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13 Jul

Download SBI Clerk 2014 Call Letter

State Bank of India is going to conduct the online objective exam for the recruitment of 5092 clerks in SBI. It’s a great opportunity for lacs of candidates who are looking to have a fruitful career in State Bank of India, India’s largest bank.

Now, SBI has activated the link to download call letter/Admit Card.

Click here to download SBI Clerk 2014 Call Letter.

See Also: SBI Clerk 2014 Notification, Paper Pattern & Apply Online(5092 Vacancies)

Best Books for SBI Clerk 2014 (Assistants)

SBI Clerk 2014 – Solved Sample Papers & Previous Years’ Question Papers 2012 (PDF Downlaod)

27 May

Best Books for SBI Clerk 2014 (Assistants)

State Bank of India(SBI) issued the notification for the recruitment of 5092 vacancies of Clerks/Assistant in 2014. You can read the SBI Clerk 2014 notification here.

SBI Clerk 2014 PAPER PATTERN & SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Phase-I Examination The written test will be online objective type, consisting of:
(i) General Awareness
(ii) General English
(iii) Quantitative Aptitude
(iv) Reasoning Ability
(v) Marketing Aptitude / Computer Knowledge.
The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English & Hindi. Each test will be of 40 marks.For these objective type tests of total 200 marks candidates will be given a composite time of 2 Hours 15 minutes . There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests.

Phase II Exam: Interview.

Check out the Best Books for SBI Clerk 2014 Exam:

A) English Language:

1) General English by Lucent Publications: It is one of the best book available in the market for the preparation of English section for all entrance exams. The content in this book is written in both English and Hindi language for easy understanding. All the concepts are explained in a crystal clear and step by step manner. Hundreds of rules of English grammar are given in this book chapter wise, so you will cover each and every aspect of English language.

2) Objective General English by SP Bakshi: Another best book to prepare for Objective English. All the topics are explained in a very clear and sequential manner. But personally, I’d suggest Lucent book.

If the book is not available on Flipkart, purchase on Amazon:

B) General Intelligence and Reasoning:

1) A Modern Approach To Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal: The best and only book you need to prepare for this section. Every topic is covered in detail in this book. This book is good for high level reasoning as required in SBI PO exam.

2) The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CMAT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is another great book for high level reasoning learning and practice.

C) Data Analysis & Interpretation:

1) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: As this section in the SBI PO exam will be related to Data Analysis and Interpretation but for that, you need to clear your basics of mathematics. This is great book for Mathematics to improve your speed and efficiency with thousands of shortcuts. It covers all the topics with so many formulas, concepts, shortcuts, examples and thousands of questions to practice.

If book is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

2) The Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is best book available in the market for Data Analysis and Interpretation.

D) General Awareness, Marketing & Computers:

1) Handbook on Computer Awareness: This Book is really useful for Recruitment Exams such as SBI PO/Clerk, IBPS PO/Clerk, SSC, LIC AAO, Railways and entrance exams of MCA, MBA, BBA and similar courses.

If this book is not available, buy this book:

2) Guide to Banking General Awareness and Banking Aptitude Test: Great book for banking awareness section. It contains more than 1,000 questions for the preparation of Banking awareness section.

3) Marketing Aptitude Test by BSC: Best book of marketing to prepare for all competitive exams.

If this book is shown “Out of stock” on the above link, try the link below.

4) IBPS CWE Specialist Officers Marketing Officer Exam Practice Work Book by Kiran Prakashan: Another good book to prepare for marketing section in SBI Clerk/PO exam.

5) General Knowledge 2014: Essential ‘Knowledge Capsule’ in General Awareness and Current Affairs by Manohar Pandey(Arihant Publications) I strongly recommend this book as you can do it within a week and it covers the entire General awareness in a concise manner.

For general awareness or current affairs section, you need to read newspaper daily or like our Facebook page to get current affairs daily or follow our monthly current affairs section on this website.

We will update this post with more new books for SBI Clerk preparation. Keep visiting our website.

See Also: SBI PO 2013 Cutoff – Written Exam and Interview

All the best for the exam.

27 May

SBI Clerk 2014 Notification, Paper Pattern & Apply Online(5092 Vacancies)

State Bank of India finally issued the notification and invites applications from the eligible candidates for the recruitment of 5092 clerks all over India. The last date to apply is June 14, 2014.
Recently, SBI also issued the notification for the recruitment of PO’s in the largest Indian bank.

See Also: Best Books for SBI PO 2014(PROBATIONARY OFFICERS)

Check out more details about SBI Clerk 2014 below:

Name of the Post: Assistants in Clerical Cadre

Total No. Of Vacancies: 5092

Important Dates:

On-line registration of application : 26.05.2014 TO 14.06.2014
Payment of fee : On-line 26.05.2014 TO 14.06.2014
Off line 28.05.2014 TO 17.06.2014

Exam Date: Not mentioned. Most probably in the months of July or August!

Eligibility:

Criteria of Eligibility:

Graduation degree from any recognized university. Also, the final year candidates of graduation can apply as well.
Age should be 20-28 years as on 1.5.2014. Age relaxation allowed as per govt norms.

Pay Scale: Rs. 7200-19300(Under review)

Selection Procedure:

Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the online test and interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for test or interview.

The written test will be online objective type, consisting of (i) General Awareness (ii) General English (iii) Quantitative Aptitude (iv) Reasoning Ability (v) Marketing Aptitude / Computer Knowledge. The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English & Hindi. Each test will be of 40 marks.For these objective type tests of total 200 marks candidates will be given a composite time of 2 Hours
15 minutes . There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests.

See Also: Best Books for SBI Clerk 2014 (Assistants)

Important Links:

Read the SBI Clerk 2014 Notification here.

Apply online for SBI Clerk 2014 here.

More details here.

24 Jun

SBI To Recruit 10,000 POs & Clerks in 2013 (Official Statement)

Finally, SBI has released an official statement that it will hire 10,000 new employees in the year 2013. These vacancies will include both Probationary Officers and Clerks and whole selection process would be completed by March, 2014.

The official statement is released by SBI after series of rumors in leading newspapers about 19,000 clerk vacancies in SBI.
SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri told PTI that SBI will be hiring only 10,000 people this year, including 1,500 probationary officers, the process for which was started early this year and the results of written test have been announced recently.

He also added that “We have upgraded our branches, all have become air-conditioned. We have adequately staffed our branches. In the last quarter, we recruited 20,000 assistant grade employees at front office,”

What is the reason behind this large scale recruitment?

In State Bank of India, around 7,500 employees would be retiring this year. The bank also plans to open about 1,200 new branches in the country and another 8 branch offices overseas, including China & the United Kingdom, in the current fiscal.

When will be the notification of SBI Clerk will be out?

Though no official statement is being made regarding this but SBI Clerk 2013 notification is expected to come out in September, 2013.

Various Public sector banks have hired more than 63,000 employees in the last financial year.

The country’s largest bank State Bank of India alone hired 20,000 clerical staff and 1,200 POs.

The total strength of various public sector banks is about eight lakh employees as on March 31, 2012.

Source of this Official Statement:

– Hindu Business Line
– NDTV

08 Jun

SBI Clerk 2013 – Solved Sample Papers & Previous Years’ Question Papers 2012 (PDF Downlaod)

State Bank of India has published the notification for the recruitment of SBI Clerks in 2013. The total number of vacancies are expected to be more than 19,000 clerk posts this year. So, it is crucial that you start preparing for this exam now if you want to build a long term and great career in banking sector.
State Bank of India, being the largest public sector bank in India, provides numerous opportunities to grow along with better pay packages.

The selection process for SBI Clerk involves two phases:

1) Objective Written Test
2) Interview

See Also: Best Books for SBI CLERK Exam 2014

Check out the full SBI Clerk notification here.

Download SBI Clerk 2014 Call Letter

As we publish Solved sample papers and previous years’ question papers for various exams, check out the solved sample papers for SBI Clerk 2013:

Click here to download Solved Model Test Paper for SBI Clerk 2013

Click here to download Solved Sample Paper(English Section) for SBI Clerk 2013

Click here to download SBI Clerk 2012 Solved Question Paper

Click here to download SBI Associate Clerk 2011 Solved Question Paper

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02 Jun

SBI Clerk 2013 Notification, Paper Pattern & Syllabus

State Bank of India(SBI) invites applications from the eligible Indian candidates for the post of Clerk in SBI, 2013. The selection process for the recruitment of clerks in SBI would include objective written examination followed by an interview.

Important Dates:

Date of Notification: June 15, 2013

Selection Process:

Objective Written test followed by an interview.

Eligibility Criteria:

Graduation from a recognized university in any stream.

Paper Pattern:

The objective written test would be of 200 marks to be completed in 2 hours. There would be four sections viz. Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English Language and Financial & General Awareness.
The shortlisted candidates after giving written exam would be called for interview and final selection would be based on total marks of both written test and interview.

Check out SBI Clerk 2013 – Solved Sample Papers & Previous Years’ Question Papers 2012 (PDF Download)

Total Number of Vacancies:

The total number of vacancies would be approx. 19,000 divided into various states.

We will update more details once the notification of SBI Clerks 2013 is out June 15, 2013.

Update: There has been some delay to release the Clerk notification on the part of State Bank of India. We are trying to get more details on the matter. Till then, we request our readers to have some patience and keep checking Examsbuzz.
New Update: SBI has released an official statement that it will hire 10,000 new employees in the year 2013. More details about SBI recruitment in 2013 here.