SBI Clerk 2026 Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Registration, Eligibility, Preparation Tips
SBI Clerk 2026 Info
State Bank of India (SBI) is one of the India’s leading public sector and multinational banking institution. Getting a job in this reputed bank is a great opportunity for those interested in banking and finance sector. To hire deserving and talented people in the banking sector, SBI every year organizes various recruitment drives through entrance exams. SBI conducts SO, PO and Clerk exams to fill various seats. Candidates try their level best to clear the exam to get a job in their dream bank. The bank updates all the recruitments processes, online applications and other exam details on its official website to keep interested candidates updated. SBI Clerk Exam 2023 notifications will also be released by the bank most probably in the month of February or March.
SBI Clerk 2023 Exam - Selection Process
SBI Clerk recruitment process starts with the online invitation of applications for Prelim exam. Candidates who successfully clear Prelim exam are selected for the Main exam. The final round in the selection process is personal interviews, which is organized for the candidates who cleared SBI Clerk main exam.
SBI Clerk 2026 Eligibility Criteria
SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria for Junior Associates:
To apply for this position, candidates need to meet below mentioned conditions:
· Candidates should have at least bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university
· They should be between 21 to 30 years of age on April 1, 2023
· Relaxation of Upper age Limit:
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Sr. No. |
Category |
Age Relaxation |
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1. |
SC / ST |
5 years |
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2. |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) |
3 years |
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3. |
PWD (Gen) |
10 years |
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4. |
PWD (SC /ST) |
15 years |
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5. |
PWD (OBC) |
13 years |
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6. |
Persons domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from Jan 1, 1980 to Dec, 31, 1989 |
5 years |
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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 maximum age of 50 years |
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8. |
Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried |
9 years (subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates) |
SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria for Agricultural Associates:
· Age limit for the applicants for this profile is 21 to 30 years with relaxation for reserved categories
· Candidates should have completed graduation in Agriculture from a Government recognized University
Candidates studying in final year of graduation can also apply for SBI Clerk 2023 exam, but they need to produce proof of passing graduation whenever demanded.
SBI Clerk 2026 Application Details
Candidates who meet SBI clerk eligibility criteria can fill SBI Clerk 2023 form online by visiting the official website of the bank. We advise aspirants to first go through the advertisement properly and understand every point. Start filling the application only when you have read and understood the complete process. Further, keep all the documents ready with you to ensure that you provide correct information.
SBI Clerk 2023 Notification
SBI clerk recruitment process for 2023 will start in April 2023. Candidates can check official website of the bank to stay updated with each stage of hiring process.
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Sl. No |
Exam Events |
Respective Dates |
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1. |
Date of release of online application form |
April, 2023 |
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2. |
Deadline of registration process |
April, 2023 |
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3. |
E-Admit card for Preliminary exam will release |
May, 2023 |
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4. |
Preliminary exam date |
May, 2023 |
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5. |
Date of declaration of Preliminary exam result |
June, 2023 |
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6. |
Main exam e—admit card will be available from |
June, 2023 |
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7. |
Main exam date |
July, 2023 |
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8. |
Date of publication of Main exam result |
July, 2023 |
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9. |
E-admit card for Interview will be available from |
August, 2023 |
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10. |
Date of Interview |
August, 2023 |
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11. |
Dare of announcement of final result |
September, 2023 |
Application fees detail
To complete the application process for SBI Clerk Exam 2023, candidates need to pay the application fee. Candidates from General and OBC category need to pay INR 600 while the application fee for candidates from SC/ST/PwD needs to pay INR 100. You can make online payment through debit/credit card or net banking.
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Sr. No. |
Category |
Total |
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1. |
SC/ST/PWD/XS |
Rs. 100/- (Intimation Charges only) |
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2. |
General and OBC |
Rs. 600/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
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SBI Clerk 2026 Exam Syllabus
SBI Clerk syllabus 2023 is split into different sections for both prelims and mains exam. Basically, both the sections together cover:
· Quantitative Aptitude
· Current Affairs
· Computers
· Data Interpretation
· General Awareness
· Banking Awareness
· English Language
· Logical Reasoning
· Marketing
SBI has brought changes in SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2023 pattern. Now the candidates need to complete each section in fixed time.
SBI Clerk 2023 Reasoning Syllabus
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S. No. |
Topics |
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1 |
Syllogism |
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2 |
Seating Arrangement – Circular table and Line (North & South) |
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3 |
Puzzle |
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4 |
Blood Relation |
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5 |
Inequality or Decision Making |
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6 |
Data Sufficiency |
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7 |
Logical Reasoning |
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8 |
Input Output |
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9 |
Number series |
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10 |
Statement and Argument |
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11 |
Passage and conclusion |
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12 |
Coding and decoding |
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13 |
Order and ranking |
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14 |
Making judgments |
SBI Clerk 2023 Numeric Ability Syllabus
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Arithmetic Syllabus |
Data Interpretation Syllabus |
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Deriving Conclusions from Passages. |
Pie Charts. |
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Inserting The Missing Character. |
Data Analysis. |
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Number, Ranking & Time Sequence. |
Case lets. |
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Series Completion. |
Probability/ Series. |
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Clocks & Calendars. |
Tables. |
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Mathematical Operations. |
Bar Graphs. |
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Logical Sequence of Words. |
Line Graphs. |
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Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle. |
Combined data sets. |
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Data Sufficiency. |
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Situation Reaction Test. |
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Coding-Decoding. |
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Arithmetical Reasoning. |
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Statement – Conclusions |
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Logic. |
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Logical Venn Diagrams. |
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Statement – Arguments. |
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Alphabet Test. |
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Eligibility Test. |
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Direction Sense Test. |
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Theme Detection. |
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Analogy. |
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SBI Clerk 2023 English Syllabus
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S. No. |
Topics |
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1 |
Reading Comprehension. |
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2 |
Spotting Error. |
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3 |
Fill in the blank. |
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4 |
Cloze test. |
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5 |
Para-Jumbles |
SBI Clerk 2023 General awareness Syllabus
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S. No. |
Topics |
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1 |
News related to Reserve Bank of India. |
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2 |
Banking Awareness. |
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3 |
Financial Awareness (Union Budget/ Railway Budget). |
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4 |
Economics news. |
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5 |
Current Affairs. |
SBI Clerk 2023 Marketing Syllabus
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S. No. |
Topics |
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1 |
Basics of Marketing. |
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2 |
Marketing Strategies. |
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3 |
Market Segmentation. |
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4 |
Marketing Management. |
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5 |
Marketing Mix. |
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6 |
Developing stage of organization. |
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7 |
Brand. |
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8 |
Advertising. |
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9 |
Products Life Cycle. |
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10 |
4 P’s and 4 C’s of marketing |
SBI Clerk 2023 Computer Knowledge Syllabus
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S. No. |
Topic |
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1 |
Basic of Computer. |
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2 |
Hardware and software. |
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3 |
MS Word and MS Excel. |
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4 |
PowerPoint. |
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5 |
Generation of Computer. |
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6 |
The Internet, etc. |
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7 |
Short forms (Eg. Jpeg, mp3, pdf). |
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8 |
Android & Apple related news. |
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9 |
Operating system. |
SBI Clerk 2026 Exam Centers
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State code |
State/UT |
Centre |
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11 |
Andaman & Nicobar |
Port Blair |
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12 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
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13 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar, Naharlagun |
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14 |
Assam |
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar Tezpur |
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15 |
Bihar |
Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan |
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16 |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
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17 |
Chhattisgarh |
Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
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18 |
Goa |
Panaji, Verna |
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19 |
Gujarat |
Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
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20 |
Haryana |
Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Rohtak, Sonipat, Yamunanagar |
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21 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una |
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22 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Anantnag, Jammu, Kathua, Leh, Samba, Srinagar |
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23 |
Jharkhand |
Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
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24 |
Karnataka |
Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi |
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25 |
Kerala |
Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram |
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26 |
Lakshwadeep |
Kavarrati |
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27 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain |
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28 |
Maharashtra |
Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara |
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29 |
Manipur |
Imphal |
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30 |
Meghalaya |
Ri-Bhoi, Shillong, Tura |
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31 |
Mizoram |
Aizawal |
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32 |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
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33 |
Delhi -NCR |
Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
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34 |
Odisha |
Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, |
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Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
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35 |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
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36 |
Punjab |
Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur |
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37 |
Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
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38 |
Sikkim |
Gangtok |
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39 |
Tamilnadu |
Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore |
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40 |
Telangana |
Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
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41 |
Tripura |
Agartala |
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42 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshaher, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi |
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43 |
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee |
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44 |
West Bengal |
Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Dumkal, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
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SBI Clerk 2026 Contact Details
State Bank of India
State Bank Bhavan, 16th Floor,
Madam Cama Road,
Mumbai 400 021
Phone: 022-2202 9456, 022-2282 0427
Fax: 022 22742431
Email: crpd@sbi.co.in
Frequently Asked Questions
No, the final merit will be prepared on the basis of the performance of students in Main Examination and Interview. The marks obtained in Preliminary examination will not be added for selection.
Yes, you can apply for the exam provided you have completed graduation from a university recognized by the Government of India.
Yes, it is mandatory for the candidates to meet SBI clerk cut-off criteria of both the exams. However, SBI clerk prelim score is not taken into consideration for the final selection.
Both Prelim and Mains exam for SBI clerk 2025 will be conducted online.
As such, there is no minimum percentage criterion to apply for the exam. Interested candidates just need to be a graduate from a recognized university.
To calculate the percentage, divide the total marks obtained by you in all subjects in all semesters by maximum marks of all the subjects.
Yes, candidates get question papers in Hindi and English language.
No, it doesn't make you eligible for the interview round. As per SBI guidelines, candidates need to clear the required cut-off of each section separately as well as the overall cut-off to qualify for the next round.