When is the SBI Clerk notification usually released?

SBI does not follow a fixed calendar for Junior Associate recruitment. The month has moved between cycles. Here are the last three regular notifications from SBI's careers page:

In 2026, a separate special recruitment drive for SC/ST/OBC backlog vacancies (CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16) opened a few days earlier, on 7 August 2026.

What the pattern suggests

• The two most recent cycles opened in August, with Prelims in September. If SBI keeps this rhythm, the next notification could come around mid-2027, but this is only a pattern, not an announcement.
• The registration window is short - about three weeks in each of the last three cycles. You need your documents and scanned images ready before it opens.
• The notification is also advertised in Employment News / Rozgar Samachar. The 2026 Prelims booklet mentions the issue dated 29 August 2026.

How to make sure you do not miss it

1. Check the official page, sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings, every week from June onwards.
2. Keep your graduation documents, category certificate and a recent passport photo ready in advance.
3. Prepare the scanned signature, thumb impression and handwritten declaration in the required sizes early.