SBI Clerk 2023
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 |
SBI Clerk 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 has begun the online registration process for the SBI Clerk 2023 exam on 17th November 2023 and will continue till 7th December 2023. The preliminary examination for the SBI Clerk 2023 exam will be conducted in January 2024 and the main examination in February 2024. 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 | December 2023 |
| Pre-Exam Training | December 2023 |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Admit Card 2023 | December 2023 |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Date 2023 | January 2024 |
| SBI Clerk Mains Admit Card 2023 | February 2023 |
| SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date 2023 | February 2024 |
SBI Clerk Vacancy 2023
The vacancies for SBI Clerk 2023 exam have been announced with its official SBI Clerk Notification 2023 on 16th November 2023. This year, SBI has introduced 8773 vacancies for the SBI Clerk 2023 exam, out of which 8283 vacancies have been announced for regular posts and 490 for Backlog posts. Check Circle wise and state/UT-wise vacancy details for the SBI Clerk 2023 exam are mentioned below.
SBI Clerk 2023 Vacancy- Regular Vacancies
| SBI Clerk 2023: Regular Vacancies | ||||||||
| Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) Vacancy | ||||||||
| Circle | State/UT | Language | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Gujarati | 57 | 123 | 221 | 82 | 337 | 820 |
| Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu/ Urdu | 08 | 03 | 13 | 05 | 21 | 50 |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Kannada | 72 | 31 | 121 | 45 | 181 | 450 |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 43 | 57 | 43 | 28 | 117 | 288 |
| Chhattisgarh | Hindi | 25 | 67 | 12 | 21 | 87 | 212 | |
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Odia | 11 | 15 | 08 | 07 | 31 | 72 |
| Chandigarh/New Delhi | Haryana | Hindi/Punjabi | 50 | — | 71 | 26 | 120 | 267 |
| Chandigarh | Jammu & Kashmir | Urdu/ Hindi | 07 | 09 | 23 | 08 | 41 | 88 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | 45 | 07 | 36 | 18 | 74 | 180 | |
| Ladakh UT | Urdu/Ladakhi/Bhoti (Bodhi) | 04 | 05 | 13 | 05 | 23 | 50 | |
| Punjab | Punjabi/ Hindi | 52 | — | 37 | 18 | 73 | 180 | |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | 32 | 01 | 46 | 17 | 75 | 171 |
| Pondicherry | Tamil | — | — | 01 | — | 03 | 04 | |
| Hyderabad | Telangana | Telgu/ Urdu | 84 | 36 | 141 | 52 | 212 | 525 |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Hindi | 159 | 122 | 188 | 94 | 377 | 940 |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | Bengali/ Nepali | 26 | 05 | 25 | 11 | 47 | 114 |
| A&N Islands | Hindi/ English | — | 01 | 05 | 02 | 12 | 20 | |
| Sikkim | Nepali/ English | — | — | — | — | 04 | 04 | |
| Lucknow/New Delhi | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi/ Urdu | 373 | 17 | 480 | 178 | 733 | 1781 |
| Maharashtra/Mumbai Metro | Maharashtra | Marathi | 10 | 08 | 26 | 10 | 46 | 100 |
| New Delhi | Delhi | Hindi | 65 | 32 | 117 | 43 | 180 | 437 |
| Uttarakhand | Hindi | 38 | 06 | 27 | 21 | 123 | 215 | |
| North Eastern | Arunachal Pradesh | English | — | 31 | – | 06 | 32 | 69 |
| Assam | Assamese /Bengali/ Bodo | 30 | 51 | 116 | 43 | 190 | 430 | |
| Manipur | Manipuri | — | 08 | 03 | 02 | 13 | 26 | |
| Meghalaya | English/Garo/ Khasi | — | 33 | 03 | 07 | 34 | 77 | |
| Mizoram | Mizo | — | 07 | — | 01 | 09 | 17 | |
| Nagaland | English | — | 18 | — | 04 | 18 | 40 | |
| Tripura | Bengali/ Kokboro | 04 | 08 | — | 02 | 12 | 26 | |
| Patna | Bihar | Hindi/Urdu | 66 | 04 | 112 | 41 | 192 | 415 |
| Jharkhand | Hindi/Santhali | 19 | 42 | 19 | 16 | 69 | 165 | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | Malyalam | 04 | — | 12 | 04 | 27 | 47 |
| Lakshadweep | Malyalam | — | 01 | — | — | 02 | 03 | |
| Total | 1284 | 748 | 1919 | 817 | 3515 | 8283 |
| 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 Clerk (Junior Associates) Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of the SBI Clerk 2023 exam is mainly about two pre-requisites:
SBI Clerk Educational Qualifications (as on 31/12/2023)
He/she must hold a valid graduation degree (UG) in any discipline from a recognized university.
SBI Clerk 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 Clerk 2023 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 Clerk 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 |