RECRUITMENT OF CIRCLE BASED OFFICERS

ADVERTISEMENT NO: CRPD/CBO/2025-26/18

SBI CBO 2026

Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Circle Based Officer in State Bank of India. The selected candidates shall be posted in the applied Circle only.

1. Before applying online, candidates are requested to ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria for the post as on the date of eligibility.

2. The process of Registration is complete only when fee is deposited with the Bank through Online mode on or before the last date for payment of fee.

3. Candidates are advised to check Bank's website https://sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current openings regularly for details and updates. No separate intimation will be issued in case of any change/ update. All Changes/Updates/ Corrigendum will be hosted only on Bank’s website https://sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current openings.

Eligible candidates, who aspire to join State Bank of India as an Officer, are required to register on-line after carefully reading the advertisement regarding the selection process, eligibility criteria, online registration processes, payment of prescribed application fee, issuance of call letters, process & pattern of examination/ interview etc. and ensure that they fulfil the stipulated criteria and follow the prescribed processes.

 Eligible candidates are required to register on-line for the recruitment process which will be held in 4 phases viz. (i). Online Examination (ii). Screening (iii). Interview (iv). Local Language Proficiency Test

Important Dates:

RECRUITMENT OF CIRCLE BASED OFFICERS OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION

SBI CBO Exam Pattern 2026
 The recruitment process for SBI CBO 2025 shall consist of an Online Written Test & an Interview round as explained below:

 1. Online Test :

Online test will consist of Objective Tests for 120 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer

 a. Objective Test:

The duration of objective test is 2 hours and it consists of 4 Sections of total 120 marks. There will be separate timing for every section.

b. Descriptive Test:  

 The duration of Descriptive Test is 30 minutes. It will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) with two questions for total 50 marks.

There will be no sectional qualifying marks. There is minimum qualifying marks on aggregate and the minimum qualifying marks will be as decided by the Bank.

Penalty for Wrong Answers:

There will be no penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests.

Sectional Marks will not be maintained for Online Examination.

2. Screening:

Online application and documents of candidates, who qualified in online examination, will be placed before the Screening Committee.

The Screening Committee constituted by the Bank will examine whether the candidates fulfil the required eligibility criteria of experience. The Committee will match the job profile submitted by the candidates (certified by their existing/ previous employer(s) with whom they are/were employed) with the job profile of Scale-I Generalist Officer of the State Bank of India. In case their job profile does not match substantially or is different than the job profile of Scale-I Generalist Officer of State Bank of India, then the application of the candidate will be summarily rejected. Bank may decide the parameters to be adopted as it found suitable for matching the Job Profile of the candidates with job profile of Scale-I Generalist Officer of the State Bank of India. The decision of the Bank in this regard would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Bank in this regard.

Merit list will be drawn Circle wise and Category wise on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in Online Test for candidates who fulfil the required experience criteria as decided by the Screening Committee. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the Circle wise and Category wise vacancies, subject to availability of qualified candidates, will be called for interview from the top of the merit list drawn on Circle wise and Category wise vacancies. Mere qualifying in online exam will not vest any right in candidate being called for interview.

3. Interview:

Interview will consist of 50 marks. Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in interview to be considered for final selection.

The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.

4. Final Selection:

The candidates will have to qualify both in Online Test and Interview separately. Final Merit list is prepared for candidates who qualify both in Online Test and Interview.

The marks obtained in Online Test, both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Interview for preparing the final merit list.

Final merit list would be prepared based on normalization of marks scored in Online Test and Interview with 75:25 weightage respectively.

Marks secured by the candidates in the Online Test (out of 170 marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and Interview scores of candidates (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list (Circle wise and category wise) is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Online Test and Interview. Selection will be made from the top ranked candidates in merit list prepared on Circle wise and Category wise.

5. Local Language Proficiency Test:

The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular Circle, should be proficient (reading, writing and understanding) in any one of the specified opted local language of that Circle (mentioned against each Circle). The test of knowledge of specified opted local language of the applied circle will be conducted as a part of selection process. It will be conducted for provisionally selected candidates (based on performance in online test, Screening and interview) before joining the Bank. Candidate who fails to qualify this test will not be offered appointment. Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language of the applied circle as one of the subjects will not be required to undergo the language test. Final selection will be subject to Qualifying in test of specified opted local language, where applicable, as detailed above.

Result Publication: Results of candidates called for Interview, Final Result etc. will be made available on the Bank's website

HOW TO APPLY:

Candidates can apply online only from 29.01.2026 to 18.02.2026. No other mode of application will be accepted.

Pre-requisites for Applying Online: Candidates should have valid email ID and mobile no. which should be kept active till the declaration of final results. It will be essentially required for receiving any communication/ call letters/ advices from the bank by email/ SMS

GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION:

Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank's website https://sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current openings. After registration candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through online mode by using debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking.

Helpdesk: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee/ intimation charges or receipt of Admission/ call letter, queries may be made at telephone no. 022-22820427 (between 11:00 AM to 05:00 PM on working days) or lodge their query on http://cgrs.ibps.in. Candidates should mention ‘RECRUITMENT OF CIRCLE BASED OFFICERS IN STATE BANK OF INDIA-2026’ in the subject of the email.

a. List of documents to be uploaded: The list of the documents to be uploaded is as below.

i. Recent Photograph (jpg/jpeg)

ii. Signature (jpg/jpeg)

iii. Left Thumb Impression (jpg/jpeg)

iv. Hand written declaration (jpg/jpeg)

v. ID Proof (PDF) vi. Proof of Date of Birth (PDF)

vii. Job Profile (certified by existing/previous employers) (PDF)

viii. Brief Resume – detailing educational/ professional qualification, experience and assignments handled (PDF)

ix. Educational Certificates - Relevant MarkSheets/ Degree/ Certificate (PDF)

x. Experience Certificate/ Appointment Letter /Job Offer Letter (PDF)

xi. Latest Form-16 issued by employer (PDF)

xii. Latest Salary Slip (PDF)

b. Guidelines for scanning the documents, photograph & signature:

Before applying online, the candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/ her documents, photograph and signature as per the guidelines given in Annexure-II. Online application will not be registered unless candidates upload photo, signature and documents as specified

Note:

i. If, the face in the photograph or signature is unclear, the applicant’s candidature may be rejected.

ii. In case the required documents are not uploaded or documents uploaded are not clear and readable, the applicant’s candidature may be rejected.

iii. In case, the photograph, signature or documents is unclear, the candidate may edit his/ her application and re-upload his/ her photograph, signature or documents prior to submitting the form.

iv. Candidate should ensure that Photo is uploaded at the place of Photo, Signature is uploaded at the place of Signature. If photo in place of photo and/or signature in place of signature are not uploaded properly, candidate will not be allowed to appear in the online exam.

 SBI CBO Application Fee 2026
 The Application Fee for SBI CBO 2026 is Rs. 750/- for General Category Candidates. However, SC/ST/PWD category candidates do not require to  pay any application fees.

Fee/ charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. 

c. Registration & Payment of Fees [Online Mode Only]:

i. First scan the photograph, signature and documents as detailed under guidelines for scanning given in Annexure-II.

ii. Visit Bank's website https://sbi.bank.in/web/careers//current-openings and open the Online Application Form, available under 'Current Openings’.

iii. Fill the application carefully. Once the application is filled completely, candidates should submit the data. In the event of candidates not being able to fill the data in one go, they can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidates should note down the registration number and password. They can re-open the saved data using registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. Once the application is filled completely, candidates should submit the data. No change /edit will be allowed thereafter. The registration at this stage is provisional.

iv. After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form, candidate should pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application, by following the instructions available on the screen.

v. The payment can be made by using debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment, if any, will be borne by the candidates.

vi. On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form will be generated, which may be printed for record.

vii. If the online transaction is not successfully completed, please register again and make payment online.

viii. Candidates can also reprint the e-Receipt and Application form containing fee details, at later stage.

ix. Please DO NOT send the print-out of application to the Bank.

BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION:

Bank, at various stages, may capture photo and thumb impression/IRIS in digital format for biometric verification of the candidates who are called for online exam/ interview/ joining. Candidate will ensure that his/ her correct thumb impression/ IRIS is captured at various stages as any inconsistency will lead to rejection of their candidature. Accordingly, candidates are advised not to apply any external matter like mehandi, ink, chemical etc. on their hands. Candidates are advised to follow the guidelines that shall be provided to them in their call letter.

In case, if any candidate is found not to be genuine, then apart from taking legal actions against him/ her, his/ her/ their candidature will be cancelled.

The detailed SBI CBO 2026 syllabus is mentioned below:

 a. English Language -- Synonym and Antonym, fill in the blanks, Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Cloze Test, Sentence Improvement, Para Jumbles, Para/Sentence Completion, Verbal Ability, Grammar etc
 b. General Awareness/Economy -- Country and Capitals, Static GK, Current Affairs, Airport and Ports in India, Indian Constitution, Culture of  India, Tallest and biggest in India and the world, Currency of countries, Geography, History, Government Schemes, National and International  Holidays, General Science, Sports, Awards and Honours, Economics, Indian Financial System, Indian Economy, Bank Headquarters, Slogans of  Banks, Regulatory Bodies in India
 c. Banking Knowledge   In this section, questions related to Banking Awareness such as Functions of RBI, Bank Terminologies, Indian Banking  System, etc. would be asked.
 d. Computer Aptitude  Computer Abbreviations, Input and Output, Keyboard Shortcuts, Hardware and Software, Operating System, Microsoft  Office, Networking, Computer Terminologies, Internet etc

SBI CBO Previous Year Cutoffs

SBI CBO Cut off 2022 (Online & Descriptive Exam)

SBI CBO Cut off 2021

 SBI CBO Vacancy 2025-26

Regular Vacancies

Backlog Vacancies

Abbreviations: SC – Scheduled Castes; ST – Scheduled Tribes; OBC – Other Backward Classes; EWS – Economically Weaker Section; GEN – General; PwBD – Persons with Benchmark Disabilities; VI – Visually Impaired; HI – Hearing Impaired; LD – Locomotor Disability

d&e – The PwBD categories under clause “d&e” of Section 34 (i) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPWD Act 2016) suitable for the post are autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness and multiple disabilities amongst VI, HI & LD.

$ Applicable only for candidates who have studied and passed English as one of the subjects from any school located in the States of Nagaland and /or Arunachal Pradesh.

SBI CBO Vacancy 2022
 The State Bank of India has announced a total of 1422 vacancies for the post of CBO (Circle Based Officers). Out of these 1226 vacancies, 1400 are regular vacancies & 22 are backlog vacancies. The detailed SBI vacancy 2022 list for CBO post is tabulated below:

 SBI CBO 2022 Vacancy (Regular Vacancy):

SBI CBO 2022 Backlog Vacancy

Salary & Job Profile:

SBI CBO Salary Structure 2026 

Presently, the starting basic pay is 48,480/- in the scale of 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160- 2680/7-85920 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I plus 2 advance increments.

The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/ Lease rental, C.C.A, PF, Contributory Pension Fund i.e., NPS, LFC, Medical Facility etc. and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time

 The job profile for the candidates selected as SBI CBO is mentioned below:
 o SBI CBO Employees are responsible for managing core branch functions.
 o They are responsible for Monitoring bank operations for maintaining correct accounting.
 o Responsible for Developing better relationships with customers.
 o They are also responsible for approving loan packages.
 o The Circle Based Officer ensures smooth implementation of essential policies.

Eligibility Criteria

 SBI CBO Eligibility Criteria 2026

(A) Essential Academic Qualifications:

 Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government including Integrated Dual Degree (IDD). Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant would also be eligible.

Note: The date of passing eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark sheet or provisional certificate issued by the University/ Institute. In case the result of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University/ Institute, a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the University/ Institute indicating the date on which the result was posted on the website will be taken as the date of passing

(B) Age Limit: (As on 31.12.2025):

Not below 21 years and Not above 30 years as on 31.12.2025 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 31.12.2004 and not earlier than 01.01.1996 (both days inclusive).

Relaxation in Upper age limit:

NOTE: CUMULATIVE AGE RELAXATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE EITHER UNDER THE ABOVE ITEMS OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER ITEMS.

Candidates seeking age relaxation are required to submit copies of necessary certificates(s) at the time of interview/ joining, if qualified. No change in the category of any candidate is permitted after registration of online application. No correspondence/email/phone will be entertained in this regard.

(C) Experience (Post Essential Academic Qualification) as on 31.12.2025

Minimum 2 years’ experience (Post Essential Academic Qualification Experience) as on 31.12.2025 as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank or any Regional Rural Bank as listed in Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India

Candidates shall have to submit job profile certified by their existing/ previous employer(s) with whom they are/were employed. In case their job profile does not match substantially or is different than the job profile of a Scale-I Generalist officer of State Bank of India then the application of such candidates will be summarily rejected at any stage of the recruitment process. Decision of the Bank in this regard would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Bank in this regard.

Candidates having experience in Scheduled Commercial Banks other than Public Sector Banks / Regional Rural Banks shall be drawing minimum annual gross salary of Rs.9.50 lacs for each year and shall provide documentary evidence for their annual gross salary such as Form-16 / Annual Income Statement (AIS) / pay slips for last 24 months or certificate from employer.

(D) Local Language:

The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular Circle, should be proficient (reading, writing and understanding) in any one of the specified opted local language of that Circle (mentioned against each Circle). The test of knowledge of specified opted local language of the applied circle will be conducted as a part of selection process. It will be conducted for provisionally selected candidates (based on performance in online test, Screening and interview) before joining the Bank. Candidate who fails to qualify this test will not be offered appointment. Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language of the applied circle as one of the subjects will not be required to undergo the language test.