SBI Clerk 2022: Application Form, Important Dates, Registration Link

State Bank of India is the authority responsible for organizing and managing the SBI Clerk 2022 recruitment process. The aim of this process is to select the suitable candidates for appointment as Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) in the clerical cadre in State Bank of India. Candidates can apply for vacancies in one State only. It is important for the aspirants to make sure that they are eligible before filling the application form. The application form will release in online mode only. In this post, we are providing complete details related to the SBI Clerk 2022.

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SBI Clerk 2022 Important Dates

The tentative dates related to the SBI Clerk 2022 are provided in the table given below.

Main Events	Tentative Dates
Releasing of the official notification for SBI Clerk 2022	1st week of January 2022
Starting of the online application form submission	1st week of January 2022
Last date to submit application form	Last week of January 2022
Availability of call letter for preliminary exam	2nd week of February 2022
Date of preliminary exam	Last week of February 2022 to 2nd week of March 2022
Result of preliminary exam	In the month of May 2022
Downloading of call letter for main exam	Yet to be announced later
Date of SBI Clerk 2022 main exam	Yet to be announced later
Main Examination result	Yet to be announced later

SBI Clerk 2022 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for SBI Clerk 2022 are given below.

Age Limit

The age of a candidate should not be less than 20 and more than 28 years as on 1st April 2022.
Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1994 and not later than 01.04.2002.

Relaxation in the upper age limit will be given to reserved category candidates as explained below.

SC/ST: 5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC): 3 years
PWD (Gen/ EWS): 10 years
PWD (SC/ST): 15 years
PWD (OBC): 13 years
Persons domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989: 5 years
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.
Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried: 7 years (subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General/EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)

Educational Qualification

Aspirants must have completed Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
Candidates who will appear for the final year examination in the year 2022 are also eligible to apply.

SBI Clerk 2022 Application Form

The application form for SBI CLERK 2022 will be made available in online mode only. Eligible candidates who want to apply may visit the application form through the official website. Complete details related to the application process are given below.

First of all, aspirants have to visit the official website and register themselves by providing some of their basic details like name, email address, phone number, etc.
Once registered, aspirants will get login credentials that they can use to sign-in to the portal.
Next, candidates may log in and fill the rest of the application form carefully.
Applicants have to provide their complete academic, personal, and contact details in the application form.
The details given in the application form must be accurate. Otherwise, the application form can get rejected.
Apart from the details, candidates must also upload the scanned images of their passport size photograph and signature.
All the candidates are also required to pay the necessary application fee at the time of filling the application for.
It is recommended to take a printout of the application form submitted for future requirements.

Application Fee

The application fee is different for the candidates of various categories as given below.

SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS: Rs. 125/- (Intimation Charges only)
General/ OBC/ EWS: Rs. 750/- (App. Fee Including Intimation Charges)

Mode of payment: The application fee can be paid online using a credit card, debit card, or internet banking.

SBI Clerk 2022 Admit Card

Once the application form submission process gets completed. Aspirants will be able to download their admit card/ call letter.
The information about the date, time, and venue of the examination will be mentioned on the admit card.
In order to download the admit card, candidates have to enter their registration numbers and date of birth.
No candidate will be permitted to take the examination without an admit card.
In addition to the admit card, candidates should carry their original photo ID proof at the time of the examination.

SBI Clerk 2022 Exam Pattern

The pattern of the SBI Clerk 2022 examination is explained below.

Preliminary Examination

Mode of examination: Online (Computer based test)
Type of questions: Objective type multiple choice questions
Number of questions: 100
Duration of the examination: 60 minutes (20 minutes for each section)
Maximum Marks: 100
Marking Scheme: Each question will carry 1 mark
Negative Marking: 1/4th mark will be deducted in case of an incorrect answer

Section	Number of questions	Total Marks
English Language	30 (20 minutes duration)	30
Numerical Ability	35 (20 minutes duration)	35
Reasoning	35 (20 minutes duration)	35
Total	100 questions	100 marks

Main Examination

Mode of examination: Online (Computer-based test)
Type of questions: Objective type multiple choice questions
Number of questions: 190
Duration of examination: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Maximum Marks: 200
Negative marking: 1/4th of the marks assigned to a question will be deducted in case of an incorrect answer

Section	Number of questions	Total marks	Duration
General/ Financial Awareness	50	50	35 minutes
General English	40	40	35 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 minutes
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 minutes
Total	190 questions	200 marks	2 hours and 40 minutes

SBI Clerk 2022 Syllabus

The syllabus of SBI Clerk 2022 is quite vast. However, you may have a look at some of the important topics from various subjects as given below.

Reasoning: Logical Reasoning, Alphanumeric Series, Ranking/ Direction/ Alphabet Test, Data Sufficiency, Coded Inequalities, Seating Arrangement, Puzzle, Tabulation, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Input Output, Coding Decoding
Quantitative Ability: Simplification, Profit & Loss, Mixtures & Alligations, Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices, Work & Time, Time & Distance, Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere, Data Interpretation, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Number Systems, Sequence & Series, Permutation, Combination & Probability.
English Language: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para jumbles, Miscellaneous, Fill in the blanks, Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting, Paragraph Completion

Result

The result of both preliminary and main examination will be released individually.
Those candidates who will clear the preliminary examination will be allowed to take the main examination.
The result will be available in online mode through the official website of SBI.
The selection of the candidates will be based on the final merit list to be published after the main examination.

FAQs

Question – 1: What documents do I need to carry at the time of the examination?

Answer: You must carry your admit card and one photo ID Proof (original and photocopy) such as passport/ Aadhar/ PAN Card/ Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/Identity Card issued by School or College/ Gazetted Officer in the official letter head in original as well as a self-attested Photocopy thereof

Question – 2: Is it possible to pay the application fee by cash?

Answer: No, the application fee will not be accepted by cash.

Question – 3: Do I have to send the hard copy of the application form submitted online to the bank?

Answer: No, there is no need to send the hard copy of the application form submitted online.

Question – 4: How many candidates will be shortlisted for the SBI Main Examination 2022?

Answer: The number of candidates to be shortlisted for the main examination will be approximately equal to 10 times the number of vacancies subject to availability.