The official SBI PO notification has been released on 18 June 2026. Here are the details of the latest SBI probationary officer notification. I know you were eagerly waiting for this to know the:
- Exam Dates
- Eligibility Criteria
- Number of Vacancies
- Exam Centers
- Application Fee
- How to Apply
This crucial knowledge allows you to apply for the SBI PO 2026 exam on time and tailor your preparation strategy accordingly. However, the absence of this information might cause you:
- Missing the registration window
- Applying without meeting eligibility criteria
- Misjudging the level of competition
- Submitting your application with incomplete or incorrect information
All this leads to wasting your efforts, resources, and a precious year. Now, let’s discuss the details of the latest SBI PO 2026 notification.
SBI PO Notification 2026: Important Dates
Here are the important dates of the SBI PO 2026 exam.
| SBI PO 2026 Important Dates | |
| Event | Dates |
| SBI PO Notification Release | 18 June 2026 |
| Online Application Start Date | 18 June 2026 |
| Online Application Last Date | 8 July 2026 |
| Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters | 2nd/3rd week of July 2026 onwards |
| Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination | August 2026 |
| Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination | August / September 2026 |
| Download of Main Examination Call letter | August / September 2026 |
| Phase-II: Online Main Examination | September 2026 |
| Declaration of Result of Main Examination | September / October 2026 |
| Download of Phase-III Call Letter | October / November 2026 |
| Phase-III: Psychometric Test | October / November 2026 |
| Interview & Group Exercises | October / November 2026 |
| Declaration of Final Result | November / December 2026 |
Here you can download the official SBI PO notification 2026 for free.
After knowing the important dates, let’s take a look at the number of SBI PO 2026 vacancies.
SBI PO Vacancies 2026
SBI declared a total of 1500 vacancies in the SBI PO official 2026 notification, out of which 1446 are regular vacancies and *56 are backlog vacancies.
* Backlog vacancies are positions that remain unfilled in the previous recruitment due to a lack of suitable applicants.
| SBI PO 2026 Vacancies | ||||||||||
| Category | Total | General/UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | PwBD Category | |||
| VI | HI | LD | D&E | |||||||
| Regular Vacancies | 1446 | 588 | 216 | 108 | 390 | 144 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Backlog Vacancies | 54 | – | 18 | 36 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| Total Vacancies | 1500 | 588 | 234 | 144 | 390 | 144 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
After getting familiar with the vacancies, it’s time to look at the SBI PO 2026 eligibility.
SBI PO Eligibility 2026
SBI PO eligibility includes the following:
- Educational Qualification
- Age Limit
Age Limit & Relaxation for SBI PO 2026
Age for the SBI PO 2026 exam is calculated as of 1 April 2026. The minimum and maximum age limits for the unreserved or general category are 21 years and 30 years, respectively.
However, age relaxation is given to the reserved category.
Educational Qualification for SBI PO 2026
To apply for the SBI PO 2026 exam, you need to be a graduate in any discipline on or before 30 September 2026.
Click on the SBI PO Eligibility for more information, such as age relaxation, nationality, and number of attempts.
SBI PO Pattern 2026
According to the official notification of SBI PO 2026, the selection procedure of the SBI PO General exam is:
- Phase 1 (Pre)
- Phase 2 (Mains)
- Phase 3 (Group Discussion and Interview)
SBI PO Prelims Pattern 2026
Here is the SBI PO 2026 pre pattern:
| SBI PO 2026 Pre Pattern | |||
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| English | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100* | 60 minutes |
*No marks bifurcation is given in the official SBI PO 2026 notification. But as per the previous SBI PO prelims exam, and since the SBI PO 2026 exam has 100 questions and 100 marks, we can assume each question is worth 1 mark.
- The SBI PO Phase 1 is an online paper that is qualifying in nature.
- You can choose either Hindi or English language (except for the English language test).
- There is also 1/4th negative marking, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer, so answer wisely.
- There will be no sectional cut-off in the preliminary examination.
Important Note: 10 times (approx.) the number of vacancies in each category will be shortlisted for the Main Examination based on their position at the top of the merit list.
SBI PO Mains Pattern 2026
Here is the SBI PO Phase 2 exam pattern:
| SBI PO 2026 Mains Pattern | ||||
| Test | Name | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Objective | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 50 Minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 60 | 45 Minutes | |
| General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 60 | 60 | 45 Minutes | |
| English Language | 40 | 20 | 40 Minutes | |
| Total | 170 | 200 | 3 Hours | |
| Descriptive | Communication Skills Emails, Situation Analysis, and Either Reports Writing or Precis Writing | 3* | 30 | 30 Minutes |
| Total | 230 | |||
*You’ll get 1 compulsory email (choose 1 from 2 options), 1 Situation Analysis (choose 1 from 2 options), and either Reports or Precis Writing (choose 1).
- The SBI PO Phase 2 exam consists of online objective and descriptive papers.
- You can choose either Hindi or English language (except for the English language test and descriptive paper).
- There is a 1/4th negative marking for every wrong answer in the objective paper, so answer wisely.
- There is no penalty for descriptive answers.
- There is a sectional cut-off in the mains examination; you need to clear the cut-off of each mains test, including the descriptive paper.
Important Note: up to 3 times (approx.) the number of vacancies in each category will be shortlisted for the Phase 3 (psychometric test, group exercise, and personal interview, based on their position at the top of the merit list.
SBI PO Interview Pattern 2026
Candidates who qualify in Phase 2 are then shortlisted for group discussion and interview. Here is the SBI PO Phase 3 pattern.
- Candidates need to undergo a psychometric test before appearing for the interview.
- No marks are allotted for the psychometric test.
- After the psychometric test, there is a group discussion and interview of 20 and 30 marks, respectively.
- In total SBI PO Phase 3 exam is worth 50 marks.
- Candidates may opt for the group discussion and interview either in Hindi or English.
For more details, click on the link: SBI PO Pattern.
SBI PO Syllabus 2026
The official SBI PO 2026 notification does not mention the syllabus for prelims, mains, or interview. But, don’t worry, my team of experts at Edutap has analyzed the previous years’ questions (PYQs) to list down the topic-wise syllabus of each subject of the SBI PO pre and mains.
For a decoded syllabus, click on the link: SBI PO Detailed Syllabus.
SBI PO Exam Centers 2026
Here are the centers for the SBI PO exam:
SBI PO Pre Exam Centres 2026
Here are the centres for the SBI PO 2026 Phase 1 (Pre) exam:
| SBI PO 2026 Prelims Exam Centres | |
| State /UT | Centre |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| Chandigarh | Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur, Bhilai, Bilaspur |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Anand, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar |
| Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribaug, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Amaravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad, Maharashtra), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur |
| Manipur | Imphal, Kakching |
| Meghalaya | Shillong, Tura |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| New Delhi | Delhi & New Delhi (All NCR cities) |
| Orissa | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
| Telangana | Hyderabad- Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Banda, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi. |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
SBI PO Mains Exam Centres 2026
Here are the centres for the SBI PO Phase 2 (Mains) exam:
| SBI PO 2026 Phase 2 Exam Centres | |
| State /UT | Centre |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Guwahati |
| Bihar | Arrah, Muzaffarpur, Patna |
| Chandigarh | Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar |
| Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla, Solan |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru |
| Kerala | Kochi/Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Ladakh | Leh, Kargil |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Indore |
| Maharashtra | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/Thane/ Navi Mumbai/MMR |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong, Tura |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| New Delhi | Delhi & New Delhi (All NCR cities) |
| Orissa | Bhubaneswar |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
| Telangana | Hyderabad |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Ghaziabad, Noida/ Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| West Bengal | Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata |
Important Note: Group discussions and interviews will be conducted at some of the Phase 2 centres, details of which will be mentioned in your call letters.
SBI PO Application Fee 2026
Here is the application fee to apply for the SBI PO exam:
| SBI PO 2026 Application Fee | |
| Category | Amount |
| SC/ST/PwBD | Nil |
| GEN/OBC/EWSs | ₹ 750/- |
How to Pay Fee for the SBI PO 2026 Exam
- You can only pay online for the SBI PO 2026 application fee by using a debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking.
- Upon successful payment, you’ll receive an e-receipt from the website for your records.
- Be sure to save this e-receipt along with your application form.
Conclusion
I have covered everything you need to know about the SBI PO notification 2026, including the important exam dates, number of vacancies, eligibility criteria, the latest exam pattern, syllabus, and more.
If you still have any queries, please check out the FAQs section.
