SBI Clerk Exam Centres 2026 for Prelims & Main: State-wise Test Cities List

SBI Clerk exam day guidelines are given below:

• Carry the admit card to the exam centre
• Paste photographs on the admit card
• Carry photocopy of the photo-identity proof
• Candidates must bring two additional photographs

SBI Clerk exam day guidelines related to dress code are given below:

• Candidates must wear light clothes which cannot be used for hiding any instruments or communication devices
• They can wear half sleeves clothes but not with big buttons or any badge, brooches etc.
• Candidates must wear slippers, sandals and not shoes
• However, candidates coming in customary/religious dresses should report at the centre at least 20 minute prior to reporting time for proper checking
• Candidates are advised not to avoid wearing ornaments such as ring, earrings, nose-pin, chain/necklace, pendants, badge, brooch etc.

Few important points related to SBI Clerk exam centres are given below:

• Candidates are required to choose the name of the SBI Clerk exam centre where they want to appear in the exam 
• SBI reserves the right to cancel any of the exam centres or add some other centres at its discretion, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc. 
• Candidates are allotted to any SBI Clerk exam centre other than the one selected by them in case there is no seat in the centre chosen by them
• Candidates need to appear for the exam at the centre allotted to them 
• Candidates can select one centre each for preliminary and Mains exams while filling SBI Clerk application form

It is important to carry SBI Clerk prelims admit card for mains exam. Candidates not carrying the prelims admit card are not allowed to appear for the Mains exam. Candidates should retain the authenticated copy of the prelims exam as well as the photo-identity proof. It is important to keep the admit card till the completion of the recruitment process.

The Reasoning Ability section tests the knowledge of candidates and their capability of solving the general ability problems with their intelligence. Questions are asked basically from Logical Reasoning and Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. The Reasoning Ability section of SBI Clerk carries questions from topics such as Puzzle, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Input-Output, Inequalities, Statement and Assumptions, Order and Ranking, Data Sufficiency and Alphanumeric Series.

SBI Clerk Reasoning Ability Syllabus for Prelims

• Alphanumeric Series
• Ranking/ Direction/ Alphabet Test
• Data Sufficiency
• Coded Inequalities
• Seating Arrangement
• Puzzle
• Tabulation
• Syllogism
• Blood Relations
• Input-Output
• Coding-Decoding

SBI Clerk Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude Syllabus for Mains

• Internet
• Machine Input/Output
• Syllogism
• Blood Relation
• Direction Sense
• Inequalities
• Puzzles
• Coding-Decoding
• Ranking
• Statement & Assumptions
• Hardware
• Software
• Generation of Computers
• DBMS
• Networking
• Internet
• MS Office
• Input-Output Devices
• Important Abbreviations

The English section appears in both prelims and Mains exams of SBI Clerk. Questions in English Language section of SBI Clerk exam are asked from Reading Comprehension, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Rearrangement, Cloze Test, Vocabulary, etc. Candidates need to be thorough with the grammar and vocabularly inorder to ace the exam. SBI Clerk prelims and mains syllabus for English is given below:

SBI Clerk Prelims English Syllabus

• Cloze Test
• Para jumbles
• Miscellaneous
• Fill in the blanks
• Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
• Paragraph Completion
• Reading Comprehension
• Sentence Rearrangement
• Match the Following
• Synonyms and Antonyms

SBI Clerk Mains English Syllabus

• Reading Comprehension
• Fillers
• New Pattern Cloze Test
• Phrase Rearrangement
• Old Sentence out cum Para Jumbles
• Inference
• Sentence Completion
• Connectors
• Paragraph Conclusion
• Phrasal Verb Related Questions
• Error Detection
• Word Usage/Vocab-Based Questions

There is a negative marking in the SBI Clerk exam. 1/4th mark assigned to a particular question is deducted as a penalty for wrong answers. For correct answers in the exam, candidates score one mark. The total marks of candidates are calculated based on the number of correct and incorrect answers. The corrected scores obtained by each candidate in different sessions of the exam are normalised using the equi-percentile method. Scores upto two decimal points are taken for the purpose of calculations. The marks of candidates are calculated as per marking scheme. Candidates should attempt maximum number of questions to secure the desired score in the exam.

The prelims and Mains exams of SBI Clerk are conducted online. The prelims exam is conducted in four shifts. The mains exam is held in two shifts. Total marks allotted to the prelims exam are 100. The mains exam carries 200 marks.

SBI Clerk exam is little tougher than IBPS Clerk. The syllabus and pattern for both the exams are same. The level of questions asked in SBI Clerk exam is high.

You can choose one SBI Clerk exam centre each for preliminary and Mains exams. The details regarding the exam centres are mentioned on the admit card. Candidates are allotted exam centres as per their preferences. 

SBI Clerk exam day guidelines are given below:

• Carry the admit card to the exam centre
• Paste photographs on the admit card
• Carry photocopy of the photo-identity proof
• Candidates must bring two additional photographs

The prelims exam of SBI Clerk is conducted in four shifts. The Mains exam is conducted in two shifts. The prelims exam carries 100 marks. The mains exam is held for 200 marks. Candidates need to prepare well inorder to clear the exam. 

The following items are not allowed inside SBI Clerk exam centre:

• Any stationary item such as textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, geometry/pencil box, plastic pouch, calculator, scale, writing pad, pen drives, log table, electronic pen/scanner are not allowed
• Any communication device such as bluetooth, earphones, microphone, pager, health band, etc. is not allowed.
• Other items such as goggles, handbags, hair-pin, hair-band, belt, cap, watch, camera, any metallic item, any eatable item opened or packed, any other item which could be used for unfair means for hiding communication devices such as camera, blue tooth devices, etc. are not allowed

The important details related to the reporting time and other details for SBI Clerk exam are given below:

• Reach the exam centre 15 minutes before the reporting time
• Latecomers are not allowed 

SBI Clerk prelims and mains exams are conducted in more than 170 cities spread throughout the country. Candidates can enter their preferences of exam cities while filling the application form. The list of test cities for SBI Clerk prelims and mains exam is given below.

The process of candidate's registration at the SBI Clerk exam centre is given below:

• Registration at the exam centre will be done through photo capture. Photo captured will be matched with the photo uploaded by the candidates in the application form.
• Photograph will be captured will candidates are standing
• Seat numbers will be given to candidates at that time

Candidates must bring the admit card with a valid ID proof such as PAN Card/Passport/Permanent Driving License/Voter’s Card/Photo Identity proof with photograph issued by a Gazetted Officer (on official letterhead)/Photo Identity proof issued by a People’s Representative along with a photograph (on official letterhead)/Identity Card issued by a recognised College/ University/Aadhar/E-Aadhar Card with a photograph /Bar Council ID Card with photograph/Employee ID) in original as well as a photocopy. Ration Card and Learner’s Driving License will not be accepted as valid ID proof.