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SBI PO 2026 advertisement — released 18 Jun 2026

State Bank of India published advertisement CRPD/PO/2026-27/09 on its careers page. Online registration and fee payment ran from 18 June to 8 July 2026. The prelims were held on 1–2 August, the prelims result came out on 28 August and the Main exam was held on 12 September 2026. Next come the Mains result (September/October 2026, tentative), which had not been published as of 12 October, and then Phase III. A corrigendum dated 1 July 2026 removed the CIBIL clause; every other term stayed the same.

Released · 18 Jun 2026

Read the advertisement once, from start to finish. It sets the eligibility dates, the number of chances, the fee, the exam structure, the Phase III rules and the joining bond. Anything else you read online is a summary of it. Read the corrigendum alongside it.

Open the PDF ↗ Corrigendum ↗

Advertisement out18 Jun 2026

Prelims held1–2 Aug 2026

Main exam held12 Sep 2026

Mains result & Phase IIISep/Oct · Oct/Nov 2026 (tentative)

At a glance

Key highlights

Vacancies

1,500 (1,446 regular + 54 backlog), provisional

Recruiting bank

State Bank of India; posting anywhere in India

Application window

18 Jun – 8 Jul 2026 (closed)

Eligibility

Graduation in any discipline (as on 30 Sep 2026); age 21–30 as on 1 Apr 2026

Number of chances

UR/EWS 6 · OBC and PwBD (UR/EWS/OBC) 9 · SC/ST no limit

Selection

Prelims + Mains (objective & descriptive) + psychometric test, group exercise & interview

Application fee

₹750 for UR/EWS/OBC; nil for SC/ST/PwBD

Starting basic pay

₹48,480 plus 4 advance increments (JMGS-I scale)

Official site

sbi.bank.in careers · queries at cgrs.ibps.in or 022-22820427

CIBIL: the corrigendum dated 1 July 2026 removed the CIBIL clause (para 5 and instruction 32) from the advertisement. It is no longer a condition for SBI PO 2026.

Inside the PDF

What the advertisement contains

Every section you should read carefully:

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Vacancies & scheduleCategory-wise & PwBD table, tentative dates

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EligibilityAge limit & graduation (para 1)

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Reservation & PwBD rulesRelaxation, scribe, compensatory time

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Number of chancesCategory-wise limit (para 4)

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Fee & how to applyOnline only (paras 6 & 13)

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Selection procedurePrelims, Mains & Phase III (para 8)

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Pay, joining & bondEmoluments, training, probation (paras 11–12)

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Exam centres & scansAnnexure I & Annexure II

Step by step

How to download the advertisement

Open SBI’s careers pageGo to sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings, SBI’s official recruitment page.
Find the PO advertisementScroll down to advertisement no. CRPD/PO/2026-27/09 (Recruitment of Probationary Officers).
Open the PDF & corrigendumClick the detailed advertisement, or use the direct PDF link at the top of this page. Open the corrigendum dated 1 July 2026 too.
Download & saveSave both files and read every section, including the annexures on exam centres and on scanning your photo, signature, thumb impression and declaration.

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FAQ

Notification questions, answered

Yes. SBI released advertisement CRPD/PO/2026-27/09, dated 18 June 2026, on its careers page. Registration ran from 18 June to 8 July 2026 and is now closed. The prelims were held on 1–2 August, the prelims result came out on 28 August and the Main exam was held on 12 September 2026.

1,500 in total: UR 588, OBC 390, EWS 144, SC 234 and ST 144. That includes 54 backlog vacancies (SC 18, ST 36). PwBD reservation is horizontal: VI 15, HI 16, LD 14 and d&e 16. SBI says the numbers are provisional and may change with the Bank’s actual requirement.

On sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings, scroll down to advertisement no. CRPD/PO/2026-27/09 and open the detailed advertisement. You can also use the direct PDF link at the top of this page. Download the corrigendum dated 1 July 2026 as well.

₹750 for UR, EWS and OBC candidates, and nil for SC, ST and PwBD candidates. It was payable online only, from 18 June to 8 July 2026. It can’t be refunded or kept for any other exam.

No. The original advertisement had a CIBIL clause, but the corrigendum dated 1 July 2026 removed it with immediate effect. Candidates who had already registered did not need to register again, and all other terms stayed the same.

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