SBI Apprentice Exam Date 2023 for 6160 Posts, Exam Pattern

SBI Apprentice Exam Date 2023: The State Bank of India (SBI) is going to fill 6160 Apprentice posts through SBI Apprentice Exam 2023. The selection will be based on the performance of a candidate in an online written test and a local language test. The candidates will be selected for a 1-year Apprenticeship program with the State Bank of India. The online application process for SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023 has been successfully completed. SBI Apprentice Exam 2023 is tentatively scheduled to be held in October/November 2023 at www.sbi.co.in. Go through the page to know more about the SBI Apprentice Exam Date.

SBI Apprentice Notification 2023 Out

The official notification PDF against advt no. CRPD/APPR/2023-24/17 for SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023 exam is released for 6160 vacancies at the official website of SBI www.sbi.co.in. The candidates willing to apply for the Apprenticeship program with the State Bank of India must go through the detailed advertisement released by SBI before applying for the vacancies. All the candidates can now check the detailed notification of SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023 by clicking on the link given below for reference. 

SBI Apprentice Notification 2023- Click to Download PDF

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023- Overview

The selection of an SBI Apprentice will be based on a Computer-based online exam and local language test. The complete details for the engagement of Apprentices has been notified with the release of the SBI Apprentice Notification 2023. The summarised information related to SBI Apprentice 2023 has been tabulated below. 

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023
Organisation State Bank of India (SBI)
Posts Apprentice
Advt No.  CRPD/APPR/2023-24/17
Vacancies 6160
Category Govt Jobs
Mode of Application Online
SBI Apprentice Exam Date October/November 2023
Selection Process Computer-based online exam and local language test
Salary Rs. 15000/-
Duration of Apprenticeship program 1 year
Official website www.sbi.co.in

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023- Exam Date

State Bank of India (SBI) has released the SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023 Notification and the SBI Apprentice Exam 2023 for 6160 vacancies is going to be held in October/November 2023 and the exact date will be announced soon. The important dates for the SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023 exam are as follows:

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023- Important Dates
Activity Date
SBI Apprentice Notification 2023 31st August 2023
Online Registration Starts From 01st September 2023 
Online registration Ends on 21st September 2023 
Last Date for Editing the Application 21st September 2023 
Last Date for Printing Application 06th October 2023
SBI Apprentice Admit Card 2023 07 to 10 days before the exam date
SBI Apprentice Online Exam Date 2023 October/November 2023

SBI Apprentice Admit Card 2023- Click to Check

SBI Apprentice Vacancy 2023

The total number of vacancies for the SBI Apprentice 2023 exam has been released along with its SBI Apprentice Notification. As per the notification, 6160 vacancies have been announced by SBI. The vacancies are released for all states and union territories of India which are mentioned below. Let’s have a look at the state-wise and category-wise SBI Apprentice vacancies along with Local Language.

SBI Apprentice Vacancy 2023
States/UT Vacancies Official Languages
Andhra Pradesh 390 Telugu, Urdu
UT Andaman & Nicobar Islands 08 Hindi/English
Arunachal Pradesh 20 English
Assam 121 Assamese/Bengali/Bodo 
Bihar 50 Hindi, Urdu
UT Chandigarh 25 Hindi/Punjabi
Chhattisgarh 99 Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Delhi Hindi
Goa 26 Konkan, Marathi, English
Gujarat 291 Gujarati
Haryana 150 Hindi, Punjabi
Himachal Pradesh 200 Hindi, English
UT Jammu & Kashmir 100 Urdu, English
Jharkhand 27 Santali, Bengali
Karnataka 175 Kannada
Kerala 222 Malyalam, English
UT Ladakh 10 Ladakhi/Urdu/Bhoti
Madhya Pradesh 298 Hindi
Maharashtra 466 Marathi
Manipur 20 Manipuri
Meghalaya 31 English, Garo, Khasi
Mizoram 17 Mizo
Nagaland 21 English
Odisha 205 Oriya
UT Pondicherry 26 Tamil
Punjab 365 Punjabi
Rajasthan 925 Hindi
Sikkim 10 Nepali
Tamil Nadu 648 Tamil, English
Telangana 125 Telugu, Urdu
Tripura 22 Bengali, Kokborok
Uttar Pradesh 412 Hindi, Urdu
Uttarakhand 125 Hindi, Sanskrit
West Bengal 328 Bengali, Nepali
Total 6160
SBI Apprentice Vacancy 2023: Category-Wise
Categories Vacancy
General 2665
EWS 603
OBC 1389
SC 989
ST 514
Total Vacancies 6160 Posts

SBI Apprentice 2023 Apply Online

The online registration process for SBI Apprentice 2023 exam will end on 21st September 2023 as mentioned in the SBI Apprentice Notification 2023. The candidates who are eligible and interested have to apply for SBI Apprentice 2023 exam through the official site of SBI at www.sbi.co.in. The direct link to submit your SBI Apprentice Application Form is linked below.

SBI Apprentice 2023 Online Application Link (Inactive)

SBI Apprentice 2023 Application Fee

The online application fee for SBI Apprentice 2023 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 2023 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

Steps to Apply Online for SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023

Follow the steps mentioned below to Apply Online for SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023-

Step 1. Visit the official website of SBI Careers @https://sbi.co.in/web/careers/ 

Step 2. Scroll down the page, Click on “Current Openings”>> ENGAGEMENT OF APPRENTICES UNDER THE APPRENTICES ACT, 1961>> Apply Online. 

Step 3. Click for New Registration provided on the topmost right corner of the home page of the link provided above to start your registration process for the SBI Apprentice Exam.

Step 4. Start your application process for SBI Apprentice by providing your basic details such as name, contact number, email id, address etc. and click on the save and next button.

Step 5. Upload your SBI Apprentice handwritten declaration, photograph and signature in the required format as provided by the State Bank of India. 

Step 6. Fill in your academic details in this step of your online application process. Click on the save and next button after filling in the details.

Step 7. Preview your application form and pay your Application Fee through Online Payment Option, i.e. through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking.

Step 8. Click on “Submit” Button.

Points to know before applying online

• The candidate will have to apply for the vacancy in one State only. A candidate applying for the vacancy in one State will not be eligible to apply against the 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 from State wise, category wise.

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

SBI Apprentice 2023 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of any bank exam depend on Educational Qualification, Age Limit, Experience, Local Language etc. Detailed analysis on these factors are given below:

SBI Apprentice Educational Qualification (as on 01/08/2023)

Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University in India or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government.

SBI Apprentice Age Limit (as on 01/08/2023)

Minimum 20 years and maximum 28 years. The maximum age indicated is for unreserved and EWS candidates. Relaxation in the upper age limit is applicable as per Government of India guidelines for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

SBI Apprentice Age Relaxation

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

Relaxation in Upper Age Limit
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

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023 Selection Process

Selection for engagement of SBI apprentices would be based on the basis following exams.

(i) Online Written Test and

(ii) Test of Local Language

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023 Exam Pattern

The total time duration for the SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023 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 2023 described here.

SBI Apprentice Test A: Objective Test (Online)

Except for the test of General English, Test questions for Written examination shall be set in 13 Regional Languages viz. Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu , Urdu in addition to English and Hindi Language.

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 a penalty to arrive at a 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 the 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 the 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 for this test will not be engaged for the 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

The 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 2023 Syllabus

SBI Apprentice Syllabus 2023 is given below for all subjects, start your preparation for the written exam with the subject-wise topic.

SBI Apprentice 2023 Syllabus
Quantitative Aptitude Computer Awareness Reasoning English Language Financial / General Awareness
Quadratic Equations MS PowerPoint Spatial Orientation Tenses Books and Authors
Bar Graph Basic of Computers Syllogistic Reasoning Vocabulary Sports
Area Computer Abbreviations Similarities And Differences Antonyms Important Days
HCF LCM Modern-day Technology Arithmetical Number Series Grammar Budget and Five Year Plans
Profit & Loss Computer Organisation Non-Verbal Series Error Correction/ Recognition Science – Inventions and Discoveries
Simple & Compound Interest LAN Analysis Comprehension National and International Organizations
Average Computer Shortcut Keys Observation Subject-Verb Agreement Current Affairs
Time & Speed MS Excel Problem Solving Synonyms Awards and Honours
Simplification Input & Output Device Discrimination Proficiency in Language Major Economic News
Investment Internet Judgment Sentences Rearrangement Abbreviations
Time & Work Memory Decision Making Vocabulary  
Pie Chart Modem Relationship Concepts Adverb
Problem On Ages Basic knowledge of MS word Verbal And Figure Classification Preposition
Number Series Generations of computer Statement Conclusion Verb
Pictorial Graph WAN Analogies Unseen Passage
Percentage Arithmetic Reasoning Fill in the Blank
Visual Memory
Coding And Decoding
Spatial Visualization

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SBI Apprentice Salary Structure

The apprentices are eligible for a stipend of Rs.15000/- per month for the engagement period of one year. The apprentices are not eligible for any other allowances/ benefits.

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SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023 Result

 State Bank of India will be releasing SBI Apprentice Result 2023 tentatively after a month of the examination. The candidates who qualify the written examination will be called for Language Proficiency Test. The final result will be released after the LPT Test. 

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2023 Cut Off 

State Bank of India will be releasing SBI Apprentice Cut Off Marks along with the SBI Apprentice Result 2023. The cut-off marks will be the minimum marks required by the candidates to qualify for the examination. Click on the below link to check previous year SBI Apprentice Cut Off marks. 

SBI Apprentice Cut Off 2021
Category Cut Off Marks
General 72-78
EWS 71-77
OBC 67-64
SC 62-68
ST 57-53

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