SBI SO Recruitment 2026-27: Notifications, Dates and Fee
There is no single SBI SO exam. Here is how the advertisements work, what 2026-27 has carried so far and how to read the next one.
There is no single SBI SO recruitment. State Bank of India's Central Recruitment and Promotion Department (CRPD, the SBI team that runs hiring) publishes many Specialist Cadre Officer advertisements through the year. Each one is a separate notification with its own posts, eligibility, fee, selection process and dates. You apply to an advertisement, not to an annual exam.
This page shows how those advertisements are numbered, lists the 2026-27 advertisements seen on the SBI careers page on 17 October 2026, and walks through one of them, CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 for Law posts, as a worked example of what a notification contains. The figures in that example belong to that advertisement only.
How an SBI SO Advertisement Is Numbered
Every notification carries a code. Read it and you already know the year, the type of hiring and whether the job is permanent.
- CRPD/SCO/<financial year>/<serial>
- CRPD is the recruiting department, SCO means Specialist Cadre Officer, the financial year runs April to March and the serial is the running number within that year. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 is the second specialist advertisement of 2026-27.
- Regular basis
- A permanent post on SBI's pay scale, in a grade such as JMGS-I (Junior Management Grade Scale I, the entry officer grade). Regular advertisements for entry grades are the ones that tend to carry an online written test.
- Contract basis
- A fixed-term engagement, three years in the contract advertisement read, paid as an annual CTC (cost to company) that is negotiated after the interview. Selection in the contract advertisements read was by shortlisting and interview, with no written test.
- Shortlisting
- SBI screens applications on qualification and experience and calls only the shortlisted candidates to interview. Senior and contract posts use this instead of a test.
SBI SO Advertisements in 2026-27
Seen on the SBI careers page on 17 October 2026. Vacancy counts for most were not read, and SBI publishes no yearly total, so this table does not add them up.
CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02
Posts
Assistant Manager (Law), Deputy Manager (Law)
Basis
Regular
Registration window
24.06.2026 to 14.07.2026
CRPD/SCO/2026-27/03
Posts
Bank Medical Officer
Basis
Regular
Registration window
see the advertisement
CRPD/SCO/2026-27/12
Posts
Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment), Manager (Learning & Development)
Basis
Regular
Registration window
07.08.2026 to 27.08.2026
CRPD/SCO/2026-27/15
Posts
Trade Finance Officer (IBG)
Basis
Regular
Registration window
29.08.2026 to 19.09.2026, extended to 28.09.2026
CRPD/SCO/2026-27/22
Posts
Deputy Vice President and Assistant Vice President (IT Risk)
Basis
Contract
Registration window
16.09.2026 to 06.10.2026, extended to 16.10.2026
CRPD/SCO/2026-27/24 and /25
Posts
Specialist Cadre Officers incl. Wealth Management
Basis
Contract
Registration window
30.09.2026 to 21.10.2026
| Advertisement | Posts | Basis | Registration window |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 | Assistant Manager (Law), Deputy Manager (Law) | Regular | 24.06.2026 to 14.07.2026 |
| CRPD/SCO/2026-27/03 | Bank Medical Officer | Regular | see the advertisement |
| CRPD/SCO/2026-27/12 | Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment), Manager (Learning & Development) | Regular | 07.08.2026 to 27.08.2026 |
| CRPD/SCO/2026-27/15 | Trade Finance Officer (IBG) | Regular | 29.08.2026 to 19.09.2026, extended to 28.09.2026 |
| CRPD/SCO/2026-27/22 | Deputy Vice President and Assistant Vice President (IT Risk) | Contract | 16.09.2026 to 06.10.2026, extended to 16.10.2026 |
| CRPD/SCO/2026-27/24 and /25 | Specialist Cadre Officers incl. Wealth Management | Contract | 30.09.2026 to 21.10.2026 |
A Worked Notification: CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 (Law)
This regular advertisement opened online registration and fee payment on 24 June 2026 and closed it on 14 July 2026, a 21-day window. It offered 20 posts of Assistant Manager (Law) in JMGS-I and 27 posts of Deputy Manager (Law) in MMGS-II, plus 2 backlog posts for the Deputy Manager role, 49 in all. Vacancies are split by category (SC, ST, OBC, EWS, UR) with PwBD posts counted inside those totals.
Selection was by online written test and interview. The advertisement said the test would be held tentatively in August 2026, the month after registration closed. Call letters and an "Acquaint Yourself" booklet, the Bank's own briefing on the test, are downloaded from the SBI website; nothing is posted. The eligibility cut-off date for age and experience was 31 May 2026, printed in the advertisement.
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Application Fee by Category
The fee below is as printed in the 2026-27 Law advertisement and is typically the same across SCO notifications; confirm it in your own advertisement. The published wording is "application fees and intimation charges (non-refundable)". Any transaction charge for online payment is borne by the candidate. The fee is set per notification.
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| General, EWS, OBC | ₹750 |
| SC, ST, PwBD | No fee and no intimation charges |
Eligibility Snapshot
Every advertisement read invites applications from eligible Indian citizens. Beyond that, eligibility is post-specific: a named degree (a law degree for Law posts, an MBA or PGDM in HR for the Manager HR posts) plus a set number of years of post-qualification experience, counted up to the cut-off date printed in the advertisement. Age windows differ by post: 25 to 32 and 25 to 35 for the Law posts, 28 to 40 for the Manager HR posts, 32 to 42 and 36 to 45 for the IT Risk posts, with relaxations for reserved categories.
The practical rule: a fresh graduate with no work experience is rarely eligible for a Specialist Cadre Officer post. Read the experience line of the advertisement before anything else.
Where to Watch and How to Apply
SBI publishes no calendar. The only reliable signal is the careers page itself.
- 1
Check SBI Careers, Current Openings, every week
New advertisements appear there with their number, posts and registration dates. The old sbi.co.in address now redirects to sbi.bank.in.
- 2
Read the full advertisement PDF, not the summary line
The PDF carries the vacancy table, the cut-off date, the experience rule, the selection method and the indicative syllabus if there is a test.
- 3
Register and pay inside the window
Registration is complete only when the fee is paid online on or before the last date. Photo, signature and the listed documents must be uploaded or the application is not registered.
- 4
Keep the registration number and watch for corrigenda
Three 2026-27 windows were extended after opening, so re-check the careers page even after you apply.
- 5
Download the call letter and the Acquaint Yourself booklet
For advertisements with a test, both come from the SBI website only.
Prepare Before the Advertisement, Not After
In the Law advertisement the gap from the first day of registration to the tentative test month was about two months, and the registration window itself was three weeks. A written test on Professional Knowledge plus reasoning and English cannot be built in that time. If you want a regular SCO post in your field, be test-ready before the notification you are waiting for appears.
FAQs
Is SBI SO conducted every year?expand_more
There is no yearly SBI SO exam. SBI publishes Specialist Cadre Officer advertisements through each financial year as posts fall vacant; the 2026-27 serial numbers had reached 25 by mid October. Any particular post, such as Law or IT, may or may not be advertised in a given year.
When is the next SBI SO notification?expand_more
SBI does not announce one in advance. New advertisements are posted on the careers page with a registration window of roughly three weeks. Checking the page weekly is the only dependable way to catch one.
Who is eligible to apply for SBI SO?expand_more
Indian citizens with the post-specific degree and the stated years of post-qualification experience, within the age window printed in the advertisement, all as on the cut-off date it names. The exact requirements change with every advertisement.
How many attempts are allowed for SBI SO?expand_more
The 2026-27 advertisements read do not mention an attempt limit. Each advertisement is a separate application, so the practical limit is the age and experience window of the post you want.
Is SBI SO a permanent job?expand_more
It depends on the advertisement. Posts advertised on a regular basis are permanent on SBI's pay scale. Posts advertised on a contract basis run for a fixed term, three years in the IT Risk advertisement read, at a negotiated CTC.
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