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SBI CBO Recruitment 2025 For 2964 Posts, Eligibility and Selection Process

The State Bank of India (SBI) is hiring for the post of Circle Based Officer post and a total of 2964 vacancy are to be filled. Interested candidates can check their eligibility for SBI CBO Recruitment 2025 and apply before the last date which is 29th May 2025. Only candidates who have a 2 year or more experience working at SCBs and RRBs are eligible to apply, provided that they are within the age limit of 21 to 30 years.

This article provides all the essential information about the SBI CBO 2025 new vacancy, application procedure, eligibility criteria, important dates, and more. Stay updated and apply before the deadline to be part of one of India’s largest banking institutions.

SBI CBO Notification 2025 Out

The SBI CBO Recruitment 2025 (CRPD/ CBO/2025-26/03) on the official website @www.sbi.co.in/careers. A Circle Based Officer (CBO) at SBI is responsible for managing banking operations, customer service, loan processing, and business development within a specific regional circle. Download the SBI CBO 2025 Notification PDF and read all the mandatory details here.

SBI CBO Recruitment 2025: Details
Conducting Body State Bank of India
Exam Name SBI CBO Notification 2025-26
Post Name Circle Based Officer (CBO)
Vacancies 2964
Exam Level National
Frequency Once a year
Application Mode Online
Application Dates 9th to 29th May 2025
Selection Process Online Test, Screening, Interview, and Local Language test
Salary Rs 48,480/-
CBO Notification PDF SBI CBO Notification 2025 PDF
Location India
Official Website www.sbi.co.in/careers

SBI CBO Recruitment 2025: Important Dates

The important dates for SBI Circle Based Officer 2025-26 is given below. The SBI CBO Exam Date 2025 is tentatively scheduled in July 2025 and the exact date will be notified soon. Check the application dates.

SBI CBO 2025 Exam Important Dates
Events Dates
SBI CBO Official Notification 9th May 2025
SBI CBO Registration Started 9th May 2025
Last Date To Submit Forms 29th May 2025
SBI CBO Call Letter 2025 Update Soon
SBI CBO Exam Date 2025 July 2025

SBI CBO Vacancy 2025

The total vacancy released for SBI Circle Based Officer Recruitment 2025 is 2964 which includes 2600 fresh regular vacancies that is distributed across all States/UTs and categories. Check the SBI Job vacancy below and apply accordingly. From the below Image you can check the each and every state details of the SBI CBO vacancy.

SBI CBO Vacancy 2025
Circle State/UT SC ST OBC EWS GEN Total
Ahmedabad Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu 36 18 64 24 98 240
Amaravati Andhra Pradesh 27 13 48 18 74 180
Bengaluru Karnataka 37 18 67 25 103 250
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh 30 15 54 20 81 200
Bhubaneswar Odisha 15 7 27 10 41 100
Chandigarh J&K, Ladakh, HP, Haryana, Punjab 12 6 21 8 33 80
Chennai Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry 18 9 32 12 49 120
North Eastern NE States (Assam, Arunachal, etc.) 15 7 27 10 41 100
Hyderabad Telangana 34 17 62 23 94 230
Jaipur Rajasthan 30 15 54 20 81 200
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 42 21 75 28 114 280
Kolkata West Bengal, A&N Islands, Sikkim 22 11 40 15 62 150
Maharashtra Maharashtra 37 18 67 25 103 250
Mumbai Metro Maharashtra, Goa 15 7 27 10 41 100
New Delhi Delhi, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh 4 2 8 3 13 30
Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, Lakshadweep 13 6 24 9 38 90
Total   387 190 697 260 1066 2600

Backlog Vacancy Category Wise

The total vacancy includes both regular and backlog vacancies which is 364. Check the state-wise vacancy below. From this table you can check the SBI CBO Backlog Vacancy Details State and Category Wise.

SBI CBO Backlog Vacancy
Circle SC ST OBC Total
Ahmedabad 11 33 10 54
Amaravati 6 – – 6
Bengaluru 20 9 10 39
Bhopal 10 10 12 32
Bhubaneswar 2 8 – 10
Chandigarh 1 – 13 14
Chennai – 31 – 31
North Eastern 5 – 25 30
Hyderabad 3 – – 3
Jaipur 13 – 5 18
Kolkata 8 10 25 43
Lucknow 6 11 – 17
Maharashtra 4 13 – 17
Mumbai Metro 2 1 2 5
New Delhi – 10 9 19
Thiruvananthapuram 16 10 – 26
Total 107 146 111 364

SBI CBO Recruitment 2025 Online Application Process

The State Bank of India has started the online application process for the Circle Based Officer position, allowing candidates to register and submit their application forms. The process includes registration, uploading of photo and signature, filling in personal details, uploading a handwritten declaration and thumb impression, and payment of the application fee.

SBI CBO Apply Online 2025- Click to Apply

Application Fee

The application fee to be paid by categories other than SC/ST/PWBD is Rs. 750/- and fee has been exempted for SC/ST/PWBD categories.

SBI Circle Based Officer Eligibility Criteria 2025

The eligibility criteria for SBI Circle Based Officer recruitment mainly includes qualification, age limit, experience, nationality, and local language proficiency. If any candidate fits into all SBI CBO Eligibility Criteria, then they can apply for the post.

Qualification Required

The educational qualification required for SBI CBO is Graduation degree from a recognized University or equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government, including Integrated Dual Degree (IDD), and those with qualifications in Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountancy, and Cost Accountancy are eligible.

SBI CBO Age Limit (As On 30/4/2025)

Candidates must have been born not later than 30.04.2004 and not earlier than 01.05.1995. Check the minimum and maximum age limit for the SBI CBO 2025 below.

  1. Minimum Age: 21 years
  2. Maximum Age: 30 years
  3. Age Relaxation: Check the details of the SBI CBO Age Relaxation in the table below.
Category Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ESM/ECOs 5 years
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) 3 years
General (PWD) 10 years
OBC/ OBC(PWD) 13 years
SC/SC(PWD)/ST/ST(PWD) 15 years

Experience Required for Circle Based Officer post

A minimum of 2 years of experience (Post Essential Academic Qualification Experience) as on 30.04.2025 as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank or any Regional Rural Bank as listed in Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India.

Local Language Test

Candidates must know the state language that they are applying from. The Local language proficiency test will be conducted as part of selection process but if any candidate can show their 10th/12th marksheet evidencing having studied the opted language then they need to appear for the LPT.

SBI CBO Recruitment 2025 Selection Process

The selection process mainly consists of 4 stages such as Online Test, Screening, Interview, and Local Language Test. Candidates have to qualify each stage in order to get selected for the post. Check the stage-wise description below.

SBI CBO Selection Stages and Details
Stage Type Marks Details
Online Test Objective 120
Covers English Language, Banking Knowledge, General Awareness, and Computer Aptitude
Descriptive 30
Conducted for candidates who qualify the online test. It tests analytical & writing skills
Screening Test
Screening Committee will assess the online exam qualified candidates based on the eligibility criteria
Interview Personal Interview –
Final stage of selection; used to prepare the merit list
Language Proficiency Test To test local language Test of specified opted language of a particular circle

SBI CBO 2025 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern consists two parts: Objective and Descriptive. Objective is 120 Marks and Descriptive is of 50 Marks. There is no negative marking and non sectional cut off.

SBI CBO Exam Pattern: Objective Test
Name of Test No of Questions Max Marks Duration
English Language 30 30 30 mins
Banking Knowledge 40 40 40 mins
General Awareness/Economy 30 30 30 mins
Computer Aptitude 20 20 20 mins
Total 120 120 2 hours
SBI CBO Exam Pattern: Descriptive Test
Name of Test No of Questions Max Marks Duration
Letter Writing 1 25 30 mins
Essay-250 words on banking related 1 25
Total 2 50 30 mins

SBI CBO Syllabus 2025

The SBI CBO Syllabus 2025 is a guiding light for all the candidates who are going to appear for the SBI Circle-Based Officer Exam. Candidates can check the detailed SBI CBO Syllabus below which will help them to prepare for the upcoming SBI CBO Exam. The topics included in the SBI CBO Exam are:

  1. Reasoning Ability
  2. English Language
  3. Quantitative Aptitude
  4. General Awareness and Computer Knowledge

SBI CBO Previous Year Paper

The preparation for Circle Based Officer exam is incomplete without the SBI CBO Previous Year Question Papers. The past year papers gives you an insight about the types of questions asked in the exam, difficulty level, tone of the questions, format, etc. Along with it, sometimes, the questions get repeated, so we advise the candidates to solve as many previous year papers as they can to prepare.

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SBI Circle Based Officer Salary

The SBI CBO Salary 2025 starts from Rs 48,480 and the present pay scale is Rs. 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2- 67160-2680/7-85920. Initially, they will be appointed at Circle Based Officer JMGS-I and annual increments are given each year as per the Bank norms.

SBI CBO Exam Centre 2025

The list of all exam centres where the SBI CBO Exam will be conducted is given in the table below.

SBI CBO Exam Centre 2025
State Code State/UT
Online Examination Centres
11 Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair
12 Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur, Guntur / Vijayawada, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
13 Arunachal Pradesh Naharlagun
14 Assam
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
15 Bihar
Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna
16 Chandigarh
Chandigarh / Mohali
17 Chhattisgarh
Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Raipur
18 Goa Panaji
19 Gujarat
Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar, Anand / Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat
20 Haryana
Ambala, Hissar, Faridabad, Gurugram
21 Himachal Pradesh
Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan
22 Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu, Samba, Srinagar
23 Jharkhand
Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
24 Karnataka
Bengaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Gulbarga, Mysore
25 Kerala
Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
26 Ladakh Leh, Kargil
27 Lakshadweep Kavaratti
28 Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Indore, Satna, Ujjain
29 Maharashtra
Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Amaravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai/MMR, Satara
30 Manipur Imphal
31 Meghalaya Shillong
32 Mizoram Aizawl
33 Nagaland
Dimapur, Kohima
34 Delhi-NCR
New Delhi / NCR
35 Odisha
Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur
36 Puducherry Puducherry
37 Punjab
Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
38 Rajasthan
Ajmer, Bikaner, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
39 Sikkim Gangtok
40 Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Erode, Karur, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar
41 Telangana
Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
42 Tripura Agartala
43 Uttar Pradesh
Agra, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Mathura, Moradabad, Noida/Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi
44 Uttarakhand
Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
45 West Bengal
Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri

 

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FAQs

Is the SBI CBO Notification 2025 Out?

Yes, the SBI CBO Notification 2025 has been released.

What are the online application dates for the SBI CBO Recruitment 2025?

The SBI Circle Based Officer online application process has started on 9th May 2025 and the last date to apply is 29th May 2025.

Who is eligible to apply for SBI Circle Based Officer post?

Those within the age of 21 to 30 years and hold a Graduation degree and is proficient in local language of the state that they are applying from, are eligible for CBO.

What is the SBI SBO Pay scale?

The SBI CBO Pay scale 2025 is Rs. 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2- 67160-2680/7-85920.

What is the SBI CBO Exam Date 2025?

The SBI CBO Exam Date 2025 is tentatively scheduled in July 2025 and the exact dates will be announced once the application process is over.

How many vacancies have been released under the SBI CBO Recruitment 2025-26?

A total of 2964 vacancies have been released under the SBI CBO Recruitment 2025-26 which includes 2600 as regular vacancies and 394 as backlog vacancy.