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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