SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026 | Online Apply for 1538 Junior Associate Posts
Assam Career: State Bank of India (SBI) has released a recruitment notification to conduct online examination for the recruitment of 1538 Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales) vacancy in clerical cadre in various branches of SBI across the country. Candidates may please keep this in mind that, this is a special recruitment drive for SC/ ST/ OBC backlog vacancies only.
Further, candidates can apply for vacancies in one State/UT only. Candidates can appear for the test only once under this recruitment project. The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular State/ UT, should be proficient (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) in the specified opted local language of that State/UT. Interested and eligible candidates may check this article for detailed official notification, educational qualification, age limit, salary details, and application procedure to be followed.
Important Dates of SBI Recruitment 2026
SBI Clerk Recruitment Details
Name of post: Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales)
Name of organisation: State Bank of India (SBI)
No of posts: 1538 posts
No of posts @ North Eastern states:61 posts
- Assam: 39 posts
- Tripura: 22 posts
Exam centres in Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
Mode of application: Online
Pay Scale: Rs.24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480.
Advertisement No.: CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16
State-wise Vacancy Details
Helpdesk
In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee/ intimation charges or receipt of Admission/call letter, queries may be made at telephone no. 022-22820427 (between 11:00 AM and 05:00 PM only on Bank working days) or lodge his/her query on http://cgrs.ibps.in.
Candidates are advised not to forget to mention 'Special Recruitment drive for Junior Associates 2026’ in the subject of the email.
Application Fee of SBI Clerk 2026
The category wise fee structure for SBI Clerk online application is given below.
Payment mode: Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking or UPI.
Eligibility Criteria of SBI Clerk Recruitment
Educational Qualification: Candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by Central Government. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2026.
Final Year Candidates: Those who are in the final year/ semester of their graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if provisionally selected, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2026.
Local Language Proficiency: The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular State/UT, should be proficient (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) in the specified opted local language of that State/UT. Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be required to undergo the language test.
Age Limit: Candidates age must be between 20 to 28 years as on 01.04.2026, i.e. candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1998 and not later than 01.04.2006 (both days inclusive).
Age Relaxation: Category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below
◾SC/ST: 5 years
◾OBC: 3 years
◾PwD (Unreserved): 10 years
◾PwD (OBC): 13 years
◾PwD (SC/ST): 15 years
SBI Clerk 2026 Link - Apply Online
Interested and eligible candidates can apply online through the SBI Career website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers starting from 7th August 2026 onwards. To apply online they may follow below mentioned steps.
❶) Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section.
❷) Click on Online Application Form link.
❸) A new webpage will be opened.
❹) Enter all your personal and educational details as required.
❺) Upload your passport sized photograph and signature and other required documents.
❻) Pay the application fee as per your category and at the end click on submit button.
❼) Don't forget to take a print of submitted application form.
Important Web-Links of SBI Vacancy
SBI Clerk Notification 2026 PDF - Selection Process
The selection process for the SBI Clerk recruitment 2026 will happen in the following stages:
✅ Preliminary exam
✅ Mains exam
As per the SBI Clerk notification 2026 pdf, the language proficiency test for the specified opted local language will be conducted as a part of the selection process. This Language proficiency test will be conducted after qualifying the mains exam, but before joining the Bank. Candidates who fail to qualify in this test will not be offered the appointment. Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be required to undergo the language test.
SBI Clerk Notification 2026 - Prelims Exam Pattern
As per the SBI clerk notification 2026 pdf download, check the prelims pattern below. For each wrong answer, 0.25 mark is deducted as a penalty.
SBI Clerk Notification 2026 - Mains Exam Pattern
Check the mains pattern as per the SBI Clerk notification 2026 pdf download. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Language Test
Candidates who qualify for selection and provide a 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/certificate indicating the study of the specified opted local language will be exempt from any language test. For those who did not study the specified opted local language at the 10th or 12th standard level, a language test will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Failure to qualify in this test will result in the non-offering of an appointment. Candidates not demonstrating proficiency in the specified opted local language will be disqualified.
Final Selection
The marks secured in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be included in the selection process, and only the cumulative marks achieved in the Main Examination (Phase-II) will be taken into account for the final merit list preparation. Provisional selection will be based on the candidate’s performance in the Main Examination.