SBI Clerk Jobs 2026: State Bank of India (SBI) has released the SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Recruitment 2026notification for 1,538 Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) posts under a special recruitment drive. The recruitment is being conducted specifically against SC, ST and OBC backlog vacancies, and General/Unreserved and EWS candidates are not eligible for this particular advertisement.
Eligible candidates who have completed graduation in any discipline and meet the prescribed age and category requirements can apply online from 07 August 2026 to 27 August 2026. The selection process will consist of an online Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Local Language Proficiency Test, wherever applicable.
The recruitment is being conducted under Advertisement No. CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16. Candidates can submit their applications through the SBI careers portal.
| Event | Date |
| Notification Release Date | 07 August 2026 |
| Online Application Start Date | 07 August 2026 |
| Last Date for Online Application | 27 August 2026 |
| Last Date for Fee Payment | 27 August 2026 |
| Preliminary Examination | September 2026 (Tentative) |
| Main Examination | October/November 2026 (Tentative) |
Candidates should complete the online application and, wherever applicable, fee payment before 27 August 2026. Any changes in the examination schedule will be announced through the official SBI careers portal.
SBI has announced 1,538 backlog vacancies under this special recruitment drive. The vacancies are distributed among SC, ST and OBC categories across 21 States/UTs.
| Category | Vacancies |
| SC | 207 |
| ST | 1219 |
| OBC | 112 |
| Total | 1538 |
Candidates can apply for vacancies in only one State/UT. The merit list will be prepared on a State/UT-wise and category-wise basis.
The vacancies are provisional and may change depending upon the actual requirement of SBI.
| State/UT | Local Language | Total Vacancies |
| Andhra Pradesh | Telugu/Urdu | 88 |
| Karnataka | Kannada | 120 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 134 |
| Chhattisgarh | Hindi | 26 |
| Odisha | Odia | 111 |
| Chandigarh | Hindi/Punjabi | 22 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Urdu/Hindi | 42 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | 11 |
| Punjab | Punjabi/Hindi | 36 |
| Tamil Nadu | Tamil | 65 |
| Telangana | Telugu/Urdu | 32 |
| Rajasthan | Hindi | 106 |
| West Bengal | Bengali/Nepali | 55 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Hindi/Urdu | 31 |
| Maharashtra | Marathi | 165 |
| Delhi | Hindi | 17 |
| Gujarat | Gujarati | 289 |
| Assam | Assamese/Bengali/Bodo | 39 |
| Tripura | Bengali/Kokborok | 22 |
| Bihar | Hindi/Urdu | 12 |
| Jharkhand | Hindi/Santhali | 133 |
| Total | — | 1538 |
Candidates should carefully check the detailed notification for the exact State/UT, category and local-language requirements before submitting their application.
This particular SBI Clerk recruitment drive is open only to SC, ST and OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates against backlog vacancies.
General/Unreserved and EWS candidates are not eligible to apply under this advertisement.
Candidates must also satisfy the prescribed educational qualification, age limit, nationality and local-language requirements.
Candidates must have:
Candidates applying for a particular State/UT must be proficient in the specified local language.
Candidates who have studied the specified local language in Class 10 or Class 12 will generally be considered to have fulfilled the language requirement.
Candidates who have not studied the specified local language in Class 10 or Class 12 will have to qualify the Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT) before joining.
The candidate’s age should be between 20 and 28 years as on 01 April 2026.
Candidates should have been born:
Both dates are inclusive.
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| OBC | 3 years |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| PwBD – OBC | 13 years |
| PwBD – SC/ST | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | As per SBI rules, subject to prescribed maximum age |
| Widows/Divorced Women/Women Judicially Separated | As per applicable rules |
| Trained Apprentices of SBI | Additional relaxation as prescribed |
Candidates should carefully verify their eligibility before submitting the application because the category selected during registration cannot subsequently be changed.
| Category | Application Fee/Intimation Charges |
| SC/ST/PwBD/XS/DXS | Nil |
| OBC | ₹750/- |
The applicable fee is non-refundable.
OBC candidates can pay the prescribed fee through online payment methods such as debit card, credit card or internet banking. Any applicable transaction charges will be borne by the candidate.
The Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) post offers an attractive salary structure under the SBI clerical cadre.
| Particular | Details |
| Post | Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) |
| Pay Scale | ₹24,050 – 1,340/3 – 28,070 – 1,650/3 – 33,020 – 2,000/4 – 41,020 – 2,340/7 – 57,400 – 4,400/1 – 61,800 – 2,680/1 – ₹64,480 |
| Starting Basic Pay | ₹26,730/- |
| Approx. Starting Emoluments | Around ₹46,000/- per month in a metro city such as Mumbai |
The starting basic pay includes two advance increments admissible to graduate candidates. In addition to basic pay, selected candidates will receive various allowances and benefits according to SBI rules and the place of posting.
Benefits may include provident fund, pension under the New Pension Scheme, medical facilities, leave-fare concession and other applicable facilities.
The SBI Clerk selection process consists of the following stages:
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination are used for shortlisting candidates for the Main Examination. Only Main Examination marks are considered for the final merit list, subject to fulfilment of all other eligibility requirements.
The Preliminary Examination will carry 100 marks and will have a total duration of 1 hour.
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
There will be a negative marking of 1/4th mark for every wrong answer.
No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual sections or the aggregate score in the Preliminary Examination. Candidates will be shortlisted for the Main Examination based on their aggregate performance, subject to the applicable recruitment rules.
The Main Examination will carry 200 marks and will have a total duration of 2 hours 40 minutes.
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 Hours 40 Minutes |
A negative marking of 1/4th mark applies for each wrong answer.
Only the marks obtained in the Main Examination will be considered for preparing the final merit list.
Candidates who have not studied the specified local language of the State/UT in Class 10 or Class 12 will have to appear for the Local Language Proficiency Test before joining.
The test is designed to assess the candidate’s ability to read, write and understand the specified local language.
Candidates who fail to qualify the LLPT will not be offered appointment.
SBI will conduct the Preliminary and Main Examinations at various centres across India.
Some of the major examination locations include:
SBI reserves the right to add, cancel or re-allot examination centres depending on administrative requirements.
Candidates can follow these steps to submit the online application:
Candidates should submit only one valid application for this recruitment. If multiple applications are submitted, only the last valid application will be considered according to the notification.
| Particular | Link |
| Apply Online | SBI Junior Associate Online Application Portal |
| Official Notification PDF | SBI Junior Associate Recruitment 2026 Notification |
| Official Website | SBI Official Website |
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