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Notification: SBI Junior Associate / SBI Clerk Recruitment 2021

Posted on: 27.04.2021

State Bank of India invites applications from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) in clerical cadre in the bank. Candidates can apply for vacancies in one State only. Candidates can appear for the test only once under this recruitment project. The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular State, should be proficient (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) in the specified opted local language of that State / UT / Special area. The test for knowledge of specified opted local language will be conducted as a part of selection process. It will be conducted after qualifying the online main examination but before joining the Bank. Candidates who fail to qualify this test will not be offered 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.

The details of the post are mentioned below:

Name of the post: Junior Associate

No of SBI Junior Associate vacant post: 5237

Eligibility Criteria of SBI Junior Associate 2021: Graduation 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 16.08.2021.

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 16.08.2021.

Age Limit of SBI Junior Associate: Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as on 01.04.2021, i.e. candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1993 and not later than 01.04.2001 (both days inclusive).

There is age relaxation as per rules.

Pay Scale of SBI Junior Associate 2021: Rs.17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550- 1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920. The starting Basic Pay is Rs.19900/- (Rs.17900/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates).

Emoluments of SBI Junior Associate 2021: The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs.29,000/- per month inclusive of D.A., other allowances at the current rate and two additional increments for newly recruited graduate junior associates. Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting. They will be eligible for reimbursement of various perquisites, provident fund, Pension under New Pension scheme (Defined Contribution Benefit), Medical, Leave-Fare and other facilities, as per instructions of the Bank as may be issued from time to time.

Selection Procedure of SBI Junior Associate 2021: The selection process will consist of on-line test (Preliminary & Main exam) and test of specified opted local language.

Phase- I — Preliminary Examination: Online Preliminary Exam consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1-hour duration consisting of 3 Sections — English language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.

Each test will have a separate timing. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer. No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual test OR for aggregate score. Section wise marks will not be maintained.

Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 10 times the numbers of vacancies. subject to availability) will be shortlisted for the Main Exam from the list of all candidates arranged in descending order of aggregate marks scored.

Phase – II — Main Examination: Structure of Online Main Exam would include the test of — General / Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude.
Each test will have a separate timing.

The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English & Hindi. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC / ST / OBC / PWD / XS / DXS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon). Minimum qualifying marks on aggregate will be decided by the bank. No minimum qualifying marks for individual subject are prescribed. Section wise marks will not be maintained. Merit list will be drawn State wise, category wise. Candidates qualified in the test (main examination) will be placed according to their aggregate marks in descending order in respective States and Categories.

Test of specified opted local language: Those who qualify for selection and produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be subjected to any Language test. In case of others (qualified for selection), specified opted local language test will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates not found proficient in specified opted local language would be disqualified.

Provisional Selection: (Subject to qualifying specified opted local language). The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the aggregate marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be considered for preparation of the final merit list. Provisional selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the test (Main Examination).

Final selection will be subject to: (i) Verification of eligibility for the post and information furnished in the online application.
(ii) Qualifying in test of specified opted local language, where applicable, as detailed above. Results of the candidates who have provisionally qualified for selection will be made available on the Bank’s website.

Tentative List of Centres for Preliminary Examination, Main Examination & Pre-Examination Training:
State / UT — Andaman & Nicobar Island, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadeep, Leh, Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra , Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Delhi NCR, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil NAdu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

Application Fee and Intimation Charge of SBI Junior Associate 2021: Rs 750 for General/ OBC/ EWS. No fees for SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS/DXS.

How to Apply for SBI Junior Associate 2021: Candidates can apply online and no other mode of application will be accepted Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/careers OR https://www.sbi.co.in/careers – Recruitment of Junior Associates 2021.

Important Dates and Months:
— Commencement of on-line registration of application: 27/04/2021
— Closure of registration of application: 17/05/2021
— Closure for editing application details: 17/05/2021
— Last date for printing your application: 01/06/2021
— Online Fee Payment: 27/04/2021 to 17/05/2021
— Downloading call letter for Pre Examination Training: From 26.05.2021 onwards
— Downloading call letter for Preliminary Examination: From 01.06.2021 onwards (Tentatively)
— Preliminary Examination will be conducted tentatively : June 2021
— Downloading call letter for Main Examination: From 19.07.2021 onwards (Tentatively)
— Main Examination will be conducted tentatively: 31.07.2021

Eligible and willing candidates are suggested to read the details from the links carefully before applying for the post.

Notification of SBI Junior Associate: Click here

Apply Online: Click here