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.