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SBI Clerk (JA) Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Version SBI JA 2026 detailed advertisement CRPD/CR/2026-27/17 · current
SBI Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) 2026. Prelims 100 marks in 1 hour, Mains 200 marks in 2 hours 40 minutes, then local language test.
Exam facts
- Conducted byState Bank of India (CRPD)
- Post nameJunior Associate (Customer Support & Sales)
- Age (as on 1 Apr 2026)20 to 28 years (relaxation for reserved categories)
- QualificationGraduation in any discipline
- StagesPrelims → Mains → Local Language Proficiency Test
- Negative marking1/4 of the marks of the question
- Sectional cut-offNone; minimum aggregate marks as decided by the Bank
- BonusTrained SBI apprentices get 5 bonus marks (2.5% of 200) in Mains
Exam pattern
Prelims (objective)
- English Language30 Qs30 marks20 min
- Numerical Ability35 Qs35 marks20 min
- Reasoning Ability35 Qs35 marks20 min
- Total100 Qs100 marks1 hour
About 10 times the vacancies are called for Mains.
Mains (objective)
- General / Financial Awareness50 Qs50 marks35 min
- General English40 Qs40 marks35 min
- Quantitative Aptitude50 Qs50 marks45 min
- Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude50 Qs60 marks45 min
- Total190 Qs200 marks2 hr 40 min
Separately timed sections.
Topic-wise syllabus
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Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 19
- Seating arrangement (linear, circular)
- Puzzles
- Inequalities
- Syllogism
- Coding-decoding
- Blood relations
- Direction and distance
- Order and ranking
- Alphanumeric series
- Input-output
- Data sufficiency
- Computer basics and history
- Hardware, memory and storage
- Operating systems and software
- MS Office
- Internet, networking and protocols
- Database (DBMS) basics
- Cyber security and threats
- Abbreviations and shortcuts
Numerical Ability / Quantitative Aptitude 13
- Simplification and approximation
- Number series
- Quadratic equations
- Data interpretation (table, bar, line, pie)
- Percentage, ratio and proportion, average
- Profit and loss
- Simple and compound interest
- Time and work
- Speed, time and distance; trains; boats
- Mixture and alligation
- Ages, partnership
- Mensuration (basic)
- Permutation, combination and probability
English Language 8
- Reading comprehension
- Cloze test
- Error spotting / sentence correction
- Fillers (single and double)
- Para jumbles / sentence rearrangement
- Word swap and word usage
- Phrase replacement
- Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms)
General / Financial Awareness 5
- Current affairs of the last 6 months
- Banking awareness: RBI, monetary policy, banking terms, financial institutions
- Economy and government schemes
- Digital banking and payments (UPI, NPCI, CBS, NEFT, RTGS, IMPS)
- Static GK: HQs, currencies, national parks, dams, important days, committees, books and authors
Pattern, marks, timing, age and marking scheme are from the official source: SBI JA 2026 detailed advertisement CRPD/CR/2026-27/17. Topic lists follow the notification’s syllabus where it gives one; otherwise they are the standard topics asked in past papers. Always confirm with the latest official notification before the exam.
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