SBI Clerk 2021 Exam
Introduction
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2021: Over 5000+ Vacancies Released. Check Notification, Important Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern, Vacancies etc.
As per the recently released Notification of State Bank of India, a total of 5000+ vacancies have been announced for the post of "Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales)" in Clerical Cadre.
The online registration process for SBI Clerk recruitment will be available from 27th April 2021 to 17th May 2021.
SBI Clerk 2021 recruitment exam will be conducted by State Bank of India (SBI) for selecting candidates for the post of Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales). SBI Clerk is one of the most sought-after jobs in Banking industry and a dream job for millions of candidates across India.
Interested & eligible candidates who want to join SBI as a Clerk, can apply after carefully going through the advertisement/notification regarding eligibility criteria, registration processes, payment of online application fee, etc. and must ensure that they fulfil all the required eligibility criteria for this recruitment process.
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2021: Overview
| Exam Conducting Body |
State Bank of India (via IBPS) |
| Name of The Posts |
Junior Associates(Customer Support & Sales) |
| Vacancies |
5000+ |
| Registration Starts |
27th April 2021 |
| Last Date to Apply |
17th May 2021 |
| Selection Process/ Stages |
Prelims- Mains |
| Job Location |
Across India |
| Official Website |
sbi.co.in/careers |
Exam Pattern
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2021: Exam Pattern
This exam shall be conducted in two phases namely, Prelims and Mains. It is to be noted that there will not be any interview round in this recruitment process. Hence, candidates need to qualify both stages of this recruitment process i.e. SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains Exam.
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2021 for Prelims:
| Sr. No. |
Section/Topics |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
Total 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 |
Note:Each question shall carry 1 mark with a Negative Marking of 0.25 marks (1/4th) for every incorrect answer marked by you. The total duration of SBI Clerk Exam will be of 60 Minutes (20 minutes for each section).
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2021 for Mains Exam
| Sr. No. |
Section/Topics |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
Total Duration |
| 1 |
General English |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 minutes |
| 3 |
Reasoning Ability & Computer |
50 |
60 |
45 minutes |
| 4 |
General Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
|
Total |
190 |
200 |
2 hours 40 minutes |
Note:Every question shall carry 1 mark with a Negative Marking of 0.25 marks (1/4th) for every incorrect answer marked by you. The questions will be objective in nature & will be bilingual (English & Hindi languages), except for the test of General English. The total duration of SBI Clerk Mains Exam will be of 2 hours 40 Minutes.
Exam Date
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2021: Exam Date
The tentative SBI Clerk exam date 2021 are mentioned below:
| Online Registration |
27th April 2021 |
| Last date of registration |
17th May 2021 |
| Admit card release |
01 June 2021 onward |
| Prelims Exam |
June 2021 |
| Download the call letter for mains exam |
19 July 2021 (Tentative) |
| Mains Exam |
July-August 2021 |
How To Apply
How to Apply for SBI Clerk 2021
SBI Clerk Apply Online (Pre-Requisites):
Before applying online, candidates must make sure to—
Step 1: Scan: - photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm), signature and left thumb impression.
Step 2: Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT be accepted for upload.
Step 3: The left thumb impression should be properly scanned without smudging.
Step 4: Keep the necessary details/documents ready to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges
Step 5: have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results.
Step 6: Finally, cross-check the details & click on the "Final Submit" button for saving the entire draft.
Step 7: Now complete the Application Fee payment in online mode to complete the application & print the receipt for future reference.
To Apply Online, follow the below mentioned steps:
1: Candidates need to go to the SBI’s authorised website and click on link "SBI Clerk 2021" and then click on the option "CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE" to open the On-Line Application Form.
2: Candidates will have to click on "CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION" to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form.
3: Candidates are required to upload their scanned Photograph, Signature, Left thumb impression, & a handwritten declaration.
4: Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained after clicking on FINAL SUBMIT Button.
APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE: (Non-Refundable)
| Sr.No. |
Category |
Fee/ intimation Charges |
| 1. |
SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS/DXS |
Nil |
| 2. |
General/ OBC/ EWS |
Rs 750/- |
Mode of Payment
Candidates should make the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode only:
1: Candidates must carefully fill in the details in the Online Application very carefully and click on the "FINAL SUBMIT" button at the end of the Online Application format. Once the application is filled in completely, a candidate should submit the data.
2: The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following the instructions.
3: The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets by providing information as asked on the screen.
4: After Final Submit, an additional page of the application form is displayed wherein candidates may follow the instructions and fill in the requisite details.
5: If the online transaction has not been successfully completed, then candidates are advised to login again with their provisional registration number and password and pay the Application Fees/ Intimation Charges online.
6: On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated.
7: Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-receipt and online application form containing fee payment details. Please note that if the same cannot be generated then online transaction may not have been successful.
Syllabus
SBI Clerk 2021 Syllabus
The SBI Clerk syllabus for prelims and main examination is almost same with a slight change in difficulty level. The SBI Clerk exam syllabus 2021 for Preliminary examination is tabulated below:
SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus 2021
| Reasoning Ability |
Quantitative Aptitude |
English Language |
| Coded Inequalities |
Number Systems |
Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series |
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage |
Cloze Test |
| Seating Arrangement |
Mixtures &Alligations |
Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
Paragraph Completion |
| Logical Reasoning |
Work & Time |
Fill in the blanks |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test |
Time & Distance |
Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting |
| Coding Decoding |
Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere |
Miscellaneous |
| Tabulation |
Data Interpretation |
|
| Syllogism |
Profit & Loss |
|
| Blood Relations |
Simplification |
|
| Input Output |
Sequence & Series |
|
| Puzzle |
Permutation, Combination &Probability |
|
SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus 2021
| Quantitative Aptitude |
English Language |
General Awareness |
Reasoning Ability |
Computer Awareness |
| Number Series |
Reading comprehension |
Current Affairs: News on banking industry, awards and honors, books and authors, latest appointments, obituaries, new schemes of central and state governments, sports, etc. |
Direction Sense |
Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers |
| Simplification |
Sentence rearrangement/ Para jumbles |
Static GK - country-capital, country-currency, headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies), constituencies of ministers, dance forms, nuclear and thermal power stations, etc. |
Machine Input/Output |
DBMS |
| Data Interpretation |
Sentence Correction/ Error Finding |
Banking/Financial terms |
Syllogism |
Networking |
| Data Sufficiency |
Spelling Errors |
Static Awareness |
Blood Relation |
Internet |
| Quadratic Equation |
Fillers |
Banking and Financial Awareness |
Order & Ranking |
MS Office |
| Time & Distance, Work |
Cloze Test |
Inequalities |
Input-Output Devices |
|
| Partnership |
Puzzles |
Important Abbreviations |
|
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| Profit & Loss |
Coding-Decoding |
|
|
|
| Simple and Compound Interest |
Statement and Assumptions |
|
|
|
| Mixture and Allegations |
|
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| Averages, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, |
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SBI Clerk Recruitment 2021: Previous Year Cut Offs
SBI Clerk Prelims Cut off 2020
| State Name |
Cut-off |
| Andhra Pradesh |
68 |
| Bihar |
68.75 |
| Chhattisgarh |
68.75 |
| Delhi |
76.25 |
| Gujarat |
56.75 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
66 |
| Jharkhand |
68.25 |
| Karnataka |
58.75 |
| Kerala |
69.75 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
68.75 |
| Maharashtra |
59.75 |
| Odisha |
68.25 |
| Chandigarh |
76 |
| Punjab |
77.50 |
| Haryana |
72.75 |
| Rajasthan |
68.75 |
| Telangana |
66 |
| Tamil Nadu |
62 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
71 |
| Uttrakhand |
69.75 |
| West Bengal |
67.5 |
SBI Clerk Mains Cut off 2020
| State/UT |
Gen |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
EWS |
| UttarPradesh |
90.25 |
78 |
64.25 |
60 |
82.25 |
| WestBengal |
86.75 |
69.25 |
65.5 |
60 |
70.75 |
| Gujarat |
82.75 |
73 |
66 |
60 |
74.5 |
| Delhi |
98.75 |
83 |
73.5 |
62.25 |
87.5 |
| Chandigarh |
96.75 |
81.75 |
77.25 |
– |
94.75 |
| Punjab |
96.25 |
78.75 |
69.25 |
– |
88 |
| Maharashtra |
84 |
77.5 |
75.5 |
60 |
76.5 |
| Telangana |
86.75 |
81.75 |
69.25 |
60.75 |
81.5 |
| HimachalPradesh |
87.25 |
72 |
– |
– |
– |
| AndhraPradesh |
88.75 |
83.75 |
– |
– |
– |
| Uttarakhand |
91 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Rajasthan |
90.25 |
82.75 |
66.5 |
60 |
80.75 |
| TamilNadu |
92.75 |
89.75 |
74.75 |
60.75 |
72.25 |
| Karnataka |
89.05 |
75.25 |
64.25 |
60 |
74.25 |
| MadhyaPradesh |
89.25 |
– |
– |
– |
81.5 |
| Odisha |
87.75 |
83.25 |
– |
– |
79.25 |
Vacancies
SBI Clerk Vacancy 2021
As per the recently released Notification of State Bank of India, a total of 5000+ vacancies have been announced for the post of "Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales)" in Clerical Cadre
| Circle |
State/ UT |
Language |
Category |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
GEN |
Total |
| Ahmedabad |
Gujarat |
Gujarati |
63 |
135 |
243 |
90 |
371 |
902 |
| Bangalore |
Karnataka |
Kannada |
64 |
28 |
108 |
40 |
160 |
400 |
| Bhopal |
Madhya Pradesh |
Hindi |
11 |
15 |
11 |
7 |
34 |
78 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
Hindi |
14 |
38 |
7 |
12 |
49 |
120 |
| Bengal |
West Bengal |
Bengali/ Nepali |
62 |
13 |
60 |
27 |
111 |
273 |
|
A & N Islands |
Hindi/ English |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
15 |
|
Sikkim |
Nepali/ English |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
| Bhubaneswar |
Odisha |
Odia |
12 |
16 |
9 |
7 |
31 |
75 |
| Chandigarh |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Urdu/ Hindi |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
|
Ladakh |
Ladakhi/ Urdu/Dogri |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Hindi |
45 |
7 |
36 |
18 |
74 |
180 |
|
Chandigarh |
Punjabi/ Hindi |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
|
Punjab |
Punjabi/ Hindi |
85 |
0 |
61 |
29 |
120 |
295 |
| Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
Tamil |
89 |
4 |
127 |
47 |
206 |
473 |
|
Pondicherry |
Tamil |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Delhi |
Delhi |
Hindi |
12 |
6 |
21 |
8 |
33 |
80 |
|
Uttarakhand |
Hindi |
12 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
40 |
70 |
| Delhi/ Chandigarh |
Haryana |
Hindi/ Punjabi |
20 |
0 |
29 |
11 |
50 |
110 |
| Hyderabad |
Telangana |
Telugu/ Urdu |
44 |
19 |
74 |
27 |
111 |
275 |
| Jaipur |
Rajasthan |
Hindi |
29 |
22 |
35 |
17 |
72 |
175 |
| Kerala |
Kerala |
Malayalam |
9 |
0 |
26 |
9 |
53 |
97 |
|
Lakshadweep |
Malayalam |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Lucknow/ Delhi |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi/ Urdu |
73 |
3 |
94 |
35 |
145 |
350 |
| Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro |
Maharashtra |
Marathi |
63 |
56 |
172 |
63 |
286 |
640 |
| Maharashtra |
Goa |
Konkani |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
| North Eastern |
Assam |
Assame se/ Bengali/Bodo |
10 |
17 |
40 |
14 |
68 |
149 |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
English |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
|
Manipur |
Manipuri |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
18 |
|
Meghalaya |
English/ Garo/ Khasi |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
|
Mizoram |
Mizo |
0 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
20 |
|
Nagaland |
English |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
|
Tripura |
Bengali/Kokborok |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
19 |
| Total |
|
|
722 |
423 |
1181 |
480 |
2109 |
4915 |
SBI Clerk Vacancy 2021: Special Recruitment Drive
| Circle |
Special Area |
Language |
Category |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
GEN |
Total |
| Chandigarh |
Kashmir Valley |
Urdu/ Kashmiri/ Dogri |
3 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
19 |
40 |
|
Leh & Kargil Valley |
Urdu/Ladakhi/ Dogri |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
| North Eastern |
Dibang Valley, Tawang etc. |
English |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
|
Tura |
Garo |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
|
Mokokchung |
Ao (Naga) |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
| Total |
|
|
4 |
17 |
14 |
8 |
42 |
85 |
|
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2021: Salary & Job Profile
SBI Clerk Salary 2021:
The official SBI Clerk 2021 notification will be released on the official website of SBI. Candidates may get the detailed salary structure and other benefits offered by SBI after the notification is released.
As per the current structure, the SBI Clerk salary pay scale is 11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110-2120/1-30230-1310/131450.
The basic pay for Junior Associate SBI Salary is Rs.13,075 and the take home Salary for SBI Clerk is between Rs.20,000 to Rs.22,000.
| SBI Clerk 2021: Salary structure |
|
| SBI Clerk Salary 2021: Basic Pay |
Initial Salary: Rs.13075/-
Salary after 1st Increment- Rs.13730/-
Salary after 2nd Increment-Rs.16175/-
Salary after 3rd Increment- Rs.20095/-
Salary after 4th Increment- Rs.28110/-
Salary after 5th increment- Rs30230/-
Salary after 6th increment- Rs31450/- |
| Dearness Allowance |
Based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
| House Accommodation |
Depends on the place of posting/transferlocation. |
Note: The SBI Clerk’s Salary varies depending upon the city he/she has been transferred to. The SBI Clerk Salary consists of various allowances such as furniture allowance, telephone bills reimbursements, Dearness allowance, City allowance, Medical insurance, travel allowance and many more. Considering these allowances, the starting salary of SBI Clerk in Mumbai city becomes approximately Rs 26,000 per month.
SBI Clerk 2021: Job Profile
The roles and responsibilities of a SBI Clerk are mentioned below:
• The SBI Clerk is responsible for opening bank accounts, processing transactions related to RTGS/NEFT, issuing DDs, transferring amounts through different payment modes, handling cheque book requests, etc.
• Responsible for handling cash counters.
• Deal with customers and resolve their concerns.
• Can be required to assist their Managers/seniors.
• Helping customers in documentation work
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2021: Eligibility Criteria
The SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2021 are explained below. Please go through it before applying for the exam.
Nationality
The candidate must be either:
A Citizen of India, A Subject of Nepal, A Subject of Bhutan, A Tibetan Refugee, or A person of Indian origin who had migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of settling in India permanently.
Age Limit
The minimum age required for a candidate to apply for the SBI Clerk 2021 examination is 20 years old but not more than 28 years old. The detailed rules/criteria related to age limit shall be declared after the announcement of Official Notification.
Apart from this, there is category wise age relaxation for candidates as per the government rules/guidelines,
| 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 |
| 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 max. age of 50 years. |
| 8 |
Widows, Divorced, Women (No Married) |
GEN – 35 Years
OBC – 38 Years
SC/ST – 40 Years
7 years (subject to the maximum age limit of 35 years for General/EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates) |
Educational Qualification
1. Candidates applying for SBI Clerk 2021 must hold a valid degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
2. Those candidates who are in their final year/semester of Graduation may also apply subject to the condition that, in case if they are provisionally selected, they would have to produce the proof passing the graduation examination at the time of joining.
3. Matriculate Ex-servicemen, who have the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or any other corresponding certificate in the Navy or Air Force, after having completed at least 15 years of service in the Armed Forces of the Union are also eligible for the post of SBI Clerk 2021.
Computer Literacy: Knowledge of computer operation is required for the SBI Clerk exam.