State Bank of India Recruitment Notification & SBI Form – Apply Online

Recruitment of Clerical Staff in State Bank of India (SBI) Notice - State bank of India invites online 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 >> Details SBI Clerical Recruitment 2008

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.

NOTE - IT SEEMS MANY CANDIDATES ARE NOT ABLE TO LOG INTO THE SBI WEBSITE FOR ONLINE APPLICATION FORM . CHECK OUT THE LINK... How to apply for SBI Clerical

How to apply for State Bank of India ( SBI ) Clerical Recruitment

Here are the steps to apply for SBI Clerical Recruitment

1. Candidates are required to go to any CBS Branch of State Bank of India and pay the amount of fees and get receipt from the branch.

The candidates are required to apply online through website www.statebankofindia.com and www.sbi.co.in. No other means/mode of application will be accepted. The last date of registering applications is 31.05.2008. Application registration on SBI website will be open from 01.05.2008 to 31.05.2008.

2. Visit the links to apply online click here

Be ready with the following info/ material before you sit for applying:

Candidates should have a valid email id.

Candidates should have the Deposit Journal No. (receipt of payment of fees ) from CBS branch of State Bank of India before applying online.

The payment of fees should be made on or before 31.05.2008. This date will be same for the candidates belonging to far-flung areas.

The candidates should enter his /her name exactly as it appears on the payment receipt.

Candidate should note down the Registration no. and the Password for future reference.

Candidate should take a printout of the system generated application form for future reference.

Candidate should also keep the original payment receipt alongwith the printout.

It seems that the due to heavy rush, the SBI Website hosting the Online Application Form remains down. BUT KEEP ON TRYING...YOU MAY BE LUCKY SOON

TO APPLY ONLINE PLEASE VISIT THE LINK http://app1.ibps.in/SBICL/SBIapp.asp

BE PATIENT AND TRY AGAIN .. OR TRY LATE AT NIGHT OR EARLY MORNINGS . THE LINK IS WORKING FINE...YES IT IS TAKING SOME TIME BUT WORKING.

Name and Address of Company:

State bank of India

State bank of India

ADVERTISEMENT NO. CRPD/CR/2008-09/1

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 31.05.2008through Bank's website. 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:

Name of the Post: ClerkNo. of Vacancy: 20000 across india

Written Test will consist of five subjects in which objective type questions will be asked.

In general, Bank Clerk Examination consists of four subjects, namely, Test of Reasoning, Numerical Ability, Test of English Language and Clerical Aptitude. But in the scheme of examination prescribed by the State Bank of India there will be six Tests - General Awareness, Reasoning Ability , Quantitative Aptitude, General English and Computer /Marketing , General English is a compulsory subject.

It is to be it noted that Clerical Aptitude a Compulsory subject of Bank Clerk Exams has been omitted by the State Bank of India.

• Minimum 12th Standard (10+2) pass or equivalent qualification there of with a minimum 60% marks or A degree from a recognized university with a minimum 40% marks
• Approximately 200 objective type questions are asked from four Subjects namely Test of Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, Test of Clerical Aptitude and Test of English Language in almost all other Bank Clerk's Exams except that of SBI, The second Test is descriptive in nature.
• On the other hand in the scheme of SBI Clerk Exams held on 10.02.2008 06.01.2008 25.11.2007 and 19.08.2007 there was no mention of Descriptive Test There was provision of Interview after the Written Test (Objective)
• Keeping in view the new nature and pattern of the SBI Clerk Exam one must rely on the magazines, books and Practice Workbook, published by Kiran Prakashan PVT Ltd a well recognized name for more than 40 year It will ensure your success in the said exam.

As new things/ changes come out of the womb of situation, it tests the mental strength of the aspirants Certainly a little bit of uncertainty prevails in the mind It causes concern But it is the human nature that has a unique characteristic of adaptability He /she earns the strength and prepares himself/ herself for the challenge Indeed one who does, succeeds. Certainly the advertisement of the SBI Clerk Exam reveals that its standard will be on par with Bank P O Exam It will be blunder on the part of aspirants to take it with a lighter vein Earlier the General Awareness and Marketing papers were the part of Bank P .O or Specialist officer Exams of SBI The educational qualifications have been raised It will certainly upgrade the nature of questions In this changed scenario it is imperative for the aspirants to strengthen their inner nerves and rely on the books which are standard in content and updated according to the latest pattern and nature of the exam.

If an aspirant think of a clerical job in a public sector undertaking he/she rates the clerical job in Banks high The clerical job in SBI enhances the attraction to some extent Well - Knowingly SBI is the largest bank in India and in respect of the number of branches it ranks at the top globally Moreover, it provides service security, scale of pay, Perks, promotional avenues and retirement benefits in better ways as compared to other banks. That is why every aspiring candidate does try for his/her career in SBI It is a momentous Opportunity for the job seekers as they have got vacancies in large number. This rare opportunity should be availed with iron will and dogged determination.

Test Questions Max Marks Duration

General Awareness 40 40 150 Minutes

General English 40 40

Quantitative Aptitude 40 40

Reasoning Ability 40 40

Marketing/Computing 40 40