State Bank of India specialist officer

SBI SO exam is conducted by State Bank of India to recruit officers in numerous specialized categories. SBI invites application for specialist officer (SO) recruitment as per vacancy in several departments. Commonly the recruitment is conducted for managerial posts, however, notifications also are being released for recruitment at the senior levels. Presently recruitment for several posts goes on. The recruitment is usually conducted in two phases, online exam and private interview, however, in many cases recruitment is completed by shortlisting of candidates followed by personal interview.

The bank descends from the Bank of Calcutta, founded in 1806 via the Imperial Bank of India, making it the oldest commercial bank? within the Indian subcontinent. The Bank of Madras merged into the other? two presidency banks in British India, the Bank of Calcutta and also the Bank of Bombay, to create the Imperial Bank of India, which successively became the State Bank? of India in 1955. the govt of India took control of the Imperial Bank of India in 1955, with the Reserve? of India (India's central bank) taking a 60% stake, renaming it State Bank of India.

SBI Exams are conducted by the State Bank of India to hire eligible candidates for various posts like:

1. SBI Probationary Officer (PO)

2. SBI Clerk (Junior Associates)

3. SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SCO/ SO)

 

SBI Specialist Officer (SO) Posts 

Various SBI Specialist Officer (SO) posts for which exams are generally conducted by SBI are:

  • Head (Product, Investment & Research)
  • Central Research Team (Fixed Income Research Analyst)
  • Relationship Manager
  • Relationship Manager (e-Wealth)
  • Relationship Manager (NRI)
  • Relationship Manager (Team Lead)
  • Customer Relationship Executive
  • Zonal Head Sales (Retail) (Eastern Zone)
  • Central Operation Team Support
  • Risk & Compliance Officer
  • Bank Medical Officer (BMO-II)
  • Manager Analyst
  • Advisor for Fraud Management
  • Dy. General Manager (Asset Liability Management)
  • Dy. General Manager (Enterprise & Technology Architecture)
  • Asstt. General Manager (Enterprise & Technology Architecture)
  • Chief Manager (Infrastructure Architect)
  • Chief Manager (Application Architect)
  • Chief Manager (Business Architect)
  • Manager (Security Architect)
  • Manager (Technology Architect)
  • Manager (Application Architect)
  • Senior Consultant Analyst
  • Data Translator
  • Data Architect
  • Data Trainer
  • Chief Technology Officer

 

SBI SO 2022 Highlights

Here are the key points of SBI SO Exam 2022:

Particulars

Details

Full Form of SBI SO

State Bank of India- Specialist Officer

Name of the organisation

State Bank of India

Exam level

National

Frequency

Annually

Eligibility

Graduate/Postgraduate Degree in relevant field

Mode of Application

Online

Application fees

  • General/OBC- Rs 750
  • SC/ST/PWD- 125

Exam Mode

Online

Exam Duration

135 minutes

Language

Hindi and English

Selection Process

  • Online Test/Shortlisting
  • Personal Interview

Official website

 

 

Important Dates: SBI SO Recruitment 2022-2023 Exam:

Events

Exam Dates

Release Date of SBI SO 2021 Notification

22nd December 2021

Last date to submit an Application form

11th January 2022

Fee Submission date

11th January 2022

Admit card/hall ticket Released

22nd January 2022

Date of the exam

1st, 2nd & 7th February 2022

Date of Result Declaration

—

 

SBI SO Eligibility Criteria 2022

Eligibility Criteria

  • Only Citizens of India are eligible to apply.
  • OCI and NRIs cannot apply for the exam.
  • The age of an applicant should be between 21 to 30 years depending upon the Post.
  • The maximum age of an applicant can be in between 30-40 years.

 

 Age Limits

SBI SO Posts

SBI SO Age Limits

Assistant Manager

30 years

Deputy Manager, Relationship Manager (OMP), and Product Manager

25 to 35 years

Circle Defence Banking Advisor

60 years

Manager (Marketing)

40 years

Deputy Manager (Marketing)

35 years

 

 Educational Qualification

SBI SO Posts

Educational Qualification

Assistant Manager

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with 60 per cent or above marks.
  • 2 years of work experience for a Bachelor's degree holder and 1 year for a Master's degree holder.

Deputy Manager, Relationship Manager (OMP), and Product Manager

B.E./ B. Tech along with MBA/PGDM or equivalent degree (as full-time course) with specialisation in Marketing

Circle Defence Banking Advisor

Must be a retired Major General or Brigadier from Indian Army or from comparable ranks from Indian Navy or Air Force.

Manager (Marketing)

  • MBA/PGDBM or equivalent with specialisations in Marketing/Finance.
  • The minimum work experience is five years as an executive in supervisory/management role in the field of marketing of digital and other financial products in a scheduled commercial bank or public sector or listed financial institution/company.

Deputy Manager (Marketing)

  • MBA/PGDBM or equivalent with specialisations in Marketing/Finance.
  • The minimum work experience is two years as an executive in supervisory/management role in the field of marketing of digital and other financial products in a scheduled commercial bank or public sector or listed financial institution/company.

 

 Application Fees 2022

Category

Fees

General /OBC

INR 750

SC/ST/PWD

INR 125

 

Exam Pattern 2022

 Exam Pattern for Paper 1

Name of the Test

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

English language

35

35

90 Minutes

Reasoning Ability

50

50

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

Total

120

120

 

Exam Pattern for Paper 2

Name of the Test

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

Professional Knowledge

50

100

45 Minutes

 

SBI SO Syllabus 2022-2023:

 

English Language

  • Synonyms and Antonyms,
  • spotting errors,
  • Reading Comprehension,
  • Vocabulary,
  • Misspelled words,
  • Grammar,
  • one-word substitution,
  • Para-jumbles,
  • Preposition,
  • Active-Passive,
  • Direct-Indirect Narration,
  • Sentence Correction,
  • Usage of words etc

Reasoning Ability

  • Series,
  • Sitting/Seating Arrangements,
  • Mirror Images, Syllogism,
  • Puzzle problems,
  • Statements and Conclusions etc.

Quantitative Aptitude:

  • Number-System,
  • Simple Interest, and Compound Interest,
  • Time and Distance,
  • Geometry,
  • Unitary Method
  • Time and Work,
  • Age Problems,
  • Profit and Loss Questions,
  • Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency,
  • Ratio And Proportion,
  • Permutation And Combination,
  • Probability,
  • Allegation,
  • LCM,
  • HCF etc.

Professional Knowledge

  • Basics of Accountancy,
  • Direct and Indirect Taxes,
  • Principles and Standards Accounting,
  • Computer Architecture,
  • Basics of Auditing,
  • Accounts Management,
  • Cost-Accounting,
  • Basic Terminology of Information Technology,
  • Knowledge of Operating systems,
  • Network and its types,
  • DBMS/ RDBMS,
  • Mobile Technologies and,
  • Computer Languages,
  • Cyber Security and Threats,
  • Input and Output Devices,
  • Fundamentals of Microprocessor.

 

SBI SO 2022 Admit Card

  • Along with the admit card, they will have to take one photo ID proof as well.
  • The admit card will be available on the official website of the bank.
  • The admit card will be in pdf format and candidates can take the printout of the admit card.

 

SBI SO 2022 Result

  • The result will be released one month after the commencement of the exam.
  • Candidates can check their result online on the official website.
  • For 2022, it will be released in the month of February.
  • There is no scorecard for candidates.
  • A merit list is made for shortlisting candidates for Interviews.

 

SBI SO 2022 Cut Off

  • There are cut off marks for the online SBI SO exam.
  • Qualifying candidates are asked to come for the interview.
  • Interview cut off marks are decided by the Bank itself.
  • A merit list of the candidates is also prepared.

Category

Professional Knowledge

Quantitative Aptitude

English

Reasoning

General

63

14

12

20

OBC

60

12

10

20

SC

56

9

8

18

ST

48

7

7

13

 

Section-wise Tips to Prepare for SBI SO 2022

For the English Language

  • This section tests the grammar knowledge and Basic English.
  • Questions of this section include Passage Based questions, Antonyms, and Synonyms, Common Error in Sentence, Rapid Fillers, and Close Test, etc.
  • To enhance the proficiency in solving the passages, cloze test, common error, fill in blanks etc, practice grammar regularly.
  • A general reading of magazines, books, newspapers, and internet content also helps if done regularly.
  • Revise the basic and advanced grammar rules and get familiarized with any unknown grammatical concepts in English.
  • With the help of previous exam papers and question banks, read and solve comprehension passages.

For Quantitative Aptitude

  • Aptitude paper analyzes our calculation speed, we need to speed up in starting or either can set time for every question accordingly as this paper take our much time.
  • Candidates should learn basic formula with the class 6th to 10th such as Number System, Data Interpretation, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Average, Ratio, Percentage, etc.
  • Solve difficult questions from question banks for more practice and improve confidence levels.

For Reasoning Section

  • It contains 50 marks out of 220 in the specialist officer exam.
  • This is one of the familiar subjects for all competition exams these days.
  • Scoring in this section is very easy if the concept is clear.
  • This section checks the mental and analytical ability.
  • As this paper takes much time to solve since calculations are involved, candidates will have to manage their time.

For Professional Knowledge

  • Questions mainly pertain to the field in which the candidates have applied.
  • This paper contains 100 marks out of 220 total marks.
  • Aspirants should brush up the topics they have studied during their college days in the field they have done their specialization.

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