SBI Clerk Pre Admit Card 2026 (Backlog Vacancy

SBI Clerk Pre Admit Card 2026 (Backlog Vacancy is a certificate verification schedule covered on this page. The key figures are an application window closing 27 August 2026 and a fee of ₹750 for unreserved candidates. Everything below — dates, eligibility, fee and the official links — is set out in the order you will need it.

State Bank of India recruits separately from the IBPS common process. SBI notifications set out fee, age and qualification criteria in unusual detail, including the cut-off date by which a degree must be complete — match your graduation date against it before applying.

Applications open on 07 August 2026 and close on 27 August 2026, giving candidates 21 days to complete the process. At 21 days this is a normal-length window, but the fee and upload steps are the ones that fail late, so leave a few days of margin. The exam is currently shown for 16 September 2026; treat this as provisional until the admit card confirms it.

The age limit runs from 20 to 28 years for unreserved candidates. That is an 8-year band, so candidates near either edge should confirm the exact cut-off date the notification measures age against — it is usually a fixed reference date, not the date you apply. On qualifications, the notification states: Passed / Appearing Bachelor Degree in Any Stream in Any Recognized University in India. More Eligibility Details Read the Notification. If your degree is an equivalent under a different name, look for the equivalence clause in the official PDF before paying the fee — a form rejected for a qualification mismatch is not usually refundable.

SC / ST / PH is exempt from the application fee under this notification. All fee-paying categories are charged the same ₹750. Payment is accepted via debit card, credit card, net banking, and UPI. Pay only through the official portal linked on this page; the fee is normally non-refundable once the form is submitted.

Bank PO and Clerk preparation centres on reasoning, quantitative aptitude, English and banking awareness. The preliminary is sectionally timed, so section-wise practice under the exact time limits matters more than overall mock scores.