SBI Clerk Notification is Announced.
Introduction to SBI Clerk
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State Bank of India provides many opportunities for young graduates as well as experienced professionals for accelerated career growth. Discover all the opportunities below to join the largest bank of the country and work in an exciting, motivating, meritocratic and truly collaborative environment.
SBI Clerk Examination Centres in Karnataka
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STATE CODE
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State / UT
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Exam Centre
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24
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Karnataka
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Ballari, Bengaluru, Belgaum, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli – Dharwad, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi
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Eligibility Criteria for SBI Clerk
Nationality / Citizenship: A candidate must be –
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A Citizen of India
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Age Limit: Not below 20 years and not above 28 years
| Category | Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit |
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SC/ ST |
5 years |
OBC |
2 years |
PwD (Gen/ EWS) |
10 years |
PWD (SC/ ST) |
15 years |
PWD (OBC) |
13 years |
Ex- Service men/ Disabled Ex – Service men |
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) |
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Essential Academic Qualifications: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 30.11.2022. 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.
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RESERVATION FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITIES (PwBD): 4% horizontal reservation has been provided to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as per section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPWD), 2016”.
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Note: Only “Person with benchmark disability” would be eligible for reservation with not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority. Page 3 of 9 A person who wants to avail the benefit of reservation will have to submit a latest Disability Certificate, on prescribed format, issued by Medical Authority or any other notified Competent Authority (Certifying Authority) in the District of the applicant’s residence as mentioned in the proof of residence in the application. The certificate should be dated on or before last date of registration of application.
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EX-SERVICEMEN (ESM) Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-Servicemen who fulfill the revised definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Notification No.36034/5/85/ Estt (SCT) dated 27th October, 1986 as amended from time to time.
How to Apply Online
Candidates can apply online and no other mode of application will be accepted.
Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/careers OR https://www.sbi.co.in/careers – Recruitment of Junior Associates . 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 and 05:00 PM on working days) or lodge his/her query on http://cgrs.ibps.in
Candidates are advised not to forget to mention ‘Recruitment of Junior Associate’ in the subject of the email.
Pre-requisites for Applying Online: Candidates should have valid email ID & mobile no. which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will help him/ her in getting call letter/ advices etc. by email/ SMS.
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern & Selection
The selection process will consist of on-line test (Preliminary & Main exam) and test of specified opted local language.
Preliminary Examination
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Name of Tests
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Medium of Exam
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
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English Language
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English
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30
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30
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20 mins
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Numerical Ability
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35
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35
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20 mins
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Reasoning Ability
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*
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35
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35
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20 mins
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Total
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100
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100
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1 Hour
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Preliminary Examination: Online Preliminary Exam 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:
Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer. No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual test OR for aggregate score. Section wise marks will not be maintained.
Main Examination
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Name of Tests
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Medium of Exam
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No. of Questions
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Maximum marks
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Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
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General/ Financial Awareness
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*
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50
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50
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35 mins
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English language
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English
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40
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40
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35 mins
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Quantitative Aptitude
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50
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50
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45 mins
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Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
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50
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60
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45 mins
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Total
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190
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200
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2 Hours 40 main
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Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above.
There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/ESM/DESM candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon). Minimum qualifying marks on aggregate will be as decided by the bank. No minimum qualifying marks for individual subject are prescribed. Section wise marks will not be maintained. Merit list will be drawn State wise, category wise. Candidates qualified in the test (main examination) will be placed according to their aggregate marks in descending order in respective States and Categories.
NOTE: Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in the ‘Acquaint Yourself’ booklet, which will be made available to the eligible candidates along with the call letter for the test.
NOTE: In Karnataka, the medium of examination is- English, Hindi, Kannada.
Candidate to opt for ONE language at the time of online application for local language test.
Provisional Selection
(Subject to qualifying specified opted local language).
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the aggregate marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be considered for preparation of the final merit list. Provisional selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the test (Main Examination).
Final selection will be subject to-
Verification of eligibility for the post and information furnished in the online application.
Qualifying in 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 Bank’s 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 quarterly basis against non-joining and resignation out of the current batch only, subject to the candidates securing minimum qualifying marks as may be stipulated by the Bank for selection. This wait list will be valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of final result.
Preliminary Exam is tentatively scheduled in November 2022: A Tentative List of examination centres is provided under Annexure I.
Candidate should choose the name of the Centre where he/ she desires to take the examination. SBI, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the examination centres and/or add some other centres, at its discretion, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility etc. SBI also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any centre other than one he/she has opted for.
No request for change of centre for examination shall be entertained.
Candidate will appear for the examination at the allotted centre at his/her own risk and expenses and SBI will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.
Any unruly behaviour/ misbehaviour in the examination hall may result in cancellation of candidature, disqualification from future exam conducted by SBI.
Call letter for Preliminary Exam: Call letter of Preliminary Exam will not be collected at the examination venue. However, it will be duly authenticated/ Stamped by the exam centre staff. Candidate will need to retain the call letter (along with authenticated/ stamped copy of the ID proof) safely. Those candidates who are called for Main Exam will be required to bring this call letter along-with Main Exam call letter and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “acquaint yourself booklet” and call letter.
However, scribe form (wherever applicable) will be collected during the Preliminary Exam.
Candidates need to bring two additional photographs (same as pasted by the candidate on call letter) along-with the call letter and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “acquaint yourself booklet” and call letter.
Candidates reporting without photograph pasted on the call letter or without two additional photographs (same as pasted on call letter) will not be allowed to appear for the exam.
(It is advisable that candidate retains about 8 copies of the same photograph which is uploaded at the time of Application as these would be needed for further stages of this selection process)
Probation Period: Selected candidates will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Service Regulations of the Bank in force at the time of joining. The newly appointed Junior Associates will be on probation for a Minimum period of 6 months. Newly recruited Junior Associates will be required to complete e-lessons as prescribed by the bank during the probation, for getting confirmed in the Bank, failing which their probation will be extended till completion of the same. Further, before the probation period comes to an end, the performance of the newly recruited employees will be evaluated and the probation period of those employees whose performance fails to meet Bank’s expectation, may be extended.
Pre-examination Training: SBI may arrange pre-examination training at certain centres for SC/ST/ESM/ Religious Minority Community candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by Government of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail themselves of such training at their own cost have to apply online. An indicative list of training centres is given as “Annexure-I”. The Bank may add additional centres or may delete some of the centres indicated for training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/date of birth from 20.10.2022 onwards from Bank’s No hard copy of the call letter will be sent by post
Call Letter for Preliminary Exam
Preliminary Examination: The candidates should download their call letter and an “acquaint yourself booklet” by entering their registration number and password/date of birth from the Bank’s website from 29.10.2022 onwards (Tentatively).
Main Examination: Candidates qualified for main examination would be able to download their call letter from the Bank’s website (following the instructions available on the screen) in the month of December 2022/ January 2023 onwards (Tentatively).
At the time of Main Exam: Candidates must bring duly authenticated Preliminary Exam call letter (with authenticated copy of ID proof) as well as Main Exam call letter at the time of Main Exam. These documents along-with other requisite documents need to be submitted during the Main Exam.
Candidates need to bring two additional photographs (same as pasted by the candidate on call letter) along-with the call letter and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “acquaint yourself booklet” and call letter.
Candidates reporting without photograph pasted on the call letter or without two additional photographs (same as pasted on call letter) will not be allowed to appear for the exam.
NO HARD COPY OF THE CALL LETTER (PRELIMINARY/ MAIN)/ ACQUAINT YOURSELF BOOKLET WILL BE SENT BY POST
IDENTITY PROOF TO BE PRESENTED/ SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF (PRELIMINARY/ MAIN) EXAMS:
The candidates must bring one photo identity proof such as passport/ Aadhar/ PAN Card/ Driving License/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/ Identity Card issued by School or College/ Gazetted Officer in the official letter head in original as well as a self-attested Photocopy thereof. The photocopy of Identity proof should be presented along with call letter to the invigilators in the examination hall, failing which or if identity of candidates is in doubt the candidate will not be permitted to appear for the test.
BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION: Bank, at various stages, may capture thumb impression or IRIS of candidates in digital format for biometric verification of genuineness of the candidates. Candidate will ensure that correct thumb impression or IRIS is captured at various stages and any inconsistency will lead to rejection of the candidature. In case of any candidate found to be not genuine, apart from taking legal actions against him/her, his/her candidature will be cancelled. As such, they are advised not to apply any external matter like mehandi, ink, chemical etc. on their hands.
ACTION AGAINST CANDIDATES FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT- use of mobile phones, pagers, calculators or any such devices not allowed.
APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE: (Non-Refundable)
Fee/ Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other exam or selection.
Syllabus
English Language Syllabus
Reading Comprehension
Cloze Test
Para jumbles
Miscellaneous
Fill in the blanks
Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting
Paragraph Completion
One word substitution
Synonyms and Antonyms
Sentence Rearrangement
Quantitative Ability Syllabus
Simplification
Profit & Loss
Mixtures & Allegations
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
Work & Time
Time & Distance
Mensuration- Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
Data Interpretation
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Average
Number Systems & Quadratic Equations
Sequence & Series
Permutation, Combination & Probability
Reasoning Syllabus
Logical Reasoning
Alphanumeric Series
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
Coded Inequalities
Seating Arrangement
Puzzle
Tabulation
Syllogism
Blood Relations
Input-Output
Coding-Decoding
GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION:
Candidates should first scan their photograph, signature, left hand thumb impression and hand-written declaration as detailed under guidelines for scanning the photograph and signature (Annexure-II).
The text for the hand-written declaration is as follows: “I,______(Name of the candidate), Date of Birth ______hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required. The signature, photograph and left thumb impression is of mine”.
Left Thumb Impression: If a candidate is not having left thumb, he/she may use his /her right thumb for applying)
Candidates to visit Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers and open the appropriate Online Application Form, available under the ‘Current Openings’.
Fill the application carefully. Once the application is filled in 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. This facility will be available three times only. Once the application is filled in completely, candidates should submit the data. No change/edit will be allowed thereafter. The registration at this stage is provisional.
After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form, candidates are required to pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application, following the instructions available on the screen.
Fee can be paid 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.
On successful completion of transaction, e-receipt and application form with fee details will be generated, which may be printed for record. Printout of Application Form is NOT to be sent to SBI.
If the online transaction is not successfully completed, please register again and make payment online.
Note: i. In case the face in the photograph or signature or thumb impression or hand-written declaration is unclear, the candidate’s application may be rejected. ii. In case the photograph/ signature/ thumb impression/ hand written declaration is unclear, candidate may edit his application and re-upload his photograph/ signature/ thumb impression/ hand written declaration.
Note: For more information visit https://sbi.co.in/web/careers
DISCLAIMER: In case it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfil the eligibility norms and/ or that he/ she has furnished any incorrect/ false information or has suppressed any material fact(s), indulge in unfair practice during examination, his/ her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/ are detected even after appointment, his/ her services are liable to be terminated. Decisions of bank in all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of written examination, other tests and selection would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the bank in this regard.
NOTE: BANK RESERVES RIGHT TO CANCEL THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS ENTIRELY AT ANY STAGE
SBI Clerk Declaration of Results:
Sbi clerk prelims is a screening test. Candidates who pass the prelims are entitled to take main examination. Candidate’s performance in the mains exam will be taken into account and the selected candidates will be issued appointment letters to join the bank.
