SBI Clerk 2018 Overview

ExamType	Format	Language
National Level	Online/CBT, Offline/PBT	English

State Bank of India (SBI) is one of the India’s leading public sector and multinational banking institution. Getting a job in this reputed bank is a great opportunity for those interested in banking and finance sector. To hire deserving and talented people in the banking sector, SBI every year organizes various recruitment drives through entrance exams. SBI conducts SO, PO and Clerk exams to fill various seats. Candidates try their level best to clear the exam to get a job in their dream bank. The bank updates all the recruitments processes, online applications and other exam details on its official website to keep interested candidates updated. SBI Clerk Exam 2018 notifications will also be released by the bank most probably in the month of February or March.

SBI Clerk 2018 Exam - Selection Process

SBI Clerk recruitment process starts with the online invitation of applications for Prelim exam. Candidates who successfully clear Prelim exam are selected for the Main exam. The final round in the selection process is personal interviews, which is organized for the candidates who cleared SBI Clerk main exam.

SBI Clerk 2018 Eligibility Criteria

SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria for Junior Associates:

To apply for this position, candidates need to meet below mentioned conditions:

· Candidates should have at least bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university

· They should be between 21 to 30 years of age on April 1, 2018

· Relaxation of Upper age Limit:

Sr. No.	Category	Age Relaxation
1.	SC / ST	5 years
2.	Other Backward Classes (OBC)	3 years
3.	PWD (Gen)	10 years
4.	PWD (SC /ST)	15 years
5.	PWD (OBC)	13 years
6.	Persons domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from Jan 1, 1980 to Dec, 31, 1989	5 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 maximum age of 50 years
8.	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, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)

SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria for Agricultural Associates:

· Age limit for the applicants for this profile is 21 to 30 years with relaxation for reserved categories

· Candidates should have completed graduation in Agriculture from a Government recognized University

Candidates studying in final year of graduation can also apply for SBI Clerk 2018 exam, but they need to produce proof of passing graduation whenever demanded.

SBI Clerk 2018 Application Details

Candidates who meet SBI clerk eligibility criteria can fill SBI Clerk 2018 form online by visiting the official website of the bank. We advise aspirants to first go through the advertisement properly and understand every point. Start filling the application only when you have read and understood the complete process. Further, keep all the documents ready with you to ensure that you provide correct information.

SBI Clerk 2018 Notification

SBI clerk recruitment process for 2018 will start in April 2018. Candidates can check official website of the bank to stay updated with each stage of hiring process.

Sl. No	Exam Events	Respective Dates
1.	Date of release of online application form	April, 2018
2.	Deadline of registration process	April, 2018
3.	E-Admit card for Preliminary exam will release	May, 2018
4.	Preliminary exam date	May, 2018
5.	Date of declaration of Preliminary exam result	June, 2018
6.	Main exam e—admit card will be available from	June, 2018
7.	Main exam date	July, 2018
8.	Date of publication of Main exam result	July, 2018
9.	E-admit card for Interview will be available from	August, 2018
10.	Date of Interview	August, 2018
11.	Dare of announcement of final result	September, 2018

Application fees detail

To complete the application process for SBI Clerk Exam 2018, candidates need to pay the application fee. Candidates from General and OBC category need to pay INR 600 while the application fee for candidates from SC/ST/PwD needs to pay INR 100. You can make online payment through debit/credit card or net banking.

Sr. No.	Category	Total
1.	SC/ST/PWD/XS	Rs. 100/- (Intimation Charges only)
2.	General and OBC	Rs. 600/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

Exam Pattern

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SBI Clerk 2018 Exam Syllabus

SBI Clerk syllabus 2018 is split into different sections for both prelims and mains exam. Basically, both the sections together cover:

· Quantitative Aptitude

· Current Affairs

· Computers

· Data Interpretation

· General Awareness

· Banking Awareness

· English Language

· Logical Reasoning

· Marketing

SBI has brought changes in SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2018 pattern. Now the candidates need to complete each section in fixed time.

SBI Clerk 2018 Reasoning Syllabus

S. No.	Topics
1	Syllogism
2	Seating Arrangement – Circular table and Line (North & South)
3	Puzzle
4	Blood Relation
5	Inequality or Decision Making
6	Data Sufficiency
7	Logical Reasoning
8	Input Output
9	Number series
10	Statement and Argument
11	Passage and conclusion
12	Coding and decoding
13	Order and ranking
14	Making judgments

SBI Clerk 2018 Numeric Ability Syllabus

Arithmetic Syllabus	Data Interpretation Syllabus
Deriving Conclusions from Passages.	Pie Charts.
Inserting The Missing Character.	Data Analysis.
Number, Ranking & Time Sequence.	Case lets.
Series Completion.	Probability/ Series.
Clocks & Calendars.	Tables.
Mathematical Operations.	Bar Graphs.
Logical Sequence of Words.	Line Graphs.
Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle.	Combined data sets.
Data Sufficiency.	-
Situation Reaction Test.	-
Coding-Decoding.	-
Arithmetical Reasoning.	-
Statement – Conclusions	-
Logic.	-
Logical Venn Diagrams.	-
Statement – Arguments.	-
Alphabet Test.	-
Eligibility Test.	-
Direction Sense Test.	-
Theme Detection.	-
Analogy.	-

SBI Clerk 2018 English Syllabus

S. No.	Topics
1	Reading Comprehension.
2	Spotting Error.
3	Fill in the blank.
4	Cloze test.
5	Para-Jumbles

SBI Clerk 2018 General awareness Syllabus

S. No.	Topics
1	News related to Reserve Bank of India.
2	Banking Awareness.
3	Financial Awareness (Union Budget/ Railway Budget).
4	Economics news.
5	Current Affairs.

SBI Clerk 2018 Marketing Syllabus

S. No.	Topics
1	Basics of Marketing.
2	Marketing Strategies.
3	Market Segmentation.
4	Marketing Management.
5	Marketing Mix.
6	Developing stage of organization.
7	Brand.
8	Advertising.
9	Products Life Cycle.
10	4 P’s and 4 C’s of marketing

SBI Clerk 2018 Computer Knowledge Syllabus

S. No.	Topic
1	Basic of Computer.
2	Hardware and software.
3	MS Word and MS Excel.
4	PowerPoint.
5	Generation of Computer.
6	The Internet, etc.
7	Short forms (Eg. Jpeg, mp3, pdf).
8	Android & Apple related news.
9	Operating system.

SBI Clerk 2018 Exam Centers

State code	State/UT	Centre
11	Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
12	Andhra Pradesh	Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
13	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar, Naharlagun
14	Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar Tezpur
15	Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan
16	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
17	Chhattisgarh	Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
18	Goa	Panaji, Verna
19	Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
20	Haryana	Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Rohtak, Sonipat, Yamunanagar
21	Himachal Pradesh	Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una
22	Jammu & Kashmir	Anantnag, Jammu, Kathua, Leh, Samba, Srinagar
23	Jharkhand	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
24	Karnataka	Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi
25	Kerala	Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram
26	Lakshwadeep	Kavarrati
27	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain
28	Maharashtra	Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara
29	Manipur	Imphal
30	Meghalaya	Ri-Bhoi, Shillong, Tura
31	Mizoram	Aizawal
32	Nagaland	Kohima
33	Delhi -NCR	Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon
34	Odisha	Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar,
		Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur
35	Puducherry	Puducherry
36	Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur
37	Rajasthan	Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
38	Sikkim	Gangtok
39	Tamilnadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore
40	Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
41	Tripura	Agartala
42	Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshaher, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi
43	Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee
44	West Bengal	Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal), Bardhaman, Dumkal, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri

SBI Clerk 2018 Contact Details

State Bank of India

State Bank Bhavan, 16th Floor,
Madam Cama Road,
Mumbai 400 021

Phone: 022-2202 9456, 022-2282 0427

Fax: 022 22742431

Email: crpd@sbi.co.in