The State Bank of India (SBI) released the SBI Clerk Notification 2024 announcing 14191 vacancies for Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) posts. The SBI invited online applications from eligible candidates for the recruitment of Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) posts in the clerical cadre at the State Bank of India. The SBI Clerk exam is highly sought after, attracting a large number of candidates each year. Candidates who meet the required eligibility have submitted their application forms till 7th January 2025. and now prelims exam will be conducted in February 2025. Check the complete details from the article.

SBI Clerk 2024 Notification Out

The SBI Clerk Notification 2024 PDF for Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) posts was released for the recruitment of 14191 vacancies. The official notification pdf was released on the official website https://sbi.co.in/web/careers. Candidates who are interested in Junior Associate posts in the clerical cadre must go through the notification pdf link, which is also attached to this article.

SBI Clerk Official Notification PDF- Click to Download

What is the SBI Clerk Exam?

The SBI Clerk Exam is held annually by the State Bank of India to recruit candidates for the position of Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales) in its branches across the country. The SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) is responsible for all client interactions and related operations. Candidates who are recruited as SBI clerks are designated as cashiers, depositors, and other posts that form the face of a particular SBI Bank branch. Here, in this article, we'll talk about the SBI Clerk 2024 Exam, Important Dates, Online Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Salary & more.

SBI Clerk 2024 Exam Summary

The eligible candidates will be selected through a two-stage selection process- Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam. State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a total of 14191 vacancies for Clerk (Junior Associates) posts to be filled for the recruitment year 2024-25. The key highlights are tabulated below.

SBI Clerk 2024 Exam Summary
OrganisationState Bank of India (SBI)
Post NameClerk (Junior Associates)
Vacancy14191 (Regular vacancies- 13735, Backlog- 456)
CategoryGovt Jobs
Application ModeOnline
Exam ModeOnline
Recruitment ProcessPrelims- Mains
SalaryRs 46,000 (approx.)
Official websitehttp://sbi.co.in/, https://sbi.co.in/web/careers

SBI Clerk 2024 Important Dates

The dates for prelims and mains examination for the SBI Clerk Exam have been released with the official SBI Clerk Notification 2024. The prelims exam is scheduled for February 2025 and the mains exam for March/April 2025, however, the confirmed SBI Clerk Exam Date 2025 will be announced soon. Check important dates from the table below. 

SBI Clerk 2024 Important Dates
EventsDates
SBI Clerk Notification 202416th December 2024
SBI Clerk Apply Online 2024 Starts17th December 2024
SBI Clerk Online Application Closes7th January 2025
SBI Clerk Admit Card 20257 to 10 days before exam date
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Date 2025February 2025
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date 2025March-April 2025

SBI Clerk Vacancies 2024

The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a total of 14191 vacancies for Clerk / 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 below. 

Regular Vacancies
CircleState/ UTLanguageSCSTOBCEWSGENTotal
AhmedabadGujaratGujarati751602891074421073
AmaravatiAndhra PradeshTelugu/ Urdu831352150
BengaluruKarnatakaKannada831352150
BhopalMadhya PradeshHindi1972631971315291317
Chhattisgarh571542848196483
BhubaneswarOdishaOdia57794336147362
Chandigarh/ New DelhiHaryanaHindi/ Punjabi5708230137306
ChandigarhJammu & Kashmir UTUrdu/ Hindi1115381463141
Himachal PradeshHindi426341771170
Chandigarh UTHindi/ Punjabi50831632
Ladakh UTUrdu/ Ladakhi/ Bhoti
(Bodhi)
23831632
PunjabPunjabi/ Hindi165011956229569
ChennaiTamil NaduTamil6339033147336
 Puducherry 001034
HyderabadTelanganaTelugu/ Urdu54239234139342
JaipurRajasthanHindi75578944180445
KolkataWest BengalBengali/ Nepali288622751255041254
A&N IslandsHindi/ English051874070
SikkimNepali/ English2111352556
Lucknow/ New DelhiUttar PradeshHindi/ Urdu397185101897801894
Maharashtra/
Mumbai Metro
MaharashtraMarathi1151043131155161163
MaharashtraGoaKonkani02321320
New DelhiDelhiHindi51259234141343
Uttarakhand5694131179316
North EasternArunachal PradeshEnglish029063166
AssamAssamese
Bengali/ Bodo
21378331139311
ManipurManipuri
/ English
118752455
MeghalayaEnglish/
Garo/ Khasi
037483685
MizoramMizo018241640
NagalandEnglish031073270
TripuraBengali/
Kokborok
1120162765
PatnaBiharHindi/ Urdu177112991115131111
JharkhandHindi/ Santhali811758167272676
Thiruvanant hapuramKeralaMalayalam42411542223426
Lakshadweep 000022
Total2118138530011361587013735
Backlog Vacancies
State/ UTSCSTOBCTotal
Gujarat--161--161
Andhra Pradesh--03--03
Karnataka0109--10
Madhya Pradesh15--1227
Chhattisgarh01--0203
Uttar Pradesh01----01
Maharashtra593772168
Goa--03--03
Uttarakhand01--0405
Arunachal Pradesh--19--19
Assam08310443
Manipur--04--04
Tripura--05--05
Kerala02----02
Lakshadweep--02--02
Total8827494456

SBI Clerk Recruitment 2024 Online Form

The SBI Clerk 2024 application process began on 17th December 2024 and the last date to apply online is 7th January 2025. The candidates are required to visit the official page of SBI to fill in the online application forms as the entire process to apply online for the SBI Clerk 2024 exam. Read complete details for SBI Clerk Apply Online by clicking the below link. 

SBI Clerk Apply Online 2024 Details- Click to Check

SBI PO 2024-25 Notification Out for 600 Vacancies- Click to Check

SBI Clerk 2024 Application Fee

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.CategoryApplication Fee
1SC/ST/PWDNIL
2General/OBC/EWSRs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

SBI Clerk Handwritten Declaration 2024- Click to Check

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 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 (as on 01/04/2024)

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.CategoryUpper Age Limit
1SC / ST33 years
2OBC31 years
3Person with disabilities (General)38 years
4Person with disabilities(SC /ST)43 years
5Person with disabilities(OBC)41 years
7Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-ServicemenActual 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
8Widows, 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)

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SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2024 Selection Procedure

For the selection to the post of Clerical Cadre through the SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2024 exam, candidates are selected through two phases of exams- SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam. All candidates must clear both phases to secure the appointment letter from SBI. There is no provision for Inter Circle Transfer / Inter State Transfer for Junior Associates to be recruited.

Note- Trained apprentices of SBI may be given weightage in the Main Examination by awarding 2.5% of the maximum marks (i.e. 5 marks out of 200 marks) as bonus marks.

SBI Clerk 2024 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.SectionNo. of QuestionTotal MarksDuration
1English Language303020 minutes
2Numerical Ability353520 minutes
3Reasoning353520 minutes
Total10010060 minutes

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SBI Clerk 2024 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
ReasoningQuantitative AbilityEnglish Language
Logical ReasoningSimplificationReading Comprehension
Alphanumeric SeriesProfit and LossCloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet TestMixtures and AlligationsPara jumbles
Data SufficiencySimple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & IndicesMiscellaneous
Coded InequalitiesWork and  TimeFill in the blanks
Seating ArrangementTime & DistanceMultiple Meaning /Error Spotting
PuzzleMensuration – Cylinder, Cone, SphereParagraph Completion
TabulationData Interpretation 
SyllogismRatio & Proportion, Percentage
Blood RelationsNumber Systems
Input OutputSequence & Series
Coding DecodingPermutation, Combination & Probability

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SBI Clerk 2024 Salary & Pay Scale

The starting salary of the SBI Clerk is around Rs. 46000 and the pay scale is Rs. 24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480. The starting Basic Pay is Rs.26730/- (Rs.24050/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates).

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SBI Clerk 2024 Pre-Exam Training

SBI may arrange pre-examination training at certain centres for SC/ST/XS/ Religious Minority Community candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by the Government of India. Candidates belonging to these categories who desire to avail themselves of such training at their own cost may indicate to that effect against the relevant column while applying online.

SBI Clerk 2024 Pre-Exam Training
North IndiaSouth IndiaEast IndiaWest India
AgraBangaloreAgartalaAhmedabad
AllahabadChennaiAizwalAkola
BareillyCoimbatoreAsansolAurangabad
ChandigarhErnakulamBhubaneswarIndore
DehradunGulbargaBerhampur (Ganjam)Bhopal
GorakhpurHubliDibrugarhJabalpur
JaipurHyderabadGangtokMumbai
KanpurMaduraiGuwahatiNagpur
LucknowMysoreImphalPanaji (Goa)
MeerutPort BlairItanagarPune
NewDelhiTirupatiKohimaRaipur
SrinagarVishakhapatnamKolkataVadodara
VaranasiVijayawadaPatna 
  Purnea
Ranchi
Sambalpur
Silchar
Siliguri
Shillong

SBI Clerk 2024 Preparation

The primary resource for the preparation of SBI Clerk 2024 are live online classes mock test. It is a fact that more number of mock tests students appear, to will directly help students to score well. This SBI Clerk Mock Test is designed to help you prepare for the upcoming SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains examinations. The test covers all the important topics from the SBI Clerk syllabus, including Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language.

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SBI Clerk 2024 Admit Card

Registered candidates will be required to download SBI Clerk Admit Card from the official website of State Bank of India. The hard copy of the SBI Clerk admit card won’t be couriered to applicants. The admit card for SBI Clerk Exam will be released in two stages - admit card for preliminary exam, the admit card for the main exam.

One must log in to his/her account created while filling in the online application form and download the admit card.

To login to the official website of SBI, a candidate is supposed to have:

  1. Registration Number/Roll Number
  2. Date of Birth/Password

The admit card for SBI Clerk 2024 exam will be issued to candidates in two phases:

  1. For Preliminary Exam
  2. For Mains Exam

All candidates must go through the guidelines provided on the official website of SBI before downloading his/her admit cards.

SBI Clerk 2024 Result & Cut Off

SBI Clerk Result will be declared once both phases are concluded. SBI will publish results individually for both preliminary and main exams. SBI releases sectional cut-offs for both – SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam and the SBI Clerk Mains Exam. Aspirants are required to meet the cut-offs for all the sections to make it to the merit list.

To know the expected SBI Clerk Cut-Off, one must be aware of the last year's Cut-Off marks. Let's have a look at the SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2023:

SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2023
States/UTGeneral 
Andhra Pradesh56.50
Arunachal Pradesh41
Assam65
Bihar51
Chhattisgarh62.5
Delhi57.25
Gujarat51.50
Haryana58
Himachal Pradesh64
Jammu66
Jharkhand56.50
Karnataka56
Kerala76.25
Madhya Pradesh67.50
Maharashtra71.75
Meghalaya34.25
Odisha77
Punjab68.5
Rajasthan57.25
Sikkim58.50
Tamil Nadu65.50
Telangana42.5
Tripura61
Uttar Pradesh60.50
Uttarakhand63.50
West Bengal80

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SBI Clerk Exam Analysis

State Bank of India (SBI) conducts objective-type exams every year for the recruitment of clerical cadres. Students must be waiting for the analysis and review to prepare for the upcoming banking exams. Career Power covers every minute detail of the SBI Clerk exam to help banking aspirants make their careers. Here, we will provide you with the types of questions asked, level of difficulty and if there was any change introduced in the exam. Last year's SBI Clerk Prelims Analysis & Review Summary is here. The Difficulty level of the SBI Clerk Prelims 2023 was 'Easy to Moderate'. Check here the Overall, Shift-wise and Section-wise analysis and review of SBI Clerk Prelims exam. This analysis will help you for the upcoming SBI Clerk 2024 exam.

SBI Clerk Exam Analysis- English Language

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis- English
TopicsNo. of QuestionsLevel
Reading Comprehension8Easy to Moderate
Error Detection5Easy to Moderate
Word Usage3Easy to Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement5Easy to Moderate
Word Swapping4Easy to Moderate
Cloze Test5Easy to Moderate
Overall30Easy to Moderate

SBI Clerk Exam Analysis- Reasoning Ability

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis- Reasoning Ability
TopicsNo. of QuestionsLevel
Row Based Puzzle5Easy to Moderate
Circular Puzzle5Easy to Moderate
Floor Flat Based Puzzle5Easy to Moderate
Syllogism (only a few, all, some)3Easy
Inequality3Easy
Blood Relations4Easy-Moderate
Oder Ranking4Easy-Moderate
Meaningful Word1Easy
Pairing1Easy
Alphanumeric Series (letter, number, symbol)4Easy
Overall35Easy 

SBI Clerk Exam Analysis- Numerical Ability

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis- Numerical Ability
TopicsNo. of QuestionsLevel
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph)5Easy to Moderate
Caselet DI6Easy to Moderate
Wrong Number Series6Easy-Moderate
Simplification10Easy
Arithmetic8Easy to Moderate
Overall35Easy to Moderate
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SBI Clerk 2024-25: FAQs

The official SBI Clerk Notification 2024 to recruit eligible Junior Associates was released on 16th December 2024 at www.sbi.co.in.

SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims Exam is tentatively scheduled for February 2025 and Mains to be held in March/April 2025.

Yes, Both in Prelims and Mains Exams.

SBI has announced total 14191 vacancies with SBI Clerk Notification for SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) across India.

All tests of SBI Clerk 2024 exam are bilingual, i.e. available in both English and Hindi.

Yes, there is a negative marking in SBI Clerk exam for wrong answers in both preliminary and mains exam. One-fourth of the total marks will be deducted for the question marked wrong by the candidate.

Yes, the trained apprentices of SBI may be given weightage in the Main Examination by awarding 2.5% of the maximum marks (i.e. 5 marks out of 200 marks) as bonus marks