SBI CBO Exam

The State Bank of India conducts SBI CBO Recruitment Exam to select eligible and interested candidates for the post of Circle Based Officers. All those who are aspiring to appear for this exam should know all the relevant details regarding the exam. This is a golden opportunity for candidates looking for a job in the banking sector. Candidates who wish to apply for this exam should fulfill SBI CBO eligibility criteria and know the syllabus and exam pattern before starting their preparations for the exam. Read this article to check all the details about SBI CBO Exam and other information.

SBI CBO Recruitment Overview
The overview of SBI CBO Recruitment is as follows:

Exam Conducting Body	State Bank of India
Exam Name	SBI CBO
Post	Circle Based Officer
SBI CBO Interview Date	Will be Notified
Official Website	SBI Official Website

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SBI CBO Vacancy
The vacancies for SBI CBO Recruitment 2023 will be announced along with the release of the official notification. The category-wise vacancies for the previous year were as follows:

Circle	State/UT	Language	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	GEN	Total	VI	HI	LD	d&e
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh/ Chhattisgarh	Hindi	26	13	47	17	72	175	2	2	2	1
Bhubaneswar	Odisha	Odia	26	13	47	17	72	175	2	2	2	1
Hyderabad	Telangana	Telugu	26	13	47	17	72	175	2	2	2	1
Jaipur	Rajasthan	Hindi	30	15	54	20	81	200	2	2	2	2
Kolkata	West Bengal/ Sikkim/ A & N Islands	Bengali/ Nepali	26	13	47	17	72	175	2	2	2	1
Maharashtra	Maharashtra/ Goa	Marathi/ Konkani	30	15	54	20	81	200	2	2	2	2
North Eastern	Assam/ Arunachal Pradesh /Manipur/ Meghalaya/ Mizoram/ Nagaland/ Tripura	Assamese/ Bengali/ Bodo/ Manipuri/ Garo/ Khasi/ Mizo/ Kokborok	45	22	81	30	122	300	3	3	3	3
Total	209	104	377	138	572	1400	15	15	15	11

SBI CBO Eligibility Criteria
All those who wish to apply for SBI CBO Exam should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria for the exam otherwise they will not be considered for the post. The details of SBI CBO eligibility criteria are as follows:

Nationality	Indian
Age Limit	Up to 30 years of age
Educational Qualification	The candidate should have completed graduation from a recognized college or university
Experience	Minimum 2 years of experience

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SBI CBO Application Process
If you fulfill SBI CBO eligibility criteria then you can apply for the exam by following the below given simple steps:
Step 1: Visit the official website of SBI.
Step 2: On the homepage, click on the “Career with us” option.
Step 3: There will be a fresh link stating “SBI CBO Application Form 2022”. 
Step 4: Candidates need to fill in the SBI CBO application form giving the details like name, educational details, contact details address, etc.
Step 5: After filling up the application form, candidates will have to upload the scanned photograph and signature in the given format. You can use the SBI CBO Photo Cropping Tool to resize the photograph and signature in the required format.
Step 6: After the candidates have uploaded the images correctly, they can click on the “Submit” button and make the payment. The mode of payment will be online (Debit card, Credit card, Net banking, etc).
Step 7: After making the payment, click on the “Generate Reference Copy” button and take out a print of the application copy.

The application fee for candidates belonging to different categories is as follows:

Category	Application Fee
General / OBC / EWS and Others	Rs. 750
SC / ST / PWD	NIL

SBI CBO Salary
The salary structure of SBI CBO is as follows:

Allowance	Amount
Pay Scale	36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2- 49910-1990/7-63840
Basic Pay	Rs. 36,000
Dearness Allowance (DA)	Rs. 16,884
House Rent Allowance (HRA)	Rs. 2520
City Compensatory Allowances (CCA)	Rs. 1080
Gross Salary	Rs. 58,484
Deduction	Rs. 8187.6
Net Salary	Rs. 50,296.24

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SBI CBO Syllabus

The SBI CBO Syllabus in detail is as follows:
 SBI 

SBI CBO Syllabus	SBI CBO Syllabus - Micro Topics
English Language	Reading Comprehension Idioms & Phrases Paragraph Jumbles Tenses Rules (Fill in the blanks)/Cloze Test Error Detection Multiple Meanings(Contextual Usage) Paragraph and passage completion
Banking Knowledge	Banking Terminologies Knowledge Financial Awareness Knowledge on financial institutions of importance Principles of Insurance Money and Banking
General Awareness/Economy	Current Affairs Banking Awareness Currencies Important Places Books and Authors Awards Headquarters Major Schemes- focus on banking and financial inclusion  Important Days
Computer Aptitude	History and Generation of Computers Introduction to Computer Organisation Computer Memory Computer Hardware and I/O Devices Computer Software Computer Languages Operating System  Computer Network Internet  Computer and Network Security

SBI CBO Exam Pattern
SBI CBO Exam comprises of three tests:

1. Online Written Test
2. Screening
3. Interview.

The candidates have to qualify each stage separately to get selected for Circle Based Officer posts in the State Bank of India. The details of all the tests are given below-

SBI CBO Exam Pattern: Online Written Test

1. In a Computer-based test, there will be 120 questions carrying 1 mark each.
2. The duration of the Online test is 2 hours 30 minutes, where 2 hours are allotted for the Computer-Based Test.
3. There will be no penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. 

The exam pattern along with the marking scheme is illustrated below:

SBI CBO Syllabus and Exam Pattern- Online Written Test
Sections	No of Questions	Max Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	30 mins
Banking Knowledge	40	40	40 mins
General Awareness/Economy	30	30	30 mins
Computer Aptitude	20	20	20 mins
Total	120	120	2 hours

 

SBI CBO Exam Pattern: Descriptive Test 

The details are as mentioned below:

1.  It will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) with two questions for total 50 marks
2. The duration of the test is 2 hours 30 minutes, where 2 hours are allotted for the Computer-Based Test and 30 hours for the descriptive test.
3. This will be held straight after the CBT 

SBI CBO Syllabus and Exam Pattern: Descriptive Test
Topics	No of Questions	Max Marks	Duration
Letter Writing	01	25	30 mins
Essay-250 words on banking related	01	25
Total	02	50	30 mins

Note - 

1. There will be no sectional qualifying marks.
2. Approx 3 times the vacancies will be called for an interview round.

SBI CBO Exam Pattern: Interview Round 

The interview will consist of 50 marks. Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in interview to be considered for final selection. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.   


SBI CBO Cut Off
The cut off for SBI CBO Exam will be announced after the exam is conducted. SBI CBO cut off are the minimum marks that candidates must score to clear the exam. Candidates must know all the details about the cut off to understand the difficulty level of the exam. Here we have provided the expected cut off for SBI CBO Exam 2022:

Category	Expected Cut-off (Out of 200)
General	100-105
OBC	90-100
EWS	85-95
SC	70-80
ST	70-75
PWD	70-75To clear the cut-off,

SBI CBO Result
SBI will release the merit list containing the names of the candidates who have qualified for the post. Candidates can easily check SBI CBO result by following the below given steps:
Step 1: Candidates should visit the official website.
Step 2: Search for the “SBI CBO Final Result” Link.
Step 3: Enter your login credentials such as user ID (Registration Number) and Password.
Step 4: If your roll number has been included, you have been selected as Circle Based Officer.
Step 5: View, download and print your SBI CBO Result 2022.


SBI CBO Best Books
If you wish to prepare for SBI CBO Exam and are looking for the best books to refer to for preparing for the exam, then you can check the list of books for SBI CBO Exam here for different subjects:

SBI CBO Best Books for Reasoning and Computer
The table below shows the best books for Reasoning and Computer Aptitude along with the importance of each book.

Books Name	Author/Publication	Importance of Book
A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning	R.S. Aggarwal	This book covers all the topics of verbal reasoning with a detailed explanation of each topic.
Analytical Reasoning	S Chand and RS Aggarwal	Candidates can practice Syllogism and other topics.
A New Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning	BS Sijwali	It covers not only verbal but also non-verbal topics in reasoning ability plus questions of all varieties are also available.
Objective Computer Awareness	R Pillai	This book covers computer topics, provides objective types of questions for practice.
Computer Knowledge	Sikha Agarwal	It covers all the basic knowledge of Computers.

 

SBI CBO Best Books for English

Have a look for the best books for the English language section. Referring to the books listed below will help the candidates to prepare for this section.

Books Name	Author/Publication	Importance of Book
English Grammar	Wren and Martin	This book will enhance the grammar with a detailed explanation of all the topics.
Objective General English	S.P. Bakshi	This book will brush up the language skills of the candidates to clear competitive examinations
English Language Question Bank	GK Publications	This book contains a variety of questions covering various topics.

SBI CBO Best Books for Data Analysis and Reasoning

 

The Data Analysis & Interpretation books are mentioned below, have a look at them and start the exam preparation.

Books Name	Author/Publication	Importance of Book
Data Analysis & Interpretation	McGraw Hill	Diversity of questions based on the topics and fully solved and explained question papers
Data Interpretation	Nishit K. Sinha	This book carries various questions of each topic with explained solutions.
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic	Rajesh Verma	This book revises all the topics in DI to gain an edge in various competitive exams.

 

SBI CBO Best Books for General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness/ KYCAML/ Preventive Vigilance/ Legal Issues

 

The General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness/ KYCAML/ Preventive Vigilance/ Legal Issues along with the overall syllabus covering the books name is listed below in the table.

Books Name	Author/Publication	Importance of Book
General Knowledge	Arihant	General knowledge of current affairs in detail is mentioned in this book.
General Studies	Disha	General Studies like science and more than 101 topics.
Banking Awareness	Arihant	Banking related topics and questions are available in this book.
General Awareness, Banking & Economy	Disha	This book carries topic-wise questions covering the entire General Awareness, Banking & Economy section.
State Bank of India Circle Based Officers Exam Books	VVK SUBBURAJ	This book covers the entire syllabus of the SBI CBO exam.