SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 9124 Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) Posts

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Candidates are advised to check the Bank's website regularly at https://sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings for updates, as the exact examination dates and admit card release dates will be notified separately.

A total of 7,680 regular vacancies and 1,444 backlog vacancies are notified across 24 Circles/States/UTs. Candidates can apply for only one State/UT and must be proficient in that State/UT's specified local language. The Bank has clarified that these vacancies are provisional and may vary depending on actual requirement. The "Regular Vacancies" column shows figures in the order SC/ST/OBC/EWS/GEN/Total. Backlog vacancies for PwBD and Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen (XS/DXS) categories are shown separately from the backlog SC/ST/OBC figures, as given in the notification; the source does not provide one single combined backlog total per state, so these are kept as separate columns rather than summed. Backlog vacancies are net of the vacancies advertised in the Special Recruitment Drive (Advt. No. CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16) for SC/ST/OBC candidates. Candidates applying for Maharashtra

Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University, or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Candidates with an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate must ensure the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2026. Candidates in their final year/semester of graduation may also apply provisionally, subject to producing proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2026. Matriculate Ex-servicemen who have obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education, or the corresponding certificate in the Navy or Air Force, after completing not less than 15 years of service in the Armed Forces of the Union, are also eligible. Such certificates should be dated on or before 31.12.2026. Not below 20 years and not above 28 years - i.e., candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1998 and not later than 01.04.2006

4% horizontal reservation is provided to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD), as per Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, for categories including Blind/Low Vision, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, locomotor disabilities (one/both arms, one/both legs, cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy, spinal deformity/injury), Autism Spectrum Disorder (mild), intellectual disability, specific learning disability, mental illness, and multiple disabilities. 4.5% of total vacancies are reserved for Disabled Ex-Servicemen and dependents of servicemen killed in action, in addition to the 10% earmarked for Ex-Servicemen (a total of 14.50%). First priority in appointment goes to Disabled Ex-Servicemen, and second priority to dependents of defence personnel killed in action or severely disabled (over 50% disability attributable to defence se

The pay scale for Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) is Rs. 24,050-1340/3-28,070-1650/3-33,020-2000/4-41,020-2340/7-57,400-4400/1-61,800-2680/1-64,480. The starting Basic Pay is Rs. 26,730 (Rs. 24,050 plus two advance increments admissible to graduates). The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee posted at a Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs. 46,000 per month, inclusive of Dearness Allowance, other allowances at the current rate, and two additional increments for newly recruited graduate Junior Associates. Allowances may vary depending on the place of posting. Selected candidates will be eligible for reimbursement of various perquisites, provident fund, pension under the New Pension Scheme (Defined Contribution Benefit), medical, leave-fare, and other facilities as per Bank instructions issued from time to time.

Candidature will be considered only against the vacancies in the State/UT for which the candidate has applied. A candidate may appear for the online examination from any notified centre, but will have to appear for the specified opted local language test at a centre decided by the Bank in the State applied for, at their own expense. The merit list will be drawn up State-wise and category-wise, and candidates will be posted in the State for which they applied, if selected. Pre-Examination Training will be arranged by the Bank for SC/ST/OBC/Ex-servicemen/PwBD category candidates who opt for it in the online application, conducted online, in line with Government of India guidelines.

The fee is non-refundable and must be paid online via debit card, credit card, or Internet Banking. Once paid, the fee/intimation charges will not be refunded on any account, nor held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Selection consists of an online Preliminary Examination, an online Main Examination, and (where applicable) a Local Language Proficiency Test. Each test has a separate timing. There is negative marking of 1/4th mark per wrong answer in the objective tests. No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual tests or the aggregate score; sectional marks are not maintained. Approximately 10 times the number of vacancies in each category (subject to availability) will be shortlisted for the Main Exam, based on descending order of aggregate marks in the Preliminary Exam. SBI Junior Associate (Clerk) Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2026 - Prelims & Mains Negative marking of 1/4th mark per wrong answer applies. Candidates must score minimum qualifying percentage marks on aggregate as decided by the Bank (5% relaxation available for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/XS/DXS candidates). Only the aggregate marks obta

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination

Phase-II: Main Examination

Phase-III: Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT)

The notification provides a tentative list of examination centres, State/UT-wise, for both the Preliminary and Main Examinations. The Bank reserves the right to cancel, add, or reallot centres at its discretion. No request for change of examination centre, date, or session will be entertained. Candidates will appear for the examination at the allotted centre at their own risk and expense.

Scanned photograph (recent passport-style colour picture, light/white background, 4.5cm x 3.5cm, 20–50 KB, JPG/JPEG) Scanned signature (signed on white paper with black ink pen, 10–20 KB) Scanned left-hand thumb impression (on white paper with black/blue ink, 3cm x 3cm, 20–50 KB) Scanned hand-written declaration in English (in the prescribed format, 50–100 KB) A live photograph captured via webcam or mobile phone at the time of application One photo identity proof at the time of Preliminary/Main exam - passport, Aadhaar, PAN Card, Driving License, Voter's Card, or Bank Passbook with attested photograph, in original plus a self-attested photocopy 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/certificate evidencing having studied the specified local language, if seeking exemption from the Local Language Proficiency Test Caste certificate (for SC/ST candidates), OBC non-creamy layer certificate, or EWS

The notification is signed by the General Manager (RP & PM), Mumbai, dated 11.08.2026.