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The SBI Clerk Prelims exam was held in online mode in various exams centred across India. To apply for SBI Clerk recruitment, a candidate can apply for vacancies in one State/UT only. In addition to this, the candidates must also know the local language that SBI specifies in the notification. Read this post further to get details on SBI Clerk 2024 such as important dates, vacancy, application form process, etc.

SBI Clerk 2024 Exam Highlights

We have shared the major highlights of the SBI Clerk exam in the table below.

SBI Clerk 2024 Exam Particulars	Exam Details
Exam Name	SBI Clerk (Junior Associate)
Conducting Body	State Bank of India (SBI)
Job Type	Government Job
Exam Category	Bank Exam
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Mode of Exam	Online
Selection Process	Prelims, Mains and Local Language Test
Exam Duration	Preliminary: 1 hour Mains: 2 hours 40 minutes
Total Marks	Prelims: 100 marks Mains: 200 marks
Marking Scheme	0.25 of the mark assigned for the question are deducted for each wrong answer
Medium of Exam	English and Hindi
Official Website	sbi.co.in

SBI Clerk 2024 Notification

The SBI Clerk notification 2024 is expected to be released in the month of November 2024 for the Junior Associate post. Candidates who are graduates or are in their final year and are between the age of 21 years and 28 years will be able to apply for this bank exam. The exam is expected to be held in January for Prelims. The selection of candidates for the SBI Junior Associate is done through the Prelims and Mains exam. However, only the marks scored in the Mains exam are taken under consideration for preparing the merit list.

The SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) notification consists the important dates and details related to the exam that are supposed to be known by the candidates who shall be taking the exam. In the meantime, you can download the SBI Clerk previous year notification PDF by clicking on the link that is given below.

SBI Clerk 2024 Notification

Download PDF (Previous Year)

SBI Clerk 2024 Exam Date

The SBI Clerks 2024 exam date will be released by the State Bank of India on its website along with the official notification PDF. The exam date shall be released for the Prelims and Mains. As per the previous year exam trend, it is expected that the exam will be held in the month of January 2024. Check the important dates in the following table.

SBI Clerk Exam Events	Dates
SBI Clerk 2024 Notification Release Date	November 2024
SBI Clerk 2024 Online Application Starts	November 2024
SBI Clerk Online Application Closes	December 2024
SBI Clerk Admit Card for Prelims	December 2024
SBI Clerk Exam Date	January 2024
SBI Clerk Prelims Result	February 2024
SBI Clerk Scorecard & Marks	February 2024 (Expected)
SBI Clerk Mains Admit Card 2024	February 2024 (Expected)
SBI Clerk Exam Date for Mains	February/March 2024
SBI Clerk Mains Result 2024	To be notified
SBI Clerk Mains Scorecard & Marks Date	To be notified

SBI Clerk 2024 Vacancy

SBI Clerk vacancy 2024 will be released state wise along with the SBI Clerk notification PDF. The candidates will need to select the circle from which they will be applying for the exam. The vacancy for SBI Clerk is released as per the seats available in the state. You can check the SBI Clerk vacancy 2023 (previous year) in the table below.

SBI Clerk 2023: Regular Vacancies (Previous Year)
Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) Vacancy
Circle	State/UT	Language	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	GEN	Total
Ahmedabad	Gujarat	Gujarati	57	123	221	82	337	820
Amaravati	Andhra Pradesh	Telugu/ Urdu	08	03	13	05	21	50
Bengaluru	Karnataka	Kannada	72	31	121	45	181	450
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	Hindi	43	57	43	28	117	288
Bhopal	Chhattisgarh	Hindi	25	67	12	21	87	212
Bhubaneswar	Odisha	Odia	11	15	08	07	31	72
Chandigarh/New Delhi	Haryana	Hindi/Punjabi	50	--	71	26	120	267
Chandigarh	Jammu & Kashmir	Urdu/ Hindi	07	09	23	08	41	88
	Himachal Pradesh	Hindi	45	07	36	18	74	180
	Ladakh UT	Urdu/Ladakhi/Bhoti (Bodhi)	04	05	13	05	23	50
	Punjab	Punjabi/ Hindi	52	--	37	18	73	180
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	Tamil	32	01	46	17	75	171
Chennai	Pondicherry	Tamil	--	--	01	--	03	04
Hyderabad	Telangana	Telgu/ Urdu	84	36	141	52	212	525
Jaipur	Rajasthan	Hindi	159	122	188	94	377	940
Kolkata	West Bengal	Bengali/ Nepali	26	05	25	11	47	114
	A&N Islands	Hindi/ English	--	01	05	02	12	20
	Sikkim	Nepali/ English	--	--	--	--	04	04
Lucknow/New Delhi	Uttar Pradesh	Hindi/ Urdu	373	17	480	178	733	1781
Maharashtra/Mumbai Metro	Maharashtra	Marathi	10	08	26	10	46	100
New Delhi	Delhi	Hindi	65	32	117	43	180	437
New Delhi	Uttarakhand	Hindi	38	06	27	21	123	215
North Eastern	Arunachal Pradesh	English	--	31	-	06	32	69
	Assam	Assamese /Bengali/ Bodo	30	51	116	43	190	430
	Manipur	Manipuri	--	08	03	02	13	26
	Meghalaya	English/Garo/ Khasi	--	33	03	07	34	77
	Mizoram	Mizo	--	07	--	01	09	17
	Nagaland	English	--	18	--	04	18	40
	Tripura	Bengali/ Kokboro	04	08	--	02	12	26
Patna	Bihar	Hindi/Urdu	66	04	112	41	192	415
Patna	Jharkhand	Hindi/Santhali	19	42	19	16	69	165
Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	Malyalam	04	--	12	04	27	47
Thiruvananthapuram	Lakshadweep	Malyalam	--	01	--	--	02	03
Total			1284	748	1919	817	3515	8283

SBI Clerk 2023 Vacancy: Backlog (Previous Year)

Category	Backlog Vacancy
SC/ST/OBC	141
PwD	92
Xs	257
Total	490

How to Apply for SBI Clerk 2024 Exam?

Candidates will be able to apply for the SBI Clerk 2024 exam through online mode only. The SBI Clerk apply online link is active from 17th November to 7th December 2024. The steps to fill SBI Clerk application form 2024 are given below:

Visit the official website, sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings
Select on the link that displays “SBI Clerk 2024 Recruitment for Junior Associates”.
Fill in details such as name, mobile number, email ID, etc
Registration number and password shall be generated for SBI Clerk 2024 exam.
Upload the scanned images of the photograph and signature
Enter personal details, work experience, educational qualification, etc.
Preview the SBI Clerk application form 2024 and submit proceed to submit the application form.
Take a printout of the application form and e-receipt.

SBI Clerk Application Fee

No changes have been made in the SBI application fee 2024. It is mandatory for all the candidates who fill out the SBI Clerk application form to pay the application fee as per their category. The fee can be paid in online or offline mode. The category-wise SBI Clerk application fee is shared in the table below.

Category	Application Fee for SBI Clerk Exam
SC/ST/PWD	NIL
General/OBC/EWS	Rs. 750/-

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Eligibility Criteria

The SBI Clerk eligibility requires fulfilment of the candidate’s age limit and educational qualification which are as follows:

SBI Clerk Educational Qualification

Any candidate who has graduated from a recognized university in any discipline can apply for the exam.

SBI Clerk Age Limit

The age limit of the candidate should be between 20 years to 28 years. Age relaxation applies to those who belong to the reserved categories.

SBI Clerk 2024 Selection Procedure

SBI Clerk selection process is done through a national-level competitive examination. The candidates have to appear in two stages, the Preliminary exam and Mains exam. The candidates who qualify for the Prelims are allowed to appear for the Mains exam of SBI Junior Associate. The final merit list of candidates for appointment to the SBI Clerk 2024 exam is done through the marks obtained by candidates in the Mains exam.

SBI Clerk (JuniorAssociate) 2024 Exam Pattern

The SBI Clerk exam pattern varies for Prelims and Mains exams. There is no sectional cut off in the SBI Clerk exam for Prelims or Mains exam. The details regarding the SBI Clerk exam pattern for the Prelims and Mains exams are as follows:

SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern

The SBI Clerk/Junior Associate exam pattern for Prelims has 3 subjects, English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning. The total marks for the exam is 100 marks with a sectional timing of 20 minutes for each subject. More details on the SBI Clerk Prelims exam pattern is as follows:

Section	No. of Question	Total Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

SBI Clerk Main Exam Pattern

The SBI Clerk Mains exam pattern is quite different from that of Prelims. The Mains exam consists of four subjects that constitute General/Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude. The total marks for the SBI Clerk Mains exam is 200 marks. More details for SBI Clerk Mains exam is as follows:

Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration (in Minutes)
General/Financial Awareness	50	50	35
General English	40	40	35
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45
Total	190	200	2 hours 40 minutes

SBI Clerk 2024 Syllabus – Prelims & Mains

SBI Clerk Syllabus for Prelims and Mains exam has been shared below in the table. The Mains exam is comparatively tougher than Prelims. To overcome this, you must ensure that you practice SBI Clerk previous year question papers.

SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus

English Language

Reading Comprehension

Grammar

Synonym & Antonym

Cloze Test

Fillers

Phrases and Idioms

Error Detection

One word Substitution

Sentence Correction

Sentence rearrangements

Reasoning Ability

Puzzles

Alphanumeric Series

Blood Relations

Syllogism

Coding-Decoding

Analogy

Direction and Distance

Input-Output

Odd Man Out

Order Ranking

Numerical Ability

Number System

Data Interpretation

Quadratic

Simplification

Approximation

HCF and LCM

SI & CI

Ratio and Proportion

Speed, Distance and Time

Averages

Percentage

Time and Work

Problem on Ages

SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus

General / Financial Awareness	Current affairs Static GK - Government Schemes, National and International days, Sports, Indian Constitution, Culture of India, Currency, Awards and Honours, History, Polity Financial Awareness - Functions of RBI; Overview of Indian Financial System; Indian banking system; Fiscal/Monetary policy; Financial institutions like RBI/SEBI/IRDA/FSD; International organizations like IMF/World Bank/ADB/UNO/SWIFT/IBA/UFBU/Bank Board Bureau (BBB)/ADB; Banking Terms
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	Reasoning Ability: Puzzles, Data Sufficiency, Alphanumeric Series, Coding-decoding, Input-Output, Blood Relations, Ranking, Direction and Sense, Figure Series, Syllogism Computer Aptitude: History, Input and Output devices, Hardware and software, Windows, Internet services, MS-Office, Abbreviations, Hacking & Security Tools, Short-cut Keys, Modern Day Technology
Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation, Number System, Quadratic, Simplification, Approximation, HCF and LCM, SI & CI, Ratio and Proportion, Speed, Distance and Time, Averages, Percentage, Time and Work, Problem on Ages
General English	Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Sentence Improvement, Para Jumbles, Spotting Errors, Fillers, Phrase Replacement, Idioms & Phrases, Grammar

SBI Clerk 2024 Cut-Off

SBI will release the SBI Clerk 2024 cut off along with the SBI Clerk result. The cut off is the minimum marks that must be scored by candidates to appear for the next stage. You must note that SBI does not have sectional cut off in either Prelims or Mains exam. For your convenience, we have shared the previous year SBI Cut off for your reference here.

SBI Clerk 2021 Cut Off

The following table depicts the SBI Clerk 2021 cut off marks for Prelims. The Prelims is for 100 marks. By checking out the previous year SBI Clerk cut off, you can ascertain the marks that you would need to score in the SbI Clerk 2024 exam.

SBI Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2021 (Out of 100)
States/UT	General category candidates
Andaman & Nicobar	66.25
Arunachal Pradesh	69.25
Assam	68.50
Chhattisgarh	76.5
Delhi	83
Gujarat	64.5
Haryana	79.75
Himachal Pradesh	80.25
Jharkhand	69.25
Karnataka	64.25
Kerala	69
Madhya Pradesh	81.75
Maharashtra	66.25
Odisha	82
Punjab	75.5
Rajasthan	77.75
Sikkim	72.50
Tamil Nadu	61.75
Telangana	73.75
Uttar Pradesh	81.25
Uttarakhand	81.75
West Bengal	79.75

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