SBI Clerk Last 5 Years Vacancy: Check Year-wise Vacancy Trends
Check the SBI Clerk last 5 years vacancy trend with year-wise vacancy details from official SBI recruitment advertisements. The 2026 regular recruitment has 7,680 vacancies, with a separate 1,538-vacancy backlog drive.
The SBI Clerk last 5 years vacancy trend helps candidates understand how the number of Junior Associate vacancies has changed across different recruitment cycles. SBI announces vacancies through its official recruitment advertisements, and the number can vary from one year to another depending on the Bank's requirements.
For 2026, SBI has issued separate advertisements for the regular Junior Associate recruitment and the Special Recruitment Drive for SC/ST/OBC backlog vacancies. Therefore, the 2026 vacancy figures are shown separately below.
SBI Clerk Vacancy 2026: Regular vs Backlog Recruitment
SBI has issued the regular and backlog recruitment separately in 2026. Candidates can therefore check the vacancy details according to the recruitment they are applying for.
| Particular | Regular Recruitment | Backlog Recruitment |
| Post | Junior Associate | Junior Associate |
| Recruitment Type | Regular | Special Recruitment Drive |
| Vacancies | 7,680 | 1,538 |
| Categories covered | Category-wise regular vacancies | SC/ST/OBC backlog vacancies |
| Advertisement | CRPD/CR/2026-27/17 | CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16 |
SBI Clerk Last 5 Years Vacancy: Year-wise Overview
The SBI Clerk previous year vacancy trend shows that the number of vacancies has changed across recruitment cycles. Vacancies increased from 5,486 in 2022 to 8,773 in 2023 and reached 13,735 in 2024. In 2025, the vacancy count stood at 6,589, while in 2026, SBI has announced 7,680 regular vacancies along with 1,538 backlog vacancies under a separate Special Recruitment Drive.
SBI Clerk Year-wise Vacancy Comparison
- 2022: SBI announced 5,486 vacancies.
- 2023: The vacancy count increased to 8,773, showing a significant rise from 2022.
- 2024: Vacancies reached 13,735, the highest among these recruitment cycles.
- 2025: The total vacancy count was 6,589, lower than the previous year's figure.
- 2026: SBI has announced 7,680 regular vacancies and a separate 1,538-vacancy Special Recruitment Drive for SC/ST/OBC backlog vacancies.
The SBI Clerk vacancy trend shows that the number of Junior Associate vacancies can vary significantly from year to year. Candidates should check the latest SBI notification for the current vacancy, State/UT-wise distribution and category-wise details before applying.
SBI Clerk Vacancy 2025
In the table below, we have tabulated the SBI Clerk Vacancy 2025 for the Financial Year 2025-26.
| SBI Clerk Vacancy 2025 | ||||||||
|
Circle |
State/ UT |
Language |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
GEN |
Total |
|
Ahmedabad |
Gujarat |
Gujarati |
15 |
33 |
59 |
22 |
91 |
220 |
|
Amaravati |
Andhra Pradesh |
Telugu/ Urdu |
49 |
21 |
83 |
31 |
126 |
310 |
|
Bengaluru |
Karnataka |
Kannada |
43 |
18 |
72 |
27 |
110 |
270 |
|
Bhopal |
Madhya Pradesh |
Hindi |
15 |
20 |
15 |
10 |
40 |
100 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
26 |
70 |
13 |
22 |
89 |
220 |
||
|
Bhubaneswar |
Odisha |
Odia |
30 |
41 |
22 |
19 |
78 |
190 |
|
Chandigarh/ New Delhi |
Haryana |
Hindi/ Punjabi |
25 |
– |
36 |
13 |
64 |
138 |
|
Chandigarh |
Jammu & Kashmir UT |
Urdu/ Hindi |
2 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
15 |
29 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Hindi |
17 |
2 |
13 |
6 |
30 |
68 |
|
|
Ladakh UT |
Urdu/ Ladakhi/ Bhoti (Bodhi) |
2 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
19 |
37 |
|
|
Punjab |
Punjabi/ Hindi |
51 |
– |
37 |
17 |
73 |
178 |
|
|
Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
Tamil |
72 |
3 |
102 |
38 |
165 |
380 |
|
Hyderabad |
Telangana |
Telugu/ Urdu |
40 |
17 |
67 |
25 |
101 |
250 |
|
Jaipur |
Rajasthan |
Hindi |
44 |
33 |
52 |
26 |
105 |
260 |
|
Kolkata |
West Bengal |
Bengali/ Nepali |
62 |
13 |
59 |
27 |
109 |
270 |
|
A&N Islands |
Hindi/ English |
— |
2 |
8 |
3 |
17 |
30 |
|
|
Sikkim |
Nepali/ English |
1 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
20 |
|
|
Lucknow/ New Delhi |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi/ Urdu |
107 |
5 |
138 |
51 |
213 |
514 |
|
Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro |
Maharashtra |
Marathi |
47 |
42 |
127 |
47 |
213 |
476 |
|
Maharashtra |
Goa |
Konkani |
— |
1 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
14 |
|
New Delhi |
Delhi |
Hindi |
25 |
12 |
45 |
16 |
71 |
169 |
|
Uttarakhand |
22 |
3 |
16 |
12 |
74 |
127 |
||
|
Guwahati |
Arunachal Pradesh |
English |
— |
9 |
— |
2 |
9 |
20 |
|
Assam |
Assamese Bengali/ Bodo |
10 |
17 |
39 |
14 |
65 |
145 |
|
|
Manipur |
Manipuri / English |
— |
5 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
16 |
|
|
Meghalaya |
English/ Garo/ Khasi |
— |
14 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
32 |
|
|
Mizoram |
Mizo |
— |
5 |
— |
1 |
7 |
13 |
|
|
Nagaland |
English |
— |
9 |
— |
2 |
11 |
22 |
|
|
Tripura |
Bengali/ Kokborok |
3 |
6 |
— |
2 |
11 |
22 |
|
|
Patna |
Bihar |
Hindi/ Urdu |
41 |
2 |
70 |
26 |
121 |
260 |
|
Jharkhand |
Hindi/ Santhali |
15 |
33 |
15 |
13 |
54 |
130 |
|
|
Thiruvananthapuram |
Kerala |
Malayalam |
24 |
2 |
66 |
24 |
131 |
247 |
|
Lakshadweep |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
2 |
3 |
||
|
Total |
788 |
450 |
1179 |
502 |
2255 |
5180 |
||
SBI Clerk Vacancy 2025 (Backlog)
Candidates can check the category-wise backlog vacancy details provided in the table below.
|
SBI Clerk Junior Associates 2025- Backlog Vacancies |
||||||
|
State/UT |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
PwBD |
XS |
Total |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
— |
3 |
— |
2 |
— |
5 |
|
Karnataka |
1 |
10 |
— |
20 |
198 |
229 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
8 |
46 |
— |
8 |
37 |
99 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
— |
45 |
— |
9 |
32 |
86 |
|
Haryana |
5 |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
8 |
|
Telangana |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
58 |
70 |
|
Rajasthan |
— |
— |
— |
16 |
27 |
43 |
|
West Bengal |
5 |
— |
2 |
5 |
4 |
16 |
|
A & N Islands |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
Sikkim |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
— |
2 |
— |
17 |
18 |
37 |
|
Maharashtra |
59 |
37 |
72 |
— |
74 |
242 |
|
Goa |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
|
Delhi |
4 |
23 |
— |
12 |
5 |
44 |
|
Uttarakhand |
4 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
— |
12 |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
— |
3 |
— |
9 |
36 |
48 |
|
Assam |
— |
31 |
— |
34 |
170 |
235 |
|
Manipur |
1 |
3 |
— |
5 |
17 |
26 |
|
Meghalaya |
2 |
— |
1 |
11 |
46 |
60 |
|
Mizoram |
— |
— |
2 |
5 |
15 |
22 |
|
Nagaland |
— |
— |
— |
8 |
31 |
39 |
|
Tripura |
— |
16 |
— |
7 |
28 |
51 |
|
Kerala |
2 |
— |
6 |
5 |
12 |
25 |
|
Lakshadweep |
— |
2 |
— |
1 |
— |
3 |
|
Total |
91 |
226 |
86 |
196 |
810 |
1409 |
SBI Clerk Last Five-Year Vacancy Overview (2022-2026)
Here is the detailed vacancy data for the SBI Clerk vacancy year-wise comparison from 2022 to 2026:
| Year | SBI Clerk Vacancy | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7,680 Regular + 1,538 Backlog* | Regular recruitment and separate SC/ST/OBC Special Recruitment Drive |
| 2025 | 6,589 | Includes 5,180 Regular + 1,409 Backlog vacancies |
| 2024 | 13,735 | Highest vacancy in the period |
| 2023 | 8,773 | Includes regular and backlog vacancies |
| 2022 | 5,486 | Higher than the 2021 vacancy |
SBI Clerk State-wise Vacancy 2026
The SBI Clerk State-wise Vacancy 2026 is provided in the official notification. Candidates should check the vacancy for their preferred State/UT before submitting the application.
SBI's Junior Associate recruitment follows a State/UT-based vacancy system. Candidates can apply for vacancies in one State/UT only. The official notification also specifies the local language associated with each State/UT.
The merit list is prepared State-wise and category-wise, making the State/UT selected in the application an important part of the recruitment process.
SBI Clerk Category-wise Vacancy 2026
The SBI Clerk category-wise vacancy 2026 is distributed among the categories specified in the official notification, including SC, ST, OBC, EWS and General categories.
Candidates belonging to reserved categories should carefully check the reservation requirements and documents mentioned in the notification before applying.
SBI also explains that PwBD, XS and DXS reservations are horizontal reservations, meaning these vacancies are included within the relevant parent categories rather than being treated as completely separate additional vacancies. This distinction is important when comparing vacancy figures.
SBI Clerk Preparation Books 2026
Candidates preparing for SBI Clerk 2026 can use books focused on previous year questions and subject-wise practice to strengthen their preparation.
PW SBI Clerk 24 Years Wise Solved Papers 2026 (3rd Edition): This book covers year-wise SBI Clerk previous year papers with detailed solutions, allowing candidates to practise questions from earlier exams and understand the question pattern.
PW KYC Reasoning Ability for Banking 2025-26: This book focuses on important Reasoning Ability topics such as puzzles, seating arrangement and logical reasoning, along with practice questions for banking exams.
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