About SBI Clerk
The State Bank of India invites applications to fill up vacant clerical posts. State Bank of India released the Recruitment notification for eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) in clerical cadre. State Bank of India had issued an official notification on 26th April 2021 for SBI Clerk 2021 Examination. Candidates can find here factual information regarding SBI Clerk 2021 recruitment exam.
SBI Clerk is one of the most sought after bank exams today and a huge number of candidates appear for the same every year.
LATEST UPDATES & NOTIFICATION SBI Clerk 2021
SBI had released the notification on April 26th, 2021 for the clerical cadre. The number of vacancies out for this year is 5454. Further, the last date for filing an online application and payment of fees had been extended up to May 20, 2021. Applicants can get information related to SBI clerk vacancies 2021, Qualification (Eligibility Criteria & Age Limit), Exam Dates, Application Link, Application Fee, Exam Syllabus, and Exam Pattern here.
| Particulars | Dates |
| SBI Clerk Notification | April 26th, 2021 |
| Starting Date of SBI Clerk Application | April 27th, 2021 |
| Last Date Extended of SBI Clerk Application | May 20th, 2021 |
| Date of Preliminary Examination | June 2021 |
| SBI Clerk Result 2021 (Preliminary) | July 2021 |
| Download of call letter for the Mains Examination | July 2021 |
| SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date | July 31st, 2021 |
SBI Clerk 2021 Eligibility Criteria (Junior Associates)
The eligibility criteria of the SBI Clerk 2021 exam is mainly about two pre-requisites:
- Educational Qualification
Graduation Degree: The eligibility criteria for the SBI exam is a graduation degree in any of the streams such as BA, B.Com, BSc, B.Tech, etc., from a University recognized by the Government of India. A candidate who possesses the same qualification from the university recognized by the Central Government is also eligible to apply for this exam. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificates should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 01.01.2021. 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 on or before 01.01.2021.
Candidates should have a valid Mark-sheet / Degree:
A certificate that supports that they are graduates on the day they were registered for the exam. The percentage of marks obtained in Graduation should be mentioned at the time of registration for the SBI Bank-Clerk examination.
Computer Literacy: Knowledge of computer operations is a must as the SBI Clerk exam is conducted online.
Language Proficiency: Candidates should have verbal and written proficiency in the official language of the State/UT. The candidate should be able to read, write and speak the language.
- Nationality / Citizenship of Applicants:
- Candidates applying for SBI Clerk Examination should be one of the following:
- Citizen of India
- The subject of Nepal or Bhutan
- Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
- Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India
- Candidates belonging to categories 2, 3, 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt of India in their favor.
- Age Eligibility(01.04.2021)
Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as of 01.01.2021, i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.01.1992 and not later than 01.01.2000 (both days inclusive). Besides this, there is age relaxation relevant to category wise candidates as per the government rules:
| SL NO. | CATEGORY | AGE RELAXATION |
| 1 | SC/ST | 5 Years |
| 2 | OBC | 3 Years |
| 3 | PWD (GENERAL) | 10 Years |
| 4 | PWD (SC/ST) | 15 Years |
| 5 | PWD (OBC) | 13 Years |
| 6 | Ex-Serviceman | The actual period of service rendered in defense services + 3 years, (8 years for disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a max. age of 50 years. |
SBI Clerk 2021 Selection Procedure
The selection process of the SBI Clerk consists of 2 phases (preliminary and mains). The candidates must qualify each of them to go on to the next phase.
The important steps of the SBI Clerk Recruitment Procedure are as follows:
Online Preliminary Examination: The sufficient number of candidates in each category is shortlisted by SBI depending upon the requirements for Online Mains Examination.
Online Mains Examination: Candidates need to qualify for each section as well as the overall cut-off in the main exam to be eligible for the Final Selection.
Language Proficiency Test: The candidate has to clear the specified local language of the State he/she applied in.
Final Result: The Final result is declared on the basis of the merit list in SBI Clerk Mains Exam.
Provisional Allotment: The provisional allotment of the eligible candidate is released on the official website. The SBI allows Banks to the candidates on the basis of the preferences they have made at the time of the online registration. SBI plays a role in the selection process until the provisional selection of different banks. Further, the responsibility to inform the qualified candidates about their joining dates and procedures lies with the respective banks.
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern
To crack SBI Clerk 2021 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern of SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam:
Phase-I: SBI Clerk 2021 Preliminary Examination (Online)
Subsisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be supervised online. This test promising 1 hour period dwelled of 3 Sections as follows. Each test will have a separate time period as mentioned below.
Exam Pattern of SBI Clerk 2021 Preliminary :
| Sl No. | Subjects | No. of Question | Total Marks | Estimated Time |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 mint. |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 mint. |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 mint. |
| TOTAL | 100 | 100 | 1 hrs. |
Phase-II: SBI Clerk 2021 Main Examination
Exam Pattern of SBI Junior Associates Mains
| SL No. | Subjects | No. Of Question | Full Marks | Est. Time |
| 1 | English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 mint. |
| 2 | Quantative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 mint. |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 mint. |
| 4 | General / Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 mint. |
| TOTAL | 190 | 200 | 2 hrs. 40 mint. |
Final Score Calculation for SBI Clerk 2021 Exam:
There are certain important points on the basis of which the final score for the SBI Clerk exam is calculated:
Marks scored in the Preliminary Exam will not be considered in the final score. These are only taken into account to qualify Mains Exam.
Candidates need to qualify for Phase-2
The aggregate of 100 marks is used for the final merit list for each category. Candidates with a high merit rank in each category are finally selected.
Language Proficiency Test (LPT) – Those who qualify for selection and produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be subjected to any Language test. In the case of others (qualified for selection), specified opted local language test will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates not found proficient in specified opted local language would be disqualified.
SBI Clerk 2021 Exam Syllabus
Although, the preliminary and main examination are both conducted on the same pattern and syllabus. Now the candidates need to have a thorough understanding of various concepts in the English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Computer Knowledge, and General Awareness. Here is the detailed syllabus for SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims & Mains Exam:
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Syllabus 2021 :
| Reasoning Ability | Numerical Ability | English Language |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest and Surds & Indices | Multiple Meaning |
| Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Miscellaneous |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | Error Spotting |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
| Input-Output | Sequence & Series | |
| Coding-Decoding | Permutation, Combination &Probability |
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Syllabus 2021
This comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, Banking and Computer Awareness.
| Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | English
Language |
General
/Economy/ Banking Awareness |
Computer
Awareness |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension | Financial Awareness | Internet |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Grammar | Current Affairs | Memory |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Vocabulary | General Knowledge | Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest &
Compound Interest and Surds & Indices |
Verbal Ability | Static Awareness | Computer Abbreviation |
| Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Word Association | Banking and Financial Awareness | Microsoft Office |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Sentence Improvement | Computer Software | |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone,
Sphere |
Para Jumbles | Operating System | |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | Cloze Test | Networking | |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion,
Percentage |
Error Spotting | Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies | |
| Syllogism | Number Systems | Fill in the blanks | ||
| Blood Relations | Sequence & Series | |||
| Input-Output | Permutation, Combination
&Probability |
|||
| Coding-Decoding |
SBI Clerk Pay Scale
The latest revision of the Bank Clerk’s salary as per the 10th Bipartite settlement took place on Nov 2012; nonetheless, the final agreement was signed in May 2015.
The revised basic pay of Clerk thus becomes –
Here Rs. 20950 is the revised basic pay of the Bank clerk as applicable on 1st January 2016. Thus the new entrant in a Bank as Clerk is liable to get Rs. 20,950 as basic pay.
| Facilities | Ammount |
| Basic Pay | 11765/- |
| DA | 5311.58/- |
| CCA | 0/- |
| Transport Allowance | 425/- |
| TOTAL | 18413.37/- |
| HRA | 1176.5/- |
| Gross with HRA | 19589.87/- |
SBI Clerk Cut off Marks
There is no sectional cut-off in the SBI Clerk exam. For the mains examination, candidates have to qualify the overall cut-offs for all the sections to make it to the merit list.
SBI Clerk Previous Year Cut-Off
To know the expected SBI Clerk Cut-Off, one must be aware of the Cut-Off for SBI Clerk 2020. Let’s have a look at the SBI Clerk Cut-Off 2020:
SBI Clerk Cut off 2020 (General Category)
| State | Cut Off Marks |
| Andhrapradesh | 68 |
| Bihar | 68.75 |
| Chattisgarh | 68.75 |
| Delhi | 76.25 |
| Gujrat | 56.75 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 66 |
| Jharkhand | 68.25 |
| Karnataka | 58.75 |
| Kerala | 69.75 |
| Madhyapradesh | 68.75 |
| Maharstra | 59.75 |
| Odisha | 68.25 |
| Chandigarh | 76 |
| Punjab | 77.50 |
| Hariyana | 72.75 |
| Rajasthan | 68.75 |
| Telengana | 66 |
| Tamilnaru | 62 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 71 |
| Uttarakhand | 69.75 |
| West Bengal | 67.5 |