General Overview & Eligibility
- Conducting Body: State Bank of India
- Cadre: SBI Clerical Staff
- Age Limit: 20 to 28 Years
- Educational Qualification: Graduation in any discipline + Proficiency in the Local Language of the chosen state.
- Posting Scope: State-wise application.
- Selection Process: 2 Tiers (Prelims + Mains) — No Interview.
Exam Pattern & Syllabus
1. Preliminary Examination (Qualifying)
- Format: Online Objective Test
- Duration: 60 Minutes (20 mins/section)
- Negative Marking: 0.25 marks per wrong answer.
- Sectional Cut-Off: NO Sectional Cut-Off (Only overall aggregate mark required).
- English Language: 30 Questions , 30 Marks , 20 Minutes
- Numerical Ability: 35 Questions , 35 Marks , 20 Minutes
- Reasoning Ability: 35 Questions , 35 Marks , 20 Minutes
2. Main Examination (Merit Deciding)
- Time: 160 Minutes (Sectional timing)
- General / Financial Awareness: (50 Qs, 50 Marks, 35 Mins)
- General English: (40 Qs, 40 Marks, 35 Mins)
- Quantitative Aptitude: (50 Qs, 50 Marks, 45 Mins)
- Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude: (50 Qs, 60 Marks, 45 Mins)
Last 3 Years SBI Clerk Cut Off
1. Prelims Cut-Off (State-Wise Out of 100 – General Category)
State / Union Territory
|
2025–26
|
2024–25
|
2023–24
|
| Andhra Pradesh |
60.75 |
56.50 |
74.75 |
| Assam |
76.00 |
65.00 |
69.25 |
| Bihar |
74.00 |
51.00 |
68.75 |
| Chhattisgarh |
72.25 |
62.50 |
72.75 |
| Delhi (NCR) |
78.25 |
57.25 |
70.00 |
| Gujarat |
72.50 |
51.50 |
72.25 |
| Haryana |
76.50 |
58.00 |
72.25 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
81.25 |
64.00 |
77.00 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
81.75 |
66.00 |
77.00 |
| Jharkhand |
75.25 |
56.50 |
68.75 |
| Karnataka |
61.00 |
56.00 |
64.50 |
| Kerala |
74.00 |
76.25 |
68.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
81.00 |
67.50 |
74.75 |
| Maharashtra |
65.50 |
71.75 |
65.50 |
| Odisha |
75.50 |
77.00 |
77.00 |
| Punjab |
80.75 |
68.50 |
80.75 |
| Rajasthan |
77.00 |
57.25 |
75.00 |
| Tamil Nadu |
52.00 |
65.50 |
62.25 |
| Telangana |
52.50 |
42.50 |
69.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
79.50 |
60.50 |
77.50 |
| Uttarakhand |
79.50 |
63.50 |
78.75 |
| West Bengal |
81.50 |
80.00 |
78.50 |
2. Mains Cut-Offs (State Wise Out of 200 Marks)
State / Union Territory
|
2024–25
|
2023–24
|
2022–23
|
| Andhra Pradesh |
94.50 |
82.50 |
76.50 |
| Assam |
79.00 |
76.75 |
72.00 |
| Bihar |
87.00 |
78.00 |
80.50 |
| Chandigarh |
89.50 |
81.25 |
82.00 |
| Chhattisgarh |
82.00 |
77.25 |
72.75 |
| Delhi (NCR) |
90.00 |
81.75 |
82.50 |
| Gujarat |
83.50 |
76.75 |
74.50 |
| Haryana |
89.25 |
80.75 |
85.50 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
88.50 |
80.75 |
85.75 |
Key Syllabus Topics
- Quantitative Aptitude / Data Interpretation: Data Interpretation (Tables, Line/Bar graphs, Pie charts, Caselets), Number Series, Quadratic Equations, Simplification, Arithmetic (Profit/Loss, SI-CI, Time & Work, Speed & Distance).
- Reasoning Ability: Puzzles & Seating Arrangements (highest weightage), Syllogism, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Inequalities, Input-Output.
- General & Banking Awareness: Current Affairs (last 4–6 months), RBI Policies, Banking Terminology, Financial Schemes, NPA/Priority Sector Lending.
- English Language: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Para Jumbles, Vocabulary.