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State Bank of India SBI Apprentice Online Form 2026

Apply Online | Eligibility | Dates | Full Details

📅 Last Date: June 8, 2026 📌 7150 Posts 💰 Fee Available 🏷 BANKING

📅 Important Dates

Application Start: May 19, 2026
Last Date: June 8, 2026
Application Start: 19 May 2026
Last Date for Apply Online: 08 June 2026
Last Date Pay Exam Fee: 08 June 2026
Online Exam Date: July 2026 Tentative
Admit Card Available: Before Exam

💰 Application Fee

CategoryFee
General / OBC / EWSRs. 300
SC / STRs. 0
PwBDRs. 0

🎂 Age Limit (As on 01-04-2026)

Min: 20 Years
CategoryMax Age
UR/EWS28 Years
OBC31 Years
SC/ST33 Years
PwBD UR/EWS38 Years
PwBD OBC41 Years
PwBD SC/ST43 Years

Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.

📊 Vacancy

Total: 7150

PostVacancy
SBI Apprentice7150

🎓 Eligibility

SBI Apprentice:

Candidate must satisfy the SBI Apprentice Advertisement No. CRPD/APPR/2026-27/07 conditions.



1Education: Graduation from a recognized University / Institute as on 01 April 2026.

2Age: Minimum 20 years and maximum 28 years as on 01 April 2026. Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02 April 1998 and not later than 01 April 2006, both days inclusive, subject to category relaxation.

3NAPS registration: Candidates must read BFSI SSC guidelines and register on the NAPS portal before applying through the SBI/IBPS link.

4Local language: Candidate must be proficient in the specified local language of the selected State/UT. The language test is conducted after qualifying the online written test unless exempted through 10th/12th certificate rules.

5Prior apprenticeship / experience: Candidate should not have undergone apprenticeship in SBI or any other organization earlier and should not have one year or more training/job experience after the educational qualification.


Training and stipend: Apprenticeship training duration is one year. Stipend is Rs. 15,000 per month for the engagement period. Apprentices are not SBI employees and are not entitled to employee benefits.

🧭 Selection Process

1
Online written test
2
Test of specified local language where applicable
3
Verification of eligibility and documents
4
Medical examination
5
Final engagement as per State/category merit and SBI rules

The online written test has 100 questions for 100 marks with separate timed sections: General/Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude. The test duration is 60 minutes and there is negative marking of one-fourth mark for each wrong answer. Candidates qualifying the written test are considered State-wise and category-wise. The local language test is required for the selected State/UT unless the candidate is exempted by 10th or 12th standard certificate evidence. Final engagement is subject to eligibility verification, qualifying the local language test where applicable, and medical fitness.

📝 Job Description

State Bank of India has released the official notification for Engagement of Apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961, Advertisement No. CRPD/APPR/2026-27/07. The recruitment is for 7150 apprentice training seats across States and Union Territories. Candidates can apply online from 19 May 2026 to 08 June 2026 through the official application link. Before applying, candidates must register on the NAPS portal and read the BFSI SSC guidelines as instructed in the official SBI advertisement. The online examination is tentatively scheduled in July 2026 and admit card details will be available before the exam. The minimum qualification is graduation from a recognized University or Institute as on 01 April 2026. The age limit is 20 to 28 years as on 01 April 2026, with relaxation as per Government of India guidelines. Selection will be based on online written test, local language test where applicable, eligibility verification and medical fitness. Apprenticeship training duration is one year and the stipend is Rs. 15,000 per month.