State Bank of India Recruitment 2025 for Junior Associate Clerk, The State Bank of India (SBI) has released a recruitment advertisement (CRPD/CR/2025-26/06) for the post of Junior Associate (Clerk). This announcement provides complete details regarding the SBI Junior Associate recruitment process, including the online application steps, key dates, application fees, eligibility criteria, educational qualifications, total vacancies, salary structure, and important links.
Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to go through the official SBI Junior Associate notification carefully before filling out the application form. For your convenience, direct links to the State Bank of India’s official website and the official recruitment notification have been provided below.
Last Date of Application: 26th August 2025
Overview
(State Bank of India Recruitment 2025 for Junior Associate Clerk)
| Department | State Bank of India |
| Total Vacancies | 6589 |
| Notification No. | CRPD/CR/2025-26/06 |
| Deadlines | 26-08-2025 |
| Overview | |
| Positions | Junior Associate (Clerk) |
| Location | All India |
| Qualification | Graduation |
| Application Procedure | Apply Online |
Important Dates
(State Bank of India Recruitment 2025 for Junior Associate Clerk)
Applicants must take note of the key dates for the SBI Junior Associate (Clerk) Recruitment 2025. Please be aware that these dates are subject to change, and additional or optional dates may be announced. For the most accurate and updated schedule, refer to the official State Bank of India website.
| Events | Dates |
| Online Registration Starts From | 6/8/2025 |
| Closing Date to Fill Application Form | 26/08/2025 |
| Preliminary Exam Date | (Month of September 2025) |
| Main Exam Date | (month of November 2025) |
Application Fees
Below is the detailed information regarding the application fee for the SBI Junior Associate (Clerk) Recruitment 2025. Candidates are strongly advised to review the rules, procedures, and instructions mentioned in the official notification before proceeding with the payment of the application fee.
| Category | Fee |
| SC/ST/PwBD/XS/DXS | Nil |
| General/OBC/EWS | Rs 750/- |
Eligibility Criteria
Below are the eligibility criteria for applying to the SBI Junior Associate (Clerk) Recruitment 2025. Details such as age limit, minimum educational qualification, total vacancies, and pay scale for the SBI Junior Associate Clerk Online Form 2025 are provided here. For complete and precise eligibility requirements, please refer to the official SBI Junior Associate (Clerk) notification.
| Post Name | Vacancies | Qualification | Age Limit | Pay Scale |
| Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) | 6589 (Regular-5180, Backlog-1409) | Graduation | 20-28 | Rs.24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480 |
Selection Process
- Important Guidelines for Applicants:
- Only Indian citizens are eligible
- Age relaxation available for reserved categories
- Graduation in any discipline is required
- Online application only
- Proficiency in local language required
SELECTION PROCEDURE: The selection process will consist of on-line test (Preliminary & Main exam) and test of specified opted local language.
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination: Online Preliminary Exam consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:
| Sl. | Name of Test | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | English | 30 | 30 | 20 min |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | * | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | * | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| Total | * | * | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer. No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual test OR for aggregate score. Section wise marks will not be maintained.
Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 10 times the numbers of vacancies. subject to availability) will be shortlisted for the Main Exam from the list of all candidates arranged in descending order of aggregate marks scored.
Phase – II: Main Examination: Structure of Online Main Exam would be as follows:
| Sl. | Name of Test | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1 | General / Financial Awareness | * | 50 | 50 | 35 min |
| 2 | General English | English | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | * | 50 | 50 | 45 min |
| 4 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | * | 50 | 60 | 45 min |
| Total | — | — | 190 | 200 | 2 Hr. 40 min |
Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/XS/DXS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon).
Minimum qualifying marks on aggregate will be as decided by the bank. No minimum qualifying marks for individual subject are prescribed. Section wise marks will not be maintained.
Phase – III: Local Language Proficiency Test: Provisionally selected candidates not having studied (in class 10th or 12th) any of the specified local language of the State applied, will have to appear in Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT). The pattern of the test will be as follows:
| Sl. | Test Pattern | Section | No. of Passages | No. of Questions | Max. Marks |
| 1 | Non-Verbal Test | Objective | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| Subjective | 3 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Verbal Test | — | — | 20 | — |
Candidates are required to score minimum qualifying marks as decided by the
Bank in individual test (For SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/XS/DXS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon).
Trained apprentices of SBI are given weightage in the Main Examination by awarding 2.5% of the maximum marks (i.e. 5 marks out of 200 marks) as bonus marks. The bonus marks will be added to the aggregate score of the candidate to arrive at the final aggregate score. These bonus marks will be given only if an apprentice, whose engagement start date is on or after 01.01.2022 and have completed the specified branch experience of one year successfully in SBI on or before last date of registration i.e. 26.08.2025, provided his/ her conduct and performance is found to be satisfactory during the entire training period. Also, Successful completion of Apprenticeship training refers to passing of skill evaluation test (Trade Test) and Obtention of joint National Apprenticeship
Certificate jointly issued by SBI-NSDC/ BFSI-SSC. Merit list will be drawn State wise, category wise. Candidates qualified in the test (main examination) will be placed according to their aggregate marks in descending order in respective States and Categories.
NOTE: Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in the ‘Acquaint Yourself’ booklet, which will be made available to the eligible candidates along with the call letter for the test.
Important Links
Here you will find all the essential links to apply for the SBI Junior Associate (Clerk) Recruitment 2025. Candidates are strongly advised to carefully read the official notification before submitting the online application form for the SBI Junior Associate Clerk 2025.
| Particulars | Links |
| Apply Now | Click Here |
| Official Notification | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
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