SBI Clerk 2024 Notification Exam Summary
| SBI Clerk 2024 Exam Summary | |
| Organisation | State Bank of India (SBI) |
| Post Name | Clerk (Junior Associates) |
| Vacancy | 14191 (Regular vacancies- 13735, Backlog- 456) |
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Registration Dates | For Ladakh Region- 7th to 27th December 2024 For Other Regions- 17th December 2024 to 7th January 2025 |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Recruitment Process | Prelims- Mains |
| Salary | Rs 26,000 – to Rs 29,000 |
| Official website | http://sbi.co.in/, https://sbi.co.in/web/careers |
SBI Clerk 2024 Notification Important Dates
| SBI Clerk 2024 Important Dates | ||
| Events | Dates | For Ladakh Region |
| SBI Clerk Notification 2024 | 16th December 2024 | 6th December 2024 |
| SBI Clerk Apply Online 2024 Starts | 17th December 2024 | 7th December 2024 |
| SBI Clerk Online Application Closes | 7th January 2025 | 27th December 2024 |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Date 2024 | February 2025 | January 2025 |
| SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date 2024 | March-April 2025 | February 2025 |
SBI Clerk 2024 Vacancy Overview
The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a total of 14191 vacancies for Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) posts in the clerical cadre in the State Bank of India across the country. Out of the total vacancies, 456 vacancies are backlog vacancies. Check state-wise and category-wise vacancy details for SBI Clerk 2024 from here.
| Regular Vacancies | ||||||||
| Circle | State/ UT | Language | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Gujarati | 75 | 160 | 289 | 107 | 442 | 1073 |
| Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu/ Urdu | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 50 |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Kannada | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 50 |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 197 | 263 | 197 | 131 | 529 | 1317 |
| Chhattisgarh | 57 | 154 | 28 | 48 | 196 | 483 | ||
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Odia | 57 | 79 | 43 | 36 | 147 | 362 |
| Chandigarh/ New Delhi | Haryana | Hindi/ Punjabi | 57 | 0 | 82 | 30 | 137 | 306 |
| Chandigarh | Jammu & Kashmir UT | Urdu/ Hindi | 11 | 15 | 38 | 14 | 63 | 141 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | 42 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 71 | 170 | |
| Chandigarh UT | Hindi/ Punjabi | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 32 | |
| Ladakh UT | Urdu/ Ladakhi/ Bhoti (Bodhi) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 32 | |
| Punjab | Punjabi/ Hindi | 165 | 0 | 119 | 56 | 229 | 569 | |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | 63 | 3 | 90 | 33 | 147 | 336 |
| Puducherry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Hyderabad | Telangana | Telugu/ Urdu | 54 | 23 | 92 | 34 | 139 | 342 |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Hindi | 75 | 57 | 89 | 44 | 180 | 445 |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | Bengali/ Nepali | 288 | 62 | 275 | 125 | 504 | 1254 |
| A&N Islands | Hindi/ English | 0 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 40 | 70 | |
| Sikkim | Nepali/ English | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 56 | |
| Lucknow/ New Delhi | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi/ Urdu | 397 | 18 | 510 | 189 | 780 | 1894 |
| Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro | Maharashtra | Marathi | 115 | 104 | 313 | 115 | 516 | 1163 |
| Maharashtra | Goa | Konkani | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| New Delhi | Delhi | Hindi | 51 | 25 | 92 | 34 | 141 | 343 |
| Uttarakhand | 56 | 9 | 41 | 31 | 179 | 316 | ||
| North Eastern | Arunachal Pradesh | English | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 66 |
| Assam | Assamese Bengali/ Bodo | 21 | 37 | 83 | 31 | 139 | 311 | |
| Manipur | Manipuri / English | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 55 | |
| Meghalaya | English/ Garo/ Khasi | 0 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 85 | |
| Mizoram | Mizo | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 40 | |
| Nagaland | English | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 70 | |
| Tripura | Bengali/ Kokborok | 11 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 65 | |
| Patna | Bihar | Hindi/ Urdu | 177 | 11 | 299 | 111 | 513 | 1111 |
| Jharkhand | Hindi/ Santhali | 81 | 175 | 81 | 67 | 272 | 676 | |
| Thiruvanant hapuram | Kerala | Malayalam | 42 | 4 | 115 | 42 | 223 | 426 |
| Lakshadweep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 2118 | 1385 | 3001 | 1361 | 5870 | 13735 | ||
| Backlog Vacancies | ||||
| State/ UT | SC | ST | OBC | Total |
| Gujarat | — | 161 | — | 161 |
| Andhra Pradesh | — | 03 | — | 03 |
| Karnataka | 01 | 09 | — | 10 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 15 | — | 12 | 27 |
| Chhattisgarh | 01 | — | 02 | 03 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 01 | — | — | 01 |
| Maharashtra | 59 | 37 | 72 | 168 |
| Goa | — | 03 | — | 03 |
| Uttarakhand | 01 | — | 04 | 05 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | — | 19 | — | 19 |
| Assam | 08 | 31 | 04 | 43 |
| Manipur | — | 04 | — | 04 |
| Tripura | — | 05 | — | 05 |
| Kerala | 02 | — | — | 02 |
| Lakshadweep | — | 02 | — | 02 |
| Total | 88 | 274 | 94 | 456 |
SBI Clerk 2024 Application Fees
The category-wise fee structure for the SBI Clerk online application is given below. The application fee for the SBI Exam is Rs. 750/- for the General category and NIL for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD category as mentioned in SBI Clerk Notification 2024. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself.
| SBI Clerk 2024-25 Application Fee | ||
| SNo. | Category | Application Fee |
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | NIL |
| 2 | General/OBC/EWS | Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
How good is SBI Clerk Job? Let’s see the promotion designation of a Clerk through various steps:
An SBI Clerk is eligible to get promotion through two modes:
- In-cadre Promotion
- Promotion to Officer Cadre
In-cadre promotion:
This type of promotion is based on home postings that is a time-bound promotion:- i) A special allowance of Rs. 1800 is provided along with the total salary. After 10 years of service, the assistant becomes a Senior Assistant. (This Allowance is not considered for calculation of basic pay).
- ii) An assistant will become the Special Assistant after twenty years of service. This post carries a special allowance of Rs 2500/- (This is considered for calculation of basic pay).
iii) An assistant will become Senior Special Assistant after thirty years of service. This post carries a special allowance of Rs 3500/- (This is considered for calculation of basic pay).
Promotion to Officer Cadre:- i) An assistant becomes Trainee Officer after completing three years of his/ her service.
This requires qualification of the JAIIB and CAIIB Examinations from the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF) apart from clearing the internal written examination and personal interview.
These officers are then put on probation for a period of two years. After the probation period and based on their personal interview, they are either absorbed in the Middle Management Grade (Scale – II) or sent back to Clerical Cadre.
An assistant can become Scale – I Officer also in the Junior Management Grade when he/ she has completed six years of service in fast track channel or twelve years of service in normal track channel. For faster promotions, JAIIB and CAIIB qualification is also important and should also clear the written test along with the personal interview.
SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of the SBI Clerk 2024 exam are mainly about two pre-requisites:
SBI Clerk Educational Qualifications (31/12/2024)
He/she must hold a valid graduation degree (UG) in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificates should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2024.
Note: Candidates who are in the final year/ semester of their graduation may also apply for SBI Clerk 2024, if provisionally selected, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2024.
SBI Clerk Age Limit
Not below 20 years and not above 28 years, i.e. the candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1996 and not later than 01.04.2004 (both days inclusive).
| SBI Clerk Age Limit | ||
| S No. | Category | Upper Age Limit |
| 1 | SC / ST | 33 years |
| 2 | OBC | 31 years |
| 3 | Person with disabilities (General) | 38 years |
| 4 | Person with disabilities(SC /ST) | 43 years |
| 5 | Person with disabilities(OBC) | 41 years |
| 7 | Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years |
| 8 | Widows, Divorced women( No remarried) | 7 years (subject to the The actualmaximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates) |
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern
To crack the SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2024 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern for the SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam:
As per the official notification released by SBI, “No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed”. Thus, there will not be any sectional cut-off for this year’s SBI Junior Associates Recruitment Online Examination. However, the criteria solely lie within the hands of the organisation.
SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2024-25 | ||||
| S No. | Section | No. of Question | Total Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes | |
SBI Clerk Syllabus
Although, the preliminary and main examinations are both conducted on the same pattern and syllabus. The difficulty level of the exam would be higher for the main examination. The preliminary examination of the SBI Clerk exam 2024-25 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. Here is the detailed syllabus for SBI Clerk 2024-25 Prelims & Mains Exam:
| SBI Clerk 2024-25 Syllabus | ||
| Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit and Loss | Cloze Test |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures and Alligations | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Miscellaneous |
| Coded Inequalities | Work and Time | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
| Input Output | Sequence & Series | |
| Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination & Probability | |
SBI Clerk Salary Structure
The pay scale of the SBI Clerk is Rs.17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920. The starting Basic Pay is Rs.19900/- (Rs.17900/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates).
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