How SBI PO exam preparation will help you ace the IBPS PO Exam?
Banking sector employs candidates for various posts by conducting various exams such as SBI PO, SBI CLERK, IBPS PO, IBPS CLERK, etc. IBPS PO and SBI PO are the most sought exams by the graduates. Out of these SBI PO is more difficult than IBPS PO. Therefore those who are preparing for SBI PO 2018 should not worry about IBPS PO exam 2018. IBPS PO 2018 is yet to be notified and thus SBI PO aspirants can easily attempt IBPS PO exam if they are preparing it diligently.
IBPS gives an opportunity to be recruited to any of the 23 public sector banks except SBI after one cracks IBPS exam. SBI is one of the largest banks in India with numerous branches spread all over country and abroad. This makes SBI to conduct a separate exam other than IBPS to appoint personnel.
There are various differences between the SBI PO 2018 and the IBPS PO which will help you decide which one has a better prospect.
The differences between these posts are given below:
1. Description of IBPS PO and SBI PO posts
IBPS PO: Candidate who joins any of the IBPS Banks is appointed as Officer Scale-1 or Assistant Manager for 2 years of probation period.
SBI PO: An Officer appointed in SBI Banks is given the post of Junior Management Grade-1 Officer for 2 years of training/probation period.
2. Salary
Salary of PO have been revised, basic pay is bifurcated as
23700 – (980 x 7) – 30560 – (1145 x 2) – 32850 – (1310 x 7) – 42020
This revision was introduced in the year 2016. It means that new employees will be eligible for Rs. 23700/- as basic pay. There is an annual increment of Rs. 980/- which will be applicable for 7 years from the date of appointment.
These are the common salary packages for SBI and IBPS PO. There is only one difference is that SBI POs are paid four extra increments at the time of joining.
3. Exam Pattern of IBPS and SBI
IBPS PO Mains Exam has made few changes such as
- Descriptive paper as it was already there in SBI PO 2017 Exam. It was introduced in Descriptive paper of mains exam. This test is conducted to examine the writing skills of candidates where an essay and a letter is given to write.
- There is no separate paper held for Computer applications. Logical reasoning section was merged with Computer Aptitude.
4. Leased Rental Accommodation
Leased Rental accommodation is offered in both IBPS and in SBI.
In IBPS BANKS official bank accommodation is given as leased accommodation.
In SBI BANKS leased accommodation has a limit of Rsl 8000/- for C category Centres and for Mumbai Centre it is Rs. 29,500/-. It various from the location to which he or she is appointed for.
- 5. Travel Allowances
In SBI officers are given travelling allowance to visit various placed within India. They can enjoy stay in the respective guest houses available at a given place of their visit.
In IBPS Banks officers can have a vehicle from Bank’s side rather than presenting petrol bills. They also have a provision to stay at Banks’ Guest Houses while visiting various places across India.
6. Medical Benefits
In SBI banks officers are given 100% Medical Facilities to the employees and 75% to their family members.
In IBPS Banks officers are paid INR 8000 per annum for Medical Aid facility.
Looking into all such differences SBI PO benefits stands an upper chance and is most preferred job. There are many contestants every year applying for SBI PO post which makes it very competitive. Although it is tougher than IBPS PO yet it is preferred by more candidates than that of IBPS PO posts.
Hope this information will help you decide which post to choose and how much importance be given while preparing for either of them. You can prepare effectively by joining any SBI bank coaching institute in Delhi or elsewhere. To make your preparation more impressive and result oriented you can join SBI PO online test series and practice daily one test.
All the best!!!