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SBI Clerk Exam 2025

The SBI Clerk Exam is held annually by the State Bank of India to recruit candidates for the position of Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales) in its branches across the country. The SBI Clerk exam is highly sought after, attracting a large number of candidates each year. In 2025, the State Bank of India will conduct both the Prelims and Mains examinations for the SBI Clerk to shortlist candidates for available vacancies. SBI will invite online applications from eligible candidates for the recruitment of Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) posts in the clerical cadre at the State Bank of India. This year, the SBI Clerk Notification 2025 is expected to be released soon, along with complete details regarding the recruitment exam.

SBI Clerk 2025 Notification

SBI Clerk Notification 2025 PDF for Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) posts will be released by the State Bank of India (SBI) on their career page. The official notification PDF is expected to be released in August 2025 on the official website https://sbi.co.in/web/careers. Candidates interested in Junior Associate posts in the clerical cadre should review the notification when it is released.

What is the SBI Clerk Exam?

Through SBI Clerk Exam, the State Bank of India recruits thousands of candidates every year for the post of Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales).  Candidates who are recruited as SBI clerks are designated as cashiers, depositors, and other posts that form the face of a particular SBI Bank branch. The SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) is responsible for all client interactions and related operations. Here, in this article, we’ll talk about the SBI Clerk 2025 Exam, Important Dates, Online Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Salary & more.

SBI Clerk 2025 Exam Summary

The eligible candidates will be selected through a two-stage selection process- Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam. State Bank of India (SBI) will soon announce the number of vacancies for Clerk (Junior Associates) posts to be filled for the recruitment year 2025-26. The key highlights are tabulated below.

SBI Clerk 2025 Exam Summary
Organisation State Bank of India (SBI)
Post Name Clerk (Junior Associates)
Vacancy To be notified
Category Govt Jobs
Application Mode Online
Registration Dates To be notified
Exam Mode Online
Recruitment Process Prelims- Mains
Education Qualification Graduation
Age Limit 20 to 28 years
Salary Rs 46,000 (approx.)
Official website http://sbi.co.in/, https://sbi.co.in/web/careers

SBI Clerk 2025 Important Dates

The registration dates for SBI Clerk Recruitment 2025 will be released along with the official SBI Clerk Notification 2025 in August 2025. The confirmed dates for the prelims and mains exam will also be announced officially by State Bank of India. All the important dates will be tabulated below.

SBI Clerk 2025 Important Dates
Events Dates
SBI Clerk Notification 2025 August 2025
Apply Online Starts
Online Application Closes
Pre Examination Training
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Date 20th, 21st, 27th & 28th September 2025 (expected)
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date 15th & 16th November 2025 (expected)

SBI Clerk Vacancy 2025

The State Bank of India (SBI) will release the number of vacancies for Clerk / Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) posts in the clerical cadre in the State Bank of India through SBI Clerk Notification 2025. Last year, SBI announced 14191 vacancies across the country. Out of the total vacancies, 456 were backlog vacancies. Check trend of vacancies released past 5 years for Junior Associates in SBI.

Years Vacancies
2024 14191
2023 8773
2022 5486
2021 5454
2020 7870
2019 8593
2018 7200
2017 2043

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of the SBI Clerk 2025 exam are mainly about two pre-requisites:

SBI Clerk Educational Qualifications

He/she must hold a valid graduation degree (UG) in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificates should ensure that the date of passing the IDD.

Note: Candidates in the final year/semester of their graduation may also apply for the SBI Clerk exam. If provisionally selected, they will be required to produce proof of having passed their graduation examination.

SBI Clerk Age Limit

Not below 20 years and not above 28 years, i.e. the candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1997 and not later than 01.04.2005 (both days inclusive).

SBI Clerk Age Limit
S No. Category Upper Age Limit
1 SC / ST 33 years
2 OBC 31 years
3 Person with disabilities (General) 38 years
4 Person with disabilities(SC /ST) 43 years
5 Person with disabilities(OBC) 41 years
7 Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years
8 Widows, Divorced women( No remarried) 7 years (subject to the The actualmaximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)

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SBI Clerk Recruitment 2025 Online Form

The SBI Clerk 2025 application process ,will begin with the release of notification and the last date to apply online will also be announced with notification. The candidates are required to visit the official page of SBI to fill in the online application forms as the entire process to apply online for the SBI Clerk 2025 exam.

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SBI Clerk 2025 Application Fee

The category-wise fee structure for the SBI Clerk online application is given below. The application fee for the SBI Exam is Rs. 750/- for the General category and NIL for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD category as mentioned in SBI Clerk Notification 2025. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself.

SBI Clerk 2025 Application Fee
SNo. Category Application Fee
1 SC/ST/PWD NIL
2 General/OBC/EWS Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

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SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2025 Selection Procedure

For the selection to the post of Clerical Cadre through the SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2025 exam, candidates are selected through two phases of exams- SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam. All candidates must clear both phases to secure the appointment letter from SBI. There is no provision for Inter Circle Transfer / Inter State Transfer for Junior Associates to be recruited.

Note- Trained apprentices of SBI may be given weightage in the Main Examination by awarding 2.5% of the maximum marks (i.e. 5 marks out of 200 marks) as bonus marks.

SBI Clerk 2025 Exam Pattern

To crack the SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2025 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern for the SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam:

As per the official notification released by SBI, “No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed”. Thus, there will not be any sectional cut-off for this year’s SBI Junior Associates Recruitment Online Examination. However, the criteria solely lie within the hands of the organisation.

SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern

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

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SBI Clerk 2025 Syllabus

Although, the preliminary and main examinations are both conducted on the same pattern and syllabus. The difficulty level of the exam would be higher for the main examination. The preliminary examination of the SBI Clerk exam 2025 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. Here is the detailed syllabus for SBI Clerk Prelims & Mains Exam:

SBI Clerk 2025 Syllabus
Reasoning Quantitative Ability English Language
Logical Reasoning Simplification Reading Comprehension
Alphanumeric Series Profit and Loss Cloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Mixtures and Alligations Para jumbles
Data Sufficiency Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices Miscellaneous
Coded Inequalities Work and  Time Fill in the blanks
Seating Arrangement Time & Distance Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
Puzzle Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere Paragraph Completion
Tabulation Data Interpretation
Syllogism Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
Blood Relations Number Systems
Input Output Sequence & Series
Coding Decoding Permutation, Combination & Probability

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SBI Clerk 2025 Salary & Pay Scale

The starting salary of the SBI Clerk is around Rs. 46000 and the pay scale is Rs. 24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480. The starting Basic Pay is Rs. 26730/- (Rs.24050/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates).

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SBI Clerk 2025 Preparation

The primary resource for the preparation of SBI Clerk 2025 are live online classes mock test. It is a fact that more number of mock tests students appear, to will directly help students to score well. This SBI Clerk Mock Test is designed to help you prepare for the upcoming SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains examinations. The test covers all the important topics from the SBI Clerk syllabus, including Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language.

SBI Clerk 2025 Result & Cut Off

SBI releases results individually for both preliminary and main exams. SBI releases category-wise cut-offs for both SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam and the SBI Clerk Mains Exam. Aspirants are required to meet the cut-offs for all the sections to make it to the merit list.

To know the expected SBI Clerk Cut-Off, one must be aware of last year’s Cut-Off marks. Let’s have a look at the SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2024:

SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims Cut Off
States/UT General 
Andaman & Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh 68.75
Arunachal Pradesh 68.75
Assam 60.75
Bihar 47.25
Chhattisgarh 29.5
Chandigarh 65.25
Delhi 67
Gujarat 47
Haryana 64
Himachal Pradesh 68.50
Jammu 66.50
Jharkhand 42.25
Karnataka 72.5
Kerala 64
Madhya Pradesh 49.25
Maharashtra 44.75
Meghalaya 54.75
Manipur 37
Odisha 64.25
Punjab 60.25
Rajasthan 59.5
Sikkim 39.75
Tamil Nadu 55.50
Telangana 60
Tripura 64
Uttar Pradesh 61.75
Uttarakhand 64.75
West Bengal 61.25

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SBI Clerk Exam Analysis

State Bank of India (SBI) conducts objective-type exams every year for the recruitment of clerical cadres. Students must be waiting for the analysis and review to prepare for the upcoming banking exams. IBT Phoolbagan – VidyarthiConnect covers every minute detail of the SBI Clerk exam to help banking aspirants make their careers. Here, we will provide you with the types of questions asked, level of difficulty and if there was any change introduced in the exam. Last year’s SBI Clerk Prelims Analysis & Review Summary is here. The Difficulty level of the SBI Clerk Prelims 2024 was ‘Easy to Moderate’. Check here the Overall, Shift-wise and Section-wise analysis and review of SBI Clerk Prelims exam. This analysis will help you for the upcoming SBI Clerk 2025 exam.

SBI Clerk Exam Analysis- English Language

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis- English
Topics No. of Questions Level
Reading Comprehension 8 Easy to Moderate
Error Detection 5 Easy to Moderate
Word Usage 3 Easy to Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement 5 Easy to Moderate
Word Swapping 4 Easy to Moderate
Cloze Test 5 Easy to Moderate
Overall 30 Easy to Moderate

SBI Clerk Exam Analysis- Reasoning Ability

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis- Reasoning Ability
Topics No. of Questions Level
Row Based Puzzle 5 Easy to Moderate
Circular Puzzle 5 Easy to Moderate
Floor Flat Based Puzzle 5 Easy to Moderate
Syllogism (only a few, all, some) 3 Easy
Inequality 3 Easy
Blood Relations 4 Easy-Moderate
Oder Ranking 4 Easy-Moderate
Meaningful Word 1 Easy
Pairing 1 Easy
Alphanumeric Series (letter, number, symbol) 4 Easy
Overall 35 Easy 

SBI Clerk Exam Analysis- Numerical Ability

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis- Numerical Ability
Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph) 5 Easy to Moderate
Caselet DI 6 Easy to Moderate
Wrong Number Series 6 Easy-Moderate
Simplification 10 Easy
Arithmetic 8 Easy to Moderate
Overall 35 Easy to Moderate
SBI Clerk 2025: FAQs

The official SBI Clerk Notification 2025 to recruit eligible Junior Associates will be released in August 2025 at www.sbi.co.in.

SBI Clerk 2025 Prelims Exam is expected to be held on 20th, 21st, 27th & 28th September 2025 (expected) and Mains on 15th & 16th November 2025 (expected).

Yes, Both in Prelims and Mains Exams.

Yes, the trained apprentices of SBI may be given weightage in the Main Examination by awarding 2.5% of the maximum marks (i.e. 5 marks out of 200 marks) as bonus marks

All tests of SBI Clerk 2025 exam are bilingual, i.e. available in both English and Hindi.

Yes, there is a negative marking in SBI Clerk exam for wrong answers in both preliminary and mains exam. One-fourth of the total marks will be deducted for the question marked wrong by the candidate.

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