Have you completed your schooling and are graduating? Or it may have been a long time since you graduated and now you are willing to give this exam! And you dream of grabbing a SBI Clerk job? And you want to know whether you are eligible for it or not? Keep reading to know the answers to your valid questions!
Well, the State Bank of India (SBI) hasn’t yet released the SBI Clerk 2022 notification to recruit clerks. However, it expected to release it soon. The bank issues the notification usually in the month of April and the Prelims exam is conducted in the month of June. The notification for Clerk or Junior Associates would be released on the official website sbi.co.in/careers.
Let’s find out Age Limit & Educational Qualification and related details for the upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 exam!
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SBI Clerk 2022-Eligibility Criteria & Educational Qualification
A candidate should be a graduate to fill the SBI Clerk form. In addition, the candidates who have earned an integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate can also apply for the exam.
Can Final Year Students apply for SBI Clerk 2022?
Candidates who are in their final year/semester of graduation can apply provisionally. All they have to do is produce proof of having passed the exam on or before the joining date.
SBI Clerk 2022 Eligibility Criteria: Nationality
Candidates must be:
- Citizenship of India
- The subject of Nepal and Bhutan
- Tibetan refugees who have come to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in the country
- Persons of Indian origin who have migrated from countries like Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.
Note: Candidates other than permanent citizens of India must get an eligibility certificate approved by the Government of India in their favour.
SBI Clerk 2022 Age Limit
As per 2021 notification, the age of candidates for SBI Clerk 2022 must be between 20 and 28 years. Candidates belonging to the reserved categories are given relaxation in the upper age limit as per the government rules.
SBI Clerk 2022 Age Limit
The age of candidates for SBI Clerk 2022 must be between 20 and 28 years. Candidates belonging to the reserved categories are given relaxation in the upper age limit as per the government rules. Take a look at the table given below to know category-wise age relaxation:
Relaxation Given to the Reserved Categories
Category | Age relaxation (In years) |
SC/ST | 5 |
OBC | 3 |
PWD (Gen/EWS) | 10 |
PWD (SC/ST) | 15 |
PWD (OBC) | 13 |
Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled ExServicemen | The actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subjected to max age of 50 years. |
Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried | 7 (subjected to the maximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates) |
Note: Candidates seeking age relaxation will have to submit copies of necessary certificate(s) at the time of joining, if qualified. No change in the category of any candidate is permitted after registration of online application. SBI will entertain no correspondence/ email/phone in this regard.
SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria: Reservation for PWD/XS/DXS
There’s also reservation provided to PWD/XS/DXS. Here’s how it goes:
- The reservation of the OBC category is only applicable to the ‘Non-creamy layer’. Candidates belonging to ‘Creamy Layer’ cannot avail of the benefits. They need to mention the ‘General’ or General (LD/VI/HI/ d&e) category
- Candidates must provide the OBC certificate declaring the candidate to be of ‘Non-creamy layer
- EWS category candidates may avail of the benefits after they produce the ‘Income and Asset Certificate’ issued by the Government of India
- Candidates who are currently associated with SBI or in the past are not eligible to appear in the exam
- If there is an adverse report or weak CIBIL or other agency, such candidates will be rejected
- PwD candidates need to produce the ‘Disability Certificate’ issued by Medical or any Component Authority in the district of residence
- During the appointment, disabled Ex-servicemen and their dependents have priority over dependents of defense personnel killed or highly disabled (50 percent)
Which candidates cannot apply for SBI Clerk?
Those candidates who have adverse reports regarding the character or other related issue or those who have worked with SBI in Clerical or other positions cannot apply for the exam. Plus, the candidates with adverse CIBIL scores are also not eligible to apply for the SBI Clerk exam.
Why you should start your preparation right now for sure-shot success in SBI Clerk 2022 Exam?
Many students start preparing for the SBI Clerk Mains exam after they pass the prelims exam. But it is better to start your preparation well in advance. It is better to start your preparation from today. Prepare with the best study plan followed by the latest SBI Clerk Prelims 2022 Mock Tests to not get overwhelmed with the robust SBI Clerk 2022 syllabus. Break up your big study goals into many tiny ones and achieve all your big study goals. Get into the right frame of mind before you start studying every day, and you will surely succeed.
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