27/10/2025
✅✅ GOOD NEWS ✅✅
State Bank of India to hire 18,000 employees by March 2026
• State Bank of India plans to hire approximately 3,500 officers over the next five months as part of a larger recruitment drive to bolster operations and service delivery nationwide.
• The bank has already recruited 505 Probationary Officers in June and selected around 1,300 specialist officers for IT and cybersecurity roles, with 3,000 circle-based officer positions expected to be filled by the end of the current financial year.
• SBI Chairman C.S. Setty announced earlier this year that total recruitment across all categories would reach approximately 18,000, including 13,500 clerical positions and the remaining in probationary and locally-based officer roles.
• The bank is implementing a gender diversity strategy aiming to increase women’s representation to 30 percent within five years, up from the current 27 percent of its 2.4 lakh-strong workforce.
• SBI has launched the “Empower Her” initiative and other women-centric programs including creche allowances, family connect programs, and specialized training for employees returning from maternity or extended leave.