SBI Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern
SBI Clerk or Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales) Exam:
SBI conducts the online examination in two phases – Preliminary and Main exams for Clerical cadre Posts.
SBI Clerk 2021 Recruitment
| Exam Name | SBI Clerk 2021 Exam |
| Conducting Body | SBI (State Bank of India) |
| Official Website | sbi.co.in |
| Exam Type | National Level |
| Exam Date | Prelims exam: Feb-March 2021 |
| Mains exam: April 19, 2021 | |
| Eligibility Criteria | Qualification: Graduation |
| Age Limit: 20 – 28 years | |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Exam Mode | Computer-Based Test |
| Duration | Preliminary:1hour |
| Mains: 160 min | |
| SBI Clerk Salary | ₹20,000 to ₹23,000 |
Important Dates
| SBI Clerk 2021 Recruitment | Date (Released) |
| SBI Clerk 2021 apply online date | January 3, 2021 |
| Last date to apply for SBI Clerk exam | January 26, 2021 |
| SBI Clerk 2021 Admit Card – Prelims | Feb-21 |
| SBI Clerk 2021 exam date – Prelims | Feb-March 2021 |
| SBI Clerk 2021 Result – Prelims | Mar-21 |
| SBI Clerk Mains Admit Card | Apr-21 |
| SBI Clerk 2021 Exam date – Main | April 19, 2021 |
| SBI Clerk Main Result | May-21 |
| Release of final merit list | Jun-21 |
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2021
In SBI Clerk 2021 examination, there will be two stages for getting selection in SBI. The two stages are:
• Preliminary examination
• Mains examination
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
| Name of Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 min |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 min |
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
| Name Of Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 min |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 min |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 min |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 hr 40 Min |
SBI Clerk 2021 Syllabus
| Reasoning | Numerical Ability | English Language |
| Puzzle and Arrangement | Number Series | Reading Comprehension |
| Inequality | Simplification/Approximation | Cloze Test |
| Syllogism | Quadratic Equation | Fillers |
| Coding-Decoding | Data Interpretation | Spotting Errors |
| Blood Relations | Data Sufficiency | Sentence Improvement |
| Direction Senses | Miscellaneous | Fill in the Blanks |
| Order and Ranking | – | – |
SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus 2021
| Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | General/Economy/ Banking Awareness | Computer Awareness |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension | Financial Awareness | Internet |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Grammar | Current Affairs | Memory |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Allegations | Vocabulary | General Knowledge | Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Verbal Ability | Static Awareness | Computer Abbreviation |
| Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Word Association | Banking and Financial Awareness | Microsoft Office |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Sentence Improvement | Computer Hardware | |
| Puzzle | Mensuration, Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Para Jumbles | Computer Software | |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | Cloze Test | Operating System | |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | Error Spotting | Networking | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | Fill in the blanks | Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies | |
| Input Output | Sequence & Series | |||
| Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination &Probability |
SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Eligibility Criteria
There are basically two pre-requisites for the eligibility criteria of SBI Clerk 2021.
(i) Educational Qualification: The candidate must possess a valid graduation degree (any discipline) from a government recognized university.
(ii) Age Limit: The candidate must not be below 20 years and above 28 years as on 1.1.2021. I.e. he/she must not be born before 02.1.1993 and later than 1.1.2021 including both days.
| Serial No. | Category | Upper Age Limit |
| 1 | SC / ST | 33 years |
| 2 | OBC | 31 years |
| 3 | Person with disabilities (General) | 38 years |
| 4 | Person with disabilities(SC /ST) | 43 years |
| 5 | Person with disabilities(OBC) | 41 years |
| 6 | Jammu & Kashmir Migrants | 33 Years |
| 7 | Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Actual period 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 |
| 8 | Widows, Divorced women( No remarried) | GEN- 35 years |
| OBC- 38 years | ||
| SC/ST- 40 years |
SBI Clerk Vacancy
This year, over 800 SBI Clerk vacancies have been announced State wise for candidates of different categories.
Below given is the table showing state-wise and category wise SBI Clerk 2021 vacancies.
| Category | Vacancies |
| General | 3447 |
| EWS | 790 |
| SC | 1214 |
| ST | 746 |
| OBC | 1803 |
| Category | Application Fee |
| SC/ST/PWD | NIL |
| General and Others | Rs. 750 (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
SBI Clerk Prelim Exam Pattern:
SBI Clerk preliminary examination will be conducted online and candidates are allocated total duration of 1 hour to complete the Prelim exam. It consists of 3 sections with a total of 100 questions and maximum score of 100 marks. There is negative marking in SBI Clerk preliminary exam and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer attempted by a candidate. The exam pattern is very much similar to the IBPS Clerk Prelim Exam.
Note: Separate time limit is provided for each of the 3 sections. So the students appearing in the online exam once submit a section cannot come back to the same.
SBI Clerk Main Exam:
SBI Clerk main examination will be conducted online and comprising of 4 sections with about a 190 questions in total and with maximum marks of 200. The entire exam is needed to be completed in a time span of 2 hours 40 minutes. There is a negative marking of 0.25 Marks for each wrong answer. Therefore, it has become imperative for aspirants to perform well in four sections to clear the exam.
Note: Separate time limit is provided for each of the 3 sections. So the students appearing in the online exam once submit a section cannot come back to the same.
The above tests except the English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.