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SBI Clerk 2024 Notification PDF Out for 13735 Vacancies
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 Notification PDF Out
The SBI Clerk Notification 2024 PDF for Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) posts has been released on 16th December 2024 for 13735 vacancies. The official notification pdf has been 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 2024 Exam Summary
The selection of the eligible candidates will be done through a two-stage selection process- Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam. State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a total 13785 number of vacancies of Clerk (Junior Associates) posts to be filled for the recruitment year 2024-25. For more details about SBI Clerk Notification 2024, go through the below summary table.
| SBI Clerk 2024 Exam Summary | |
| Organisation | State Bank of India (SBI) |
| Post Name | Clerk (Junior Associates) |
| Vacancy | All Over India- 13735 Ladakh- 50 |
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Registration Dates | For Ladakh Region- 7th to 27th December 2024 For Other Regions- 17th December 2024 to 7th January 2025 |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Recruitment Process | Prelims- Mains |
| Salary | Rs 26,000 – to Rs 29,000 |
| Official website | http://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 on 16th December 2024. The SBI Clerk 2024 Online Form link will be activated from 17th December 2024 onwards at http://sbi.co.in/, https://sbi.co.in/web/careers. Check important dates from the table below.
| SBI Clerk 2024 Important Dates | ||
| Events | Dates | For Ladakh Region |
| SBI Clerk Notification 2024 | 16th December 2024 | 6th December 2024 |
| SBI Clerk Apply Online 2024 Starts | 17th December 2024 | 7th December 2024 |
| SBI Clerk Online Application Closes | 7th January 2025 | 27th December 2024 |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Date 2024 | February 2025 | January 2025 |
| SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date 2024 | March-April 2025 | February 2025 |
SBI Clerk Vacancy 2024
The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a total of 13735 vacancies for Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) posts in the clerical cadre in State Bank of India across the country. Check category-wise vacancy details from here.
| Circle | State/ UT | Language * |
SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
| Lucknow/ New Delhi | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi/ Urdu | 397 | 18 | 510 | 189 | 780 | 1894 |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 197 | 263 | 197 | 131 | 529 | 1317 |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | Bengali/ Nepali | 288 | 62 | 275 | 125 | 504 | 1254 |
| Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro |
Maharashtra | Marathi | 115 | 104 | 313 | 115 | 516 | 1163 |
| Patna | Bihar | Hindi/ Urdu | 177 | 11 | 299 | 111 | 513 | 1111 |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Gujarati | 75 | 160 | 289 | 107 | 442 | 1073 |
| Jharkhand | Hindi/ Santhali | 81 | 175 | 81 | 67 | 272 | 676 | |
| Punjab | Punjabi/ Hindi | 165 | 0 | 119 | 56 | 229 | 569 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 57 | 154 | 28 | 48 | 196 | 483 | ||
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Hindi | 75 | 57 | 89 | 44 | 180 | 445 |
| Thiruvanant hapuram | Kerala | Malayalam | 42 | 4 | 115 | 42 | 223 | 426 |
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Odia | 57 | 79 | 43 | 36 | 147 | 362 |
| New Delhi | Delhi | Hindi | 51 | 25 | 92 | 34 | 141 | 343 |
| Hyderabad | Telangana | Telugu/ Urdu | 54 | 23 | 92 | 34 | 139 | 342 |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | 63 | 3 | 90 | 33 | 147 | 336 |
| Uttarakhand | 56 | 9 | 41 | 31 | 179 | 316 | ||
| Assam | Assamese Bengali/ Bodo |
21 | 37 | 83 | 31 | 139 | 311 | |
| Chandigarh/ New Delhi | Haryana | Hindi/ Punjabi | 57 | 0 | 82 | 30 | 137 | 306 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | 42 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 71 | 170 | |
| Chandigarh | Jammu & Kashmir UT | Urdu/ Hindi | 11 | 15 | 38 | 14 | 63 | 141 |
| Meghalaya | English/ Garo/ Khasi |
0 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 85 | |
| A&N Islands | Hindi/ English | 0 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 40 | 70 | |
| Nagaland | English | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 70 | |
| North Eastern | Arunachal Pradesh | English | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 66 |
| Tripura | Bengali/ Kokborok |
11 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 65 | |
| Sikkim | Nepali/ English | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 56 | |
| Manipur | Manipuri / English |
1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 55 | |
| Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu/ Urdu | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 50 |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Kannada | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 50 |
| Mizoram | Mizo | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 40 | |
| Chandigarh UT | Hindi/ Punjabi | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 32 | |
| Ladakh UT | Urdu/ Ladakhi/ Bhoti (Bodhi) |
2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 32 | |
| Maharashtra | Goa | Konkani | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| Puducherry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Lakshadweep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 2118 | 1385 | 3001 | 1361 | 5870 | 13735 | ||
| Category | All Over India | Ladakh Region |
| SC | 2118 | 4 |
| ST | 1385 | 5 |
| OBC | 3001 | 13 |
| EWS | 1361 | 5 |
| GEN | 5870 | 23 |
| Total | 13735 | 50 |
| PwBD | VI – 159 HI – 149 LD – 136 d&e @ – 125 |
VI – 0 HI – 0 LD – 1 d&e @ – 1 |
| XS | XS- 1361 DXS- 600 |
ESM – 5 DESM – 2 |
SBI Clerk Vacancy for Ladakh region
A total of 50 vacancies have been announced for the SBI Clerk Junior Associate post for the Ladakh Region. The greatest number of vacancies are announced for the General category and the lowest vacancies are announced for SC category.
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2024 for Ladakh Region | |
| Category | No. of Vacancy |
| SC | 4 |
| ST | 5 |
| OBC | 13 |
| EWS | 5 |
| GEN | 23 |
| Total | 50 |
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2024 Online Form
The SBI Clerk 2024 application process is going to commence from 17th December 2024 to 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 Clerk 2024 Application Fee
The category-wise fee structure for 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.
- SC/ST/PWD : NIL
- General/OBC/EWS Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)
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. | Category | Upper Age Limit |
| 1 | SC / ST | 33 years |
| 2 | OBC | 31 years |
| 3 | Person with disabilities (General) | 38 years |
| 4 | Person with disabilities(SC /ST) | 43 years |
| 5 | Person with disabilities(OBC) | 41 years |
| 7 | Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Actual 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 |
| 8 | Widows, 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) |
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. | 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 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 | ||
| Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit and Loss | Cloze Test |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures and Alligations | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Miscellaneous |
| Coded Inequalities | Work and Time | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
| Input Output | Sequence & Series | |
| Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination & Probability | |
SBI Clerk 2024 Salary & Pay Scale
The pay scale of the SBI Clerk is Rs.17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920. The starting Basic Pay is Rs.19900/- (Rs.17900/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates).
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 India | South India | East India | West India |
| Agra | Bangalore | Agartala | Ahmedabad |
| Allahabad | Chennai | Aizwal | Akola |
| Bareilly | Coimbatore | Asansol | Aurangabad |
| Chandigarh | Ernakulam | Bhubaneswar | Indore |
| Dehradun | Gulbarga | Berhampur (Ganjam) | Bhopal |
| Gorakhpur | Hubli | Dibrugarh | Jabalpur |
| Jaipur | Hyderabad | Gangtok | Mumbai |
| Kanpur | Madurai | Guwahati | Nagpur |
| Lucknow | Mysore | Imphal | Panaji (Goa) |
| Meerut | Port Blair | Itanagar | Pune |
| NewDelhi | Tirupati | Kohima | Raipur |
| Srinagar | Vishakhapatnam | Kolkata | Vadodara |
| Varanasi | Vijayawada | Patna | |
| Purnea | |||
| Ranchi | |||
| Sambalpur | |||
| Silchar | |||
| Siliguri | |||
| Shillong | |||
