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At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced Vacancies will be added only after an official notice publishes them, and each Specialist Cadre Officer advertisement carries its own count. Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 advertised 20 Assistant Manager (Law) and 27 Deputy Manager (Law) regular posts plus 2 backlog posts.
- Education
- Graduate · Postgraduate · Professional degree Post-specific, and always paired with mandatory post-qualification experience. Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 required a law degree from a recognised Indian university (a five-year integrated course preferred) together with two years' experience for Assistant Manager (Law) and four years' for Deputy Manager (Law), counted after enrolment as an advocate with a Bar Council or as a Law Officer in the legal department of a scheduled commercial bank. Read the qualification and experience clauses of the specific post's advertisement.
- Age
- Fixed separately by each advertisement. In Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 the band was 25–32 years for Assistant Manager (Law) and 25–35 years for Deputy Manager (Law), both as on 31 May 2026, with the maximum applying to unreserved candidates and Government of India relaxations for reserved categories. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- ₹750 as application fee and intimation charges for General, EWS and OBC candidates and nil for SC/ST/PwBD candidates in Advertisement Nos. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 and /03; each advertisement restates its own fee, which is non-refundable. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Grade-linked. Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 placed Assistant Manager (Law) in JMGS-I on basic pay 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920 and Deputy Manager (Law) in MMGS-II on 64820-2340/1-67160-2680/10-93960, with DA, HRA, CCA, provident fund, NPS, leave fare concession and medical facility as per the rules in force. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026-27 Central · All India
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Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Current published countNot announced
Check source ↗Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
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Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
No current-cycle dates announced
This timeline will be dated only after the recruiting body publishes a schedule.
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Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Each Specialist Cadre Officer post has its own advertisement number, eligibility date, qualification, experience requirement, vacancy count and application window — the post's own advertisement is the only reliable source.
- These are experienced-entry posts: Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02, for example, required two to four years of post-enrolment legal experience depending on the grade.
- Admission to every stage is provisional; candidature is verified against original documents when a candidate reports for interview, and appointment follows verification of eligibility, medical examination and antecedents.
- Selected candidates on regular posts are governed by SBI's service rules and are liable to be posted anywhere in India or deputed to an associate or subsidiary.
- Confirm education, age, nationality and category rules in the official advertisement for the specific post.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
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Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Online written test — objective and descriptive
- 2Interview
- 3Local Language Proficiency Test where the advertisement requires it — the Bank Medical Officer advertisement (CRPD/SCO/2026-27/03) adds this stage, while the Law advertisement (CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02) does not
- 4Document verification, medical examination and verification of antecedents before appointment
Syllabus snapshot
- In Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 the online written test carried 50 marks of objective testing and 50 marks of descriptive testing.
- The objective paper had a General Aptitude section — Test of Reasoning 25 questions/25 marks and English Language 35 questions/35 marks in 45 minutes — plus Professional Knowledge of 50 questions/50 marks in 45 minutes; only the Professional Knowledge marks counted towards merit and the other papers were qualifying.
- The descriptive paper required any five answers out of eight questions for 50 marks in 45 minutes, with minimum qualifying marks decided by the Bank.
- There was no negative marking in that online written examination.
- Use only the official syllabus and pattern printed in the advertisement for the specific post.
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Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
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Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
noticeSBI current openingsnoticeAdvertisement CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 — Assistant & Deputy Manager (Law)noticeAdvertisement CRPD/SCO/2026-27/03 — Bank Medical OfficerwebsiteSBI careers home
- Primary source
- SBI current-openings recruitment index and the CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02 and /03 advertisements
- Published / changed
- Openings list checked 4 Aug 2026, showing CRPD/SCO/2026-27/02, /03, /05 and /10 at various stages; the /02 and /03 advertisements opened registration on 24 Jun 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 20:30 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.