SBI Clerk 2026 key dates
SBI recruits Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) for its clerical cadre through its own advertisement. The 2026 advertisement fixes the registration window but gives both exams by month only, as tentative; the exact date, time and venue are printed on each candidate’s call letter.
Full exam schedule
The complete SBI Clerk 2026 calendar, stage by stage.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Advertisement released | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Online registration & fee payment | 11 – 31 Aug 2026 |
| Advertised in Employment News / Rozgar Samachar | Issue dated 29 Aug 2026 |
| Pre-Examination Training (online, for eligible candidates who opted) | Schedule sent by email & SMS |
| Prelims call letter & “Acquaint Yourself” booklet | Tentatively from 10 days before the exam — now out |
| Prelims exam (online) | Tentatively Sep 2026 (exact date on call letter) |
| Prelims result | Not announced |
| Mains call letter | Tentatively from 10 days before the exam |
| Mains exam (online) | Tentatively Nov 2026 |
| Local Language Proficiency Test | After provisional selection, before joining (no dates notified) |
| Final result | Not announced |
Dates are from the SBI advertisement of 11 August 2026 and the Prelims “Acquaint Yourself” booklet. A separate Special Recruitment Drive for SC/ST/OBC backlog posts (CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16) had its own registration window, 7–27 August 2026 — it is a different advertisement. The exam months are tentative — always confirm on SBI’s careers page.
Stage-wise dates
What’s coming next
Registration is closed and Prelims call letters are out. Watch the SBI careers page for these:
Prelims result · date TBA
SBI has not announced a date. Results are posted on sbi.bank.in.
Mains call letter · ~10 days before
Download it from the SBI website. Keep your stamped Prelims call letter and stamped ID copy — you submit them at Mains.
Mains · Nov 2026 (tentative)
Four separately timed tests in 2 hours 40 minutes. Your exact date and venue come on the call letter.
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