SBI Clerk Notification 2023 Out for 8773 Posts, Know Details

SBI Clerk Notification 2023

SBI Clerk Notification 2023: The State Bank of India (SBI) has released the notification for the recruitment of SBI Clerk on 16th November 2023. The notification is now available on the official website of SBI. SBI recruits candidates for the position of Junior Associates (Clerical Cadre) in various branches across the country. For candidates wanting to apply for SBI Clerk, all details are provided in this blog.

SBI Clerk Notification 2023 – Direct Link to Download

The State Bank of India has released the notification for the SBI Clerk 2023 recruitment. Candidates wanting to join the recruitment process can download the notification PDF from the link below. It is imperative for candidates to thoroughly go through the notification and make note of all important details provided.

SBI Clerk 2023 Notification PDF – Download Here

SBI Clerk Notification 2023 – Direct Link to Apply

The link to apply for SBI Clerk 2023 recruitment will be active from 17th November 2023. Candidates wishing to write the exam can apply directly using the link below. The link will be open from 17th November till 7th December 2023. Further details on the procedure to apply for the recruitment are given further in the article,

SBI Clerk 2023 Application Form – APPLY NOW!

SBI Clerk 2023 – Overview

The State Bank of India (SBI) conducts the SBI Clerk recruitment annually. This year, the notification has been released on 16th November 2023, with the Prelims scheduled for Jan 2024. Candidates should make sure to go through the notification for a detailed understanding of the recruitment. For convenience, the table below gives a brief overview of the exam as a whole.

Heading	Details
Organization	State Bank of India
Post Name	Clerk (Junior Associates)
Vacancy	8283 (+ 490 backlog)
Category	Government Jobs
Application Mode	Online
Registration Start Date	17th November 2023
Registration End Date	7th December 2023
Exam Mode	Online
Recruitment Process	Prelims Mains
Starting Basic Pay	Rs.19900/- (Rs.17900/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates)
Official website	http://sbi.co.in/

SBI Clerk Notification Exam 2023 – Important Dates

The candidates must know the detailed schedule of the SBI Clerk recruitment to not miss out on any updates. The SBI Clerk recruitment 2023 notification has been released on 16th November 2023. The registration dates are 17th November to 7th December 2023. Further information on the schedule of recruitment is in the table below.

Events	New Dates
SBI Clerk Notification Date	16th November 2023
Start of Online Application Filling	17th November 2023
SBI Clerk End Date for Online Application Filling	7th December 2023
PET Call Letter	–
Admit Card for the Preliminary Exam	27th December 2023
Preliminary Examination Date	January 2024
Result of Preliminary Examination	Jan-Feb 2024
Admit Card for Main Examination	15th February 2024
Main Examination Date	February 2024

SBI Clerk Notification 2023 – Vacancies

A total of 8283 vacancies have been announced for the SBI Clerk 2023 recruitment. The circle, state, and category-wise break up of the same has been detailed in the table below. Aside from this a total of 490 backlog vacancies are also available. Candidates can find further information on the backlog vacancies in the notification.

SBI Clerk Regular Vacancies

The regular vacancies announced for SBI Clerk 2023 are as follows:

Circle	State/ UT	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	GEN	Total
Ahmedabad	Gujarat	57	123	221	82	337	820
Amaravati	Andhra Pradesh	8	3	13	5	21	50
Bengaluru	Karnataka	72	31	121	45	181	450
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	43	57	43	28	117	288
	Chhattisgarh	25	67	12	21	87	212
Bhubaneswar	Odisha	11	15	8	7	31	72
Chandigarh/ New Delhi	Haryana	50	0	71	26	120	267
Chandigarh	Jammu & Kashmir UT	7	9	23	8	41	88
	Himachal Pradesh	45	7	36	18	74	180
	Ladakh UT	4	5	13	5	23	50
	Punjab	52	0	37	18	73	180
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	32	1	46	17	75	171
	Puducherry	0	0	1	0	3	4
Hyderabad	Telangana	84	36	141	52	212	525
Jaipur	Rajasthan	159	122	188	94	377	940
Kolkata	West Bengal	26	5	25	11	47	114
	A&N Islands	0	1	5	2	12	20
	Sikkim	0	0	0	0	4	4
Lucknow/ New Delhi	Uttar Pradesh	373	17	480	178	733	1781
Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro	Maharashtra	10	8	26	10	46	100
New Delhi	Delhi	65	32	117	43	180	437
	Uttarakhand	38	6	27	21	123	215
North Eastern	Arunachal Pradesh	0	31	0	6	32	69
	Assam	30	51	116	43	190	430
	Manipur	0	8	3	2	13	26
	Meghalaya	0	33	3	7	34	77
	Mizoram	0	7	0	1	9	17
	Nagaland	0	18	0	4	18	40
	Tripura	4	8	0	2	12	26
Patna	Bihar	66	4	112	41	192	415
	Jharkhand	19	42	19	16	69	165
Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	4	0	12	4	27	47
	Lakshadweep	0	1	0	0	2	3
Total		1284	748	1919	817	3515	8283

SBI Clerk Backlog Vacancies 2023

The backlog vacancies released for SBI Clerk 2023 are as follows:

Category	Backlog Vacancy
SC/ST/OBC	141
PwD	92
Xs	257
Total	490

SBI Clerk Notification 2023 – Eligibility Criteria 2023

The SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria details the qualifications and conditions a candidate has to meet to be considered for the position of SBI Clerk. This eligibility criteria pertains to:

• Educational Qualification
• Age

SBI Clerk Educational Qualification

The general educational qualification criteria for SBI Clerk are as follows:

Graduation: Candidates should have completed their graduation in any discipline from a recognized university or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government. The date of passing should be latest by 31st December 2023.

It’s important to note that the graduation requirement is a minimum qualification, and specific percentages or CGPA requirements may be mentioned in the official notification. Additionally, candidates who are in their final year/semester of graduation and are awaiting their results are also eligible to apply, provided they can produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before the specified date mentioned by SBI.

SBI Clerk Age Limit

As of 1st April 2023, the candidate should be not younger than 20 years and older than 28 years. This means that candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1995 and not later than 01.04.2003 (both days inclusive). The following table displays the category-wise relaxation given in the case of age.

Sl. No.	Category	Age Relaxation
1	SC / ST	33 years
2	OBC	31 years
3	A person with disabilities (General)	38 years
4	A person with disabilities(SC /ST)	43 years
5	A person with disabilities(OBC)	41 years
6	Jammu & Kashmir Migrants	33 Years
7	Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Service period in defence services 3 years (8 years in the case of Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a max. age of 50 years
8	Widows, Divorced women( No remarried)	GEN- 35 years OBC- 38 years SC/ST- 40 years

SBI Clerk Notification 2023 – Application Form

The State Bank of India has released the application date for the SBI Clerk 2023 recruitment. Interested candidates can begin their registration process from 17th November 2023. Candidates are advised to fill their forms and register at the earliest to avoid any roadblocks due to technical or other issues. The details for the online application process are given below.

Prerequisites

Candidates should ensure the following specifications for the photograph and signature are followed.

• The permissible size of the photograph must be 4.5 cm * 3.5 cm.
• The permissible file size of the photograph must be a minimum of 20 KB and of a maximum of 50 KB.
• File size of the signature must be a minimum of 10 KB and of a maximum of 20 KB.
• The photograph must be passport-size with white background. Both the photograph and the signature must be clear and legible.

SBI Clerk Application Form – Steps to Fill

Candidates can follow the following steps to fill the SBI Clerk 2023 application form.

1. Click on the NEW REGISTRATION link provided on the top right of the home page of the SBI Careers website.
2. Fill in Basic Details to start your application process. Provide your basic details such as name, mobile number, email address, permanent address, etc., and click on the save and next button.
3. Upload Signature & Passport size Photograph: Upload your photograph and signature in the required format.   
4. Fill in your Academic Details and Professional Qualifications carefully and correctly. Click on the save and next button after filling in the details.
5. Preview your application form and carefully check all the details that you have put in as you won’t be allowed to make any changes further in the application form. Click on the save and next button after previewing your Application Form.
6. Pay your Application Fee through the Online Payment Option, i.e. through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking for SBI Clerk 2023 Exam.
7. Click on Submit Button. Your application form will be submitted successfully. You will be sent an email with your registration ID and password by SBI for further login into the official website.

SBI Clerk Application Fee

The application fee for the SBI Clerk 2023 registration is as shown below.

Category	Fee
SC/ST/PWD	NIL
General/OBC/EWS	Rs. 750/-

SBI Clerk Notification 2023 – Syllabus and Exam Pattern

The selection procedure for SBI Clerk comprises two phases: Preliminary examination and Main Examination. A candidate has to clear both examinations to The SBI Clerk Selection Process as per the SBI Clerk exam notification includes 2 stages as mentioned below:

• Preliminary Round
• Mains Round

These 2 rounds will be followed by a local language test which is to be held prior to selection. We have discussed this in our blog, further. A candidate must qualify for both the preliminary exam and mains exam to proceed to the Language Proficiency round. The candidates selected after the Language Proficiency round are given the appointment letter.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2023

The SBI Clerk exam is conducted in two staged – Preliminary exam and Mains exam. This section covers the exam pattern for the SBI Clerk Preliminary and the Mains exam.

SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern

The Prelims Examination for SBI Clerk is held according to a fixed pattern. The exam is tentatively scheduled for Jan 2024. The table given below helps in understanding the pattern. There is a system of negative marking in this examination.

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

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern

The Mains Exam for SBI Clerk will be tentatively held in Feb 2024. The mode of exam for SBI Clerk is Online Objective Test. It has a total of 190 questions within the time of 2 hours 40 minutes. 

Test Name	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration (in mins)
General/Financial Awareness	50	50	35
General English	40	40	35
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45
Total	190	200	2 hours 40 minutes

Note: The exam of SBI Clerk Prelims will not affect the final selection in the mains exam. 

SBI Clerk Notification 2023 – Syllabus

SBI Clerk Prelims tests English, Quant, and Reasoning. For SBI Clerk Mains, candidates are tested on these subjects in addition to Computer Aptitude and General Awareness.

SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus

The table given below gives the syllabus for SBI Clerk Prelims.

Reasoning	Quantitative Ability	English Language
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures & Alligation	Para jumbles
Data Sufficiency	Surds & Indices and Simple Interest & Compound Interest	Miscellaneous
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
Puzzle	Mensuration – Sphere, Cone and Cylinder	Paragraph Completion
Tabulation	Data Interpretation
Syllogism	Percentage, Ratio & Proportion
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input-Output	Sequence & Series
Coding-Decoding	Permutation, Combination Probability

SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus

The syllabus for SBI Clerk Mains is given below:

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus	General English Syllabus	General/Financial Awareness Syllabus	Reasoning Ability Syllabus	Computer Awareness Syllabus
Simplification	Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms	Current Affairs News on the banking industry Awards and honours Books and authors Latest appointments Obituaries New schemes of central and state governments Sports, etc.	Internet	Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers
Number Series	Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles	Static GK – Country-capital Country-currency Headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies) Constituencies of ministers Dance forms Nuclear and thermal power stations, etc.	Machine Input/Output	DBMS
Data Sufficiency	Sentence Correction/ Error Finding	Banking/Financial terms	Syllogism	Networking
Data Interpretation	Spell Checks	Static Awareness	Blood Relation	Internet
Quadratic Equation	Fillers	Banking and Financial Awareness	Direction Sense	MS Office
Time & Distance, Work	Cloze Test	Inequalities	Input-Output Devices
Partnership	Puzzles	Important Abbreviations
Profit & Loss	Coding-Decoding
Simple and Compound Interest	Ranking
Mixture and Allegations	Statement and Assumptions
Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Percentages

SBI Clerk Pre-Exam Training 2023

SBI makes arrangements for pre-examination training at specific centres for candidates belonging to SC/ST/XS/ Religious Minority Community candidates. Details are made available at the SBI official website.

SBI Clerk Notification 2023 – Previous year Cut-Off

The Cut-Off marks for the SBI Clerk exam will aid in determining the difficulty level of the exam, due to which a strategic approach to exam preparation is required. The Cut-Off marks in the Prelims and Mains exam will be different and will also be dependent on the no. of available seats and difficulty level of the exams. 

SBI Clerk 2020 Prelims Cut Off

The table below displays the General Category SBI Clerk Cut off 2020 Prelims.

State Name	Cut-off
Andhra Pradesh	68
Bihar	68.75
Chhattisgarh	68.75
Delhi	76.25
Gujarat	56.75
Himachal Pradesh	66
Jharkhand	68.25
Karnataka	58.75
Kerala	69.75
Madhya Pradesh	68.75
Maharashtra	59.75
Odisha	68.25
Chandigarh	76
Punjab	77.50
Haryana	72.75
Rajasthan	68.75
Telangana	66
Tamil Nadu	62
Uttar Pradesh	71
Uttarakhand	69.75
West Bengal	67.5

SBI Clerk Notification – Admit Card

The admit card of the SBI Clerk Preliminary and Mains exams will be available on the official website of the State Bank of India. The admit card will be out at least a week or two before the exam.  

SBI Clerk Notification 2023 – Result

SBI releases the SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains result on the official careers website of SBI. The result is released soon after the conduct of the respective exams. Candidates will find their qualification status, cut-off, and other relevant details in the result. As SBI Clerk does not have an interview round, the candidates will be chosen for the SBI Clerk position depending on the final result published after the SBI Clerk Mains exam.

SBI Clerk Pay Scale and Salary

The start Pay Scale for SBI Clerk is Rs. 19,900. In the case of graduates, 2 advance increments are added. The Pay Scale of an SBI Clerk will be Rs.17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920.

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