SBI CBO Exam Notification 2025 Out for 2964 Vacancies – Apply Now!

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SBI CBO Exam Notification 2025 Out for 2964 Vacancies – Apply Now!

SBI Circle Based Officer (CBO) 2025 Official Notification for the recruitment of 2964 CBO vacancies was released on 9 May 2025. Candidates interested in applying for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Recruitment can submit their online application from 9 May 2025 until 29 May 2025.

SBI CBO Exam

SBI CBO Exam is conducted on a regular basis by the State Bank of India. SBI is the largest Indian public sector bank. It has its headquarters in Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. Founded in 1955, it is the tenth largest employer in India with nearly 2,50,000 SBI employees. At present, State Bank of India serves more than 50 crore customers and has a wide network in 36 countries (excluding India).

SBI currently has 22,405 SBI branches, 65,627+ ATMs and employs around 2.5 lakh SBI employees.

The State Bank of India usually recruits candidates for the position of Circle Based Officer or CBO for its SBI offices and branches located all over India. The SBI CBO Exam, also known as the State Bank of India Circle Based Officer Exam, is an entryway for bank exam aspirants to work for the largest Indian public sector bank.

Also, candidates who have a graduation in any discipline are eligible to apply for this SBI CBO Exam. Usually, this State Bank of India Circle Based Officer (CBO) Exam is conducted for the direct recruitment of Circle Based Officer in the State Bank of India.

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SBI CBO Exam 2025: Official Notification

The State Bank of India regularly conducts the State Bank of India Circle Based Officer Exam or the SBI CBO Exam at regular intervals to recruit candidates for the post of Circle Based Officer in various State Bank of India branch offices across India. The State Bank of India has a legacy of over 70+ years of impeccable customer service in the Indian banking sector and is the largest bank employer in India.

The SBI CBO Exam 2025 Official Notification announcement for the recruitment to the post of Circle Based Officer was released by the State Bank of India (SBI) on 9 May 2025 on its official SBI website through Advertisement No. CRPD/CBO/2025-26/03.

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The SBI CBO Exam 2025 will be conducted for a total of 2964 Circle Based Officer (CBO) vacancies in State Bank of India.

Candidates who wish to download the SBI CBO Exam Official Recruitment Notification PDF 2025 for the recruitment of 2964 SBI CBO vacancies can find it in this Veranda RACE State Bank of India CBO Exam blog post below:

SBI CBO Exam 2025 – 2964 Vacancies - Official Notification PDF – Veranda RACE – Download Here

The online registration for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 starts on 9 May 2025 and candidates can apply for this SBI Circle Based Officer Exam 2025 until 29 May 2025.

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Apply Online

Interested candidates who fulfill the required eligibility criteria such as the SBI CBO educational qualification, SBI CBO age limit, SBI CBO upper age relaxation, etc., for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 can apply online through this SBI CBO Exam 2025 Direct Link:

SBI CBO Exam 2025 – 2964 Vacancies – Direct Online Application Link – Click Here to Apply

Interested candidates who wish to apply for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 can begin to apply on the State Bank of India’s official website or using the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Direct Online Application link from Veranda RACE from 9 May 2025.

The last date to apply for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 for the recruitment of 2964 SBI Circle Based Officer vacancies is 29 May 2025.

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Candidates who wish to apply for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 can pay the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Application Fee only through the online mode by using debit card/credit card/Internet Banking/UPI payments/mobile wallet until 29 May 2025 as mentioned in the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Exam Overview

Candidates and bank exam aspirants who are interested and fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 can find the comprehensive exam overview for the recruitment of 2964 Circle Based Officer vacancies in State Bank of India (SBI) below:

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Exam Overview

Organisation

State Bank of India

Recruitment Agency

State Bank of India

Exam Name

SBI CBO Exam 2025 / SBI Circle Based Officer Exam 2025

Post

Circle Based Officer (CBO)

SBI CBO Exam 2025 Online Registration Dates

9 May 2025 to 29 May 2025

SBI CBO Exam 2025 Official Notification Release Date

9 May 2025

Start Date of the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Online Application Registration

9 May 2025

Last Date to Apply for the SBI CBO Exam 2025

29 May 2025

Last Date for Online Fee Payment for the SBI CBO Exam 2025

29 May 2025

SBI CBO Online Exam 2025

July 2025 (*Tentative)

SBI CBO Interview 2025

To be notified later

SBI CBO LPT 2025

To be notified later

SBI CBO 2025 Vacancies

2964 Circle Based Officer Vacancies

Category

Bank Job / SBI Job

Exam Selection Process

Online Exam

Interview

Language Proficiency Test

Official Website

https://sbi.co.in/

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Important Dates

Candidates applying for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 can find the important dates regarding the SBI CBO Recruitment process here:

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Important Dates

SBI CBO 2025 Notification Release Date

09 May 2025

SBI CBO 2025 Online Registration

9 May 2025 to 29 May 2025

SBI CBO 2025 Online Fee Payment

9 May 2025 to 29 May 2025

Download of Call Letter for SBI CBO Online Test 2025

July 2025 (Tentative)

SBI CBO Online Exam 2025

July 2025 (Tentative)

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Vacancies

The State Bank of India (SBI) recently released its SBI CBO Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Notification PDF on its official website for 2964 State Bank of India Circle Based Officer vacancies. The SBI CBO Exam 2025 conducted by the State Bank of India is mainly for the direct recruitment of 2964 vacancies of SBI Circle Based Officers to work in various State Bank of India branch offices across India. Out of these 2964 CBO vacancies, 2600 are regular CBO vacancies and 364 are CBO backlog vacancies.

Candidates can find the detailed state-wise vacancy list for states and union territories using the below tables listed in this Veranda RACE SBI CBO Exam blog post:

SBI CBO Exam 2025 Vacancies

Circle

State/UT

Language

Vacancies (Regular + Backlog)

Ahmedabad

Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

Gujarati

294 (240 + 54)

Amaravati

Andhra Pradesh

Telugu/ Urdu

186 (180 + 6)

Bengaluru

Karnataka

Kannada

289 (250 + 39)

Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Hindi

232 (200 + 32)

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

Odia

110 (100 + 10)

Chandigarh

Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab

Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi

94 (80 + 14)

Chennai

Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

Tamil

151 (120 + 31)

North Eastern

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura

Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Manipuri, Garo, Khasi, Mizo, Kokborok

130 (100 + 30)

Hyderabad

Telangana

Telugu/ Urdu

233 (230 + 3)

Jaipur

Rajasthan

Hindi

218 (200 + 18)

Kolkata

West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sikkim

Bengali, Nepali, Hindi

193 (150 + 43)

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

Hindi/ Urdu

297 (280 + 17)

Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Marathi

267 (250 + 17)

Mumbai Metro

Maharashtra, Goa

Marathi, Konkani

105 (100 + 5)

New Delhi

Delhi, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

Hindi

49 (30 + 19)

Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala, Lakshadweep

Malayalam

116 (90 + 26)

Total Vacancies

2964

(2600 Regular + 364 Backlog)

Lucknow Circle has been allotted the highest number of vacancies with 297 CBO vacancies followed by Ahmedabad Circle with 294 CBO vacancies. Chennai Circle has been allocated with 151 SBI CBO vacancies and Bengaluru Circle and Thiruvananthapuram Circle with 289 and 116 SBI CBO vacancies respectively.

Check the detailed category-wise and Circle-wise vacancies in this Veranda RACE SBI CBO Exam blog post below:

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It is mentioned in the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF that candidates can apply for vacancies in one Circle only. Candidates must be proficient (read, write, understand) in one of the local languages specified for the chosen SBI CBO Circle. A language proficiency test will be conducted before joining for provisionally selected candidates, unless they have studied the language in Class 10 or Class 12 (as per mark sheet/certificate). Those who fail the test will not be appointed.

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who are interested in applying for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 for the recruitment to the post of 2964 State Bank of India Circle Based Officer vacancies should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply or register online.

The eligibility criteria for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 include the SBI CBO Educational Qualification, SBI CBO Age Limit, etc., which are discussed below in detail in this Veranda RACE blog post as required by the State Bank of India in its SBI CBO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF:

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Educational Qualification

Candidates who submit their online application for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 must have graduation in any discipline from a recognised university or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Indian Government including Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) as mentioned in the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF. Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant would also be eligible.

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Educational Qualification

Post

Minimum Educational Qualification

Circle Based Officer

Graduation in any discipline

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Age Limit

Interested candidates who are applying for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 for the recruitment of Circle Based Officers (CBO) in the State Bank of India should be within the following ages given below:

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Age Limit

Name of Post

Minimum Age

Maximum Age

Circle Based Officer

21

30

The official cut-off date for determining the eligibility of all candidates to apply for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 with respect to SBI CBO age limit in every respect shall be 30 April 2025.

It is mentioned in the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF that candidates must have been born not earlier than 1 May 1995 and not later than 30 April 2004 with both dates inclusive.

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Age Relaxation

Eligible candidates who wish to seek age relaxation for the upper age limit based on their categories for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 can take note of the following table of this Veranda RACE SBI CBO Exam blog post:

SBI CBO Exam 2024: Age Relaxation

Category

Age Relaxation

Scheduled Castes (SC) / Scheduled Tribes (ST)

5 Years

Other Backward Classes (OBC - Non-Creamy Layer)

3 Years

Persons with Benchmark Disability (SC/ST)

15 years

Persons with Benchmark Disability (OBC)

13 years

Persons with Benchmark Disability (Gen/EWS)

10 years

Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment

5 years

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Experience

Candidates must have at least 2 years’ experience as an officer in a Scheduled Commercial Bank or Regional Rural Bank as of 30 April 2025. A certified job profile from the current/previous employer is required. If the job profile does not match that of an SBI Scale-I Generalist Officer, the SBI CBO application will be rejected.

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Local Language

Candidates must be proficient in one of the local languages of the chosen SBI Circle. A language proficiency test (LPT) will be conducted before joining for SBI CBO 2025 provisionally selected candidates, unless they studied the language in Class 10 or Class 12. Failing the language proficiency test will result in disqualification of the candidate.

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Selection Process

The 2964 SBI CBO vacancies announced on 9 May 2025 through the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Notification PDF will be filled through the following stages mentioned below.

The selection process for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 will consist of the following phases:

1. SBI CBO Online Exam 2025

2. SBI CBO Screening 2025

3. SBI CBO Interview 2025

SBI CBO Exam 2025: Application Fee

The application fee for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 is mentioned below in the table for the reference of the candidates:

SBI CBO Exam Application Fee 2024

Category

Exam Fee

SC/ST/PwBD

Nil

All other categories

₹ 750

Candidates (Except SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability) are required to pay a fee of ₹ 750 only using online payment either by Internet banking facility of any bank or by using Credit/Debit Card/UPI payments/Mobile wallets. The last date for the online fee payment of the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Online Application Fee is 29 May 2025.

State Bank of India Circle Based Officer Exam 2025: How to Apply – Step-by-Step procedure

Candidates eligible to apply for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 can find the detailed procedure on the steps here in this Veranda RACE blog SBI CBO Exam 2025 post below:

· Apply only through the official website of State Bank of India (https://sbi.co.in/) or using the Current Opportunities in the SBI Careers page (https://sbi.co.in/web/careers).

· You can also use the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Direct Online Apply Link from Veranda RACE also.

· Use a valid personal email ID and mobile number, which must remain active throughout the SBI CBO Exam 2025 recruitment process.

· Upload a recent photograph, signature and eligibility documents as per the given instructions.

· Verify all application details carefully before clicking SUBMIT, as no corrections will be allowed afterward.

· Ensure the candidate's name matches exactly with certificates and mark sheets; discrepancies may lead to disqualification.

· Incomplete applications or those with unsuccessful fee payments will be rejected.

· Apply well before the deadline of 29 May 2025 to avoid issues due to last-minute internet or server problems.

· State Bank of India will not be responsible for failed or delayed submissions due to external factors.

· All entered details (name, DOB, contact info, etc.) are considered final; no changes will be allowed after submission.

· Pay the application fee online using Debit/Credit Card/Internet Banking or UPI; no edits are allowed after fee payment.

· After successful payment, an e-receipt and completed application form will be generated for printing and record-keeping; in case of payment failure, login again to retry.

SBI CBO Exam: Exam Centres

Candidates applying for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 can find the tentative exam centres for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 Online Test to be conducted tentatively in July 2025 in various states and union territories of India here in this Veranda RACE blog post:

SBI CBO Exam 2025 Exam Centres

State Code

State/UT

Online Examination Centre

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, Muzaffarpur, 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

Ahmednagar, Amaravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai/MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, 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

A total of 2964 CBO vacancies have been announced for the Circle Based Officer position across various states and union territories in India.
The State Bank of India CBO Exam 2025 online application process commenced on 9 May 2025 and the last date to submit online applications is 29 May 2025 as per the State Bank of India CBO 2025 Official Notification.
The full form of SBI CBO is State Bank of India Circle Based Officer. A Circle Based Officer working with SBI is responsible for managing SBI banking operations such as customer handling, loan processing and ensuring compliance in the assigned SBI circle. Unlike probationary officers, CBOs are usually appointed in semi-urban or rural branches and are not subject to transfer outside their circle for at least 12 years.
As per the SBI CBO Exam Notification 2025, candidates must be between 21 and 30 years of age as on 30 April 2025. They must possess a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised university and have a minimum of 2 years' experience as an officer in a Scheduled Commercial Bank or Regional Rural Bank.
The official SBI CBO Exam Notification 2025 was released by the SBI in May 2025. Here are the key dates for the SBI CBO Exam 2025: • Online Application Starts: 9 May 2025 • Last Date to Apply: 29 May 2025 • Admit Card Release: July 2025 (Tentative) • Online Exam Date: July 2025 (Tentative • Result Declaration: May 2025
The SBI CBO 2025 selection process includes: 1. Online Test (Objective + Descriptive) o Objective: 120 questions (Computer Aptitude, General Awareness, English Language, Banking Knowledge) o Descriptive: 2 questions (Letter & Essay Writing) 2. Screening 3. Interview (50 marks) Final selection for the SBI CBO Exam 2025 is based on merit in the SBI CBO online test and SBI CBO interview.
The initial basic pay for SBI CBO Salary 2025 is ₹36,000 plus four advance increments in the scale of Junior Management Grade Scale-I (JMGS-I). The gross salary is approximately ₹50,000 to ₹55,000 per month, inclusive of DA, HRA and other allowances. Additional benefits include medical, pension schemes and job security.
Yes, SBI CBO is a permanent role in a government-owned bank, i.e SBI. After joining, a CBO can be promoted to Assistant General Manager (AGM), Deputy General Manager (DGM) and General Manager (GM) based on their performance. Since there is no probation period, CBOs are treated as confirmed officers from Day 1.
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