SBI Clerks Notification 2023 Out: The SBI Clerks Exam is conducted annually by the State Bank of India to recruit candidates for the post of Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) in its different branches of SBI across the nation.
The SBI Clerk is one of the most sought-after bank exams today and a huge number of candidates appear for the same every year. State Bank of India (SBI) will conduct the SBI Clerk 2023 Prelims and Mains examination to shortlist candidates for the said vacancies. This year, SBI has announced the recruitment of banking aspirants for 8773 Junior Associates vacancies for which SBI Clerk Notification 2023 has been released on 16th November 2023.
The SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) is responsible for all client interactions and related operations. Candidates who are recruited as SBI clerks are designated as cashiers, depositors and other posts that form the face of a particular SBI Bank branch. Here, in this article, we'll talk about the SBI Clerk 2023 Exam, Exam Dates, Online Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Salary & more.
SBI Clerk 2023 Recruitment Process 2023 Started
The SBI Clerk Notification 2023 for 8773 Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) posts was released by the State Bank of India on 16th November 2023. The registration process for SBI Clerk Recruitment 2023 will begin on 17th November 2023.
SBI Clerk 2023 Recruitment Summary
The selection of the eligible candidates will be done through a two-stage selection process- Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam. State Bank of India (SBI) has announced 8773 vacancies of Clerk (Junior Associates) posts to be filled for the recruitment year 2023-24. For more details about SBI Clerk Notification 2023, go through the below summary table.| SBI Clerk 2023 Exam Summary | |
| Organisation | State Bank of India (SBI) |
| Post Name | Clerk (Junior Associates) |
| Vacancy | 8773 |
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Registration Dates | 17th November to 07th December 2023 |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Recruitment Process | Prelims- Mains |
| Salary | Rs 26,000 - to Rs 29,000 |
| Official website | http://sbi.co.in/ |
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2023 Important Dates
All important dates for the SBI Clerk 2023 Exam have been notified along with the official SBI Clerk 2023 Notification pdf. State Bank of India will begin the online registration process for the SBI Clerk 2023 exam on 17th November 2023 and will continue till 7th December 2023. Candidates must keep visiting this page regularly to stay updated about the important updates for the SBI Clerk 2023 Exam.
| SBI Clerk 2023 Important Dates | |
| Events | SBI Clerk 2023 Dates |
| SBI Clerk Notification 2023 | 16th November 2023 |
| SBI Clerk Online Application Starts | 17th November 2023 |
| SBI Clerk Online Application Closes | 7th December 2023 |
| SBI Clerk PET Call Letter | -- |
| Pre-Exam Training | -- |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Admit Card 2023 | -- |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Date 2023 | January 2024 |
| SBI Clerk Mains Admit Card 2023 | -- |
| SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date 2023 | February 2024 |
SBI Clerk 2023 Notification Regular Vacancies
| SBI Clerk 2023: Regular Vacancies | ||||||
| Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) Vacancy | ||||||
| Circle | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
| Ahmedabad | 57 | 123 | 221 | 82 | 337 | 820 |
| Amaravati | 08 | 03 | 13 | 05 | 21 | 50 |
| Bengaluru | 72 | 31 | 121 | 45 | 181 | 450 |
| Bhopal | 43 | 57 | 43 | 28 | 117 | 288 |
| 25 | 67 | 12 | 21 | 87 | 212 | |
| Bhubaneswar | 11 | 15 | 08 | 07 | 31 | 72 |
| Chandigarh/New Delhi | 50 | -- | 71 | 26 | 120 | 267 |
| Chandigarh | 07 | 09 | 23 | 08 | 41 | 88 |
| 45 | 07 | 36 | 18 | 74 | 180 | |
| 04 | 05 | 13 | 05 | 23 | 50 | |
| 52 | -- | 37 | 18 | 73 | 180 | |
| Chennai | 32 | 01 | 46 | 17 | 75 | 171 |
| -- | -- | 01 | -- | 03 | 04 | |
| Hyderabad | 84 | 36 | 141 | 52 | 212 | 525 |
| Jaipur | 159 | 122 | 188 | 94 | 377 | 940 |
| Kolkata | 26 | 05 | 25 | 11 | 47 | 114 |
| -- | 01 | 05 | 02 | 12 | 20 | |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 04 | 04 | |
| Lucknow/New Delhi | 373 | 17 | 480 | 178 | 733 | 1781 |
| Maharashtra/Mumbai Metro | 10 | 08 | 26 | 10 | 46 | 100 |
| New Delhi | 65 | 32 | 117 | 43 | 180 | 437 |
| 38 | 06 | 27 | 21 | 123 | 215 | |
| North Eastern | -- | 31 | - | 06 | 32 | 69 |
| 30 | 51 | 116 | 43 | 190 | 430 | |
| -- | 08 | 03 | 02 | 13 | 26 | |
| -- | 33 | 03 | 07 | 34 | 77 | |
| -- | 07 | -- | 01 | 09 | 17 | |
| -- | 18 | -- | 04 | 18 | 40 | |
| 04 | 08 | -- | 02 | 12 | 26 | |
| Patna | 66 | 04 | 112 | 41 | 192 | 415 |
| 19 | 42 | 19 | 16 | 69 | 165 | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 04 | -- | 12 | 04 | 27 | 47 |
| -- | 01 | -- | -- | 02 | 03 | |
| Total | 1284 | 748 | 1919 | 817 | 3515 | 8283 |
SBI Clerk 2023 Vacancy: Backlog
| Category | Backlog Vacancy |
| SC/ST/OBC | 141 |
| PwD | 92 |
| Xs | 257 |
| Total | 490 |
SBI Clerk 2023 Notification Application Fee
The category-wise fee structure for SBI Clerk online application is given below. The application fee for SBI Exam is Rs. 750/- for the General category and NIL for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD category as mentioned in SBI Clerk Notification 2023. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself.
| SBI Clerk 2023 Application Fee | ||
| SNo. | Category | Application Fee |
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | NIL |
| 2 | General/OBC/EWS | Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
SBI Clerks 2023 (Junior Associates) Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of the SBI Clerk 2023 exam is mainly about two pre-requisites:
SBI Clerks 2023 Educational Qualifications (as on 31/12/2023)
He/she must hold a valid graduation degree (UG) in any discipline from a recognized university.
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by Central Government. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2023. 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 31.12.2023.SBI Clerks Age Limit (as on 01/04/2024)
Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as on 01.04.2023, i.e. the candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1995 and not later than 01.04.2003 (both days inclusive).
| SBI Clerk Age Limit | ||
| S No. | Category | Upper Age Limit |
| 1 | SC / ST | 33 years |
| 2 | OBC | 31 years |
| 3 | Person with disabilities (General) | 38 years |
| 4 | Person with disabilities(SC /ST) | 43 years |
| 5 | Person with disabilities(OBC) | 41 years |
| 7 | Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years |
| 8 | Widows, Divorced women( No remarried) | 7 years (subject to the The actualmaximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates) |
SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2023 Selection Procedure
For the selection to the post of Clerical Cadre through the SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2023 exam, candidates are selected through two phases of exams- SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam. All candidates must clear both phases to secure the appointment letter from SBI. There is no provision for Inter Circle Transfer / Inter State Transfer for Junior Associates to be recruited.
Note- Trained apprentices of SBI (on or before 31/10/2023) may be given weightage in the Main Examination by awarding 2.5% of the maximum marks (i.e. 5 marks out of 200 marks) as bonus marks.
SBI Clerks 2023 Recruitment Exam Pattern
To crack the SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2023 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern for the SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam:
As per the official notification released by SBI, "No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed". Thus, there will not be any sectional cut-off for this year's SBI Junior Associates Recruitment Online Examination. However, the criteria solely lie within the hands of the organisation.
SBI Clerks Preliminary Exam Pattern
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2023 | ||||
| S No. | Section | No. of Question | Total Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes | |
SBI Clerk 2023 Salary & Pay Scale
The pay scale of the SBI Clerk is Rs.17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920.
The starting Basic Pay is Rs.19900/- (Rs.17900/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates).
