About SBI Clerk | Eligibility Criteria | Exam Pattern

What is SBI Clerk?

State Bank of India (SBI) is one of the most trusted & a well known Public Sector Bank which provides services in almost every state of our country. It is one of the most sought after bank exams as lakhs of candidates appear for the examination. A job in the SBI is considered to be secure and stable that provides not only financial security but also social status. Hence, SBI Clerk is one of the most demanding entry-level jobs in the country.

Every year, SBI Clerk exam is conducted by State Bank of India to fill the vacancies for Clerical Cadre in its various branches spread all across the country. It is conducted as a national level examination in various centres across India. SBI Clerk selection procedure involves – preliminary and mains exam. There is also a Local language Test which is conducted for those candidates who qualified the SBI Clerk mains exam before joining the bank.

SBI Clerk Job Description

The SBI Clerk works as Single Window Operator (SWO), it means they look after the day-to-day activities of the bank. The SBI Clerk is responsible for all the client interactions and client-related operations. The SBI Clerks are worked as cashiers, depositors and other front desk posts. They have to deal with customers and address their concerns. They are also involved in activities like opening bank accounts, issuing DDs, transferring amounts through cheque, RTGS/NEFT, cheque book requests, etc. In short, the SBI Clerks are responsible for smooth functioning of the bank branches across the country.

If you wish to attempt SBI Clerk exam, you must know about SBI Clerk latest updates, selection process, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus etc before starting SBI Clerk preparation. You are requested to go through this article to get all the relevant information for the SBI Clerk Exam.

SBI Clerk Exam Highlights

Exam name	SBI Clerk/Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales)
Conducted by	State Bank of India
Exam level	National
Exam category	Graduation
Mode of exam	Online
Selection stages	Preliminary and Mains exam
Official website	sbi.co.in/careers

SBI Clerk 2023 Important Dates

State Bank of India (SBI) releases important dates in SBI Clerk notification. The Preliminary Examination & Mains Examination dates for SBI Clerk are mentioned below:

Important Particulars	SBI Clerk 2023 Details
Number Of Current Vacancies	8,773
Number Of Backlog Vacancies	490
Publication Of The Official Notification	16th November 2023
Beginning Of The Online Application Process	17th November 2023
Ending Of The Online Application Process	7th December 2023
SBI Clerk Exam Prelims Exam Admit Card	27th December 2023
SBI Clerk Exam Prelims Exam Dates	5th, 6th, 11th, and 12th of January 2024
Date For The Release Of The Prelims Exam Result	15th February 2024
SBI Clerk Exam Mains Exam Admit Card	15th February 2024
SBI Clerk Exam Mains Exam Dates	25th February 2024 to 4th March 2024
Date For The Release Of The Mains Exam Result	June 2024
Declaration Of The Final Result	To be Announced
Download SBI Clerk 2020 Notification	Click here

SBI Clerk notification 2024 will be released in November 2024.

SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria

SBI Clerk Qualification Criteria –

Candidate must be a graduate in any discipline.
Those who are in the final year/ semester of their graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if provisionally selected, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2023.
Additionally, candidates must be well versed in the official and local language.
For the candidates possessing an integrated dual degree, must have qualifying date on OR before 31-12-2023.
Must be well versed in english language (reading and writing).

SBI Clerk Age Limit Criteria –

To qualify SBI Clerk exam, you must be of 20 years of age or above and must not exceed 28 years of age. If you belong to reserved category, then peruse below table to know age relaxation of your category.

Category	SBI Clerk Age Relaxation
OBC	3 years
SC/ST	5 years
PwD (General)	10 years
PwD (SC/ST)	15 years
PwD (OBC)	13 years
Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Actual period of service rendered in defense services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled ExServicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years
Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried	7 years (subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)
Trained Apprentices of SBI	SC/ST - 6 years, OBC - 4 years, GEN/ EWS - 1 year, PwBD (SC/ST) – 16 years, PwBD (OBC) – 14 years, PwBD (Gen/EWS) - 11 years

Who cannot appear for SBI Clerk?

Who are with adverse report regarding character of the candidate or any other related issue
Who have worked with SBI earlier at the clerical or officer position
Who are already workingwith SBI at the clerical or officer position
Who are with adverse CIBIL or any other agency score

SBI Clerk Selection Process & Exam Pattern

Candidates are selected on the basis of both Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam.It is compulsory for a candidate to clear Preliminary Exam in order to move to Mains Examination. Let's have a look at the detailed Exam Pattern for SBI Clerk. Following are the crucial process to get selected in the merit list of SBI Clerk exam.

Candidates first have to apply for the post through the online portal.
They then have to appear for a Preliminary examination.
On the basis of results of this Exam, candidates are selected for the Mains exam.
Candidates who pass the Mains exam and successfully meet the cut off become eligible for recruitment.(The marks for Prelims are not considered for the preparation of the final result)
Test of specified opted local language - Those who qualify for selection and produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be subjected to any Language test. In case of others (qualified for selection), specified opted local language test will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern

Online Preliminary Exam consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1-hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:

Serial 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

Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer. No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual test OR for aggregate score. Section wise marks will not be maintained.

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern

: Structure of Online Main Exam would be as follows:

Serial No.	Section	No. of Question	Total Marks	Duration
1.	General English	40	40	35 minutes
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 minutes
3.	Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 minutes
4.	General/Financial Awareness	50	50	35 minutes
	Total	190	200	2 hours 40 minutes

Note –

No Interview is conducted for final selection through SBI Clerk. Final selection is based on the score of SBI Clerk Mains Exam.
SBI Clerk Exam has got no sectional cut-off in both its Preliminary Exam as well as Mains Examination.

SBI Clerk Prelims & Mains Syllabus

The syllabus for Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam is almost same with a little bit of variation for SBI Clerk Exam. You are required to be proficient inEnglish Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Computer Knowledge and General Awareness.

SBI Junior Associate Preliminary Exam Syllabus

Exam Subjects	Exam Topics
Reasoning Ability	Coding-Decoding, Logical Reasoning, Input-Output, Alphanumeric Series, Blood Relations, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Seating Arrangements, Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test, Puzzle, Tabulation, Coded Inequalities.
English Language	Cloze Test, Reading Comprehension, Fill in the blanks, Para Jumbles, Sentence Rearrangement, Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting, Paragraph Completion, Match the Following, Synonyms and Antonyms, Odd One Out.
Numerical Ability	Profit and Loss, Time and Distance, Ratio, Proportion, Percentage, Simplification, SI, CI, Work and Time, Data Interpretation, Number System, Mixtures and Alligations, Surds and Indices, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Mensuration- cylinder, cone and sphere, Sequence and Series.

SBI Junior Associate Mains Exam Syllabus

Exam Subjects	Exam Topics
Computer Awareness	Software, DBMS, MS Office, Basics of Computer: Hardware, Generation of Computers, Networking, Important Abbreviations, Internet, Input-Output Devices, Computer Memory, Computer Language, Operating System,
English Language	Cloze Test, Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Synonyms, Antonyms, Phrase Rearrangement, Sentence Completion, Error Detection, Fillers, Spell Checks, Inference, Connectors, Word Usage, Vocab based questions.
Quantitative Aptitude	Number Series, Data Interpretation, Time and Distance, Work, SI and CI, Percentages, Simplification, Data Sufficiency, Quadratic Equation, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Problems of Age and Partnership, Mixture and Alligations, Inequalities, Approximation, Missing Series, Wrong Series, Mensuration, Boat and Stream.
Reasoning Ability	Syllogism, Inequalities, Coding-Decoding, Machine Input/Output, Blood Relation, Puzzles, Direction Sense, Ranking, Statement and Assumptions
General Awareness	Static GK, Current Affairs, Banking/Financial terms, Books and Authors, Awards and Honours, Static Awareness, Banking and Financial Awareness

SBI Clerk Salary Structure

The salary of Bank Clerk got revised after the announcement of 7th Pay Commission. Candidates posted to the post of Clerical Cadre receive a decent salary by State Bank of India. The Clerk enjoys a lot of perks that Bank gives to its employees. Apart from the Basic Pay, Dearness Allowance and House Rent Allowance are also given to the SBI Clerk. A Clerk is also given the benefits of Pension Plan as notified by the Public Sector Bank in which he/she joins. Let’s have a look at SBI Clerk Salary Structure:

SBI Clerk Salary Structure	SBI Clerk Pay Scale
Basic Pay (including 2 annual increments)	19,900.00
Dearness Allowances (46.5%)	9.253.50
House Rent Allowances	2,091.00
Transport Allowance	600.00
Special Allowance	3,263.00
Special Pay	500.00
Gross Pay	35607.50
Deductions	3,043.00
Net Pay	32,564.50

SBI Clerk Emoluments -Rs 37,000 per month inclusive of DA (in metro cities)

SBI Clerk Benefits -Apart from the SBI Clerk Salary, the SBI Junior Associates also enjoy other benefits like: Provident Fund, New Pension Scheme, Medical leave, etc. Below we have mentioned few benefits.

Stability,
Financial security,
Flexible working hours,
Good work environment,
Pension under New Pension Scheme (NPS),
Medical insurance,
Provident Fund, etc.

SBI Clerk Reservation

Candidates under reserved category have reservation in SBI clerical position. There are different numbers of vacancies provided based on different categories:

Category	Reservation (Approximate)
General	42%
EWS	10%
SC	15%
ST	9%
OBC	26%
DXS (Disabled Ex-Servicemen)	4.5%
Ex-Servicemen	10%
PwD	4%

Note:

The values provided are approximate value which might differ from the official values.
PwD(Persons with Disability)–Persons with 40% or more level of physical disabilitycan avail the facility of scribe.

Conditions to apply for SBI Clerk Exam

Candidates can apply from one state only.
One who is appearing in the exam froma particular state must be proficient in terms of reading, writing, speaking and understanding the local language.
Candidates need to appear for language test as a part of the selection process.

Note: There is no inter-circle and inter-state transfer for junior associates

SBI Clerk Admit Card

For SBI Clerk, the admit card is released separately for both the stages i.e. Preliminaryand Main
All the notifications regarding the admit card isreleasedon the official website i.e.sbi.co.in
The ones who qualify the preliminary exam will be issued the admit card forSBI Clerk Main.
TheSBI Clerk Admit Cardfor Main examinationwill be released after the declaration of SBI Clerk Preliminary result.
All candidates need to carry their admit cards on the day of the exam, failing which they won’t be allowed to take the test.

SBI Clerk Application Process & Fee

Mode of Application:-Online

Application Fee:-INR 750 (General/OBC/EWS) & no fees required to pay by SC/ ST/ PwBD/ ESM/DESM

Steps to Apply SBI Clerk Exam

SBI Clerk Application forms are available on the official website i.e.sbi.co.in.Candidatesmust pay the application fee and take a printout of the application form for future use. A registration confirmation SMS/e-mail is delivered to them. The procedure for filling SBI Clerk exam form involves five steps:

Filling up the basic details i.e. Name, Email ID, Phone number etc.
Uploading scanned images of signature and photograph.
Filling up of academic and personal details.
Preview of the application form.
Payment of fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there any interview for sbi clerk?
No, the SBI Clerk doesn't have an interview. The SBI Clerk exam consists of two phases of selection, one is the preliminary examination and the other one is the main examination. Also There will be a Local language Test which is conducted for those candidates who qualified the SBI Clerk mains exam before joining the bank.