SBI Apprentice Exam 2023

State Bank of India (SBI) is a well-known Indian multinational banking and financial services statutory organisation, and its headquarters is situated in Mumbai. SBI has a vast network of over 22,000 branches, 62,617 ATMs/ ADWMs, and 71,968 BC outlets across the country. The bank has spread worldwide and currently runs across time zones through 229 offices in 31 foreign countries.

SBI issued the official notification for SBI Apprentice recruitment on August 31, 2023, on the official website. SBI Apprentice is not a permanent position and cannot be considered employment with the bank. It is a one-year internship designed to teach candidates about various bank administrative jobs. It’s a type of internship that would be useful when they apply for bank jobs in future.

SBI Apprentice Exam Summary

The State Bank of India holds the SBI Apprentice recruitment process once every year. This recruitment examination is conducted for various states such as Punjab, Gujrat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, etc.

However, candidates can apply for engagement in any one of the states only. The selection process consists of three main stages: an online written test, a test of the local language and a medical examination.

Check out the table below for all highlights about the SBI Apprentice Recruitment exam 2022:3

Exam Name	SBI Apprentice
Exam Conducting Body	State Bank of India (SBI)
Post	SBI Apprentice 2023
Eligibility Criteria	Graduation
Exam Level	National
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Exam	Online
Number of Vacancies	To Be Notified
Stages of Exam	Online Written Test Test of Local Language
Start Date for Online Application	September 1, 2023
End Date for Online Application	September 21, 2023
Downloading of Call letters for Online Preliminary Exam	November 20, 2023
Exam Date	December 4 and 7, 2023
Result Date	To Be Notified
Official Website	sbi.co.in

• SBI released the SBI Apprentice admit card on November 20, 2023, for exams scheduled on December 4 and 7, 2023.
• SBI Apprentice 2023 notification was released on August 31, 2023.

The official exam dates for the SBI Apprentice exam are announced. The table below sheds light on the same:

Exam Particulars	Important Dates
SBI Apprentice Notification Release	August 31, 2023
Online Registration Start Date	September 1, 2023
Registration End Date	September 21, 2023
Last Date for Editing the Application Form	September 21, 2023
Last Date for Printing Application	October 6, 2023
SBI Apprentice Admit Card Issue Date	November 20, 2023
SBI Apprentice 2023 Exam	December 4 and 7, 2023
SBI Apprentice Cut-off Release	To Be Announced
SBI Apprentice Result	To Be Announced

This year, a total of 6,160 vacancies have been advertised. Last year, there were 6100 vacancies. 

SBI Apprentice job profile includes several administrative tasks or, in a sense, training to familiarise the candidate with the activities and services that a bank offers to its customers. They will be supervised by a senior who will assist them in completing all of the tasks allocated to them at the bank.

According to the SBI Apprentice notification, successful individuals would be trained for a year and then be entitled to seek jobs at various banks after completing their training. Job profile includes authorities who will train individuals to operate different administrative work and services related to after-sales within one year.

The SBI Apprentice internship programme does not offer any opportunities for growth or promotion. However, after receiving the certificate, they will be able to apply for various posts in the bank, and this training will help them understand the nature of banking jobs.

This section highlights the SBI Apprentice exam eligibility criteria that all the candidates must know:

Age Criteria

Candidates must be between the ages of 20 and 28 as of August 1, 2023. Unreserved and EWS candidates must be at least 18 years old.

The relaxation in the upper age limit is given as per the following:

Category	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe	5 Years
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 Years
General (PWD)	10 Years
OBC/ OBC(PWD)	13 Years
SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD)	15 Years
Eligible – Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment.	5 Years

Education Qualification

According to the SBI Apprentice eligibility criteria 2022, the SBI Apprentice minimum educational qualification requirement specifies that every applying candidate must be a graduate from any of the recognised universities. The graduation must be completed on or before 31 October 2000.

Note:

1. Only an “individual with benchmark impairment” with at least 40% of a declared disability that has not been rejected in measurable terms, including a person with a disability that has been identified in measurable terms and authorised by the certifying authority, will be eligible for reservation.
2. The most recent Disability Certificate, in the specified format, issued by a Medical Authority or any other notified Competent Authority (Certifying Authority) in the applicant’s district of residence, as stated in the proof of residence section of the application, must be submitted with the application.
3. The certificate must be dated on or before the last day of registration for the application.

Number of Attempts

There is no limit to how many times you can take the SBI Apprentice Examinations. Candidates under the age of 28 may apply numerous times if they are eligible.

Language Proficiency

The questions asked in the written test will be bilingual, i.e., English & Hindi, except for the test of General English. A candidate applying for the SBI Apprentice Exam must be fluent in the state language for which he is applying.

With the release of the official notification, online registration for the SBI Apprentice 2022 exam will begin, and the last date for online registration will be announced along with the start date.

How to Apply for SBI Apprentice 2023 Exam?

Check the steps given below to fill out your application form for the SBI Apprentice exam:

• Visit SBI’s official website – www.sbi.co.in.
• Go to the Careers section and select the ‘Apply Online’ button next to ‘Apprentice 2022 Recruitment’.
• To register a new account, click on the Register Now button.
• Following that, you must upload or manually enter your basic information, credentials, photographs, and signature.
• Pay the application fee.

Candidates should select a centre where they wish to take the exam. However, the State Bank of India reserves the right to cancel any of the examination centres and/or add other centres, at its discretion, based on the response, administrative feasibility, etc. The bank also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any centre other than the one they opted for.

No request for a change of centre for examination shall be entertained. The tentative list of examination centres is mentioned below:

State/UT	Examination Centre	State/UT	Examination Centre
Andaman & Nicobar Island	Port Blair	Manipur	Imphal
Andhra Pradesh	Chirala, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram	Meghalaya	Shilong
Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun	Mizoram	Aizawl
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur	Nagaland	Kohima
Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea	Delhi NCR	Delhi NCR (All NCR cities)
Chandigarh	Chandigarh – Mohali	Odisha	Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Chhattisgarh	Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur	Puducherry	Puducherry
Goa	Panaji	Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur
Gujarat	Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar, Anand, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara	Rajasthan	Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Haryana	Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar	Sikkim	Bardang – Gangtok
Himachal Pradesh	Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una	Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar
Jammu Kashmir	Jammu, Samba, Srinagar	Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
Jharkhand	Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi	Tripura	Agartala
Karnataka	Bengaluru, Belgaum, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli – Dharwad, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi	Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida & Gr. Noida, Varanasi
Kerala	Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur	Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	West Bengal	Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain	Ladakh	Leh
Maharashtra	Amravati, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Solapur	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Daman

In the written examination of SBI Apprentice 2023, all the questions included will be of objective types. The questions will be available both in English and Hindi languages, except for the test in General English. There is a negative marking of 1/4th mark for each incorrect answer. Hence, one should check out the latest SBI Apprentice exam pattern 2023 described below in detail to avoid mistakes and errors:

Subjects	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	25	25	15 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	25	25	15 Minutes
General English	25	25	15 Minutes
General & Financial Awareness	25	25	15 Minutes
Total	100	100	60 Minutes

Candidates must go through all the mentioned topics to complete their preparation for the Online written examination. Preparation must include a syllabus for General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and computer aptitude.

Subjects	Syllabus
General/ Financial Awareness	Financial Awareness Capital and Currency GK and Current Affairs Updates Development and Banking Sectors Budget Government Scheme and Policies Factual Economics
General English	Reading Comprehension Antonyms and Synonyms Cloze test Fill in the blanks Error Detection Sentence Rearrangement Spelling Errors
Quantitative Aptitude	Distance- Time Time- Work Percentage Average Data Interpretation Number Series Number System Interest Profit and Loss Mensuration Simplification
Reasoning Ability	Coding-Decoding Blood Relations Syllogism Analogy Alphabets Order & Word Formation Seating Arrangement Input & Output Puzzles Inequalities
Computer Aptitude	Number System Flow Chart Routes & Network

SBI Apprentice exam has a simple and clear examination structure with just 2 stages. Thus, aspirants must be completely committed to their preparation. However, without correct SBI Apprentice preparation tips and strategies, it could be difficult to pass the exam.

There will be a large competition that one has to compete to get a seat. The important topics that are usually questioned in the exam must be covered. You can use certain tips and strategies to learn more about the themes. Following are some general tips that one can follow to score well in exams:

1. Schedule a timetable according to your schedule in a way that you complete all important topics at least 1 or 2 weeks before the exam date. This will help you have time for revision.
2. Always keep revising the subject at least once before you move on to the next topic/subject.
3. Practice formulas and shortcuts that will help you save time during the exam. Be thorough with your basics.
4. Allot time to practice previous year’s papers so that you can understand the grading system and marks distribution.
5. Practice as many mock tests as possible (at least 15–20 mock tests are recommended).
6. Follow the subject-wise exam-taking strategies mentioned below for your reference.

The admit card for the SBI Apprentice exam 2023 was released on November 20, 2023. SBI Apprentice admit card 2023 can be downloaded through the official website, viz. https://sbi.co.in, or aspirants can follow our article on SBI Apprentice admit card to get the direct download link.

Candidates must use their username/registration number and password/date of birth to download their SBI Apprentice admit card 2023. Candidates will be forwarded to the SBI Apprentice hall ticket 2023 after filling up these two requirements. To get your SBI PO admit card, follow the instructions below:

1. Go to the State Bank of India’s official website or click on the SBI Apprentice admit card link mentioned above.
2. Select “Careers” from the drop-down menu in the lower-left corner of the webpage.
3. A new page will appear with the URL — https://sbi.co.in/web/careers.
4. Click the enter SBI link on the menu bar, then the “Current Openings” tab.
5. Under the “Current Openings” section, look for “Recruitment of Apprentice” and click on it.
6. A new page appears when you click on “Call letter for Online Exam.”
7. Select the language for your admit card and input your registration number/roll number, as well as your password/DOB generated at the time of registration.
8. Download and save a copy of your SBI Apprentice Admit Card for the online examination.

Candidates can access and download their SBI Apprentice results 2023 by following the instructions below:

• Visit the official website.
• After logging in, go to the “SBI Apprentice Results 2023”.
• Enter the login credentials asked, such as “Registration Number” and “Password”, and submit the same.
• The results will be shown on the computer screen.
• Candidates can now save their results or scorecard to their personal computers by downloading them.
• Keep a copy of the results on hand. This document is very important during the whole selection process for SBI Apprentice 2023.

Details Mentioned on SBI Apprentice Result Card 2023

The following are details mentioned on the SBI Apprentice Result Card that are important and relevant from an exam point of view.

1. Name of the candidate
2. Roll Number of the candidate
3. Section-wise cut-off
4. Total Marks
5. Qualifying status of the candidate

For more information on results, read the SBI Apprentice results article.

SBI Apprentice cut-off marks are the minimum marks candidates must get to proceed during the recruiting process. Check out the table below to know in detail about the SBI Apprentice expected cut-off:

Subjects	SBI Apprentice Expected Cut-off
General English	14-16
Quantitative Aptitude	13-18
General/ Financial Awareness	16-19
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	16-19
Overall Expected Cut Off	69-72

Following are some of the common questions on SBI Apprentice exam that candidates can have in their minds:

Q.1: What is the SBI Apprentice exam?

Ans: Apprenticeship with SBI is not a permanent post nor considered employment with the bank. It is a one-year internship designed to train aspirants about various bank administrative jobs that would be useful when applying for bank jobs.

Q.2: What is the SBI Apprentice salary paid by the bank?

Ans: A fixed salary of Rs.15,000 is paid to the employee as a monthly salary for one year.

Q.3: Can candidates apply for the SBI Apprentice exam online?

Ans: Online application is the only way to apply for the SBI Apprentice Exam.

Q.4: Is there any fee while applying for the SBI Apprentice examination?

Ans: The application fee of 300 rupees is applicable for General/OBC/EWS categories, whereas there is no fee for other categories such as SC/ST/PWD.

Q.5: What is the total vacancy announced by the SBI for SBI Apprentice 2022?

Ans: For SBI Apprentice 2023 recruitment, the bank announced a total of 6,160 vacancies.