The State Bank of India will conduct a common recruitment exam commonly known as SBI Clerk 2024 for selecting the candidates for the post of junior associates in various branches of SBI all over India. This exam includes two phases i.e. phase – 1 (Preliminary Examination) and phase – 2 (Main Exam).  It is expected that the application form for SBI Clerk 2024 will be released in the month of January 2024. The candidates applying for the vacancy of a particular state must be proficient in the local language of that state. The mode of application will be online. The interested candidates can find all the necessary details regarding the SBI Clerk 2024 from this post.

SBI Clerk 2024 Important Dates

The tentative yet important dates regarding the SBI Clerk 2024 exam are as follows:

SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria

The candidate needs to fulfill the eligibility criteria given below in order to appear for the SBI Clerk Exam 2024

Age Limit:

• The age of a candidate should be between 20 years to 28 years as on 01-01-2024.
• The relaxation in upper age will be given to the candidates from reserved categories in the following manner.
  • SC/ST: 5 Years
  • OBC: 3 Year
  • PWD: General (10 Years), OBC (13 Years) and SC/ST (15 Years)
  • Persons domiciled in J&K during the period from 01-01-1980 to 31-12-1989: 5 Years

Educational Qualification

• The candidate must possess a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
• The aspirants with an integrated dual degree (IDD) should ensure that their date of obtaining the degree should be on or before 01-01-2024.

SBI Clerk 2024 Application Form

The application form for SBI Clerk 2024 will be available in online mode through the official website i.e. bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers.

• In order to fill the application form, the candidate must have a valid email id and phone number.
• The candidates have to provide all the necessary academic, contact and personal details in the application form.
• In addition to the details, the candidates must also upload the scanned images of passport size photograph and signature.
• After submission of online application form, the candidates need to pay the application fee in online mode.
• The candidate should take a printout of the submitted application form and fee receipt for future reference.

Application Fee

The application fee will be different for the candidates from different categories as given below:

• General, OBC, EWS candidates: Rs. 750/-
• SC/ ST/ PWD candidates: Zero

Mode of payment: The application fee will be paid in online mode using a credit card, debit card or internet banking.

Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for the SBI Clerk 2024 will be different for the Preliminary and Main exam as given below.

Phase – 1 (Preliminary Exam)

Mode of Exam: online (Computer Based Test)

Number of Questions: 100

Type of Question: Objective Type MCQ

Duration of Exam: 1 Hour

Maximum Marks: 100

Phase – 2 (Main Exam)

Mode of Exam: Online

Type of Question: Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions

Number of Questions: 190 Questions

Maximum Marks: 200

Duration of Exam: 160 Minutes

Language of Exam: Bilingual (Hindi and English)

Negative Marking: 1/4^th of the marks assigned to a question will be deducted for an incorrect answer.

SBI Clerk 2024 Syllabus

The subject wise important topics for the SBI Clerk pre and Main exam are as follows:

Quantitative Aptitude: Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Percentages, Mixture and Allegations, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Time & Distance, Work, Quadratic Equation, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, Number Series, Simplification.

General English: Cloze Test, Fillers, Spell Checks, Sentence Correction/ Error Finding, Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles, Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms.

General/Financial Awareness: Static Awareness, Banking/Financial terms, Static GK – country-capital, country-currency, news on banking industry, awards and honors, books and authors,latest appointments etc.

Reasoning Ability: Statement and Assumptions, Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Puzzles, Inequalities, Direction Sense, Blood Relation, Syllogism, Machine Input/output, Internet etc

Computer Awareness: Important Abbreviations, Input-Output Devices, MS Office, Internet, Networking, DBMS, Basics of Computer including Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers etc.

How to prepare for SBI Clerk 2024 exam?

A very large number of candidates apply for the SBI Clerk exam every year. That’s why the candidates should prepare really well in order to get selected. Here are the tips and tricks that can help the candidates prepare for the exam.

1. The first requirement for an exemplary preparation is having the detailed knowledge about the exam pattern and syllabus.
2. Make a well structured timetable for studies which you can follow practically.
3. Answering speed is the most crucial factor to crack any banking exam. You need to learn some shortcut tricks to do long calculations in seconds.
4. Go through the previous year’s question papers to understand and replicate the exam environment.
5. Sometimes, self study is not just enough; you may also opt for some coaching classes.

Recommended Books

Here are the books recommended for the SBI Clerk 2024 preparations.

• Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
• Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
• Banking Awareness (Objective with Subjective) by Sangram Keshari Rout
• Computer Fundamentals by PK Sinha
• Bank Clerk English Language Chapter-wise Solved Questions by Kiran Publication.

Admit Card

• The admit card along with the “acquaint yourself booklet” will be released in online mode through the official website.
• In order to download the admit card, the candidates need to enter their registration number and password/ date of birth.
• Please note that the authorities will not send hard copy of admit card by post.
• Details of the schedule and venue of the exam will be mentioned on the admit card.
• Along with the admit card, the candidates need to carry one photo ID proof at the exam center such as Aadhar/ Passport/ License Driving/ PAN Card/ Bank Passbook etc.
• No candidate will be permitted to appear for the exam without a valid admit card.

 Result

• The candidates can check the result in online mode through the official website.
• To check their result, the applicants have to enter their Roll number and Date of Birth.
• Those candidates who will be selected after the pre exam will be allowed to participate in the main exam.
• The final selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of performance in pre, main and language test collectively.

FAQs

What will be the mode of SBI Clerk application?

Online

What will be the mode of preliminary exam?

Online

How many questions are there in the preliminary exam?

100 questions