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SBI CLERK 2023

SBI Clerk 2021 Exam: State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the SBI Clerk 2021 mains exam date on September 21, 2021 at the official website of SBI. SBI Clerk Exam is conducted by the State Bank of India to recruit candidates for the post of Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) in its different branches across the country. SBI Clerk is one of the most sought after bank exams today and a huge number of candidates appear for the same every year.
The SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) is responsible for all the client interactions and related operations. 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. Here, in this article we'll talk about SBI Clerk 2021 Notification, Exam Dates, Online Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus & more.

SBI CLERK VACANCIES 2023

  • The vacancies for SBI Clerk 2021 exam has been announced with its official notification. SBI has introduced 5454 vacancies for SBI Clerk 2021 exam, out of which 5000 vacancies have been announced for regular posts and 237 for Backlog posts. Last Year, State Bank of India had introduced 8000 Vacancies. Check Circle wise & State/UT wise vacancy details for SBI Clerk 2021 exam are mentioned below.
  • SBI Clerk Vacancy- Regular Vacancies
SBI Clerk 2023: Regular Vacancies
Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) Vacancy
State Language SC ST OBC EWS GEN Total
Gujarat Gujarati 63 135 243 90 371 902
Daman & Diu Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andhra Pradesh Telugu/ Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karnataka Kannada 64 28 108 40 160 400
Madhya Pradesh Hindi 11 15 11 07 34 78
Chhattisgarh Hindi 14 38 7 12 49 120
West Bengal Bengali/ Nepali 62 13 60 27 111 273
A&N Islands Hindi/ English 0 1 4 1 9 15
Sikkim Nepali/ English 0 2 2 1 7 12
Odisha Odia 12 16 9 7 31 75
Jammu & Kashmir Urdu/ Hindi 0 1 3 1 7 12
Ladakh Ladakhi/ Urdu/ Dogri 0 0 2 0 6 8
Himachal Pradesh Hindi 45 7 36 18 74 180
Chandigarh Punjabi/ Hindi 2 0 4 1 8 15
Punjab Punjabi/ Hindi 85 0 61 29 120 295
Tamil Nadu Tamil 89 4 127 47 206 473
Pondicherry Tamil 0 0 0 0 2 2
Delhi Hindi 12 6 21 8 33 80
Uttarakhand Hindi 12 2 9 7 40 70
Haryana Hindi/ Punjabi 20 0 29 11 50 110
Telangana Telgu/ Urdu 44 19 74 27 111 275
Rajasthan Hindi 29 22 35 17 72 175
Kerala Malyalam 9 0 26 9 53 97
Lakshadweep Malyalam 0 1 0 0 2 3
Uttar Pradesh Hindi/ Urdu 73 3 94 35 145 350
Maharashtra Marathi 63 56 172 63 286 640
Goa Konkani 0 1 1 1 7 10
Assam Assamese /Bengali/ Bodo 10 17 40 14 68 149
Arunachal Pradesh English 0 6 0 1 8 15
Manipur Manipuri 0 6 2 1 9 18
Meghalaya English/Garo/ Khasi 0 6 0 1 7 14
Mizoram Mizo 0 9 1 2 8 20
Nagaland English 0 1 0 1 5 10
Tripura Bengali/ Kokboro k 3 5 0 1 10 19
Bihar Hindi/ Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jharkhand Hindi/ Santhali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 722 423 1181 480 2109 4915
SBI Clerk Vacancy- Special Recruitment Drive
State Language SC ST OBC EWS GEN Total
Kashmir Valley Urdu/Ka shmiri/Dogri 3 4 10 4 19 40
Leh & Kargil Valley Urdu/ Ladakhi/ Dogri 1 1 4 1 8 15
Dibang Valley,Tawang etc. English 0 4 0 1 5 10
Tura Garo 0 4 0 1 5 10
Mokokchung Ao (Naga) 0 4 0 1 5 10
Total   726 440 1195 488 2151 5000
SBI Clerk Vacancy: Backlog
SC/ST/OBC 121
PwD 96
Xs 237
Total 454

SBI CLERK 2021 Exam

SBI Clerk 2021 Exam Date

The Preliminary examination was conducted on July 10, 11, 12 and 13 and August 29, 2021, across the country, while the main examination is scheduled to be conducted on October 1 and 17, 2021. Candidates must keep visiting this page regularly to stay updated about the important updates for SBI Clerk 2021 Exam. Let's have a look at the important dates for SBI Clerk 2021 examination.

Events New Dates
SBI Clerk Notification April 26, 2021
Start of SBI Clerk Online Application April 27, 2021
SBI Clerk Online Application Closes May 20, 2021
PET Call Letter May 28, 2021
Pre-Exam Training From June 1, 2021
SBI Clerk Prelims Admit Card June 29, 2021
SBI Clerk Exam Date (Preliminary) July 10, 11, 12 and 13 and August 29, 2021
SBI Clerk Prelims Result September 21, 2021
SBI Clerk Mains Admit Card September 21, 2021
SBI Clerk Exam Date (Mains) October 1 and 17, 2021
SBI Clerk Mains Result November 17, 2021
SBI Clerk Score Card November 17, 2021

ABOUT SBI CLERK EXAM

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2021

To crack SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2021 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern of 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's Online Examination. However, the criteria solely lies within the hands of the organisation.

SBI Junior Associates Preliminary Exam Pattern
S. No. Section No. of Questions Total Marks Duration
1 English Language 30 30 20 minutes
2 Numerical Ability 35 35 20 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 minutes
Total 100 100 60 minutes

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2021 Prelims: Phase I

Preliminary Examination (online) 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:

S.No. Section No. of Questions Total Marks Duration
1 English Language 30 30 20 minutes
2 Numerical Ability 35 35 20 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 minutes
Total 100 100 60 minutes

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern: Important Points

  • Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above./li>
  • 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 for individual subject as well as for aggregate (overall) are prescribed.
  • 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 Examination from the list of all candidates arranged in descending order of aggregate marks scored.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2021 Mains: Phase II

The structure of main examination (online objective type) would be as follows:

S.No. Section No. of Questions Total Marks Duration
1 English Language 40 40 35 minutes
2 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude 50 50 35 minutes
4 General/Financial Awareness 50 50 35 minutes
Total 190 200 2 hours 40 minutes

id="v4">SBI CLERK 2021 SYLLABUS

SBI Clerk 2021 will be conducted to select eligible candidates to the post of Junior Associates in one of the many branches of State Bank of India across the country. SBI Clerk syllabus is much similar to that of any other bank exam. Mention below is detailed Syllabus for SBI Clerk 2021 Exam.

SBI Clerk 2021 Syllabus

SBI Clerk syllabus is much similar to that of any other bank exam. There are three major sections that a candidate needs to prepare to ace the preliminary exam. These are Reasoning, Numerical Ability and English Language. The sections have a wide range of topics on which questions are based. It is recommended that candidates must have a look at the previous year papers and know about the weightage of each topic. Before going through the SBI Clerk Syllabus, you need to know about SBI Clerk Exam Pattern.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2021

S.No. Section No. of Questions 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

SBI Clerk Syllabus for Preliminary Exam

SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus

The preliminary examination syllabus of SBI Clerk 2021 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language. Here is the detailed syllabus:

Reasoning Syllabus Numerical Ability Syllabus English Language Syllabus
Logical Reasoning Simplification Reading Comprehension
Alphanumeric Series Profit & Loss Cloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Mixtures &Alligations Para jumbles
Data Sufficiency Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices Miscellaneous
Coded Inequalities Work & 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

SBI Clerk Syllabus for Mains Exam

The Mains Examination of SBI Clerk exam 2021 will constitute of 4 sections: Reasoning & Computer Awareness, General English, General/Financial Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude. The complete syllabus is discussed below:

Serial Number Section No. of Question Total Marks Duration
1. General English 40 40 35 minutes
2. Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes
3. Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude 50 60 45 minutes
4. General/Financial Awareness 50 50 35 minutes
  Total 190 200 2 hours 40 minutes

SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus 2021

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus General English Syllabus General/Financial Awareness Syllabus Reasoning Ability Syllabus Computer Awareness Syllabus
Simplification Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms Current Affairs – news on banking industry, awards and honors, books and authors,latest appointments, obituaries, new schemes of central and state governments, sports, etc. Internet Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers
Number Series Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles Static GK - country-capital, country-currency, headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies), constituencies of ministers, dance forms, nuclear and thermal power stations, etc. Machine Input/Output DBMS
Data Sufficiency Sentence Correction/ Error Finding Banking/Financial terms Syllogism Networking
Data Interpretation Spell Checks Static Awareness Blood Relation Internet
Quadratic Equation Fillers Banking and Financial Awareness Direction Sense MS Office
Time & Distance, Work Cloze Test Inequalities Input-Output Devices
Partnership Puzzles Important Abbreviations
Profit & Loss Coding-Decoding
Simple and Compound Interest Ranking
Mixture and Allegations Statement and Assumptions
Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Percentages

Number of Attempts

As per the rules, the maximum number of attempts to sit for the IBPS Clerk examinations is 4 times. However, there are age relaxation facilities given to reserved category candidates as detailed earlier in this article.

SBI CLERK EXAM ELIGIBILITY

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of SBI Clerk 2021 exam is mainly about two pre-requisites:

Educational Qualifications: (As on 16.08.2021) He/she must hold a valid degree in any discipline from a recognized university.

Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2021) Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as on 01.04.2021, i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1993 and not later than 01.04.2001 (both days inclusive).

Serial 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
6 Jammu & Kashmir Migrants 33 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) GEN- 35 years 
OBC- 38 years 
SC/ST- 40 years
Educational Qualification:

A candidate must possess the minimum qualification of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate should possess a certificate as proof of passing the qualifying examination.

The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

Computer Literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have a Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.

Proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT (candidates should know how to read/ write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT) for which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable.

SBI Clerk Negative Marking

SBI Clerk has a different marking scheme for prelims and main exams. However, a negative marking of 0.25 of the allotted marks is applicable in both the exams. SBI Clerk 2021 Preliminary question paper will be of 100 marks. Each question will carry one mark and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer

SBI CLERK CUT OFF 2021

SBI Clerk 2021 Mains & Final Cut-Off Out, Check State-wise Cut Off Marks

SBI Clerk Mains Cut Off 2021 Out: State Bank of India releases SBI Clerk Cut-Off in sequence, i.e. Cut-Off for Preliminary Exam will be released first followed by Cut-Off for mains Exam. The candidates have to score more than the Prelims cut-off mark to be qualified for the Mains exam. Here, we are providing State-Wise and Category-Wise Cut-Off for SBI Clerk 2021 exam and previous year exams.

SBI Clerk Mains Cut Off 2021 Out

State Bank of India has released the SBI Clerk Mains (final) Cut Off 2021 along with its result on 17th November 2021. As SBI Clerk Prelims Exam has been concluded on 1st and 17th October 2021 and lakhs of banking aspirants who have appeared in the SBI Clerk 2021 mains exam are anxious to know the mains and final cut off to get qualified for in SBI PO 2021 exam. The difficulty level of the exam and the overall good attempts are two major factors for deciding the cut-off marks. The state-wise cut-off marks for SBI Clerk 2021 mains exam is given below.

SBI Clerk Mains Cut Off 2021- State-wise

Let's have a look at the SBI Clerk Mains Cut Off 2021 for all states.

SBI Clerk Mains Cut Off 2021 (Out of 200)
State/UT General OBC
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 86.25
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam 88 77.25
Bihar 85.5
Chhattisgarh 94.75
Delhi 99
Gujarat 87 78.25
Haryana 97 87
Himachal Pradesh 99.5 85.75
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka 86 80.25
Kerala 95 88.75
Madhya Pradesh 97.75
SBI Clerk Mains Cut Off 2021 (Out of 200)
State/UT General OBC
Maharashtra 88.25 81
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha 95.5
Puducherry
Punjab 94.5 77.75
Rajasthan 94.25
Tamil Nadu 90.50 87.5
Telangana 94 87.25
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh 95.75
Uttarakhand 96.25
West Bengal 95.25

SBI Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2021

SBI Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2021 has been released along with the result on 21st September 2021 and we have tabulated the state-wise cut-off mark for all categories Category in the below table. The candidates must have a look at the below table to know the SBI Clerk Prelims Cut Off Marks 2021.

SBI Clerk Prelims Cut Off - State-Wise

Let's have a look at the category-wise and state-wise cut-off for SBI Clerk 2021 prelims exam.

SBI Clerk Mains Cut Off 2021 (Out of 200)
States UT General  OBC SC ST EWS
Andhra Pradesh
Andaman & Nicobar  66.25
Arunachal Pradesh 69.25 69.25 69.25 55.75 69.25
Assam 68.50 67.75 67.50 60 67.25
Bihar
Chhattisgarh 76.5 76.50  64  62.75  73 
Delhi 83
Gujarat 64.5 64.5  63.50  49 64.50 
Haryana 79.75  76
Himachal Pradesh 80.25
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand 69.25 
Karnataka 64.25
Kerala 69 
Madhya Pradesh 81.75
Maharashtra 66.25 66.25  56 66.25
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha 82
Puducherry
Punjab  75.5
Rajasthan 77.75
Sikkim 72.50
Tamil Nadu 61.75
Telangana 73.75
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh 81.25 78  70  55.25 81.25 
Uttarakhand 81.75 73  66.75  66.75  75.25 
West Bengal 79.75 76 64.75 79.75 79.75

HOW TO PREPARE FOR SBI CLERK

SBI Clerk Preparation

The preparation of the SBI Clerk CRP exam must be done judiciously keeping in mind the latest pattern and the syllabus of the exam. Since the syllabus covers a large number of topics, it is necessary for the candidates to choose the right set of books to prepare for their examination.

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SBI CLERK FAQs

Q.1 When will the Official Notification of SBI Clerk 2021 Exam be released?

The Official Notification for SBI Clerk 2021 has been released on April 26, 2021.

Q2. What is the exam date of SBI clerk 2021?

SBI Clerk 2021 prelims exam was conducted from July 10 to 13, 2021 and Mains examination is scheduled to be held on October 1 and 17, 2021.

Q3. What was the last date to apply online for SBI Clerk 2021 Exam?

The last date to apply online for SBI Clerk 2021 Exam was May 20, 2021.

Q4. How many vacancies are there in SBI Clerk 2021 Exam?

SBI has announced 5454 vacancies this year for SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2021 Exam.

Q5. Is the SBI Clerk exam Bilingual?

All tests of SBI Clerk 2021 exam are bilingual, i.e. available in both English and Hindi.

Q6. Is there Any Negative Marking?

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

Q7. Are there fixed timings for different sections in SBI Clerk Exam?

Yes, Both in Prelims and Mains Exams.

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