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SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026: 9124 Vacancies, Apply Online
State Bank of India has released the official notification for the SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026 for 9124 clerk ( Junior Associate) posts. The online application process will start on 11 August 2026, and the last date to apply is 31 August 2026.
The prelims exam for SBI Clerk 2026 is expected to be held on 26th and 27th September and 3rd October 2026.
In this article, we’ll cover everything in one place: important dates, vacancy breakup, eligibility, exam pattern, salary, and a simple step-by-step guide on how to apply — so you don’t have to jump between ten different tabs to find what you need.
SBI Clerk Notification 2026 PDF Download
The SBI Clerk Notification 2026 PDF (Advt. CRPD/CR/2026-27/17) is for the post of Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales), with around 9,766 vacancies.
You can download the SBI Clerk 2026 PDF from the career page (www.sbi.bank.in). Candidates who are looking to apply can note that the online application process has already started on 11 August 2026.
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026: Quick Overview
The State Bank of India Junior Associate Recruitment 2026 has been released under Advertisement No. CRPD/CR/2026-27/17. It covers a combined total of 9,124 posts – 7,680 regular and 1,444 backlog vacancies which are spread across 24 states and Union Territories.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Organization | State Bank of India (SBI) |
| Post Name | Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) |
| Advertisement No. | CRPD/CR/2026-27/17 |
| Total Vacancies | 9,124 (7,680 Regular + 1,444 Backlog) |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Registration Period | 11 August 2026 – 31 August 2026 |
| Prelims Exam (Tentative) | September 2026 |
| Mains Exam (Tentative) | November 2026 |
| Application Fee | ₹750 (Gen/OBC/EWS); Nil (SC/ST/PwBD/XS/DXS) |
| Age Limit | 20–28 years (as on 01.04.2026) |
| Official Website | sbi.bank.in |
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026 Important Dates
Candidates who are looking to apply for the SBI Clerk Exam 2026 should note that the online registration window has already started on 11 August 2026.
The Preliminary Examination is scheduled to be held in November 2026. The exact shift-wise dates and admit card will be released one week before the exam.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| SBI Clerk Official Notification 2026 | 11th August 2026 |
| SBI Clerk Apply Online Starts | 11th August 2026 |
| Online Application Closes | 31st August 2026 |
| Pre-Examination Training | September 2026 |
| Prelims Admit Card | September 2026 |
| Prelims Exam Date | 26th & 27th September 2026 |
| Prelims Result | October/November 2026 |
| Mains Admit Card | November 2026 |
| Mains Exam Date | 23rd November 2026 |
| Final Result | December 2026 / January 2027 |
The tentative dates for the SBI Clerk 2026 exam (Prelims and Mains) have been announced. The Prelims exam is expected to be held over two days, 26th and 27th September 2026, and the Mains exam will be held on 23 November 2026. However, the confirmed dates will be released when the admit card is released.
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026: Vacancy
The State Bank of India (SBI) has notified 9,766 vacancies for the Clerk/Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) posts, of which 7,680 are regular vacancies and 2,086 are backlog vacancies.
This year’s vacancy count marks a significant increase over the previous year’s vacancies, with states like Maharashtra (1,718), Tamil Nadu (1,410), and Odisha (1,100) offering the highest number of regular posts.
SBI Clerk 2026 Regular Vacancies
| State/UT | Total | GEN | SC | ST | OBC | EWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat | 330 | 136 | 23 | 49 | 89 | 33 |
| Karnataka | 760 | 305 | 121 | 53 | 205 | 76 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 113 | 48 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Chhattisgarh | 287 | 117 | 34 | 91 | 17 | 28 |
| Odisha | 1100 | 440 | 176 | 242 | 132 | 110 |
| Jammu & Kashmir UT | 84 | 39 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 8 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ladakh UT | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tamil Nadu | 1410 | 608 | 267 | 14 | 380 | 141 |
| Telangana | 260 | 105 | 41 | 18 | 70 | 26 |
| Rajasthan | 350 | 141 | 59 | 45 | 70 | 35 |
| West Bengal | 555 | 224 | 127 | 27 | 122 | 55 |
| A&N Islands | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Sikkim | 60 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 250 | 104 | 52 | 2 | 67 | 25 |
| Maharashtra | 1718 | 759 | 171 | 154 | 463 | 171 |
| Goa | 62 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 55 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 |
| Assam | 110 | 50 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 11 |
| Manipur | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 24 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Mizoram | 32 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Nagaland | 27 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Tripura | 48 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 7680 | 3253 | 1114 | 837 | 1716 | 760 |
SBI Clerk 2026 Backlog Vacancies
| State/UT | SC | ST | OBC | Cat Total |
VI | HI | LD | d&e | Total | XS | DXS | Special Total |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 93 | 16 | 138 | 305 | |
| Karnataka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 39 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 59 | 159 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 12 | 89 | 0 | 101 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 21 | 64 | |
| Odisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 18 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir UT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Ladakh UT | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 69 | 37 | 106 | |
| Telangana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rajasthan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 26 | 75 | |
| West Bengal | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 93 | 56 | 149 | |
| A&N Islands | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Sikkim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 30 | |
| Maharashtra | 37 | 3 | 51 | 91 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 23 | 45 | 281 | |
| Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 | |
| Assam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 65 | 32 | 97 | |
| Manipur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Meghalaya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 20 | |
| Mizoram | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Nagaland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Tripura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Total | 5 | 16 | 68 | 287 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 86 | 355 | 56 | 490 | 1444 |
Note: As per the official SBI Clerk 2026 vacancy notification, no vacancies have been reported for Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh (UT), Delhi (NCT), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, or Puducherry.
SBI Clerk: Vacancy Trend
Check the trend SBI of Clerk vacancies released in past 10 years.
| Years | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2026 LATEST | 9,766 |
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2025 | 6,589 |
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2024 | 14,191 |
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2023 | 8,773 |
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2022 | 5,486 |
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2021 | 5,454 |
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2020 | 7,870 |
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2019 | 8,593 |
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2018 | 7,200 |
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2017 | 2,043 |
SBI Clerk Vacancy Distribution
Vacancies from 2017 to 2026
73,365
Total Vacancies
2017
2,043
2018
7,200
2019
8,593
2020
7,870
2021
5,454
2022
5,486
2023
8,773
2024
14,191
2025
6,589
2026
9,766
Eligibility Criteria for SBI Junior Associate Jobs 2026
To be eligible for SBI Junior Associate jobs 2026, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Educational Qualification: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university (qualifying date on or before 31.12.2026). Final-year students can also apply provisionally.
- Age Limit: 20 to 28 years as on 01.04.2026, with standard age relaxations for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen categories.
SBI Clerk 2026: Application Fee
- General/OBC/EWS candidates: ₹750
- SC/ST/PwBD/XS/DXS candidates: Nil
The fee is non-refundable and must be paid online via debit card, credit card, or internet banking.
The SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026 selection process involves three phases:
Preliminary Examination – 100 marks, 1 hour (English, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning). There are no minimum qualifying marks for individual sections.
| Section | No. of Questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30/30 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35/30 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning | 35/35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 60 minutes |
Main Examination – 200 marks, 2 hours and 40 minutes (General/Financial Awareness, English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and Computer Aptitude). There are no minimum qualifying marks for individual sections.
| Section | No. of Questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| General/Financial Awareness | 50/50 | 35 minutes |
| General English | 40/40 | 35 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50/50 | 45 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50/60 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190/200 | 2 hour 40 minutes |
Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT) – This is applicable to candidates who have not studied the local language of the state they applied for in Class 10 or 12.
| Circle | State/UT | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Gandhinagar | Gujarat | Gujarati |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Kannada |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi |
| Bhopal | Chhattisgarh | Hindi |
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Odia |
| Chandigarh | Jammu & Kashmir UT | Urdu/Hindi |
| Chandigarh | Himachal Pradesh | Hindi |
| Chandigarh | Ladakh UT | Urdu/Ladakhi/Bhoti (Sodhi) |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil |
| Hyderabad | Telangana | Telugu/Urdu |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Hindi |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | Bengali/Nepali |
| Kolkata | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Hindi/English |
| Kolkata | Sikkim | Nepali/English |
| Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi/Urdu |
| Maharashtra/Mumbai Metro | Maharashtra | Marathi |
| Mumbai Metro | Goa | Konkani |
| Guwahati | Arunachal Pradesh | English |
| Guwahati | Assam | Assamese/Bengali/Bodo |
| Guwahati | Manipur | Manipuri/English |
| Guwahati | Meghalaya | English/Garo/Khasi |
| Guwahati | Mizoram | Mizo |
| Guwahati | Nagaland | English |
| Guwahati | Tripura | Bengali/Kokborok |
SBI Clerk 2026: Salary
The SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026 in-hand salary for clerk is around Rs. 46000, and the pay scale is Rs. 24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480. The starting Basic Pay is Rs. 26730/- (Rs.24050/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates).
How to Apply for SBI Recruitment 2026
- Visit the official website: sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings
- Read the detailed advertisement carefully before proceeding
- Register online under “Recruitment of Junior Associates 2026”
- Upload photograph, signature, thumb impression, and handwritten declaration
- Pay the application fee (if applicable)
- Review and submit your application before 31 August 2026
- Save a printout of the submitted form for your records
How to Apply for SBI Recruitment 2026
- Visit the official website: sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings
- Read the detailed advertisement carefully before proceeding
- Register online under “Recruitment of Junior Associates 2026”
- Upload photograph, signature, thumb impression, and handwritten declaration
- Pay the application fee (if applicable)
- Review and submit your application before 31 August 2026
- Save a printout of the submitted form for your records
| SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims Cut Off | |
|---|---|
| States/UT | General |
| Andhra Pradesh | 68.75 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 68.75 |
| Assam | 60.75 |
| Bihar | 47.25 |
| Chhattisgarh | 29.5 |
| Chandigarh | 65.25 |
| Delhi | 67 |
| Gujarat | 47 |
| Haryana | 64 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 68.50 |
| Jammu | 66.50 |
| Jharkhand | 42.25 |
| Karnataka | 72.5 |
| Kerala | 64 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 49.25 |
| Maharashtra | 44.75 |
| Meghalaya | 54.75 |
| Manipur | 37 |
| Odisha | 64.25 |
| Punjab | 60.25 |
| Rajasthan | 59.5 |
| Sikkim | 39.75 |
| Tamil Nadu | 55.50 |
| Telangana | 60 |
| Tripura | 64 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 61.75 |
| Uttarakhand | 64.75 |
| West Bengal | 61.25 |
SBI Clerk Last Year Cut Off
The SBI Clerk 2026 category-wise cut-offs have been released for both the SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam and the SBI Clerk Mains Exam. Candidates can check the cut-off marks for their respective state and prepare accordingly.
To understand the expected SBI Clerk Cut-Off, candidates should be aware of the previous year’s cut-off marks. Let’s take a look at the SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2025:
| SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims Cut Off | |
|---|---|
| States/UT | General |
| Andhra Pradesh | 68.75 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 68.75 |
| Assam | 60.75 |
| Bihar | 47.25 |
| Chhattisgarh | 29.5 |
| Chandigarh | 65.25 |
| Delhi | 67 |
| Gujarat | 47 |
| Haryana | 64 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 68.50 |
| Jammu | 66.50 |
| Jharkhand | 42.25 |
| Karnataka | 72.5 |
| Kerala | 64 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 49.25 |
| Maharashtra | 44.75 |
| Meghalaya | 54.75 |
| Manipur | 37 |
| Odisha | 64.25 |
| Punjab | 60.25 |
| Rajasthan | 59.5 |
| Sikkim | 39.75 |
| Tamil Nadu | 55.50 |
| Telangana | 60 |
| Tripura | 64 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 61.75 |
| Uttarakhand | 64.75 |
| West Bengal | 61.25 |
Frequently asked questions
Q1. How many vacancies are there in SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026?
There are 9,124 total vacancies — 7,680 regular and 1,444 backlog — spread across 24 States/UTs.
Q2. What is the last date to apply for SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026?
The last date for online registration and fee payment is 31 August 2026.
Q3. What is the qualification required for SBI Clerk 2026?
A graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized university, with the qualifying date on or before 31 December 2026.
Q4. What is the age limit for SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026?
Candidates must be between 20 and 28 years old as on 1 April 2026, with category-wise age relaxations applicable.
Q5. What is the SBI Clerk salary in 2026?
The starting Basic Pay is ₹26,730, with total monthly emoluments of around ₹46,000 at a metro posting, inclusive of allowances.
Q6. Can I apply for more than one state under this recruitment?
No. You can apply for only one State/UT, and can appear for the exam only once under this recruitment cycle.
Q7. Is there negative marking in the SBI Clerk exam?
Yes, 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer in both Prelims and Mains.
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