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SBI Current Notification 2026


SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026: Overview

Organization

State Bank of India (SBI)

Post Name

Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales)

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CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16

Recruitment Type

Special Recruitment Drive for SC/ST/OBC Backlog Vacancies

Total Vacancies

1538

Application Mode

Online

Registration Dates

7th to 27th August 2026

Prelims Exam (Tentative)

September 2026

Main Exam (Tentative)

October/November 2026

Selection Process

Prelims-Mains-Interview

Official Website

www.sbi.bank.in/

SBI Bank Clerk (Junior Associate) Vacancy 2026

State

SC

ST

OBC

Total

Local Language

Andhra Pradesh

—

88

—

88

Telugu/Urdu

Karnataka

85

35

—

120

Kannada

Madhya Pradesh

—

134

—

134

Hindi

Chhattisgarh

—

26

—

26

Hindi

Odisha

—

111

—

111

Odia

Chandigarh UT

—

—

22

22

Hindi/Punjabi

Jammu & Kashmir UT

—

42

—

42

Urdu/Hindi

Himachal Pradesh

11

—

—

11

Hindi

Punjab

—

—

18

18

Punjabi/Hindi

Tamil Nadu

65

—

—

65

Tamil

Telangana

—

32

—

32

Telugu/Urdu

Rajasthan

20

86

—

106

Hindi

West Bengal

—

—

55

55

Bengali/Nepali

Uttar Pradesh*

—

31

—

31

Hindi/Urdu

Maharashtra*

—

165

—

165

Marathi

Delhi

—

—

17

17

Hindi

Gujarat

—

289

—

289

Gujarati

Assam

—

39

—

39

Assamese/Bengali/Bodo

Tripura

—

22

—

22

Bengali/Kokborok

Bihar

12

—

—

12

Hindi/Urdu

Jharkhand

14

119

—

133

Hindi/Santhali

Total

207

1219

112

1538

 

SBI Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification for SBI: (As on 31.12.2026)

  • Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University

Age Limit for SBI: (As on 01.04.2026)

  • Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as on 01.04.2026, i.e. candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1998 and not later than 01.04.2006 (both days inclusive)

Relaxation of Upper age limit: 

  • +5 Years for ST/SC  
  • +3 Years for OBC (NCL)  
  • Persons with Disabilities candidate:
    • +10 Years for UR  
    • +13 Years for OBC (NCL)  
    • +15 Years for ST/SC
  • For Ex-Servicemen Applicants: As per Govt. Policy

Pay Scale for SBI:

☞   Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) – Rs.24050 – 64480/-

Application Fee for SBI:  

  • For SC/ ST/ PwBD/ XS/DXS Applicants – Nil 
  • For Other Applicants – Rs.750/- 
  • Payment Mode: Online

Exam Center In Tamilnadu:

  • Chennai
  • Coimbatore
  • Cuddalore
  • Erode
  • Kanchipuram
  • Madurai
  • Nagercoil/Kanyakumari
  • Namakkal
  • Salem
  • Thanjavur
  • Tiruchirappalli
  • Tirunelveli
  • Tirupur
  • Vellore
  • Virudhunagar
  • Villupuram

Important Dates:

  • ☞   Opening Date of online application portal: 07.08.2026 
  • ☞   Closing Date of online application portal: 27.08.2026 

SBI Clerk Selection Process

The selection process consists of three phases:

  1. Preliminary Examination (Online, Objective)
  2. Main Examination (Online, Objective)
  3. Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT) - applicable only to candidates who have not studied the specified local language at 10th/12th level

Important: Only the main exam marks are used for the final merit list; prelims marks are used solely for shortlisting candidates for the main exam (approximately 10 times the vacancies per category).

SBI Clerk Notification 2026 PDF

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Exam Pattern & Syllabus

Phase 1: Preliminary Examination (100 Marks, 1 Hour)

Subjects

Details

Time

English Language

30 questions for 30 marks
Medium- English

20 minutes

Numerical Ability

35 questions for 35 marks
Medium-English/Hindi

20 minutes

Reasoning Ability

35 questions for 35 marks
Medium-English/Hindi

20 minutes

Phase 2: Mains Examination (200 Marks, 2 Hours 40 minutes)

Subjects

Details

Time

General/Financial Awareness

50 questions for 50 marks
Medium-English/Hindi

35 minutes

General English

40 questions for 40 marks
Medium- English

35 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude

50 questions for 50 marks
Medium-English/Hindi

45 minutes

Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude

50 questions for 50 marks
Medium-English/Hindi

45 minutes

Negative marking: 1/4th mark deducted for each wrong answer in both Prelims and Mains.

Phase 3: Local Language Proficiency Test (Qualifying)

Sections

Passages and Questions

Marks

Non-Verbal Test – Objective

3 passages with 15 questions

15

Non-Verbal Test – Subjective

3 passages with 15 questions

15

Verbal Test

20

How to Submit an Application:

Eligible candidates shall apply online between 07.08.2026 and 27.08.2026 (both days inclusive) through the ‘Careers’ page of the State Bank of India website https://sbi.bank.in/ after carefully going through the instructions given in Official Notification.

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