How many SBI Clerk vacancies were announced in 2021?
In 2021, the State Bank of India (SBI) announced a total of 5,454 vacancies for the SBI Clerk exam, encompassing both Regular and Backlog Vacancies. The vacancies were distributed state-wise along with language preferences. The table below provides details of regular vacancies in various states:
| Circle | State | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 63 | 135 | 243 | 90 | 371 | 902 |
| Daman & Diu | Daman & Diu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangalore | Karnataka | 64 | 28 | 108 | 40 | 160 | 400 |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 11 | 15 | 11 | 07 | 34 | 78 |
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh | 14 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 120 |
| Bengal | West Bengal | 62 | 13 | 60 | 27 | 111 | 273 |
| A&N Islands | A&N Islands | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| Sikkim | Sikkim | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 12 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 75 |
| Chandigarh | Jammu & Kashmir | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| Haryana | Haryana | 20 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 50 | 110 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | 45 | 7 | 36 | 18 | 74 | 180 |
| Punjab | Punjab | 85 | 0 | 61 | 29 | 120 | 295 |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 89 | 4 | 127 | 47 | 206 | 473 |
| Pondicherry | Pondicherry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Delhi | Delhi | 12 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 33 | 80 |
| Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | 12 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 70 |
| Hyderabad | Telangana | 44 | 19 | 74 | 27 | 111 | 275 |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | 29 | 22 | 35 | 17 | 72 | 175 |
| Kerala | Kerala | 9 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 53 | 97 |
| Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lucknow/ Delhi | Uttar Pradesh | 73 | 3 | 94 | 35 | 145 | 350 |
| Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro | Maharashtra | 63 | 56 | 172 | 63 | 286 | 640 |
| Maharashtra | Goa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| North Eastern | Assam | 10 | 17 | 40 | 14 | 68 | 149 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| Manipur # | Manipur | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| Meghalaya | Meghalaya | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| Mizoram | Mizoram | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| Nagaland | Nagaland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Tripura | Tripura | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| Bihar | Bihar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jharkhand | Jharkhand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 722 | 423 | 1181 | 480 | 2109 | 4915 |
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In 2021, SBI had announced more than 5000 vacancies. A total of 2151 vacancies were announced for General category, 488 for EWS, 726 for SC, 440 for ST and 1195 for OBC. The state-wise SBI Clerk vacancy break-up is given below:
Circle | Total Vacancies |
Ahmedabad | 902 |
Bangalore | 400 |
Bhopal | 78 |
120 | |
Bengal | 273 |
15 | |
12 | |
Bhubaneswar | 75 |
Chandigarh | 12 |
8 | |
180 | |
15 | |
295 | |
Chennai | 473 |
2 | |
Delhi | 80 |
70 | |
Delhi/ Chandigarh | 110 |
Hyderabad | 275 |
Jaipur | 175 |
Kerala | 97 |
3 | |
Lucknow/ Delhi | 350 |
Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro |
640 |
Maharashtra | 10 |
North Eastern |
149 |
15 | |
18 | |
14 | |
20 | |
10 | |
19 |
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The SBI Clerk 2026 prelims admit card will be released around 10 to 15 days prior to the examination date. It will be released on the official portal. Candidates required their login credentials including registration number/roll number and password/date of birth to download the hall ticket.
SBI Clerk prelims result 2025 was announced on October 4. The result can be downloaded by logging with the required credentials. Shortlisted candidates will appear for the Mains exam.
The prelims exam was conducted on September 20, 21, 27, 2025. The Mains exam will be conducted on November 15 and 16, 2025.
Few important points related to SBI Clerk exam centres are given below:
- Candidates are required to choose the name of the SBI Clerk exam centre where they want to appear in the exam
- SBI reserves the right to cancel any of the exam centres or add some other centres at its discretion, depending up
Candidates who are in their final year/semester of graduation can apply provisionally as per SBI Clerk qualification. They need to produce proof of having passed the examination on or before the joining date.
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