The State Bank of India (SBI) has released the notification for the recruitment of Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales). SBI will release the number of vacancies available for the recruitment of clerks in 2021 recruitment cycle with the notification PDF. In this blog, SBI Clerk 2021 notification, we will be discussing the important dates related to exams and the application process. The dates mentioned here will be tentative as indicated by the authorities in the official notification. We will update the accurate date once they are officially out. Let’s start with the blog to know further details:
Topics Covered
- SBI Clerk 2021 Notification – Overview
- SBI Clerk 2021 Notification – Eligibility Criteria
- SBI Clerk 2021 Recruitment – How to Apply Online?
- SBI Junior Associate Recruitment 2021 – Exam Pattern
- SBI Clerk 2021 Recruitment – Salary Details
- SBI Clerk 2021 Notification – Application Fees
- SBI Clerk 2021 Notification FAQs
SBI Clerk 2021 Notification – Overview
| Exam Name | SBI Clerk 2021 |
| Conducting Body | State Bank Of India |
| Post | Office Assistant / Clerk |
| Number of Vacancies | Not Announced Yet |
| SBI Clerk 2021 Online registration starts | Not Announced Yet |
| SBI Clerk 2021 Online registration ends | Not Announced Yet |
| Exam Stages of SBI Clerk 2021 | Prelims, Mains, and Local Language Test |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Admit Card | Not Announced Yet |
| Preliminary exam | Not Announced Yet |
| Preliminary exam results | Not Announced Yet |
| The release of the Main exam admit card | Not Announced Yet |
| Main exam | Not Announced Yet |
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SBI Clerk 2021 Notification – Vacancy
SBI has announced a total of 8000 vacancies for the post of Junior Associate, out of these 7870 are for the regular recruitment and 130 are for Special Recruitment Drive for Chandigarh and North-East circle.
| Category | No. of Vacancies |
| General | – |
| EWS | – |
| OBC | – |
| SC | – |
| ST | – |
| Total | – |
SBI Clerk 2021 Notification – Eligibility Criteria
- Essential Academic Qualifications: (As on 01.01.2021) Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by Central Government. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 01.01.2021.
- 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 01.01.2021.
- Age: 20-28 Years (born not earlier than 02/01/1993 and not later than 01/01/2001)
Relaxation in the upper age limit
| Category | Age Relaxation (in years) |
|---|---|
| SC/ST | 5 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 |
| PWD (Gen) | 10 |
| PWD (SC/ST) | 15 |
| PWD (OBC) | 13 |
It should be noted that candidates working in SBI in clerical or officer cadre are not eligible to apply for the exam. Candidates who were earlier employed in SBI and resigned from the bank while in clerical or officer cadre, are also not eligible to apply as well.
SBI Clerk 2021 Recruitment – How to Apply Online?
Click on the link below (link to be updated)
Or navigate to – https://sbi.co.in/web/careers and Find the SBI Office Assistant Notification in the Latest Announcement Section. Then Click on Apply Online.
Step 1: Click on the link given on the page.
Click on the NEW REGISTRATION button provided on the top right corner of the home page of the link provided above to start your registration process for SBI Clerk 2021 Exam.
Step 2: Fill in Your Basic Details.
Start your application process for SBI Clerk 2021 by providing your basic details such as name, mobile number, email address, permanent address etc. and click on save and next button.
Step 3: Upload Signature & Passport size Photograph
- Upload your photograph and signature in the required format. The permissible size of the photograph must be 4.5 cm * 3.5 cm and the photograph must be of passport size with white background. Both the photograph and the signature must be clear and legible.
- Permissible file size of the photograph must be of minimum 20 KB and of maximum 50 KB and that of the signature must be of minimum 10 KB and of maximum 20 KB.
Step 4: Fill the Academic & Professional Qualification
Fill in your Academic Details and Professional Qualifications in this step of your online application process for SBI Clerk 2021 Exam. Click on save and next button after filling in the details.
Step 5: Preview
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 save and next button after previewing your Application Form.
Step 6: make online Payment
Pay your Application Fee through Online Payment Option, i.e. through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking for SBI Clerk 2021 Exam.
Step 7: Submit your Online Application
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 Junior Associate Recruitment 2021 – Exam Pattern
The Selection Process for the SBI Clerk 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.
SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims Exam Pattern
| SECTION | NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | MARKS | DURATION |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
*1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer
SBI Clerk 2021 Mains Exam Pattern
| SECTION | NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | MARKS | DURATION |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Computer and Reasoning Ability | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 hours 40 minutes |
*1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer
SBI Clerk 2021 – Local Language Test
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 the case of others (qualified for selection), a specified opted local language test will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates not found proficient in specified opted local language would be disqualified.
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SBI Clerk 2021 Recruitment – Salary Details
SBI Clerk Salary
SBI Clerk salary lies in the pay scale of Rs.11765-655/3, 13730-815/3, 16175-980/4, 20095-1145/, 28110-2120/1, 30230-1310/1, Rs.31450.
The starting Basic Pay is Rs.13075/- (Rs11765/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates)
SBI CLERK In-hand Salary
The total starting in hand salary of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs.26,000/- per month inclusive of D.A., other allowances at the current rate and two additional increments for newly recruited graduate junior associates.
SBI Clerk Allowances
SBI Clerk Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting. They will be eligible for reimbursement of various perquisites, along with –
- Provident fund,
- Pension under New Pension Scheme (Defined Contribution Benefit),
- Medical,
- Leave-Fare,
- and other facilities, as per instructions of the Bank as may be issued from time to time.
SBI Clerk 2021 Notification – Application Fees
The application fees for the recruitment of clerk in SBI in 2021, will be as mentioned below for different categories:
| Category | Fee Intimation Charges |
| SC/ST/PWD/XS | Nil |
| General/OBC/EWS | 750/- |
SBI Clerk 2021 – Exam Centres
SBI Clerk exam will be held in one of the below centres for the choices as filled by the candidates for their respective regions. Candidates will have to choose one of the below centres while filling up the form. The admit card will be made available accordingly.
| State Code | State/ UT | Exam Centre |
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar Island | Port Blair |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| 14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh – Mohali |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| 18 | Goa | Panaji |
| 19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar, Anand, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| 20 | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 24 | Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli – Dharwad, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| 25 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| 26 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| 27 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| 28 | Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Solapur |
| 29 | Manipur | Imphal |
| 30 | Meghalaya | Shilong |
| 31 | Mizoram | Aizawl |
| 32 | Nagaland | Kohima |
| 33 | Delhi NCR | Delhi NCR (All NCR cities) |
| 34 | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| 35 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 36 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
| 37 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| 38 | Sikkim | Bardang – Gangtok |
| 39 | Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
| 40 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| 41 | Tripura | Agartala |
| 42 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida & Gr. Noida, Varanasi |
| 43 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| 44 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
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SBI Clerk 2021 Recruitment – Check Official Notification Here
That is all from us in this blog, SBI Clerk 2021 recruitment. Please keep checking the space for more updates and exam related contents. We will keep updating the blog with more details and information as soon as they are officially announced by the SBI.
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SBI Clerk 2021 Notification FAQs
The notification of SBI Clerk will be released in the first week of Feb 2021.
SBI Clerk 2021 exam date has not been released yet.
Not Announced Yet. Check this space for details.
Hell Yeah, But candidates need to make sure that they produce the passing certificate at the time of document verification.
Yes, 0.25 mark for each wrong answer is deducted in SBI Clerk preliminary and main exams.
The application fee was Rs. 750/- in 2020. Stay tuned for the new notification.
SBI Clerk salary lies in the pay scale of Rs.11765-655/3, 13730-815/3, 16175-980/4, 20095-1145/, 28110-2120/1, 30230-1310/1, Rs.31450.
No you need to be a graduate to apply for SBI Clerk 2021.
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