The SBI Clerk 2021 notification has been released to fill Junior Associate positions in State Bank of India. Having over 10000 branches & 5000 branches of its associate bank spread across India, SBI is the oldest & largest public sector bank. It also has strong foreign presence with nearly 82 offices in 32 countries.
The news about SBI junior associates/ clerk recruitment 2021 comes at a time when the entire nation is gripped by lockdown protocols due to covid-19 pandemic. Hiring for new jobs in government sector and banks have greatly reduced in the past year because of postponement of exams. In such a scenario, the junior associates recruitment by SBI is expected to generate a lot of excitement among bank job aspirants.
Post & Vacancies
Junior Associate (Customer support & sales) : 5237 posts (includes regular and backlog vacancies)
All clerical cadre jobs are filled state-wise and an applicant is eligible to apply for vacancies in one state only. Hence refer the original notification for detailed list of vacancies in your state.
For more details on salary, job description & transfers, do read our detailed article on SBI Clerk Junior Associate Job Profile
SBI Junior Associates (Clerk) Salary
As per the existing pay scale, the total starting emoluments for junior associate, at a metro city like Mumbai will be around Rs.29,000 per month, including benefits such as PF, Gratuity, Pension etc., Based on the place of your posting, the allowances might vary slightly which will see a slight difference in salary for those in other cities.
Important Dates:
Last date to submit application/ pay fees – April 27 to May 20, 2021 (last date extended)
Preliminary Exam: June 2021 | Main exam on July 31, 2021
Who are Eligible:
The conditions to apply for this SBI clerk recruitment 2021 are,
- Age: 20 to 28 years, as on April 1, 2021 [+3 yrs for OBC, +5 yrs for SC/ST]
- Must have passed in any degree, as on August 16, 2021
- Local language proficiency (able to read, write & speak) of the state you are applying is required.
Final year students are also eligible to apply for this SBI clerk (junior associates) 2021 recruitment but should be able to produce proof of passing the degree exam on or before 16.8.2020, if called for interview.
Local language test: Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate to show that they had studied the official language need not appear for language test. For all others, language test will be conducted at the time of interview or before final selection.
Procedure of Selection
The selection process for the recruitment of Junior Associate will involve: Preliminary examination, Main exam and Final selection. All eligible applicants shall appear for the preliminary exam, that is tentatively scheduled in June 2021.
Phase I: The online prelims consist of objective tests for 100 marks which have to be answered in 1 hour. You need not secure minimum cutoffs in each section and on total score, inorder to qualify for mains. But, for each wrong answer, negative mark of 0.25 will be reduced.
The top scorers in each category (approximately 10 times the number of vacancies) would be shortlisted, for mains examination, based on their total scores.
Phase II: Main Exams shall be held in the month of August for 200 marks, with section-wise time limits. There are no cutoffs on individual sections but there will be a minimum qualifying mark on the total scores, based on which a merit list will be prepared state wise & category wise.
Final Selection: There are no interviews for clerical cadre (Junior associate) positions in SBI.Hence, candidates who are chosen for appointment through the merit list need to satisfy the following conditions for final selection/ appointment:
- Must submit necessary proofs and documents for verification of eligibility (age, education etc.,)
- Should qualify in the test of local language (candidates who are non-proficient in local language would be disqualified.
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How to Register?
The registration/application fee is Rs.750 (Gen/OBC) & Rs.100 (others) which must be paid only through online mode only.
- Fill the online application available at ‘careers’ page on sbi.co.in or visit https://bank.sbi/careers (Recruitment of Junior Associates 2021)
- Upload your recent photo & signature in the application form
- Complete payment by debit card, credit card or net banking (No cash payments to be made at SBI branches)
Once you submit the online application form, remember to take a print of the generated application form & e-receipt for future reference.
Download official notification: Click here to view
Online application link: Click here to apply