SBI Clerk exam is conducted by SBI every year to recruit candidates for Clerical Cadre posts. Every year large number of graduate candidates apply for the post of Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales).
Candidates can check below the important highlights of the SBI Clerk exam.
SBI Clerk notification 2022 is expected to be released soon for the recruitment of Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales) in various branches of the bank. It is one of the most competitive exams for one of the most prestigious job profiles in bank. SBI Clerk notification 2022 will be released on the official website-sbi.co.in in PDF form. SBI Clerk application form 2022 will be released after SBI exam notification 2022 is released. SBI Clerk exam is held once a year in computer-based online mode at the national level. Candidates who clear the SBI Clerk prelims exam are entitled to appear for the mains exam which will be followed by a local language test. SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) is responsible for client interactions and related operations. Candidates who are recruited as SBI Clerks are designated as cashiers,appearing depositors and other posts.
The official notice of SBI Clerk 2022 will release soon. Candidates can have a look at the SBI Clerk dates.
SBI Clerk 2022 application form will be released online. The application process comprises several steps-registration, uploading of scanned photograph and signature, filling the detailed application form, previewing the application, uploading left thumb impression and handwritten declaration.
The application fees are INR 750 for the General and OBC categories. However, SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS candidates are exempted from paying the application fees.
Candidates who are in their final year/semester of graduation can apply provisionally. They need to produce proof of having passed the examination on or before the joining date
The complete SBI Clerk recruitment process is explained below.
Interested candidates need to fill the application form online. The application fee is INR 750 for the General and OBC categories, however, SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS candidates are exempted from fee payment.
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Release of Admit Card
SBI Clerk admit card is released online separately for prelims and mains exam. Candidates are required to download the admit card for different stages of recruitment from the official website. To download SBI Clerk admit card, candidates need to enter the registration number or roll number and date of birth or password.
Appearing in SBI Clerk Exam
This is the first stage of SBI Clerk selection process. The preliminary exam is an objective-type test for 100 marks. The duration of the test is one hour. Candidates 10 times the number of vacancies are selected for the mains exam. The mains exam comprises four sections and the total marks of the test are 200. Candidates are required to score minimum percentage marks on aggregate, while five per cent relaxation is provided to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS candidates. The merit list is prepared state-wise and category-wise. Candidates qualifying the mains exam are placed according to their aggregate marks in the list, in descending order, as per their respective states and categories.
Declaration of Result
SBI Clerk result is announced online on the official website. SBI Clerk result displays the qualifying status of the candidates. To qualify the exam, candidates need to secure the required category-wise and state-wise SBI Clerk cutoff marks.
Test of Specified Opted Local Language
Candidates have to appear for the test of specified local language opted at the time of applying. Only candidates qualifying the mains exam are required to appear for the test. Candidates not found proficient in the opted local language are disqualified from the recruitment process. Candidates who have studied the specified local language in Class 10 and 12 are not required to appear in the local language test. In the case of others, the local language test is compulsory.
Final Selection
This is subject to qualifying the opted local language test and document verification. The marks obtained in the preliminary exam are not considered for selection. The merit list is prepared based on the marks of the mains exam only.
Refer to the infographic below for SBI Clerk selection process.
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SBI Clerk Exam Centres
SBI Clerk prelims and mains exams will be conducted at more than 150 cities. Candidates need to choose one SBI Clerk exam centres while filling the application form. The exam centres are allotted to candidates as per their choice. The details regarding the exam centres are mentioned on the admit card.
| State Code |
State/ UT |
SBI Clerk Test Cities |
| 11 |
Andaman & Nicobar Island |
Port Blair |
| 12 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Chirala, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| 13 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Naharlagun |
| 14 |
Assam |
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| 15 |
Bihar |
Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| 16 |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh-Mohali |
| 17 |
Chhattisgarh |
Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| 18 |
Goa |
Panaji |
| 19 |
Gujarat |
Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar, Anand, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| 20 |
Haryana |
Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Rohtak, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar |
| 21 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
| 22 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| 23 |
Jharkhand |
Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 24 |
Karnataka |
Ballari, Bengaluru, Belgaum, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli- Dharwad, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| 25 |
Kerala |
Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| 26 |
Lakshadweep |
Kavaratti |
| 27 |
Leh |
Leh |
| 28 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| 29 |
Maharashtra |
Amravati, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Solapur |
| 30 |
Manipur |
Imphal |
| 31 |
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
| 32 |
Mizoram |
Aizawl |
| 33 |
Nagaland |
Dimapur, Kohima |
| 34 |
Delhi NCR |
Delhi NCR (All NCR cities) |
| 35 |
Odisha |
Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| 36 |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
| 37 |
Punjab |
Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
| 38 |
Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| 39 |
Sikkim |
Bardang-Gangtok |
| 40 |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
| 41 |
Telangana |
Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| 42 |
Tripura |
Agartala |
| 43 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida & Gr. Noida, Varanasi |
| 44 |
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| 45 |
West Bengal |
Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
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SBI Clerk 2022 Syllabus
SBI Clerk syllabus for prelims and mains exams are given below.
| SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus |
| Subjects |
Topics |
| Reasoning |
Logical Reasoning, Alphanumeric Series, Data Sufficiency, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding, etc |
| Numerical Ability |
Simplification, Profit & Loss, SI & CI, Time & Distance, Work & Time, Data Interpretation, Ratio, Proportion, Percentage, Number System, etc |
| English Language |
Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fill in the blanks, etc |
| SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus |
| Subjects |
Topics |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Simplification, Number Series, Data Sufficiency, Data Interpretation, Quadratic Equation, Time & Distance, Work, Profit & Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Percentages, etc |
| English |
Reading Comprehension, Synonyms, Antonyms, Para Jumbles, Cloze Test |
| General/Financial Awareness |
Current Affairs, Static GK, Banking/Financial terms, etc |
| Reasoning Ability |
Machine Input/Output, Syllogism, Blood Relation, Inequalities, Puzzles, Coding-Decoding, etc |
| Computer Awareness |
Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers, DBMS, Networking, MS Office, Important Abbreviations, etc |
SBI Clerk 2022 Exam Pattern
SBI Clerk exam pattern is divided into two phases: preliminary and mains exam. The prelims exam comprises three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. The mains exam comprises four sections: General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude. The mains exam carries a total of 200 marks.
SBI Clerk 2022 Preparation Tips
Few SBI Clerk 2022 Preparation Tips are given below:
- Go through the exam pattern and syllabus
- Solve previous years' question papers to know the types of questions asked in the exam
- Attempt mock test to improve speed and accuracy
- Give equal time to each section
- Prepare study routine for the exam and follow that diligently
- Stay calm be positive
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SBI Clerk Admit Card 2022
SBI Clerk admit card 2022 will be released online one or two week before the exam. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password.
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Pre-Exam Training
Pre-exam training is arranged for SC/ST/XS categories. SBI Clerk pre-exam training is conducted at certain centres by the SBI Officials. The pre-exam training is conducted for candidates who are not able to join the coaching centres for preparation. SBI Clerk pre-exam training will be conducted for six days. Pre-exam training call letter is released 15 days before the exam. Candidates who opt for pre-exam training are eligible to download the call letter.
SBI Clerk 2022 Exam Analysis
SBI Clerk 2022 exam analysis will be provided to candidates for prelims and mains exams. SBI Clerk 2021 prelims exam was easy to moderate. The English Language section was easy. The Numerical and Reasoning Ability sections were moderate.SBI Clerk 2021 mains exam was moderate to difficult in terms of difficulty level. The General/Financial Awareness section was moderate. The difficulty level of the English section was easy. The Quantitative Aptitude section was difficult. The Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude section was moderate.
SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims Exam Analysis
SBI Clerk 2021 Mains Exam Analysis
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SBI Clerk 2022 Result
SBI Clerk prelims and mains results will be announced online. The result will be made available in PDF form. SBI Clerk result will display the roll numbers of qualified candidates. To download the scorecard, candidates need to login with roll number or registration number, date of birth, and captcha code.
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SBI Clerk Topper Interview
Candidates can check below the preparation tips shared by SBI Clerk Topper.
| Topper |
Prep Tips |
| SBI Clerk 2019 qualifier, Gaurav Anijwal |
- Spent time studying the syllabus and books
- Attempt mock tests
- Just believe in yourself and preparation
- Patience and smart work are the key to success
|
SBI Clerk 2022 Cutoff
SBI Clerk mains cutoff 2022 will be announced alongwith the result separately for prelims and mains exams. The cutoff is announced state-wise and category-wise. There is no sectional cutoff in SBI Clerk exam. Candidates can check below the previous year's SBI Clerk cutoff.
| SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims Cutoff |
| States/UT |
General |
| Andaman & Nicobar |
66.25 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
69.25 |
| Assam |
68.50 |
| Chhattisgarh |
76.5 |
| Delhi |
83 |
| Gujarat |
64.5 |
| Haryana |
79.75 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
80.25 |
| Jharkhand |
69.25 |
| Karnataka |
64.25 |
| Kerala |
69 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
81.75 |
| Maharashtra |
66.25 |
| Odisha |
82 |
| Punjab |
75.5 |
| Rajasthan |
77.75 |
| Sikkim |
72.50 |
| Tamil Nadu |
61.75 |
| Telangana |
73.75 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
81.25 |
| Uttarakhand |
81.75 |
| West Bengal |
79.75 |
| SBI Clerk Mains 2021 Cutoff |
| State |
Mains Cutoff |
| Assam |
88 |
| Chhattisgarh |
94.75 |
| Delhi |
99 |
| Gujarat |
87 |
| Haryana |
97 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
99.5 |
| Karnataka |
86 |
| Kerala |
95 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
97.75 |
| Maharashtra |
88.25 |
| Odisha |
95.5 |
| Punjab |
94.5 |
| Rajasthan |
94.25 |
| Telangana |
94 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
95.75 |
| Uttarakhand |
96.25 |
| West Bengal |
95.25 |
SBI Clerk 2022 Vacancies
SBI Clerk vacancies 2022 will be announced along with the notification. In 2021, a total of 5454 vacancies were announced, out of which 5000 vacancies were for regular posts and 237 for backlog posts. Candidates can check below previous year's vacancy break-up.
SBI Clerk Vacancy-Regular Vacancies
| State |
Language |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
Gen |
Total |
| Gujarat |
Gujarati |
63 |
135 |
243 |
90 |
371 |
902 |
| Daman & Diu |
Gujarati |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Telugu/ Urdu |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Karnataka |
Kannada |
64 |
28 |
108 |
40 |
160 |
400 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Hindi |
11 |
15 |
11 |
07 |
34 |
78 |
| Chhattisgarh |
Hindi |
14 |
38 |
7 |
12 |
49 |
120 |
| West Bengal |
Bengali/ Nepali |
62 |
13 |
60 |
27 |
111 |
273 |
| A&N Islands |
Hindi/ English |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
15 |
| Sikkim |
Nepali/ English |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
| Odisha |
Odia |
12 |
16 |
9 |
7 |
31 |
75 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
Urdu/ Hindi |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
| Ladakh |
Ladakhi/ Urdu/ Dogri |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Hindi |
45 |
7 |
36 |
18 |
74 |
180 |
| Chandigarh |
Punjabi/ Hindi |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
| Punjab |
Punjabi/ Hindi |
85 |
0 |
61 |
29 |
120 |
295 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Tamil |
89 |
4 |
127 |
47 |
206 |
473 |
| Pondicherry |
Tamil |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Delhi |
Hindi |
12 |
6 |
21 |
8 |
33 |
80 |
| Uttarakhand |
Hindi |
12 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
40 |
70 |
| Haryana |
Hindi/ Punjabi |
20 |
0 |
29 |
11 |
50 |
110 |
| Telangana |
Telgu/ Urdu |
44 |
19 |
74 |
27 |
111 |
275 |
| Rajasthan |
Hindi |
29 |
22 |
35 |
17 |
72 |
175 |
| Kerala |
Malyalam |
9 |
0 |
26 |
9 |
53 |
97 |
| Lakshadweep |
Malyalam |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi/ Urdu |
73 |
3 |
94 |
35 |
145 |
350 |
| Maharashtra |
Marathi |
63 |
56 |
172 |
63 |
286 |
640 |
| Goa |
Konkani |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
| Assam |
Assamese /Bengali/ Bodo |
10 |
17 |
40 |
14 |
68 |
149 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
English |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
| Manipur |
Manipuri |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
18 |
| Meghalaya |
English/Garo/ Khasi |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
| Mizoram |
Mizo |
0 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
20 |
| Nagaland |
English |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
| Tripura |
Bengali/ Kokboro k |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
19 |
| Bihar |
Hindi/ Urdu |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jharkhand |
Hindi/ Santhali |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
722 |
423 |
1181 |
480 |
2109 |
4915 |
SBI Clerk Vacancy-Special Recruitment Drive
| State |
Language |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
GEN |
Total |
| Kashmir Valley |
Urdu/Ka shmiri/Dogri |
3 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
19 |
40 |
| Leh & Kargil Valley |
Urdu/ Ladakhi/ Dogri |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
| Dibang Valley,Tawang etc. |
English |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
| Tura |
Garo |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
| Mokokchung |
Ao (Naga) |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
| Total |
|
726 |
440 |
1195 |
488 |
2151 |
5000 |
SBI Clerk Vacancy-Backlog
| Category |
No. of Vacancies |
| SC/ST/OBC |
121 |
| PwD |
96 |
| Xs |
237 |
| Total |
454 |
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What is the Salary of SBI Clerk?
The salary break-up of SBI Clerk is given below:
Pay Scale: The salary of SBI Clerk was revised. The pay scale is INR 17,900-1000/3-20,900-1230/3-24,590-1490/4-30,550-1730/7-42,600-3270/1-45,930-1990/1-47,920. The starting basic pay is INR 19,900 (INR 17,900 plus two increments to graduates). Earlier, the starting basic pay was INR 13,075 (INR 11,765 plus two advance increments admissible to graduates).
Emoluments: INR 29,000 per month inclusive of Dearness Allowance (DA) (in metro cities) other allowances and two additional increments for newly recruited graduate Junior Associates.
Benefits: Provident fund, new pension scheme, medical leave, etc.
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SBI Clerk Job Profile
SBI Clerk job profile and career growth are given below:
SBI Clerk Job Profile
- SBI Clerk work profile includes day-to-day functions such as opening accounts, amount transfers through cheque/ NEFT/ RTGS, etc.
- They play the role of head cashier
Promotion & Career Growth
- SBI Clerk is a clerical job
- To get promoted to the next level, candidates are required to meet certain requirements at each stage
- Clerical cadre gets promoted after a service of three years to the post of Trainee Officer
- Candidates can reach the post of General Manager
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SBI Clerk 2022 FAQs
Q: When SBI Clerk 2022 notification will be released?
A: SBI Clerk 2022 notification is expected to be released soon.
Q: When SBI Clerk 2022 exam dates will be announced?
A: SBI Clerk 2022 exam dates will be announced along with the notification.
Q. What is the SBI Clerk job?
A. SBI Clerk job profile includes documentation and back-office work such as balance tallying, data entry, and more. The job also entails marketing financial products such as processing loans, schemes, deposits, funds to potential customers.
Q. Is there any interview in SBI Clerk?
A. No, there is no interview in SBI Clerk. Candidates are selected based on the mains exam subject to their qualifying the local language test.
Q. Is SBI Clerk exam tough?
A. No, it is not that tough to crack SBI Clerk exam if candidates prepare it well. To crack the exam, candidates must chalk out a proper strategy and study regularly.
Q. Can Class 12 pass candidates appear in SBI Clerk?
A. No, candidates after Class 12 are not eligible to apply for the SBI Clerk exam. Graduation in any discipline is compulsory to apply for the exam.
Q. What is SBI Clerk salary?
A. The starting basic pay of SBI Clerk is INR 19,900 (INR 17,900, including two advance increments given to graduates). The payscale is INR 17,900-1000/3-20,900-1230/3-24,590-1490/4-30,550-1730/7-42,600-3270/1-45,930-1990/1-47,920.
Q. Is there any negative marking in SBI Clerk exam?
A. Yes, there is a negative marking in SBI Clerk exam. 1/4th marks are deducted for wrong answers.
Q. Are there any sectional timings in SBI Clerk exam?
A. Yes, there are sectional timings in both prelims and mains exams of SBI Clerk. Therefore, candidates are advised to allot time in each section judiciously.
Q. Are SBI Clerk and SBI Associates the same?
A. Yes, both are the same exams. SBI Clerk recruitment is conducted to select candidates for the post of Junior Associate Customer Support and Sales.
Q. What is the age limit for SBI Clerk?
A. The age limit for SBI Clerk exam is 20 to 28 years. However, relaxation in the upper age limit is given to candidates belonging to the reserved categories.
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