SBI Recruitment for 5454 Post Notification , Syllabus and Exam Pattern

SBI Recruitment Clerk 2021: Every year, the State Bank of India, SBI conducts the SBI Clerk Exam to recruit candidates for the post of Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales). For FY 2021-22, SBI has announced 5454 vacancies of Junior Associates, out of which 545 are Backlog vacancies. 


SBI Clerk Notification 2021 has been released officially on 26th April 2021. The online registration process has been started from 27th April 2021 to 17th May 2021. The candidates can apply from the direct link given in the article below. The selection of candidates is done on the basis of the prelims and mains exam.

SBI Clerk 2021: Overview
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2021
  • Name Of The Organization State Bank of India
  • Name Of The Posts: Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales)
  • Vacancies: 5454
  • Posts Name: Junior Associates (Clerk) (Customer Support & Sales)
  • Frequency of ExamOnce in a year
  • Registration: Starts 27th April 2021
  • Last Date to Apply: 17th May 2021
  • Selection Process Prelims: Mains
  • Category: Govt Jobs
  • Job Location: Across India 
  • Official Website: sbi.co.in/careers

SBI Clerk Notification 2021

State Bank of India has released a notification announcing 5000 regular vacancies and 454 backlog vacancies for SBI Clerk for FY 2021-22. The detailed advertisement has been released on 26th April 2021 on its official website against advt no. CRPD/CR/2021-22/09. The online application process will be active from 27th April 2021 to 17th May 2021. The direct link to download the notification has been attached below.

State Bank of India (SBI) Clerk Recruitment 2021
  • Total Posts: 5000+ Posts
Educational Qualification:

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 16.08.2021.
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 16.08.2021. (More Details: Please Read Official Notification)

Age Limit

Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as on 01.04.2021, i.e. candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1993 and not later than 01.04.2001 (both days inclusive). (More Details: Please Read Official Notification)

Application Fee:
  • General / OBC / EWS: Rs. 750/-
  • SC / ST / PH: Rs.0/-
  • Payment will be made through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net banking/E Challan/SBI Collect (More Details: Please Read Official Notification)

Educational Qualification & Other Details
  • Please Read Official Notification.

How to Apply: 
  • Interested and Eligible Candidates may Apply Online Through official Website.

Important Dates:
  1. Commencement of on-line registration of application: 27-04-2021
  2. Closure of registration of application: 17-05-2021
  3. Closure for editing application details: 17-05-2021
  4. Last date for printing your application: 01-06-2021
  5. Online Fee Payment: 27-04-2021 to 17-05-2021

Notification: Click Here

Apply Online: Click Here

Official Website: Click Here

SBI Recruitment Clerk 2021 | Final Selection

According to the State Bank of India Clerk notification 2020 pdf, the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination will not be added for the selection and only the aggregate marks obtained in Main Examination will be considered for preparation of the final merit list. Provisional selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the Main examination.

Final selection will be subject to:-
i) Verification of eligibility for the post and information furnished in the online application.
ii) Qualifying in the test of specified opted local language, where applicable, as detailed above. Results of the candidates who have provisionally qualified for selection will be made available on the official website.
Wait List: A wait list of up to 50% of vacancies (State-category wise) will be maintained. Candidates will be released from this waitlist on a quarterly basis against non-joining and resignation out of the current batch only. This wait list will be valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of final result.

SBI Recruitment Clerk 2021 | Syllabus

The SBI Clerk Syllabus is listed below:
  1. General English: Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Word formation, Sentence completion, Comprehension – Theme detection, Deriving conclusions, Passage completion, Error detection, Passage correction, Sentence correction, Spelling – Grammar, Phrases, Idioms.
  2. General awareness: Knowledge of Current affairs, Sports, history, geography, culture, Indian constitutions, News related to Reserve Bank of India, Banking Awareness, Financial Awareness (Union Budget/ Railway Budget), Economics news
  3. Marketing Aptitude: Basics of Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Market Segmentation, Marketing Management, Marketing Mix, Developing stage of organization, Brand Advertising, Products Life Cycle, 4 P’s and 4 C’s of marketing
  4. Computer Knowledge: Ms Office, Windows Os, the internet, and emails, hardware etc.
  5. Quantitative Aptitude: Basic 10th 11th and 12th Mathematics including profit and loss, percentage, number system, averages, ratios and proportions, speed and distance, time clock, calendars, analogies and distance, ages.
  6. Reasoning Ability: Syllogism, Data interpretation, number series, blood relations, odd series, coding, and decoding, seating arrangement, Distance and Direction, ranking, Order and ranking, Making judgments, etc.
SBI Recruitment Clerk 2021 | SBI Recruitment Clerk Admit Card

The SBI Recruitment Clerk Admit Card will be released separately for each stage of the exam. State Bank of India Clerk Prelims admit card will be released for those who have successfully applied for the exam. For Mains, it will be issued only for those candidates who qualify in the Prelims exam. The admit card will be made available on the official website of SBI Recruitment. candidates will have to log in to their account using their Registration Number and Password / Date of Birth in order to download their admit card.
The admit card is an important document without which candidates won’t be allowed to appear for the exam. It will contain all the information regarding the exam and the candidate.

SBI Recruitment Clerk 2021 | Cutoff

For both Prelims and Mains there are two kinds of SBI Recruitment Clerk Cutoff:

a. Sectional SBI Recruitment Clerk Cut Off Marks: The minimum marks candidates must secure in the individual sections of the exam.

b. Overall SBI Recruitment Clerk Cut Off Marks: The minimum total marks that candidates must secure adding the marks obtained in the respective sections.

Candidates must clear both these cutoffs in order to get qualified in that particular round.

Both these cutoffs are determined based on multiple factors, like:
Total number of candidates appearing for the exam,
Total number of vacancies for SBI Recruitment Clerks,
The difficulty level of the exam, etc.

As a result, the cutoff changes every year. We will update the cutoff once the exam is conducted and SBI Recruitment releases the cutoff marks.

SBI Recruitment Clerk 2021 | Result

SBI Recruitment Clerk Result will be declared separately for both the stages of the exam. It will be issued on the SBI Recruitment official website. In order to view and download the result, candidates will have to log in to their account using their Registration Number and Password/ Date of Birth