State Bank of India has invited applications for Circle Based Officers. Today we are providing a syllabus and exam pattern for the exam.
Important Dates
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Particulars |
Date |
|---|---|
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Commencement date of on-line application |
29.01.2026 |
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Last Date of the online application |
18.02.2026 |
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Download of call letter for online test |
In March 2026 (Tentative) |
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Online Test |
March 2026 (Tentative) |
Number of Vacancies
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Post / s |
Minimum Age |
Maximum Age as on 31.12.2025) | Total Vacancies |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Circle Based Officers |
21 Years |
30 Years |
2050+233 Backlog |
Note : Not below 21 years and Not above 30 years as on31.12.2025 i.e. candidates must have
been born not later than 31.12.2004 and not earlier than 01.01.1996 (both days inclusive).
Relaxation in Age Limit
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Sr. |
Category |
Age relaxation (in years) |
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|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe |
5 years |
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2 |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 years |
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3 |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) |
PwBD (SC/ST) |
15 years |
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PwBD (OBC) |
13 years |
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PwBD (GEN/EWS) |
10 years |
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4 |
Eligible - Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years of military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. |
5 years |
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Note: Cumulative age relaxation will not be available either under the above items or in combination with any other items.
Qualification (As on 31.12.2025)
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Posts |
Qualifications |
|---|---|
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Circle Based Officers |
Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government including an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD). Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, and Cost Accountant would also be eligible. |
Experience (As on 31.12.2025)
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Posts | Experience |
|---|---|
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Circle Based Officers |
Minimum 2 years’ experience (Post Essential Academic Qualification Experience) as on 30.04.2025 as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank or any Regional Rural Bank as listed in Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India. |
Note:
- Candidates must submit a certified job profile from their current/previous employer. If it does not substantially match the Scale-I Generalist Officer profile of SBI, the application will be rejected without appeal.
- For those from Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding PSBs/RRBs)
- Must earn a minimum annual gross salary of ₹9.50 lakhs each year.
- Must provide proof (Form-16, AIS, last 24 months’ pay slips, or employer certificate).
Local Language
Candidates must be proficient (read, write, understand) in one specified local language of the Circle they apply for.
- A language test will be conducted for provisionally selected candidates before joining.
- Exemption: Those who studied the specified language in Class 10 or 12 (with mark sheet/certificate proof) will not need to take the test.
- Failure in the test = no appointment.
Probation Period & Pay Scale
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Post |
Probation Period |
Pay Scale |
|---|---|---|
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Circle Based Officers |
6 months |
Rs.48,480/- p.m |
Emoluments: Presently, the starting basic pay is 48,480/- in the scale of 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160- 2680/7-85920 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I plus 2 advance increments. The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/ Lease rental, C.C.A, PF, Contributory Pension Fund i.e., NPS, LFC, Medical Facility etc. and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time.
Selection Procedure
The selection process consists of Online Test, Screening and Interview.
(a). Online Test: Online test will consist of Objective Tests for 120 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
- Objective Test: The duration of objective test is 2 hours and it consists of 4 Sections of total 120 marks. There will be separate timing for every section.
- Descriptive Test: The duration of Descriptive Test is 30 minutes. It will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) with two questions for total 50 marks.
There will be no sectional qualifying marks.
There is minimum qualifying marks on aggregate and the minimum qualifying marks will be as decided by the Bank.
Penalty for Wrong Answers: There will be no penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests.
Sectional Marks will not be maintained for Online Examination.
(b). Screening: Online application and documents of candidates, who qualified in online examination, will be placed before the Screening Committee. The Screening Committee constituted by the Bank will examine whether the candidates fulfil the required eligibility criteria of experience.
(c). Interview: Interview will consist of 50 marks. Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in interview to be considered for final selection. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.
(d).Final Selection: The candidates will have to qualify both in Online Test and Interview separately. Final Merit list is prepared for candidates who qualify both in Online Test and Interview. The marks obtained in Online Test, both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Interview for preparing the final merit list. Final merit list would be prepared based on normalization of marks scored in Online Test and Interview with 75:25 weightage respectively.
Marks secured by the candidates in the Online Test (out of 170 marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and Interview scores of candidates (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list (Circle wise and category wise) is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Online Test and Interview.
Online Examination (Exam pattern)
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Test |
Name of section |
No. of questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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I |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
30 Mins. |
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II |
Banking Knowledge |
40 |
40 |
40 Mins. |
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III |
General Awareness/ Economy |
30 |
30 |
30 Mins. |
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IV |
Computer Aptitude |
20 |
20 |
20 Mins. |
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Total |
120 |
120 |
2 Hours |
Part II
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Name of section |
No. of questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
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English Language (Descriptive) |
2 |
50 |
30 Mins. |
- Screening: Online application and documents of candidates, who qualified in online examination, will be placed before the Screening Committee. The Screening Committee constituted by the Bank will examine whether the candidates fulfil the required eligibility criteria of experience.
- Interview: Interview will consist of 50 marks. Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in interview to be considered for final selection. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.
- Final Selection: The candidates will have to qualify both in Online Test and Interview separately. Final Merit list is prepared for candidates who qualify both in Online Test and Interview. The marks obtained in Online Test, both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Interview for preparing the final merit list. Final merit list would be prepared based on normalization of marks scored in Online Test and Interview with 75:25 weightage respectively.
- Marks secured by the candidates in the Online Test (out of 170 marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and Interview scores of candidates (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list (Circle wise and category wise) is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Online Test and Interview. Selection will be made from the top ranked candidates in merit list prepared on Circle wise and Category wise.
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