SBI Clerk Exam Dates 2026: Check Complete Exam Schedule Here

SBI Clerk exam is conducted annually by the State Bank of India. The exam is conducted for selection of Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales). Selected candidates are posted to the various branches of SBI spread throughout the country. SBI Clerk salary is INR 19,900 (INR 17,900 plus two advance increments admissible to graduates). Any graduate candidate who are between 20 and 28 years can apply for the exam. Relaxation in the age limit is provided to candidates belonging to different categories. SBI Clerk selection process comprises prelims and mains exams followed by language proficiency test. It is mandatory to clear the language proficiency test. Large number of vacancies are announced for the exam. Around 20 to 25 lakh candidates apply for the exam.

The total starting emoluments given to the Junior Associates in the metro city such as Mumbai are around INR 29,000 per month, inclusive of DA and other allowances as per the current rate. Besides, two additional increments are given to newly recruited graduate Junior Associates. Earlier, the total starting emoluments for metro cities was INR 26,000. Allowances also vary depending on the place of posting. Candidates are eligible for reimbursement of various perquisites, Provident Fund, Pension under New Pension Scheme (Defined Contribution Benefit), Medical, Leave-Fare, and other facilities as per the requirement of the bank.

SBI Clerk admit card is made available online. Details printed in the same are given below.

Roll number/user ID	Venue of exam
Password	Date of exam
Name and address	Exam time
Place	Space for affixing photograph
Registration number	Scanned photograph
Scanned Signature	Space for left thumb impression
Space for candidate’s signature	Space for invigilators signature

The process to change the login details for SBI Clerk exam is given below. Click on the Forgot Password tab, Provide the required details, Click on the submit button, The login details are changed.

SBI Clerk result is announced online only. Candidates cannot check their results offline. Candidates can download their results by logging with the required credentials. SBI Clerk result highlights the qualifying status of candidates for the next round of selection process.

There is no facility to recheck SBI Clerk result. The result announced by the examination authority is considered as final. Candidates can download their results by logging with the required credentials. The hard copy of the result is not sent to candidates by post.

SBI Clerk admit card is released separately for different stages of selection process. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post. 

SBI Junior Associate hall ticket links for prelims and mains exams are activated by SBI on its official website-sbi.co.in. SBI Clerk admit card download link is provided on this page. Through SBI Clerk admit card download direct link, candidates can download their SBI Clerk hall tickets easily. 

SBI Clerk admit card is released separately for the prelims and mains exams one or two weeks before the exam. The admit card is released on the official website. However, the direct link to download the admit card is provided on this page. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post. The steps to download SBI Clerk admit card are given below:

• Visit the official website of SBI
• Go to the ‘Current Openings’ tab
• Candidates need to go to the advertisement ‘Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales)’
• From the drop-down, click ‘SBI Clerk admit card’ link
• In the login page, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number, date of birth/password and captcha code
• SBI Clerk admit card appears on the screen
• Download the admit card and take its printout

SBI Clerk exam is conducted in four shifts. The reporting time for shift 1 is 8 AM whereas it is 10.30 AM for Shift 2. SBI Clerk reporting time for Shift 3 is 1 pm whereas it is 3.30 for Shift 4. 

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. 

SBI Clerk admit card is released by the examination authority on its site. The link to download is made available on this page. The admit card can be downloaded by logging with the registration number or roll number and date of birth or password.

To be eligible for SBI Clerk exam, candidates should be between 20 and 28 years and have completed graduation in any discipline. Candidates who are in the final year of graduation can also apply for the exam provisionally. Relaxation in the upper age limit is given to candidates belonging to reserved categories. Candidates should check the SBI Clerk eligibility criteria before applying for the exam. The category-wise relaxation given to candidates is given below.

Category	Age relaxation (In years)
SC/ST	5
OBC	3
PWD (Gen/EWS)	10
PWD (SC/ST)	15
PWD (OBC)	13
Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled ExServicemen	The actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subjected to max age of 50 years.
Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried	7 (subjected to the maximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)

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.

 

The prelims and Mains exams are conducted in multiple shifts. The prelims exam is conducted in four shifts whereas the Mains exam is conducted in two shifts. The prelims exam of SBI Clerk carries 100 questions.The mains exam carries 190 questions.

SBI Clerk admit card is released one week before the exam. Candidates can download their admit cards by logging with registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. The hard copy of the admit card is not send by post.

The total starting emoluments given to the Junior Associates in the metro city such as Mumbai are around INR 29,000 per month, inclusive of DA and other allowances as per the current rate. Besides, two additional increments are given to newly recruited graduate Junior Associates. Earlier, the total starting emoluments for metro cities was INR 26,000. Allowances also vary depending on the place of posting. Candidates are eligible for reimbursement of various perquisites, Provident Fund, Pension under New Pension Scheme (Defined Contribution Benefit), Medical, Leave-Fare, and other facilities as per the requirement of the bank.

SBI Clerk mains cut off 2025  is given below.

State/UT	General	EWS	OBC	SC	ST
Assam	77.5	70	68.75	66.25	60
Arunachal Pradesh	70	70	60	—	—
Bihar	80.5	76.5	74.75	60	60
Gujarat	77	70	67.5	60	—
Rajasthan	85	76	80.25	65	60
Maharashtra	82	76	73.5	60	—
Madhya Pradesh	80.5	—	—	—	—
Haryana	87.25	80	77.5	—	—
Chandigarh	89.5	66.75	69.5	66.75	—
Jammu	84	68	64.75	—	—
Jharkhand	77.25	70	71.5	60	60
Himachal Pradesh	85.5	76.25	71.5	68.75	66.5
Punjab	74.5	72	70	—	—
Meghalaya	85.75	72	—	—	—
Kerala	84.25	61	—	—	—
Manipur	76.5	76.25	70	72.25	64
Odisha	85.25	74.75	79.75	61.75	60
Karnataka	93	89.5	—	—	—
Uttar Pradesh	82.75	74	75.75	63	60
Uttarakhand	84.5	70.55	76.5	64.75	62.75
Tamil Nadu	89	86.25	70	74	84.25
West Bengal	82	70	69	65	60

SBI Clerk starting salary is INR 19,900. The4 revised payscale is INR 17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550- 1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920. Candidates are also given various allowances. Recruitment is done based on the selection process.