SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2025, Know the Age Limit & Educational Qualification

SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2025: The State Bank of India (SBI) has released the SBI Clerk 2025 eligibility criteria along with the official notification. Only Indian citizens can apply for the post of Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) in the clerical cadre. Candidates are allowed to apply for vacancies in only one State/UT. After qualifying in the online Main examination, candidates must also clear the Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT). This test is very important as it checks whether the candidate can read, write, and speak the local language of the state they are applying for. Candidates who fail to qualify in this language test will not be given the appointment, even if they have cleared the Prelims and Mains exam. The eligibility includes details like age limit, educational qualification, and nationality, which all aspirants must fulfill before applying.

SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2025 Overview

The SBI Clerk 2025 Notification has been released on their official website sbi.co.in. Interested and eligible candidates start applying from August 2025. The SBI Clerk online application’s last date is 26 August 2025. Candidates can check all the highlights in the article below.

SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2025
Organization	State Bank of India
Post Name	Junior Associates
Nationality	Indian (Details below)
Age Limit	20-28 years
Educational Qualification	Graduation, Computer Knowledge
SBI Official website	sbi.co.in

SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2025

The State Bank of India has released the SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria on its official website along with the SBI Clerk Notification PDF. The SBI PO Eligibility Criteria is an important factor in determining who is eligible to apply for the SBI Clerk 2025 exam. Candidates can find detailed information about the SBI Clerk eligibility criteria, including nationality criteria, age limit, educational qualifications, and more in the section below.

SBI Clerk 2025 Nationality Criteria

• Indian Citizenship
• A Subject of  Nepal or Bhutan OR
• A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement OR
• A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, or Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India OR
• Candidates belonging to the category 2, 3, 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt of India in their favor.

Note: Candidates other than permanent citizens of India must get an eligibility certificate approved by the Government of India in their favor.

SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2025 Educational Qualification

Given below are the detailed qualification requirements that you must fulfill to be eligible to appear in SBI Clerk 2025 exam:

• Graduate with 3 or 4 year degree in any discipline.
• Secured at least 50% in class 10 and degree courses from a recognized university.
• In final year of graduation, but must produce proof of passing the exams with at least 50% marks at the time of joining and should pass it before January 1, 2023.
• Well versed in official and local languages.
• Must possess an integrated dual degree (IDD) and must have a qualifying date on the degree before January 1, 2023.
• Must be well versed in the English language (reading and writing).

SBI Clerk Age limit 2025

If you want to crack the upcoming SBI clerk 2025 exam, you must be of 20 years of age or above as of and must not exceed 28 years of age, i.e. you should have been born not later than 01.04.2002 and not before 02.041994 (both days inclusive).

SBI Clerk 2025 Age Relaxation

Given below is the age relaxation in the following table for certain candidates. You must go through it before the SBI Clerk registration process.

Category	Age Relaxation
OBC	3 years
SC/ST	5 years
PwD (General)	10 years
PwD (SC/ST)	15 years
PwD (OBC)	13 years
Jammu and Kashmir state domicile between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989	5 years
Ex-servicemen/ disabled servicemen (At least 5 years of service)	5 years

Note: If you want the benefits of age relaxation, you must produce/show the relevant certificates at the time of joining, after the final SBI Clerk selection process. No changes in this category will be permitted after the successful SBI Clerk registration process. You will also not be allowed to contact through email/ phone in this regard. 

SBI Clerk 2025 Reservation

Candidates under the reserved category have reservations in SBI clerical positions. There are a different number of vacancies provided based on different categories:

Category	Reservation (Approximate)
General	42%
EWS	10%
SC	15%
ST	9%
OBC	26%
DXS (Disabled Ex-Servicemen)	4.5%
PwD	4%

Note: The values provided are the approximate value that might differ from the official values.

*PwD (Persons with Disability) – Persons with 40% or more levels of physical disability can avail of the facility of the scribe.

SBI Clerk 2025 Reservation for PWD/XS/DXS- Points to Remember

• The reservation of the OBC category is only applicable to the “Non-creamy layer”. Candidates belonging to “Creamy Layer” cannot avail of the benefits. They need to mention the “General” or “General (LD/VI/HI/ d&e) category.
• Candidates must provide the OBC certificate declaring the candidate to be of “Non-creamy layer”.
• EWS category candidates may avail of the benefits after they produce the “Income and Asset Certificate” issued by the Government of India.
• Candidates who are currently associated with SBI or in the past are not eligible to appear in the exam.
• If there is an adverse report or weak CIBIL or other agency, such candidates will be rejected.
• PwD candidates need to produce the “Disability Certificate” issued by Medical or any Component Authority in the district of residence.

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