24 Jun

SBI To Recruit 10,000 POs & Clerks in 2013 (Official Statement)

Finally, SBI has released an official statement that it will hire 10,000 new employees in the year 2013. These vacancies will include both Probationary Officers and Clerks and whole selection process would be completed by March, 2014.

The official statement is released by SBI after series of rumors in leading newspapers about 19,000 clerk vacancies in SBI.
SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri told PTI that SBI will be hiring only 10,000 people this year, including 1,500 probationary officers, the process for which was started early this year and the results of written test have been announced recently.

He also added that “We have upgraded our branches, all have become air-conditioned. We have adequately staffed our branches. In the last quarter, we recruited 20,000 assistant grade employees at front office,”

What is the reason behind this large scale recruitment?

In State Bank of India, around 7,500 employees would be retiring this year. The bank also plans to open about 1,200 new branches in the country and another 8 branch offices overseas, including China & the United Kingdom, in the current fiscal.

When will be the notification of SBI Clerk will be out?

Though no official statement is being made regarding this but SBI Clerk 2013 notification is expected to come out in September, 2013.

Various Public sector banks have hired more than 63,000 employees in the last financial year.

The country’s largest bank State Bank of India alone hired 20,000 clerical staff and 1,200 POs.

The total strength of various public sector banks is about eight lakh employees as on March 31, 2012.

Source of this Official Statement:

Hindu Business Line
NDTV

18 Jun

SBI Rajbhasha Officers Recruitment 2013 – Apply Online & Admit Cards

State Bank of India has published the recruitment notice of 17 Rajbhasha Officers in SBI 2013. Rajbhasha Officers is Scale 1 job in State Bank of India.

Important Dates Regarding Rajbhasha Officers Recruitment 2013:

Online Registration Dates: June 24, 2013 – July 13, 2013

Online Application Fees Payment Dates: June 24, 2013 – July 13, 2013

Offline Application Fees Payment from : June 24, 2013 – July 13, 2013

Date of Online Written Exam: 11 August, 2013

Job Profile:

Assistant Manager(Rajbhasha Officers) – Junior Management Grade Scale 1 – Basic Pay Rs. 14,500 – 25,700 along with other allowances and benefits.

Age Limit:

21 – 30 years. Relaxation of age is also allowed as per the norms of the government.

Probation Period: 2 years.

Eligibility Criteria as on June 1, 2013:

Post Graduate in Hindi or Sanskrit with Hindi and English as subjects at Degree level. Minimum 1 year experience of translation from Hindi to English in a reputed organization.

How To Apply:

Candidates can apply online before the above mentioned dates. But you can deposit the fees both online and offline. The application fees is Rs. 200 for General candidates and Rs. 50 for others. The registration process will start from June 24, 2013. Link will be active then on the SBI website – www.sbi.co.in.

SBI Rajbhasha Officers 2013 Admit Cards:

Admit cards will be available from August 1, 2013 onwards. We will update the direct link to download the Admit cards here in August.

Click here to download SBI Rajbhasha Advertisement 2013.

If you have any doubts, ask in comments.

08 Jun

SBI Clerk 2013 – Solved Sample Papers & Previous Years’ Question Papers 2012 (PDF Downlaod)

State Bank of India has published the notification for the recruitment of SBI Clerks in 2013. The total number of vacancies are expected to be more than 19,000 clerk posts this year. So, it is crucial that you start preparing for this exam now if you want to build a long term and great career in banking sector.
State Bank of India, being the largest public sector bank in India, provides numerous opportunities to grow along with better pay packages.

The selection process for SBI Clerk involves two phases:

1) Objective Written Test
2) Interview

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Check out the full SBI Clerk notification here.

Download SBI Clerk 2014 Call Letter

As we publish Solved sample papers and previous years’ question papers for various exams, check out the solved sample papers for SBI Clerk 2013:

Click here to download Solved Model Test Paper for SBI Clerk 2013

Click here to download Solved Sample Paper(English Section) for SBI Clerk 2013

Click here to download SBI Clerk 2012 Solved Question Paper

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02 Jun

SBI Clerk 2013 Notification, Paper Pattern & Syllabus

State Bank of India(SBI) invites applications from the eligible Indian candidates for the post of Clerk in SBI, 2013. The selection process for the recruitment of clerks in SBI would include objective written examination followed by an interview.

Important Dates:

Date of Notification: June 15, 2013

Selection Process:

Objective Written test followed by an interview.

Eligibility Criteria:

Graduation from a recognized university in any stream.

Paper Pattern:

The objective written test would be of 200 marks to be completed in 2 hours. There would be four sections viz. Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English Language and Financial & General Awareness.
The shortlisted candidates after giving written exam would be called for interview and final selection would be based on total marks of both written test and interview.

Check out SBI Clerk 2013 – Solved Sample Papers & Previous Years’ Question Papers 2012 (PDF Download)

Total Number of Vacancies:

The total number of vacancies would be approx. 19,000 divided into various states.

We will update more details once the notification of SBI Clerks 2013 is out June 15, 2013.

Update: There has been some delay to release the Clerk notification on the part of State Bank of India. We are trying to get more details on the matter. Till then, we request our readers to have some patience and keep checking Examsbuzz.
New Update: SBI has released an official statement that it will hire 10,000 new employees in the year 2013. More details about SBI recruitment in 2013 here.