SBI Clerk notification 2026 out; registration begins for 7,680 junior associate posts

Vishnukumar V | August 11, 2026 | 08:04 PM IST | 2 mins read

SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026: Candidates can apply online till August 31 and appear for the preliminary exam in September.

SBI Clerk 2026 notification out (Representational Image: Magnific)

The State Bank of India (SBI) has published the clerk notification 2026 for recruitment to the post of junior associate (Customer Support and Sales). The online SBI Clerk registration process has started for 7,680 regular vacancies. Eligible candidates can submit their SBI Clerk application form 2026 till August 31 on the official website at sbi.bank.in

Candidates applying for SBI Clerk recruitment 2026 must be graduates in any discipline from a recognised university and should be 20 to 28 years old as per the eligibility date specified by SBI. Age relaxation will apply to reserved categories according to government rules. Applicants must also meet the prescribed local language requirement for the state or Union Territory they select.

Also read IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026: Registration begins for CSA posts; apply by August 21

SBI Clerk Notification 2026: Important dates

Candidates can also edit their SBI Clerk 2026 application form details until August 31. The last date for printing the submitted application is September 15, 2026. Check the complete schedule here.

Event

Date

Online registration begins

August 11, 2026

Last date to apply

August 31, 2026

Last date to edit application

August 31, 2026

Online fee payment

August 11 to 31, 2026

Last date to print application

September 15, 2026

SBI Clerk preliminary exam

September 2026 (tentative)

SBI Clerk main exam

November 2026 (tentative)

SBI Clerk vacancy 2026

SBI has notified 7,680 regular junior associate vacancies across different circles. Among the major circles, Maharashtra/Mumbai Metro has the highest number of vacancies at 1,718, followed by Chennai with 1,410, Bhubaneswar with 1,100 and Bengaluru with 760.

Circle

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

GEN

Total

Gandhinagar

23

49

89

33

136

330

Bengaluru

121

53

205

76

305

760

Bhopal

16

22

16

11

48

113

34

91

17

28

117

287

Bhubaneswar

176

242

132

110

440

1100

Chandigarh

6

9

22

8

39

84

2

0

1

0

6

9

0

0

1

0

6

7

Chennai

267

14

380

141

608

1410

Hyderabad

41

18

70

26

105

260

Jaipur

59

45

70

35

141

350

Kolkata

127

27

122

55

224

555

0

1

4

1

9

15

3

12

14

6

25

60

Lucknow

52

2

67

25

104

250

Maharashtra/Mumbai

Metro

171

154

463

171

759

1718

Mumbai Metro

1

7

11

6

37

62

Guwahati

0

24

0

5

26

55

7

13

29

11

50

110

0

4

1

1

8

14

0

10

1

2

11

24

0

14

1

3

14

32

0

12

0

2

13

27

8

14

0

4

22

48

Total

1114

837

1716

760

3253

7680

Also read RRB JE Recruitment 2026: Railways to fill 4,098 JE, DMS and CMA posts; apply from August 14

Apart from the regular vacancies, SBI has reported 1,444 backlog vacancies. These include 287 SC/ST/OBC vacancies, 355 PwD vacancies and 802 XS vacancies.

Category

Backlog Vacancy

SC/ST/OBC

287

PwD

355

XS

802

Total

1444

As per the SBI Clerk notification 2026, the pay scale for junior associates is Rs 24,050 to Rs 64,480. The starting basic pay is Rs 26,730, which includes the basic pay of Rs 24,050 along with two advance increments admissible to graduates.

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