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/UT only. Candidates can appear for the test only once under this recruitment project. The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular State/UT, should be proficient (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) in the specified opted local language of that State/UT (mentioned in the under given vacancy table against each state/UT). The test for knowledge of specified opted local language will be conducted as a part of selection process. It will be conducted after qualifying the online Main examination but before joining the Bank. Candidates who fail to qualify this test will not be offered 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. However, Intra State transfer between two Circles situated in the same State
viz. Delhi Circle & Chandigarh Circle in Haryana State only, Delhi Circle & Lucknow Circle in Uttar Pradesh State only and Mumbai Metro Circle & Maharashtra Circle in Maharashtra State only will be permitted.
Preliminary Examination will be conducted tentatively in the month of September 2025 and Main Examination will be conducted tentatively in the month of November 2025. Candidates are advised to check regularly Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings or https://www.sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings for
details and updates. The examinations will be as detailed under point No. 4 under Selection procedure.
Salary:
Pay Scale: Rs.24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7- 57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480.
A. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
A. Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2025) Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as on 01.04.2025, i.e. candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1997 and not later than 01.04.2005 (both days inclusive).
Relaxation of Upper age limit:
- 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: Actual period of service rendered in defense services +3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex- Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max.
- 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).
- Trained Apprentices of SBI: GEN/ EWS – 1 year, OBC – 4 years, SC/ST – 6 years, PwBD (Gen/EWS) – 11 years, PwBD (OBC) – 14 years, PwBD (SC/ST) – 16 years.
B. Essential Academic Qualifications: (As on 31.12.2025):
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by Central Government. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2025.
Those who are in the final year/ semester of their graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if provisionally selected, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2025.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
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. Nos. | Name of Test | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English language | English | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | English | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | English | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above. 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. No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual test OR for aggregate score. 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.
HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates can apply online and no other mode of application will be accepted. Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings OR https://www.sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings – Recruitment of Junior Associates 2025. After registration candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through online mode by using debit card/ credit card/Internet Banking.
Helpdesk: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee/ intimation charges or receipt of Admission/call letter, queries may be made at telephone no. 022-22820427 (between 11:00 AM and 05:00 PM only on Bank working days) or lodge his/her query on http://cgrs.ibps.in
Candidates are advised not to forget to mention ‘Recruitment of Junior Associate-2025’ in the subject of the email.
Pre-requisites for Applying Online: Candidates should have valid email ID & mobile no. which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will help him/ her in getting call letter/ advices etc. by email/ SMS
A. GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION:
a. Candidates should first scan their photograph, signature, left hand thumb impression, hand-written declaration as detailed under
guidelines for scanning the photograph and signature(Annexure-II). b. The text for the hand-written declaration is as follows:
“I,__(Name of the candidate), Date of Birth ______hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required. The signature, photograph and left thumb impression is of mine”.
c. Left Thumb Impression: If a candidate is not having left thumb, he/she may use his /her right thumb for applying)
d. Candidates to visit Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/careers/Currentopenings or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers/Current-openings and open the appropriate Online Application Form, available under Recruitment of Junior Associates.
e. Fill the application carefully. Once the application is filled in completely, candidates should submit the data. In the event of candidates not being able to fill the data in one go, they can save the data already entered.
When the data is saved, a provisional registration number and password
will be generated by the System and displayed on the screen. Candidates should note down the registration number and password. They can reopen the saved data using registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. This facility will be available three times only. Once the application is filled in completely, candidates should submit the data.No change/edit will be allowed thereafter. The registration at this stage is provisional.
f. After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form, candidates are required to pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application, following the instructions available on the screen.
g. Fee can be paid by using debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment, if any, will be borne by the candidates.
h. On successful completion of transaction, e-receipt and application form with fee details will be generated, which may be printed for record. Printout of Application Form is NOT to be sent to SBI.
i. If the online transaction is not successfully completed, please register again and make payment online.
j. Candidates will be given an option to provide Aadhaar details in the online application form. Bank may conduct online Aadhaar verification of the candidate at different stages of the selection process
B. GUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH, SIGNATURE, LEFT HAND THUMB IMPRESSION AND HANDWRITTEN DECLARATION:
Before applying online, a candidate will be required to have a scanned(digital) mage of his/ her photograph, signature, left hand thumb impression, handwritten declaration as per the specifications given in Annexure-II. Online application will not be registered unless candidates upload photo, signature, thumb impression, handwritten declaration as specified.
Note:
i. In case the face in the photograph or signature or thumb impression or hand-written declaration is unclear, the candidate’s application may be rejected.
ii. In case the photograph/ signature/ thumb impression/ handwritten declaration is unclear, candidate may edit his application and reupload his photograph/ signature/ thumb impression/ handwritten declaration.
Examination fee:
- SC/ ST/ PwBD/ XS/DXS- Nil
- General/ OBC/ EWS Rs. 750/-