The State Bank of India (SBI) Probationary Officer (PO) prelims exam 2026 will be held in multiple shifts on August 1 and 2, 2026. The SBI PO prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted from 9 am to 10 am, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, 2 pm to 3 pm, 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The candidates need to reach the exam centre an hour before the exam; for the 9 am shift, candidates need to reach by 8 am, and to be followed in other shifts respectively.
SBI PO Prelims 2026 reporting time
For the 9 am shift, candidates need to report by 8 am, 10:30 am for 11:30 am shift, 1 pm for 2 pm shift, 3:30 pm for 4:30 pm shift.
Shift One: 9 am - 10 am
Shift two: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Shift three: 2 pm - 3 pm
Shift four: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm.
SBI PO prelims exam centre guidelines
The candidates should carry admit card at the exam centre, without it, they will not be allowed to appear for the exam. Along with the SBI PO prelims hall ticket, the candidates are advised to bring a government-issued photo ID- PAN, Voter ID card as proof of identity.
Do not bring any restricted items to the exam center. All sorts of electronic devices- smart phone, Bluetooth devices, earphones, pagers are not allowed at the exam centre. The exam center will not provide any storage for banned items, and if any such item is brought, it will have to be stored outside the venue at the candidate’s own risk.
How to download SBI PO prelims hall ticket 2026
The candidates who have not downloaded their admit card can do so on the official website - sbi.bank.in, ibpsreg.ibps.in. To download SBI PO prelims admit card 2026, candidates need to visit the official websites - sbi.bank.in, ibpsreg.ibps.in and click on SBI PO prelims hall ticket link. Enter registration number/ roll number, password/ date of birth as login credentials. SBI PO prelims hall ticket PDF will be available for download. Save SBI PO prelims hall ticket PDF and take a print out.
Visit the official websites - sbi.bank.in, ibpsreg.ibps.in
Click on SBI PO prelims hall ticket PDF link
Use registration number/ roll number, password/ date of birth as login credentials
SBI PO prelims hall ticket PDF will appear on the screen for download
Save SBI PO prelims admit card PDF and take a hard copy out of it.
SBI PO prelims hall ticket will contain candidate's name, roll number, date of birth, exam date, shift timings, reporting time, exam centre address, other details.
SBI PO prelims paper pattern 2026
SBI PO prelims is an hour long screening test comprising 100 objective questions worth 100 marks. The paper consists of three sections - . It features three sections with strict individual time limits: 20 minutes each for English Language (40 questions), Quantitative Aptitude (30 questions), and Reasoning Ability (30 questions).
For details on SBI PO prelims exam 2026, please visit the official website - sbi.bank.in.
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