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    SBI Junior Associate Recruitment 2026 - Dates, Vacancies, Application, Pattern,Admit Card, Result

    SBI Junior Associate Recruitment 2026 - Dates, Vacancies, Application, Pattern,Admit Card, Result

    Deshamena RachanaUpdated on 07 Nov 2025, 11:30 AM IST

    SBI Junior Associate Recruitment 2026 – State Bank of India (SBI) will conduct the SBI Clerk 2026 recruitment for the Customer and Sales Department. The SBI Junior Associate exam is commonly known as the SBI Clerk exam. The authorities will release the SBI Junior Associate 2026 notification only in online mode. Candidates interested in SBI Clerk recruitment can apply for the exam by visiting the official website at sbi.bank.in. To know more about the SBI Clerk application process, eligibility, exam pattern, result, cut-off, etc., go through the article below.

    This Story also Contains

    1. SBI Junior Associate Recruitment Important Dates 2026
    2. SBI Junior Associate Eligibility Criteria
    3. SBI Junior Associate Application Form 2026
    4. SBI Junior Associate Exam Pattern
    5. SBI Junior Associate Admit Card 2026
    6. SBI Junior Associate Result 2026
    SBI Junior Associate Recruitment 2026 - Dates, Vacancies, Application, Pattern,Admit Card, Result
    SBI Junior Associate Recruitment 2026

    SBI Junior Associate 2026 Overview

    Overview

    Specifications

    Name of Exam

    SBI Junior Associate/SBI Clerk

    Popularly called

    SBI Clerk

    Conducting authority

    State Bank of India

    Exam category

    National

    Exam level

    Graduation

    Exam mode

    Online

    Frequency of conduct

    Once a year

    Stages

    Prelims and Mains

    Exam cities

    36 State/Uts

    Post

    Clerks/Junior Associates at SBI Branches

    Vacancies

    TBA

    SBI Junior Associate Recruitment Important Dates 2026

    Candidates can go through the table below and know all the important dates along with the SBI Clerk 2026 exam dates for both stages of the Junior Associate exam.

    SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026 Dates

    Events

    Dates

    SBI Clerk 2026 notification

    To be announced

    SBI Clerk 2026 Application form

    To be announced

    SBI Clerk application form last date 2026

    To be announced

    Availability of SBI Clerk 2026 Pre-exam training call letter

    To be announced

    SBI Junior Associate 2026 admit card

    To be announced

    SBI Junior Associate 2026 prelims exam

    To be announced

    Announcement of SBI Junior Associate prelims result

    To be announced

    SBI Junior Associate mains exam

    To be announced

    SBI Junior Associate Eligibility Criteria

    SBI determines the eligibility criteria for Junior Associate for candidates willing to take the Clerk exam. As per the SBI Clerk 2026 eligibility criteria, candidates must meet the eligibility on the basis of age and education qualification. To know the SBI Junior Associate age limit, education qualification, and nationality, go through the table below

    SBI Junior Associate Eligibility Criteria

    On the basis of Age

    • Lower age limit - 20 years

    • Upper age limit - 28 years

    On the basis of Education Qualification

    • Graduation

    On the basis of Nationality

    • Indian

    There are certain age limits that are given by the authorities to candidates belonging to the reserved categories.

    Category-wise age limit for SBI Clerks

    Category

    Age relaxation

    OBC

    3 years

    SC/ST

    5 years

    General PWD

    10 years

    OBC (PWD)

    13 years

    SC/ST (PWD)

    15 years

    SBI Junior Associate Application Form 2026

    Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria could fill out the SBI Clerk 2026 application form in online mode. To fill the application form, candidates must have the copy of their scanned photograph, signature, valid email ID and active mobile number, bank details, etc. The filling of the SBI Clerk application form includes the following stages:

    • Registration

    • Uploading of scanned photograph and signature

    • Filling of basic details in the form

    • Preview of SBI Junior Associate application form

    • Payment of application fee

    • Final submission

    Specifications for uploading photograph and signature

    Specifications for Photograph

    Specifications for Signature

    Scanned photograph size - 20kb to 50kb

    Scanned signature - 10kb to 20kb

    Photograph dimension - 200x300 pixels

    Signature dimension - 140x60 pixels

    SBI Clerk Application Fee

    Category

    General/ OBC/EWS

    SC/ST/PWD

    Application Fee

    Rs.750

    Nil

    SBI Junior Associate Exam Centres 2026

    The list of SBI Junior Associate 2026 exam centres will be released along with the notification PDF. Candidates will be able to choose their desired SBI Clerk exam centres while filling the application form. The intimation related to the allotment of exam centres of SBI Junior Associate will be given to the candidates through the intimation of through the admit card. The table below contains the SBI Junior Associate exam centres list.

    SBI Junior Associate Recruitment 2026 Exam Centres

    State code

    State/UT

    Centres

    11

    Andaman & Nicobar

    Port Blair

    12

    Andhra Pradesh

    Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram

    13

    Arunachal Pradesh

    Naharlagun

    14

    Assam

    Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur

    15

    Bihar

    Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzafarpur, Patna, Purnea

    16

    Chandigarh

    Chandigarh

    17

    Chhattisgarh

    Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur

    18

    Goa

    Panaji

    19

    Gujarat

    Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara

    20

    Haryana

    Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamunanagar

    21

    Himachal Pradesh

    Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una

    22

    Jammu & Kashmir

    Jammu, Samba, Srinagar

    23

    Jharkhand

    Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi

    24

    Karnataka

    Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi

    25

    Kerala

    Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram

    26

    Lakshadweep

    Kavaratti

    27

    Madhya Pradesh

    Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain

    28

    Maharashtra

    Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur

    29

    Manipur

    Imphal

    30

    Meghalaya

    Shillong

    31

    Mizoram

    Aizawl

    32

    Nagaland

    Kohima

    33

    Delhi -NCR

    Delhi & New Delhi

    34

    Odisha

    Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur

    35

    Puducherry

    Puducherry

    36

    Punjab

    Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur

    37

    Rajasthan

    Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur

    38

    Sikkim

    Gangtok, Bardang

    39

    Tamilnadu

    Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar

    40

    Telangana

    Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal

    41

    Tripura

    Agartala

    42

    Uttar Pradesh

    Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Banda, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi.

    43

    Uttarakhand

    Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee

    44

    West Bengal

    Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri

    SBI Junior Associate Exam Pattern

    SBI prescribes the SBI Clerk exam pattern for all aspiring candidates. The exam pattern of SBI Junior Associate is separate for both the prelims and the mains exam. The SBI Clerk exam pattern will contain the sections from which the questions will be asked, marking schemes, total number of questions, etc. As per the exam pattern, the test is held in two stages - prelims and mains, the detail of which is mentioned in the table below.

    SBI Junior Associate Recruitment 2026 Exam Pattern

    Specifications

    Prelims stage

    Mains stage

    Exam Mode

    Online

    Online

    Exam Duration

    1 hour

    2 hours and 40 minutes

    Total Questions

    100

    190

    Total Marks

    100

    200

    Negative Marking

    0.25 marks

    0.25 marks

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    SBI Junior Associate Admit Card 2026

    SBI releases the SBI Junior Associate 2026 admit card admit card in online mode for the mains stage soon. Candidates will be able to download the SBI Clerk admit card from the official website sbi.bank.in by using their registration/roll number and date of birth/password. Candidates will be able to get their details and the exam related details in the admit card of SBI Junior Associate. It is important for the candidates to bring a printed copy of the admit card to the exam centre on the day of exam along with one photo ID proof - Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, Driving License, Passport. The steps to download the admit card is mentioned below.

    Steps to download SBI Junior Associate 2026 admit card?

    • Visit sbi.bank.in

    • Click on latest announcement

    • Select SBI Junior Associates 2026 link

    • The link will open into a login window.

    • Enter registration/roll number and date of birth/password to download the admit card.

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    SBI Junior Associate Result 2026

    SBI is to announce the SBI Junior Associate result for the prelims stage anytime soon. The SBI Clerk result will be announced in online mode on the official website of the conducting authority. The result of SBI Junior Associate can be downloaded in the form of PDF containing the roll number of all the qualified candidates. Candidates who pass in the mains exam will have to appear for the mains exam. Marks obtained in the prelims stage will not be calculated while preparing the final merit list. Marks secured in the mains exam will only be considered. The steps below will help you to download the SBI Junior Associate exam result.

    How to check SBI Junior Associate result 2026?

    • Visit the official website of SBI

    • Click on the link SBI Clerk result 2026

    • Check the result PDF for list of roll numbers of qualified candidates

    • Download and save a printout of SBI Clerk result

    SBI Junior Associate 2026 Cutoff

    SBI releases SBI Clerk cut off along with the announcement of result for shortlisting the candidates to the next stage of the selection process. SBI Junior Associate cut off is the minimum marks that has to be secured by the candidates as per the category and region. To get an idea of the SBI Clerk cut off, go through the table below.

    SBI Clerk Mains Cutoff - Previous Year (2019)

    States

    Cut-off

    Haryana

    103.25

    Punjab

    102.75

    Himachal Pradesh

    101.25

    Delhi

    99.75

    Andhra Pradesh

    99.75

    Bihar

    98.00

    Tamil Nadu

    98.00

    Jharkhand

    97.50

    Uttar Pradesh

    97.50

    West Bengal

    97.25

    Rajasthan

    97.00

    Uttarakhand

    96.50

    Kerala

    96.25

    Madhya Pradesh

    94.75

    Odisha

    94.75

    Gujarat

    91.25

    Maharashtra

    89.75

    Chattisgarh

    87.75

    Karnataka

    85.75

    Assam

    85.00

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Where will I find my SBI Junior Associate admit card?
    A:

    The admit card of SBI Junior Associate will be available in online mode on the official website of SBI.  

    Q: For how many marks will the prelims exam of SBI Junior Associate will be held?
    A:

    The prelims exam of SBI Junior Associate will be held for a total of 100 marks wherein there will be 100 questions of 1 mark each.

    Q: Will I be able to change my SBI Junior Associate exam centres once allotted?
    A:

    No, you will not be able to make any changes in the exam centre once it is allotted to you. You must appear at the same venue which is mentioned in the admit card.

    Q: Will SBI release the official answer key of SBI Junior Associate exam?
    A:

    No, since the exam is held in the online mode, no official answer key will be released. However, there are various leading coaching institutes which release the SBI Clerk answer key which is memory based. 

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    Questions related to SBI Clerk

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    Have a question related to SBI Clerk ?

    The SBI Clerk notification 2026 is not yet released; once it is released, we will update all important dates on our website. Till then, check the below link to get all the latest updates.

    SBI Clerk Application form 2026


    Hello,

    You can apply for the SBI Clerk exam only if you're in the final year of your graduation. As per the eligibility criteria, candidates in their final year or semester can apply provisionally.

    However, if selected, you must provide proof of passing your graduation exam on or before 31st

    Hello Preeti,

    The age limit for SBI Clerk and IBPS Clerk 2025 is usually 20 to 28 years , with age relaxation for reserved categories.

    Since you were born on October 5, 1996 , you will be 29 years old in 2025. This means you will not be eligible for

    A slight difference in your mother's name, such as the inclusion of her surname in the SBI Clerk form but not in your 10th marksheet, usually does not cause major issues. However, during document verification, officials may ask for clarification. To avoid complications, you can carry an affidavit or any

    Yes, you should be allowed for the SBI Clerk exam as long as there are no spelling mistakes in your name. Minor variations in name order (surname first vs. name first) usually do not cause issues. However, to avoid any last-minute problems, carry additional identification proof (such as a PAN