NEELGYAN EXAM GUIDE
SBI SO Exam Guide
Specialist Officer Recruitment
2026–27 examination cycle · State Bank of India
Written and source-checked by NeelGyan Team · Last verified 2 August 2026
Checked against the official sources linked below
Current focus
Regular Law Officers
Current stage
Test date/call letter awaited
Next key date
August tentative; exact date awaited
Vacancies
49 total
Age
AM 25–32 · DM 25–35
Selection route
Written test → interview
2026–27 cycle tracker
- Advertisement24 June 2026
- Applications24 June–14 July
- Call letter and exact test dateAwaitedYou are here
- Online written testTentatively August 2026
- Interview and final resultAfter written result
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About SBI SO
What is SBI SO?
SBI SO is an umbrella for separate Specialist Cadre Officer advertisements, not one fixed syllabus or annual examination. This guide's live cycle panel focuses on the current regular Law Officer recruitment, advertisement CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02.
The notice advertised 20 Assistant Manager (Law) and 29 Deputy Manager (Law) posts. Applications closed on 14 July 2026; the online test was stated only as tentative for August, with no exact test date published by 2 August.
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SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SBI SO) Highlights
Key verified exam details
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Objective merit | Professional Knowledge · 50 marks |
| Descriptive | Answer 5 of 8 · 50 marks |
| Negative marking | None in this advertisement |
| Final weighting | Written 70% · interview 30% |
SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SBI SO) 2026–27 Important Dates
Official notification and exam timeline
| Milestone | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advertisement and registration opened | Published | |
| Registration and fee closure | Closed |
SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SBI SO) Application Process and Fees
Official application route and fee details
The regular Law Officer application window is closed. Use SBI's current-openings page for the test call letter, schedule, result and later interview communication.
For any other SBI SO post, disregard the Law pattern here and open that post's own advertisement: many specialist recruitments use shortlisting/interview rather than a written test.
| Candidate category | Fee |
|---|---|
| General, EWS and OBC | ₹750 |
| SC, ST and PwBD | Nil |
- Transaction charges, if any, were borne by candidates.
- The fee is non-refundable and the application window is closed.
SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SBI SO) Eligibility Criteria
Qualification, age and other requirements
Qualification
Law degree
- From a recognised institution under the notice.
- Bar Council enrolment is required.
Assistant Manager
2 years experience
- Post-enrolment eligible legal work.
- Age 25–32 on 31 May 2026.
Deputy Manager
4 years experience
- Post-enrolment eligible legal work.
- Age 25–35 on 31 May 2026.
Evidence
Detailed proof
- Degree, enrolment and experience documents are uploaded.
- Internship, teaching and training do not count as experience.
SBI SO Law Officer Call Letter
Verified current-cycle status
Current status: The exact online-test date and call-letter link were not available on 2 August 2026.
SBI will upload the call letter on its careers site and may also advise registered candidates by email/SMS.
SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SBI SO) Exam Pattern and Selection Process
Stages, papers and qualifying rules
- 01Objective and descriptive online test
- 02Interview
- 0370:30 final merit and appointment checks
SBI SO Law Officer Objective Pattern
| Test | Questions | Marks / time |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning — qualifying | 25 | 25 within 45 min |
| English Language — qualifying | 35 | 35 within 45 min |
| Professional Knowledge | 50 | 50 · 45 min |
- General Aptitude marks do not enter written merit.
- This advertisement states there is no negative marking.
SBI SO Law Officer Descriptive and Interview
| Component | Tasks | Marks / time |
|---|---|---|
| Descriptive Law test | Answer 5 of 8 | 50 · 45 min |
| Interview | Notified interaction | 100 marks |
- Candidates qualify objective and descriptive tests individually.
- Final weighting: written 70 percent and interview 30 percent.
SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SBI SO) Syllabus Overview
Subjects and stages in the official syllabus
- The objective Professional Knowledge and descriptive test cover fundamental concepts, issues and current developments in the Law fields listed by SBI.
- Indicative areas include Constitutional, Administrative, Financial, Commercial, Banking, Company and related law topics stated in the notice.
- Reasoning and English are qualifying General Aptitude components in this specific recruitment.
Public law
Constitutional and administrative law foundations and current developments.
Banking and finance law
Financial-sector, banking, recovery, security and regulatory legal concepts.
Commercial law
Contracts, companies, commercial transactions and related legal principles.
Writing and aptitude
Applied descriptive legal answers plus qualifying reasoning and English.
SBI SO Answer Key
Verified current-cycle status
Current status: The advertisement does not establish a public official answer-key archive.
Use the official result and score information if SBI publishes it; coaching keys are unofficial.
SBI SO Law Officer Result
Verified current-cycle status
Current status: No written result existed before the online test.
Candidates must qualify the written components and rank sufficiently high for interview under the advertisement.
SBI SO Law Officer Cut-off
Verified current-cycle status
Current status: SBI had not published test or final cut-offs for this ongoing recruitment.
The Bank decides qualifying and interview-shortlisting marks; estimates are not official.
Current SBI SO Law Vacancies
One current regular advertisement within a broader specialist programme
SBI SO pages must always name the advertisement because posts, grades, qualifications and selection routes change from one specialist recruitment to another.
- Assistant Manager (Law) — JMGS-I
- Deputy Manager (Law) — MMGS-II
- Other SBI Specialist Cadre posts — governed by separate advertisements
CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 Vacancies
| Post | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Assistant Manager (Law) | 20 |
| Deputy Manager (Law) — current | 27 |
| Deputy Manager (Law) — backlog | 2 |
| Total | 49 |
- Vacancies are provisional under the advertisement.
Official sources for this table
SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SBI SO) Preparation Strategy
A syllabus-first preparation route
- Prepare only for the advertisement you actually applied to; there is no universal SBI SO syllabus.
- Write five timed legal answers in 45 minutes and practise selecting the best five from eight prompts.
- Prioritise Professional Knowledge because General Aptitude is qualifying in this recruitment.
- Prepare experience examples and ethical reasoning for the interview without disclosing privileged client information.
Official-first SBI SO Law Preparation Stack
- Keep advertisement CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 as the rulebook.
- Use bare Acts and authoritative current amendments for law revision.
- Use RBI, SBI and statutory-regulator sources for banking-law updates.
- Use one timed reasoning/English source only to secure qualifying performance.
SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SBI SO) Previous Question Papers
Official question-paper resources
SBI does not maintain a stable public past-paper archive for this advertisement-specific SO test. Use the official notice and future acquaint-yourself booklet; label reconstructed papers as unofficial.
SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SBI SO) Frequently Asked Questions
Is SBI SO one common annual exam?
No. SBI issues separate Specialist Cadre advertisements with different posts and selection methods.
Which current SBI SO cycle does this guide cover?
Regular Assistant Manager and Deputy Manager Law under CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02.
How many current Law Officer vacancies are there?
49: 20 Assistant Manager and 29 Deputy Manager posts including two backlog vacancies.
When is the exam?
The notice says tentatively August 2026; no exact date was published by 2 August.
Is there negative marking?
No, not under this Law Officer advertisement.
How is final merit prepared?
Written test 70 percent and interview 30 percent.
Can I use this pattern for another SBI SO post?
No. Open that post's own advertisement; it may use different papers or shortlisting/interview only.
Official Information and Sources
Primary notice and authority links
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