SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2025: Check Age Limit, Qualification & Attempts
State Bank of India Clerk Exam 2025 ( SBI Clerk )
Exam On - 15 Nov '25 - 16 Nov '25
SBI Clerk Eligibility 2025: State Bank of India (SBI) released SBI Clerk eligibility along with the notification. The eligibility highlights important details such as SBI Clerk age limit, educational qualification, citizenship, and number of attempts. Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria are only considered for the recruitment process. Scroll down to read more on SBI Clerk eligibility criteria 2025.
SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2023
SBI Clerk Eligibility 2025: State Bank of India (SBI) released SBI Clerk eligibility along with the notification in terms of age limit, educational qualification nationality and number of attempts. According to the SBI Clerk age limit, candidates should be between 20 and 28 years. The educational qualification prescribed for SBI Clerk exam is a Graduation. There is a certain number of attempts within which candidates can apply for the exam. The eligibility criteria are mentioned in SBI Clerk notification. To know more on SBI Clerk eligibility, scroll down to read this article.
- What is the Eligibility for SBI Clerk?
- SBI Clerk Eligibility 2025: Nationality
- SBI Clerk Age Limit 2025
- SBI Clerk Qualification 2025
- SBI Clerk Eligibility 2025: Reservation for PWD/XS/DXS
- Who Cannot Apply for SBI Clerk 2025?
- SBI Clerk Apply Online 2025
- SBI Clerk Selection Process
- SBI Clerk Salary
What is the Eligibility for SBI Clerk?
SBI Clerk 2025 is a graduation-level exam conducted to recruit Junior Associates. Candidates from any stream/discipline can apply for the SBI Clerk 2025 exam. The age limit prescribed for the exam is between 20 to 28 years. Candidates applying for the SBI Clerk vacancies of a particular state should be proficient in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the local language of the respective state.
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 get opportunities to become a Probationary Officer compared to other banks. Candidates who are selected for the Clerk position in SBI will be on probation for at least six months.
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SBI Clerk Eligibility 2025: Nationality
Candidates must be:
- Citizenship of India
- The subject of Nepal and Bhutan
- Tibetan refugees who have come to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in the country
- Persons of Indian origin who have migrated from countries like Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.
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) |
Yes, SBI Clerk can apply for SBI PO exam. However, to apply for SBI Clerk exam, candidates need to take permission from the employer. They are also required to provide NOC of the employer. Upon selection, candidates need to resign from the Clerical cadre post and join afresh as PO. No increment will be considered that is your clerical service won't be counted. Candidates applying for the SBI PO post, need to fulfill the eligibility criteria laid down for the exam. To apply for SBI PO, candidates need to have graduation degree from a recognised university. The age of the candidates should be between 21 and 30 years. Candidates who are in the final year of graduation can also apply subject to the condition that they need to provide the required certificate related to the educational qualification. The selection process of SBI PO comprises prelims exam, mains exam, psychometric test, group exercises and interview.
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.
Note: Candidates other than permanent citizens of India must get an eligibility certificate approved by the Government of India in their favour.
SBI Clerk Age Limit 2025
SBI Clerk Apply Online 2025
SBI Clerk application form is released online by SBI. The application fee for the exam is INR 750 for the General and OBC categories. SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS category candidates are exempted from fee payment. Candidates can follow the steps below to fill SBI Clerk application form:
- Visit the official website
- Select the apply online tab on the home page of SBI
- To register for SBI exam, select the tab ‘Click here for new registration'
- Enter the basic details to register
- Upon successful registration, the registration number and password will be generated
- Upload the scanned images of photograph and signature
- Select the SBI Clerk exam centre, educational qualification, work experience, etc
- Candidates should preview the application form before final submission
- Applicants should pay the examination fees
- Take printout of the application form and fee receipt
SBI Clerk Selection Process
BI Clerk selection process comprises three stages, Preliminary exam, Mains exam and Test of specified opted local language. The prelims exam is qualifying in nature and the marks secured in this stage are not counted for the final merit list. The marks obtained in the mains exam are counted for the final merit list as per SBI Clerk selection process. Candidates qualifying the mains exam are called for the language proficiency test.
SBI Clerk Salary
SBI Clerk salary is INR 19,900 (INR 17,900 with two advance increments). The payscale of Junior Associates as per SBI Clerk salary is INR 17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920. Besides, candidates are also entitled to various perks and allowances.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The prelims exam was conducted on September 20, 21, 27, 2025. The Mains exam will be conducted on November 15 and 16, 2025.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
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 th
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Candidates who are in their final year/semester of graduation can apply provisionally as per SBI Clerk qualification. They need to produce proof of having passed the examination on or before the joining date.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
There are no definite percentage criteria defined by SBI to apply for SBI Clerk. Candidates within the prescribed SBI Clerk age limit can apply for the exam. Candidates must be well-versed in official and local languages.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, final year degree candidates can apply for SBI Clerk provisionally as per SBI Clerk qualification. Such candidates should note that if selected for the exam, they should provide proof of having passed the Graduation.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The relaxation in the upper SBI Clerk age limit provided to SC/ST candidates is five years. This means candidates belonging to this category can apply for the exam till the age of 33 years.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The relaxation in the upper SBI Clerk age limit 2024 provided to the OBC candidates is three years. Candidates belonging to reserved categories are given relaxation in the upper age limit as per government rule.
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Contributor-Level 7
The qualifying marks are estimated based on the following factors: