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Every year the State Bank of India (SBI) recruits hundreds of candidates towards Clerical Cadre for its different branches across the country. SBI Clerk is one of the most sought-after bank exams among the aspirants and it draws lakhs of applicants every year. The SBI Clerks deals with the front desk works and customer handling works. A Junior Associate/Clerk in the State Bank of India gets a salary of around Rs.21,000. SBI Clerk notification 2021 and SBI JA notification out with 5000 vacancies. Here we are discussing the SBI clerk exam pattern, syllabus, previous year cut-off, application procedure, etc.
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SBI Clerk Notification 2021
Every year SBI recruits thousands of candidates towards its service as Clerks/ Junior associates. Last year SBI recruitment notification was out with 8000 vacancies, unfortunately, the SBI Clerk Notification 2021 Exam has only 5000 vacancies.
Important Dates
| Events | New Dates |
|---|---|
| SBI Clerk 2021 Notification | April 26, 2021 |
| Starting Date for Online Application | April 27, 2021 |
| Last Date for Online Application | May 17, 2021 |
| SBI Clerk 2021 Preliminary Exam | June 2021 |
| SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date | July 31, 2021 |
SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria
- Age Limit: Candidates age shall be between 20 years and 28 years as of January 01, 2021. Candidates must have been born not earlier than January 02, 1993, and not later than 2001 January 01. (both days inclusive). The upper age relaxation criteria for various groups are:
|
SL No |
Category | Upper Age Limit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC / ST | 33 years |
| 2 | OBC | 31 years |
| 3 | A person with disabilities (General) | 38 years |
| 4 | The person with disabilities (SC /ST) | 43 years |
| 5 | The person with disabilities (OBC) | 41 years |
| 6 | Jammu & Kashmir Migrants | 33 Years |
| 7 | Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen | The actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age of 50 years |
| 8 | Widows, Divorced women( No remarried) | GEN- 35 years OBC- 38 years SC/ST- 40 years |
- Education Qualification: Candidates should have completed graduation/degree in any stream from any UGC recognized university or its equivalent.
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How to Apply for SBI Clerk 2021 Exam?
- Go to the career section on the SBI official website: State Bank of India
- Click on the SBI Clerk 2021 New Registration on the topmost right corner of the landing page.
- Provide your basic details such as name, Date of Birth, Address, Mobile number, email id, etc. Make sure that there is no mismatch in the provided details and your official records. Click on the Save and next.
- Upload the digital copy of your recent photograph ( 4.5 cm * 3.5 cm, 20-50 KB) and signature (10- 20 KB).
- Fill in your academic credentials.
- Preview your application and edit if there are any errors.
- Pay the application fees through Credit Card, Debit Card or Net banking.
- Click on the submit and your application is submitted successfully. Keep the registration ID and password for further uses.
SBI Clerk Application Fees
| SL No | Category | Application Fees |
| 1. | SC/ ST/ PWD/XS | NIL |
| 2. | General/ OBC/ EWS | Rs. 750/- (Application fees including intimation charges) |
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SBI Clerk 2021 Vacancy
Let’s go tough the SBI Clerk 2021 vacancy details.
|
Circle |
State |
Vacancies |
|---|---|---|
|
Ahmedabad |
Gujarat |
902 |
|
Daman & Diu |
0 |
|
|
Amravati |
Andhra Pradesh |
0 |
|
Bangalore |
Karnataka |
400 |
|
Bhopal |
Madhya Pradesh |
78 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
120 |
|
|
Bengal |
West Bengal |
273 |
|
A&N Islands |
15 |
|
|
Sikkim |
12 |
|
|
Bhubaneswar |
Odisha |
75 |
|
Chandigarh |
Jammu & Kashmir |
12 |
|
Ladakh |
8 |
|
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Himachal Pradesh |
180 |
|
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Chandigarh |
15 |
|
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Punjab |
295 |
|
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Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
473 |
|
Pondicherry |
2 |
|
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Delhi |
Delhi |
80 |
|
Uttarakhand |
70 |
|
|
Delhi/ Chandigarh |
Haryana |
110 |
|
Hyderabad |
Telangana |
275 |
|
Jaipur |
Rajasthan |
175 |
|
Kerala |
Kerala |
97 |
|
Lakshadweep |
3 |
|
|
Lucknow/ Delhi |
Uttar Pradesh |
350 |
|
Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro |
Maharashtra |
640 |
|
Maharashtra |
Goa |
10 |
|
North Eastern |
Assam |
149 |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
15 |
|
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Manipur |
18 |
|
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Meghalaya |
14 |
|
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Mizoram |
20 |
|
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Nagaland |
10 |
|
|
Tripura |
19 |
|
|
Special Recruitment |
Kashmir & Leh Valley |
55 |
|
North Eastern |
30 |
|
| Total Vacancy | 5000 | |
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SBI Clerk Salary 2021
The pay scale for the clerical cadre in SBI is 11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110- 2120/1- 30230-1310/1-31450. The starting Basic Pay is Rs. 13075/. (Rs. 11765/ plus two advance increments). After 3 years of service, the pay will increase to Rs. 13,730/-. Hereafter, there will be an annual increment of Rs. 815/- and so on. In metro cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkota, etc the gross starting Pay will be about Rs. 25000/ including the allowances like DA, HRA, and others. In all other places, the gross pay will be nearly Rs. 23000/ depending upon the place of posting as HRA varies.
SBI Junior Associates, Clerk Exam Pattern
The clerk recruitment process consists of three stages of screening:
- Preliminary exam (Phase I)
- Main exam (Phase II)
- Test of Local Language
Prelims Exam Pattern
| Subject/ Topic | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Main Examination
| Test Subject | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 hours 40 minutes |
- 1/4th marks will get deducted for every wrong answer.
- There are no minimum qualifying marks for individual sections. The final merit list will be published State-wise and, category wise.
- Candidates who can submit their 10th or 12th certificates to prove their proficiency in the local language are exempted from the local language proficiency test.
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SBI Clerk Syllabus 2021
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Syllabus 2021
Let us have a look at the syllabus of the SBI Clerk preliminary examination.
| Numerical ability | English language | Reasoning |
| Number series | Reading comprehension | Puzzle and arrangement |
| Simplification/ approximation | Cloze test | Inequality |
| Quadratic equation | Fillers | Syllogism |
| Data interpretation | Spotting errors | Coding decoding |
| Data sufficiency | Sentence improvement | Blood relations |
| miscellaneous | Fill in the blanks | Direction senses |
| Order and ranking |
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SBI Clerk Main Exam Syllabus 2021
| Reasoning | Quantitative aptitude | English language | General economy/ banking awareness | Computer awareness |
| Logical reasoning | Simplification | Reading comprehension | Financial awareness | Internet |
| Alphanumeric series | Profit and loss | Grammar | Current affairs | Memory |
| Ranking/ direction/ alphabet test | Mixture and allegations | Vocabulary | General knowledge | Keyboard shortcuts |
| Data sufficiency | Simple interest and compound interest Surds and indices |
Verbal ability | Static awareness | Computer abbreviation |
| Coded inequalities | Work and time | Word association | Banking and financial awareness | Microsoft office |
| Seating arrangement | Time and distance | Sentence improvement | Computer hardware | |
| Puzzle | Mensuration, cylinder, cone, sphere | Para jumbles | Computer software | |
| Tabulation | Data interpretation | Cloze test | Operating system | |
| Syllogism | Ratio and proportion percentage | Error spotting | Networking | |
| Blood relations | Number systems | Fill in the blanks | Computer fundamentals/ terminologies | |
| Input-output | Sequence and series | |||
| Coding decoding | Permutation, combination and probability |
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SBI Cut off
SBI Clerk Previous Year Cut-off Scores
| State/ UT Name | Gen | OBC | EWS | SC | ST |
| West Bengal | 86.75 | 69.25 | 70.75 | 65.50 | 60.00 |
| Gujarat | 82.75 | 73 | 74.5 | 66 | 60 |
| Maharashtra | 84 | 77.5 | 76.5 | 75.5 | 60 |
| Telangana | 86.75 | 81.75 | 81.5 | 69.25 | 60.75 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 90.25 | 78 | 82.25 | 64.25 | 60.0 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 87.25 | 72 | – | – | – |
| Andhra Pradesh | 88.75 | 83.75 | – | – | – |
| Uttarakhand | 91 | – | – | – | – |
| Rajasthan | 90.25 | 82.75 | 80.75 | 66.5 | 60 |
| Tamil Nadu | 92.75 | 89.75 | 72.25 | 74.75 | 60.75 |
| Karnataka | 80.5 | 75.25 | 74.25 | 64.25 | 60 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 89.25 | – | 81.5 | – | – |
| Delhi | 98.75 | 83 | 87.5 | 73.5 | 62.25 |
| Chandigarh | 96.75 | 81.75 | 94.75 | 77.25 | – |
| Punjab | 96.25 | 78.75 | 88 | 69.25 | – |
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SBI CLERK 2021 OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION
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