State Bank of India (SBI) require 20000 Clerical Staff - Recruitment of clerks in State Bank of India 2008

CENTRAL RECRUITMENT & PROMOTION DEPARTMENT ADVERTISEMENT NO. CRPD/CR/2008-09/1

RECRUITMENT OF CLERICAL STAFF IN STATE BANK OF INDIA

Central Recruitment & Promotion Department, State Bank of India, Corporate Centre, Mumbai invites on-line applications from Indian citizens for appointment in the Clerical Cadre posts in State Bank of India. Candidates are requested to apply online between 01.05.2008 and 31.05.2008 through Bank’s website www.statebankofindia.com and www.sbi.co.in. For applying on-line, the candidates should go to a CBS branch of SBI, pay the amount of fees and get cash Receipt wih unique deposit journal number. This number should be correctly entered while registering an application on-line. No other means / mode of application / print-out will be accepted.

Last Date of On-line Registration : 31st May 2008
Date of Written Examination : 06th July 2008

1. Scale of Pay : 4410-215/3-5055-335/3-6060-470/4-7940-500/3-9440-560/4-11680-970/ 1-12650-560/1-13210

2. Emoluments : The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at Metro like Mumbai are around Rs. 7600/- per month for Graduates inclusive of D.A. and other allowances at the current rate. Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting. The new recruits must have flair for marketing and will be required to make customer calls and provide banking services, advisory services and cross sell products etc. inside and outside Bank premises. The duties involve extensive outdoor travelling. Depending upon requirement, there will be flexible working
hours and working in shifts.

3. Educational Qualification (as on 01.07.2008)
a. “Minimum 12th standard (10+2) pass or equivalent qualification there of with a minimum of 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD/XS). OR A degree from a recognised university (graduation level) with a minimum of 40% marks” (35% for SC/ST/PWD/XS).“Candidates appearing for the 12th/Gaduation examinations during this year will be allowed to appear provisionally for the written examination subject to their submitting the original marksheet as a proof of passing the qualifying examination at the time of interview” if called for the same.

b. Should be able to write and speak English fluently.
c. Knowledge of other Indian language will be an added qualification.
Age :
a) Minimum Age : 18 years ; Maximum Age : 28 years (as on 01.07.2008.) Candidates born between 30.06.1980 & 01.07.1990 both days inclusive are only eligible to apply.
b) The upper age limit will be relaxed as under :
i) For SC/ST, Orthopaedically handicapped, Ex-servicemen/Disabled Ex-servicemen/OBC etc. as per guidelines laid down by Government of India.
ii) For persons who have ordinarily been domicited in Kashmir Division of J & K State during 01.01.80 to 31.12.89, by 5 years.
iii) For widows, divorced women & women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried, by 9 years, subject to maximum age limit of 35 years for General and 40 years for SC/ST Candidates.

Application Fees and / or Postal Charges.

SC / ST / PWD / XS - Rs. 50/- (Postal Charges only)

All Others - Rs. 250/- (App. fees plus postage charges)

Selection Procedure :
All eligible candidates should apply online before the last date for registering of applications.

a) Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test and interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test or interview. The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be printed in bilingual i.e., English & Hindi.
b) The written test will be of Objective type consisting of (i) General Awareness (ii) General English (iii) Quantitative Aptitude (iv) Reasoning Ability (v) Marketing Aptitute / Computer Knowledge

There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective tests. Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests.
Candidates in the ratio of 3 times the number of vacancies will be called for interview on the basis of order of merit, subject to their having secured at least 40% overall of marks (35% for SC/ST/PWD) in (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above besides obtaining pass marks in each objective type test.

for More Details Download Notification (http://forms.sbi.co.in/sbi-crpd-eng-new_07-05-08.pdf)