Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) in clerical cadre in State Bank of India. Candidates can apply for vacancies in one State/UT only. Candidates can appear for the test only once under this recruitment project.
The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular State/UT, should be proficient (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) in the specified opted local language of that State/UT (mentioned in the under given vacancy table against each state/UT). The test for knowledge of specified opted local language will be conducted as a part of selection process. It will be conducted after qualifying the online Main examination but before joining the Bank. Candidates who fail to qualify this test will not be offered appointment. Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be required to undergo the language test. There is no provision for Inter Circle Transfer / Inter State Transfer for Junior Associates to be recruited.
Preliminary Examination will be conducted tentatively in the month of February 2025 and Main Examination will be conducted tentatively in the month of March/April 2025. Candidates are advised to check regularly Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current openings or https://www.sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings for details and updates. The examinations will be as detailed under point No. 4 under Selection procedure.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
A. Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2024)
Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as on 01.04.2024, i.e. candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1996 and not later than 01.04.2004 (both days inclusive).
Relaxation of Upper age limit:
A. Visual Impairment (VI):
Only those Visually Impaired (VI) persons who suffer from any one of the following conditions, after best correction, are eligible to apply.
a. Blindness:
i. Total absence of sight; OR
ii. Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible correction; OR
iii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree. OR
b. Low Vision:
i. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 upto 3/60
or upto 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible corrections; OR
ii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degree.
B. Hearing Impaired (HI):
a. Deaf: means person having 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears.
b. Hard of Hearing: means person having 60 DB to 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears.
C. Locomotor Disabilities (LD):
Only those persons are eligible to apply
under Locomotor Disability (LD) category who have inability to execute
distinctive activities associated with movement of self and objects resulting from affliction of musculoskeletal or nervous system or both, including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy, Acid Attack Victims, Spinal Deformity
(SD) and Spinal Injury
(SI) without any associated neurological/ limb dysfunction.
Orthopedically challenged persons are covered under locomotor disability with following benchmark:
i. OA – One arm affected (Right or Left)
ii. BA – Both arms affected
iii. OL – One leg affected (Right or Left)
iv. BL – Both Leg affected
Persons with OA & BA category should have normal bilateral hand functions.
Persons with OA & BA category should have normal bilateral hand functions.
a. “Leprosy cured person” means a person who has been cured of
leprosy but is suffering from:
i. Loss of sensation in hands or feet as well as loss of sensation
and paresis in the eye and eye-lid but with no manifest deformity;
ii. Manifest deformity and paresis but having sufficient mobility in
their hands and feet to enable them to engage in normal economic activity;
iii. Extreme physical deformity as well as advanced age which
prevents him/ her from undertaking any gainful occupation, and
the expression “leprosy cured” shall be construed accordingly;
b. “Cerebral palsy” means a Group of non-progressive neurological
conditions affecting body movements and muscle coordination,
caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, usually occurring before, during or shortly after birth;
c. “Dwarfism” means a medical or genetic condition resulting in an
adult height of 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimeters) or less;
d. “Muscular dystrophy” means a group of hereditary genetic muscle disease that weakens the muscles that move the human body and
persons with multiple dystrophy have incorrect and missing
information in their genes, which prevents them from making the
proteins they need for healthy muscles. It is characterised by
progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and death of muscle cells and tissue;
e. “Acid attack victims” means a person disfigured due to violent
assaults by throwing of acid or similar corrosive substance.
D. ‘d’ & ‘e’: Only those persons, who suffer from any one of the following
types of disabilities, are eligible to apply under this category:
a. “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD) means a heterogeneous group
of conditions wherein there is a deficit in processing language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself as a difficulty to comprehend, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations and includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia,
dyspraxia and developmental aphasia.
b. “Mental Illness” (MI) means a substantial disorder of thinking,
mood, perception, orientation or memory that grossly impairs
judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality or ability to meet
the ordinary demands of life, but does not include retardation which
is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind of a person, specially characterised by sub normality of intelligence.
c. “Autism spectrum disorder (Mild)” (ASD- M) means a neuro-
developmental condition typically appearing in the first three years
of life that significantly affects a person’s ability to communicate,
understand relationships and relate to others, and is frequently associated with unusual or stereotypical rituals or behaviour.
d. “Multiple Disabilities” means multiple disabilities involving (A) to
(D) above.
Note: Only “Person with benchmark disability” would be eligible for
reservation with not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified
disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person
with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable
terms, as certified by the certifying authority.
A person who wants to avail the benefit of reservation will have to submit
latest Disability Certificate, on prescribed format, issued by Medical Authority
or any other notified Competent Authority (Certifying Authority). The
certificate should be dated on or before last date of registration of application
Use of Scribe & compensatory time:
i. The facility of scribe would be allowed to a person who has disability of 40%
or more if so desired by the person and is meant for only those persons with
disability who have physical limitation to write including that of speed. In all
such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
a. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of scribe in the
exam should carefully indicate the same in their online application form.
b. Both the candidate and the scribe will have to give a suitable
undertaking, in the prescribed format with passport size photograph of the
scribe at the time of online examination.
c. Such candidates who are eligible to use a scribe shall be eligible for
compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination
whether availing the facility of scribe or not.
d. Candidate will have to arrange their own scribe and at their own cost.
e. Any candidate who is not eligible to use scribe as per guidelines, as
referred above, uses scribe in the online examination shall be disqualified
to participate further in the recruitment process.
f. Any candidate who is using scribe should ensure that he is eligible to use scribe in the exam as per the guidelines mentioned above
g. Any candidate using scribe in violation of the above guidelines shall
stand disqualified and can be removed from service without notice, if already joined the Bank.
h. During the examination, at any stage, if it is found that the scribe is independently answering / solving the question himself/ herself, the examination session for such candidate will be terminated, and
candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The candidature of such candidates using the services of a scribe will also be cancelled if it is reported after the examination by the test administrator personnel that the scribe independently answered the questions.
i. Scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide
Office Memorandum F.No.16-110/2003-DDIII dated February 26, 2013 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,
Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi and clarification issued by
Government of India, Ministry of Financial, Deptt. of Financial Services
vide letter No. F. No. 3/2/2013-Welfare dated 26.04.2013.
ii. Further, In terms of Office Memorandum F. No .29-6/2019-DD-III datedb10/08/2022 of GOI Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,
Department of Empowerment of persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)),
the facility of scribe and/or compensatory time shall be granted solely to
the Persons with Disabilities covered under section 2(s) of the RPwD Act
2016 but not covered under the definition of section 2(r) of the said act
(i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty
in writing), to those having difficulty in writing, subject to a production of
a certificate to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and
that scribe is essential to write examination on his/ her behalf from the
competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as
per prescribed Proforma at Appendix-I of the said O.M. In case the
candidate opts to bring his own scribe, the qualification of the scribe
should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the
examination. Candidate opting for own scribe should submit details of the
own scribe as per Proforma at Appendix-II of the said O.M.
3.EX-SERVICEMEN (XS):
Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-Servicemen who fulfill the revised definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Notification No.36034/5/85/ Estt (SCT) dated 27th October, 1986 as amended from time to time.Disabled Ex-Servicemen (DXS): Ex-Servicemen who while serving in Armed Forces of the Union were disabled in operation against the enemy or in disturbed areas shall be treated as Disabled Ex-Servicemen. Dependents of Servicemen killed in Action: Servicemen killed in the following operations would be deemed to have been killed in action attributable to Military Service
(a) war (b) warlike operations or border skirmishes either with Pakistan on cease fire line or any other country
(c)
Fighting against armed hostiles in a counter insurgency environment viz. Nagaland, Mizoram, etc.
(d) Serving with peace-keeping mission abroad
(e) Laying or clearance of mines including enemy mines as also mine
sweeping operation between one month before and three months after conclusion of an operation
(f) Frost-bite during actual operations or during
the period specified by the Government
(g) Dealing with agitating Para-
Military forces personnel
(h) IPKF personnel killed during the operations in
Sri Lanka. The reservation available to such candidates shall be as mentioned under point no.
(b) given under the vacancy table.
For the purpose of this reservation, the member of family would include his widow, son and daughter or near relations who agree to support his family. The relaxation in upper age and educational qualifications available to Ex-servicemen will not be available to dependents of Servicemen killed in action.