State Bank of India Clerical Recruitment 2012 - SBI to Recruit Clerks

RECRUITMENT OF OVER 8500 CLERICAL STAFF IN STATE BANK OF INDIA (incl. 2500 for SC/ST/OBC advertised earlier)
State Bank of India Clerical Recruitment 2012
CLERICAL RECRUITMENT [ASSISTANTS AND STENOGRAPHERS] IN SBI
(IN MODIFICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT NO. CRPD/CR/2011-12/05 DATED 27-12-2011)

This advertisement is in modification of our earlier advertisement CRPD/CR/2011-12/05 dated 27th December, 2011

The vacancy position stands revised

Revised vacancies

Assistants- 8500 (inclusive of 3100 vacancies already advertised vide our advertisement dated 27th December, 2011)

Stenographers (English)-900, Hindi-100


(WRITTEN EXAMINATION POSTPONED FROM 18-03-2012 TO 27.05.2012 AND 03.06.2012)

ON-LINE REGISTRATION WILL START FROM : 05.03.2012

LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS : 26.03.2012

PAYMENT OF FEES : 07.03.2012 TO 31.03.2012

State Bank of India , Corporate Centre, Mumbai invites on-line applications from Indian citizens for appointment in the Clerical Cadre posts in State Bank of India. Candidates are requested to apply
online between 05.03.2012 and 26.03.2012 through Bank’s website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in. Before applying, candidates are advised to ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria
UIDELINES FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE REGISTERED BETWEEN 28.12.2011 TO 20.01.2012

All candidates - One time EDIT option to change the choice of STATE and EXAMINATION CENTRE due to the revised vacancy position. SC/ST candidates have the option to change their choice of PRE-EXAM TRAINING CENTRE.

Candidates can additionally apply for the post of Stenographer (English/Hindi), if they have the knowledge of Stenography.

All Ex-Servicemen & PWD Candidates who have applied under Special Recruitment Drive - to furnish their XS and/or PWD status, if not indicated earlier.



Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens for appointment in Clerical cadre in State Bank of India

Candidates can apply for vacancies in one state only

Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens for appointment in Clerical Cadre in State Bank of India

Candidates can apply for vacancies in one state only

They can additionally apply for the post of Stenographer (English/Hindi), if they have the knowledge of Stenography


SBI Clerical Recruitment 2012 Important Dates

1 - SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR SC/ST/OBC CATEGORY

2 - REGULAR RECRUITMENT FOR POSTING AT NORTH EASTERN CIRCLE

Date of Written Examination : 18.03.2012 27.05.2012 and 03.06.2012


On-line Registration will start from : 05.03.2012

Last Date for Registration of Online Applications : 26.03.2012

Payment of Fees : 07.03.2012 to 31.03.2012
Bank Clerical Question papers and Test preparation Question CD

Scale of Pay: Rs 7200-400/3-8400-500/3-9900-600/4-12300-700/7-17200-1300/1-18500-800/1-19300/-

Emoluments: The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs 14,177/- per month for Graduates inclusive of D.A. and other allowances at the current rate. Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting

Stenographer will be eligible for special pay of Rs 800/- per month (under review)

Educational qualification (as on 01st December, 2011): Minimum 12th standard (10+2) pass or equivalent qualification with a minimum of aggregate 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PwD/XS); or A degree (Graduation level) from a recognised university

Candidates who have not passed 12th standard examination but have passed Diploma course after 10th standard are eligible for the captioned recruitment provided; Diploma course passed after 10th standard must be a full time course (Diploma course through correspondence are not eligible) with a minimum of two years duration

The Diploma course passed after 10th standard should be recognized/approved by the State Board of Technical Education of concerned State

The percentage of marks in 12th/Diploma Course shall be arrived at by dividing the marks obtained by the candidate in all subjects by aggregate maximum marks of all subjects irrespective of optional/ additional optional subjects studied. Grace marks, if any, awarded by the Board/University will be excluded for the purpose of calculation of percentage. The date of passing the eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the marksheet/provisional certificate or the date on which the result was posted on the website of the university/institution

Matriculate Ex-servicemen, who have obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or Air Force, after having completed not less than 15 years of service in Armed Forces of the Union are also eligible for the post. Such certificates should be dated on or before 01st December, 2011

Should be able to write and speak English fluently

Knowledge of local language will be an added qualification

Age (as on 01st December, 2011): Minimum age 18 years; maximum age 28 years

Candidate born between 30th November 1983 and 01st December, 1993 are only eligible to apply


The upper age limit will be relaxed as; SC/ST 5 years; OBC 3 years; PwD 10 years; Persons domiciled in Kashmir division of Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 5 years; Ex-servicemen/Disabled Ex-servicemen-actual period of service rendered in defence service plus 3 years, (8 years for disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to maximum age of 50 years; Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and who are not remarried- 9 years (subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General and 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates

Probation period: The newly appointed assistants/stenographers will be on probation for a minimum period of 6 months. Before the probation period comes to an end, the performance of the newly recruited employees will be evaluated and the probation period of those employees whose performance fails to meet Bank’s expectation, may be extended

Application fees and/or intimation charges (non-refundable)

Assistant; Rs 50/- (SC/ST/PwD/Ex-servicemen); Rs 350/- (OBC/General)

Assistant and Stenographer (Hindi only); Rs 50/- (SC/ST/PwD/Ex-servicemen); Rs 500/- (OBC/General)

Assistant and Stenographer (English only); Rs 50/- (SC/ST/PwD/Ex-servicemen); Rs 500/- (OBC/General)

Assistant and Stenographer (both Hindi and English); Rs 50/- (SC/ST/PwD/Ex-servicemen); Rs 650/- (OBC/General)

Candidates applying only for Stenographer post will also have to pay fee as detailed above

Additional fee to be paid by candidates who have already applied for clerical post now applying additionally for Stenographer post

Assistant (applied earlier) and Stenographer (Hindi); Rs 150/- (OBC/General)

Assistant (applied earlier) and Stenographer (English); Rs 150/- (OBC/General)

Assistant (applied earlier) and Stenographer (both Hindi and English); Rs 300/-

Fee once deposited will neither be refunded nor be adjusted against any future recruitment projects. The fee sent through Indian postal order, bank drafts, cheques, currency notes etc will not be accepted. Such applications will be treated as without fee and will be summarily rejected. Candidates also have an option to make online fee payment

Selection Procedure: All eligible candidates should apply on-line before the last date for registration of
Application

Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test and interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test or interview

The written test will be of Objective type consisting of (i) General Awareness (ii) General English (iii) Quantitative Aptitude (iv) Reasoning Ability (v) Marketing Aptitude/Computer Knowledge

The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be printed bilingual, English and Hindi

There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the objective tests. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests

The passing marks in each of the tests will be decided by the Bank on the basis of the performance of all the competing candidates taken together in each test to a minimum required level. Candidates are also required to score a minimum percentage marks on aggregate (SC/ST/OBC/PwD/XS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon) for being considered for interview. Minimum percentage marks on aggregate will be decided by the bank

Candidates qualified in the written test for recruitment in clerical cadre in the bank and opted for appointment as stenographer will be called for skill test in stenography. The candidate will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English/Hindi at the speed of 100 w.p.m. The matter will have to be transcribed on computer in 40 minutes in case of English Stenography and in 55 minutes in case of Hindi Stenography. Visually impaired candidates will be required to transcribe the matter in 70 minutes for
English Shorthand Test and in 95 minutes for Hindi Shorthand Test. Candidate should score minimum 50% marks to be qualified

Candidates will be required to appear for the skill test at the venue identified by the Bank. The venue for skill test will be advised to the candidates in due course

Other detailed information regarding the written examination will be given in the Acquaint Yourself booklet, which will be made available to the eligible candidates along with the call letter for the test

Interviews: Depending upon the number of vacancies only certain number of candidates from amongst those who qualify by ranking high enough in the merit will be called for interview in the ratio of maximum 3 candidates for each vacancy

Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage marks (to be decided by the bank) in interview to be considered for final selection. 5% relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/XS category will be available thereon

Final selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the written test and interview taken together. Skill test for Stenography will be qualifying only

Date of written examination: 27th May, 2012 and 03rd June, 2012, Sunday

Call Letters for Written Examination: The candidates should download their call letter and an acquaint yourself booklet by entering his/her registration number and password/date of birth, after 12th May, 2012 from the Bank’s website. No hard copy of the call letter/Acquaint yourself booklet will be sent by post

Examination centres: Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara; Bangalore, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mysore, Mangalore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur (Ganjam), Cuttack, Sambalpur, Ambala, Karnal, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Palampur, Shimla, Chandigarh, Jammu, Agra, Meerut, Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Dehradun, Haldwani, New Delhi, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Silchar, Agartala, Aizwal, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Shillong, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Asansol, Kolkata, Siliguri, Gangtok, Port Blair, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichirapalli, Pondicherry, Kochi, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Panji
Date of written examination: 18.03.2012 27.05.2012 and 03.06.2012

Bank reserves the right to change the date of examination under unforeseen circumstances, if any

Call letters for written examination: The candidates should download their call letter and an Acquaint Yourself Booklet by entering his/her registration number and password/date of birth, after 05th March, 2012 from the Bank’s website. No hard copy of the call letter/Acquaint Yourself booklet will be sent by post

Examination centres: Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Bangalore, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mysore, Mangalore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur (Ganjam), Cuttack, Sambalpur, Ambala, Karnal, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Palampur, Shimla, Chandigarh, Jammu, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Silchar, Agartala, Aizwal, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Shillong, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Asansol, Kolkata, Siliguri, Gangtok, Port Blair, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Dehradun, Haldwani, New Delhi, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi
How to apply

How to apply: Candidates should have valid email ID. This will help him/her in getting call letter/interview advices etc by e-mail)

Off-line fee payment: Candidates should first scan their photograph and signature

Candidates to visit Bank’s website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in and open the appropriate on-line application format


Fill the application carefully

In the event of the candidate not able to fill the data in one go, he can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the registration number and password. Email and SMS indicating the registration number and password will be sent. They can reopen the saved data using registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. This facility will be available for three times only. Once the application is filled complete, candidate should submit the data. Candidates to take a printout of the system generated fee payment challan immediately. No change/edit will be allowed thereafter. The registration at this stage is provisional

Fee Payment: Fee payment will be accepted from 2nd working day after registration and can be made within three working days at any branch of State Bank of India. System generated fee payment challan will be used for depositing fee (if one has registered on 12th January, 2012, then he/she will be able to deposit the fee from 14th-17th January, 2012, considering 15th is a non- working day)

Once fee paid, the registration process is completed

Candidate will receive registration confirmation by SMS/E-mail after two working days from the date of payment of fees. Please ensure to furnish correct Mobile number/E-mail address to receive the registration confirmation

There is also a provision to reprint the submitted application containing fee details, after three days of fee payment

On-line fee payment: After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form candidates are required to pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application, following the instructions available on the screen. No change/edit will be allowed thereafter

The payment can be made by using Master/Visa debit/credit cards or Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment will be borne by the candidates

On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form will be generated; you may take its printout for your record

If the online transaction has not been successfully completed, then please register again. Candidates may then revisit on-line application link and fill in their application details again and make payment online

There is also a provision to reprint the e-Receipt and application form containing fee details, at later stage

The printout of the application form must not be sent to the Bank

Candidates who have registered in response to earlier Advertisement No-CRPD/CR/2011-12/05 dtd 27th December, 2011

Candidates who have registered their application online between 28th December, 2011 and 20th January, 2012 for the post of assistant for vacancies advertised earlier (submitted the application online as well as paid application fees/intimation charges) need not apply again but have the following edit options in respect of their already registered applications

Option to change the choice of State and Examination centre (if they desire so)

Option to change their choice of Pre-examination Training Centre if they have earlier opted for Pre-Examination Training

Ex-S/PwD candidates who have applied under special recruitment drive but not mentioned their Ex-S/PwD status, to mention this status

Already registered candidates who wish to apply for the post of Stenographer also need to apply afresh citing the earlier registration number. They have to pay the additional fees applicable for the additional posts applied for

To APPLY ONLINE CLICK HERE (Link will activate on 5th march)
Vacancies for Clerical Posts (Assistants)

Ahmedabad-Gujarat; Total 297; General 91; SC 13; ST 36; OBC 157

Bangalore-Karnataka; Total 601; General 150; SC 48; ST 125; OBC 278

Bhopal-Madhya Pradesh; Total 269; General 53; SC 73; ST 128; OBC 15

Bhopal-Chhattisgarh; Total 172; General 04; SC 01; ST 167

Bhubaneswar; Orissa; Total 360; General 137; SC 44; ST 146; OBC 33

Chandigarh-Jammu and Kashmir; Total 34; General 12; SC 02; ST 03; OBC 17

Chandigarh-Himachal Pradesh; Total 93; General 33; SC 31; ST 03; OBC 26

Chandigarh-Haryana; Total 105; General 47; SC 25; OBC 33

Chandigarh-Chandigarh UT; Total 32; General 02; SC 23; OBC 07

Chandigarh-Punjab; Total 359; General 146; Sc 87; OBC 126

Delhi-Delhi/Haryana; Total 357; General 130; SC 153; ST 03; OBC 71

Delhi-Rajasthan; Total 185; General 51; SC 98; ST 16; OBC 20

Delhi-Uttar Pradesh (W); Total 308; General 102; SC 142; ST 09; OBC 55

Delhi-Uttarakhand; Total 154; General 66; SC 68; ST 07; OBC 13

North Eastern-Assam; Total 372; General 197; SC 25; ST 44; OBC 106

North Eastern-Arunachal Pradesh; Total 93; General 50; SC 01; ST 42

North Eastern-Manipur; Total 101; General 47; SC 03; ST 38; OBC 11

North Eastern-Meghalaya; Total 99; General 49; SC 01; ST 42; OBC 07

North Eastern-Mizoram; Total 47; General 25; ST 22

North Eastern-Nagaland; Total 112; General 61; ST 51

North Eastern-Tripura; Total 100; General 27; SC 22; ST 51

Hyderabad-Andhra Pradesh; Total 708; General 230; SC 262; ST 62; OBC 154

Kolkata-West Bengal; Total 702; General 229; SC 105; ST 187; OBC 181

Kolkata-A&N Islands; Total 22; General 11; ST 02; OBC 09

Kolkata-Sikkim; Total 45; General 20; SC 02; ST 08; OBC 15

Lucknow-Uttar Pradesh; Total 846; General 229; SC 403; ST 33; OBC 181

Patna-Bihar; Total 406; General 144; Sc 190; ST 03; OBC 69

Patna-Jharkhand; Total 228; General 90; SC 71; ST 47; OBC 20

Chennai-Tamil Nadu; Total 525; General 277; SC 100; ST 06; OBC 142

Chennai-Pondicherry; Total 15; General 08; SC 03; OBC 04

Kerala-Kerala; Total 199; General 122; SC 20; ST 03; OBC 54

Kerala-Lakshadweep; Total 04; General 02; ST 02

Mumbai-Maharashtra; Total 512; General 277; Sc 51; ST 46; OBC 138

Mumbai-Goa; Total 38; General 26; ST 05; OBC 07

Total 8500; General 3145; SC 2069; ST 1337; OBC 1949
Vacancies for Stenographer (Hindi/English) in Clerical Cadre

Ahmedabad-Gujarat; Hindi 06; English 54; General 31; SC 04; ST 09; OBC 16

Bangalore-Karnataka; Hindi 04; English 36; General 20; SC 06; ST 03; OBC 11

Bhopal-Madhya Pradesh; Hindi 04; English 35; General 20; SC 06; ST 08; OBC 05

Bhopal-Chhattisgarh; Hindi 01; English 08; General 05; SC 01; ST 03

Bhubaneswar; Orissa; Hindi 05; English 41; General 23; SC 07; ST 10; OBC 06

Chandigarh-Jammu and Kashmir; English 02; General 01; OBC 01

Chandigarh-Himachal Pradesh; English 05; General 03; SC 01; OBC 01

Chandigarh-Haryana; English 02; General 01; OBC 01

Chandigarh-Chandigarh UT; Hindi 01; English 14; General 08; SC 03; OBC 05

Chandigarh-Punjab; Hindi 01; English 04; General 03; SC 01; OBC 01

Delhi-Delhi/Haryana; Hindi 06; English 56; General 33; SC 12; OBC 17

Delhi-Rajasthan; Hindi 01; English 06; General 04; SC 01; ST 01; OBC 01

Delhi-Uttar Pradesh (W); Hindi 01; English 12; General 07; SC 03; OBC 03

Delhi-Uttarakhand; Hindi 01; English 07; General 06; SC 01; OBC 01

North Eastern-Assam; Hindi 04; English 32; General 19; SC 03; ST 04; OBC 10

North Eastern-Arunachal Pradesh; English 01; General 01

North Eastern-Manipur; English 01; General 01

North Eastern-Mizoram; English 01; General 01

North Eastern-Nagaland; English 01; General 01

North Eastern-Tripura; English 01; General 01

Hyderabad-Andhra Pradesh; Hindi 10; English 90; General 50; SC 16; ST 07; OBC 27

Kolkata-West Bengal; Hindi 04; English 39; General 22; SC 10; ST 02; OBC 09

Kolkata-A&N Islands; English 01; General 01

Kolkata-Sikkim; English 01; General 01

Lucknow-Uttar Pradesh; Hindi 03; English 26; General 15; SC 06; OBC 08

Patna-Bihar; Hindi 04; English 39; General 24; SC 07; OBC 12

Patna-Jharkhand; English 01; General 01

Chennai-Tamil Nadu; Hindi 04; English 34; General 21; SC 07; OBC 12

Chennai-Pondicherry; English 02; General 01; OBC 01

Kerala-Kerala; Hindi 04; English 33; General 23; SC 04; OBC 10

Mumbai-Maharashtra; Hindi 35; English 313; General 187; SC 35; ST 32; OBC 94

Mumbai-Goa; English 02; General 02

Total Hindi 100; English 900; General 537; SC 134; ST 79; OBC 250

The above vacancies are provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank. Merit list will be drawn up state-wise, category-wise and candidates will be posted in the State from where he/she is appearing for the written test and will not be entitled for inter/intra-state transfer in the first 10 years of service. Candidates applying for vacancies in Lakshadweep will have to appear at the examination centres mentioned against Kerala circle. However, selected candidates will be posted in Lakshadweep and will not be entitled for inter/intra-state transfer in the first 10 years of service