State Bank of India (SBI) Clerical Cadre Recruitment for 11,000 Vacancies, 2009
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State Bank of India invites on-line applications from Indian citizens for appointment to the Clerical Cadre posts in State Bank of India. Candidates are requested to apply on-line between August 1, 2009 and September 15, 2009 through Bank’s website www.statebankofindia.com. On the home page of SBI website click on “Recruitment” button on left panel which will open page displaying various recruitment notifications.
Before applying, candidates are advised to ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria. They should note that examination fee and/or postage amount deposited once will neither be refunded nor be adjusted against any other projects.
Last Date of On-line Registration for SBI Clerical Recruitment 2009: September 15, 2009
Date of Written Examination: November 8 and 15, 2009.
Educational Qualification (as on 01.10.2009)
A. “Minimum 12th standard (10+2) pass or equivalent qualification with a minimum of aggregate 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD/XS).
OR
A degree from a recognised university (graduation level) with a minimum of aggregate 40% marks” (35% for SC/ST/PWD/XS).
Note: Candidates who have not passed XIIth standard Examination but have passed Diploma course after Xth standard are eligible for the captioned recruitment provided:
i) Diploma Course passed must be a full time course with a minimum of Two Years Duration (Diploma course through correspondence are not eligible).
ii) The Diploma course should be recognized/approved by the State Board of Technical Education of the concerned state.
iii) The percentage of marks in XIIth std/Diploma course shall be arrived at by dividing the marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects by aggregate maximum marks of all subjects irrespective of optional/additional optional subjects studied. Similarly percentage of marks in Graduation shall also be arrived at by dividing the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in all the subjects by maximum marks of the course (both for pass/Honours course) for all the years of the course.
B. Matriculate Ex-Servicemen Candidates, who have obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or the Air Force, after having completed not less than 15 years of service in Armed Forces of the Union are also eligible for the post.
C. Should be able to write and speak English fluently.
D. Knowledge of local language will be an added qualification.
Age:
Minimum Age: 18 years; Maximum Age: 28 years (as on 01.10.2009.) Candidates born between 30.09.1981 & 01.10.1991, both days inclusive, are only eligible to apply.
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 written test will be of Objective type consisting of
(i) General Awareness
(ii) General English
(iii) Quantitative Aptitude
(iv) Reasoning Ability and
(v) Marketing Aptitude/ Computer knowledge.
The questions in these objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be printed in bilingual i.e., English & Hindi.
There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests.
The passing marks in each of the tests will be decided by the Bank on the basis of the performance of all the competing candidates taken together in each test to a minimum required level.
Candidates are also required to score a minimum 40% (35% for SC/ST/PWD/XS) marks on aggregate to be considered for being called for interview. Bank reserves the right to vary this cut off.
Please click on the foll0wing link http://www.sbi.co.in/user.htm. This will open the home page. On the home page on left panel click on “Recruitment” link. This will display various recruitment notifications. Click on the relevant notification link which will open the desired page that will have link to apply online as well as link to read the complete notification.
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August 12, 2009
State Bank of India is arranging the examination in six sessions on three Sundays (2 Sessions on each Sunday) i.e. 08th, 15th & 22nd November 2009. For streamlining the entire process, they have prepared and issued the Call letters in six different colours for each day and each session.
Candidates are being informed for the written examination by SMS, Email and Call Letters
IMPORTANT
Candidate has to submit the call letter along with the original Cash Deposit Receipt (Challan) or suitable letter from Bank’s branch where fee is deposited (in case original is lost), failing which he/she will not be allowed to write the examination.
For Candidates who have applied more than once
Those candidates, who have received more than one call letter, should staple all those call letters received by them keeping the correct one on top and hand them over to the Invigilators in the examination hall/room along with the original Cash Deposit Receipt (Challan)
NOTE – Please note, if it is detected later on that a candidate has appeared in the written examination in more than one session, his/her candidature will be cancelled.
Candidates who wish to correct their personal data
Candidates who wish to correct their personal data viz. Spelling mistake in the Name, Mistake in Category, Date of Birth, and Percentage of Marks etc may indicate their correct data in the call letter & Side-1 of the Answer sheet at the time of written examination by way of writing correct data in the appropriate columns & darkening respective oval properly. They will also have to make changes in the call letter by way of correcting the wrong data with correct one & putting signature over the cutting.
Please note that NO further change in the details submitted at the time of examination will be entertained later on at any stage.
Candidates who have registered ON-LINE.
Call letters have been dispatched to all the registered candidates by post under certificate of posting and also intimated by email & SMS. In all probabilities, they will be getting the call letters up to 02.11.2009.
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October 20, 2009