State Bank of India has released the notification for SBI Clerk 2021 Exam on April 26, 2021. The SBI Clerk exam is conducted by the State Bank of India to recruit candidates for the post of Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales). In the latest SBI Clerk 2021 notification, SBI has notified 5454 vacancies across various circles.
The applications for the SBI Clerk 2021 exam are out on the official website. In this article, we’ll discuss the SBI Clerk 2021 Exam timeline, eligibility criteria, exam pattern and exam syllabus.
SBI has already released the notification on the official website. Here is the exam timeline according to the latest notification:
Event |
Date |
Release of SBI Clerk 2021 Notification |
April 26, 2021 |
Commencement of Online Application Process |
April 27, 2021 |
Last Date to fill the SBI Clerk 2021 Application Form |
May 17, 2021 |
Admit Card |
June 2021 |
SBI Clerk Phase-I Exam |
June 2021 |
SBI Clerk Prelims Result |
July 2021 |
SBI Clerk Mains Admit Card |
June 2021 |
SBI Clerk Exam Date (Mains) |
July 31, 2021 |
Declaration of Final Result |
To be announced later |
According to the latest notification released by the SBI, the eligibility criteria to apply for the SBI Clerk 2021 Exam is as below:
With respect to the age limit, following are the category-wise relaxation rules for students belonging to a particular category:
Category |
Upper Age Limit |
SC / ST |
33 years |
OBC |
31 years |
Person with disabilities (General) |
38 years |
Person with disabilities(SC /ST) |
43 years |
Person with disabilities(OBC) |
41 years |
Jammu & Kashmir Migrants |
33 Years |
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen |
Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years |
Widows, Divorced women( No remarried) |
GEN- 35 years OBC- 38 years SC/ST- 40 years |
The recruitment process for SBI Clerk 2021 exam has commenced from the release of the notification. SBI has also begun the application process with the release of application forms on its official website. The aspiring candidates can fill the SBI Clerk Online Application form by following these simple steps:
Step 1: Click on the direct link to apply online for SBI Clerk 2021 → Direct Link to Apply Online For SBI Clerk 2021
Step 2: Click on Click Here For New Registration
Step 3: Fill out the form with correct credentials
Step 4: Upload the desired documents according to the instructions.
Step 5: Pay the fees (if applicable) using any of the given payment methods. And it’s done!
While the application fees is exempted for students belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories, the application fee for Gen/EWS/OBC category is INR 750/-
SBI has notified a total of 5454 vacancies including the Regular Vacancies and Backlog Vacancies. Below is the detail of state-wise regular vacancies notified under SBI Clerk 2021 Notification:
SBI Clerk 2021: Regular Vacancies |
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Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) Vacancy |
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State |
Language |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
GEN |
Total |
Gujarat |
Gujarati |
63 |
135 |
243 |
90 |
371 |
902 |
Daman & Diu |
Gujarati |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Telugu/ Urdu |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Karnataka |
Kannada |
64 |
28 |
108 |
40 |
160 |
400 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Hindi |
11 |
15 |
11 |
07 |
34 |
78 |
Chhattisgarh |
Hindi |
14 |
38 |
7 |
12 |
49 |
120 |
West Bengal |
Bengali/ Nepali |
62 |
13 |
60 |
27 |
111 |
273 |
A&N Islands |
Hindi/ English |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
15 |
Sikkim |
Nepali/ English |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
Odisha |
Odia |
12 |
16 |
9 |
7 |
31 |
75 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Urdu/ Hindi |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
Ladakh |
Ladakhi/ Urdu/ Dogri |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Hindi |
45 |
7 |
36 |
18 |
74 |
180 |
Chandigarh |
Punjabi/ Hindi |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
Punjab |
Punjabi/ Hindi |
85 |
0 |
61 |
29 |
120 |
295 |
Tamil Nadu |
Tamil |
89 |
4 |
127 |
47 |
206 |
473 |
Pondicherry |
Tamil |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Delhi |
Hindi |
12 |
6 |
21 |
8 |
33 |
80 |
Uttarakhand |
Hindi |
12 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
40 |
70 |
Haryana |
Hindi/ Punjabi |
20 |
0 |
29 |
11 |
50 |
110 |
Telangana |
Telgu/ Urdu |
44 |
19 |
74 |
27 |
111 |
275 |
Rajasthan |
Hindi |
29 |
22 |
35 |
17 |
72 |
175 |
Kerala |
Malyalam |
9 |
0 |
26 |
9 |
53 |
97 |
Lakshadweep |
Malyalam |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi/ Urdu |
73 |
3 |
94 |
35 |
145 |
350 |
Maharashtra |
Marathi |
63 |
56 |
172 |
63 |
286 |
640 |
Goa |
Konkani |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
Assam |
Assamese /Bengali/ Bodo |
10 |
17 |
40 |
14 |
68 |
149 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
English |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
Manipur |
Manipuri |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
18 |
Meghalaya |
English/Garo/ Khasi |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
Mizoram |
Mizo |
0 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
20 |
Nagaland |
English |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
Tripura |
Bengali/ Kokboro k |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
19 |
Bihar |
Hindi/ Urdu |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jharkhand |
Hindi/ Santhali |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
722 |
423 |
1181 |
480 |
2109 |
4915 |
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Broadly, the SBI Clerk Exam comprises the Preliminary and Mains Exam. The Preliminary Exam is a one-hour exam consisting of three sections namely English Language, Numerical Ability (Maths) and Reasoning. For this year, there will be no sectional cutoff for each section.
SBI Clerk 2021 - Prelims Exam Pattern |
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Section |
No. of Question |
Total Marks |
Duration |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 minutes |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
Reasoning |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
Total |
100 |
100 |
60 minutes |
If a candidate qualifies the Prelims Exam, he/she becomes eligible to appear for the SBI Clerk Mains Exam. The exam pattern and marking scheme of SBI Clerk Mains Exam is as follows:
SBI Clerk 2021 Mains Exam Pattern |
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Section |
No. of Question |
Total Marks |
Duration |
General English |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 minutes |
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude |
50 |
60 |
45 minutes |
General/Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
Total |
190 |
200 |
2 hours 40 minutes |
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