SBI CBO Recruitment 2021
The State Bank of India (SBI) invites Online Application Forms from eligible candidates for recruitment of 1226 Circle Based Officer (CBO). Interested candidates can apply for SBI CBO Recruitment 2021 Online before 29 December 2021. Please go through this post for SBI CBO vacancy details, educational qualification, eligibility criteria, Pay Scale, Application Fees and How to apply for SBI CBO Recruitment 2021 at official website https://bank.sbi/careers
SBI CBO Recruitment 2021 : Important Dates
| Events | Date |
| Starting Date for Online Application Form | 09 December 2021 |
| Last Date for Submission of Application Form | 29 December 2021 |
| Last Date to Pay Examination Fees | 29 December 2021 |
| Exam Date | January 2022 |
SBI CBO Recruitment 2021 : Eligibility Criteria
| Name of Post | Educational Qualification |
| Circle Based Officers (CBO) | Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. |
SBI CBO Recruitment 2021 : Age Limit
| Name of Post | Age Limit |
| Circle Based Officers (CBO) | 21 to 30 years |
| Age Calculate on 01.12.2021 (Please refer official notification for further age relaxation) | |
SBI CBO Recruitment 2021 : Application Fees
| Category | Fees |
| General/ EWS/ OBC | 750/- |
| SC/ ST/ PWD | Nil |
SBI CBO Recruitment 2021 : Vacancy Details
| Name of Post | No. of Vacancy |
| Circle Based Officers (CBO) | 1226 |
SBI CBO Recruitment 2021 : Circle Wise Vacancy Details
| Regular vacancies: | ||||||||
| Circle | State | Language | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Gujrati | 37 | 24 | 87 | 30 | 122 | 300 |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Kannada | 37 | 19 | 69 | 25 | 100 | 250 |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 24 | 11 | 40 | 15 | 60 | 150 |
| Chhattisgarh | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 50 | ||
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | 33 | 44 | 48 | 25 | 100 | 250 |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Hindi | 19 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 42 | 100 |
| Total | 158 | 107 | 272 | 110 | 453 | 1100 | ||
| Backlog Vacancies: | ||||||||
| Circle | State | Language | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Gujrati | – | 16 | 38 | – | – | 54 |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Kannada | – | 7 | 21 | – | – | 28 |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 8 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 12 |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | – | 26 | – | – | – | 26 |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Hindi | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Total | 13 | 52 | 61 | – | – | 126 | ||
SBI CBO Recruitment 2021 : Pay Scale
| Name of Post | Pay Scale |
| Circle Based Officers (CBO) | 36,000/- in the scale of 36000-1490/ 7-46430-1740/ 2-49910-1990/ 7-63840 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I plus one increment for each completed year of service rendered in officer cadre in Scheduled Commercial Bank/ Regional Rural Bank as on 01.12.2021. |
How to Apply for SBI CBO Recruitment 2021
| Interested Candidates can apply online through the website https://bank.sbi/careers from 09.12.2021 to 29.12.2021. Job Location : Punjab Selection Process : Selection will be based on Written Test, Screening and Interview. |
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SBI CBO Recruitment 2021 : Exam Pattern
Online Written Test:
Online written test will consist of Objective Tests for 120 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
(i) Objective Test: The duration of objective test is 2 hours and it consists of 4 Sections of total 120 marks. There will be separate timing for every section.
| Test | Name of the test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | 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 Aptitude | 20 | 20 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 120 | 2 hours |
(ii) Descriptive Test: The duration of Descriptive Test is 30 minutes. It will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) with two questions for total 50 marks. Merit list will be drawn State wise and Category wise on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in Online Written Test. There will be no sectional qualifying marks. Candidates numbering up to 3 times (approx.) of the State wise and Category wise vacancies will be shortlisted for Screening from the top of the merit list drawn on State wise and Category wise subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score, as decided by the Bank.
Penalty for Wrong Answers:
There will be no penalty for wrong answers marked in Objective Tests. Sectional Marks will not be maintained for Online Written Examination.
Screening: Online application and documents of candidates, who are shortlisted based on performance in online examination, will be placed before the Screening Committee.
The Screening Committee constituted by the Bank will examine whether the candidates fulfil the required eligibility criteria of experience. The Committee will match the job profile submitted by the candidates (certified by their existing/ previous employer(s) with whom they are/were employed) with the job profile of Scale-I Generalist Officer of the State Bank of India. In case their job profile does not match substantially or is different than the job profile of Scale-I Generalist Officer of State Bank of India, then the application of the candidate will be summarily rejected. The decision of the Bank in this regard would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Bank in this regard. The candidates, who fulfil the required experience as decided by the Screening Committee, will be called for interview.
Interview: Interview will consist of 50 marks. Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in interview to be considered for final selection. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank. Candidates qualifying for interview under ‘OBC’ category would be required to submit OBC certificate containing the ‘Non-Creamy layer’ clause. Candidates who have registered themselves as OBC but do not submit OBC ‘Non-Creamy layer’ certificate and request for interview under General category will not be entertained. Candidates qualifying for interview under EWS category would be required to submit EWS certificate issued based on gross annual income for the financial year 2020-21 as per DoPT guidelines. Candidates who have registered themselves as EWS but do not submit EWS certificate issued based on gross annual income for the financial year 2020-21 as per DoPT guidelines and request for interview under General category will not be entertained.
Final Selection: The candidates will have to qualify both in Online Written Test and Interview separately. The marks obtained in Online written Test, both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in Interview for preparing the final merit list. Final merit list would be prepared based on normalization of marks scored in Online Written Test and Interview with 75:25 weightage respectively. Marks secured by the candidates in the Online Written test (out of 170 marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and Interview scores of candidates (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list (State wise and category wise) is arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Online Written test and Interview. Selection will be made from the top ranked candidates in merit list prepared on State wise and Category wise
