SBI Clerk Vacancy 2025 – Full Overview

State Bank of India (SBI) has declared its Clerk (Junior Associate) 2025-26 in which 6,589 new opportunities have been announced nationally. This offers a great income opportunity in the banking sector to the new graduates as their roles will be stable in the financial sector.

Important Dates

Event	Date
Notification Released	August 5, 2025
Application Window Opens	August 6, 2025
Last Date to Apply	August 26, 2025
Preliminary Exam	Expected September 2025
Main Exam	Expected November 2025
Language Proficiency Test (LPT)	After Mains

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification:

An applicant should be a Bachelor of any discipline in a reputable university. Last-year students can be applied on a provisional basis and should provide certification of graduation before December 31, 2025.

Age Limit (as of April 1, 2025):

Minimum: 20 years
Maximum: 28 years
Relaxation as per government norms for OBC, SC/ST, PwBD, Ex-servicemen, etc.

Number of Vacancies & State Distribution

Total Posts: 6,589 Junior Associate roles

Vacancies on a state-level are not yet published in full detail yet, however, some of the states with the high demand are Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar.

Selection Process

Preliminary Exam (Prelims)
Includes a Reasoning part as well as the Numerical Ability part and the English with a total of 100 marks.
Main Exam (Mains)
It is made up of papers such as Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, General/Financial Awareness and Reasoning and Computer Aptitude (a total of 200 marks).
Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
Applicants have to prove that they have command over the local language of the applied region.

A round interview does not exist. These exams and LPT are the basis on which a final selection is made.

Salary & Allowances

The SBI Clerks are offered competitive in hand salaries approximated to be 35000-45000 INR p.m. that varies depending on the location of working and the allowances. The salary package is usually composed of the following:

Basic Pay + DA
House Rent Allowance
Travel Allowance
Medical and other benefits
EPF contributions

They are also given internal promotion opportunities or opportunities to rise to Scale I positions (e.g. PO) once they have passed internal examinations.

Exam Status & Result Update

Prelims Exam was conducted earlier in 2025.
Mains Exams took place on April 10 and 12, 2025.
The Mains Result was published on June 11, 2025, along with cut-offs. Qualified candidates are now moving to Document Verification (DV).

Tips from Aspirants

Here is what the candidates share with us:

“In 2023 Meghalaya prelims cut-off is ~34 mains ~72. As there will be fewer cut-offs this year, general cut-offs can be expected to be in the 50s range.”

Other suggested approaches by aspiring aspirants are to study as per a 30-day tight calendar, mock tests/sectional revision up to increase precise responses.

Final Thoughts

With age younger than 28 years and degree of graduation, the SBI Clerk 2025 recruitment is an opportunity that a candidate should embrace. Having more than 6,500 vacancies, handier selection procedure as well as career prospects, this would be one of the easiest banking examinations of the year.