SBI PO 2026 vacancy at a glance
The SBI PO 2026 advertisement lists 1,500 vacancies for Probationary Officers — 1,446 regular and 54 backlog. SBI says the numbers are provisional and may vary depending on the Bank’s actual requirement.
Category-wise vacancies
Regular and backlog vacancies by category, from the SBI PO 2026 advertisement:
| Category | Regular | Backlog | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) | 588 | – | 588 |
| OBC | 390 | – | 390 |
| SC | 216 | 18 | 234 |
| EWS | 144 | – | 144 |
| ST | 108 | 36 | 144 |
| Total | 1,446 | 54 | 1,500 |
OBC vacancies are only for the non-creamy layer; creamy-layer OBC candidates apply as UR. OBC candidates need a non-creamy-layer certificate issued on or after 1 April 2026, and EWS candidates an Income & Asset Certificate for FY 2025-26, by the interview.
PwBD vacancies
SBI provides 4% horizontal reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities under section 34 of the RPwD Act, 2016. Horizontal means these posts sit inside the category totals above, not on top of them.
| PwBD sub-category | Regular | Backlog | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| VI (visually impaired) | 15 | – | 15 |
| HI (hearing impaired) | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| LD (locomotor disability) | 14 | – | 14 |
| d & e (autism spectrum disorder–mild, mental illness, multiple disabilities) | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Total | 58 | 3 | 61 |
Benchmark disability means at least 40% of a specified disability, backed by a certificate from a competent authority dated on or before the last date of registration. Backlog PwBD vacancies may be interchanged among the four sub-categories if no suitable candidate is available. Source: SBI PO 2026 advertisement, page 2 and para 2.
See the pay scale & job profileVacancy trend
Vacancies in the SBI PO advertisement for the last two cycles:
2025: CRPD/PO/2025-26/04 — 500 regular + 41 backlog. 2026: CRPD/PO/2026-27/09 — 1,446 regular + 54 backlog. Both provisional.
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