SBI Junior Associates Recruitment 2025: Apply Online for 5,180 Clerk Posts
Key Highlights
- Total Vacancies: 5,180 (Regular + Backlog).
- Apply for only one State/UT; you must be proficient in that State/UT’s specified local language.
- Important Dates: Registration & Fees: 06.08.2025 – 26.08.2025 · Prelims: Sept 2025 · Mains: Nov 2025.
Eligibility (as on relevant dates)
- Age: 20 to 28 years as on 01.04.2025 (born between 02.04.1997 and 01.04.2005; both inclusive). Upper-age relaxations apply as per norms.
- Education: Graduate in any discipline. Final-year students can apply if they can produce proof of graduation on or before 31.12.2025.
- Local Language: Reading, writing, speaking and understanding of the opted State/UT language; a language test will be held (exempted if studied the language in Class 10th/12th).
Selection Process
The selection consists of Preliminary Exam, Main Exam, and a Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT) where applicable. Final merit is based on the Main Exam score only; Prelims is qualifying.
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Preliminary Exam (Objective, 1 hour)
- English Language – 30 Qs, 30 Marks (20 min)
- Numerical Ability – 35 Qs, 35 Marks (20 min)
- Reasoning Ability – 35 Qs, 35 Marks (20 min)
- Negative marking: 1/4th for each wrong answer. Sectional timings apply.
Main Exam (Objective, 2 hr 40 min)
- General/Financial Awareness – 50 Qs, 50 Marks (35 min)
- General English – 40 Qs, 40 Marks (35 min)
- Quantitative Aptitude – 50 Qs, 50 Marks (45 min)
- Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude – 50 Qs, 60 Marks (45 min)
- Negative marking: 1/4th for each wrong answer. Aggregate cut-off as decided by SBI (5% relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/XS/DXS).
Local Language Test (LLPT)
Provisionally selected candidates who haven’t studied the specified language in 10th/12th must qualify the LLPT; failure leads to disqualification.
Salary & Benefits
- Pay Scale: ₹24,050–64,480 (increment stages as per clerical cadre).
- Starting Basic Pay: ₹26,730 (includes two graduation increments).
- Starting Gross (Metro like Mumbai): around ₹46,000 per month (approx.), plus allowances/perquisites as per bank rules.
- Probation: Minimum 6 months (e-lessons mandatory for confirmation).
Application Fee
- SC/ST/PwBD/XS/DXS: Nil
- General/OBC/EWS: ₹750
- Fees once paid are non-refundable and cannot be adjusted for other exams.
How to Apply
- Visit SBI Careers → Current Openings and open “Recruitment of Junior Associates 2025”.
- Register online, fill the form carefully (choose one State/UT), and upload photo, signature, left thumb impression & handwritten declaration as per specs.
- Pay the fee via debit/credit card or internet banking and save/print the e-receipt & application form for records.
- Download Prelim/Main call letters about 10 days before each exam from the same portal
Disclaimer: This article summarizes SBI’s official notification for quick reference. Candidates must read the detailed advertisement on the SBI website before applying.
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