The State Bank of India has officially announced the registration schedule and exam dates:

Events	Important Dates
Release of SBI Junior Associates 2020 Official Notification	03 January 2020
SBI Junior Associates Registration Began on	03 January 2020
Last Day to Submit SBI Junior Associates 2020 Application Form	26 January 2020
SBI Junior Associates Exam Date for Phase – I	February/March 2020
Release of SBI Junior Associates Phase 1 Result	To be Announced
Release of SBI Junior Associates 2020 Phase 2 Admit Card	To be Announced
SBI Junior Associates Exam Date Phase-II (General)	To be Announced
SBI Junior Associates Exam Date Phase-II (DEPR and DSIM)	To be Announced
Release of SBI Junior Associates Phase-II (General) Result	To be Announced
SBI Junior Associates Interview Dates	To be Announced
Final Result Declaration	To be Announced

Note: Keeping the safety measurements of the candidates due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), RBI has postponed the mains examination and it is expected to announce the date soon.

The SBI Clerk Recruitment 2020 notification PDF has been released. The total number of vacancies is 8000+. The designation will be Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) in clerical cadre in State Bank of India. It’s a good opportunity for candidates who are looking for the opportunity to work in the government sector. However, candidates can apply for vacancies in one state only.

I. Nationality: a candidate must be either:-

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination, but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate is issued to him/her by the Government of India.

II. Age Limits:

(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 20 years and must not have attained the age of 28 years on the 1st of January 2020 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January 1992 and not later than 1st January 2000.

(b) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxed:

i. up to a maximum of five years for candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe if the posts are reserved for them;

ii. up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates if the posts are reserved for them;

iii. up to a maximum of five years for ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or because of the bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year's service and currently registered with Employment Exchange;

iv. up to a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh during the period from 1^st January 1980 to 31st December 1989;

v. up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as of 1^st September 2019 and have been released;

a. on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be

completed within one year from 1st September, 2019) otherwise than by way of

dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or

b. on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; or

c. on invalidment.

vi. up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as of 1st September 2019 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months' notice on a selection from the date of receipt of an offer of appointment.

vii. For Gen/EWSs up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of PwBD. For SC/ST/ PwBD up to a maximum of 15 years and for OBC PwBD up to a maximum of 13 years, subject to reservation of vacancies under the respective post. Relaxation in the upper age limit for PwBD will be subject to the posts having been identified as suitable for such disabilities.

viii. For candidates having experience as an officer in Commercial Bank/Financial Institution in Public Sector as also prior experience in Reserve Bank of India, the upper age limit is relaxed to the extent of the number of completed years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For such candidates, the upper age limit should not exceed 33 years including experience. For experience, the probationary period will not be reckoned.

ix. For eligible staff candidates, the relaxation in age limit is according to RBI circular CO. HRMD. No. G-75/ 5599/ 05.01.01/ 2013-2014 dated December 20, 2013.

x. For recruitment to the post of Gr. B (DR)-DEPR/DSIM candidates having Master's Degree with Research/Teaching experience at a recognized Indian/Foreign University/Institute will be eligible for relaxation in upper age to the extent of a number of years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned.

III. Minimum Educational Qualifications: The following minimum educational qualifications are prescribed for the posts:

A minimum of 50% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PwBD) or an equivalent grade in Bachelor's degree as well as in 12th (or Diploma or equivalent) and 10th Standard examinations.

Application Fee for SBI Junior Associates Examination 2020 has to be paid in online mode only. Fee payable for various categories is indicated in the table below:

Category	Charges	Amount
SC /ST/ PWD	Intimation Charges only	NIL
GEN/ OBC/ EWS	Application fee including intimation charges	INR 750/-

Phase-I: Preliminary Written Exam

Subjects	Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
Reasoning	35	35	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Total Questions	200	200	60 Minutes

Note: For each incorrect response, a penalty of -0.25 is given. The minimum aggregate cut-off marks for being shortlisted for Phase-II of the examination is decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies.

 

Phase - II: Main Written Examination

Name of Paper	Total number of Question	Exam Duration	Marks
Reasoning Ability & Computer Awareness	50	45 minutes	60
Quantitative Aptitude	50	45 minutes	50
English Language	40	35 minutes	40
General Awareness	50	35 minutes	50
Total	190	160 minutes	200

 

 

The syllabus is determined by SBI itself. But, the syllabus varies from Preliminary to Mains exam.

SBI Junior Associates Syllabus:

English	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning	General Awareness
Grammar	Mensuration	Puzzles	Banking & Financial Awareness
Vocabulary	Time and Work	Seating Arrangement	Monetary Policies
Error Spotting	Average, Ratio, Percentages	Directions and Distance	Economic Terms
Comprehension	Speed, Distance and Time	Data Sufficiency	Current Affairs
Passage Making	Mixture and Allegations	Blood Relations	Financial & Economics News
Jumble Words	Permutation and Combination	Syllogism	Static GK
Fill in the Blanks	Data Interpretation	Coding Decoding	Government Schemes, Agreement & Deals
Sentence Framing	Probability	Inequality	Banking terms, rates, processes

 

 

Candidates applying for the SBI Junior Associates exam 2020 can apply for the exam by following a certain set of steps:

• Aspirants can visit the official website of the State Bank of India (https://sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings) to apply online.
• Candidates need to enter their basic qualifications and other details asked in the form and upload documents accordingly.
• Candidates need to upload a set of documents, which includes a photograph, signature, handwritten declaration, and thumb impression.
• Candidates must verify the details carefully before making the final submission as no changes can be made in the form once the payment is complete.
• The form will not be accepted until the online payment is complete. The application fee for this exam is Rs. 750 for Gen/OBC candidates and NIL for SC/ST/PwBD candidates.

Candidates must also note that if any discrepancy is found in the application form, SBI holds the right to reject the application at any time during the recruitment procedure.

• SBI Junior Associates Exam 2020 Admit Card Successful applicants for SBI Main Examination 2020 will be issued their interview call letters very soon.
• Candidates can download the admit card from the official website of the bank.
• Candidates should check the e- call letter carefully and bring discrepancies/ errors, if any, to the notice of the Board immediately.

Documents Required with Admit Card:

• In addition to SBI Junior Associates Admit Card, candidates need to present a valid Photo ID proof issued by the GOI or the State Government (original as well as a photocopy) for verification.
• Acceptable photo ID proofs are PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph etc.

• SBI Junior Associates interview round for selected candidates schedule to be announce very soon. It has been postponed amidst nationwide lockdown due to COVID – 19 Outbreak. Candidates will be intimidated with the revised dates on the official website.
• Only candidates qualifying in the Main exam will be invited for interview round.
• SBI Junior Associates Admit Card (with New Roll Numbers) indicating date, time and venue of the interview will be sent separately to shortlisted candidates on their registered email address.
• The interview round will carry 50 marks and can be done in English or Hindi language as opted by the candidate.
• Final merit list will be based on candidates performance in main exam and interview round.

SBI Junior Associates center for Preliminary exams:

State/UTs	Exam Centers
Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana	Guntur, Narasaraopet, Hyderabad, Rangareddy-Kodada, Karimnagar, Warangal, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Tirupati, Chittoor, Vijaywada, Kanchikacherla, Gudlavalleru, Eluru, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar, Naharlagun city
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar
Bihar	Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Chattisgarh	Raipur, Bhilai
Daman & Diu	Jamnagar
Goa	Varna
Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Gandhi Nagar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Haryana	Hissar, Karnal, Rohtak
Himachal Pradesh	Dharamsala, Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu
Jharkhand	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bengaluru, Chikaballapur, Kolar, Tumkur, Gulbarga, Bidar, Hubli, Dharwad, Haliyal, Gadag, Mangalore, Mysore, Mandya, Udipi
Kerala	Kannur, Kasargod, Kochi, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrichur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Nagarcoil
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur
Maharashtra	Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune, Solapur
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima
New Delhi	Delhi –NCR
Orissa	Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur
Puducherry	Cuddalore, Villupuram
Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur
Sikkim	Gangtok, Bardang City
Tamilnadu	Chennai, Vellore, Coimbatore, Erode, Thirupur, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Dindigul Salem, Namakkal, Thiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tirunelvelli, Kanyakumari, Tuticorin
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Nainital, Roorkee City
West Bengal	Berhampore (WB), Durgapur, Kolkata, Greater Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri

 

• SBI Junior Associates Exam Centers for Mains exam:

Name of Examination Center
Ahmedabad	Jammu
Bengaluru	Kanpur
Bhopal	Kochi
Bhubaneswar	Lucknow
Kolkata	Mumbai
Chandigarh	Nagpur
Chennai	New Delhi
Guwahati	Patna
Hyderabad	Pune
Jaipur	Thiruvananthapuram

 

SBI Junior Associates Final Result will be released after the completion of Mains ad LPT test. Candidates scorecards and cutoff for all phases will be published after the final result declaration.

 

As there are two phases, cut off for each phase will be released separately. SBI released City Wise Cut-Off for SBI Junior Associates 2019 Prelims Exam:

Subjects	Total Marks	General	OBC/SC/ST/OH/VI/HI/DXS
English Language	30	6.75	3.25
Reasoning	35	7.75	3.25
Numerical Ability	35	5.50	2