SBI Clerk Recruitment 2024: State Bank of India (SBI) – the largest PSU bank – is expected to release the official SBI clerical bharti in November 2024. This govt bank job is one of the most competitive sarkari naukari, receiving over 10 lac applications from job seekers. This year approx. 8,000-10,000 SBI Clerk vacancies are expected to be announced. And although details of the bank recruitment process & SBI clerk application form link will be available after the official notification, however, based on the previous year’s pattern here’re the usual norms for eligibility, selection process, exam pattern, and strategies to pass this exam with or without coaching.
SBI Clerk 2024 notification overview
| Govt Organization | State Bank of India (SBI) |
| Exam name | SBI Clerk 2024 |
| Post | Clerk / Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) |
| Age limit | 20 – 28 years (relaxation as per norms below) |
| Max number of chances | 1 (see more below) |
| Vacancy | To be notified |
| Educational qualifications | Graduate in any stream |
| Job location | State-wise /Circle-wise job |
| Exam conducting Authority | SBI |
| Selection process | 2-stage process (see below) |
| Language of Exam | Local language of the state / English for English tests |
| Important dates (tentative) | Nov 2024 |
| Application link | Coming soon |
When will the SBI Clerk 2024 notification be released?
The State Bank of India (SBI) is expected to release the Clerical cadre recruitment notification in November 2024. This much-awaited announcement will have all the important details for aspiring candidates, including eligibility criteria, application process, exam dates, and more.
SBI Clerk 2024 Important dates
You can plan you exam preparation according to these dates. More in a moment.
| Event | Date/Period (tentative) |
|---|---|
| SBI Clerk Notification | November 2024 |
| Phase 1: Online Pre Exam | Dec 2024 |
| Phase 2: Online Mains Exam | Jan 2025 – Feb 2025 |
| Final joining | Mar – Apr 2025 |
SBI Clerk Notification 2024 PDF
The official SBI Clerk Notification 2024 should be released by Nov 2024. In the meantime, this following PDF document will provide comprehensive information about the pattern of SBI Clerk recruitment process.
This following notification includes essential details such as eligibility criteria, salary structure, application fees, exam pattern, selection process, and examination centers for the SBI Clerk 2023. To access this information, you can download the SBI Clerk 2023 Notification PDF using the direct link provided below.
SBI Clerk 2024 Selection process
How to join SBI clerical cadre as a Jr. Associate? There are 2 important phases. You can apply well-planned strategies to clear each phase as per your strengths & weaknesses.
| Phase | Exam/Activity |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Online Pre Exam |
| Phase 2 | Online Mains |
| Final phase | Merit list (language test) + Joining |
SBI Clerk Salary and perks
In hand salary of an SBI Clerk is around Rs. 30,000/- per month. The individual components for the SBI Clerk post are as follows:
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Starting Basic Pay | Rs.19,900/- |
| Pay Scale | Rs. 17,900 – Rs. 47,920 |
| Allowances & Perquisites | Eligible for Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Provident Fund (PF), Contributed Pension Fund (NPS), Leave Fare Concession (LFC), Medical Facility, etc., as per rules in force from time to time |
SBI Clerk 2024: Essential Educational qualifications
Graduation: You must hold a graduation degree from a recognized university in order to apply for SBI Clerk exams.
Matriculate Ex-servicemen, who have obtained the Indian Army Special
Certificate of Education (or from the Navy or Air Force), after having completed 15 years of service are also eligible.
I’m in my final year of graduation. Can I apply for the SBI Clerk exam?
Yes, final year students (or those in final semester) can apply for the SBI Clerk exam provisionally. However, you must be able to produce proof of passing the final graduation examination on or before the year end. You must show this proof of graduation at the time of Interview.
SBI Clerk 2024: Age limit rules
20 yrs – 28 years – just like the previous years age limit for SBI clerk is expected to be the same. Some categories are given the following age relaxations as per the Govt of India norms.
| Category | Age Relaxation |
|---|---|
| Trained Apprentices of SBI | +1 year age relaxation (over the present limits for all categories) |
| SC/ST | 5 Years |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | |
| – PwBD (SC/ ST) | 15 Years |
| – PwBD (OBC) | 13 Years |
| – PwBD (Gen/ EWS) | 10 Years |
| Ex-Servicemen etc. | 5 Years |
| Widows, Divorced women, judicially separated women | 7 years |
Max Number of Chances for SBI Clerk Examination
Last years’ recruitment document mentioned, “Candidates can appear for the test only once under this recruitment project.” That project was for the vacancy of ‘Jr. Associate (customer support & sales). However, we aren’t sure what’ll be the terms for this year.
It depends on various factors. If bank received a successful feedback from that project – they might launch it again. So we can’t say for sure what’ll be the terms this year. In any case, you don’t have much time left for the SBI clerical test preparation – even if you’re undergoing coaching.
Pre-Examination Training by SBI
Candidates from SC, ST, OBC, and Religious Minority communities, etc. are provided online pre-examination training by the bank. If you want to obtain this training, you should indicate this preference in your online SBI Clerk application form.
Is this pre-exam training enough to clear SBI Clerk exams?
Unfortunately, I feel this training doesn’t serve much purpose. Clearing SBI Clerk exam based on this pre-exam training is difficult – you have to do a lot of self-study (coaching or no coaching) and prepare strategically as per your strengths and weaknesses.
SBI Clerk 2024 Exam pattern
There are 2 phases of SBI clerical exams and every stage is important to go to the next stage.
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination
The online Preliminary Exam will consist of Objective Tests for 100 marks. The medium of exam will be the local language (mentioned below).
| Name of Test | No. of Questions / Max Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 20 min. |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 20 min. |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 min. |
| Total | 100 | 1 Hour |
- Penalty of 0.25 marks is there for every wrong answer.
- Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above.
- No minimum qualifying marks for individual test/section.
- Marks of phase 1 will not be considered in the final ranking.
Phase-II: Main Examination
The structure of the Online Main Exam is as follows:
| Name of Test | No. of Questions / (max marks) | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 / (50) | 35 min. |
| General English | 40 / (40) | 35 min. |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 / (50) | 45 min. |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 / (60) | 45 min. |
| Total | 190 / (200) | 2 Hr. 40 min. |
- Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above.
- Negative marking of 1/4th marks for each wrong answer.
- Section-wise marks will not be maintained.
- 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.
- Marks of phase 2 will be considered for final selection.
Final Selection for SBI Clerk 2024
Merit list will be drawn State wise, category wise. If you produce 10th or 12th mark
sheet/ certificate for proficiency in the local language then you aren’t required to appear in any local language test.
Other important link
What’s the medium of SBI Clerk exam as per the state?
Here is the table listing the medium of examination according to the state applied for:
| Sr. | State/UT | Medium of Exam |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar | English, Hindi |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | English, Hindi |
| 4 | Assam | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali |
| 5 | Bihar | English, Hindi |
| 6 | Chhattisgarh | English, Hindi |
| 7 | Delhi | English, Hindi |
| 8 | Gujarat | English, Hindi, Gujarati |
| 9 | Haryana | English, Hindi, Punjabi |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | English, Hindi |
| 11 | Jammu & Kashmir | English, Hindi, Urdu |
| 12 | Jharkhand | English, Hindi |
| 13 | Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada |
| 14 | Kerala | English, Hindi, Malayalam |
| 15 | Ladakh | English, Hindi, Urdu |
| 16 | Lakshadweep | English, Hindi, Malayalam |
| 17 | Madhya Pradesh | English, Hindi |
| 18 | Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi |
| 19 | Manipur | English, Hindi, Manipuri |
| 20 | Meghalaya | English, Hindi |
| 21 | Mizoram | English, Hindi |
| 22 | Nagaland | English, Hindi |
| 23 | Odisha | English, Hindi, Odia |
| 24 | Puducherry | English, Hindi, Tamil |
| 25 | Punjab | English, Hindi, Punjabi |
| 26 | Rajasthan | English, Hindi |
| 27 | Sikkim | English, Hindi |
| 28 | Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi, Tamil |
| 29 | Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu |
| 30 | Tripura | English, Hindi |
| 31 | Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi, Urdu |
| 32 | Uttarakhand | English, Hindi |
| 33 | West Bengal | English, Hindi, Bengali |
