Eligibility Criteria for SBI Clerk 2018 Exam

Going to Appear for SBI Clerk Recruitment in 2018 ? Know the Eligibility Criteria for SBI Clerk Exam 

If you are a Graduate and unemployed and looking for Jobs in Indian Banks, then we have a good news for you. State Bank of India is all set to announce 5000 clerk Jobs in 2018. Last time, SBI announced such a bumper recruitment was in 2017, when 23 lakh candidates have applied for over 8000 posts. 

This time it is expected that over 30 lakh candidates will apply for 5000 clerk jobs.   

The Notification for SBI Clerk 2018, will soon be announced by the bank, as the clerical recruitment is on priority for the bank. The bank had plans to open 700 new branches in the coming years and this manpower recruitment will be utilized in these newly opened branches. 

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The Upcoming SBI Clerk Recruitment 2018 is an awesome opportunity for all those looking for Banking Jobs in India. Remember this SBI Clerical Recruitment is being done after 2 years, so there will be more competition, because it will have the fresh passouts of 2 years.

In our previous post we have shared the Detailed Section wise Syllabus for SBI Clerk Exam 2018 and today in this post we are going to share with you the Detailed Eligibility criteria for SBI Clerk Exam 2018.

SBI's Eligibility criteria have changed over the years. The  criteria for 2009 exam was completely different from 2017 exam. Now, we will discuss about the Eligibility criteria for SBI Clerk Exam in 2018.


The Recruitment Process for SBI Clerk Exam had gone a complete change over over the last 2-3 years.

1) Prior to 2017, the Exam were conducted through Offline mode only. But in 2017, SBI introduced the Online mode for conducting exams for Clerical posts.

2) SBI had made a few changes In the Eligibility criteria also Like Changing the minimum age and Educational Qualifications.


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What is the SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria ?

Before 2017, SBI's eligibility criteria is completely different than what it is now.

In 2017, when SBI advertised its Clerical Recruitment for Assistants, the Eligibility criteria was :

1) Age Limit: 18 to 28 years

2) Educational Qualifications: Applicant must be 12th Passed with 60% marks OR Graduation in any discipline.

Govt's Decision regarding the Eligibility criteria for Clerks

In April, 2017, the Govt of India had accepted the recommendation of Anil K Khandewal Committee, for making Graduation as essential Qualification for Clerks in Public Sector banks. 

After that Govt's Nod for change in Eligibility criteria,  IBPS and SBI had released the Recruitment Notifications with the Revised Eligibility Criteria.  In fact, in the 2017 SBI Clerk Advt, the applications are invited with the revised eligibility criteria

Infact, It is worth mentioning here that the IBPS conducted the First Clerk Exam, with Qualification criteria as 10th (with 60% marks) OR 12th (with 50% marks) OR Graduates. So, this revised clerk eligibility criteria is set back for undergraduates and good news for Graduates, because there will be less competition.

Eligibility Criteria for SBI Clerk Exam 2018

Now, those who wish to apply for Clerk Jobs in 2018 in SBI, must full fill the below mentioned Eligibility conditions

1) Nationality : You must be an Indian citizen to apply for SBI Clerk exam

2) Age Limit: Minimum age should be 20 years and maximum age should not exceed 28 years. The Cut off Date for determining the age Limit is 1st April, 2016

However, there is upper age relaxation for reserved category of people

• SC/ST: 5 years
• OBC: 3 years
• PWD: 10 years
• Ex-Serviceman: 3 years
• Persons Domicile of J&K: 5 years

3) Educational Qualification: Applicants must hold a Bachelors Degree in any discipline from a recognized Indian University. For Jr. Agriculture Associates, applicants must hold Bachelors Degree in Agriculture

Apart from this applicants must also full fill the below mentioned Additional Eligibility conditions

1) Applicant must have to knowledge of Local Language

2) Applicants must have good command over English language and mist fluent in English both in writing and speaking

Updates?

Remember, this is the Eligibility criteria for the previous clerk exam held in 2017, However, we expect, that there will be no changes in the eligibility criteria for SBI Clerk Exam 2018. So you can prepare accordingly by keeping in mind this eligibility criteria.

However, if there will be any changes in the SBI Clerk Eligibility criteria, we will update the same on this page. 

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