SBI Clerk 2018 – Vacancies – 2016 cut-off – Exam Pattern

The official notification of the SBI Clerk 2018 was released last week. As SBI Clerk 2017 was not conducted, there are many aspirants eagerly waiting for this opportunity. In this post, we bring to you all that you need to know about the SBI Clerk exam. This post is brought to you by Oliveboard, an online exam preparation platform for banking exams.

Important Dates

  • Online Registration Begins: 20 January 2018
  • Online Registration Ends: 10 February 2018
  • Date of Preliminary Exam: March / April 2018
  • Date of Mains Exam: 12 May 2018

 

Vacancies

The following picture shows the details of state-wise vacancies announced this year for SBI Clerk 2018.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
  • Age limit is 20 – 28 years. This is relaxed for various categories as per regulations

 

Selection Process & Exam Pattern

There has been a slight change in SBI Clerk 2018 selection process. There will not be any sectional or overall cut-offs for the preliminary examination. The selection process is as follows:

 

Preliminary Exam –> Mains Exam –> Provisional Allotment

 

SBI Clerk 2018 Prelims: Exam Pattern

SBI Clerk 2018 Main: Exam Pattern

Application Fee

Previous Year’s Cut-offs

 

SBI Clerk Prelims Sectional Cut-offs 

Subject Total Marks Cut Off for General Cut off for SC/ST/OBC
English Language 30 6.75 3.25
Numerical Ability 35 5.5 2
Reasoning Ability 35 7.75 3.25

SBI Clerk 2016 Mains Sectional Cut-offs

Sections Total Marks General SC/ST/OBC
General/Financial Awareness 50 13.5 9.5
General English 40 14.25 10.25
Quantitative Aptitude 50 14.5 11.25
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude 60 24 19

 

SBI Clerk Mains 2016 Overall Cut-off Marks (State wise)

States Cut off marks (out of 200)
SC ST OBC Gen
Madhya Pradesh 100.8 76.25 122.8 130.3
Uttar Pradesh 103.00 81.5 120.5 132.3
West Bengal 105.5 86.75 110.8 131.00
Bihar 98.25 80.5 123 130.25
Uttarakhand 102.3 105.5 116.8 133.5
Delhi & Haryana 118.25 76.25 120.50 138.00
Gujarat  112.75  80.00 112.00 122.5
Telangana  102.00 99.5  119.00 123.25
Punjab  104.75  118.75 138.5
Maharashtra  123.50  117.25  82.50 115.25
Meghalaya 88.00 103.75 125.25
Andhra Pradesh 128.5
Arunachal Pradesh 87.00 119.25
Jharkhand 127.00
Himachal Pradesh  106.00  112.00  119.50 133.5
Nagaland 115.8
Karnataka  86.25  86.5  110.75 117.50
Kerala 135.8
Rajasthan  114.75  86.25  132.5 136.00
Tamil Nadu  101.50  89.00  117.00 120.25
Assam 124.5
Tripura 114.76 76.25 114.00 123.25
Chhattisgarh  90.00  72.25  117.25 121.75

 

Job Profile & Salary

A bank clerk is the first point of contact for any customer to address his inquiries and to provide guidance. As an SBI Clerk, you will have the following responsibilities:

  1. Customer Interaction: Handling doubts and queries
  2. Verification and signing of documents, countersigning and clearing cheques and drafts
  3. Back-office work like ledger maintenance, balance tallying, data entry

 

*Note that the above list is not exhaustive or definitive and is meant to give you an idea of what the job would be like.

 

The pay-scale of an SBI Clerk 2018 is:

11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110-2120/1-  30230-1310/1-31450

 

  • The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at Metro like Mumbai will be around ₹23600/- per month inclusive of D.A. and other allowances at the current rate.
  • Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting.
  • The perks are: – Provident Fund, Gratuity, Pension under New Pension Scheme (Defined Contribution Benefit Scheme), Medical, Leave fare and other facilities.

 

Hope this helps.

 

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