Overview of SBI Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) Clerical Cadre Recruitment 2020
| Name of the recruitment | SBI Clerk Recruitment 2020 |
| Article category | SBI Clerk application form and notification |
| Exam type | Recruitment exam |
| Recruiting Bank | State Bank of India |
| Advertisement No. | CRPD/CR/2019-20/20 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Name of the Post | Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) |
| No. of vacancies | 8134 |
| Cadre | Clerical |
| Job location | All across India |
| Application status | Active now |
| Mode of application | Online |
| SBI Clerk Notification | Download Here |
| Application form | Online Apply |
| How to apply | Read Here |
| FAQs | Check Here |
| Official website | https://bank.sbi/careers https://www.sbi.co.in/careers |
SBI Clerk 2020 Recruitment Important Dates
| Activity/Events | Important Dates |
| Release of official notification | 2nd Jan 2020 |
| Online registration and fee payment starts | 3rd January 2020 |
| Last date for application and fee payment | 26th January 2020 |
| Closure for editing application details | 26th Jan 2020 |
| Last date for printing your application | 10th Feb 2020 |
| Admit card download (pre-exam) | Available Soon |
| Date of Preliminary examination | Available Soon |
| Declaration of Result (Preliminary) | To be notified later |
| Admit card (Main exam) | Available Soon |
| Date of Main examination | Available Soon |
| Declaration of result (Main) | To be notified later |
SBI Clerk Vacancy 2020
The category-wise vacancies are as given in the table below-
| Category | No. of vacancies |
| General | 3387 |
| EWS | 777 |
| SC | 1209 |
| ST | 793 |
| OBC | 1784 |
| Total | 7870 |
SBI Clerk Recruitment Eligibility 2020
Before applying online, applicants interested in filling application form should go through the eligibility criteria first. They should apply only if they satisfy the eligibility requirements.
They can check SBI clerk eligibility requirement below-
Education Qualification (as on 1st January 2020)-
- Candidates should have completed graduation in any discipline or equivalent from a recognised university.
- Final year appearing candidates can also apply provided they have to produce the relevant qualification certificates on or before 31st August if they pass the exam.
Age Criteria-
- The minimum age of the candidates should be 20 years and maximum should be 28 years as on 1st Jan 2020.
A relaxation of upper age limit is also provided to various reserved category candidates. The age relaxation for SBI clerk posts is shared as under-
| Category | Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| PWD (Gen/EWS) | 10 years |
| PWD (OBC) | 13 years |
| PWD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled ExServicemen | Actual period of service rendered in defense services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex- Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years |
| Widows, Divorced women, and women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried | 7 years (subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates) |
* – for detailed information on age relaxation criteria candidates can refer the official notification.
How to fill SBI clerk application form 2020
Candidates interested in procuring SBI Clerk job need to fill the application form first. They can fill the online application form by following the step-by-step procedure shared as under-
- Begin with visiting the official website of SBI (mentioned above).
- Select the “Recruitment of Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) link.
- Click on the “Apply Now” link.
- Open the “click here for registration number” link.
- Enter the basic details in the given space and click on save and next button. A registration number and password will be generated. Keep both the details save for future references.
- Upload scanned image of photograph and signature in the prescribed format.
- Now fill the personal, qualification details and other details asked.
- Preview the information carefully before the final submission of application.
- Make payment of the prescribed application fee by options provided. E-receipt of application fee will be generated.
- Take a printout of the application form and e-receipt. Keep it safe for future references.
Read how to apply PDF provided by SBI – Click Here
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2020 Selection Procedure
Selection of candidates for the post of Junior Assistance will be made through Two online exams (Preliminary exam and Main exam) and a test of specified opted local language.
- Phase I- Preliminary Examination- It will be an online exam of 100 marks. Candidates qualifying the exam will be invited for phase II exam. There will be no sectional cut off in this paper.
- Phase II- Main Examination – It will also be an online examination. The total marks will be 200 marks.
- Test of specified opted local language- Candidates selected after Phase II exam have to appear for test of specified local language which they have opted. The test will be conducted after provisional selection and before joining. Candidates not found to be proficient in respective opted language will be disqualified from the selection process.
Final Selection- Selection of candidates in Phase I and Phase II will be provisional. Final merit list will be prepared after the conduct of Test of specified opted local language. It will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in Phase II, and Phase I marks will not be considered for this purpose. Final selection is also subject to verification of documents, and qualification of language test.
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern
Check examination pattern for both the exam shared below-
Exam Pattern for phase I- Preliminary exam
| Section/Test | No. of questions | 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 (1 hr) |
- Mode of exam- online
- Type of questions- objective type
- Total duration- 1 hour (60 min). Each section will have separate time.
- Negative marking- Yes (1/4th of marks will be deducted for each wrong choice)
- No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects and for aggregate (overall) are prescribed.
Exam Pattern for phase II- Main examination
| Section/Test | No. of questions | Marks | 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 hours 40 minutes |
- Mode of exam- Online
- Type of questions- Objective type
- Total duration- 2 hr 40 min
- Negative marking- ¼ for each wrong choice
- Medium of exam- English and Hindi
- Minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the bank.
SBI Clerk Admit Card 2020
Candidates appearing for any of the exams are required to carry a printed copy of the admit card to exam hall. They can download the admit card for phase I exam from the official website. Along with the admit card they are also required to submit ID proof.
SBI Clerk Recruitment Result
After the conduct of online exam, SBI will release the result and merit list of the provisionally selected candidates. Result will be published on the official website of the bank on the notified dates. They can check their result by using their registration number and password. Merit list will be drawn category-wise and state wise.
