SBI Recruitment Notification out for 8500 Apprentice Posts

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020 –  8500   Post Eligibility, Salary, Admit Card, Exam Date, and Full Notification – State Bank of India has released the job notification for the apprentices for SBI branches across India. There are  8500 vacancies to be filled through this recruitment. Candidates with the qualification of any degree can apply for this job. The selection is based on an online examination. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for this post online before the last date. Here we discussed the detailed eligibility and application process.

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020 Notification

The latest SBI notification 2020 is for the recruitment of Apprentice. There is a total of 8500 vacant posts available to apply in SBI, All India.

Exam Conducting Authority	State Bank of India (SBI)
Name of Recruitment	SBI Apprentice 2020
Vacancies	8500
Online Registration	20th November 2020- 10th December 2020
Online Exam Test	January 2021 (tentative)
Selection Process	Written Test & Test of Local Language
Job Location	Various States
Official Website	sbi.co.in

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020 Vacancy Details

The total number of vacancies for the SBI Apprentice 2020 exam has been released along with its notification. As per the notification, 8500 vacancies have been introduced by SBI for SBI Apprentices 2020 exam. The vacancies are released for all states and union territories of India which are mentioned below. Let’s have look at the list of Location, Local Language, and Tentative No. Of Training Seats.

SBI Apprentice 2020 Vacancy Detail
State/UT	Language	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total
Gujarat	Gujarati	33	72	129	48	198	480
Andhra Pradesh (AP)	Telugu/Urdu	99	43	167	62	249	620
Karnataka	Kannada	96	42	162	60	240	600
Madhya Pradesh (MP)	Hindi	64	86	64	43	173	430
Chhattisgarh	Hindi	10	28	5	9	38	90
West Bengal	Bengali/Nepali	110	24	105	48	193	480
Odisha	Odia	64	88	48	40	160	400
Himachal Pradesh (HP)	Hindi	32	5	26	13	54	130
Haryana	Hindi/Punjabi	30		43	16	73	162
Punjab	Punjabi/Hindi	75		54	26	105	260
Tamil Nadu	Tamil	89	4	126	47	204	470
Pondicherry	Tamil			1		5	6
Delhi	Hindi	1		1		5	7
Uttarakhand	Hindi	48	8	34	26	153	269
Telangana	Telugu/Urdu	73	32	124	46	185	460
Rajasthan	Hindi	122	93	144	72	289	720
Kerala	Malayalam	14	1	38	14	74	141
Uttar Pradesh	Hindi/Urdu	253	12	325	120	496	1206
Maharashtra	Marathi	64	57	173	64	286	644
Arunachal Pradesh	English		11		2	12	25
Assam	Assamese/Bengali/Bodo	6	10	24	9	41	90
Manipur	Manipuri		4	1	1	6	12
Meghalaya	English/Garo/Khasi		17	2	4	17	40
Mizoram	Mizo		8		1	9	18
Nagaland	English		15		3	17	35
Tripura	Bengali/Kokborok	5	9		3	13	30
Bihar	Hindi/Urdu	76	4	128	47	220	475
Jharkhand	Hindi/Santhali	24	42	24	20		200
G. Total		1388	725	1948	844	3595	8500

Salary(Pay Scale) Details for SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020

• The apprentices are eligible for stipend of Rs.15000/- per month during 1st year, Rs.16500/- per month during 2nd year and Rs.19000/- per month during 3rd year. The apprentices are not eligible for any other allowances/ benefits.

Duration Of Apprenticeship

Selection of candidates will be made for a period of three years on the post of SBI Apprentice. The bank is not obligated to offer full-time employment to the Apprentices after the expiry of the Apprenticeship period. After completion of three years from the date of appointment, apprentices will be relieved from their post.

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020 Eligibility Details

Education Qualification for SBI Apprentice Recruitment

• The candidate must have completed the graduation from a recognized University/ Institute
• Note: Only “person with benchmark disability” would be eligible for reservation with not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability has not been denied in measurable terms and includes a person with a disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.
• A person who wants to avail the benefit of reservation will have to submit the latest Disability Certificate, in the prescribed format, issued by Medical Authority or any other notified Competent Authority (Certifying Authority) in the District of the applicant’s residence as mentioned in the proof of residence in the application. The certificate should be dated on or before the last date of registration of the application.

Age Limit for SBI Apprentice

Minimum 20 years and maximum 28 years as on 31.10.2020 i.e. candidates must have been born not earlier than 01.11.1992 and not later than 31/10/2000 (both days inclusive). Maximum age indicated is for unreserved and EWS candidates. Relaxation in upper age limit is applicable as per Government of India guidelines for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

SBI Apprentice Age Relaxation

SBI is giveing relaxation in upper age limit for several categories which has been discussed below:

Category	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe	5 years
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
General (PWD)	10 years
OBC/ OBC(PWD)	13 years
SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD)	15 years
Eligible – Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment.	5 years

Application Fee For SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020

The online application fee for SBI Apprentice 2020 exam fee has already been released. A total of Rs. 300/- is to be paid by candidates belonging to General Category as the application fee for SBI Apprentice 2020 exam. The same amount is narrowed down to Rs. 0/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.

Category	Fee
SC/ST/PWBD	No Fee
General/OBC/EWS	Rs. 300

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Selection Process SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020

Selection for engagement of apprentices would be based on the basis of

(i) Online written test and

(ii) Test of local language.

Exam Pattern for SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020

The total time duration for SBI Apprentice Online test is 1 hour (60 minutes) for 100 marks. 100 questions will be asked in the Computer Based Examination (CBE). Check the section-wise exam pattern for the online examination below. Check the updated SBI Apprentice Exam Pattern 2020 described here.

SBI Apprentice Test A: Objective Test (Online)

Name of Test	No of Questions	Max Marks	Duration
Quantitative Aptitude	25	25	15 mins
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	25	25	15 mins
General English	25	25	15 mins
General/Financial Awareness	25	25	15 mins
Total	100	100	1 hour

Penalty for Wrong Answers:

There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 1/4th of marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Test of Local Language

The specified local languages of the states are as mentioned in notification PDF. The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular state, should be proficient (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) of the specified local language of that State as mentioned in advertisement PDF. 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 written examination.

Candidates who fail to qualify this test will not be engaged for apprentice. 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. Candidates 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.

Medical Examination

Engagement of selected apprentices is subject to his/her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank.

Final Selection will be subject to

a) Verification of eligibility for the post and information furnished in the online application
b) Qualifying in the test of specified opted local language, where applicable, as detailed above.
c) Declared fit in the Medical examination.

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020 Syllabus

The SBI Apprentice selection test will have questions from the following five sections:

• General Awareness/ Financial Awareness
• General English
• Quantitative Aptitude
• General Intelligence and Reasoning Ability
• Computer Aptitude

Let us now look at the syllabus of each of these sections in detail:

General Awareness/ Financial Awareness

• Indian Culture, Arts, Monuments, Crafts, etc
• Sports, and Sports Personalities
• Current affairs related to national and international issues of the last 6 months
• Recent credit and monetary policies
• Indian History: Ancient, Medival, Modern
• India After Independence
• Overview of the Indian Financial System
• Indian Politics, and Indian Parliament System
• Books, Authors, Awards and Honours
• Indian Geography
• Reserve Bank of India, CAG, Scheduled Banks, Private Banks
• NITI Aayog
• Indian Economy, Five Year Plans
• Indian banking System
• Basic Computer

Quantitative Aptitude

• Ratio and Proportion
• Number Systems, BODMAS Rule, LCM, HCF
• Partnership
• Probability
• Mixture and Allegations
• Time and Distance
• Percentages, Averages
• Simple Interest, Compound Interest
• Problems on Trains, Boats and Streams
• Quadratic Equations
• Profit and Loss, Discount
• Mensuration: Area, Volume, Surface Area
• Permutations and Combinations
• Bar, Graphs, Line charts, Tables
• Time and Work Partnership
• Simplification and Approximation

SBI Apprentice Syllabus: Computer Awareness

• Abbreviations
• History of computers, Modern Day Technology
• Networking and Communication
• Database Basics
• Basics of Hacking, Security Tools, and Viruses
• Basics of Hardware and Software
• Windows Operating System Basics
• Internet Terms and Services
• Basic Functionalities of MS-Office( MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint)

General Intelligence and Logical Reasoning

• Number Series, Alpha Numeric series
• Verbal Classification
• Seating Arrangements, Direction Sense
• Puzzles
• Data Sufficiency
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Analogies
• Artificial Language
• Matching Definitions
• Making Judgments
• Statement and Conclusion
• Theme Detection
• Cause and Effect
• Statement and Argument

General English

• Antonyms, Homonyms, and Synonyms
• Word Formation
• Direct and Indirect speech
• Active and Passive Voice
• Passage Completion
• Prepositions
• Sentence Improvement
• Spotting Errors
• Idioms and Phrases
• Word Substitution
• Error Correction
• Fill in the blanks, Cloze Test
• Data Interpretation
• Spelling Test
• Reading Comprehension
• Sentence Completion

How to apply for SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020

1. Visit the official website of SBI (sbi.co.in) or Click on the direct link to Apply Online mentioned above.

2. Go to the Careers section and click on the Apply Online link under the Recruitment of Apprentice 2020.

3. Click for New Registration.

3. Then you’ll be required to upload or enter your details- Basic Info, Details, Qualification, Photographs and Signature.

5. Preview your application.

6. Make Payment and do the final submit.

Points to know before apply online

• The candidate will have to apply for vacancy of one State only. A candidate applying against vacancy of one State will not be eligible to apply against vacancy of any other State.

• Candidature of the applicant will be considered only against the vacancies in the State for which he/ she has applied/ opted. Merit list will be drawn State wise, category wise.

• Selected candidates will be posted in the Circle of that State against whose vacancy they are selected.

Pre-requisites for Applying Online: Candidates should have a valid email ID and mobile no. which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will help him/her in getting call letters/advice etc. by email/SMS.

Guidelines for scanning and Upload of Photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) & Signature

Before applying online, a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph and signature as per the specifications given below:

Photograph Image:

• Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
• Size of file should be between 20kb–50 kb

Signature Image:

• Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)
• Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb
• Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020 Exam Dates

The selection of an SBI Apprentice will be based on a Computer based online exam and local language test. The tentative exam date for SBI Apprentice 2020 Exam has been released by SBI along with its notification. The important dates for SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020 exam are as follows:

Activity	Date
SBI Apprentice Notification	19th November 2020
On-line registration Starts From	20th November 2020
On-line registration Ends on	10th December 2020
Last Date for Eiditing the Application	10th December 2020
Last Date for Printing Application	25th December 2020
SBI Apprentice Call Letter	January, 2021
SBI Apprentice Online Exam Date	January, 2021
SBI Apprentice Result	_______

Important Links to Apply For SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020: The most popular in India, State Bank of India (SBI) has released a recruitment notification to recruit 8500 Apprentices in different offices of SBI across India. The selection will be based on the performance of a candidate in an online written test and local language test. The official advertisement of SBI Apprentice (CRPD/APPR/2020-21/07) states that the details related to vacancy, eligibility, fees, selection procees, salary & career path, etc is mentioned below in this post.

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