SBI CBO Eligibility Criteria 2025, Age Limit, Qualification, Experience

India’s largest Bank, the State Bank of India, is conducting the SBI CBO 2025 Examination to select eligible candidates for Circle Based Officer post in its branches across all States and UTs. The SBI CBO Eligibility Criteria mainly includes parameters determined by the SBI regarding age limit, qualification, experience, nationality, and local language proficiency. Those who fit into all these parameters can apply for the vacancy and appear for the examination process. So, let’s know in depth about the SBI Circle Based Eligibility below.

SBI CBO Eligibility Criteria 2025

SBI is recruitment for 2964 vacancies and the official SBI CBO Notification 2025 mentions the eligibility criteria for Circle Based Officer post. Only those candidates who are eligible as per this criteria, can register and fill out the application form and for that purpose SBI has provided detailed eligibility criteria for all category candidates whether SC/ST/PWBD/OBC/General.

Factors Considered Under SBI CBO Eligibility 2025

The eligibility of any candidate is assessed based on the following 4 factors:

• Age Limit
• Educational Qualification
• Nationality
• Experience
• Local Language Knowledge

SBI CBO Eligibility Age Limit (As on 30/4/2025)

The minimum age required for CBO post is 21 years and maximum age is 30 years. Candidate should not have been born before 1st May 1995 and later than 30th April 2005. However, age relaxation is provided to SC/ST/PWBD/OBC/Exservicemen categories. The age relaxation is as follows:

SBI CBO Eligibility Qualification

The academic requirement for Circle Based Officer post @SBI is given below:

• Candidates must have completed a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized university or hold an equivalent qualification acknowledged by the Central Government, including those with an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD).
• Applicants with professional degrees such as Medicine, Engineering, Chartered Accountancy, or Cost Accountancy are also eligible to apply.

Note: The official date of passing the qualifying exam will be considered as the date mentioned on the mark sheet or provisional certificate issued by the university/institute. If the result is published online, then a certificate from the appropriate university/institute authority confirming the result date will be required.

SBI CBO Eligibility Experience

Only having age limit and qualification is not enough, candidates must hold experience. As on 30th April 2025, candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of experience (after completing the required academic qualification) working as an officer in a Scheduled Commercial Bank or a Regional Rural Bank listed in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India.

Applicants are required to provide a job profile document, duly certified by their current or previous employer(s). If the duties and responsibilities in their job profile do not closely align with those of a Scale-I Generalist Officer at SBI, their application may be rejected at any stage of the recruitment process.

SBI CBO Local Language Proficiency

Candidates applying for vacancies in a specific Circle must have the ability to read, write, and understand at least one of the designated local languages of that Circle (as listed below).

A language proficiency test in the selected local language will be part of the selection process. This test will be conducted after the online test, screening, and interview, but before joining the Bank. Those who can produce 10th/12th standard mark sheet or certificate showing that they studied the chosen local language as a subject will be exempted from taking the test. Check the circle-wise local language in the table below.

Who Is NOT Eligible to Apply for SBI CBO 2025?

Some categories of candidates are NOT eligible to apply for Circle Based Officer post and it is as follows:

• Individuals employed with the subsidiaries of Scheduled Commercial Banks are not eligible to apply.
• Those currently working in clerical or supervisory roles at SBI, or employed on a contract basis, are not permitted to apply.
• Former SBI or Associate Bank officers who have resigned, as well as contractual employees who have left the bank, are also ineligible for this recruitment.