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SBI Clerk 2023 –The SBI Clerk Exam is held once a year in a computer-based online mode at the national level. The SBI Clerk 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. Candidates who pass the SBI Clerk 2023 preliminary exam will be entitled to take the SBI Clerk 2023 mains exam, followed by a local language test. Here we have discussed the SBI Clerk 2023 and other important details.
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.
To know more about SBI Clerk exam 2023, such as exam dates, vacancy, salary, eligibility criteria, application form, admit card, result etc. read the full article below.
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SBI Clerk 2023 Notification Overview
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.
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Exam name |
SBI Clerk Exam |
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Conducting body |
State Bank of India (SBI) |
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Official website |
sbi.co.in |
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SBI Clerk age limit |
20 to 30 years |
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Educational qualification |
Graduation in any discipline |
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Exam level |
National level exam |
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Application mode |
Online |
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Application fee |
UR/ OBC/ EWS – Rs 750 Others – Nil |
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Exam mode |
Online |
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Exam Stages |
Prelims: Computer-Based Test Mains: CBT Language test |
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SBI Clerk vacancies |
8283 |
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Rs. 27,620 |
SBI Clerk 2023 Notification
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Before conducting the exam, SBI releases an official notification on the official website of SBI Careers page. SBI Clerk 2023 official notification will be released in online mode in the form of PDF. Candidates will be able to check SBI Vacancy, SBI Clerk Eligibility, Application mode etc. in the official SBI Clerk Notification 2023 PDF.
SBI Clerk 2023 Important Dates
The complete schedule of SBI clerk notification 2023 pdf is given here. In the table, you can check various dates such as SBI clerk notification 2023 expected date. First, check the SBI Clerk apply online 2023 last date to submit the application form for the SBI Clerk recruitment 2023. Then go through the admit card release dates, prelims date, and mains date as given in the SBI Clerk notification 2023 pdf download.
| SBI Clerk Notification 2023 PDF Events | Dates |
| SBI Clerk Notification 2023 Release Date | 16th November 2023 |
| SBI Clerk apply online 2023 Start Date | 17.11.2023 |
| SBI Clerk apply online 2023 Last Date | 10.12.2023 (extended) |
| Admit Card for Preliminary Exam | from 27.12.2023 onwards |
| Prelims Exam Date | January 2024 |
| Preliminary Exam Result | January / February 2024 |
| Mains Exam Admit Card | from 15.02.2024 onwards |
| Mains Exam Date | February 2024 |
| Mains Exam Result | March / April 2024 |
SBI Clerk Vacancy 2023
The total number of 8283 SBI Clerk 2023 vacancies for the post of Junior Associate has been mentioned in the SBI Clerk notification pdf. The SBI vacancies for every year are published separately for each category. Regular, special and backlog vacancies all is mentioned in the notification by the authorities. Go through the table below to know the category-wise vacancies of previous years.
SBI Clerk vacancies
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Categories |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
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General |
3515 |
2143 |
2151 |
3387 |
810 |
1010 |
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SC |
1284 |
743 |
726 |
1209 |
300 |
300 |
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ST |
748 |
467 |
440 |
713 |
150 |
150 |
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OBC |
1919 |
1165 |
1195 |
1784 |
540 |
540 |
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EWS |
817 |
490 |
448 |
777 |
200 |
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Total+ Backlogs |
8283+141 |
5008 + 478 = 5486 |
5000+ 454 = 5454 |
NA |
2140 |
2000 |
SBI Clerk 2023 Salary Scale
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Basic Pay |
Rs. 19,900 |
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Dearness Allowance (DA) |
Rs. 6,234 (26%) |
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Transport Allowance (TA) |
Rs. 600 |
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House Rent Allowance (HRA) |
Rs. 2,091 |
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Special Allowance |
Rs. 3,263 |
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Gross Salary |
Rs. 32,088 |
Candidates who will qualify the SBI Clerk recruitment process will get a basic pay of Rs.13075/- (Rs11765/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates). The allowances that are included in the SBI Clerk salary are given in the table below.
List of salary allowances in SBI Clerk salary
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House Rent allowance |
Medical allowance |
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Transport allowance |
Newspaper allowance |
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Special allowance |
Furniture allowance |
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City allowance |
– |
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SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2023
Candidates are advised to check the detailed SBI Clerk 2023 eligibility criteria provided by the exam authority. SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria are the minimum parameters to apply for the recruitment examination. The age of the candidates should not be less than 20 years. The eligibility criteria for SBI Clerk 2024 is majorly based on three factors which are age limit, educational qualification, and nationality. To know more about SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2024, check the table below.
SBI Clerk 2023 Eligibility Criteria:
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Criteria |
Particulars |
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Age |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Educational qualification. |
Graduation |
SBI provides age relaxation for reserved categories candidates.
Selection Procedure
The selection process of SBI Clerk 2023, the SBI Clerk exam comprises of three stages – prelims, mains and local language test. Candidates who will qualify in all the stages of SBI Clerk selection process will get their name for provisional allotment in the State Bank of India.
Application Fees
The following table lists the SBI Clerk online application fees by category. Application fees for the SBI Exam are Rs. 750 for general applicants and NIL for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates. Once paid, fee/intimation charges are non-refundable and cannot be held in reserve for another exam or selection. The application fee itself needs to be paid online.
| Sr. No. | Category | Application Fee |
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | NIL |
| 2 | General/OBC/EWS | Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern (Previous)
The SBI Clerk expected Exam Pattern for 2024 is detailed below:
Prelims
The SBI Clerk Prelims Exam has a 100-mark maximum and lasts one hour. Each wrong response will result in a 1/4 mark deduction.
| 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 | |
Mains
The SBI Clerk Mains Exam determines merit as well as score. Each part, including General/Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and Computer Aptitude, has its timing. The candidates’ final merit list will be compiled based on their performance in the SBI Clerk Mains test. The table below contains the SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern for candidates to review.
| Name of Test (Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 Minutes |
| Test of English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| Test of Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 Hrs 40 Min. |
Language Proficiency Test
The candidates who will qualify SBI Clerk Mains Examination will be eligible for the next phase of recruitment i.e Language proficiency Test. If the language you opted as your language is in your Class 10th or 12th mark sheet. Then you don’t need to appear in a language proficiency test otherwise you will have to. Specified opted local language tests will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates not found proficient in the specified opted local language would be disqualified.
SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Papers
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Previous Year Question Papers |
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SBI Clerk Syllabus (Previous)
Both the preliminary and main exams are part of the hiring procedure for SBI Clerks. For the convenience of the candidates, a comprehensive syllabus for each stage is supplied below.
Prelims
The SBI clerk exam syllabus is quite similar to other bank exams. Three key components of the preliminary exam—reasoning, numerical ability, and English language—must be thoroughly studied by candidates if they want to ace them. The three sections’ complete syllabi are presented here.
| Subjects | Topics |
| English Language | 1. Sentence Connector
2. Reading Comprehension 3. Antonyms and Synonyms 4. Match the Following 5. Para Jumble 6. Odd one out 7. Error 8. Sentence Rearrangement 9. Cloze Test 10. Fill in the Blanks
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| Numerical Ability | 1. Quadratic Equations
2. Simple Interest 3. Data Interpretation 4. Number series 5. Speed, Time, and Distance 6. Ratio and Proportion 7. Profit and Loss 8. Time and Work 9. Average 10. Mixture and Allegations 11. Percentage 12. Approximation 13. Compound Interest 14. Partnership
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| Reasoning Ability | 1. Logical Reasoning
2. Series 3. Seating Arrangement 4. Inequalities 5. Coding-Decoding 6. Direction Test 7. Syllogism 8. Alphanumeric Series 9. Blood Relation 10. Statement and Assumptions 11. Puzzle 12. Ranking
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Mains
The Reasoning & Computer Awareness, General English, General/Financial Awareness, and Quantitative Aptitude sections will all be included in the SBI Clerk Mains test in 2022. Below is a list of every section’s complete syllabus.
| Subjects | Topics |
| Reasoning Ability | 1. Seating Arrangement
2. Statement and Assumptions 3. Puzzle 4. Syllogism 5. Blood Relations 6. Logical Reasoning 7. Machine Input and Output 8. Series 9. Coding-Decoding 10. Inequalities 11. Direction Test 12. Ranking 13. Alphanumeric Series
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| Computer Awareness | 1. Internet
2. Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers 3. MS Office 4. Networking 5. Input-Output Devices 6. Important Abbreviations 7. database management system
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| Quantitative Aptitude | 1. Mixture and Allegations
2. Speed, Time, and Distance 3. Approximation 4. Ratio and Proportion 5. Number series 6. Average 7. Pipe and Cistern 8. Compound Interest 9. Upstream and Downstream 10. Percentage 11. Simple Interest 12. Time and Work 13. Quadratic Equations 14. Data Interpretation 15. Profit and Loss 16. Partnership
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| General English | 1. Cloze Test
2. Match the Following 3. Antonyms and Synonyms 4. Reading Comprehension 5. Sentence Connector 6. Fill in the Blanks 7. Sentence Rearrangement 8. Error 9. Odd one out 10. Para Jumble
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| General/Financial Awareness | · Awards and Awardees
· National Parks and Sanctuaries · Dance forms · Country and Currency · Central and State Government · Government schemes · Fiscal and Monetary Policy · Financial Policy · Banking and Finance Related Terms · Abbreviations · Important days and events · Indian Constitution |
SBI Clerk 2023 Exam Centres
SBI issues the same list of exam centre for both Prelims and Mains. Here is a list of all the Exam Centres for SBI Clerk 2023 with the State Code
| State Code | State/ UT | Exam Centre | |
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar Island | Port Blair | |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Anantpur, Bhimavaram, Chirala, Gudur, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nandyal, Narasaraopet, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Rajampet, Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, | |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | |
| 14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh – Mohali | |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur | |
| 18 | Goa | Madgaon, Panaji | |
| 19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar, Anand, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | |
| 20 | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, | |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, | |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, | |
| 23 | Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | |
| 24 | Karnataka | Ballari, Bengaluru, Belgaum, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli – Dharwad, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | |
| 25 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Idukki, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur | |
| 26 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | |
| 27 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain | |
| 28 | Maharashtra | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Palghar, Pune, Raigad, Sangli, Satara, Solapur | |
| 29 | Manipur | Imphal | |
| 30 | Meghalaya | Shillong | |
| 31 | Mizoram | Aizawl | |
| 32 | Nagaland | Dimapur, Kohima | |
| 33 | Delhi NCR | Delhi NCR (All NCR cities) | |
| 34 | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur | |
| 35 | Puducherry | Puducherry | |
| 36 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala | |
| 37 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | |
| 38 | Sikkim | Bardang – Gangtok | |
| 39 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar | |
| 40 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Warangal | |
| 41 | Tripura | Agartala | |
| 42 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida & Gr. Noida, Varanasi | |
| 43 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | |
| 44 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Siliguri | |
- The candidates have to choose their preferred exam centre at the time of filling up the Application form.
- The officials reserve the right to make the final decision regarding the allotment of the exam centre.
- The exam centre allotted may differ from the one chosen by the students.
- The allocation depends upon the response and administrative feasibilities.
- Once the exam centre is allotted, it cannot be changed.
- The details regarding the exam centre are mentioned in the admit card issued for the exam.
- SBI reserves the right to cancel or change the exam centre if required.
SBI Clerk 2023 Admit Card
Registered candidates must download their SBI Clerk admit cards from the State Bank of India website. Applicants won’t receive a courier delivery of the SBI Clerk admission card in hard copy. Admit cards for the preliminary exam and the main exam will be released separately as part of the SBI Clerk Exam. To download the admission card, a person must enter into the account they generated when filling out the online application. A candidate needs to have the following to access SBI’s official website:
- Roll number or Registration number
- Birth date or password
Candidates will receive their admit cards for the SBI Clerk 2023 test in two phases:
- For the Preliminary Exam
- For the Main Exam
SBI Clerk 2023 Answer Key
SBI clerk recruitment Answer Key will be updated on the page after the successful conduction of the exams.
SBI Clerk 2023 Cut Off
SBI clerk recruitment Answer Key will be updated on the page after the successful conduction of the exams. In the meantime, you can check the previous year’s cut-off marks for reference.
When the SBI Clerk Prelims results were released, the cutoff for the prelims was also released. Out of 100, the scores are given. For the preliminary exam, there was a sectional cut-off.
| State/UT | General (Out of 100) | OBC | SC | ST | EWS |
| Andhra Pradesh | – | – | – | – | – |
| Andaman & Nicobar | 66.25 | – | – | – | – |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 69.25 | 69.25 | 69.25 | 55.75 | 69.25 |
| Assam | 68.5 | 67.75 | 67.50 | 60 | 67.25 |
| Bihar | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chhattisgarh | 76.5 | 76.50 | 64 | 62.75 | 73 |
| Delhi | 83 | – | – | – | – |
| Gujarat | 64.5 | 64.5 | 63.50 | 49 | 64.50 |
| Haryana | 79.75 | 76 | |||
| Himachal Pradesh | 80 | – | – | – | – |
| Jammu & Kashmir | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jharkhand | – | – | – | – | – |
| Karnataka | 64.25 | – | – | – | – |
| Kerala | 80.25 | – | – | – | – |
| Madhya Pradesh | 81.25 | – | – | – | – |
| Maharashtra | 66.25 | 66.25 | 56 | 66.25 | |
| Manipur | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meghalaya | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mizoram | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nagaland | – | – | – | – | – |
| Odisha | 82 | – | – | – | – |
| Puducherry | – | – | – | – | – |
| Punjab | 75.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Rajasthan | 77.75 | – | – | – | – |
| Tamil Nadu | 61.75 | – | – | – | – |
| Telangana | 73.75 | – | – | – | – |
| Tripura | – | – | – | – | – |
| Uttar Pradesh | 81.25 | 78 | 70 | 55.25 | 81.25 |
| Uttarakhand | 81.75 | 73 | 66.75 | 66.75 | 75.25 |
| West Bengal | 79.5 | 76 | 64.75 | 79.75 | 79.75 |
The level of exam difficulty, the number of candidates that showed up, and the students’ overall performance are taken into consideration when determining the cutoff. An applicant must achieve a score more than or equal to the cut-off marks established by the recruitment board in order to qualify for the examinations.
| State/UT | General | OBC |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 86.25 | – |
| Andhra Pradesh | – | – |
| Arunachal Pradesh | – | – |
| Assam | 88 | 77.25 |
| Bihar | – | 85.5 |
| Chhattisgarh | 94.75 | – |
| Delhi | 99 | – |
| Gujarat | 87 | 78.25 |
| Haryana | 99.5 | 87 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 99.5 | 85.75 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | – | – |
| Jharkhand | – | – |
| Karnataka | 86 | 80.25 |
| Kerala | 95 | 88.75 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 97.75 | – |
| Maharashtra | 88.25 | 81 |
| Manipur | – | – |
| Meghalaya | – | – |
| Mizoram | – | – |
| Nagaland | – | – |
| Odisha | 95.5 | – |
| Puducherry | – | – |
| Punjab | 94.5 | – |
| Rajasthan | 94.25 | – |
| Tamil Nadu | 90.5 | 87.5 |
| Telangana | 94 | 87.25 |
| Tripura | – | – |
| Uttar Pradesh | 95.75 | – |
| Uttarakhand | 96.25 | – |
| West Bengal | 95.25 | – |
SBI Clerk 2023 Result
SBI clerk recruitment results will be updated on the page after the successful conduction of the exams.
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SBI Clerk Notification 2023 FAQs
1. What is the SBI Clerk exam?
Ans: The SBI Clerk recruitment exam is conducted to recruit candidates for the clerical post of SBI.
2. What is the minimum age limit for SBI Clerk 2023?
Ans: As per the eligibility criteria of SBI Clerk , the minimum age limit for the SBI Clerk 2024 post is 20 years.
3. I am in my final year of graduation. Can I apply for the SBI Clerk 2023?
Ans: Yes, you can apply for the SBI Clerk 2023 exam. However, you need to provide the graduation result at the time of the document verification process.
4. How many stages are involved in the SBI Clerk recruitment exam?
Ans: The SBI Clerk Selection Process includes three stages namely Prelims, Mains and Language Proficiency Test.
5. Is this important to appear in the language proficiency test of SBI Clerk 2023?
Ans: If the language you opted as your language is in your Class 10th or 12th mark sheet. Then you don’t need to appear in a language proficiency test otherwise you will have to.
