SBI Clerk

About SBI Clerk

SBI Clerk recruits Junior Associates for customer support and sales roles at State Bank of India branches nationwide. It is one of the highest-vacancy banking exams each year, with selection through a Preliminary and a Main exam — there is no interview stage.

Eligibility

Age Limit

20 to 28 years as on the notified cut-off date. Age relaxation: OBC (NCL) 3 years, SC/ST 5 years, PwBD General/EWS 10 years, PwBD OBC 13 years, PwBD SC/ST 15 years, widows/divorced/judicially separated women (not remarried) 7 years.

Educational Qualification

• Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university
• Proficiency in the local language of the applied State/UT is mandatory
• Basic computer knowledge is required

Attempts

No restriction on the number of attempts, as long as the candidate is within the eligible age limit.

Exam Pattern

Prelims (100 Marks, 1 Hour — Qualifying)

Mains (200 Marks, 2 Hr 40 Min)

Selection Process

Final merit is based purely on Mains marks. There is no Group Exercise or Interview for SBI Clerk.

Syllabus

• Numerical/Quantitative Ability — Simplification, DI, Number Series, Arithmetic
• Reasoning Ability — Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding
• English Language — Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Cloze Test, Vocabulary
• General/Financial Awareness — Current Affairs, Banking & Financial Terms
• Computer Aptitude — Basics of Computers, Internet, MS Office

Preparation Strategy

Since selection depends solely on the Mains exam, build speed with daily sectional practice and gradually shift to full-length mocks closer to the exam. Focus extra time on Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning, which carry the highest combined weight.

Career & Job Role

Selected candidates join as Junior Associates handling customer transactions, account services and sales at SBI branches, with a clear promotion path into supervisory and officer-track roles over time.

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