SBI Clerk 2021:
Notification, Application, Syllabus, Salary, Other Information
The State Bank, every year attracts
countless applications for various posts and positions in the Bank. The post of
a Clerk in SBI is very popular and widely acclaimed. The Bank for the post of
SBI Clerk also conducts an examination for the same to analyse and evaluate the
eligibility and capabilities of the candidate. The entrance examination, however, is a hard nut to crack as the nature of the examination is difficult.
To crack the entrance examination, it is very important that a candidate has
all the necessary and important information regarding the examination. All the
relevant information is available at examlabonline.com. Applicants longing to
appear for the upcoming examination of SBI Clerk 2021 can go through the
following article.
SBI Clerk 2021 Online Application
Form
The online application form will be released
at the official website of SBI: statebankofindia.com or sbi.co.in. The
application process is online-based following which candidates are required to
carefully fill the form. The following are some important steps regarding the
application process.
·
The applicant must go
through the important rules and guidelines before beginning.
·
Visit the online
website and register for the examination. Save the registration details for
future use.
·
Fill in the mandatory
and necessary information in the application form.
·
The format regarding
the application form, photograph and signature upload must be noted carefully.
·
After filling the
form, pay the required fee through the modes of payment.
·
Submit the application
form. It is advised that a copy of the form must be downloaded and printed for
future use.
Application Fee: Applicants must pay
the required application fee which is non-refundable. A candidate belonging to
the General and Other Backward Class (OBC) category has to pay Rs 600 while a
candidate from the categories: Scheduled Tribe (ST), Scheduled Caste (SC), XS,
Persons with Disability (PwD) are required to pay Rs 100.
Overview of SBI Clerk 2021
Specification
|
Overview
|
Name of Examination
|
State Bank of India Clerk
Examination
|
Commonly Known As
|
SBI Clerk
|
Conducting Body
|
State Bank of India
|
Examination Level
|
National Level
|
Frequency
|
Vacancy Based
|
Languages
|
English, Hindi
|
Negative Marking
|
One fourth marks in MCQs
or Objective paper
|
SBI Clerk 2021 Notification
The notification for 2021 SBI Clerk has
not yet been released pertaining to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The
notification regarding the SBI Clerk exam dates, exam pattern and syllabus, etc
will be uploaded by SBI on their official website.
SBI Clerk 2021 Exam Date
The date for the SBI Clerk 2021 the examination has not been finalized. While the SBI Clerk 2020 Preliminary
examinations were held in the months of February and March 2020, the results
for the same have not yet been declared. The examination date of the Mains exam
has not yet been announced but is speculated to be held soon.
SBI Clerk 2021 Eligibility
Criteria
The applicant before commencing the application process must confirm his/her eligibility for the post. Following
below is the information regarding the same:
Nationality: Only Indians can apply.
Educational Qualification: An eligible
applicant must have a bachelors' degree in any discipline from a recognized
university/institute. Besides, candidates in the qualifying year are also
eligible to apply.
Age Limit: The age of the applicant
must be between 20 to 28 years.
Category
of the Applicant
|
Age
Relaxation
|
Scheduled
Caste / Scheduled Tribe (SC / ST)
|
5
years
|
Other
Backward Classes (OBC)
|
3
years
|
Persons
with Disabilities (SC / ST)
|
15
years
|
Persons
with Disabilities (OBC)
|
13
years
|
Persons
with Disabilities (General)
|
10
years
|
Ex-
Servicemen
|
+3
years, 8 years for SC/ST disabled ex-servicemen
|
Candidates
from J&K (1.1.1980 – 31.12.1989)
|
5
years
|
SBI Clerk 2021 Exam Pattern
The SBI Clerk Examination pattern
consists of Preliminary Examination and Main Examination.
Preliminary Exam Pattern: Prelims Exam
will be conducted in an online mode and will last for 1 hour. There is a
negative marking system wherein 1/4th marks will be deducted for every wrong
answer. There will be 100 multiple choice questions in the examination.
Following is a table of the distribution of
questions and marks:
Name
of Test
|
No.
of Questions
|
Maximum
Marks
|
Time
Duration
|
Reasoning
Ability
|
35
|
35
|
20
minutes
|
Numerical
Ability
|
35
|
35
|
20
minutes
|
English
Language
|
30
|
30
|
20
minutes
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
60
minutes
|
Main Exam Pattern: Main Exam will also
be conducted online and will last for 2 hours 40 minutes. Like Prelims, there
is negative marking wherein 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong attempt.
The Main Examination will be held in English as well as in Hindi. The exam will
consist of 190 multiple choice questions of 200 marks.
Following is a table of distribution of
questions and marks:
Name
of Test
|
No.
of Questions
|
Maximum
Marks
|
Time
Duration
|
Reasoning Ability & Computer Science
|
50
|
60
|
45
minutes
|
Quantitative
Aptitude
|
50
|
50
|
45
minutes
|
General/
Financial Awareness
|
50
|
50
|
35
minutes
|
General
English
|
40
|
40
|
35
minutes
|
Total
|
190
|
200
|
2
hours 40 minutes
|
SBI Clerk 2021 Syllabus
It is important that a candidate is
aware of the SBI Clerk Syllabus beforehand. Candidates must regularly follow
the official notification for the information, however, one can also check the
information provided below:
Preliminary Exam:
Reasoning Ability: Seating Arrangement,
Puzzles, Blood Relations, Direction Test, Syllogism, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding,
Inequalities, Order and Ranking, Statement and Assumptions, Alphanumeric
Series, Data Sufficiency.
Numerical Ability: Work and Time, Equation
and Algebra, Data Interpretation, Volume and Surface Area, Time and Distance,
Upstream and Downstream, Simplification, Stock and Shares, Surds and Indices,
Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Sequence and Series, Profit and Loss,
Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Probability, Averages, Permutation and
Combination, Partnership, Number Systems, Mensuration, Mixtures and
Alligations.
English Language: Reading
Comprehension, Synonyms and Antonyms, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence
Rearrangement, Sentence Correction, Cloze Test, Vocabulary, Idioms and Phrases.
Main Exam:
Reasoning Ability & Computer
Science: Machine Output, Syllogism, Puzzles, Direction Test, Blood Relation,
Coding and Decoding, Statement and Assumptions, Linear Arrangement, Order and
Ranking.
Quantitative Aptitude: Data
Interpretation, Profit and Loss, Data Sufficiency, Simple and Compound
Interest, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Mixtures and Allegations,
Work, Time and Distance, Number series.
General/ Financial Awareness: Fiscal
and Monetary Policy, Current Affairs, Static General Awareness, Awards and
Honours, Indian Constitution, Important Government schemes, Banking Awareness,
Important Abbreviations, Banking and Financial Terms.
General English: Reading Comprehension,
Vocabulary, Idioms and Phrases, Fillers, Sentence Correction, Cloze Test,
Synonyms and Antonyms, Sentence Rearrangement, Miscellaneous.
SBI Clerk 2021 Admit Card
The Admit Card for SBI Clerk 2021 will
be released online at the official website of SBI. It is necessary that the
candidate carries the admit card along with identity proof to the
examination centre without which he/she will not be able to give the exam.
Candidates can gain access to their admit cards from the website and get it
downloaded and printed.
SBI Clerk 2021 Cut-Off
The State Bank of India every year sets
a certain cut-off for the candidate to achieve and pass in order to get
selected. The cut-offs are usually different for candidates from different
categories. The cutoff for SBI Clerk 2021 will be released by SBI.
SBI Clerk 2021 Result
The State Bank of India will announce
the SBI Clerk 2021 results at the official website of SBI. SBI will declare the
results at every stage. The final selection results will be uploaded on the
website. Candidates will have to visit the official website to gain access to
their results.
SBI Clerk Vacancies
The number of vacancies will be
released by the State Bank of India. The vacancies of SBI Clerk will be divided
among aspirants from different categories. It has been speculated that SBI will
release around 8000 vacancies in 2020.
SBI Clerk 2021 Selection Procedure
The selection process is based on
Preliminary Examination and the Main Examination. A candidate on passing the
Prelims exam will be allowed to appear for Main exam. If a candidate gets
selected, the candidate will receive the appointment letter by SBI. A candidate
might also have to appear for a local language test. Before making the final
selection, a document verification stage will also be conducted.
SBI Clerk Preparation Tips &
Tricks
The aspiring applicant must be in
possession of all the important and relevant knowledge regarding the pattern
and the syllabus of SBI Clerk examination. A candidate must go through the
syllabus and study the topics that have been mentioned. Preparation must be
based on the basis of the topics and a candidate must keep in mind to
strengthen the basic skills. It is important that an applicant knows how to
identify his/her weak points and strengthen them. It is advised that a candidate
must revise the entire syllabus before the examination. Since there is negative
marking, skip the question if you are not at all sure. Attempt all the
questions that you are aware of first and then attempt the ones that you have
left out. Also, follow newspapers, news channels, general knowledge books
regularly. Candidates can also appear for the mock test series and mock tests
at examlabonline.com which will help one prepare well.
SBI Clerk 2020 Exam Analysis
There are objective type questions every
year in the examinations that are held to recruit eligible candidates to the
post of SBI Clerk. The nature of the exams: Reasoning Ability, Numerical
Ability and General English ranges from easy to moderate difficulty level.
While the main examination papers were mostly easy, a few of them were
moderately difficult.
SBI Clerk Salary
The pay scale for SBI Clerk is
11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110- 2120/1-
30230-1310/1-31450. The initial payment salary that will be given to a candidate
will be Rs 11,765 along with a year-on-year increment of Rs 655. while the
Maximum Salary of an SBI Clerk will be Rs 31,450.