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SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) 2026: Exam Date, Syllabus, Salary, Vacancy

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SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) — State Bank of India Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) · स्टेट बैंक ऑफ इंडिया जूनियर एसोसिएट (Customer Support & Sales) — is conducted by State Bank of India (Careers). As of , applications for SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) 2026 closed on . Source: sbi.bank.in.

SBI's state-wise recruitment of Junior Associates in the clerical cadre; the 2026-27 advertisement lists 7,680 regular vacancies plus 287 SC/ST/OBC backlog vacancies.

Applications closed

Applications closed 31 Aug 2026.

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SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) 2026 quick answers

Notification 2012on site by Jan 2012Archived PDF
Detailed advertisement (English, PDF)sbi.bank.in ↗
Detailed advertisement (Hindi, PDF)sbi.bank.in ↗
Preliminary exam Acquaint Yourself booklet (PDF)sbi.bank.in ↗
Candidate login / OTRsbi.bank.in ↗
Official websitesbi.bank.in ↗

SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Exam Date 2026

EventDateStatus
Online registration and fee payment11 Aug – 31 Aug 2026 PDF p.2Done
Phase-I: Preliminary examNot announced Tentatively September 2026, as per the advertisement.Not yet
Phase-II: Main examNot announced Tentatively November 2026, as per the advertisement.Not yet

SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Result 2026 and result date

No 2026 result on sbi.bank.in yet.

SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Vacancy 2026: 7,680 posts

SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Age Limit and Eligibility 2026

20–28 years on 1 Apr 2026

Born not earlier than 02.04.1998 and not later than 01.04.2006.

Age relaxation
OBC3 years
SC/ST5 years
PwBD (Gen/EWS)10 years
PwBD (OBC)13 years
PwBD (SC/ST)15 years
Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemenservice rendered + 3 years (8 years for disabled SC/ST ESM), max age 50
Widows, divorced women and judicially separated women not remarried7 years (max 35 Gen/EWS, 38 OBC, 40 SC/ST)
Trained Apprentices of SBIGen/EWS 1 year, OBC 4, SC/ST 6, PwBD 11/14/16 years
Source: Recruitment of Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales), Advertisement No. CRPD/CR/2026-27/17 (English) · PDF p.3 ↗

Am I eligible? Age check

Post-wise limits can differ: confirm in the notification.

Qualification: Graduation in any discipline from a recognised university (or equivalent) by 31.12.2026; final-year students may apply provisionally. Proficiency in the opted local language of the State/UT applied for is required. Fee: ₹750 for General/OBC/EWS; nil for SC/ST/PwBD/XS/DXS. PDF p.3

SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Syllabus 2026 and Exam Pattern

Phase-I: Preliminary exam: 100 objective questions, 100 marks, 1 hour (20 minutes per section); 1/4 mark penalty per wrong answer; about 10 times the vacancies (category-wise) shortlisted for Main. PDF p.5
SubjectQs / Marks
English Language30 / 30
Numerical Ability35 / 35
Reasoning Ability35 / 35
Phase-II: Main exam: 190 objective questions, 200 marks, 2 hours 40 minutes, sectional timing; 1/4 mark penalty per wrong answer. Final merit (state- and category-wise) on Main marks only; SBI trained apprentices get 5 bonus marks. PDF p.5
SubjectQs / Marks
General / Financial Awareness50 / 50
General English40 / 40
Quantitative Aptitude50 / 50
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude50 / 60
Local Language Proficiency Test: For provisionally selected candidates who did not study the opted local language in class 10th or 12th; non-verbal and verbal sections, qualifying. PDF p.5

Selection process: Phase-I: Preliminary exam (online) → Phase-II: Main exam (online) → Local Language Proficiency Test (if not studied in 10th/12th).

SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Salary per Month

PostPay level
Junior Associate (starting basic ₹26,730, i.e. ₹24,050 plus two advance increments for graduates)Clerical cadre, ₹24050-64480 scale
Source: Recruitment of Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales), Advertisement No. CRPD/CR/2026-27/17 (English) · PDF p.6

SBI official website and login

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SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) 2026: questions people ask

Is the SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) 2026 notification out?

Yes, the SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) 2026 cycle is under way. Latest: Applications closed 31 Aug 2026.

What is the age limit for SBI Clerk (Junior Associate)?

20–28 years on 1 Apr 2026, as per the official notification. Relaxation: OBC 3 years, SC/ST 5 years, PwBD (Gen/EWS) 10 years, PwBD (OBC) 13 years, PwBD (SC/ST) 15 years, Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen service rendered + 3 years (8 years for disabled SC/ST ESM), max age 50, Widows, divorced women and judicially separated women not remarried 7 years (max 35 Gen/EWS, 38 OBC, 40 SC/ST), Trained Apprentices of SBI Gen/EWS 1 year, OBC 4, SC/ST 6, PwBD 11/14/16 years.

How many vacancies are there in SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) 2026?

7,680 posts as per the official notice (GEN 3,253, SC 1,114, ST 837, OBC 1,716, EWS 760, PwBD-VI 91, PwBD-HI 83, PwBD-LD 76, PwBD-d&e 70, XS 760, DXS 333).

What is the full form of SBI Clerk (Junior Associate)?

SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) stands for State Bank of India Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales), conducted by State Bank of India (Careers).

What is the official website of SBI?

The only official website of SBI is sbi.bank.in. Always apply and download there; other sites asking for money are not official.

Older documents have been removed from the commission website; we show the Internet Archive copy of the same official link.

Apply only on the commission’s official portal. Sites charging to fill forms are scams.