The State Bank of India conducts the SBI Clerk Exam, every year for the posts of (i) Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) (ii) Junior Agricultural Associates in clerical cadre. This is one of the highly reputed exams of the country and is also one of the most competitive ones. The official notification of the SBI Clerk Exam – 2017 is expected to be released soon.
In this post, we bring to you all that you need to know about the SBI Clerk exam. Note that the data is as per last year’s official notification.
Note: This is tentative as there is still no clarity whether there will be a recruitment drive this year or not. We will update once there is confirmation.
SBI Clerk Exam 2017: Selection Process & Exam Pattern
The selection process consists of the following stages:-
- Preliminary Exam
- Main Exam
- Interview
- Test of Local Language: Those who produce 10th standard mark sheet/certificate evidencing having studied official (local) language will not be subjected to any Language test. Incase of others, language test is conducted at the time of interview (if the interview is held) /before final selection (if the interview is not held). Candidates not found to be proficient in official and/or local language would be disqualified.
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The exam pattern for each stage is:-
| SECTION | NO OF QUESTIONS | TOTAL MARKS | DURATION (IN MINS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 60 mins |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
| SECTION | NO OF QUESTIONS | TOTAL MARKS | DURATION (IN MINS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General / Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 |
- There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
- Note that both sectional and overall cutoffs apply.
SBI Clerk Exam 2017: Eligibility Criteria
- Junior Associates: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
- Junior Agricultural Associates: Graduation in Agriculture or Agriculture allied activities from a Government recognized university/Institute.
- Age limit is 20 – 28 years. This is relaxed for various categories as per regulations.
SBI Clerk Exam 2017: Previous Year’s Cutoff Marks
SBI Clerk Prelims Sectional Cutoffs
| Subject | Total Marks | Cut Off for General | Cut off for SC/ST/OBC |
| English Language | 30 | 6.75 | 3.25 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 5.5 | 2 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 7.75 | 3.25 |
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SBI Clerk 2016 Mains Sectional Cutoffs
| Sections | Total Marks | General | SC/ST/OBC |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 13.5 | 9.5 |
| General English | 40 | 14.25 | 10.25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 14.5 | 11.25 |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 60 | 24 | 19 |
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SBI Clerk Mains 2016 Overall Cutoff Marks (Statewise)
| States | Cut off marks (out of 200) | |||
| SC | ST | OBC | Gen | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 100.8 | 76.25 | 122.8 | 130.3 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 103.00 | 81.5 | 120.5 | 132.3 |
| West Bengal | 105.5 | 86.75 | 110.8 | 131.00 |
| Bihar | 98.25 | 80.5 | 123 | 130.25 |
| Uttarakhand | 102.3 | 105.5 | 116.8 | 133.5 |
| Delhi & Haryana | 118.25 | 76.25 | 120.50 | 138.00 |
| Gujarat | 112.75 | 80.00 | 112.00 | 122.5 |
| Telangana | 102.00 | 99.5 | 119.00 | 123.25 |
| Punjab | 104.75 | 118.75 | 138.5 | |
| Maharashtra | 123.50 | 117.25 | 82.50 | 115.25 |
| Meghalaya | 88.00 | 103.75 | 125.25 | |
| Andhra Pradesh | 128.5 | |||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 87.00 | 119.25 | ||
| Jharkhand | 127.00 | |||
| Himachal Pradesh | 106.00 | 112.00 | 119.50 | 133.5 |
| Nagaland | 115.8 | |||
| Karnataka | 86.25 | 86.5 | 110.75 | 117.50 |
| Kerala | 135.8 | |||
| Rajasthan | 114.75 | 86.25 | 132.5 | 136.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 101.50 | 89.00 | 117.00 | 120.25 |
| Assam | 124.5 | |||
| Tripura | 114.76 | 76.25 | 114.00 | 123.25 |
| Chhattisgarh | 90.00 | 72.25 | 117.25 | 121.75 |
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SBI Clerk Exam 2017: Job Profile and Responsibilities
A bank clerk is the first point of contact for any customer to address his inquiries and to provide guidance. As an SBI Clerk, you will have the following responsibilities:-
- Customer Interaction: Handling doubts and queries
- Verification and signing of documents, countersigning and clearing cheques and drafts
- Back-office work like ledger maintenance, balance tallying, data entry
*Note that the above list is not exhaustive or definitive and is meant to give you an idea of what the job would be like.
SBI Clerk Exam 2017: Salary & Perks
The pay-scale of an SBI Clerk is:
11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110-2120/1-30230-1310/1-31540
- The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs.20950.00 per month inclusive of D.A. and other allowances at the current rate.
- These figures may depend as per the location of posting.
- The perks are: – Provident Fund, Gratuity, Pension under New Pension Scheme (Defined Contribution Benefit Scheme), Medical, Leave fare and other facilities
Hope this helps.
All the best!
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