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Circle Based Officer 2026 - Exam Pattern

State Bank of India

Exam Pattern

SBI CBO Exam Pattern 2026

The selection process for the SBI Circle-Based Officer consists of online written tests, screening, an interview round, and Local Language Proficiency Test. The candidates have to qualify for each stage separately to get selected for circle-based officer posts in the State Bank of India. The candidates looking for the SBI CBO Exam Pattern 2026 must check the below section, as we have provided the complete & detailed SBI CBO Exam Pattern here:

  1. There will be 2 tests- MCQ and Descriptive

  2. In a computer-based test, there will be 120 questions carrying 1 mark each.

  3. The duration of the online test is 2 hours 30 minutes, where 2 hours are allotted for the computer-based test and 30 minutes for the descriptive test.

  4. There will be no negative marking in the exam.

  5. There will be no sectional qualifying marks

  6. In the descriptive test, a letter & an essay will be asked.

SBI CBO CBT Exam Pattern 2026

Sections

No of Questions

Marks

Duration

English Language

30

30

30  minutes

Banking Knowledge

40

40

40  minutes

General Awareness/Economy

30

30

30 minutes

Computer Aptitude 

20

20

20  minutes

Total

120

120

2 hours

SBI CBO Descriptive Test 2026

Topics

No of Questions

Marks

Duration

Letter Writing

01

25

30 minutes

Essay-250 words on banking related

01

25

Total

02

50

30  minutes