SBI Apprentice Exam Date 2026 (7150 Posts), Exam Pattern & Selection Process

The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced 7150 vacancies for the post of apprentice through advertisement no. CRPD/APPR/2026-27/07. The selection will be based on the performance of a candidate in the online written test and the local language test. The selected candidates will be enrolled in a 1-year apprenticeship program with the State Bank of India. Candidates who applied for 7150 vacancies will have to appear for the online exam, whose schedule will be released soon at www.sbi.bank.in.

What is the SBI Apprenticeship Program?

The SBI Apprentice 2026 Program is a recruitment drive by the State Bank of India (SBI) to engage 7150 candidates as apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961. Selected candidates undergo a 1-year training program at SBI branches across India. The selected candidates will be trained on the job in order to get practical knowledge of banking, customer service experience, and soft skills at various SBI branches. The selected apprentices will be paid a fixed monthly stipend of Rs. 15,000 for one year of engagement.

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2026: Overview

The selection of an SBI apprentice will be based on a computer-based online exam and a local language test. The complete details for the engagement of apprentices have been notified with the release of the SBI Apprentice Notification 2026. The table below summarises the information. 

SBI Apprentice Exam Date 2026 

The official exam date for SBI Apprentice Exam 2026 will be announced shortly at www.sbi.bank.in. As expected, the computer-based test will be held in July 2026 and the exact date will be notified.

SBI Apprentice Important Dates

The State Bank of India (SBI) has released the SBI Apprentice 2026 Notification and the complete schedule of the recruitment process. The registration window is now over, and the exam date will be announcd soon. 

SBI Apprentice Vacancy 2026

The SBI Apprentice Notification 2026 has been released with the total number of vacancies for the SBI Apprentice 2026 exam. This year, SBI has declared 7150 vacancies. The vacancies are released for all the states and union territories of India, which are also mentioned below. 

Is SBI Apprentice a permanent government job? 

No, SBI Apprentice is not a permanent job. It is a 1-year contractual apprenticeship engagement.

SBI Apprentice 2026 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of any bank exam depend on educational qualification, age limit, experience, local language, etc. Detailed analysis of these factors is given below:

Educational Qualification (as on 01/04/2026)

Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university in India or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the central government.

Age Limit (as on 01/04/2026)

Minimum 20 years and maximum 28 years. The maximum age indicated is for unreserved and EWS candidates. Candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2006 and not earlier than 02.04.1998 (both days inclusive).

Age Relaxation

 Relaxation in the upper age limit is applicable as per the Government of India guidelines for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates, as discussed below:

SBI Apprentice Previous Year Question Papers- Click to Download

Points to know before applying online

• The candidate will have to apply for the vacancy in one state only. A candidate applying for the vacancy in one state will not be eligible to apply for the vacancy of any other state.

• Candidature of the applicant will be considered only against the vacancies in the state for which he/she has applied/opted. The merit list will be drawn state-wise and category-wise.

• Selected candidates will be posted in the circle of that state against whose vacancy they are selected.

SBI Apprentice Apply Online Form 

The link to submit applications for SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2026 was activated on 19th May 2026 at www.sbi.co.in. The last date to apply for the recruitment was 15th June 2026, and the link was available at https://apprenticeshipindia.org, https://nsdcindia.org/apprenticeship, or http://bfsissc.com alc. 

SBI Apprentice 2026 Application Fee

The online application fee for the SBI Apprentice 2026 exam has already been released. A total of Rs. 300/- is to be paid by candidates belonging to the General Category as the application fee for SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2026 exam. The same amount is narrowed down to Rs. 0/- for candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PWD category.

SBI Apprentice 2026 Selection Process

Selection for engagement of SBI apprentices would be based on the basis following exams.

1. Online Written Test and
2. Test of Local Language

SBI Apprentice 2026 Exam Pattern

The total time duration for the SBI Apprentice Online test is 1 hour (60 minutes) for 100 marks. 100 questions will be asked in the Computer-Based Examination (CBE). Check the section-wise exam pattern for the online examination below. Check the updated SBI Apprentice Exam Pattern 2026 described here.

SBI Apprentice Test A: Objective Test (Online)

Except for the test of general English, test questions for the written examination shall be set in 13 regional languages, viz., Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu, in addition to English and Hindi.

Penalty for Wrong Answers: There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in objective tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 1/4th of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty to arrive at a corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e., if no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Test of Local Language

The candidates applying for vacancies in a particular state should be proficient (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) in the specified local language of that state as mentioned in the advertisement PDF. The test for knowledge of the specified local language will be conducted as a part of the selection process. It will be conducted after qualifying the online written examination.

Candidates who fail to qualify for this test will not be engaged as apprentices. Candidates who produce a 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language will not be required to undergo the language test. Candidates will have to appear for the test of the specified opted local language at a centre (to be decided by the bank) of the state applied for, at his/her own expense.

Medical Examination

The engagement of selected apprentices is subject to their being declared medically fit as per the requirements of the bank.

The final selection will be subject to

a) Verification of eligibility for the post and information furnished in the online application
b) Qualifying in the test of the specified opted local language, where applicable, as detailed above.
c) Declared fit in the medical examination.

Check SBI Apprentice Syllabus & Exam Pattern

SBI Apprentice 2026 Salary Structure

The apprentices are eligible for an SBI Apprentice Salary of a fixed stipend of Rs. 15000/- per month for the engagement period of one year. . Apprentices are not eligible for standard employee allowances like Dearness Allowance (DA) or House Rent Allowance (HRA). 

• Stipend: Rs. 15,000 per month
• In-Hand Pay: Rs. 15,000 (Typically, no major deductions or PF contributions are applied since it is a training engagement)
• Allowances: None
• Annual Compensation: Rs 1.8 Lakhs

SBI Apprentice 2026 Cut Off 

The State Bank of India will be releasing SBI Apprentice Cut-Off Marks along with the SBI Apprentice Result 2026. The cut-off marks will be the minimum marks required by the candidates to qualify for the examination. Click on the link below to check the previous year's SBI Apprentice cut-off marks. 

Check SBI Apprentice Cut Off [Previous Year]

SBI Apprentice 2026 Exam Centres List 

State Bank of India (SBI) will conduct the online test across various exam centres in the country for which candidates have to make choice while submitting their applications.