Advertisement No: CRPD/APPR/2026-27/07

Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for engagement as Apprentices under the Apprentice Act 1961 (as amended from time to time) in State Bank of India.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Candidates can apply for engagement in ONE state only
- Candidates can appear for the examination only once under this engagement project
- This is NOT an employment in the Bank. Candidates engaged as Apprentice will NOT be treated as "Employees" of SBI
- After completion of apprenticeship period, candidates will be relieved from the respective work area
- SBI has NO obligation to offer regular employment to apprentices

Number of Training Seats (State-wise):

State / UT	Local Language	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total
Gujarat	Gujarati	15	32	58	21	91	217
Andhra Pradesh	Telugu/Urdu	113	49	191	70	286	709
Karnataka	Kannada	44	19	74	27	112	276
Chhattisgarh	Hindi	11	29	5	9	39	93
Madhya Pradesh	Hindi	42	57	42	28	116	285
Odisha	Odia	36	50	27	22	94	229
UT Ladakh	Ladakhi/Urdu/Bhoti	1	1	4	1	8	15
Himachal Pradesh	Hindi	45	7	36	18	74	180
UT Chandigarh	Hindi/Punjabi	2	0	4	1	8	15
Punjab	Punjabi/Hindi	100	0	72	34	139	345
UT Jammu & Kashmir	Urdu/Hindi	24	33	81	30	132	300
Haryana	Hindi/Punjabi	60	0	85	32	143	320
UT Puducherry	Tamil	2	0	4	1	11	18
Tamil Nadu	Tamil	75	3	106	39	173	396
Arunachal Pradesh	English	0	11	0	2	13	26
Nagaland	English	0	9	0	2	9	20
Meghalaya	English/Garo/Khasi	0	3	0	0	5	8
Tripura	Bengali/Kokborok	14	27	1	8	38	88
Assam	Assamese/Bengali/Bodo	25	44	99	36	164	368
Mizoram	Mizo	0	24	2	5	23	54
Manipur	Manipuri/English	0	2	0	0	4	6
Telangana	Telugu/Urdu	78	34	132	49	198	491
Rajasthan	Hindi	59	45	70	35	141	350
West Bengal	Bengali/Nepali	105	23	101	46	185	460
UT Andaman & Nicobar	Hindi/English	0	3	11	4	24	42
Sikkim	Nepali/English	2	10	12	5	21	50
Uttar Pradesh	Hindi/Urdu	117	5	150	55	234	561
Maharashtra	Marathi	50	44	135	50	225	504
Goa	Konkani	0	1	2	1	12	16
Uttarakhand	Hindi	20	3	14	11	67	115
Delhi	Hindi	15	7	28	10	45	105
Bihar	Hindi/Urdu	9	0	15	5	29	58
Jharkhand	Hindi/Santhali	3	7	3	2	12	27
Keralam	Malayalam	40	4	108	40	211	403
TOTAL		1107	586	1672	699	3086	7150

PwBD Reservation (Horizontal): VI: 92, HI: 79, LD: 70, d&e: 63

Educational Qualification (as on 01.04.2026):
Graduation from a recognized University/Institute.

Age Limit (as on 01.04.2026):
- Minimum: 20 years (born not later than 01.04.2006)
- Maximum: 28 years (born not earlier than 02.04.1998)
- Relaxation as per Govt. of India guidelines for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD

Duration of Training: 1 Year

Stipend: Rs. 15,000/- per month (No other allowances/benefits)

Weightage in Recruitment of Junior Associates:
Weightage/Relaxation will be given to apprentices who successfully complete the apprenticeship training, subject to satisfactory conduct and performance.

Examination Pattern (Online Objective Type - 100 marks, 60 mins):

Sl.	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Max Marks	Duration
1	General/Financial Awareness	25	25	15 min
2	General English	25	25	15 min
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	25	15 min
4	Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	25	25	15 min
	Total	100	100	60 min

Except General English, test questions available in 13 Regional Languages (Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu) in addition to English and Hindi.

Selection Process:
- Online Written Test
- Test of Local Language (qualifying - no marks)
- No interview
- Merit list drawn State-wise and category-wise

Application Fee:
- General/OBC/EWS: Rs. 300/-
- SC/ST/PwBD: NIL

Important:
- Candidates must NOT have undergone Apprenticeship earlier in SBI or any other organization
- Candidates with training/job experience of 1 year or more after educational qualification are NOT eligible
- No Ex-Servicemen reservation in Apprentice engagement
- Candidates should NOT have completed 3 months or more of apprenticeship elsewhere

How to Apply:
Candidates must first register on NAPS portal (https://apprenticeshipindia.gov.in), then apply online through SBI careers page at https://www.sbi.co.in/careers or https://sbi.bank.in/careers.