SBI SO eligibility at a glance
You must be an Indian citizen. Beyond that, each post has its own age band, degree and minimum years of experience, all counted as on the cut-off date of 31.05.2026. Admission to every stage is provisional until SBI verifies your documents against the originals at the interview.
Mandatory experience, post by post
A degree alone isn’t enough for any of these posts. Each one needs a minimum period of relevant full-time experience after the basic qualification, as on 31.05.2026:
| Post | Mandatory experience |
|---|---|
| Assistant Manager (Law) | 2 years as a practising advocate after enrolling with the Bar Council, or 2 years as a Law Officer in the legal department of a scheduled commercial bank, or 2 years of the two combined |
| Deputy Manager (Law) | Same options as above, for 4 years |
| Bank Medical Officer (MBBS) | 5 years as a General Practitioner, counted from registration with the National Medical Commission or a State Medical Council |
| Bank Medical Officer (PG degree) | 3 years as a General Practitioner, counted the same way |
Age limit
Each post has its own age band, counted as on 31.05.2026:
| Post | Minimum age | Maximum age |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Manager (Law), JMGS-I | 25 years | 32 years |
| Deputy Manager (Law), MMGS-II | 25 years | 35 years |
| Bank Medical Officer (BMO-II), MMGS-II | Not specified | 35 years |
The maximum ages are for Unreserved candidates; reserved categories get the relaxations below. The BMO advertisement states only a maximum age. Certificates supporting any relaxation must be submitted at the interview if you are shortlisted.
Age relaxation
Both advertisements give the same upper-age relaxations, as per Government of India guidelines. They are not cumulative: you can’t add one item to another.
| Category | Age relaxation |
|---|---|
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| SC / ST | 5 years |
| PwBD (UR / EWS) | 10 years |
| PwBD (OBC) | 13 years |
| PwBD (SC / ST) | 15 years |
| Ex-servicemen and commissioned officers, including Emergency and Short Service Commissioned Officers, who have rendered 5 years of military service and were released on completing their assignment (or are due to complete it within a year of the last date of application), other than by dismissal or discharge for misconduct, inefficiency or disability | 5 years |
OBC candidates need a certificate with the non-creamy layer clause, issued between 01.04.2026 and the date of interview. Creamy-layer OBC candidates must apply as UR and get no OBC relaxation. Your category cannot be changed after registration.
Educational qualification
The qualification each advertisement prescribes is the minimum, and you must have held it on 31.05.2026. Preferred qualifications can give you an edge, but they don’t replace the mandatory ones.
Application fee and category rules
Registration and fee payment for both advertisements ran from 24.06.2026 to 14.07.2026. Your category decides your fee, your age relaxation and your reservation, and it can’t be changed after registration.
Application fee
₹750 for General / EWS / OBC candidates; Nil for SC / ST / PwBD. Paid online by debit card, credit card or internet banking; any transaction charges are borne by the candidate. Non-refundable.
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)
A declaration in the prescribed format that you are not in the creamy layer, and an OBC certificate with the non-creamy layer clause issued between 01.04.2026 and the date of interview.
EWS
An Income & Asset Certificate for FY 2025-26 in the Government of India format, held by the closing date of application. Without one, you should have applied as UR.
One application
The Law advertisement doesn’t allow applying for more than one post. If you submit several applications, only the last completed one is kept, and fees paid for the others are forfeited.
Both advertisements carry a CIBIL clause. If you have defaulted on a loan or credit-card dues and haven’t regularised the account by the time the offer letter is issued, you are not eligible for appointment. Candidates already working in Government or quasi-Government offices, PSUs, nationalised banks or financial institutions should bring a No Objection Certificate from their employer to the interview.
Persons with benchmark disabilities
Persons with at least 40% of a specified disability get horizontal reservation under section 34 of the RPwD Act, 2016, within their parent category. Appointment also depends on being declared medically fit. The suitable disability categories are set separately for each post:
| Post | PwBD vacancies | Suitable categories |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Manager (Law) | VI 1 | Blind, low vision, hard of hearing, locomotor disabilities (one or both arms / legs, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy), specific learning disability, mental illness, and multiple disabilities |
| Deputy Manager (Law) | VI 1 · HI 1 | Same as Assistant Manager (Law) |
| Bank Medical Officer | LD 14 (across circles) | One arm, one leg, both legs, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, specific learning disability, and multiple disabilities from these |
You need a disability certificate from the competent authority, in the prescribed format, dated on or before the last date of registration. Candidates eligible for a scribe get 20 minutes of compensatory time for every hour of the exam, whether or not they use one. The full scribe rules are in each advertisement.
Prep for SBI SO with your own daily plan
Daily targets for Reasoning, English & Quant — the qualifying tests in the SBI SO written exam.
Cleared the eligibility check? Start day one
Your degree and experience cover Professional Knowledge. The aptitude tests may need fresh practice, and you have to clear every one of them. JobSafal’s SBI SO plan turns Reasoning, English and Quant into a short daily routine.
Daily study plan
The aptitude sections sequenced into short daily targets that fit around work.
Reasoning & English
The qualifying tests in both the Law and the Medical Officer papers.
Quant for BMO
Computation and data-interpretation topics for the Medical Officer paper.
English & Hindi
Study in either language.
