Confused Word
- Idioms & Phrases
- One Word Substitute
- Reading Comprehension
- Rearrangement of Sentences
- Sentence Improvement
- Sentence Completion
- Cloze Test
- Theme Completion & Detection
- Sentence Analogy
Quantitative Aptitude
- Mind Calculation Sessions
- Vedic Mathematics
- Number System
- Simplifications & Approximations
- L.C.M & H.C.F
- Percentages
- Profit – Loss –
- Discount
- Simple Interest
- Compound Interest
- Averages
- Allegations or Mixtures
- Time & Work
- Pipes & Cisterns
- Unitary Method
- Time & Distance
- Trains Boats & Streams
- Ratio & Proportion
- Partnership
- Ages
- Permutations & Combinations
- Probability
- Data Interpretation
- Basic Algebra Mensuration
Reasoning
- Alphabetical Series
- Number Series
- Analogy & Odd Man Out
- Coding & Decoding
- Inequalities
- Symbols & Notations
- Blood Relations
- Direction Test
- Syllogisms
- Logical Venn diagrams
- Input Output Arrangement
- Decision Making
- Seating Arrangement
- Puzzles
- Calendars
- Clocks
- Statements – Arguments & Assumptions
- Statements-Course of Action & Conclusion Cause and Effect, Inferences from the Passage Data Sufficiency
Professional knowledge test
- 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 etc.
- 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 Exchanges, Forecasting Portfolio etc.
- 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 etc.
Systems Officer/IT Officer: Computer Networks and Basic Programing 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 and Software Engineering etc.
SBI SO
Eligibility Criteria
Posts
Age Limit
Educational Qualifications
Work Experience
Head (Product, Investment & Research)
35-50 years
Graduation/Post Graduation from Government recognized University/Institution or Reputed Colleges. Other preferred qualification: Knowledge and Experience in Market Analytics and Passion for Research in Economics trend and Products
Minimum 12 years of relevant work experience in financial services, financial product development, investment advisory and private banking. Minimum 8 years of experience in Wealth Management. (Total 12 years’ experience is inclusive of 8 years) Excellent knowledge of Equity Products, PMS, Alternate Investments, Mutual Funds. Experience in Product Development and Structuring for Private Wealth Clients. Experience in managing Investment Counsellors/Advisors at a National Level with Leading Banks/ Financial Institutions
Central Research Team (Fixed Income Research Analyst)
30-45 years
MBA/PGDM from recognized college/University Other Preferred qualification: CFA/CFP/CWM/Graduate or Post Graduate degree in Economics
Minimum 5 years’ experience in Fixed Income Research in Wealth Management/AMC (Mutual Funds)/Banks. Preferred Experience: a) Minimum 10 years’ experience in Fixed income research/ research analytics. b) Excellent knowledge of local and global economic trends. c) Knowledge on Primary/ Secondary market, Fixed Income Markets. d) Experience in creating views about debt markets. e) Proficiency in using Excel/Modelling Techniques/ Bloomberg/ Reuters/ Morning Star/ CRISIL databases
Relationship Manager (RM)
23-35 years
Graduate from Government recognized University or Institution
Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Relationship Manager in Wealth Management with leading Public/Private/Foreign Banks/Broking/Security Firms. The candidate should have adequate experience in building and managing the relationship with High Net Worth Clients (having a minimum Total Relationship Value (TRV) of Rs.20.00 lakh
Relationship Manager (e-Wealth)
23-35 years
Minimum 3 years of experience as a Relationship Manager in Wealth Management with leading Public/Private/Foreign Banks/Broking/Security Firms, of which at least one year experience in managing the relationship with HNI clients over telephone/video/digital channels. OR 3 years’ experience in sales/service of High-Value financial products through a digital medium (telephone/video or web)
Relationship Manager (NRI)
23-35 years
Minimum 3 years of experience as a Relationship Manager in Wealth Management with leading Public/Private/Foreign Banks/Broking/Security Firms. The candidate should have adequate experience in building and managing relationship with High Net Worth NRI Clients
Relationship Manager (Team Lead)
28-40 years
Minimum 8 years of experience in relationship management in wealth management & Experience as a Team Lead is preferred
Customer Relationship Executive (CRE)
20-35 years
Experience in documentation requirements of financial products and good communications skills would be desirable Specific Skill required: Should have a valid driving licence for two-wheeler
Zonal Head Sales (Retail) (Eastern Zone)
35-50 years
Minimum 15 years of experience in managing sales in Wealth Management/Retail Banking/Investments in the financial services industry. Out of which minimum 5 years of experience in leading a large team of Relationship Managers and Team Lead in Wealth Management business
Central Operation Team (COT) Support
30-40 years
Minimum 3 years of experience in Financial services, investment advisory, private banking or Wealth Management Solution Providers out of which minimum of 2 years’ experience in Central Operations in Wealth Management Business Specific Skills required: Excellent knowledge of Equity Products, Structured Products, PMS and Mutual Funds
Risk & Compliance Officer
25-40 years
Graduate from Government recognised University or Institution Professional Qualification in Risk/Compliance preferred
Minimum 5 years of experience in Wealth Management business, out of which minimum of 3 years’ experience in Risk & Compliance in Wealth Management
Nationality
SBI SO Eligibility Criteria as per Nationality mandates a candidate to be a resident of the prescribed states only. Candidates belonging to these states will be eligible to apply for SBI SO. An applicant must fulfill any one of the following conditions:
- A citizen of India
- A citizen of Nepal
- A citizen of Bhutan
- A Tibetan refugee settled in India before 1st January 1962
- Indian by origin, who has migrated Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of staying permanently in India.
SBI SO
Cut-Off
Year
Gen
OBC
SC
ST
VI
HI
OH
2016
59.2
57.5
54.5
47.2
49.2
42
49.7
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F.A.Q
There are different posts available for SBI SO. Below the posts you can check
- IT. Officer (Scale-I)
- Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
- HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
- Marketing Officer (Scale I)
- Law Officer (Scale I)
- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
Candidates have to clear three stages – Prelims, Mains, and Personal Interview.
As per the previous years’ analysis, the logical reasoning might be a bit complex in the SBI SO Mains exam.
If you belong to any reserved category only then you are eligible to apply for the exam by looking at the age relaxation criteria otherwise not eligible.
No, you cannot apply for other Specialist officer’s post simultaneously.
