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SBI CBO Notification 2026 for 2273 Vacancies, Apply Till  25 Feb 2026 (Extended)

SBI CBO Notification 2026 for 2273 Vacancies, Apply Till  25 Feb 2026 (Extended)

SBI CBO Recruitment 2026: The State Bank of India has announced  2273 vacancies for Circle Based Officer (CBO) positions across its branches nationwide. The recruitment process includes an online examination followed by an interview. The SBI CBO application process deadline has been extended till 25th February 2026. Check out the complete details below.

SBI CBO Notification 2026 

The State Bank of India has released the official SBI CBO Notification 2026 PDF for 2273 Circle-Based Officers jobs on their website, www.sbi.co.in. All candidates interested in Circle-Based Officer openings can download the Notification PDF by clicking on the link provided below and learn more about SBI CBO Recruitment 2026 from here.

SBI CBO Recruitment 2026: Overview

Candidates should be familiar with all the details of the SBI CBO Vacancy 2026 and the exam date by reviewing the overview table.

SBI Circle-Based Officer Exam 2026- Summary
Conducting Body State Bank of India (SBI)
Post Name Circle-Based Officer (CBO)
Vacancies 2273
Exam Level National
Mode of Exam Online
SBI Circle-Based Officer Exam 2026 Registration Dates 29th January to 25th February 2026 (Extended Date )
Experience 2 years
Exam Rounds Online Test- Interview
Basic Pay Rs. 48,480/-
Official Website www.sbi.co.in

SBI CBO 2026- Important Dates

The SBI CBO Application dates and other dates will be notified below. Check out the complete dates and application last online submission has been extended till 25th February 2026. 

SBI CBO Apply Online 2026
SBI Circle-Based Officers -Important Dates
Activity SBI CBO 2026- Important Dates SBI CBO 2025- Important Dates
SBI CBO Notification PDF 28th January 2026 9th May 2025
SBI CBO Apply Online 29th January 2026 21st June 2025
Online Registration Ends on 25th February 2026 (Extended Date) 30th June 2025
Online Fee Payment 25th February 2026 30th June 2025
Last Date for Editing the Application - 30th June 2025
Last Date of Printing Online Application 5th March 2026 -
SBI CBO Admit Card March 2026 10th July 2025
SBI CBO CBT Exam Date March 2026 20th July 2025
SBI CBO Result - 13th October 2025
SBI CBO Interview Call Letter - 20 October 2025
 SBI CBO Interview Dates - 1 to 11 November 2025

SBI CBO Vacancy 2026

Through the SBI CBO Notification 2026, State Bank of India announced  2273 Circle-Based Officer positions. The table below shows the full allocation of openings for the SBI CBO recruitment 2026 exam:

SBI CBO Vacancy 2026 (Regular)
Circle State/UT Language Total GEN SC ST OBC EWS
Amaravati Andhra Pradesh Telugu/Urdu 97 41 14 7 26 9
Bengaluru Karnataka Kannada 200 81 30 15 54 20
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Hindi 97 41 14 7 26 9
Bhubaneswar Odisha Odia 80 33 12 6 21 8
Chandigarh Jammu & Kashmir 
Ladakh
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
Punjab
Urdu
Hindi
Punjabi
103 44 15 7 27 10
Chennai Tamil Nadu
Pondicherry
Tamil 165 69 24 12 44 16
Gandhinagar Gujarat
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 
Daman & Diu
Gujarati 194 80 29 14 52 19
Guwahati Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Tripura
Assamese
Bengali
Bodo
Manipuri
Garo
Khasi
Mizo
Kokborok
68 29 10 5 18 6
Hyderabad Telangana Telugu 68 33 12 6 21 8
Jaipur Rajasthan Hindi 103 44 15 7 27 10
Kolkata West Bengal
A&N Islands
Sikkim
Bengali
Nepali
Hindi
200 81 30 15 54 20
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Hindi / Urdu 200 81 30 15 54 20
Maharashtra Maharashtra Marathi 194 80 29 14 52 19
Mumbai Metro Maharashtra
Goa
Marathi
Konkani
143 60 21 10 38 14
New Delhi Delhi
Uttarakhand
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Hindi 76 33 11 5 20 7
Thiruvananthapuram Kerals 
Lakshadweep
Malayalam 50 22 7 3 13 5
Total 2050 852 303 148 547 200

SBI CBO Vacancy 2026 (Backlog)

SBI CBO Vacancy 2026 (Backlog)
Circle Total SC ST OBC
Amaravati 1 -- 1 --
Bengaluru 11 2 5 4
Bhopal 17 2 12 3
Bhubaneswar 1 -- 1 --
Chandigarh 4 1 -- 3
Chennai 37 -- 37 --
Gandhinagar 42 -- 42 --
Guwahati 11 3 -- 8
Jaipur 1 -- -- 1
Kolkata 31 1 9 21
Lucknow 20 -- 20 --
Maharashtra 10 2 8 --
Mumbai Metro 2 -- 2 --
New Delhi 6 -- 1 5
Thiruvananthapuram 29 13 16 --
Total 223 24 154 45

SBI CBO 2026 Application Fee

The candidates have to pay the application fee in order to apply for the SBI CBO Post.

Category Fee
SC/ST/PWBD No Fee
Other Category Rs. 750

SBI CBO 2026 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria consist of education qualification, age limit, experience, and local language, which are given below:

SBI CBO 2026 Education Qualification:

  • Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government, including an Integrated Dual Degree (IDD).
  • Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, and Cost Accountant would also be eligible.

SBI CBO 2026 Age Limt:

  • Minimum Age: 21 Years
  • Maximum Age: 30 Years
  • Age Limit: As of 30.09.2022, i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 30.09.2001 and not earlier than 01.10.1992 (both days inclusive)

SBI CBO 2026 Age Relaxation:

SBI is giving relaxation in the upper age limit for several categories, which have been mentioned below:

Category Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled 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
Eligible - Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned officers, including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ 
Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years of military service and 
have been released on completion of an assignment 
(including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application) 
otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct inefficiency or 
physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. 
5 years

SBI CBO Experience:

Freshers are ineligible for SBI CBO because SBI demands a minimum 2 years of experience (Post Essential Academic Qualification Experience) as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank or any Regional Rural Bank as listed in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India.

SBI CBO Local Language:

  • The candidates applying for vacancies in a particular Circle should be proficient (reading, writing, and understanding) in any one of the specified opted local languages of that Circle (mentioned against each Circle).
  • The test of knowledge of the specified local language of the applied circle will be conducted as a part of the selection process. It will be conducted for provisionally selected candidates (based on performance in online tests, Screening, and interviews) before joining the Bank.
  • A candidate who fails to qualify for this test will not be offered an appointment.
  • Candidates who produce a 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language of the applied circle as one of the subjects will not be required to undergo the language test.

SBI CBO Selection Process 2026

The SBI Circle-Based Officer's selection process consists of three stages, which are mentioned below:

  • Online Test
  • Screening
  • Interview

SBI CBO Exam Pattern 2026

The online test will consist of Objective-type questions for 120 marks and Descriptive Tests for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after the conclusion of the Objective Test, and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.

Note: There will be no penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests

SBI CBO Test A: Objective Test (Online)

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 Test B: Descriptive Test (Online)- 30 minutes

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 2026 Screening

  • Online applications and documents of candidates, who are shortlisted based on performance in the online examination, will be placed before the Screening Committee.
  • The Screening Committee constituted by the Bank will examine whether the candidates fulfil the required eligibility criteria of experience.
  • The candidates who fulfil the required experience as decided by the Screening Committee will be called for an interview.

SBI CBO 2026 Interview

The interview will consist of 50 marks. Candidates will have to score a minimum qualifying mark in an interview to be considered for final selection. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.

SBI CBO Final Selection

The candidates will have to qualify in both the Online Test and the Interview separately. The marks obtained in the Online Test, both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test, will be added to the marks obtained in the Interview for preparing the final merit list. The final merit list would be prepared based on the normalisation of marks scored in the Online Test and Interview, with 75:25 weightage, respectively.

SBI CBO Salary

Presently, the starting salary for SBI Circle-Based Officer is 36,000/- in the scale of (36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2- 49910-1990/7-63840) applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I plus 2 advance increments (For work experience of 2 years or more in officer cadre in any Scheduled Commercial Bank/ Regional Rural Bank). The official will also be eligible for D.A., H.R.A/ Lease rental, C.C.A., Medical, and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time.

SBI CBO Joining, Training & Career Path

  • On joining, the selected candidates will be designated as “Circle Based Officers” (CBOs) and will be on probation for a period of 6 months from their joining the Bank.
  • The selected officers will be in the general cadre and will be governed by the promotion policy applicable to the Bank’s general cadre officers.
  • The selected candidates will not be entitled to inter-circle transfer/ Corporate Centre Posting/ Corporate Centre Establishment Posting/ Foreign Posting until his/her promotion to SMGS-IV Grade or 12 years of service, whichever is later.

How to apply for the SBI CBO Recruitment 2026?

The candidate can apply for SBI CBO 2026 by following the steps:

  • Step 1: Visit the official Website i.e. https://sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings
  • Step 2: Select the notification of SBI CBO 2026.
  • Step 3: Fill all the required details.
  • Step 4: Pay the application Fee.
  • Step 5: Submit the application form and take a printout for further reference.

SBI CBO 2026 Syllabus

The SBI CBO online test 2026 consists of four sections, which are listed below:

Reasoning Ability

  1. Seating Arrangements
  2. Puzzles
  3. Inequalities
  4. Syllogism
  5. Input-Output
  6. Data Sufficiency
  7. Blood Relations
  8. Order and Ranking
  9. Alphanumeric Series
  10. Distance and Direction
  11. Verbal Reasoning

English Language

  1. Cloze Test
  2. Reading Comprehension
  3. Spotting Errors
  4. Sentence Improvement
  5. Sentence Correction
  6. Para Jumbles
  7. Fill in the Blanks
  8. Para/Sentence Completion

Quantitative Aptitude

  1. Number Series
  2. Data Interpretation
  3. Simplification/ Approximation
  4. Quadratic Equation
  5. Data Sufficiency
  6. Mensuration
  7. Average
  8. Profit and Loss
  9. Ratio and Proportion
  10. Work, Time, and Energy
  11. Time and Distance
  12. Probability
  13. Relations
  14. Simple and Compound Interest
  15. Permutation and Combination

General Awareness and Computer Knowledge

  1. Current Affairs
  2. Banking Awareness
  3. GK Updates
  4. Currencies
  5. Important Places
  6. Books and Authors
  7. Awards
  8. Headquarters
  9. Prime Minister Schemes
  10. Important Days
  11. Basic Computer Knowledge

You can also check the SBI Clerk 2026 Syllabus from here.

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SBI CBO 2026 (FAQs):

Q1. What is the full form of SBI CBO?

Ans. The full form of SBI CBO is 'State Bank of India Circle Based Officer'.

Q2. What is the salary of SBI CBO 2026?

Ans. The salary of SBI CBO is 36,000/- per month, which is subject to be increased by the time.

Q3. Who can apply for SBI CBO?

Ans. The candidate must have graduated from a recognised board of India and have 2 years of experience.

Q4. Is SBI CBO permanent or not?

Ans. The SBI Circle-Based Officers come under the Junior Management Grade Scale- 1 (JMGS-I) and are permanent in nature.

Q5. Are freshers eligible for the SBI CBO 2026 Exam?

Ans. Freshers are eligible for SBI CBO 2026 Exam, only if they have 2 years of experience in order to apply for the post.

Q6. What are the SBI CBO 2026 Application dates?

Ans. The SBI CBO Application form has started on 29th January 2026 and will end on 25th February 2026 (Extended Date).

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