SBI Clerk Recruitment 2024 Without Exam, Secret Gate to SBI

SBI Clerk Recruitment 2024: Notification for 13,735 posts out, registration ends 5th Jan 2025.

Good News! SBI has released the much-awaited SBI Clerk 2024-25 notification on 16th December 2024 announcing a total of 13735 JA Vacancies. The online registration process has started today (17th December) and will continue till 7 January 2025. As per the official notification, there are 1894 vacancies for Lucknow/New Delhi, 1317 vacancies under Bhopal Circle, 1254 for Kolkata region, 1111 for Bihar region, etc. Is it possible to get selected for the SBI Clerk Recruitment 2024 without taking the exam? Generally, there is no SBI Clerk Recruitment 2024 recruitment without participating in the SBI Clerk exam, except in a rare case. The SBI Clerk exam is a mandatory process for the exam. There is no shortcut for the SBI Clerk posts except for the sports quota, but only for some candidates. The candidates must compete and clear the exam to become part of this prestigious organization. In this blog, we’ll delve deep into how a fresher or candidate who has already taken part in the exam can get this clerical post via sports quota.

SBI Clerk Notification 2024 Overview

The State Bank of India (SBI) is recruiting for the post of Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales), also known as Clerk. With a total of 13,735 vacancies, this recruitment drive aims to fill posts in multiple locations across India. The application process is online. The apply online window will remain open from 17th December 2024 to 7th January 2025.

Event	Details
Recruitment Body	State Bank of India (SBI)
Advertisement Number	CRPD/ R/ 2024-25/24, CRPD/ CR-SPLDRIVE/ 2024-25/23
Post Name	Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) / Clerk
Total Vacancies	13,735 (All India), 50 (Ladakh)
Job Location	All India
Application Mode	Online
Application Dates	17th December to 7th January 2025
Official Website	bank.sbi

SBI Clerk Exam 2025

Candidates who will submit the online application for SBI JA Recruitment will have to take the preliminary exam, which is slated to be conducted tentatively in February 2024. Those who will clear the Prelims exam can participate in the Mains Exam in March/April 2025.  They will also have to take the test for knowledge of specified opted local languages (as a part of the selection process) after clearing the Main exam before joining the Bank.

SBI Clerk Notification 2024

Eligible candidates (Indian Nationals) can take the exam by filling up the application forms online from tomorrow to compete for the posts of Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) at the State Bank of India. Check out the direct link to download the SBI Clerk notification 2024 from the table below.

SBI Clerk Vacancy 2024

The official notification has revealed a total of 13735 vacancies. In it, there are 1894 vacancies for Lucknow/New Delhi, 1317 vacancies under Bhopal Circle, 1254 for Kolkata region, 1111 for Bihar region, etc. The table below outlines the distribution of the total number of vacancies across all categories, circles, and states/UTs.

Circle	State/ UT	Regular Vacancies						Backlog Vacancies
		Category Wise						XS
		SC	ST	OBC	EWS	GEN	Total	XS	DXS	Tot
Ahmedabad	Gujarat	75	160	289	107	442	1073	78	90	168
Amaravati	Andhra Pradesh	8	3	13	5	21	50	0	0	0
Bengaluru	Karnataka	8	3	13	5	21	50	111	92	203
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	197	263	197	131	529	1317	0	0	0
	Chhattisgarh	57	154	28	48	196	483	0	0	0
Bhubaneswar	Odisha	57	79	43	36	147	362	0	0	0
Chandigarh/ New Delhi	Haryana	57	0	82	30	137	306	0	2	2
Chandigarh	Jammu & Kashmir UT	11	15	38	14	63	141	0	0	0
	Himachal Pradesh	42	6	34	17	71	170	0	0	0
	Chandigarh UT	5	0	8	3	16	32	0	0	0
	Ladakh UT	2	3	8	3	16	32	0	0	0
	Punjab	165	0	119	56	229	569	0	0	0
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	63	3	90	33	147	336	0	0	0
	Puducherry	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	0	0
Hyderabad	Telangana	54	23	92	34	139	342	0	0	0
Jaipur	Rajasthan	75	57	89	44	180	445	0	0	0
Kolkata	West Bengal	288	62	275	125	504	1254	0	0	0
	A&N Islands	0	5	18	7	40	70	0	0	0
	Sikkim	2	11	13	5	25	56	0	0	0
Lucknow/ New Delhi	Uttar Pradesh $	397	18	510	189	780	1894	0	6	6
Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro	Maharashtra $	115	104	313	115	516	1163	104	19	123
Maharashtra	Goa	0	2	3	2	13	20	0	0	0
New Delhi	Delhi	51	25	92	34	141	343	0	2	2
	Uttarakhand	56	9	41	31	179	316	0	5	5
North Eastern	Arunachal Pradesh	0	29	0	6	31	66	6	3	9
	Assam	21	37	83	31	139	311	39	19	58
	Manipur	1	18	7	5	24	55	2	1	3
	Meghalaya	0	37	4	8	36	85	7	3	10
	Mizoram	0	18	2	4	16	40	1	0	1
	Nagaland	0	31	0	7	32	70	4	1	5
	Tripura	11	20	1	6	27	65	1	1	2
Patna	Bihar	177	11	299	111	513	1111	0	0	0
	Jharkhand	81	175	81	67	272	676	0	0	0
Thiruvanant hapuram	Kerala	42	4	115	42	223	426	0	12	12
	Lakshadweep	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
Total		2118	1385	3001	1361	5870	13735	353	256

SBI Clerk post through Sports Quota, Secret Window to SBI

Some candidates may also get SBI Clerk positions in 2024 without taking the SBI Clerk exam through the Sports Quota. Therefore, those candidates who have significant sports achievements can apply under the sports quota. They will be selected based on their sports achievements, general intelligence, sports knowledge, personality, and physical fitness. On the other hand, for other candidates, the standard selection process remains the same. It involves prelims and main exams followed by a local language test.

SBI Clerk Recruitment Process

The SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2024 exam is conducted to recruit Clerks. This exam includes two phases of exams: the SBI Clerk Prelims and the SBI Clerk Mains exam. Candidates are required to clear both phases to get the appointment letter from SBI. There is no provision for Inter Circle Transfer / Inter State Transfer for Junior Associates to be recruited. It is to be noted, that trained apprentices of SBI might receive weightage in the Main Examination by getting 2.5% of the maximum marks as bonus marks.

Start Your Preparation for SBI Clerk 2024 to Stay Ahead

SBI has released the SBI Clerk Notification 2024 PDF for Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) posts for all the regions via its official website https://sbi.co.in/web/careers. Candidates who are interested in Junior Associate posts in the clerical cadre must start their preparation to stay ahead in the race. Below are free resources they can use to test their skills and get the best feedback for quick improvement.

Task 1	Task 2
SBI Clerk 2024 Free Mock Test	Mock Test 1
Quant Topic Test	Mock Test 2
Reasoning Topic Test	Mock Test 3
English Topic Test	Mock Test 4
Previous Year Paper	Mock Test 5

SBI Clerk Recruitment 2024 Apply Online Process

As discussed above, the State Bank Of India has announced the SBI Clerk 2024 Notification Special Drive For Ladakh UT recently. Interested candidates can apply online to compete for the exam. The application process is ongoing and the last date is 7th January 2025 for all regions except for Ladakh which is 27th December 2024 for Ladakh Region. The complete application procedure and other relevant details including the application fee, mode of payment, and other relevant details are mentioned in the notification. The aspirants must be graduates and between 21 and 28 years of age. The online application process includes:

• Registration
• Uploading a scanned photograph and signature
• Filling out the application form
• Uploading a left thumb impression
• Uploading a handwritten declaration
• Previewing the application form
• Paying the application fee
• Submitting the application form

How to Apply for SBI Clerk 2024 Exam

Here are the steps you need to take to apply for the exam:

1. Go to SBI’s official website www.sbi.co.in
2. Locate and click on the application link for Clerk Recruitment 2024.
3. Fill in the required details and upload the required documents.
4. Submit the form and pay the applicable fee.
5. Download a copy of the application for future reference.

Conclusion

Candidates should fill out the SBI Clerk 2024 application forms and start their preparation as early as possible. The earlier they start the studies the better will be the preparation and results. We’ve also provided free preparation resources encompassing free mock tests and topic-wise tests to make the starting easy. Don’t forget the phrase, well begun is half done. So, dear candidates, start preparing for the exam quickly and in the right way, and secure a clerical position under your name.

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