Notification 2022

Important Dates

Vacancy Count

Regular Vacancies

Backlog Vacancies

Application Fee

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum:    20 years
• Maximum:   28 years
• i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-04-1994 and not later than 01-04-2002 (both dates inclusive)
  
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  Relaxation of Upper age limi:

  Category	Age Relaxation
  Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 years
  Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
  Persons With Disabilities (PWD) (SC/ST)	15 years
  Persons With Disabilities (PWD) (OBC)	13 years
  Persons With DIsabilities (PWD) (Gen/ EWS)	10 years
  Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen Actual period of service rendered in defense services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex- Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years	Actual period of service rendered in defense services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex- Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years
  Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried	7 years (subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)
  *Notes 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

• Graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government

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• A candidate must be -
• • a Citizen of India
    OR
  • a subject of Nepal
    OR
  • a subject of Bhutan
    OR
  • a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently setting in India
    OR
  • a person of Indian origin who has 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 permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
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  Note: Candidates other than permanent citizens of India must get an eligibility certificate approved by the Government of India in their favor.

• There is no limit in the number of attempts that one can appear for the SBI Clerk exam.

Pattern

• The SBI Clerk 2022 selection process will consist of two online tests (preliminary & main examination) and a test of specified opted local language.

 Preliminary Exam

• SBI CLerk Preliminary Examination (online) consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:
  

  Sr. No.	Sections	Total Ques.	Marks	Duration
  01	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
  02	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
  03	Reasoning	35	35	20 minutes
  Total		100	100	60 minutes

  1.  Each test will have separate timing as mentioned above.
     
     
  2.  There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of the mark assigned for the question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
     
     
  3.  No minimum qualifying marks for the individual subjects as well as for aggregate (overall) are prescribed.
     
     
  4.  The adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 10 times the numbers of vacancies. subject to availability) will be shortlisted for the Main Examination from the list of all candidates arranged in descending order of aggregate marks scored.
     
     

 Mains Exam

• The structure of the main examination (online objective type) would be as follows:
  

  Sr. No.	Sections	Total Ques.	Marks	Duration
  01	General English	40	40	35 minutes
  02	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 minutes
  03	Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 minutes
  04	General /Financial Awareness	50	50	35 minutes
  Total		190	200	2 hours 40 minutes

  1.  Each test will have separate timing as mentioned above.
     
     
  2.  The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English & Hindi. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of the mark assigned for the question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
     
     
  3.  Candidates are required to score minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon).
     
     
  4.  Minimum qualifying marks on aggregate will be decided by the bank.
     
     
  5.  No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed.
     
     
  6.  Merit list will be drawn State wise, category wise.
     
     
  7.  Candidates qualified in the test (main examination) will be placed according to their aggregate marks in descending order in respective States and Categories.
     
     

Syllabus

 Preliminary Exam

• The preliminary examination syllabus of SBI Clerk 2022 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language. Here is the detailed syllabus
  

  Subject
  Reasoning Abtitude Logical Reasoning Alphanumeric Series Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Data Sufficiency Coded Inequalities Seating Arrangement Puzzle Tabulation Syllogism Blood Relations Input Output Coding Decoding
  Numerical Ability Simplification Profit & Loss Mixtures & Alligations Simple Interest Compound Interest Surds Indices Work & Time Time & Distance Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere Data Interpretation Ratio & Proportion Percentage Number Systems Permutation, Combination Probability
  English Language Reading Comprehension Fillers Cloze Test Fill in the Blanks Error Sentence Rearrangement Para Jumble Antonyms and Synonyms Match the Following Sentence Connector Odd one out

 Mains Exam

• The Mains Examination will be objective in nature. The SBI Clerk Main Examination will be of total 200 marks. Candidates will get 160 minutes to answer. Every section will have some specific duration, in which candidates need to answer the questions. The SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus includes the below-mentioned subjects:
  

  Subjects
  Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude Puzzle Statement and Assumptions Ranking Coding Decoding Seating Arrangement Syllogism Blood Relations Direction Test Inequalities Series Logical Reasoning Alphanumeric Series Machine Input and Output
  Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation Time and Work Number series Approximation Profit and Loss Simple Interest Quadratic Equations Partnership Mixture and Allegations Ratio and Proportion Average Pipe and Cistern Compound Interest Percentage Speed, Time, and Distance Upstream and Downstream
  General English Reading Comprehension Cloze Test Fill in the Blanks Error Sentence Rearrangement Para Jumble Antonyms and Synonyms Match the Following Sentence Connector Odd one out
  General/Financial Awareness Awards and Awardees National Parks and Sanctuaries Dance forms Country and Currency Central and State Government Government schemes Fiscal and Monetary Policy Financial Policy Banking and Finance Related Terms Abbreviations Important days and events Indian Constitution