SBI is going to Recruit 10,000 POs and Clerks for this year

Good News friends,  SBI has officially announced that it is going to hire 10,000 officers and employees in the current fiscal. In a meeting with PTI (Press Trust of India), Mr.  Pratip Chaudhuri, the chairman of SBI, rubbishes the rumors which are being circulated by various websites about sbi recruitment of 19k people in June. He has said that the country's largest bank will be hiring only 10,000 people this year, including 1,500 probationary officers, the process for which already started in April. 

"We have upgraded our branches, all have become air-conditioned. We have adequately staffed our branches. In the last quarter, we recruited 20,000 assistant grade employees at front office," he added.

Reason behind this requirement : Around 7,500 will be retiring this fiscal. The bank plans to open about 1,200 new branches in the country and another eight branch offices overseas, including China and the UK, in the current fiscal.

When can we expect clerical notification : Though SBI didn't officially announce specific date, you can expect the notification by July 2nd or 3rd weeks.

 According to sources, Public sector banks hired around 63,000 persons in the last financial year. The State Bank of India alone recruited 20,000 clerical staff and 1,200 officer level employees. Besides, other public sector banks hired 22,000 officers and 20,000 clerical staff in the last fiscal. There were 84,489 vacancies at various levels in the state-owned banks at the end of 2010-11. Most of the state-owned banks have undertaken recruitment drives in recent years.

Sources : PTI and Economic Tiems 

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