SBI Clerk 2020 Exam Postponed

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SBI Junior Associates 2020 Mains Exam Postponed

SBI Clerk 2020 Exam Date Out: SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Exam is held by SBI or State Bank of India to recruit candidates for Clerical Cadre in its different branches across the country. SBI Clerk 2020 facilitates the recruitment for the post of Junior Associates (JA). SBI Clerk is one of the most sought after bank exams today and a huge number of candidates appear for the same every year.

SBI Clerks (Junior Associates) are responsible for all the client interactions and related operations. Candidates who are recruited as SBI clerks are designated as cashiers, depositors and other posts that form the face of a particular SBI Bank branch. Here, in this article we'II talk about SBI Clerk 2020 Notification, Exam Dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus & more.

SBI Clerk 2020 Notification

The SBI Clerk 2020 Notification for Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales) has been finally released by State Bank of India on 2nd January 2020. Candidates can check the official notification by clicking on the link mentioned below. The online registration for SBI Clerk 2020 exam has started on 3rd January 2020. The Online Application window closes on 26th January 2020.

Total number of vacancies updated in the official notification for SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2020 is 8000.

Click to View SBI Clerk 2020 Official Notification [Download PDF]

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Postponed

The Main Exam was scheduled to be conducted on 19th April 2020 but due the situation prevailing on account of threat of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the online main exam has been postponed.

SBI Clerk 2020 Exam Date

State Bank of India (SBI) has released the exam dates of SBI Clerk 2020 exam along with its official notification. SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2020 Preliminary Examination is scheduled to be held on 22nd, 29th February, 1st and 8th March 2020, while SBI Clerk Mains has been postponed due to COVID-19. Candidates must keep visiting this website regularly to stay updated about the important updates for SBI Clerk 2020 Exam.

Events New Dates

• SBI Clerk 2020 Notification 2nd January 2020
• Start of SBI Clerk 2020 Online Application 3rd January 2020
• SBI Clerk 2020 Application Form Closes 26th January 2020
• Download of call letter for Preliminary Examination 11th February 2020
• SBI Clerk 2020 Exam Date (Preliminary) 22nd, 29th February, 1st and 8th March 2020
• SBI Clerk Result 2020 (Preliminary) April 2020
• Download of call letter for Main Examination April 2020
• SBI Clerk 2020 Exam Date (Mains) Postponed due to COVID-19
• SBI Clerk 2020 Result (Mains + Final) June 2020
• SBI Clerk 2020 Result
• The result for SBI Clerk 2020 Prelims exam will be released by State Bank of India (SBI). All candidates can check their result by clicking on the link given below:

>SBI Clerk Result 2020: Direct Link to CheckSBI Clerk Online Application

The SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2020 application process has commenced from 3rd January 2020. Candidates are required to click on the mentioned below link or to visit the official page of SBI to fill in the online application forms as the entire process to apply for SBI Clerk 2020 exam will be online. The application fee for SBI Exam is Rs. 750/- for General category and NIL for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD category.

Click Here to Apply Online for SBI Clerk 2020 Exam

SBI Clerk 2020 Vacancy

State Bank of India has introduced 8000 Vacancies for SBI Clerk Recruitment 2020 Exam. Circle wise & State/UT wise vacancy details are mentioned below.

SBI Clerk 2020: Regular Vacancies
Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) Vacancy
State	Language	GEN	EWS	SC	ST	OBC	Total
Gujarat	Gujarati	227	55	38	82	148	550
Daman & Diu	Gujarati	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andhra Pradesh	Telugu/ Urdu	61	15	24	10	40	150
Karnataka	Kannad a	191	47	76	33	128	475
Madhya Pradesh	Hindi	205	51	76	102	76	510
Chhattisgarh	Hindi	78	19	22	60	11	190
West Bengal	Bengali/ Nepali	247	61	140	30	134	612
A&N Islands	Hindi/ English	15	2	0	2	7	26
Sikkim	Nepali/ English	7	1	0	2	2	12
Odisha	Odia	171	42	68	93	51	425
Jammu & Kashmir	Urdu/ Hindi	23	5	4	5	13	50
Ladakh	Ladakhi/ Urdu/ Dogri	8	1	1	1	4	15
Himachal Pradesh	Hindi	77	18	46	7	37	185
Chandigarh	Punjabi/ Hindi	13	2	4	0	6	25
Punjab	Punjabi/ Hindi	61	15	43	0	31	150
Tamil Nadu	Tamil	171	39	74	3	106	393
Pondicherry	Tamil	5	0	1	0	1	7
Delhi	Hindi	60	14	21	10	38	143
Uttarakhand	Hindi	141	25	45	7	32	250
Haryana	Hindi/ Punjabi	45	9	17	0	26	97
Telangana	Telgu/ Urdu	151	37	60	26	101	375
Rajasthan	Hindi	200	50	85	65	100	500
Kerala	Malyalam	207	39	39	3	106	394
Lakshadweep	Malyalam	4	0	0	2	0	6
Uttar Pradesh	Hindi/ Urdu	357	86	181	8	233	865
Maharashtra	Marathi	384	86	86	77	232	865
Goa	Konkani	7	1	0	1	1	10
Assam	Assame se/Bengali/ Bodo	82	18	12	21	49	182
Arunachal Pradesh	English	5	1	0	4	0	10
Manipur	Manipuri	11	2	0	7	2	22
Meghalaya	English/Garo/ Khasi	14	3	0	13	1	31
Mizoram	Mizo	9	2	0	10	1	22
Nagaland	English	7	1	0	6	0	14
Tripura	Bengali/ Kokboro k	16	3	5	10	0	34
Bihar	Hindi/ Urdu	107	23	36	2	62	230
Jharkhand	Hindi/ Santhali	20	4	5	11	5	45
Total		3387	777	1209	713	1784	7870

SBI Clerk Vacancy: Special Recruitment Drive

State	Language	GEN	EWS	SC	ST	OBC	Total
Kashmir Valley	Urdu/Ka shmiri/Dogri	23	5	4	5	13	50
Leh & Kargil Valley	Urdu/ Ladakhi/ Dogri	10	2	1	2	5	20
Dibang Valley,Tawang etc.	English	9	2	0	9	0	20
Tura	Garo	9	2	0	8	1	20
Mokokchung	Ao (Naga)	9	2	0	9	0	20
		60	13	5	33	19	130
Total		3447	790	1214	746	1803	8000

SBI Clerk 2020 Application Fee

The category wise fee structure for SBI Clerk online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself.

Sr. No. Category Application Fee 1 SC/ST/PWD NIL
2 General/OBC/EWS Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

SBI Clerk Salary: Pay Scale

11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110- 2120/1- 30230-1310/1-31450. The starting Basic Pay is `13075.00 (`11765.00 plus two advance increments admissible to graduates.

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SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2020 Selection Procedure

For the selection to the post of Clerical Cadre through SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2020 exam, candidates are selected through two phases of exams- SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam. It is compulsory for all candidates to clear both the phases to secure the appointment letter from SBI.

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2020

To crack SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2020 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern of SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam:

As per the official notification released by SBI "No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed". Thus, there will not be any sectional cut off for this year's SBI Junior Associates Recruitment's Online Examination. However, the criteria solely lies within the hands of the organisation.

SBI Junior Associates Preliminary Exam Pattern

Serial No. Section No. of Question Total Marks Duration

1. English Language 30 30 20 minutes
2. Numerical Ability 35 35 20 minutes
3. Reasoning 35 35 20 minutes

Total 100 100 60 minutes

Click Here to View SBI Clerk 2020 Mains Exam Pattern & Selection Process

SBI Clerk 2020 Syllabus

Although, the preliminary and main examination are both conducted on same pattern and syllabus. The difficulty level of the exam would be higher for the main examination.The preliminary examination of SBI Clerk exam 2020 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. Here is the detailed syllabus for SBI Clerk 2020 Prelims & Mains Exam:

• Reasoning Quantitative Ability English Language
• Logical Reasoning Simplification Reading Comprehension
• Alphanumeric Series Profit & Loss Cloze Test
• Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Mixtures &Alligations Para jumbles
• Data Sufficiency Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices Miscellaneous
• Coded Inequalities Work & Time Fill in the blanks
• Seating Arrangement Time & Distance Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
• Puzzle Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere Paragraph Completion
• Tabulation Data Interpretation
• Syllogism Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
• Blood Relations Number Systems
• Input Output Sequence & Series
• Coding Decoding Permutation, Combination &Probability
• Click Here to View SBI Clerk 2020 Mains Syllabus

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of SBI Clerk 2020 exam is mainly about two pre-requisites:

Educational Qualifications: He/shemust hold a valid degree in any discipline from a recognized university.

Age Limit: Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as on 01.01.2020, i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.01.1992 and not later than 01.01.2000 (both days inclusive).

Serial No. Category Upper Age Limit

1. SC / ST 33 years
2. OBC 31 years
3. Person with disabilities (General) 38 years
4. Person with disabilities(SC /ST) 43 years
5. Person with disabilities(OBC) 41 years
6. Jammu & Kashmir Migrants 33 Years
7. Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years
8. Widows, Divorced women( No remarried) GEN- 35 years
   OBC- 38 years
   SC/ST- 40 years
   SBI Clerk 2020 Exam Analysis
   State Bank of India (SBI) conducts objective type exams every year for the recruitment of clerical cadre. Students must be waiting for the analysis and review to prepare for the upcoming banking exams. Career Power has covered every minute detail of the SBI Clerk exam to help the banking aspirants to make their career. Here, we will provide you with the types of questions asked, level of difficulty and if there was any change introduced in the exam. Last year's SBI Clerk Prelims Analysis & Review Summary is here. The Difficulty level of the SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 was 'Easy to Moderate'. Check here the Overall, Shift-wise and Section-wise analysis and review of SBI Clerk Prelims exam. This analysis will help you for upcoming SBI Clerk 2020 exam.

SBI Clerk Exam Analysis: English Language

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension	08	Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement	05	Easy
Spelling Error	05	Easy
Error Detection	07	Easy
Single Fillers (word)	05	Easy-Moderate
Total	30	Easy

SBI Clerk Exam Analysis: Reasoning Ability

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	19	Easy-Moderate
Alpha-numeric-symbol Series	05	Easy-Moderate
Direction Sense	03	Easy-Moderate
Syllogism	04	Easy
Inequality	03	Easy
Alphabet Based	01	Easy
Total	35	Easy

SBI Clerk Exam Analysis: Numerical Ability

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Number Series (Missing)	05	Easy
Data Interpretation	05	Moderate
Quadratic Equations	05	Easy-Moderate
Simplification	10	Easy
Arithmetic Word Problem	10	Easy-Moderate
Total	35	Easy-Moderate

SBI Clerk 2020 Admit Card

Registered candidates will be required to download SBI Clerk Admit Card 2020 from the official website of State Bank of India. The hard copy of the SBI Clerk admit card won’t be couriered to applicants. The admit card for SBI Clerk Exam 2020 will be released in two stages - admit card for preliminary exam, the admit card for mains exam.

One must login to his/her account created while filling in the online application form and download the admit card.

To login on the official website of SBI, a candidate is supposed to have:

• Registration Number/Roll Number
• Date of Birth/Password
• The admit card for SBI Clerk 2020 exam will be issued to candidates in two phases:
  
  1. For Preliminary Exam (available tentatively from February 2020)
  2. For Mains Exam (available tentatively from April 2020)
  3. Click to download SBI Clerk Admit Card 2020

All candidates must go through the guidelines provided on the official website of SBI before downloading his/her admit card.

SBI Clerk Result & Cut Offs 2020

SBI Clerk Result 2020 will be declared once the both phases are concluded. SBI will publish results individually for both preliminary and mains exam. SBI releases sectional cut-offs for both – SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam and SBI Clerk Mains Exam. Aspirants are required to meet the cut-offs for all the sections to make it to the merit list.

To know the expected SBI Clerk Cut-Off, one must be aware of the Cut-Off for SBI Clerk 2020. Let's have a look at the SBI Clerk Cut-Off 2019:

SBI Clerk 2019 Prelims Cut-Off

State Name	Cut-Off
Uttar Pradesh	72.25
Uttarakhand	75.25
Chhattisgarh	57.50
Bihar	76.25
Jharkhand	75
Assam	57
Maharashtra	62.50
Madhya Pradesh	73.50
J & K	81.75
Karnataka	48.50
Kerala	78
Odisha	73.5
Delhi	71.25
Chandigarh	77.25
West Bengal	73.25
Rajasthan	71
Telangana	68.50
Punjab	76.25
Haryana	75.25
Gujarat	65.5
Andhra Pradesh	74.75
Tamil Nadu	61.25
Himachal Pradesh	71.75

SBI Clerk Pre-Exam Training

SBI may arrange pre-examination training at certain centres for SC/ST/XS/ Religious Minority Community candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by Government of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail themselves of such training at their own cost may indicate to that effect against relevant column while applying on-line. An indicative list of training centres is given below:

North India	South India	East India	West India
Agra	Bangalore	Agartala	Ahmedabad
Allahabad	Chennai	Aizwal	Akola
Bareilly	Coimbatore	Asansol	Aurangabad
Chandigarh	Ernakulam	Bhubaneswar	Indore
Dehradun	Gulbarga	Berhampur (Ganjam)	Bhopal
Gorakhpur	Hubli	Dibrugarh	Jabalpur
Jaipur	Hyderabad	Gangtok	Mumbai
Kanpur	Madurai	Guwahati	Nagpur
Lucknow	Mysore	Imphal	Panaji (Goa)
Meerut	Port Blair	Itanagar	Pune
NewDelhi	Tirupati	Kohima	Raipur
Srinagar	Vishakhapatnam	Kolkata	Vadodara
Varanasi	Vijayawada	Patna
		Purnea
		Ranchi
		Sambalpur
		Silchar
		Siliguri
		Shillong

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