State Bank of India (SBI)
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Phone: 022-22820427; e-mail: crpd@sbi.co.in

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visiit: https://linkingsky.com/Docs/STATE-BANK-OF-INDIA-(SBI)-Job-25.pdf
Last Date for submission of on-line application: 29.05.2025

RECRUITMENT OF CIRCLE BASED OFFICERS
ADVERTISEMENT NO: CRPD/ CBO/2025-26/03

1. ONLINE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION & PAYMENT OF FEES: FROM 09.05.2025 TO 29.05.2025
2. DOWNLOAD OF CALL LETTER FOR ONLINE TEST: IN JULY 2025 (TENTATIVE)
3. ONLINE TEST: JULY 2025 (TENTATIVE) 

Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Circle Based Officer in State Bank of India. The selected candidates shall be posted in the applied Circle only

Posts: Circle Based Officer
State wise posts:
1. Ahmedabad: 03 (regular), 06 (backlog) for Visually Impaired
2. Amaravati: 02 (regular) for Visually Impaired
3. Bengaluru : 03 (regular), 08 (backlog) for Visually Impaired
4. Bhopal : 02 (regular),07 (backlog) for Visually Impaired
5. Bhubaneswar : 01 (regular), 03  (backlog) for Visually Impaired
6. Chandigarh: 01 (regular), 01 (backlog) for Visually Impaired
7. Chennai: 02 (regular), 05 (backlog) for Visually Impaired
8. North Eastern: 01 (regular), 05 (backlog) for Visually Impaired
9. Hyderabad : 03 (regular), 02 (backlog)for Visually Impaired
10. Jaipur : 02 (regular), 06 (backlog) forVisually Impaired
11. Kolkata : 02 (regular), 04 (backlog) for Visually Impaired
12. Lucknow : 03 (regular), 06 (backlog) for Visually Impaired
13. Maharashtra: 03 (regular) for Visually Impaired
14. Mumbai Metro: 01 (regular), 01 (backlog) for Visually Impaired
15. New Delhi : 01 (regular) for Visually Impaired
16. Thiruvananthapuram: 01 f(regular, 03 (backlog) ) for Visually Impaired

Total Posts: 31 (regular) and 57 (backlog) for Visually Impaired

3. Candidates are advised to check Bank's website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings regularly for details and updates. No separate intimation will be issued in case of any change/ update. All Changes/Updates/ Corrigendum will be hosted only on Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings.

 Essential Academic Qualifications:
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government including Integrated Dual Degree (IDD).
Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant would also be eligible.
Note: The date of passing eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark sheet or provisional certificate issued by the University/ Institute. In case the result of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University/ Institute, a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the University/ Institute indicating the date on which the result was posted on the website will be taken as the date of passing. 

 Experience (Post Essential Academic Qualification) as on 30.04.2025:
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.
Candidates shall have to submit job profile certified by their existing/ previous employer(s) with whom they are/were employed. In case their job profile does not match substantially or is different than the job profile of a Scale-I Generalist officer of State Bank of India then the application of such candidates will be summarily rejected at any stage of the recruitment process. Decision of the Bank in this regard would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Bank in this regard.

Age: 21-30 years

Age Relaxation: 10 years for PwD candidates.

RESERVATION FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITY (PwBD):
4% horizontal reservation has been provided to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as per section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”. The post is identified suitable for the Persons with undernoted categories of disabilities as defined in the Schedule of RPwD Act 2016:

Visual Impairment (VI): Only those Visually Impaired (VI) persons who suffer from any
one of the following conditions, after best correction, are eligible to apply.
a. Blindness:
i. Total absence of sight; OR
ii. Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible correction; OR
iii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree. OR
b. Low Vision:
i. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 upto 3/60 or upto 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible corrections; OR
ii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degree

 Local Language: The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular Circle, should be proficient (reading, writing and understanding) in any one of the specified opted local language of that Circle (mentioned against each Circle). The test of knowledge of specified opted local language of the applied circle will be conducted as a part of selection process. It will be conducted for provisionally selected candidates (based on performance in online test, Screening and interview) before joining the Bank. Candidate who fails to qualify this test will
not be offered appointment. Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language of the applied circle as one of the subjects will not be required to undergo the language test

Guidelines for use of scribe & compensatory time:
 a). The facility of scribe would be allowed to a person who has disability of 40% or more if so desired by the person and is meant for only those persons with disability who have physical limitation to write including that of speed. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
 Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of scribe in the examination should carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request may not be favorably entertained.
 Both the candidate and the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking, in the prescribed format with passport size photograph of the scribe at the time of online examination.
 Such candidates who are eligible to use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination whether availing the facility of scribe or not.
 Candidate will have to arrange his/ her/ their own scribe at his/ her/ their own cost.
 Any candidate who is not eligible to use scribe as per guidelines, as referred above,
uses scribe in the online examination shall be disqualified to participate further in the process of recruitment, in addition to any other action that Bank may deem fit against the candidate and the scribe. Any candidate using scribe in violation of the above guidelines can be removed from the service without notice, if already joined the Bank.
 During the examination, at any stage, If it is found that scribe is independently answering / solving the questions himself, the examination session for such candidate will be terminated, and candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The candidature of such candidates using the services of a scribe will also be
cancelled if it is reported after the examination by the test administrator personnel that the scribe independently answered the questions.
 The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the same online examination. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of process, candidature of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled.
 Scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum F.No.16-110/2003-DDIII dated February 26, 2013 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi and clarification issued by Government of India, Ministry of Financial, Deptt. of
Financial Services vide letter No. F. No. 3/2/2013-Welfare dated 26.04.2013.

Use of Scribe & Compensatory time (persons with specified disabilities covered under the definition of section 2(s) of the RPwD Act 2016 but not covered under the definition of section 2(r ) of the said act, i.e persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing):

The examinations will be conducted online at venues across many centres in India. A tentative list of centres for Online Examination is attached as Annexure-I

No request for change of Examination Centre/Date/Session shall be entertained

No fee for PwD candidates

Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank's website 
https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings

Apply online: https://ibpsonline.ibps.in/sbicboapr25/