Recruitment of Probationary Officers in the State Bank of India is done through three stage recruitment procedure comprising Tier I Online Written examination, Tier II Written Examination & Descriptive Paper and Tier III GD/PI round. The last round of the recruitment procedure i.e. Group Discussion & Personal Interview Round comprise of total 50 marks. Group discussion carries 20 marks and Personal interview carries 30 marks.

Candidates, who clear the Mains written examination are called for GD/PI round and on the basis of the marks scored by the candidates in Mains written paper and GD/PI, the recruitment of the candidates is made.

In this article, we are going to discuss the topics that are important to be prepared from the examination point of view.

Below are some of the topics enlisted:

• NSG entry is essential for India
• Rail Budget in India should have been amalgamated into general budget before
• 7th pay commission is going to create a sense of responsibility in government employees
• India should focus more on South China Sea than Pakistan issue
• As the private sector banks focuses on profit maximization, the public sector banks are the strength of Indian rural economy.
• Immediate focus of the Government should be on the merger of banks as the banking sector is overcrowded in India.
• Administration of India should become more responsible towards the needs of the public; otherwise it will not be compassionate towards their problems.
• Women Empowerment is more achievable via mass wakefulness rather than making new programmes on regular basis.
• For the development of Indian Economy as a whole the decentralization of financial powers to the states of India is essential.
• If not handled with care, then GST may become another bone of disputation between the centre and the state government in India.
• In India in near future the branch banking will become a thing of past.
• Abrasion in banking industry in India is due to the relative disadvantage of being a banker in the country.
• Due to food habits of Indians, nutritional level is dismal
• For enhancing tourism in India Swaccha Bharat Mission is necessary.
• Use of High Yielding Variety seeds should not be made in India.
• Problem of NPA in Public Sector Banks

Candidates can score well in the GD/PI round by preparing all the above topics well. They need to remain confident and should try to initiate the discussion themselves to get good marks in GD/PI round. They should read newspaper daily to keep themselves updated with the happenings around the world and to be able to answer the questions asked by the interviewers from them.