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State Bank of India has released a significant recruitment drive for Junior Associates, offering a massive 6589 vacancies across the country.

This is a prime opportunity for graduates aspiring to build a career in the banking sector. The selection process involves both preliminary and main examinations, so early preparation is key.

Key Information Table

Information	Details
Advertisement No.	CRPD/CR/2025-26/06
Organization	State Bank of India (SBI)
Post Name	Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales)
Total Vacancies	6589
Salary / Pay	Starting emoluments approx. Rs. 46,000/- per month in a metro city.
Last Date	26.08.2025
Apply Mode	Online
Official Website	sbi.co.in

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Vacancy Details

The total of 6589 vacancies for the post of Junior Associate is divided into regular and backlog categories as follows:

• Regular Vacancies: 5180
• Backlog Vacancies: 1409
• Total: 6589

Of course, here are the detailed state-wise and category-wise vacancy tables for the SBI Clerk 2025 recruitment.

Regular Vacancies (5180 Posts)

Circle	State/UT	Language(s)	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	GEN	Total
Ahmedabad	Gujarat	Gujarati	15	33	59	22	91	220
Amaravati	Andhra Pradesh	Telugu/ Urdu	49	21	83	31	126	310
Bengaluru	Karnataka	Kannada	43	18	72	27	110	270
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	Hindi	15	20	15	10	40	100
	Chhattisgarh	Hindi	26	70	13	22	89	220
Bhubaneswar	Odisha	Odia	30	41	22	19	78	190
Chandigarh	Jammu & Kashmir UT	Urdu/ Hindi	2	3	7	2	15	29
	Ladakh UT	Ladakhi/ Urdu/ Hindi	2	4	9	3	19	37
	Himachal Pradesh	Hindi	17	2	13	6	30	68
	Punjab	Punjabi/ Hindi	51	-	37	17	73	178
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	Tamil	72	3	102	38	165	380
Hyderabad	Telangana	Telugu/ Urdu	40	17	67	25	101	250
Jaipur	Rajasthan	Hindi	44	33	52	26	105	260
Kolkata	West Bengal	Bengali/ Nepali	62	13	59	27	109	270
	A&N Islands	Hindi/ English	-	2	8	3	17	30
	Sikkim	Nepali/ English	1	4	4	2	9	20
Lucknow/ New Delhi	Uttar Pradesh	Hindi/ Urdu	107	5	138	51	213	514
Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro	Maharashtra	Marathi	47	42	127	47	213	476
Mumbai Metro	Goa	Konkani	-	1	2	1	10	14
New Delhi	Delhi	Hindi	25	12	45	16	71	169
	Uttarakhand	Hindi	22	3	16	12	74	127
North Eastern	Arunachal Pradesh	English	-	9	-	2	9	20
	Assam	Assamese/ Bengali/ Bodo	10	17	39	14	65	145
	Manipur	Manipuri	-	5	2	1	8	16
	Meghalaya	English/ Garo/ Khasi	-	14	1	3	14	32
	Mizoram	Mizo	-	5	-	1	7	13
	Nagaland	English	-	9	-	2	11	22
	Tripura	Bengali/ Kokborok	3	6	-	2	11	22
Patna	Bihar	Hindi/ Urdu	41	2	70	26	121	260
	Jharkhand	Hindi/ Santhali	15	33	15	13	54	130
Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	Malayalam	24	2	66	24	131	247
	Lakshadweep	Malayalam	-	1	-	-	2	3
Total			788	450	1179	508	2255	5180

Backlog Vacancies (1409 Posts)

Circle	State/UT	SC	ST	OBC	Total
Amaravati	Andhra Pradesh	3	-	2	5
Bengaluru	Karnataka	1	10	-	229
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	8	46	-	99
	Chhattisgarh	-	45	-	86
Chandigarh	Haryana	5	-	-	8
Hyderabad	Telangana	-	-	12	70
Jaipur	Rajasthan	-	-	16	43
Kolkata	West Bengal	5	-	2	16
	A&N Islands	-	1	1	5
	Sikkim	-	-	-	1
Lucknow/ New Delhi	Uttar Pradesh	-	2	-	37
Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro	Maharashtra	59	37	72	242
Mumbai Metro	Goa	-	3	-	3
New Delhi	Delhi	4	-	23	44
	Uttarakhand	4	1	2	12
North Eastern	Arunachal Pradesh	-	3	-	48
	Assam	-	31	-	235
	Manipur	1	3	-	26
	Meghalaya	2	-	1	60
	Mizoram	-	-	2	22
	Nagaland	-	-	-	39
	Tripura	-	16	-	51
Patna	Bihar	-	2	34	36
Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	-	-	6	25
	Lakshadweep	-	2	-	3
Total		91	226	86	1409

Notification PDF - Click to Download Application Link - Click to Apply

Important Dates

• Application Start Date: 06.08.2025
• Application Last Date: 26.08.2025
• Exam Date (Tentative):
  • Preliminary Exam: September 2025
  • Main Exam: November 2025

Application Fees

• General/OBC/EWS: Rs. 750/-
• SC/ST/PwBD/XS/DXS: Nil
• The fee must be paid online. Fee once paid will not be refunded.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit

• Candidates must not be below 20 years and not above 28 years as of 01.04.2025.
• This means candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1997 and not later than 01.04.2005 (both days inclusive).
• Age relaxation is applicable for reserved categories as per government rules.

Educational Qualification

• Candidates must have a Graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government.
• Those who are in the final year/semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally, subject to the condition that if selected, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before 31.12.2025.

Selection Process

The selection process will consist of an on-line test (Preliminary & Main exam) and a test of the specified opted local language.

1. Phase-I: Preliminary Examination
2. Phase-II: Main Examination
3. Phase-III: Test of Specified Opted Local Language

How to Apply

1. Visit the official SBI careers page: https://sbi.co.in/web/careers.
2. Go to the "Current Openings" section and find the advertisement for "Recruitment of Junior Associates 2025".
3. Click on "Apply Online" to open the application portal.
4. Register by providing your basic details to generate a provisional registration number and password.
5. Log in and fill out the detailed application form with correct personal, academic, and other information.
6. Upload scanned copies of your photograph, signature, left-hand thumb impression, and a handwritten declaration as per the specified format.
7. Pay the application fee through the online payment gateway.
8. Verify all details and submit the final application form. It is advised to take a printout of the e-receipt and application form for your records.

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