SBI Clerk Notification 2021 Out for 5454 Junior Associates Posts / Online Apply
SBI Clerk Exam is conducted by State Bank of India to recruit candidates for the post of Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) in its different branches across the country. SBI Clerk is one of the most sought after bank exams today and a huge number of candidates appear for the same every year.
A SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) is responsible for all the client interactions and related operations. Candidates who are recruited as SBI clerks are designated as cashiers, depositors and other posts that form the face of a particular SBI Bank branch. Here, in this article we’II talk about SBI Clerk 2021 Notification, Exam Dates, Online Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus & more.
SBI Clerk 2021 Notification
The SBI Clerk Notification 2021 for Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) has been released by State Bank of India on April 26, 2021. The notification is updated below post the release of official notification at the official website of SBI i.e. http://sbi.co.in. Let’s have a look at the SBI PO notification PDF.
SBI Clerk Notification 2021-22 Out [Download Official PDF]
| SBI Clerk Recruitment 2021 | |
| Name Of The Organization | State Bank of India |
| Name Of The Posts | Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) |
| Vacancies | 5454 |
| Frequency of Exam | Once in a year |
| Registration Starts | 27th April 2021 |
| Last Date to Apply | 17th May 2021 |
| Selection Process | Prelims- Mains |
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Official Website | sbi.co.in/careers |
SBI Clerk 2021 Notification – Vacancy
SBI has announced a total of 5121 vacancies for the post of Junior Associate, out of these 5000 are for the regular recruitment and 121 are for Backlog Recruitment.
| Category | No. of Vacancies |
| General | 2151 |
| EWS | 488 |
| OBC | 1195 |
| SC | 726 |
| ST | 440 |
| Total | 5000 |
SBI Clerk Vacancies: State Wise/Language Wise
| SBI Clerk 2021: Regular Vacancies | |||||||
| Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) Vacancy | |||||||
| State | Language | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
| Gujarat | Gujarati | 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 | |
SBI Clerk Vacancy: Special Recruitment Drive
Before jumping onto the details of the vacancies let’s understand what is the literal meaning of Special Recruitment Drive?
The current notification of the SBI Clerk announced the special recruitment drive for particular states to fill up the vacant position in the banking sector. Check out the below-mentioned table that can surely help you to understand what all type and number of vacancies present in the current SBI Clerk notification:
| State | Language | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
| Kashmir Valley | Urdu/Ka shmiri/Dogri | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 40 |
| Leh & Kargil Valley | Urdu/ Ladakhi/ Dogri | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| Dibang Valley,Tawang etc. | English | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Tura | Garo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Mokokchung | Ao (Naga) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Total | 726 | 440 | 1195 | 488 | 2151 | 5000 | |
Backlog Vacancies
Before moving further let’s get a piece of brief information about What is the basic meaning of SBI Clerk Backlog Vacancies?
The literal meaning of backlog vacancies is that they are the vacancies that are notified in the previous year’s recruitment notification, but few vacancies were not filled at the end of the recruitment process. Moreover, these vacant vacancies are mentioned separately in the current notification of the SBI Clerk. This is usually termed as common practice for the recruitment of a wide range of banking positions in the State Bank of India and other banks. Check out the below-mentioned details of the backlog vacancies for SBI Junior associates:
SBI Clerk 2021 Notification – Eligibility Criteria
- Essential Academic Qualifications: (As on 01.01.2021) Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized 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 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.
- Age: 20-28 Years (born not earlier than 02/01/1993 and not later than 01/01/2001)
SBI Clerk Notification 2021 Age
The Candidates Age Should Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as of 01.04.2021, i.e. candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1993 and not later than 01.04.2001 (both days inclusive).
Relaxation in the upper age limit
| Category | Age Relaxation (in years) |
|---|---|
| SC/ST | 5 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 |
| PWD (Gen) | 10 |
| PWD (SC/ST) | 15 |
| PWD (OBC) | 13 |
SBI Clerk Notification 2021 Application Fee
- SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS/DXS – Nil
- General/ OBC/ EWS Rs.750/-
SBI Clerk Notification 2021 Selection Procedure
The Officials will conduct the Online Written Exam.
i) Preliminary Examination
ii) Mains Examination
| Particulars | Dates |
| SBI Clerk Notification | April 26, 2021 |
| Starting Date of SBI Clerk Application | April 27, 2021 |
| Last Date of SBI Clerk Application | May 17, 2021 |
| Download of call letter for Preliminary Examination | June 2021 |
| Date of Preliminary Examination | June 2021 |
| SBI Clerk Result 2021 (Preliminary) | July 2021 |
| Download of call letter for the Mains Examination | June 2021 |
| SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date | July 31, 2021 |