Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) in clerical cadre in State Bank of India. Candidates can apply
for vacancies in one State only. Candidates can appear for the test only once under this recruitment project. The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular State should be proficient (reading, writing, speaking, and understanding) in the specified opted local language of that State/UT/Special area (mentioned in the under given vacancy table against each state). The test for knowledge of specified opted local language will be conducted as a part of the selection process. It will be conducted after qualifying for the online main examination but before joining the Bank. Candidates who fail to qualify for this test will not be offered an appointment. Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be required to undergo the language test. There is no provision for Inter Circle Transfer / Inter-State Transfer for
Junior Associates to be recruited.
Preliminary Examination will be conducted tentatively in the month of June 2021 and Main Examination will be conducted tentatively on 31.07.2021. Candidates are advised to check regularly Bank's website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers for details and updates. The examination will be as detailed under point No. 4 under
Selection procedure.
State Bank OF India (SBI) Clerk Exam Syllabus [JUNIOR ASSOCIATES (CUSTOMER SUPPORT & SALES)] :
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 |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
1 |
English language |
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 separate timing as mentioned above. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of the mark assigned for a question will be deducted for each wrong answer. No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual tests OR for aggregate scores. 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: The structure of the Online Main Exam would be
as follows:
Sl. |
Name of Test |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
1 |
General/ Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 min. |
2 |
General 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 separate timing as mentioned above.
The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English & Hindi. 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 minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS/DXS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon). Minimum qualifying marks on aggregate will be decided by the bank. No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed. Section-wise marks will not be maintained. 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.
Test of specified opted local language:
Those who qualify for selection and produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be subjected to any Language test. In the case of others
(qualified for selection), specified opted local language tests will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates not found proficient in specified opted local language would be disqualified.
For Official Notification of State Bank OF India Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales): Click Here
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