Interested and eligible applicants can apply online on the SBI official website from December 9 to 29, 2021. Applicants must register online for the recruitment process which will be carried out in phases – i) online written exam ii) selection and iii) maintenance.
The candidate will have to apply for the vacancy of only one State. A candidate applying for a vacancy in one state will not be able to apply for a vacancy in another state. Applicants working with branches of Scheduled Commercial Bank will not be eligible to apply. Candidates who have resigned from the officer rank in the SBI will not be eligible to apply.
SBI CBO 2021 recruitment: Important dates
| S. No. | Activity | Appointment |
| 1 | Online registration of the request and payment of fees | From December 9 to 29, 2021 |
| 2 | Download the call letter for the online test | January 12, 2022 (provisional) |
| 3 | Online test | January 2022 (Provisional) |
SBI CBO 2021 Recruitment: Details of the vacant position
| Circle | State | Language | SC | ST | OBC | SAP | GEN | Total |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Gujrati | 37 | 24 | 87 | 30 | 122 | 300 |
| Bangalore | Karnataka | Kannada | 37 | 19 | 69 | 25 | 100 | 250 |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 24 | 11 | 40 | 15 | 60 | 150 |
| Bhopal | Chhattisgarh | Hindi | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 50 |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | 33 | 44 | 48 | 25 | 100 | 250 |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Hindi | 19 | 5 | 24 | ten | 42 | 100 |
| Total | 158 | 107 | 272 | 110 | 453 | 1100 |
SBI CBO 2021 recruitment: vacant positions pending
| Circle | State | Language | SC | ST | OBC | SAP | GEN | Total |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Gujrati | – | 16 | 38 | – | – | 54 |
| Bangalore | Karnataka | Kannada | – | seven | 21 | – | – | 28 |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 8 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 12 |
| Bhopal | Chhattisgarh | Hindi | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | – | 26 | – | – | – | 26 |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Hindi | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Total | 13 | 52 | 61 | – | – | 126 |
SBI CBO 2021 Recruitment: Essential Academic Qualifications
Diploma in any discipline from a recognized university or any equivalent diploma recognized as such by the central government.
SBI CBO 2021 recruitment: Age limit (as of December 1, 2021)
Not less than 21 years old and not more than 30 years old as of December 1, 2021, i.e. applicants must be born on or before December 1, 2000 and no earlier than December 2, 1991 (both days included) .
Relaxation at upper age limit
| S. No. | Category | Age Relaxation |
| 1 | Scheduled caste / tribe | 5 years |
| 2 | Other backward classes (non-creamy layer) | 3 years |
| 3 | People with disabilities (PWD) – PWD (SC / ST) | 15 years |
| – PWD (OBC) | 13 years | |
| – PWD (Gen / EWS) | 10 years | |
| 4 | Eligible – Former Military | 5 years |
SBI CBO 2021 recruitment: ExperienceAt least two years of experience as an executive in any regular commercial bank or any regional rural bank listed in the second annex of the Reserve Bank of India.
SBI CBO Recruitment 2021: Selection procedure
The selection process includes an online written test, pre-selection and interview.
Written test online
The online written test will consist of objective tests for 120 points and a descriptive test for 50 points. The descriptive test will be administered immediately after the conclusion of the objective test and candidates will be required to type their answers to the descriptive test on the computer.
(i) Objective test: The duration of the objective test is 2 hours and it consists of 4 sections of 120 points in total. There will be separate timing for each section.
| Test | Name of the event | Number of Qs. | Max. Brands | Duration |
| I | English language | 30 | 30 | 30 minutes |
| II | Banking knowledge | 40 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| III | General awareness / economy | 30 | 30 | 30 minutes |
| IV | Computer skills | 20 | 20 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 120 | 2 hours |
(ii) Descriptive test: The duration of the descriptive test is 30 minutes. It will be an English language test (letter writing and essay) with two questions for a total of 50 points.
Interview: The interview will have 50 points. Applicants will need to achieve minimum qualification scores during the interview to be taken into account for the final selection. The minimum qualification scores will be decided by the Bank.
Final selection: Applicants will need to qualify separately for the online written test and interview. The marks obtained in the online written test, both in the objective test and in the descriptive test, will be added to the marks obtained in the interview for the preparation of the final merit list. The final merit list would be prepared based on the normalization of scores obtained in the online written test and interview with a weighting of 75:25 respectively.
SBI CBO 2021 recruitment: application fees (non-refundable)
| S. No. | Category | Total |
| 1 | For SC / ST / PWD applicants | None |
| 2 | For general / EWS / OBC applicants | Rs 750 / – |
Fees / charges once paid will not be refunded to any account and cannot be held in reserve for any further review or selection.
SBI CBO Recruitment 2021: How to apply
Candidates can apply online only from 09.12.2021 to 29.12.2021. No other method of application will be accepted.
Applicants will need to register online at the Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/careers. After registration, applicants are required to pay the required application fee via the online mode using a debit card / credit card / Internet Banking.
SBI CBO 2021 recruitment: Official notification
SBI CBO 2021 recruitment: Direct link to apply online
