State Bank of India Clerk Eligibility: State Bank of India hires Indian Citizens for appointment in Clerical Cadre in State Bank of India. Candidates to gain eligibility to apply for Clerical post must satisfy the below given eligibility criteria…
1. Nationality: Candidates must be a citizen of India.
2. Age Limit: Candidates age must be between 20 years and 28 years as on 01-04-2016. Candidates born between 02-04-1988 and 01-04-1996 (both days inclusive) are only eligible to apply. Age relaxations will be extended as per govt rules.
3. Age Relaxation:
Category | Relaxation (in years) |
SC/ ST | 5 years |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 years |
PWD (Gen) | 10 years |
PWD (SC/ ST) | 15 years |
PWD (OBC) | 13 years |
Persons domiciled in Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from 01-01-1980 to 31-12-1989 | 5 years |
Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Actual perion 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) |
Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried | 9 years (subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General and 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates. |
4. Educational Qualification:
For Junior Associate: Graduation in any dicscipline from a recognised university, or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government.
For Junior Agricultural Associate: Graduation in Agriculture or Agriculture allied activities from a Government recognised university/ Institute.
Note: Those who are in the final year of Graduation/ Semester may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the Graduation Examination.
Note:
(a) The date of passing the eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark sheet/ provisional certificate or the date on which the result was posted on the website of the university/ institution. Candidate having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31-08-2014.
(b) Matriculate Ex-servicemen, who have obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or Air Force, after having completed not less than 15 years of service in Armed Forces of the Union are also eligible for the post.
(c) Should be able to write and speak English.
(d) Knowledge of local language will be an added qualification.
State Bank of India Clerks Selection Process is based on on-line test (preliminary & main examinations), test of official and/ or local language and subject to Government of India approval, interview.
Exam Pattern:- Examination will consists of two Phases, Viz.
Phase-I :
Preliminary Examination: Preliminary Examination 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:
SL | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
1. | English Language | 30 | 30 | Composite Time of 1 hour |
2. | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | |
3. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Phase – II:
Main Examination :
The structure of main examination (online objective type) would be as follows:
SL | Name of test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
1. | General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
2. | General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
4. | Reasoning Ability& Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
Total | 190 | 200 | 2 Hours 40 minutes |
Note-III: Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in the ‘Acquaint Yourself’ booklet, which will be made available to the eligible candidates along with the call letter for the test.
Test of knowledge of official and/or local language: Those who produce 10th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied official (local) language will not be subjected to any Language test. In case of others, language test will be conducted at the time of interview (if interview is held)/ before final selection (if interview is not held).
Candidates not found to be proficient in official and/or local language would be disqualified.