SBI Clerk
State Bank of India (SBI) conducts the recruitment process for various clerical positions, for its branches positioned across India. Every year, lakhs of aspirants compete in the selection process of SBI Clerk to secure a future-proof career. The SBI Clerk selection process involves three stages, namely:
SBI released an advertisement (No. CRPD/CR/2019-20/20) for the recruitment of over 8000 Junior Associates (CUSTOMER SUPPORT & SALES) under SBI Clerk recruitment 2020 on January 2, 2020. The window for online application form submission of SBI Clerk 2020 was open from January 3 to January 26, 2020.
Important Update: SBI Clerk Preliminary exam 2020 was conducted successfully in multiple shifts on February 22, February 29, March 1 and March 8, 2020. Afterwards, the COVID-19 disruption hampered the entire SBI Clerk recruitment schedule. Consequently, the result of Prelims is still pending and the authority is yet to release the revised dates for Mains exam and further events.
The SBI Clerk final merit list is based on the candidates’ performance in the Mains examination. SBI does not conduct any interview for recruitment of candidates at clerical positions. After final selection, candidates have to undergo a probation period of 6 months at their designated branch. Read this article to ascertain necessary details about the SBI Clerk exam, including application process, admit card issuance, exam pattern, result, selection procedure, etc.
SBI will announce the schedule of SBI Clerk Mains exam and other related events soon on its official website.
Events Calendar for SBI Clerk 2020
Events | Key Dates |
SBI Clerk application form release | January 3, 2020 |
Deadline to submit application form | January 26, 2020 |
SBI Clerk Prelims exam | February 22, 29, March 01, 08, 2020 |
Declaration of Prelims result | To be notified |
Release of Mains admit card | To be notified |
SBI Clerk Mains examination | To be notified |
Declaration of Mains result | To be notified |
Final result announcement | To be notified |
Candidates must ensure to fulfil the below-mentioned eligibility requirements before applying for the State Bank of India Clerk Examination:
Nationality
A candidate must either be :
Note – Candidates belonging to the categories mentioned in point 2, 3, 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt. of India.
Age Limit
Age Relaxation
As per the regulations given by the Government, all reserved category aspirants enjoy the relaxation in upper age limit.
Category | Age Relaxation |
SC (Schedule Caste)/ST (Schedule Tribe) | 5 Years |
Kashmiri Migrants (with domicile of J&K from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989) | 5 Years |
People from families affected in 1984 riots | 5 Years |
Other Backwards Classes (OBC) from Non-Creamy Layer* | 3 Years |
Persons with Disabilities (PWD) – SC or ST | 15 years |
PWD – General or EWS | 10 years |
PWD – OBC | 13 years |
Emergency Commissioned Officers, Ex Servicemen or Short Service Commissioned Officers who have been in the military service for 5 years and completed their assignment and have physical disability | 5 years |
*Candidates belonging to the OBC category with a family income of less than Rs. 8 lakh per annum can avail benefits under the OBC-NCL category.
Academic Qualification
SBI Clerk 2020 application form was released on January 3, 2020 and the registration closed on January 26, 2020. Only the eligible candidates can fill the SBI Clerk application form through online mode. Before filling the SBI Clerk application form, candidates must ensure that they have a valid email ID, contact number, credit or debit card details, graduation mark sheet, scanned copies of signature & photograph etc.
How to fill the SBI Clerk application form 2020?
Necessary steps to complete SBI Clerk application process are as under:
Document Specification for SBI PO Application Form
Document Type | File Size | Pixel Size | Format |
Photograph | 20-50 KB | 200X230 | JPEG |
Signature | 10-20 KB | 140X60 | JPEG |
SBI PO Application Fee
SBI Clerk application fee is non-refundable in nature. Candidates can use digital mediums like net banking, debit or credit card to pay the fee amount.
Category-wise SBI PO Application Fee
Category | Application Fee |
SC or ST or PwD | Nil |
General/OBC/EWS | Rs 750 (including intimation charges) |
SBI Clerk admit card is made available online for Prelims and Mains exams separately. SBI will publish the revised schedule for SBI Clerk Mains exam 2020 along with admit card release date on its official brochure. SBI Clerk admit card contains various important details such as:
Candidates who fail to complete the registration process online or pay the application fee cannot get the access to the SBI Clerk admit card. The authority will not provide any hard copy of admit cards to candidates through post or courier. To download the admit card, candidates must visit the website of SBI and enter their registration number/roll number and date of birth/password.
The SBI Clerk 2020 exam is held in approximately 178 major cities across the country. Candidates can select any of the below listed test centres as per their preference while filling the application form. However, SBI reserves the final right to allot the exam venue:
List of SBI Clerk Exam Centres
State/UT | Test Centres |
Andaman & Nicobar Island | Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh – Mohali |
Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
Goa | Panaji |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar, Anand, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar |
Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli – Dharwad, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Solapur |
Manipur | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shilong |
Mizoram | Aizawl |
Nagaland | Kohima |
Delhi NCR | Delhi NCR (All NCR cities) |
Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
Sikkim | Bardang – Gangtok |
Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
Tripura | Agartala |
Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida & Gr. Noida, Varanasi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
The SBI Clerk exam pattern includes parameters like type and number of questions, exam duration, mode and medium of test, total sections, marking scheme, maximum marks etc.
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
Sections – The Prelims paper is divided into three sections – Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language.
Mode of Test – Online
Type of Questions – Objective-type
Number of Questions – 100
Time Allotted – 60 minutes (20 minutes allotted to each section)
Marking Scheme – One mark is awarded for every correct response and 0.25 mark is deducted for every incorrect answer
Important Note: It is mandatory to qualify the Prelims exam to get shortlisted for the Mains exam. However, the marks scored in Prelims are not considered during the preparation of the SBI Clerk final merit list.
Sectional Weightage in SBI Clerk Prelims
Sections | Number of Questions | Marks | Test Duration (minutes) |
Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 |
English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 |
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 |
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
Sections – The Mains paper is segregated in four sections – Quantitative Aptitude, General Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Finance & General Awareness and General English
Mode of Test – Online
Type of Questions – Objective-type
Number of Questions – 190
Time Allotted – 160 minutes
Negative Marking – 1/4th of the total marks is deducted for every incorrect answer
Sectional Weightage in SBI Clerk Mains
Sections | Number of Questions | Marks | *Test Duration (minutes) |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 |
English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 |
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 40 |
General Awareness and Finance | 50 | 50 | 40 |
Total | 190 | 200 | 160 |
*There is no sectional time limit applicable in SBI Mains. The time duration for each section mentioned in the table above is based on expert opinion.
SBI Clerk syllabus includes section-wise topics for Prelims and Mains exam.
SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus
English Language | Reasoning Ability | Numerical Ability |
Reading Comprehension | Puzzle | Equation and Algebra |
Fill in the Blanks | Seating Arrangement | Data Interpretation |
Synonyms and Antonyms | Blood Relations | Work and Time |
Sentence Rearrangement | Direction Test | Surds & Indices |
Sentence Correction | Syllogism | Stock & Shares |
Cloze Test | Coding-Decoding | Time & Distance |
Idioms and Phrases | Input-Output | Simplification |
Vocabulary | Order and Ranking | Sequence & Series |
Alphanumeric Series | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest and Compound Interest |
SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus
General English | Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning Ability | Finance and General Awareness |
Reading Comprehension | Data Interpretation | Puzzle | Current Affairs |
Synonyms and Antonyms | Data Sufficiency | Machine Output | Static General Awareness |
Sentence Rearrangement | Profit and Loss | Syllogism | Banking and Financial Terms |
Sentence Correction | Mensuration | Direction Test | Important Abbreviations |
Fillers | Simple and Compound Interest | Blood Relation | Banking Awareness |
Cloze Test | Mixtures and Allegations | Coding and Decoding | Fiscal and Monetary Policy |
Idioms and Phrases | Permutation and Combination | Statement and Assumptions | Important Government schemes |
Vocabulary | Work, Time and Distance | Order and Ranking | Awards and Honours |
Miscellaneous | Number series | Linear Arrangement | Indian Constitution |
SBI Clerk 2020 Mains examination is still pending. The authority recommends candidates to follow the below given guidelines:
Candidates must go through below given tips to ensure their preparation for the Mains exam is on the right track:
As stated above, the SBI Clerk selection process involves three stages – Prelims, Mains and Local Language Test (optional). Phase I: SBI Clerk Prelims
SBI Clerk Prelims is a qualifying exam in nature and its marks are not added to the final merit list. The test-takers who achieve marks as per the SBI Clerk Prelims cutoff (category-wise & state-wise) are shortlisted for Mains exam.
Phase II: SBI Clerk Mains
Those candidates, who attain marks as per the specified SBI Clerk Mains cutoff (category-wise & state-wise), make place in the final merit list. After the Mains exam, SBI does not conduct any interview. However, a Local Language Test is conducted (if applicable), for the candidates who are unable to present a certificate of proficiency in their regional language. .
Phase III: Local Language Test
SBI Clerk Mains exam is followed by a Local Language Test (if applicable). It is mandatory only for those who cannot submit their regional language proficiency certificate (class 10th certificate testifying that they have studied their local language at secondary level i.e, Class 9 and 10).
SBI declares the result for SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains exams separately on its official website (sbi.co.in/web/careers) in PDF format. Candidates can find their roll numbers to check their qualifying status for the subsequent stage of recruitment.
The authority also issues separate scorecards for Prelims and Mains to the candidates after one or two weeks of result declaration. Candidates can download their scorecard by entering their registration number and password. The details furnished in SBI Clerk scorecard include:
SBI releases a separate cut off list for SBI Clerk Preliminary and Mains examination. Candidates have to attain the minimum marks as per cutoff to get qualified for the next round of selection process. The authority declares category and state-wise cut off list for candidates. SBI Clerk cut off depends upon various factors like:
State-wise SBI Clerk Cutoff 2019 for General Category
State | SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-Off (Out of 100) | SBI Clerk Mains Cut-Off (Out of 200) |
Uttar Pradesh | 72.25 | 97.5 |
Uttarakhand | 75.25 | 96.5 |
Chhattisgarh | 57.5 | 87.75 |
Bihar | 76.25 | 98 |
Jharkhand | 75 | 97.5 |
Assam | 57 | 85 |
Maharashtra | 62.5 | 89.75 |
Madhya Pradesh | 73.5 | 94.75 |
J&K | 81.75 | – |
Karnataka | 48.5 | 85.75 |
Kerala | 78 | 96.25 |
Odisha | 73.5 | 94.75 |
Delhi | 71.25 | 99.75 |
Chandigarh | 77.25 | – |
West Bengal | 73.25 | 97.25 |
Rajasthan | 71 | 97 |
Telangana | 68.5 | – |
Punjab | 76.25 | 102.75 |
Haryana | 75.25 | 103.25 |
Gujarat | 65.5 | 91.25 |
Andhra Pradesh | 74.75 | 99.75 |
Tamil Nadu | 61.25 | 98 |
Himachal Pradesh | 71.75 | 101.25 |
The final result of SBI Clerk after Mains and Local Language Test is released in the form of merit list. SBI considers the Mains score while preparing the merit list. Other deciding factors include category of candidates, cut off, etc. Candidates who satisfy the cut off find their place in SBI Clerk final merit list.
Tie-like situations may also arise where two or more candidates have equal marks in the exam. Such instances can be solved using below given tie breaking formula:
As per the official advertisement of SBI Clerk recruitment 2020, “A wait list of up to 50% of vacancies (State-category wise) will be maintained. Candidates will be released from this waitlist on a quarterly basis against non-joining and resignation out of the current batch only, subject to the candidates securing minimum qualifying marks as may be stipulated by the Bank for selection. This wait list will be valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of final result.”
The probationary period for SBI Clerk is 6 months. The appointed Junior Associates are confirmed as permanent employees of SBI after the probation period. During this time, SBI Clerks have been assigned 15 mandatory e-learning modules to clear and their performance is also evaluated. If the appointed candidates fail to finish the assignments within 6 months, the authority extends their period of probation.
Every year, SBI declares category wise vacancies for Junior Associates or Clerk. The table contains category wise availability of vacancies for SBI Clerk 2020:
Category | Regular Vacancies |
General | 3447 |
Economically Weaker Section | 790 |
Scheduled Castes | 1214 |
Scheduled Tribes | 746 |
Other Backward Castes | 1803 |
Total | 8000 |
Click here to know more about state-wise breakup of vacancies and recruitments under backlogs.
Interested candidates need to visit the website of SBI (sbi.co.in/careers) and click on ‘Register for SBI JA Recruitment’. To register, they need to enter their basic details such as name, date of birth, email ID, mobile number, etc,. after which their registration number and password will be auto generated. After registration, candidates can fill the SBI Clerk application form and pay the applicable fee.
SBI Prelims and Mains admit cards are made available online. Only those applicants who complete the application form submission process successfully can download their SBI clerk call letters online. To download the admit card, a candidate has to use their registration number and password and login at sbi.co.in/careers. Candidates should always take 2-3 printouts of their SBI Clerk admit card and retain the same until the SBI Clerk selection process is over.
Yes, candidates must take the print out of their SBI Clerk 2020 application form and retain the same for further use until the recruitment process gets over.
Candidates can download the SBI Clerk scorecards separately for Prelims and Mains. The scorecard contains details of the candidate’s sectional and overall marks along with qualifying status.
SBI has declared a total of 8000 vacancies for Junior Associates in SBI Clerk recruitment advertisement 2020. 3447 vacancies are reserved for General category whereas rest of the vacancies are for reserved categories (SC-1214, ST-746, EWS-790 and OBC-1803.
SBI Clerk selection process consists of three stages - Preliminary test, Mains examination and Local Language Test. Both Prelims and Mains exams contain only multiple choice questions in both Hindi and English languages.
No. Local Language Test is mandatory for only those candidates who fail to produce any proof (class 10th certificate testifying they have studied local language in class 9th and 10th) stating their regional language proficiency.
SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains exams are held online and the questions are objective type. Both the papers are bilingual (both Hindi and English) except that of English Language.
Yes, the probation period for SBI Clerk is 6 months. Candidates’ performance is assessed under this time through 15 e-learning modules. No transfer is allowed within 5 years of first posting as a clerk in SBI.
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