Approximately 6,589 Junior Associate vacancies are being filled through SBI Clerk 2025, with the prelims scheduled on September 20th, 21st, and 27th. Here are all the details about the exam. State Bank of India (SBI) will conduct the SBI Clerk 2025 Exam (Advt. No. CRPD/CR/2025-26/06) to fill 6,589 Junior Associate vacancies for which lakhs of applications have been received. Now that the online application process has ended, candidates can rejoice as the Prelims Exam Schedule 2025 has been released. Keep up with official announcements and continue preparing. SBI Clerk Exam details are listed below.

SBI Clerk 2025 Official Notification

SBI Clerk Notification 2025 has been issued for recruiting Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) in its branches across the country. There is information on vacancies, eligibility, key dates, selection process, and exam pattern in the notification. Each year, lakhs of candidates apply for this exam because it offers career advancement and stability. It is recommended that applicants read the notification carefully as soon as possible.

Exam Highlights for SBI Clerks/Junior Associates

In SBI, clerks assist customers with deposits, withdrawals, and account inquiries, as well as support daily branch operations. Preliminary, mains, and language proficiency tests (LPT) determine the final selection. Interviews are not conducted. Preparation for this coveted banking role should begin as soon as possible due to high competition.

Name of the Company	Details
Exam Conducting	State Bank of India
Name of the Post	Junior Associate/Clerk
Number of vacancies’	6589 (5,180 Regular Vacancies + 1409 Backlog)
Job Category	Bank Jobs
Mode of application	Online
The maximum age	20 to 28 years
Qualification	Graduation
Process of selection	Prelims and Mains
Mode of Exam	Online
Expected Salary	Rs. 46,000
SBI Link	www.sbi.co.in

SBI Clerk 2025 Exam

Dates for SBI Clerk 2025

Preliminary exams for SBI Clerk are scheduled for 20th, 21st, and 27th September 2025, while the mains are scheduled for 15th and 16th November 2025. SBI’s official website should be visited regularly for final confirmation.

Details of SBI Clerk Vacancies in 2025 by state

There are a total of 6,589 vacancies in the SBI Clerk 2025 recruitment, including 5,180 regular posts and 1,409 backlog posts. Applicants can apply for only one state or union territory, and once selected as Junior Associates, transfers are not permitted.

Types of vacancies	No.of the Vacancies
Backlog	1409
Regular	5180
Total	6589

Hence, candidates should consider local language skills and preferred location when choosing a state. Below is a table that shows vacancy distribution by state and category.

State/UT	General	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total
Gujarat	91	15	33	59	22	220
Andhra Pradesh	126	49	21	83	31	310
Karnataka	110	43	18	72	27	270
Madhya Pradesh	40	15	20	15	10	100
Chhattisgarh	89	26	70	13	22	220
Odisha	78	30	41	22	19	190
Haryana	64	25	—	36	13	138
Jammu & Kashmir UT	15	2	3	7	2	29
Himachal Pradesh	30	17	2	13	6	68
Ladakh UT	19	2	4	9	3	37
Punjab	73	51	—	37	17	178
Tamil Nadu	165	72	3	102	38	380
Telangana	101	40	17	67	25	250
Rajasthan	105	44	33	52	26	260
West Bengal	109	62	13	59	27	270
A & N Islands	17	—	2	8	3	30
Sikkim	9	1	4	4	2	20
Uttar Pradesh	213	107	5	138	51	514
Maharashtra	213	47	42	127	47	476
Goa	10	—	1	2	1	14
Delhi	71	25	12	45	16	169
Uttarakhand	74	22	3	16	12	127
Arunachal Pradesh	9	—	9	—	2	20
Assam	65	10	17	39	14	145
Manipur	8	—	5	2	1	16
Meghalaya	14	—	14	1	3	32
Mizoram	7	—	5	—	1	13
Nagaland	11	—	9	—	2	22
Tripura	11	3	6	—	2	22
Bihar	121	41	2	70	26	260
Jharkhand	54	15	33	15	13	130
Kerala	131	24	2	66	24	247
Lakshadweep	2	—	1	—	—	3
Total	2255	788	450	1179	508	5,180

Trends in SBI Clerk Vacancies

SBI Clerk 2025 Exam

Eligibility for SBI Clerk 2025

Candidates must meet SBI Clerk Eligibility criteria to apply for the Bank’s offered positions. SBI Clerk 2025 is open to graduates between 20 and 28 years old. Below are the details of the Eligibility Criteria, such as qualification and age limit.

Age Limit:

The details of the age limit have been mentioned below for the candidates to check their age eligibility for the SBI Clerk post.

• The minimum age limit is 20 years old

• Age limit: 28

• Relaxation of age: As per government regulations.

According to the table below, different categories of SBI Clerks are eligible for age relaxation.

Category	Age Limit
SC/ST	33 years
OBC	31 years
PwD General	38 years
PwD SC/ST	43 years
PwD OBC	41 years
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years
Widows, Divorced Women	7 years (subject to the actual maximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)
Trained Apprentice of SBI	General/EWS- 1 year OBC- 4 years SC/ST- 6 years PwBD (Gen/EWS)- 11 years PwBD (OBC)- 14 years PwBD (SC/ST)- 16 years

Qualifications 

• Degrees from recognized universities are required.

• IDD holders should check their passing date. Provisional applications are accepted by final-year students, but they must pass their final exams to join.

• A specific certificate after 15 years of service is required for ex-servicemen.

• SBI Clerk requires computer literacy.

Identities

• A citizen of India is required.

• In addition, candidates can also be Nepalese, Bhutanese, or Tibetan refugees who arrived before January 1, 1962.

• The Indian government must issue a certificate of eligibility to PIOs.

Interruptions

SBI Clerk Exam 2025 does not have a fixed number of attempts. As long as candidates meet the eligibility criteria and age requirements set by the State Bank of India, they may take the exam as many times as they wish. Under government regulations, candidates in the reserved categories are allowed to apply if they are between 20 and 28 years of age.

Apply online for SBI Clerk

Applicants for the SBI Clerk 2025 examination can now register online at www.sbi.co.in. In order to apply, candidates had to complete an application form, upload necessary documents, and pay the applicable fee through the website.

Fees for SBI Clerk Applications in 2025

Applicants must pay the application fee, which is listed below, in order to complete the application process.

Category	Application Fees
General/OBC/EWS	Rs 750/-
SC/ST/PWD	NIL

Process for selecting SBI clerks

There are three stages in the SBI Clerk Selection Process: Prelims, Mains, and Language Proficiency Test. To receive the final appointment letter, candidates must pass each stage. SBI Clerk Selection Process details are provided in the table below.

Pattern of the SBI Clerk Exam

SBI Clerk Exam consists of two stages- Preliminary and Mains. Mains determine the final result, while prelims determine qualification. To understand the structure of the examination, candidates need to familiarize themselves with the SBI Clerk Exam Pattern.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2025: Check it out

Pattern of the SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam

It consists of 100 questions of 1 mark each, with a time duration of 60 minutes. Each wrong answer will be penalized by 0.25 points.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
S.No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	English	30	30	20 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

Pattern of the SBI Clerk Mains Exam

Exam type: online, objective:

• Candidate will use a computer interface to answer questions in the SBI Clerk Mains exam.

• Multiple-choice questions are used in the exam and are of the objective type.

Marks totaled 200:

• There is a maximum score of 200 marks in the SBI Clerk Mains exam. A candidate’s score is determined by how well they perform on all sections.

The duration of the program is 2 hours 40 minutes:

• The Mains exam lasts a total of 2 hours and 40 minutes.

• All four sections of the test must be completed within this time frame: General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude, and General/Financial Awareness.

• In each section, there is a specific time limit, so candidates must manage their time effectively to complete all the questions within the time limit.

Pattern of the SBI Clerk Language Proficiency Test

The Language Proficiency Test (LPT) follows the Prelims and Mains exams. Below is the LPT pattern:

Syllabus for SBI Clerk

Preliminary and main syllabuses for SBI Clerk 2025 are almost identical. The difficulty level of both, however, differs. Questions in Prelims are easy, while those in Mains are more challenging. SBI Clerk Syllabus 2025 includes sections on Reasoning, Quantitative Ability, and English Language.

Medium of SBI Clerk Exam

Preliminary and Main exams for SBI Clerks are conducted in English and Hindi or the regional language. Non-Hindi speaking states, however, have a different exam medium. Below are state-by-state language details.

Sr. No.	State/UT	Medium of Exam
1	Andaman & Nicobar	English, Hindi
2	Andhra Pradesh	English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu
3	Arunachal Pradesh	English, Hindi
4	Assam	English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali
5	Bihar	English, Hindi, Urdu
6	Chhattisgarh	English, Hindi
7	Chandigarh	English, Hindi, Punjabi
8	Delhi	English, Hindi
9	Goa	English, Hindi, Konkani
10	Gujarat	English, Hindi, Gujarati
11	Haryana	English, Hindi, Punjabi
12	Himachal Pradesh	English, Hindi
13	Jammu & Kashmir	English, Hindi, Urdu
14	Jharkhand	English, Hindi
15	Karnataka	English, Hindi, Kannada
16	Kerala	English, Hindi, Malayalam
17	Ladakh	English, Hindi, Urdu
18	Lakshadweep	English, Hindi, Malayalam
19	Madhya Pradesh	English, Hindi
20	Maharashtra	English, Hindi, Marathi
21	Manipur	English, Hindi, Manipuri
22	Meghalaya	English, Hindi
23	Mizoram	English, Hindi
24	Nagaland	English, Hindi
25	Odisha	English, Hindi, Odia
26	Puducherry	English, Hindi, Tamil
27	Punjab	English, Hindi, Punjabi
28	Rajasthan	English, Hindi
29	Sikkim	English, Hindi
30	Tamil Nadu	English, Hindi, Tamil
31	Telangana	English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu
32	Tripura	English, Hindi, Bengali
33	Uttar Pradesh	English, Hindi, Urdu
34	Uttarakhand	English, Hindi
35	West Bengal	English, Hindi, Bengali

2025 SBI Clerk Salary

SBI Clerk Salary ranges from Rs.24050 1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400 4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480. At the current rate of D.A., other allowances, the starting salary for a Clerical Cadre employee is around Rs. 26,730 per month, while the total starting emoluments are about Rs. 46,000 per month.

Newly hired clerks undergo a probationary period of six months during which their performance is evaluated. A probationary period may be extended if an employee performs below expectations.

Centre for SBI Clerk Exams

For candidates to know where the examinations are going to be held in 2025, the SBI Clerk Exam Center 2025 has been discussed here.

UT/State	SBI Clerk Exam Cities
Andaman & Nicobar Island	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Chirala, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea
Chandigarh	Chandigarh-Mohali
Chhattisgarh	Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur
Goa	Panaji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar, Anand, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Haryana	Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Rohtak, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh	Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu, Samba, Srinagar
Jharkhand	Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Ballari, Bengaluru, Belgaum, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli-Dharwad, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi
Kerala	Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
Leh	Leh
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Amravati, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Solapur
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Dimapur, Kohima
Delhi NCR	Delhi NCR (All NCR cities)
Odisha	Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Sikkim	Bardang-Gangtok
Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar
Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida & Gr. Noida, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
West Bengal	Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri

Previous year’s SBI Clerk exam questions

Aspirants preparing for the SBI Clerk exam can benefit greatly from SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Papers. Exam patterns, types of questions, and difficulty levels are revealed by them.

Candidates improve their time management and accuracy by solving these papers. It also builds confidence and identifies weak areas, ensuring better preparation for the actual SBI Clerk exam.

Previous Year Exam Analysis of SBI Clerk

Here is the SBI Clerk Preliminary Examination Analysis. The overall difficulty level of the prelims exam this year was easy to moderate based on candidates’ performance. Section-wise difficulty levels are listed below.

Subjects	Level
English	Easily moderated
Reasoning Ability	Easily moderated
Numerical Ability	Easily moderated

Clerk Mock Test by SBI

Aspirants aiming to excel in the exam should take advantage of SBI Clerk Mock Test 2025. Practicing time management and improving accuracy are two benefits of these tests. In addition to identifying strengths and weaknesses, mock tests are designed according to the latest syllabus and pattern. Confidence and success are enhanced by regular practice.

What are the benefits of becoming an SBI Clerk?

Banking jobs are highly respected in society, providing individuals with a sense of pride and recognition. In addition to this prestige, a career with India’s largest public sector bank enhances your professional status as well as your social standing. Here are a few points that will help you understand why this is happening.

1. It has only three stages, namely Prelims, Mains, and LPT, and it has a slightly easier difficulty level than the Probationary Officer exam.

2. Government bank jobs offer long-term stability and financial security.

3. An attractive salary package is offered along with allowances, benefits, and pensions.

4. Opportunities for advancement: Clerks can advance to officer-level positions through departmental exams.

5. Experience different cultures, cities, and branches across India with a nationwide posting.

6. In comparison to many private sector jobs, there is a greater degree of work-life balance and fewer hours of work pressure.

7. Benefits for employees include provident funds, gratuities, leave policies, and loan concessions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the date of the SBI Clerk Exam 2025?

SBI Clerk 2025 Preliminary Exams will be held on 20th, 21st, and 27th September 2025. November 2025 is expected to be the date of the Mains Exam.

SBI Clerk 2025 vacancies: how many?

There are 6,589 Junior Associate positions available at SBI. Candidates can apply for these positions as part of the SBI Clerk 2025 recruitment.

SBI Clerk salary 2025: what is it?

SBI Clerks start at Rs. 24,050, including two advance increments. Under the SBI Clerk 2025 recruitment, candidates selected for Junior Associate positions will receive this salary.

How does SBI Clerk Selection work?

Prelims, Mains, and Language Proficiency Test are part of the selection process for SBI Junior Associates.

Has the SBI Clerk Notification 2025 been released?

SBI Clerk Notification 2025 has been released on the official website, www.sbi.co.in. This website provides detailed information about the recruitment process and how to apply.

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