State Bank of India (SBI) Junior Associates (CLERK) Recruitment Exam 2024 - Everything Explained

State Bank of India (SBI) has released notification for recruitment of Junior Associates (CLERKS) in Class III cadre from open market. Here in this blog, I have explained all the necessary details related to this recruitment notification.

• Advt. No.: CRPD/CR/2024-25/24
• Post: Junior Associates (CLERK)
• Group: Class III
• Organisation: State Bank of India (SBI)
• Exam Conducted by: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
• Vacancies: 13735+ vacancies
• Type: Permanent Job
• Eligible: Both Male and Female.
• Last Date: 07/01/2025

IMPORTANT DATES:
Application Begin: 17/12/2024
Last Date to Apply Online: 07/01/2025
Last Date Fee Payment: 07/01/2025
Prelims Exam Date: February 2025
Mains Exam Date: March-April 2025

APPLICATION FEES:
Gen/EWS/OBC: ₹750
SC/ST/PH: ₹0 (Nil)

VACANCY:
A total of 13735 vacancies have been notified, which are distributed as follows:
A. Category wise:
(UR: 5870, OBC: 3001, EWS: 1361, SC: 2118, ST: 1385).

B. Circle wise:
(i) Ahmedabad:
1073 vacancies
• State: Gujarat
• Language: Gujarati

(ii) Amravati: 50 vacancies
• State: Andhra Pradesh
• Language: Telugu, Urdu

(iii) Bengaluru: 50 vacancies
• State: Karnataka
• Language: Kannada

(iv) Bhopal: 1800 vacancies
• State: MP & Chhattisgarh
• Language: Hindi

(v) Bhubaneswar: 362 vacancies
• State: Odisha
• Language: Odia

(vi) Chandigarh/New Delhi: 306 vacancies
• State: Haryana
• Language: Hindi, Punjabi

(vii) Chandigarh: 944 vacancies
• State: J&K, HP, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Punjab
• Language: Hindi (except Ladakh), Urdu (except HP, Chandigarh, Punjab), Punjabi (only for Punjab), Ladakhi (only in Ladakh), Bodhi (only in Ladakh).

(viii) Chennai: 340 vacancies
• State: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
• Language: Tamil

(ix) Hyderabad: 342 vacancies
• State: Telangana
• Language: Telugu, Urdu

(x) Jaipur: 445 vacancies
• State: Rajasthan
• Language: Hindi

(xi) Kolkata: 1380 vacancies
• State: WB, A&N Islands, Sikkim
• Language: Bengali/Nepali (for WB), Hindi/English (for A&N Islands), Nepali/English (for Sikkim).

(xii) Lucknow/New Delhi: 1894 vacancies
• State: Uttar Pradesh
• Language: Hindi, Urdu

(xiii) Maharashtra/Mumbai Metro: 1163 vacancies
• State: Maharashtra
• Language: Marathi

(xiv) Maharashtra: 20 vacancies
• State: Goa
• Language: Konkani

(xv) New Delhi: 659 vacancies
• State: Delhi, Uttarakhand
• Language: Hindi

(xvi) North Eastern: 692 vacancies
• State: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura.
• Language: English (for Arunachal Pradesh), Assamese/Bengali/Bodo (for Assam), Manipuri/English (for Manipur), English/Garo/Khasi (for Meghalaya), Mizo (Mizoram), English (Nagaland), Bengali/Kokborok (Tripura).

(xvii) Patna: 1787 vacancies
• State: Bihar, Jharkhand
• Language: Hindi/Urdu (for Bihar), Hindi/Santhali (for Jharkhand).

(xviii) Thiruvananthapuram: 428 vacancies
• State: Kerala, Lakshadweep
• Language: Malayalam.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (as on 31.12.2024):
(i) Graduation in any discipline from a UGC recognized University.
(ii) Knowledge of Local Language.

AGE LIMIT (as on 01.04.2024):
Minimum Age: 20 years
Maximum Age: 28 years
The upper age limit will be relaxed as under:
1. SC/ST: 5 years
2. OBC-NCL: 3 years
3. PwBD: 10 years
4. Ex-Serviceman/Disabled Ex-Serviceman: Actual period of service rendered in the defense forces + 3 years (subject to a maximum of 45 years).
5. Widows/Divorced women: 7 years
6. Trained Apprentice: 1 year

SALARY of SBI Clerk:
• Scale of Pay: ₹24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480
• Basic Pay: ₹26,730 (₹24050 plus two advance increments admissible to graduates).
• Allowances: DA, LCA, HRA, Grade Allowance, etc
• Gross Salary: ₹46,000 approx (in Metro City).
• NET (In-hand salary): ₹40,000 approx.
• Perquisites: Medical Reimbursement, Interest free Festival Advance, Leave Travel Concession, Loans and Advances at concessional rates of interest for Housing, Vehicle, Education, Consumer Articles, Personal Computer, etc.

PROBATION PERIOD: Minimum 6 months.
NOTE: Before the probation period comes to an end the performance of the newly recruited employees will be evaluated and the probation period of those employees whose performance fails to meet the Company‘s expectation, may be extended.

JOB PROFILE of SBI Clerk:
1. Managing cash flow of the bank, by receiving cash (deposit) or paying out cash (withdrawal) to the customers.
2. Ensuring the compliance of KYC (Know Your Customer) for all new account holders in the Bank.
3. Opening of new Savings/Current/Loan Accounts, and filling loan information.
4. Monitoring Non Performing Assets (NPA).
5. Answering queries of customers, by working as a Single Window Operator for the convenience of customers.
6. Suggesting other products/services of banks to customers (like Insurance, Fixed Deposits, Mutual Funds, Debit Cards, Credit Cards, etc.)
7. Completing any other responsibility/work assigned by the branch manager.

PROMOTION:
Promotion of SBI Clerk takes place in the following order:
1. Junior Associate (on joining)
2. Trainee Officer/Assistant Manager
3. Deputy Manager
4. Manager
5. Chief Manager
6. Assistant General Manager
7. Deputy General Manager
(After this, Junior Associates retire).

• For promotion from Junior Assistant, it is mandatory to clear internal examination.
To be eligible for this internal exam, there are two routes:
(i) Normal Route: You become eligible after 6 years of service.
(ii) Fast Track mode: If you clear JAIIB, you are eligible after 4 years only. But if you clear both JAIIB and CAIIB exams, you are eligible after 3 years only.

SELECTION PROCESS:
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination (Online):

This phase contains questions from the following:
(i) English Language - 30 questions - 30 marks - 20 minutes
(ii) Reasoning Ability - 35 questions - 35 marks - 20 minutes
(iii) Numerical Ability - 35 questions - 35 marks - 20 minutes

• Mode of Exam: Computer Based Test (CBT)
• Type of Paper: Objective (MCQ type)
• Total Questions: 100 questions
• Total Marks: 100 marks
• Total Time: 60 minutes
• Negative Marking: One-fourth (-1/4th)
• Candidates equal to 10 times the vacancy will be shortlisted for the Phase-II (Mains) Exam.

Phase-II: Main Examination (Online):
This phase contains questions from the following:
(i) General/Financial Awareness - 50 questions - 50 marks - 35 minutes
(ii) General English - 40 questions - 40 marks - 35 minutes
(iii) Quantitative Aptitude - 50 questions - 50 marks - 45 minutes
(iv) Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude - 50 questions - 60 marks - 45 minutes

• Mode of Exam: Computer Based Test (CBT)
• Type of Paper: Objective (MCQ type)
• Total Questions: 190 questions
• Total Marks: 200 marks
• Total Time: 160 minutes (2 hr 40 min)
• Negative Marking: One-fourth (-1/4th)
• Candidates equal to the vacancy will be shortlisted for the Regional Language Test.

REGIONAL LANGUAGE TEST:
The Regional Language Test will be of qualifying nature only. No Scores will be allotted for the same.
Candidates' proficiency (read, write and speak) will be checked in any one respective state languages (from where they have applied).

FINAL SELECTION:
After qualifying the regional language test, final selection to the service will be made on the basis of marks scored in Phase-II (Mains) Exam.

WAIT LIST:
• A wait list of up to 50% of vacancies (State-category wise) will be maintained.
• Candidates will be released from this waitlist on a quarterly basis against non-joining and resignation out of the current batch only.
• This wait list will be valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of final result.

TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY, VISIT: Application Link

That's all about State Bank of India (SBI) Junior Associates (CLERK) Recruitment Exam 2024. For more such updates, keep visiting my blog.

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