SBI Clerk 2024 Syllabus and Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Selection Procedure etc.
Overview
| Name of Organization | State Bank of India |
| Post | Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) in Clerical Cadre |
| Educational Qualification | Graduation in any discipline or any equivalent qualification from a recognised University |
| Age Limit | 20 – 28 Year |
| Application Mode | Online (https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers) |
| Application Fee | Rs. 750/- for General/ EWS/ OBC candidates Nil’ for SC/ ST/ PwBD / ESM / DESM candidates |
| Exam Mode | Online (CBT) |
| Scheme of Examination | Preliminary + Main |
| Salary | Rs 26,000 – Rs 29,000 |
| Official Website | www.sbi.co.in |
Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit
Not below 20 years and not above 28 years
Relaxation of Upper age limit:
| Category | Age relaxation |
| Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years |
| Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes | 5 Years |
| PwBD (SC/ ST) | 15 Years |
| PwBD (OBC) | 13 Years |
| PwBD (Gen/ EWS) | 10 Years |
| Ex Servicemen / Disabled Ex Servicemen | Actual period of service rendered in defense services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex- Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years |
| Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried | 7 years (subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates) |
Essential Academic Qualifications
Graduation in any discipline or any equivalent qualification from a University recognised by Central Government.
Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before cut off date.
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 cut off date.
SBI Clerk 2024 Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Scheme of Examination
The selection process will consist of on-line test (Preliminary & Main exam) and test of specified opted local language.
Phase – 1 Preliminary Exam
| Name of Test | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| English Language | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 hour |
There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual test OR for aggregate score. Section wise marks will not be maintained.
Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 10 times the numbers of vacancies. subject to availability) will be shortlisted for the Main Exam from the list of all candidates arranged in descending order of aggregate marks scored.
SBI Clerk 2024 Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Phase -2 Main Examination
| 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. |
There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
List of medium of examination according to state applied for
| State/UT | Medium of Exam |
| Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand | English, Hindi |
| Assam | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali |
| Daman & Diu, Gujarat | English, Hindi, Gujarat |
| Goa | English, Hindi, Konkan |
| Haryana, Punjab | English, Hindi, Punjabi |
| Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi, Urdu |
| Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada |
| Kerala, Lakshadweep | English, Hindi, Malayalam |
| Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi |
| Manipur | English, Hindi, Manipuri |
| Odisha | English, Hindi, Odia |
| Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi, Tamil |
| Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu |
| West Bengal | English, Hindi, Bengali |
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 case of others (qualified for selection), specified opted local language test will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates who fail to qualify this test will not be offered appointment. Candidates not found proficient in specified opted local language would be disqualified.
SBI Clerk 2024 Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Mode of Selection
Provisional Selection ((Subject to qualifying specified opted local language).
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the aggregate marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be considered for preparation of the final merit list.
Provisional selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the test (Main Examination).
Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/ESM/DESM candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon).
Minimum qualifying marks on aggregate will be as decided by the bank.
No minimum qualifying marks for individual subject are prescribed. Section wise marks will not be maintained. Merit list will be drawn State wise, category wise.
Candidates qualified in the test (main examination) will be placed according to their aggregate marks in descending order in respective States and Categories.
Wait List
A wait list of up to 50% of vacancies (State-category wise) will be maintained. Candidates will be released from this waitlist on quarterly basis against non-joining and resignation out of the current batch only, subject to the candidates securing minimum qualifying marks as may be stipulated by the Bank for selection. This wait list will be valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of final result.