SBI Clerk Notification 2025: Exam Dates, Prelims Result & 14,191 Vacancies Announced!
Like every year, The State Bank of India has officially SBI Clerk Notification for 2025. This year, 14,191 vacancies have been released for the post of Junior Associate (Clerk). SBI Clerk is one of the most prestigious bank exams and hence attracts applicants from all over the country making it highly competitive. Candidates aspiring to be a part of one of the largest public sector banks in India should read this article to learn all the key details of the exam, including exam dates, eligibility, selection process, syllabus, salary, and how to apply online.
SBI Clerk 2025 Official Notification – Everything You Need to Know
The official SBI Clerk Notification 2025 PDF has been published on the website https://sbi.co.in/web/careers. Aspirants who are interested in applying for the post of SBI Clerk Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) position should go through this PDF carefully before applying, to understand vacancy distribution, eligibility criteria, and the online application process. The SBI Clerk Notification 2025 PDF has been attached in this article as well for your convenience.
SBI Clerk 2025 Key Exam Highlights & Summary
|
Exam highlights |
Details |
|
Conducting Body |
State Bank of India |
|
Name of the post |
Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) |
|
Number of vacancies |
14,191 |
|
Stages in selection process |
Prelims, Mains and Language Proficiency Test |
|
Examination Mode |
Online (Computer based test) |
|
Salary range |
Rs 26000 – 29000 (in hand) |
|
Official website |
http://sbi.co.in/, https://sbi.co.in/web/careers |
SBI Clerk Mains 2025 Exam Date & Latest Updates
The SBI Clerk Prelims exam has already taken place on February 22nd, 27th, 28th, and March 1st, 2025. Once the results of SBI Clerk Prelims are released, the dates for SBI Clerk Mains Exam will also be officially released. Only the candidates who qualify in the SBI Clerk Prelims will be allowed to appear for the SBI Clerk Mains. In the official SBI Clerk Notification, it has been mentioned that the SBI Clerk Mains will take place in the month of April.
• Prelims Exam Date: 22nd, 27th, 28th February and 1st March 2025
• Mains Exam Date: April 2025
SBI Clerk 2025 Important Dates for Prelims & Mains
The SBI Clerk recruitment process follows a fixed timetable, starting from the release of the SBI Clerk Notification 2025, followed by the application process and then the Prelims and Mains exams take place. After qualifying the Mains exam, candidates have to appear for the Language Proficiency test (LPT), depending on the state they come from. The final selection is based on the candidate’s performance in the Mains exam.
Candidates are advised to regularly check the official SBI website (http://sbi.co.in , https://sbi.co.in/web/careers ) for any updates or changes in the schedule.
Given below is a table where we have mentioned all the key dates for the SBI Clerk 2025 exam, including the application start and end dates, Prelims and Mains exam dates, result declaration dates and more.
|
Events |
Dates |
|
SBI Clerk Notification Release |
16 December 2024 |
|
Online Application Start |
17 December 2024 |
|
Last Date to Apply |
7 January 2025 |
|
SBI Clerk PET Call Letter 2025 |
24 January 2025 |
|
10 February 2025 |
|
|
SBI Clerk Exam Date 2025 |
22nd, 27th, 28th February and 1st March 2025 |
|
SBI Clerk Prelims Result |
March 2025 |
|
SBI Clerk Mains admit card release date |
April 2025 |
|
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date 2025 |
April |
SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Result – Check Your Scores Here
The State Bank of India (SBI) carried out the SBI Clerk Prelims exams across the country starting from the 22nd of February to 1st of March. Around 19 lakhs candidates are said to have appeared for the position of Junior Associates Exam and are eagerly waiting for the SBI Clerk Prelims Result 2025. It is predicted to be released in the last week of March. The results will be published at the official website www.sbi.co.in/web/careers where the candidate can check their qualifying status.
SBI Clerk 2025: State-Wise Vacancy Breakdown
The SBI Clerk 2025 recruitment offers 14191 vacancies for the post of Junior Associate (Clerk) which are divided across all the states and union territories in India. SBI has released a state-wise and category-based vacancy breakdown so that candidates can check the availability of positions in their state.
Aspirants are advised to go through the vacancy breakdown carefully before applying for the post, as they must choose a specific state while filling out the online application form.
|
Regular Vacancies |
||||||||
|
Circle |
State/ UT |
Language |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
GEN |
Total |
|
Ahmedabad |
Gujarat |
Gujarati |
75 |
160 |
289 |
107 |
442 |
1073 |
|
Amaravati |
Andhra Pradesh |
Telugu/ Urdu |
8 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
21 |
50 |
|
Bengaluru |
Karnataka |
Kannada |
8 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
21 |
50 |
|
Bhopal |
Madhya Pradesh |
Hindi |
197 |
263 |
197 |
131 |
529 |
1317 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
57 |
154 |
28 |
48 |
196 |
483 |
||
|
Bhubaneswar |
Odisha |
Odia |
57 |
79 |
43 |
36 |
147 |
362 |
|
Chandigarh/ New Delhi |
Haryana |
Hindi/ Punjabi |
57 |
0 |
82 |
30 |
137 |
306 |
|
Chandigarh |
Jammu & Kashmir UT |
Urdu/ Hindi |
11 |
15 |
38 |
14 |
63 |
141 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Hindi |
42 |
6 |
34 |
17 |
71 |
170 |
|
|
Chandigarh UT |
Hindi/ Punjabi |
5 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
32 |
|
|
Ladakh UT |
Urdu/ Ladakhi/ Bhoti |
2 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
32 |
|
|
Punjab |
Punjabi/ Hindi |
165 |
0 |
119 |
56 |
229 |
569 |
|
|
Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
Tamil |
63 |
3 |
90 |
33 |
147 |
336 |
|
Puducherry |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
||
|
Hyderabad |
Telangana |
Telugu/ Urdu |
54 |
23 |
92 |
34 |
139 |
342 |
|
Jaipur |
Rajasthan |
Hindi |
75 |
57 |
89 |
44 |
180 |
445 |
|
Kolkata |
West Bengal |
Bengali/ Nepali |
288 |
62 |
275 |
125 |
504 |
1254 |
|
A&N Islands |
Hindi/ English |
0 |
5 |
18 |
7 |
40 |
70 |
|
|
Sikkim |
Nepali/ English |
2 |
11 |
13 |
5 |
25 |
56 |
|
|
Lucknow/ New Delhi |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi/ Urdu |
397 |
18 |
510 |
189 |
780 |
1894 |
|
Maharashtra/ |
Maharashtra |
Marathi |
115 |
104 |
313 |
115 |
516 |
1163 |
|
Maharashtra |
Goa |
Konkani |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
20 |
|
New Delhi |
Delhi |
Hindi |
51 |
25 |
92 |
34 |
141 |
343 |
|
Uttarakhand |
56 |
9 |
41 |
31 |
179 |
316 |
||
|
North Eastern |
Arunachal Pradesh |
English |
0 |
29 |
0 |
6 |
31 |
66 |
|
Assam |
Assamese |
21 |
37 |
83 |
31 |
139 |
311 |
|
|
Manipur |
Manipuri |
1 |
18 |
7 |
5 |
24 |
55 |
|
|
Meghalaya |
English/ |
0 |
37 |
4 |
8 |
36 |
85 |
|
|
Mizoram |
Mizo |
0 |
18 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
40 |
|
|
Nagaland |
English |
0 |
31 |
0 |
7 |
32 |
70 |
|
|
Tripura |
Bengali/ |
11 |
20 |
1 |
6 |
27 |
65 |
|
|
Patna |
Bihar |
Hindi/ Urdu |
177 |
11 |
299 |
111 |
513 |
1111 |
|
Jharkhand |
Hindi/ Santhali |
81 |
175 |
81 |
67 |
272 |
676 |
|
|
Thiruvanant hapuram |
Kerala |
Malayalam |
42 |
4 |
115 |
42 |
223 |
426 |
|
Lakshadweep |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
||
|
Total |
2118 |
1385 |
3001 |
1361 |
5870 |
137 |
||
It is important to understand that the candidate will be required to appear for the Language Proficiency Test (LPT) after the Mains exam to prove that they can read, write and speak the local language of the state.
The table below provides a detailed state-wise vacancy allocation and category-based regular vacancies for SBI Clerk 2025.
The table below provides a detailed state-wise vacancy allocation and category-based backlog vacancies for SBI Clerk 2025
|
Backlog Vacancies |
||||
|
State/ UT |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
Total |
|
Gujarat |
-- |
161 |
-- |
161 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
-- |
3 |
-- |
3 |
|
Karnataka |
1 |
9 |
-- |
10 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
15 |
-- |
12 |
27 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
1 |
-- |
2 |
3 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
|
Maharashtra |
59 |
37 |
72 |
168 |
|
Goa |
-- |
3 |
-- |
3 |
|
Uttarakhand |
1 |
-- |
4 |
5 |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
-- |
19 |
-- |
19 |
|
Assam |
8 |
31 |
4 |
43 |
|
Manipur |
-- |
4 |
-- |
4 |
|
Tripura |
-- |
5 |
-- |
5 |
|
Kerala |
2 |
-- |
-- |
2 |
|
Lakshadweep |
-- |
2 |
-- |
2 |
|
Total |
88 |
274 |
94 |
456 |
SBI Clerk How to Apply Online? Step-by-Step Guide
- Visit the SBI Careers page https://sbi.co.in/web/careers
- Scroll down and click on “Current Openings” then click on Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) and then click on Apply Online
- Click on the New Registration button on the top right corner of the homepage to start the registration for the SBI Clerk Exam.
- Fill in the basic details such as name, contact number, email id, address etc to complete your application process then click on save and next button to move to the next section.
- Upload the required hand written declaration, your signature and your photograph in the format as given by the State Bank of India. The photograph must be of passport size with a white background. Both the photograph and the signature must be clear and legible.
Documents
Dimensions
Size
Photograph
200 x 230 pixels
4.5 cm * 3.5 cm/ 20kb to 50kb
Signature
140 x 60 pixels
10 kb to 20 kb
- Enter your academic qualifications and professional details as required in the online application form. Once completed, click on the "Save & Next" button to proceed.
- Carefully review your application form before final submission, as no further modifications will be allowed. After ensuring all details are correct, click on the "Save & Next" button.
- Make the application fee payment using any of the available online payment methods, such as Credit Card, Debit Card, or Net Banking.
- Click on the "Submit" button to successfully complete your application process. Upon submission, you will receive an email confirmation from SBI containing your registration ID and password, which will be required for future logins.
SBI Clerk 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Who Can Apply?
To apply for the SBI Clerk 2025 exam, candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria set by the State Bank of India (SBI). The eligibility conditions include nationality, age limit, and educational qualifications.
The applicant must be (nationality):
- A citizen of India, or
- A subject of Nepal/Bhutan, or
- A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, intending to settle permanently, or
- A person of Indian origin (PIO) who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, or East African countries with the intention of permanent settlement in India.
Candidates other than Indian citizens must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.
SBI JA (Clerk) Mains Mock Test
SBI Clerk Educational Qualification Requirements
Candidates applying for the SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) 2025 exam must meet the educational qualifications as of 31.12.2024
Essential Qualification:
- A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Government of India.
- Candidates with an integrated dual degree (IDD) must ensure that the date of passing is on or before the application deadline.
Final Year Candidates:
- Candidates 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 31.12.2024.
Language Proficiency:
Candidates must be proficient in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the official language of the state/UT for which they are applying. A Language Proficiency Test (LPT) will be carried out for the selected candidates.
SBI Clerk 2025 Age Criteria: Limits and Relaxation Policies
The age limit for SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) 2025 is as follows:
Minimum Age: 20 years (as of 01.04.2024)
Maximum Age: 28 years (as of 01.04.2024)
Age Relaxation:
Certain categories are eligible for upper age limit relaxation as per government rules:
|
Category |
Age Relaxation |
|
SC/ST |
5 years |
|
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 years |
|
PWD (General) |
10 years |
|
PWD (OBC) |
13 years |
|
PWD (SC/ST) |
15 years |
|
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen |
Actual service years + 3 years (up to 50 years max) |
|
Widows, Divorced, or Judicially Separated Women (not remarried) |
7 years (up to 35 years for General, 38 for OBC, and 40 for SC/ST) |
Candidates have to show valid supporting documents to make use of the age relaxation benefits during document verification.
SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Selection Process: Stages & Weightage
The SBI Clerk 2025 recruitment is done through a systematic process where the candidate has to appear for 3 stages of evaluation. It includes three stages:
Preliminary Exam (Objective test)
Mains Exam (Objective test)
Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
Both the Prelims and Mains exams are computer-based, objective exams. Prelims is of 100 marks whereas Mains is of 200 marks.
SBI Clerk 2025 Exam Pattern Prelims & Mains Structure Explained
The official SBI Clerk 2025 notification states that "No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed." That means there will not be a sectional cut-off for SBI Junior Associates Recruitment Online Examination this year which is incredible news for the aspirants!
In order to ace the SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2025 exam, candidates should know the pattern of both Prelims and Mains exam.
The SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains examinations follow a similar pattern, but they differ in difficulty level. The difficulty level of the Mains exam is higher than that of the Prelims exam.
The Mains exam also includes a General/Financial Awareness section, and Reasoning & Computer Aptitude are combined into one section. The pattern of both the SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains exams is as follows:
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
|
Section |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Duration |
|
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 mins |
|
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 mins |
|
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 mins |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
60 mins |
|
Category |
Age Relaxation |
|
SC/ST |
5 years |
|
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 years |
|
PWD (General) |
10 years |
|
PWD (OBC) |
13 years |
|
PWD (SC/ST) |
15 years |
|
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen |
Actual service years + 3 years (up to 50 years max) |
|
Widows, Divorced, or Judicially Separated Women (not remarried) |
7 years (up to 35 years for General, 38 for OBC, and 40 for SC/ST) |
SBI Clerk 2025 Syllabus: Subject-Wise Topics for Prelims & Mains
Both the Prelims and Mains exams have the same pattern and have the same syllabus as well. However, the difficulty level of Mains exam is higher than that of Prelims. Here is the complete syllabus of SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains 2024-25 Exams:
|
Logical Reasoning |
Simplification |
Reading Comprehension |
|
Alphanumeric Series |
Data Interpretation |
Cloze Test |
|
Blood Relations |
Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere |
Fill in the blanks |
|
Coding Decoding |
Mixtures and Alligations |
Miscellaneous |
|
Coded Inequalities |
Number Systems |
Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting |
|
Data Sufficiency |
Permutation, Combination & Probability |
Paragraph Completion |
|
Input Output |
Profit and Loss |
Para jumbles |
|
Puzzle |
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage |
|
|
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test |
Sequence & Series |
|
|
Seating Arrangement |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
|
|
Syllogism |
Time & Distance |
|
|
Tabulation |
Work and Time |
SBI Clerk Salary & Perks: In-Hand Pay, Benefits & Growth
The 2025 SBI Clerk Salary offers a highly rewarding salary of approximately ₹46,000 per month. This remuneration includes the fixed pay and multiple allowances such as dearness allowance (DA), house rent allowance (HRA), etc. Along with financial protection, employees also receive medical facilities and leave perks, making it a wonderful opportunity for people who are interested in making a stable and lucrative career in the government banking sector.
Here’s a complete breakdown of the salary
|
Parameters |
Age Relaxation |
|
Basic Pay (including 2 annual increments) |
Rs. 26730/- |
|
Dearness Allowances (17.20%) |
Rs. 6168.51 |
|
House Rent Allowance |
Rs. 2862.83 |
|
Transport Allowance |
Rs. 850 |
|
Special Allowance |
Rs. 7083 |
|
Special Pay |
Rs. 1200 |
|
Gross Pay |
Rs. 44894.79 |
|
Deductions |
Rs. 3673 |
|
Net Pay |
Rs. 41221.79 |
Talking about growth, State Bank of India offers various opportunities to its employees to advance their career within SBI. SBI recruits who join the bank at a young age get the chance to grow up to the level of General Manager. SBI Clerk promotions happen through the following two channels:
• Cadre promotion: The employees get a chance to get promoted in the current cadre or grade, depending on their performance, experience, and their qualification criteria.
• Promotion to the office cadre: Employees also have the opportunity for promotion to higher positions, such as Officer ranks, through a structured promotion process based on their qualifications, skills, and performance.
SBI Clerk Previous Year Cut-Off
SBI Clerk 2025 Preparation Strategy
|
SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2023 |
|
|
States/UT |
General |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
56.5 |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
41 |
|
Assam |
65 |
|
Bihar |
51 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
62.5 |
|
Delhi |
57.25 |
|
Gujarat |
51.5 |
|
Haryana |
58 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
64 |
|
Jammu |
66 |
|
Jharkhand |
56.5 |
|
Karnataka |
56 |
|
Kerala |
76.25 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
67.5 |
|
Maharashtra |
71.75 |
|
Meghalaya |
34.25 |
|
Odisha |
77 |
|
Punjab |
68.5 |
|
Rajasthan |
57.25 |
|
Sikkim |
58.5 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
65.5 |
|
Telangana |
42.5 |
|
Tripura |
61 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
60.5 |
|
Uttarakhand |
63.5 |
|
West Bengal |
80 |
- To prepare for SBI Clerk 2025, it is crucial for aspirants to be well-versed in the syllabus and exam pattern. Refer to the previous sections of this blog to understand the syllabus and the exam structure.
- Having a study plan: Creating a structured study plan and following it dilligently is essential to covering the vast SBI Clerk syllabus within a few months of preparation. This allows you to start practicing with Mock Tests.
- Practicing previous years’ question papers: To understand the exam pattern and latest trends, going through previous years' question papers is highly beneficial.
- Mock tests: SBI Clerk 2025 is one of the most competitive banking exams, and practicing with mock tests is the best way to enhance your preparation. Once you complete the entire syllabus, it is advised to start attempting Mock Tests regularly to increase your speed, reduce your reaction time, and maintain accuracy throughout the exam.
- Improve time management skills: Once you start practicing with Mock Tests, you become familiar with the exam conditions, which helps you manage your time better.
SBI Clerk 2025 Cut-Off & Result Analysis
The SBI Clerk Result shall be announced after both Prelims and Mains exams take place. SBI will release the preliminary and final exam results separately.
The sectional cut-offs for both SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains are determined by SBI. The candidates have to clear all the sections of the cut-offs to be shortlisted for the merit list. However, this year SBI has announced that there will not be a sectional cut-off for SBI Clerk Prelims.
In order to calculate the expected SBI Clerk Cut-Off, we must analyse the cut-off marks of the previous year. The following is the SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-Off of 2023:
| SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2023 | |
| States/UT | General |
| Andhra Pradesh | 56.5 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 41 |
| Assam | 65 |
| Bihar | 51 |
| Chhattisgarh | 62.5 |
| Delhi | 57.25 |
| Gujarat | 51.5 |
| Haryana | 58 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 64 |
| Jammu | 66 |
| Jharkhand | 56.5 |
| Karnataka | 56 |
| Kerala | 76.25 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 67.5 |
| Maharashtra | 71.75 |
| Meghalaya | 34.25 |
| Odisha | 77 |
| Punjab | 68.5 |
| Rajasthan | 57.25 |
| Sikkim | 58.5 |
| Tamil Nadu | 65.5 |
| Telangana | 42.5 |
| Tripura | 61 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 60.5 |
| Uttarakhand | 63.5 |
| West Bengal | 80 |
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis: Difficulty Level & Good Attempts
SBI Clerk 2025 was held between 22nd Feb and 1st March with four shifts each day. The difficulty level varied slightly across the shifts, but overall, it was considered moderate this year, giving a large number of students a fair chance to qualify for the Mains stage of the recruitment process.
While it is too soon to analyse this year’s papers across all the shifts, here is the overall analysis of last year’s papers, all shifts combined together. Last year’s difficulty level was categorized as ‘Easy to Moderate,’ and this year’s level was more or less the same.
SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) English Language Section Analysis
|
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Level |
|
Reading Comprehension |
8 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Error Detection |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Word Usage |
3 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Sentence Rearrangement |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Word Swapping |
4 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Cloze Test |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Overall |
30 |
Easy to Moderate |
SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Reasoning Ability Section Analysis
|
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Level |
|
Row Based Puzzle |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Circular Puzzle |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Floor Flat Based Puzzle |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Syllogism (only a few, all, some) |
3 |
Easy |
|
Inequality |
3 |
Easy |
|
Blood Relations |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Oder Ranking |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Meaningful Word |
1 |
Easy |
|
Pairing |
1 |
Easy |
|
Alphanumeric Series (letter, number, symbol) |
4 |
Easy |
|
Overall |
35 |
Easy |
SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Quantitative Aptitude Section Analysis
|
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Level |
|
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph) |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Caselet DI |
6 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Wrong Number Series |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
Simplification |
10 |
Easy |
|
Arithmetic |
8 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Overall |
35 |
Easy to Moderate |
