SBI Probationary Officer (PO) exam is conducted by the State Bank of India to recruit Probationary Officers who are trained and placed across SBI's vast network of over 22,000 branches. SBI PO is one of the most coveted banking jobs in India offering excellent career growth, benefits, and job security.

SBI PO

Official 2025-26 syllabus extracted from https://bank.sbi/web/careers/po-study-material-2025-26

Preliminary: English Language

Reading comprehension

Cloze test

Para jumbles

Sentence improvement / error spotting

Fill in the blanks

Vocabulary

English Language

Preliminary: Quantitative Aptitude

Simplification and approximation

Number series

Quadratic equations

Data interpretation

Percentage, ratio and proportion

Profit and loss

Simple and compound interest

Time and work, time and distance

Averages, ages, mensuration

Permutation and combination, probability

Quantitative Aptitude

Preliminary: Reasoning Ability

Puzzles and seating arrangement

Syllogism

Inequalities

Blood relations

Direction sense

Coding-decoding

Order and ranking

Alphanumeric series

Input-output

Data sufficiency

Reasoning Ability

Main: Reasoning and Computer Aptitude

Advanced puzzles

Critical reasoning

Statement and assumption / conclusion

Machine input-output

Reasoning

Computer fundamentals

Networking and internet

MS Office

Database basics

Computer Aptitude

Main: Data Analysis and Interpretation

Tabular DI

Bar/line/pie chart DI

Caselet DI

Probability

Data Analysis and Interpretation

Main: General/Economy/Banking Awareness

Current affairs

Banking awareness

Financial awareness

Indian economy

RBI and monetary policy

Static GK

General/Economy/Banking Awareness

Main: English Language

Reading comprehension (advanced)

Error spotting and sentence correction

Phrase replacement

Descriptive Test (English)

Letter writing

Essay writing

Descriptive

Group Exercise and Interview

Group discussion / group exercise

Personal interview

GE and Interview

SBI PO Syllabus 2025, 2026 and more: Subjects, Topics, and What to Study