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SBI PO mock interview

SBI PO ends with an interview before a panel of State Bank of India worth 30 marks: why this career, awareness applied to real situations, and how you handle a customer or a compliance problem.

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Reads your Application form first Scored on 6 qualities
Rounds
2 rounds
Length
15–25 min a round
Panel
One interviewer a round
They read first
Your Application form
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SBI PO: the interview, from your Application form to the report

What a mock looks like in the room, step by step. The panel, its order, the form and the qualities are the real round's; the words and numbers are illustrative.

1
You fill in your Application form once

The panel has your application and your score sheet. The first questions almost always come from your graduation, your job and your hobbies.

Your Application formYou fill it once
Name
Home district and state
Graduation
Work experience
Hobbies and interests
Achievements and extracurriculars
2
The board asks, one member at a time

In the order the real one moves: opening, then background, then awareness, then situations, then you, then close. Follow-ups come from what you just said.

3
You answer out loud

Speak as you would in the room, or type. Your pace, long pauses and filler words are measured as you go — and, if your camera is on, how often you look toward it.

You, answering out loudIllustrative
Member 1 · Background
Measured as you speak
70110–170 words a minute: where boards are at ease210
Words per answer so far
Shaded: long enough to make a point, short enough to land itone ran long
132words a minute
2long pauses
2.4fillers per 100 words
71%looking toward the camera
4
The report says what to fix

Scored on the 6 qualities this round is assessed on, member by member, with every line of your Application form marked as held up, shaky or not yet asked. A practice estimate, never a forecast.

Your reportIllustrative
Interview · practice estimate
19 / 30Above average

Scaled to the real 30 marks from the board's 6 qualities. For finding what to fix, not for predicting a result.

What the board assessed
Motivation and fit7/10
Banking and financial awareness6/10
Situational judgement7/10
Communication6/10
Background depth5/10
Composure6/10
Member by member
CChair
M1Member 1 · Background
M2Member 2 · Awareness
M3Member 3 · Situations
HRHR specialist · You
Your Application form, under questioning
Name: Held up Home district and state: Shaky Graduation: Not asked yet

Nothing to buy first. Pick the round, fill in your Application form, and the board is ready. Your recording, if you ask for one, never leaves your device.

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How it runs

2 rounds, in the order you meet them

1
Interview
Conversation 15–25 minutes 30 marks

A panel of senior officials from State Bank of India, with an HR specialist.

State Bank of India does not publish an interview rubric. Panels consistently test four things: why this career, banking awareness applied to real situations, judgement in a customer or compliance scenario, and how the candidate communicates.
  1. 1 Opening
  2. 2 Background
  3. 3 Awareness
  4. 4 Situations
  5. 5 You
  6. 6 Close

Phase III is a Group Exercise (20) and this Interview (30), scaled together to 25 of the final 100. The Group Exercise is the next round here.

Assessed on: Motivation and fit · Banking and financial awareness · Situational judgement · Communication · Background depth · Composure

2
Group Exercise
Group discussion 15–20 minutes 20 marks

In the real exercise a group of candidates is given a topic to discuss or a problem to solve. Here you sit it with five other candidates.

SBI assesses the group exercise on communication, leadership, problem-solving and teamwork. It publishes no rubric beyond that.
  1. 1 The topic
  2. 2 Discussion
  3. 3 Close

Phase III's other part: 20 marks, with the Interview's 30. General candidates need 20 of the 50 together (17.5 for reserved categories). A psychometric test comes first and carries no marks.

Assessed on: Initiation · Content · Listening · Leadership · Communication · Summarising

What they read before you walk in

Your Application form

The panel has your application and your score sheet. The first questions almost always come from your graduation, your job and your hobbies.

NameThe board may address you by it.
Home district and stateBoards ask more about this line than any other.
Graduation
Work experienceAnything you did is fair game — including a gap year.
Hobbies and interestsWrite what you can defend three questions deep.
Achievements and extracurriculars
Why banking?
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About the SBI PO interview

What rounds does the SBI PO interview have?
SBI PO ends with an interview before a panel of State Bank of India worth 30 marks: why this career, awareness applied to real situations, and how you handle a customer or a compliance problem. In order: Interview (conversation, 15–25 minutes); Group Exercise (group discussion, 15–20 minutes).
What does the board assess?
Motivation and fit, Banking and financial awareness, Situational judgement, Communication, Background depth, Composure. Not published by State Bank of India — these are the areas its panels consistently probe.
What will I be asked about?
The panel has your application and your score sheet. The first questions almost always come from your graduation, your job and your hobbies. The Application form lines it draws on: name, home district and state, graduation, work experience, hobbies and interests, achievements and extracurriculars, and more.
Can I practise the SBI PO interview online?
Yes. The Practice Studio runs a mock of each round the way the real one moves — a 5-member panel taking turns in the real order — and scores you on the same criteria. You can also book a real interviewer for a free, demo or paid session by video.
Can I practise it in Hindi?
Yes. The AI board can conduct the whole interview in हिन्दी (Hindi), as a Hindi-medium board does, and you can answer in Hindi or English.

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