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State Bank of India Central Recruitment & Promotion Department Corporate Centre, Mumbai Phone: 022-22820427; e-mail: [email protected] SBI RECOGNISED AS “BEST BANK IN INDIA” FOR THE YEAR 2024 BY “GLOBAL FINANCE”...

State Bank of India Central Recruitment & Promotion Department Corporate Centre, Mumbai Phone: 022-22820427; e-mail: [email protected] SBI RECOGNISED AS “BEST BANK IN INDIA” FOR THE YEAR 2024 BY “GLOBAL FINANCE” Page 1 of 11  State Bank of India CENTRAL RECRUITMENT & PROMOTION DEPARTMENT, CORPORATE CENTRE, MUMBAI (Phone: 022-2282 0427; E-mail: [email protected]) RECRUITMENT OF JUNIOR ASSOCIATES (CUSTOMER SUPPORT & SALES) (Advertisement No. CRPD/CR/2024-25/24) ONLINE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES: 17.12.2024 TO 07.01.2025 Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) in clerical cadre in State Bank of India. Candidates can apply for vacancies in one State/UT only. Candidates can appear for the test only once under this recruitment project. The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular State/UT, should be proficient (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) in the specified opted local language of that State/UT (mentioned in the under given vacancy table against each state/UT). The test for knowledge of specified opted local language will be conducted as a part of selection process. It will be conducted after qualifying the online Main examination but before joining the Bank. Candidates who fail 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 will not be required to undergo the language test. There is no provision for Inter Circle Transfer / Inter State Transfer for Junior Associates to be recruited. Preliminary Examination will be conducted tentatively in the month of February 2025 and Main Examination will be conducted tentatively in the month of March/April 2025. Candidates are advised to check regularly Bank's website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings or https://www.sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings for details and updates. The examinations will be as detailed under point No. 4 under Selection procedure. VACANCIES: Regular Vacancies Backlog Vacancies Language Circle State/ UT Category Wise PwBD XS SC/ ST/ OBC PwBD XS * SC ST OBC EWS GEN Total VI HI LD d&e@ XS DXS SC ST OBC Tot VI HI LD d&e Tot XS DXS Tot Ahmedabad Gujarat Gujarati 75 160 289 107 442 1073 11 11 11 10 107 48 0 161 0 161 13 18 13 18 62 78 90 168 Andhra Telugu/ Amaravati 8 3 13 5 21 50 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Pradesh Urdu Bengaluru Karnataka Kannada 8 3 13 5 21 50 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 9 0 10 2 8 6 6 22 111 92 203 Madhya 197 263 197 131 529 1317 14 13 13 13 131 59 15 0 12 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bhopal Pradesh Hindi Chhattisgarh 57 154 28 48 196 483 5 5 5 5 48 21 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bhubaneswar Odisha Odia 57 79 43 36 147 362 4 4 4 3 36 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chandigarh/ Hindi/ Haryana $ 57 0 82 30 137 306 5 3 3 3 30 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 New Delhi Punjabi Jammu & Urdu/ 11 15 38 14 63 141 2 2 1 1 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kashmir UT Hindi Himachal Hindi 42 6 34 17 71 170 2 2 2 1 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pradesh Chandigarh Hindi/ 5 0 8 3 16 32 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chandigarh UT Punjabi Urdu/ Ladakh UT Ladakhi/ 2 3 8 3 16 32 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bhoti (Bodhi) Punjabi/ Punjab 165 0 119 56 229 569 6 6 6 5 56 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hindi Tamil Nadu 63 3 90 33 147 336 4 4 3 3 33 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chennai Tamil Puducherry 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Telugu/ Hyderabad Telangana 54 23 92 34 139 342 4 4 3 3 34 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Urdu Jaipur Rajasthan Hindi 75 57 89 44 180 445 5 5 4 4 44 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bengali/ West Bengal 288 62 275 125 504 1254 13 13 13 12 125 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nepali Hindi/ Kolkata A&N Islands 0 5 18 7 40 70 1 1 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 English Nepali/ Sikkim 2 11 13 5 25 56 1 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 English Lucknow/ Uttar Pradesh Hindi/ 397 18 510 189 780 1894 20 19 19 19 189 84 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 4 0 6 6 New Delhi $ Urdu Maharashtra/ Maharashtra Marathi 115 104 313 115 516 1163 13 13 11 11 115 51 59 37 72 168 3 3 4 4 14 104 19 123 Mumbai Metro $ Maharashtra Goa Konkani 0 2 3 2 13 20 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Delhi 51 25 92 34 141 343 4 4 3 3 34 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 New Delhi Hindi Uttarakhand 56 9 41 31 179 316 4 3 3 3 31 14 1 0 4 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 5 Arunachal English 0 29 0 6 31 66 1 1 1 0 6 2 0 19 0 19 2 1 1 0 4 6 3 9 Pradesh Assamese/ Assam Bengali/ 21 37 83 31 139 311 4 3 3 3 31 13 8 31 4 43 2 8 3 6 19 39 19 58 Bodo Manipuri Manipur 1 18 7 5 24 55 1 1 1 0 5 2 0 4 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 / English North Eastern English/ Meghalaya Garo/ 0 37 4 8 36 85 1 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 7 3 10 Khasi Mizoram Mizo 0 18 2 4 16 40 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Nagaland English 0 31 0 7 32 70 1 1 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 4 1 5 Bengali/ Tripura 11 20 1 6 27 65 1 1 1 0 6 2 0 5 0 5 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 Kokborok Hindi/ Bihar 177 11 299 111 513 1111 12 11 11 11 111 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Urdu Patna Hindi/ Jharkhand 81 175 81 67 272 676 7 7 7 7 67 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Santhali Thiruvanant Kerala 42 4 115 42 223 426 5 5 4 4 42 19 2 0 0 2 3 3 3 2 11 0 12 12 Malayalam hapuram Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 2118 1385 3001 1361 5870 13735 159 149 136 125 1361 600 88 274 94 456 37 53 31 38 159 353 256 609 * Candidate has to opt for ONE language at the time of online application for local language test. @ Persons with benchmark disabilities under clauses (d) & (e) of section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPWD Act, 2016). $ Candidates applying for the states of Maharashtra (Maharashtra Circle / Mumbai Metro Circle), Uttar Pradesh (Delhi Circle / Lucknow Circle) and Haryana (New Delhi Circle / Chandigarh Circle) should check operational areas for which they desire to apply from SBI’s official website https://sbi.co.in. [On Home page> Branch Locator (Bottom right Drop pin icon) > In search options select Circle > Select Circle name > Enter Captcha]. Please note that there is no provision for Inter Circle Transfer for Junior Associates to be recruited. Abbreviations: SC - Scheduled Castes, ST - Scheduled Tribes; OBC - Other Backward Classes; EWS – Economically Weaker Section; GEN - General Category; PwBD - Persons with Benchmark Disability; VI - Visually Impaired; HI - Hearing Impaired; LD - Locomotor Disability; d&e- Category (d) & (e) of section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016; XS - Ex-Serviceman; DXS-Disabled Ex-Serviceman/ Dependent of Ex-servicemen. The above vacancies are provisional and depending on the actual requirement of the Bank the said vacancies may vary. Candidates may apply for vacancies of one State/UT only. There is no provision for Inter Circle Transfer/ Inter State transfer for Junior Associates to be recruited. Candidature of the applicant will be considered only against the vacancies in the State/UT for which he/she has applied/opted. Candidate may appear in the examination from any notified centre. However, He/ She will have to appear for the test of specified opted local language at a centre (to be decided by the Bank) of the State applied for, at his/her own expenses. Merit list will be drawn State wise, category wise and candidates will be posted in the State for which they are applying, in the event of their selection and will not be entitled for inter-state transfer/ inter-circle transfer. The reservation under various categories will be as per prevailing Government Guidelines. a. Reservation for PwBD/XS/DXS candidates is horizontal reservation and these are included in the vacancies of various parent categories. b. 4.5% of the total vacancies are reserved for Disabled Ex-servicemen and dependents of Servicemen killed in action other than 10% earmarked for XS (total 14.50%). First priority in the matter of appointment will be given to the Disabled Ex-Servicemen and second priority will be given to dependents of defense personnel killed in action or severely disabled (with over 50% disability attributable to defence services). Page 2 of 11  Important Note: NOTE: i. Vacancies reserved for OBC category are available to OBC candidates i. Cumulative age relaxation will not be available either under the above belonging to ‘’Non-creamy layer’’. Candidates belonging to OBC items or in combination with any other items. category but coming in ‘’CREAMY LAYER’’, are not entitled for any ii. Candidates seeking age relaxation are required to submit copies of necessary relaxation/ reservation available to OBC category. They should indicate certificate(s) at the time of joining. No change in the category of any their category as General OR General (LD/ VI/ HI/ d&e) as applicable. candidate is permitted after registration of online application. No ii. OBC category candidate should submit the OBC certificate on the correspondence/ email/phone will be entertained in this regard. format prescribed by Govt. of India, having “Non-Creamy Layer’’ iii. Trained Apprentice of SBI: Relaxation in upper age limit will be applicable clause issued during period 01.04.2024 to the date of taking up to trained Apprentice of SBI who has completed the apprenticeship appointment, if selected. successfully in SBI on or before 30.11.2024 and his/ her conduct and performance is found to be satisfactory during the entire training period. iii. Benefit of reservation under EWS category can be availed upon Successful completion of Apprenticeship training refers to passing of skill production of an ‘Income and Asset Certificate’ issued by a Competent evaluation test (Trade Test) and Obtention of joint National Apprenticeship Authority on the Govt. of India format for the financial year 2023-24 and valid for the year 2024-25 as per the extant DoPT guidelines. Certificate jointly issued by SBI-NSDC/ BFSI-SSC. iv. EWS candidates are required to produce for verification, the ‘Income & B. Essential Academic Qualifications: (As on 31.12.2024): Assets Certificate’ for the relevant financial year as per the extant DoPT Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent guidelines, on the date of document verification. No request for qualification recognised as such by Central Government. Candidates extension of time for production of ‘Income & Assets Certificate’ beyond having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date the said date shall be entertained and if a candidate fails to produce the of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2024. ‘Income & Assets Certificate’ on the date of document verification, he / Those who are in the final year/ semester of their graduation may also apply she will not be considered for appointment in the Bank for the post of provisionally subject to the condition that, if provisionally selected, they will Junior Associates (Customer Support & sales). have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or v. Caste certificate issued by Competent Authority on the format before 31.12.2024. prescribed by the Government of India will have to be submitted by the SC/ ST candidates, during document verification. Note: (a) The date of passing eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark sheet/certificate or provisional certificate issued by vi. A person who wants to avail benefit of reservation under section 34 of the University/Institute. In case the result of a particular examination is RPWD Act, 2016, Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) will have posted on the website of the University/ Institute, a certificate issued by the to submit a latest disability certificate issued by a Competent Authority appropriate authority of the University/Institute indicating the date on which as per Government of India guidelines. Such certificate will be subject the result was posted on the website will be taken as the date of passing. to verification/ re-verification as may be decided by the competent authority. The certificate should be dated on or before last date of (b) Matriculate Ex-servicemen, who have obtained the Indian Army Special registration of application. 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 vii. Candidates who are working in SBI in the Clerical cadre are not eligible the Union are also eligible for the post. Such certificates should be dated on to apply under this project. Candidates who were earlier employed in State or before 31.12.2024. Bank of India and resigned from the Bank while in clerical cadre will also be not eligible to apply for the post. 2. RESERVATION FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITIES viii. Candidates against whom there is/ are adverse report regarding (PwBD): character & antecedents, moral turpitude etc. are not eligible to apply 4% horizontal reservation has been provided to Persons with Benchmark for the post. Disabilities as per section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act ix. Candidates who have defaulted in repayment under any lending (RPWD), 2016”. The post is identified suitable for the Persons with arrangement with Banks or NBFCs including credit card dues and have undernoted categories of disabilities as defined in the Schedule of RPWD not regularized / repaid their outstanding thereunder till the date of Act 2016: issuance of letter of offer of appointment by the Bank, shall not be Suitable Category of Benchmark Disabilities Functional eligible for appointment to the post. However, candidates who have Requirement regularized / repaid such outstanding on or before the date of issuance a) Blind, Low Vision S- Sitting of offer of appointment but whose CIBIL status has not been updated till b) Deaf, Hard of Hearing W- Walking then, shall, on or before the date of joining, have to either get the CIBIL status updated or produce the NOCs from the lender to the effect that c) One Arm, Both Arms, One Leg, Both Leg, MF- Manipulation Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid there is no outstanding with respect to the accounts adversely reflected by Fingers Attacked Victims, Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal in the CIBIL, failing which the letter of offer shall be withdrawn/ Deformity (SD) and Spinal Injury (SI) without RW- Reading and cancelled. any associated neurological/ limb dysfunction. Writing d) Autism Spectrum Disorder (Mild), Intellectual SE- Seeing 1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Disability, Specific Learning Disability, Mental A. Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2024) Illness H- Hearing Not below 20 years and not above 28 years as on 01.04.2024, i.e. e) Multiple Disabilities involving (a) to (d) above C- Communication candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1996 and not later than 01.04.2004 (both days inclusive). A. Visual Impairment (VI): Only those Visually Impaired (VI) persons who suffer from any one of the following conditions, after best correction, are eligible Relaxation of Upper age limit: to apply. a. Blindness: Sr. Category Age Relaxation i. Total absence of sight; OR 1. SC/ ST 5 years ii. Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the 2. OBC 3 years better eye with best possible correction; OR 3. PwBD (Gen/ EWS) 10 years iii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 4. PwBD (SC/ ST) 15 years 10 degree. OR 5. PwBD (OBC) 13 years b. Low Vision: 6. Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex- Actual period of service rendered in Servicemen defense services + 3 years, (8 years i. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 upto 3/60 for Disabled Ex- Servicemen or upto 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. corrections; OR age of 50 years ii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 7. Widows, Divorced women and 7 years (subject to maximum age limit women judicially separated from of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 40 degree up to 10 degree. their husbands & who are not years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST B. Hearing Impaired (HI): remarried candidates) a. Deaf: means person having 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in 8. Trained Apprentices of SBI SC/ST - 6 years, OBC - 4 years, GEN/ EWS - 1 year, PwBD (SC/ST) – 16 both ears. years, PwBD (OBC) – 14 years, PwBD (Gen/EWS) - 11 years b. Hard of Hearing: means person having 60 DB to 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears. Page 3 of 11 C. Locomotor Disabilities (LD): Only those persons are eligible to apply a. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of scribe in the under Locomotor Disability (LD) category who have inability to execute exam should carefully indicate the same in their online application form. distinctive activities associated with movement of self and objects b. Both the candidate and the scribe will have to give a suitable resulting from affliction of musculoskeletal or nervous system or both, undertaking, in the prescribed format with passport size photograph of the including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Muscular scribe at the time of online examination. Dystrophy, Acid Attack Victims, Spinal Deformity (SD) and Spinal Injury c. Such candidates who are eligible to use a scribe shall be eligible for (SI) without any associated neurological/ limb dysfunction. compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination Orthopedically challenged persons are covered under locomotor whether availing the facility of scribe or not. disability with following benchmark: d. Candidate will have to arrange their own scribe and at their own cost. e. Any candidate who is not eligible to use scribe as per guidelines, as i. OA - One arm affected (Right or Left) referred above, uses scribe in the online examination shall be disqualified ii. BA – Both arms affected to participate further in the recruitment process. iii. OL - One leg affected (Right or Left) f. Any candidate who is using scribe should ensure that he is eligible to iv. BL – Both Leg affected use scribe in the exam as per the guidelines mentioned above. Persons with OA & BA category should have normal bilateral hand g. Any candidate using scribe in violation of the above guidelines shall functions. stand disqualified and can be removed from service without notice, if already joined the Bank. a. "Leprosy cured person" means a person who has been cured of h. During the examination, at any stage, if it is found that the scribe leprosy but is suffering from: is independently answering / solving the question himself/ herself, i. Loss of sensation in hands or feet as well as loss of sensation the examination session for such candidate will be terminated, and and paresis in the eye and eye-lid but with no manifest candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The candidature of such deformity; candidates using the services of a scribe will also be cancelled if it ii. Manifest deformity and paresis but having sufficient mobility in is reported after the examination by the test administrator personnel their hands and feet to enable them to engage in normal that the scribe independently answered the questions. economic activity; i. Scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide iii. Extreme physical deformity as well as advanced age which Office Memorandum F.No.16-110/2003-DDIII dated February 26, 2013 of prevents him/ her from undertaking any gainful occupation, and Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, the expression "leprosy cured" shall be construed accordingly; Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi and clarification issued by b. “Cerebral palsy" means a Group of non-progressive neurological Government of India, Ministry of Financial, Deptt. of Financial Services conditions affecting body movements and muscle coordination, vide letter No. F. No. 3/2/2013-Welfare dated 26.04.2013. caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, usually occurring before, during or shortly after birth; ii. Further, In terms of Office Memorandum F. No.29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10/08/2022 of GOI Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, c. "Dwarfism" means a medical or genetic condition resulting in an Department of Empowerment of persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)), adult height of 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimeters) or less; the facility of scribe and/or compensatory time shall be granted solely to d. "Muscular dystrophy" means a group of hereditary genetic muscle the Persons with Disabilities covered under section 2(s) of the RPwD Act disease that weakens the muscles that move the human body and 2016 but not covered under the definition of section 2(r) of the said act persons with multiple dystrophy have incorrect and missing (i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty information in their genes, which prevents them from making the in writing), to those having difficulty in writing, subject to a production of proteins they need for healthy muscles. It is characterised by a certificate to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, that scribe is essential to write examination on his/ her behalf from the and death of muscle cells and tissue; competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as e. "Acid attack victims" means a person disfigured due to violent per prescribed Proforma at Appendix-I of the said O.M. In case the assaults by throwing of acid or similar corrosive substance. candidate opts to bring his own scribe, the qualification of the scribe D. ‘d’ & ‘e’: Only those persons, who suffer from any one of the following should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the types of disabilities, are eligible to apply under this category: examination. Candidate opting for own scribe should submit details of the a. “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD) means a heterogeneous group own scribe as per Proforma at Appendix-II of the said O.M. of conditions wherein there is a deficit in processing language, spoken 3. EX-SERVICEMEN (XS): or written, that may manifest itself as a difficulty to comprehend, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations and includes such Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-Servicemen who fulfill the conditions as perceptual disabilities, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, revised definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home dyspraxia and developmental aphasia. Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Notification b. “Mental Illness” (MI) means a substantial disorder of thinking, No.36034/5/85/ Estt (SCT) dated 27th October, 1986 as amended from mood, perception, orientation or memory that grossly impairs time to time. judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality or ability to meet Disabled Ex-Servicemen (DXS): Ex-Servicemen who while serving in the ordinary demands of life, but does not include retardation which Armed Forces of the Union were disabled in operation against the enemy is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind of a or in disturbed areas shall be treated as Disabled Ex-Servicemen. person, specially characterised by sub normality of intelligence. Dependents of Servicemen killed in Action: Servicemen killed in the c. "Autism spectrum disorder (Mild)" (ASD- M) means a neuro- following operations would be deemed to have been killed in action developmental condition typically appearing in the first three years attributable to Military Service (a) war (b) warlike operations or border of life that significantly affects a person's ability to communicate, skirmishes either with Pakistan on cease fire line or any other country (c) understand relationships and relate to others, and is frequently Fighting against armed hostiles in a counter insurgency environment viz. associated with unusual or stereotypical rituals or behaviour. Nagaland, Mizoram, etc. (d) Serving with peace-keeping mission abroad (e) Laying or clearance of mines including enemy mines as also mine d. “Multiple Disabilities” means multiple disabilities involving (A) to sweeping operation between one month before and three months after (D) above. conclusion of an operation (f) Frost-bite during actual operations or during Note: Only “Person with benchmark disability” would be eligible for the period specified by the Government (g) Dealing with agitating Para- reservation with not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified Military forces personnel (h) IPKF personnel killed during the operations in disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person Sri Lanka. The reservation available to such candidates shall be as with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable mentioned under point no. (b) given under the vacancy table. terms, as certified by the certifying authority. For the purpose of this reservation, the member of family would include his A person who wants to avail the benefit of reservation will have to submit widow, son and daughter or near relations who agree to support his family. The latest Disability Certificate, on prescribed format, issued by Medical Authority relaxation in upper age and educational qualifications available to Ex- or any other notified Competent Authority (Certifying Authority). The servicemen will not be available to dependents of Servicemen killed in action. certificate should be dated on or before last date of registration of application. NOTE: Use of Scribe & compensatory time: A. i. Candidates, who are released/retired from Armed Forces, are required i. The facility of scribe would be allowed to a person who has disability of 40% to submit a certificate as per Proforma ‘A' attached to this or more if so desired by the person and is meant for only those persons with advertisement if they do not possess discharge certificate/booklet. disability who have physical limitation to write including that of speed. In all ii. The candidates, who are still serving in Armed Forces and desirous of such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply: applying under Ex-Servicemen category will be required to submit a Page 4 of 11  certificate (Proforma ‘B’) from the competent authority showing NOTE: Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given his/her date of completion of the Specific Period of Engagement in the 'Acquaint Yourself' booklet, which will be made available to the (SPE) along with declaration (Proforma ‘C’). Such candidates whose eligible candidates along with the call letter for the test. SPE is completed on or before 31.10.2025 only are eligible to apply under this recruitment. They will also be required to submit the * List of medium of examination according to state applied for: release letter along with a self-declaration at the time of joining the Bank that he/she is entitled to the benefits admissible to Ex- Sr. State/UT Medium of Exam Servicemen in terms of Govt. of India rules. 1 Andaman & Nicobar English, Hindi iii. Those candidates, who have already completed their initial period of 2 Andhra Pradesh English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu engagement and are on extended assignment, are required to submit certificate as per Proforma ‘D'. If selected, such candidates 3 Arunachal Pradesh English, Hindi mentioned in (ii) and (iii) above, should get released and join the Bank 4 Assam English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali on or before 31.12.2025. These certificates are required to be 5 Bihar English, Hindi, Urdu submitted at the time of joining invariably. 6 Chhattisgarh English, Hindi B. The Territorial Army Personnel will be treated as Ex-Servicemen w.e.f. 15.11.1986. 7 Chandigarh English, Hindi, Punjabi C. An Ex-Serviceman who has once joined a Government job on the civil 8 Delhi English, Hindi side after availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-Serviceman for 9 Goa English, Hindi, Konkani his re-employment, his Ex-Serviceman status will be governed in terms 10 Gujarat English, Hindi, Gujarati of OM No.36034/1/2014-Estt.(Res.) dated 14.08.2014 of Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. 11 Haryana English, Hindi, Punjabi 4. SELECTION PROCEDURE: The selection process will consist of on-line 12 Himachal Pradesh English, Hindi test (Preliminary & Main exam) and test of specified opted local language. 13 Jammu & Kashmir English, Hindi, Urdu Phase-I: Preliminary Examination: Online Preliminary Exam consisting 14 Jharkhand English, Hindi of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would 15 Karnataka English, Hindi, Kannada be of 1-hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows: 16 Kerala English, Hindi, Malayalam Sl. Name of Test Medium of No. of Max. Duration 17 Ladakh English, Hindi, Urdu Exam Questions Marks 1. English language English 30 30 20 min. 18 Lakshadweep English, Hindi, Malayalam 2. Numerical Ability * 35 35 20 min. 19 Madhya Pradesh English, Hindi 3. Reasoning Ability * 35 35 20 min. 20 Maharashtra English, Hindi, Marathi Total * 100 100 1 Hour 21 Manipur English, Hindi, Manipuri Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above. There will be 22 Meghalaya English, Hindi negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4 th of mark 23 Mizoram English, Hindi assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer. No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual test OR for 24 Nagaland English, Hindi aggregate score. Section wise marks will not be maintained. 25 Odisha English, Hindi, Odia [[ Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank 26 Puducherry English, Hindi, Tamil (approximately 10 times the numbers of vacancies. subject to availability) 27 Punjab English, Hindi, Punjabi will be shortlisted for the Main Exam from the list of all candidates arranged 28 Rajasthan English, Hindi in descending order of aggregate marks scored. 29 Sikkim English, Hindi Phase - II: Main Examination: Structure of Online Main Exam would be 30 Tamil Nadu English, Hindi, Tamil as follows: 31 Telangana English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu Sl. Name of Test Medium of No. of Max. Duration Exam Questions Marks 32 Tripura English, Hindi, Bengali 1. General/ Financial * 50 50 35 min. 33 Uttar Pradesh English, Hindi, Urdu Awareness 34 Uttarakhand English, Hindi 2. General English English 40 40 35 min. 3. Quantitative Aptitude * 50 50 45 min. 35 West Bengal English, Hindi, Bengali 4. Reasoning Ability & * 50 60 45 min. Computer Aptitude Test of specified opted local language: Total 190 200 2 Hr. 40 Those who qualify for selection and produce 10th or 12th standard mark min. sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above. language will not be subjected to any Language test. In case of others There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th (qualified for selection), specified opted local language test will be of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer. conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates who fail to qualify this test will not be offered appointment. Candidates not found Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage marks on proficient in specified opted local language would be disqualified. aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/XS/DXS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon). Minimum qualifying marks on aggregate will be as Provisional Selection (Subject to qualifying specified opted local decided by the bank. No minimum qualifying marks for individual subject language). are prescribed. Section wise marks will not be maintained. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be Trained apprentices of SBI may be given weightage in the Main added for the selection and only the aggregate marks obtained in Main Examination by awarding 2.5% of the maximum marks (i.e. 5 marks out of Examination (Phase-II) will be considered for preparation of the final merit 200 marks) as bonus marks. The bonus marks will be added to the list. Provisional selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s aggregate score of the candidate to arrive at the final aggregate score. performance in the test (Main Examination). These bonus marks will be given only if an apprentice has completed the apprenticeship in SBI successfully on or before 30.11.2024 and his/ her Final selection will be subject to- conduct and performance is found to be satisfactory during the entire i. Verification of eligibility for the post and information furnished in the training period. Successful completion of Apprenticeship training online application. refers to passing of skill evaluation test (Trade Test) and Obtention of ii. Qualifying in test of specified opted local language, where applicable, joint National Apprenticeship Certificate jointly issued by SBI-NSDC/ as detailed above. BFSI-SSC. Merit list will be drawn State wise, category wise. Candidates qualified in Results of the candidates who have provisionally qualified for selection will be made available on the Bank's website. the test (main examination) will be placed according to their aggregate marks in descending order in respective States and Categories. Page 5 of 11  Wait List: A wait list of up to 50% of vacancies (State-category wise) will 10. CALL LETTERS FOR EXAMINATION: be maintained. Candidates will be released from this waitlist on quarterly a. Preliminary Examination: The candidates should download their call basis against non-joining and resignation out of the current batch only, letter and an "Acquaint yourself booklet" by entering their registration subject to the candidates securing minimum qualifying marks as may be number and password/date of birth from the Bank's website tentatively stipulated by the Bank for selection. This wait list will be valid for a period from 10 days before the exam date. of one year from the date of declaration of final result. b. Main Examination: Candidates qualified for main examination would 5. Preliminary Exam is tentatively scheduled in February 2025: A Tentative be able to download their call letter from the Bank's website (following List of examination centres is provided under Annexure I. the instructions available on the screen) tentatively from 10 days before the exam date. Candidate should choose the name of the Centre where he/ she desires c. At the time of Main Exam: Candidates must bring duly authenticated to take the examination. SBI, however, reserves the right to cancel any Preliminary Exam call letter (with authenticated copy of ID proof) as of the examination centres and/or add some other centres, at its well as Main Exam call letter at the time of Main Exam. These discretion, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility etc. documents along-with other requisite documents need to be submitted SBI also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any centre other during the Main Exam. than one he/she has opted for. d. Candidates need to bring two additional photographs (same as pasted No request for change of examination centre / date / session shall by the candidate on call letter) along-with the call letter and other be entertained. requisite documents as per information provided in the “acquaint Candidate will appear for the examination at the allotted centre at yourself booklet” and call letter. his/her own risk and expenses and SBI will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature. Candidates reporting without photograph pasted on the call letter or Any unruly behaviour/ misbehaviour in the examination hall may result without two additional photographs (same as pasted on call letter) in cancellation of candidature, disqualification from future exam will not be allowed to appear for the exam. conducted by SBI. NO HARD COPY OF THE CALL LETTER (PRELIMINARY/ MAIN)/ Call letter for Preliminary Exam: Call letter of Preliminary Exam will ACQUAINT YOURSELF BOOKLET WILL BE SENT BY POST. not be collected at the examination venue. However, it will be duly authenticated/ Stamped by the exam centre staff. Candidate will 11. IDENTITY PROOF TO BE PRESENTED/ SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF need to retain the call letter (along with authenticated/ stamped (PRELIMINARY/ MAIN) EXAMS: The candidates must bring one photo copy of the ID proof) safely. Those candidates who are called for identity proof such as passport/ Aadhar/ PAN Card/ Driving License/ Voter's Main Exam will be required to bring this call letter along-with Main Card/ Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/ Identity Card issued Exam call letter and other requisite documents as per information by School or College/ Gazetted Officer in the official letter head in original provided in the “acquaint yourself booklet” and call letter. as well as a self-attested Photocopy thereof. The photocopy of Identity However, scribe form (wherever applicable) will be collected during the proof should be presented along with call letter to the invigilators in the Preliminary Exam. examination hall, failing which or if identity of candidates is in doubt the candidate will not be permitted to appear for the test. Candidates need to bring two additional photographs (same as pasted by the candidate on call letter) along-with the call letter and 12. BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION: Bank, at various stages, may capture thumb other requisite documents as per information provided in the impression or IRIS of candidates in digital format for biometric verification “Acquaint yourself booklet” and call letter. of genuineness of the candidates. Candidate will ensure that correct thumb impression or IRIS is captured at various stages and any inconsistency will Candidates reporting without photograph pasted on the call letter lead to rejection of the candidature. In case of any candidate found to be or without two additional photographs (same as pasted on call not genuine, apart from taking legal actions against him/her, his/her letter) will not be allowed to appear for the exam. candidature will be cancelled. As such, they are advised not to apply any (It is advisable that candidate retains atleast 8 copies of the same external matter like mehandi, ink, chemical etc. on their hands. photograph which is uploaded at the time of Application as these would 13. ACTION AGAINST CANDIDATES FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT: be needed for further stages of this selection process) a. Candidates are cautioned that they should not furnish any particulars 6. PAY SCALE: Rs.24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020- that are false, tampered/fabricated and they should not suppress any 2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480. material information while filling up the application form. The starting Basic Pay is Rs.26730/- (Rs.24050/- plus two advance b. At the time of exam, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of: increments admissible to graduates). i.using unfair means during the examination OR 7. EMOLUMENTS: The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre ii.impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person OR employee payable at Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs.46,000/- per iii.misbehaving in the examination hall OR month inclusive of D.A., other allowances at the current rate and two iv. resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with additional increments for newly recruited graduate junior associates. his/her candidature for selection OR Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting. They will be v. obtaining support for his/her candidature by any unfair means. eligible for reimbursement of various perquisites, provident fund, Such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to Pension under New Pension scheme (Defined Contribution Benefit), criminal prosecution, will also be liable to be: Medical, Leave-Fare and other facilities, as per instructions of the Bank as may be issued from time to time. disqualified from the examination for which he/she is a candidate. debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any 8. PROBATION PERIOD: Selected candidates will be governed by the terms examination or recruitment conducted by Bank. and conditions of the Service Regulations of the Bank in force at the time of joining. The newly appointed Junior Associates will be on probation for a c. The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other Minimum period of 6 months. Newly recruited Junior Associates will be appeared candidates to detect patterns of similarity. On the basis of such required to complete e-lessons as prescribed by the bank during the analysis, if it is found that the responses have been shared and scores probation, for getting confirmed in the Bank, failing which their probation obtained are not genuine/valid, the Bank reserves the right to cancel his/ will be extended till completion of the same. her candidature. Further, before the probation period comes to an end, the performance of d. USE OF MOBILE PHONES, PAGERS, CALCULATORS OR ANY the newly recruited employees will be evaluated and the probation period SUCH DEVICES: of those employees whose performance fails to meet Bank's expectation, i. Mobile phones, pagers, smart watches or any other communication may be extended. devices are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is 9. PRE-EXAMINATION TRAINING: Bank will arrange pre-examination being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail training for SC/ST/OBC/Ex-servicemen/PwBD category candidates in cancellation of candidature and disciplinary action including ban from consonance with the guidelines issued by Government of India. Pre- future examinations. Examination Training will be conducted online. All eligible Candidates who ii. Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the opt for and wish to avail of Pre-Examination Training should fill in the banned item including mobile phones/pagers, smart watches etc. to relevant column in the online application. Candidates opting for Pre- the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping cannot Examination Training should login for training from Bank’s website by be assured. entering their registration number and date of birth. Intimation regarding iii. Candidates are not permitted to use or have in possession of schedule of Pre Examination Training will be shared with the candidates calculators in examination premises. through their registered email and SMS. No hard copies will be sent. Page 6 of 11 14. APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE: (Non-Refundable) Note: i. In case the face in the photograph or signature or thumb impression or hand-written declaration is unclear, the Sl. Category Fee/ intimation Charges candidate's application may be rejected. 1. SC/ ST/ PwBD/ XS/DXS Nil ii. In case the photograph/ signature/ thumb impression/ hand 2. General/ OBC/ EWS Rs 750/- written declaration is unclear, candidate may edit his Fee/ Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account application and re-upload his photograph/ signature/ thumb nor can it be held in reserve for any other exam or selection. impression/ hand written declaration/ Sbi Apprenticeship Certificate. 15. HOW TO APPLY: Candidates can apply online and no other mode of application will be accepted. 16. GENERAL INFORMATION: Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank's a. Before applying for the post, the candidate should ensure that he/ she website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings OR fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned above for the post as on https://www.sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings - Recruitment of the specified date and that the particulars furnished by him/ her are Junior Associates 2024. After registration candidates are required to pay correct in all respects. the requisite application fee through online mode by using debit card/ credit b. The candidate should ensure that the application is strictly in accordance card/ Internet Banking. with the prescribed format and is properly and completely filled. c. Candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated Helpdesk: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee/ online application form after submitting the application. intimation charges or receipt of Admission/call letter, queries may be made d. Candidates should satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the post at telephone no. 022-22820427 (between 11:00 AM and 05:00 PM only on applied for. Bank would admit to the test all the candidates applying for Bank working days) or lodge his/her query on http://cgrs.ibps.in the post with the requisite fee on the basis of information furnished in the Candidates are advised not to forget to mention ‘Recruitment of Junior online application and shall determine their eligibility only at the time of Associate-2024’ in the subject of the email. joining. Admission to tests will be purely provisional without verification Pre-requisites for Applying Online: Candidates should have valid email of age/ qualification/ category (SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ PwBD/ XS/ DXS) etc. ID & mobile no. which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It of the candidates with reference to documents. will help him/ her in getting call letter/ advices etc. by email/ SMS. e. Request for change/ correction in any particulars (including A. GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION: category) in the application form, once submitted, will not be entertained under any circumstances. No correspondence/ phone/ a. Candidates should first scan their photograph, signature, left email will be entertained in this regard. Candidates are advised hand thumb impression, hand-written declaration and SBI to fill up the online application carefully and furnish the correct Apprenticeship Certificate (if applicable) as detailed under information in the application. guidelines for scanning the photograph and signature(Annexure-II). f. Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply online well before b. The text for the hand-written declaration is as follows: the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of “I,______(Name of the candidate), Date of Birth ______hereby disconnection/inability/failure to log on to the website on account of heavy declare that all the information submitted by me in the application load on internet or website jam. form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting g. SBI does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able documents as and when required. The signature, photograph and to submit their applications within the last date on account of aforesaid left thumb impression is of mine”. reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of SBI. c. Left Thumb Impression: If a candidate is not having left thumb, h. Not more than one application should be submitted by a candidate. In he/she may use his /her right thumb for applying) case of multiple applications, only the last valid (completed) application d. Candidates to visit Bank's website will be retained and the application fee/intimation charges paid for the https://bank.sbi/careers/Current-openings or other registrations will stand forfeited. Multiple attendance/appearance by https://www.sbi.co.in/careers/Current-openings and open the a candidate in exam will be summarily rejected/candidature cancelled. appropriate Online Application Form, available under Recruitment i. The possibility for occurrence of some problems in the administration of of Junior Associates. the examination cannot be ruled out completely, which may impact test e. Fill the application carefully. Once the application is filled in delivery and/or result from being generated. In that event, every effort will completely, candidates should submit the data. In the event of be made to rectify such problem, which may include the conduct of candidates not being able to fill the data in one go, they can save another examination if considered necessary. the data already entered. When the data is saved, a provisional j. Call letter of Preliminary Exam will not be collected at the examination registration number and password will be generated by the system venue. Candidates will need to retain the call letter safely with and displayed on the screen. Candidates should note down the themselves. Those candidates who are called for Main Exam will be registration number and password. They can re-open the saved required to bring this call letter along-with Main Exam call letter and other data using registration number and password and edit the requisite documents as per information provided in the “Acquaint yourself particulars, if needed. This facility will be available three times only. booklet” and call letter. Once the application is filled in completely, candidates should k. Candidates serving in Govt./Quasi Govt. offices, Public Sector submit the data. No change/edit will be allowed thereafter. The undertakings including Nationalised Banks and Financial Institutions will registration at this stage is provisional. be required to produce proper discharge certificate from the employer at f. After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application the time of taking up the appointment, if selected. form, candidates are required to pay fees through the payment l. Caste certificate issued by Competent Authority on format prescribed by gateway integrated with the application, following the instructions the Government of India will have to be submitted by the SC/ST available on the screen. candidates, at the time of joining, if called for. g. Fee can be paid by using debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking m. SC/ST candidate who has migrated from a state where his/her community by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction is scheduled, to another state where his/her community is not scheduled, charges for online payment, if any, will be borne by the candidates. will continue to be deemed as SC/ST. h. On successful completion of transaction, e-receipt and application n. A declaration will have to be submitted in the prescribed format by form with fee details will be generated, which may be printed for candidates seeking reservation under OBC category stating that he/ she record. Printout of Application Form is NOT to be sent to SBI. does not belong to the creamy layer as on last date of registration. i. If the online transaction is not successfully completed, please o. OBC certificate containing the 'Non-creamy layer' clause, issued during register again and make payment online. the period 01.04.2024 to the date of taking up the appointment, if found B. GUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH, SIGNATURE, suitable for, will have to be submitted at the time of joining. LEFT HAND THUMB IMPRESSION, HANDWRITTEN DECLARATION p. Benefit of reservation under EWS category can be availed upon AND SBI APPRENTICESHIP CERTIFICATE (IF APPLICABLE): production of an ‘Income and Asset Certificate’ issued by a Competent Authority on the format prescribed by Govt. of India for the relevant Before applying online, a candidate will be required to have a financial year as per the extant DoPT guidelines. scanned(digital) image of his/ her photograph, signature, left hand q. Candidates are advised to keep their registered e-mail ID/mobile active thumb impression, handwritten declaration and SBI Apprenticeship for receiving advice, viz. call letters/advice etc. Certificate (If applicable) as per the specifications given in Annexure- r. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/her being declared II. Online application will not be registered unless candidates upload medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank and satisfactory photo, signature, thumb impression, handwritten declaration and SBI completion of KYE (Know your employee) formalities. Such appointment Apprenticeship Certificate as specified. will also be subject to the service and conduct rules of the Bank. Page 7 of 11 s. DECISIONS OF BANK IN ALL MATTERS REGARDING verification, inter alia including verification of police records etc. The Bank CONDUCT OF TESTS AND SELECTION WOULD BE FINAL reserves right to deny the appointment depending upon such disclosures AND BINDING ON ALL CANDIDATES. NO REPRESENTATION and/or independent verification. OR CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY THE 17. ANNOUNCEMENTS: All further announcements/details pertaining to this BANK IN THIS REGARD. process will only be published/provided on SBI authorized website t. The applicant shall be liable for civil/ criminal consequences in https://bank.sbi/web/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/web/careers from case the information submitted in his/ her application are found to time to time. be false at a later stage 18. DISCLAIMER: In case it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a u. Any legal proceedings in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising candidate does not fulfil the eligibility norms and/ or that he/ she has out of this advertisement and/or an application in response thereto can furnished any incorrect/ false information or has suppressed any material be instituted only in Mumbai and Courts/ Tribunals/ Forums at Mumbai fact(s), indulge in unfair practice during examination, his/ her candidature only shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction to try any cause/dispute. will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/ are detected even after v. The new recruits must have flair for marketing and will be required to appointment, his/ her services are liable to be terminated. Decisions of make customer calls and provide banking services, advisory services and bank in all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of written examination, cross sell products etc. inside and outside Bank premises. The duties may other tests and selection would be final and binding on all candidates. No involve extensive outdoor travelling. Depending upon requirement, there representation or correspondence will be entertained by the bank in this will be flexible working hours and working in shifts. regard. w. As record for this project will not be maintained after one year of declaration of result of online test, the information/data regarding this 19. BANK RESERVES RIGHT TO CANCEL THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS project will not be available thereafter. ENTIRELY AT ANY STAGE. x. After a candidate is selected but before joining the Bank, the candidate will be required to provide details regarding criminal case(s) pending against him /her, if any. The Bank may also conduct independent CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION This advertisement is also available on Bank’s Website: https://bank.sbi/web/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/web/careers. The Bank is not responsible for printing errors, if any. Mumbai General Manager (RP&PM) 17.12.2024 ANNEXURE-I Tentative List of Centres for Preliminary Examination and Main Examination State State State/ UT Exam Centre State/ UT Exam Centre Code Code 11 Andaman & Port Blair 30 Maharashtra Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Chhatrapati Nicobar Island Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi 12 Andhra Pradesh Anantpur, Guntur/Vijayawada, Kadapa, Mumbai/MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Raigad, Sangli, Satara, Solapur Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram. 31 Manipur Imphal 13 Arunachal Pradesh Naharlagun 32 Meghalaya Shillong, Tura 14 Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur 33 Mizoram Aizawl 15 Bihar Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, 34 Nagaland Dimapur, Kohima Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea 35 Odisha Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, 16 Chandigarh Mohali Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur 17 Chhattisgarh Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur 36 Puducherry Puducherry 18 Delhi NCR Delhi/ NCR (All NCR cities) 37 Punjab Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala 19 Goa Panaji 38 Rajasthan Ajmer, Bikaner, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur 20 Gujarat Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar, Anand, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara 39 Sikkim Gangtok 21 Haryana Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Kurukshetra 40 Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Erode, Karur, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Salem, 22 Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, 23 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu, Samba, Srinagar Virudhunagar 24 Jharkhand Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi 41 Telangana Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal 25 Karnataka Bengaluru, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Hubli-Dharwad, 42 Tripura Agartala Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi 43 Uttar Pradesh Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, 26 Kerala Alappuzha, Idukki, Kannur, Kochi/Ernakulam, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida & Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur Greater Noida, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Varanasi 27 Ladakh Leh, Kargil 44 Uttarakhand Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee 28 Lakshadweep Kavaratti 45 West Bengal Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Siliguri 29 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain Page 8 of 11  ANNEXURE-II Guidelines for scanning and Upload of Photograph, Signature, Left Hand Thumb Impression, Hand-written Declaration and SBI Apprenticeship Certificate Before applying online, a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) Ensure that Photo, Signature thumb impression, hand-written image of his/ her photograph, signature, left hand thumb impression, declaration and SBI Apprenticeship Certificate are uploaded at the handwritten declaration and SBI Apprenticeship certificate as per specified spaces only in the online application form. specifications given below. Scanning the documents: a. The text for the hand-written declaration is as follows: Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch) “I,______(Name of the candidate), Date of Birth ______, hereby Set color to true color. declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form File size as specified above. is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature/ when required. The signature, photograph and left thumb impression is left thumb impression/ hand-written declaration/ SBI Apprenticeship of mine”. Certificate, then use the upload editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above). b. Left Thumb Impression: If a candidate is not having left The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is: thumb, he/she may use his /her right thumb for applying). image01. jpg or image01.jpeg Image dimensions can be checked by listing the folder files or moving the mouse over the file image icon. (i) Photograph Image: (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm) Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain documents in Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture..jpeg format by using MS Paint or MSOffice Picture Manager. Scanned Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured, documents in any format can be saved in.jpg format by using ‘Save As’ preferably white, background. option in the File menu. Size can be adjusted by using crop and then Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face resize option. If picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself in shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows Procedure for Uploading the documents: If you have to use flash, ensure there's no "red-eye" While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be provided If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes with links to upload his/her photograph, signature, left thumb impression, can be clearly seen. handwritten declaration and SBI Apprenticeship Certificate. Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is Click on the respective link “Upload Photograph/ Signature/ left thumb allowed but it must not cover your face. impression/ hand-written declaration”. Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred) Browse and Select the location where the Scanned Photograph/ Signature/ Size of file should be between 20 kb–50 kb left thumb impression/ hand-written declaration file has been saved. Ensure that size of the scanned image is not more than 50kb. If the size of Select the file by clicking on it. the file is more than 50 kb, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as Click the ‘Open/Upload’ button. the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during the process of scanning. If the file size and formats are not as prescribed, an error message will be Photo uploaded should be of appropriate size and clearly visible. displayed. It is advisable that candidate retains about 8 copies of the same Preview of the uploaded image will help to see the quality of the image. In photograph which is uploaded at the time of online application as case of unclear/ smudged, the same may be re-uploaded to the expected these would be needed for further processes of this selection process. clarity/ quality. (ii) Signature, Left thumb impression and Hand-writing declaration Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your Image and SBI Apprenticeship Certificate: photograph, signature, left thumb impression, hand-written The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen. declaration and SBI Apprenticeship Certificate (If applicable) as o Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred) specified. o Size of file should be between 10 kb – 20 kb o Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20 kb. Note: o Signature uploaded should be of appropriate size and clearly (1) In case the face in the photograph or signature or left thumb visible. impression or the handwritten declaration is unclear / smudged the The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper candidate’s application may be rejected. with black or blue ink. o File type: jpg / jpeg (2) After uploading the Photograph / signature / left thumb impression / o Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required hand-written declaration in the online application form candidates quality) i.e. 3 cm x 3 cm (Width x Height). should check that the images are clear and have been uploaded o File Size: 20 kb – 50 kb correctly. In case the photograph or signature or left thumb The applicant has to write the declaration in English clearly on a white impression or the handwritten declaration is not prominently visible, paper with black ink. the candidate may edit his/ her application and re-upload his/ her o File type: jpg / jpeg photograph or signature or left thumb im