SBI Apprentice: Total Seats, Reservation, Selection Process, Disclaimers

SBI Apprentice Exam 2021: The State Bank of India recently has announced the recruitment notification for 2021 apprentice posts against advertisement no. CRPD/APPR/2021-22/10 and has revised the number of vacancies to 6,100.  

The last year’s vacancies have been cancelled and SBI will refund the fee paid by the registrants. Read this article to know all about the state-wise new vacancies, selection process, and for more. 

SBI Apprenticeship State-Wise, UT, Local Language, Tentative No. of Seats

State/UT Language SC ST OBC EWS UR Total LD (PWD) VI (PWD) HI (PWD) D&E (PWD)
Gujrat Guajarati 56 120 216 80 328 800 8 8 8 8
Andhra Pradesh Telugu/Urdu 16 7 27 10 40 100 1 1 1 1
Karnataka Kannada 32 14 54 20 80 200 2 2 2 2
Madhya Pradesh Hindi 11 15 11 7 31 75 1 1 1 0
Chhattisgarh Hindi 9 24 4 7 31 75 1 1 1 0
West Bengal Bengali/Nepali 164 35 157 71 288 715 8 7 7 7
A & N Islands Hindi/English 0 0 2 1 7 10 1
Sikkim Nepali/English 1 5 6 2 11 25 1
Odhisa Odia 64 88 48 40 160 400 4 4 4 4
Himachal Pradesh Hindi 50 8 40 20 82 200 2 2 2 2
Haryana Hindi/Punjabi 28 0 40 15 67 150 2 2 1 1
J & K Urdu/Hindi 8 11 27 10 44 100 1 1 1 1
Chandigarh – UT Hindi/Punjabi 4 0 6 2 13 25 1 0 0 0
Ladakh Ladakhi/Urdu/Bhoti 0 1 2 1 6 10 1 0 0 0
Punjab Punjabi/Hindi 105 0 76 36 148 365 4 4 4 3
Tamil Nadu Tamil 17 0 24 9 40 90 1 1 1 1
Pondicherry Tamil 1 0 2 1 6 10 1 0 0 0
Goa Konkani 1 6 9 5 29 50 1 1 0 0
UK Hindi 22 3 16 12 72 125 2 1 1 1
Telangana Telugu/Urudu 20 8 33 12 52 125 2 1 1 1
Rajasthan Hindi 110 84 133 65 261 650 7 7 6 6
Kerala Malayalam 7 0 20 7 41 75 1 1 1 0
UP HIndi/Urudu 183 8 236 87 361 875 9 9 9 8
Maharasthra Marathi 37 33 101 37 167 375 4 4 4 3
AP English 0 9 0 2 9 20 1 0 0 0
Assam Assamese/Bengali/Bodo 17 30 67 25 111 250 3 3 2 2
Manipur Manipuri 0 6 2 2 10 20 1 0 0 0
Meghalaya English/Garo/Khasi 0 22 2 5 21 50 1 1 0 0
Mizoram Mizo 0 9 1 2 8 20 1 0 0 0
Nagaland English 0 9 0 2 9 20 1 0 0 0
Tripura Bengali/Kokborok 3 6 0 2 9 20 1 0 0 0
Bihar Hindi/Urudu 8 0 13 5 24 50 1 1 0 0
Jharkhand Hindi/Santhali 3 6 3 2 11 25 1 0 0 0
Total 977 567 1375 604 2577 6100 77 63 57 51

Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

It is governed by Office Memorandum no. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.10.2019 of Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions, Government of India. 

Reservation Policy for various categories:

The reservation under various categories will be as per prevailing government guidelines. 

List of all the abbreviations used:

  • SC – Scheduled Caste;
  • ST – Scheduled Tribe;
  • OBC – Other Backward Classes;
  • EWS – Economically Weaker Section;
  • UR – Unreserved Category;
  • LD – Locomotor Disability,
  • VI – Visually Impaired;
  • HI – Hearing Impaired;
  • D&E- includes PWDs as mentioned in clause d & e of section 34(1) of the Rights of Persons with disabilities Act 2016 i.e., Autism, Specific Learning Disorder, Mental Illness and multiple disabilities.

Selection Process for SBI Apprenticeship Applicants 2021

The applicants will have to go through two rounds of testing: (I) Online written test and (II) Local language test.  

Subject Number of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 25 25 15 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 25 25 15 Minutes
General English 25 25 15 Minutes
General / Financial Awareness 25 25 15 Minutes
Total 100 100 1 Hour

Other exam guidelines:

Negative marking will be there for every wrong answer. 

The questions asked will be bilingual (English and Hindi,) except for the general English test.  

Merit list will be declared state wise and category wise.  

There are no minimum qualifying marks for any individual subject.  

Disclaimers

The disclaimer issued by the SBI regarding SBI Apprentice Exam 2021:

In case it is detected at any stage of engagement of apprentice that a candidate does not fulfil the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false information or has suppressed any material fact(s), indulge in unfair practice in the process, his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/are detected even after engagement, his/her training is liable to be terminated. Decisions of Bank in all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of written examination, other tests and selection would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the bank in this regard. 

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Vishwas Agarwal

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