The State Bank of India has thrown open 1,500 SBI PO Probationary Officer vacancies for 2026, with the online application window running from June 18 to July 8, 2026. Graduates in any discipline can apply through the bank's careers portal under advertisement number CRPD/PO/2026-27/09.
The recruitment, announced by the Central Recruitment & Promotion Department at the bank's Corporate Centre in Mumbai, will fill 1,446 regular and 54 backlog vacancies across categories. Selected officers will join at Junior Management Grade Scale-I and may be posted anywhere in India.
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Who can apply
Applicants must be graduates from a recognised university, with the qualification cut-off set at September 30, 2026. Final-year students may apply provisionally. On age, candidates must be between 21 and 30 years as on April 1, 2026 — that is, born between April 2, 1996 and April 1, 2005. Upper-age relaxations apply: three years for OBC (non-creamy layer), five years for SC/ST, and up to 15 years for certain PwBD categories.
Vacancy split
The 1,500 posts are distributed as 234 SC, 144 ST, 390 OBC, 144 EWS and 588 UR. Horizontal reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities covers 15 VI, 16 HI, 14 LD and 16 d&e posts. The bank notes the numbers are provisional and may change.
Fee and selection
The application fee is Rs 750 for UR, EWS and OBC candidates, while SC, ST and PwBD applicants pay nothing. Fees are non-refundable and payable online via debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI.
Selection runs in three phases. The Preliminary Examination carries 100 marks across English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning, with no sectional cut-off. The Main Examination combines a 200-mark objective test and a 30-mark descriptive paper on communication skills. Phase-III comprises a Psychometric Test, Group Exercise (20 marks) and Interview (30 marks). A penalty of one-fourth mark applies for each wrong answer in objective tests. Final merit is drawn from normalised Phase-II and Phase-III scores; Preliminary marks do not count toward final selection.
Key dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration & fee payment | 18.06.2026 – 08.07.2026 |
| Preliminary Examination | August 2026 |
| Main Examination | September 2026 |
| Phase-III (Psychometric, GE & Interview) | October / November 2026 |
| Final Result | November / December 2026 |
Pay and bond
The starting basic pay is Rs 48,480 with four advance increments, in a scale rising to Rs 85,920. The approximate CTC at the initial scale at Mumbai is Rs 21.97 lakh. New recruits must execute a bond of Rs 2 lakh to serve a minimum of three years and will be on probation for two years.
The bank has cautioned that candidates with adverse CIBIL records must clear dues before joining, and warned against any external coaching platform claiming guaranteed selection.
Full details and the application link are available at https://sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings. Eligible graduates should apply well before July 8 to avoid last-minute portal congestion.
