SBI Specialist Cadre Officers (SCO) Recruitment 2025 — 996 Posts | Apply Online

State Bank of India (SBI) has invited online applications for engagement of 996 Specialist Cadre Officers (on contract basis) across three posts — VP Wealth (SRM), AVP Wealth (RM) and Customer Relationship Executive — between 02-12-2025 and 23-12-2025. This drive is a large-scale wealth management hiring push (CTC upper ranges published in the advertisement) and selection will be through shortlisting followed by interview and CTC negotiation.


ASSUMPTIONS & NOTES (if anything is not explicitly present)

  1. Where street address and postal code are required for schema, I used the SBI Corporate Centre address: State Bank Bhavan, Madame Cama Road, Nariman Point, Mumbai — 400021 (official SBI corporate address). This is an assumption for contact/location fields in schema only.

  2. If any specific exam/admit/result dates besides registration/start/last date are missing in the official advertisement, they are marked “To be notified” and reference is given to the official PDF.


3. Overview Section

Organization Name

State Bank of India (SBI)

One-sentence “what’s new” or context

SBI has released Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2025-26/17 for the engagement (on contract) of 996 Specialist Cadre Officers (Wealth Management roles) with online applications open from 02-12-2025 to 23-12-2025 (apply on Bank’s careers portal).


4. Important Dates

(All dates reproduced from Official Advertisement PDF — if a ate is not present in the notice it is shown as “To be notified”)

  • Notification / Advertisement date: 02-12-2025.

  • Online registration & fee payment start date: 02-12-2025.

  • Online registration & fee payment last date: 23-12-2025.

  • Last date for fee payment: 23-12-2025.

  • Exam / Interview dates: To be notified (selection via shortlisting + interview — dates will be updated on SBI website).

  • Admit card / Call letter release: To be notified (will be sent by email for shortlisted candidates).

  • Result / Final selection: To be notified (merit list based on interview scores, as per notification).

(Source: Official Advertisement PDF — SBI.)


5. Application Fees & Payment Mode

  • General / OBC / EWS: ₹750 (Rupees Seven Hundred Fifty only) — payable online.

  • SC / ST / PwBD: Nil.

  • Payment mode: Online payment during registration (registration is complete only after fee is deposited online on or before the last date).
    (Source: Official PDF — fee table and registration notes.)


6. Eligibility Section

Age Limit (state cut-off date)

  • Age limits are specified as on 01-05-2025. (explicitly stated in the advertisement)

    • VP Wealth (SRM): Minimum 26 years — Maximum 42 years (as on 01-05-2025).

    • AVP Wealth (RM): Minimum 23 years — Maximum 35 years (as on 01-05-2025).

    • Customer Relationship Executive: Minimum 20 years — Maximum 35 years (as on 01-05-2025).

  • Relaxations for reserved categories as per Government of India guidelines (as stated in PDF).

Total Posts

996 (split across 3 post-names — details below).

Qualification (exact wording / paraphrase with precision)

From the official advertisement (summary/paraphrase):

  • Minimum educational qualification: Graduation from a Government recognized University or Institution.

  • Preferred / desirable: MBA (Banking / Finance / Marketing) / certifications such as NISM Series I (V-A), Series XXI-A, CFP, CFA, and related qualifications as per the post requirement.

  • Other conditions: Only Indian citizens; teaching & training experience will not be counted for eligibility; candidates must upload relevant documents (resume, ID proof, age proof, caste certificate, PwBD certificate where applicable, educational & experience certificates, salary proof / Form-16 / offer letter / recent salary slip, NOC if applicable).
    (Quoted/paraphrased from official PDF; exact wording appears across the eligibility & important information sections.)

Status

Active — Online registration period open 02-12-2025 to 23-12-2025 (per advertisement).


7. Vacancy Details

Master vacancy table (as in the official PDF)

Sl. No. Post Name SC ST OBC EWS UR Total PwBD (VI / HI / LD / D&E) Min Age Max Age
1 VP Wealth (SRM) — Regular 77 34 119 46 188 506 5 / 4 / 5 / 5 26 42
1a VP Wealth (SRM) — Backlog 15 10 17 42 (backlog included in total) 2 / 2 / 1 / 1
2 AVP Wealth (RM) — Regular 33 15 52 20 82 206 2 / 2 / 3 / 2 23 35
2a AVP Wealth (RM) — Backlog 4 (Backlog included) 3 / 3 / 2 / 2
3 Customer Relationship Executive — Regular 47 21 73 28 115 284 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 20 35
3a Customer Relationship Executive — Backlog (Backlog included) 3 / 2 / 2 / 2

Notes:

  • Abbreviations: UR — Unreserved; OBC — Other Backward Class (Non-Creamy Layer); SC — Scheduled Caste; ST — Scheduled Tribe; EWS — Economically Weaker Section; PwBD — Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (VI — Visual Impairment, HI — Hearing Impairment, LD — Locomotor Disability, D&E — Deaf & & ? [as per PDF references]).

  • EWS vacancies are tentative subject to directives/outcome of litigation.

  • The above table is constructed directly from the official advertisement PDF (Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2025-26/17).
    (Source: Official Advertisement PDF — table on page 1 in advertisement.)


8. Post Name & Eligibility Table

Post Name Required Qualification (short) Number of Vacancies
VP Wealth (SRM) Graduation; relevant experience in wealth management / relationship management; preferred MBA/Certifications (NISM/CFP/CFA) as per notification 506
AVP Wealth (RM) Graduation; relevant experience in wealth/relation management; preferred MBA/Certifications as per notification 206
Customer Relationship Executive Graduation; customer relationship / sales experience desirable; preferred certifications as per notification 284

(Exact, post-wise detailed experience & qualification breakups appear in the full advertisement — candidates must check the official PDF for precise post-wise minimum experience & year requirements.)


9. How to Check, Download & Apply

Step-by-step (user-optimized) instructions:

  1. Download and read the official advertisement PDF (save a copy locally). Suggested file name: SBI_SCO_Advt_CRPD-SCO-2025-26-17.pdf. (PDF URL provided below in Important Links.)

  2. Open SBI Careers — Current Openings page: https://recruitment.sbi.bank.in/crpd-sco-2025-26-17/apply (this is the apply page). Suggested bookmark name: SBI SCO Apply 2025.

  3. Register / Login: If a new user, click Apply Online or Register on the recruitment page; if already registered, login with credentials.

  4. Fill application carefully: Enter personal details, education, experience, circle preferences (you must choose three different Circles — repetition may lead to discretion by the Bank).

    • Screenshots suggestion: while filling, take screenshots of the confirmation pages — name files like SBI_SCO_App_Step1_{yourname}.png, SBI_SCO_App_Confirm_{yourname}.png.

  5. Upload documents (format & naming suggestions):

    • Recent Passport-size Photograph — JPEG — SBI_SCO_Photo_{yourname}.jpg (size as per portal).

    • Signature — JPEG — SBI_SCO_Sign_{yourname}.jpg.

    • Resume (CV) — PDF — SBI_SCO_Resume_{yourname}.pdf.

    • Educational Certificates — PDF — SBI_SCO_Edu_{yourname}.pdf.

    • Experience Certificates — PDF — SBI_SCO_Exp_{yourname}.pdf.

    • CTC / Salary proof (Form-16 / offer letter / latest salary slip) — PDF — SBI_SCO_SalaryProof_{yourname}.pdf.

    • Caste / PwBD / EWS certificates (if applicable) — PDF — SBI_SCO_Caste_{yourname}.pdf.

    • NOC (if applicable) — PDF — SBI_SCO_NOC_{yourname}.pdf.

  6. Pay application fee online (if applicable). Keep transaction screenshot and payment reference. Save file SBI_SCO_Payment_{yourname}.png.

  7. Submit & print: Submit the application, take a final print/save as PDF of the submitted form (suggested file name SBI_SCO_SubmittedForm_{yourname}.pdf).

  8. Check email for call letter / interview communication and monitor the SBI careers page for shortlisting lists.

Exact link text + URL for application page (as shown in the advertisement):

  • Link text: Apply Online — URL: https://recruitment.sbi.bank.in/crpd-sco-2025-26-17/apply (use this exact URL to apply). (Source: SBI recruitment portal & advertisement.)


10. Mode of Selection

  • Shortlisting based on application details (the shortlisting committee will decide shortlisting parameters). Shortlisting is provisional and subject to document verification.

  • Interview — Personal / Telephonic / Video Interview for shortlisted candidates.

  • CTC Negotiation — after interview, salary/CTC negotiation may be done with selected candidates (CTC negotiation form is provided by the Bank).

  • Merit list — based on interview scores (advertisement notes interview carries 100 marks).

  • Document verification & background checks — final appointment subject to originals verification and personal background checks (criminal antecedents, etc.).
    (Source: Official Advertisement PDF and CTC negotiation format PDF.)

What is the total number of vacancies?

996 (VP Wealth (SRM): 506; AVP Wealth (RM): 206; Customer Relationship Executive: 284).

What are application dates?

02-12-2025 to 23-12-2025 (online).

What is the application fee?

₹750 for General/OBC/EWS; Nil for SC/ST/PwBD.

What is the selection process?

Shortlisting based on application details, followed by interview (personal/telephonic/video). Merit list based on interview scores; final appointment subject to document verification and background checks

Can I apply for more than one post?

Yes — provided you fulfil the eligibility criteria for each post and follow the application steps

Conclusion + Disclaimer

Conclusion: This SBI hiring is a major recruitment for Wealth Management and Relationship roles on contract basis; candidates meeting the age, education, and experience requirements should carefully prepare and apply within 02-12-2025 to 23-12-2025 using the official apply link.

Disclaimer: The official advertisement PDF hosted on the SBI website is the authoritative document. In case of any discrepancy between this article and the official notification, the official PDF and SBI recruitment/careers page will prevail. See the official notification here: Official Notification PDF (link provided in Important Links).

SBI Specialist Cadre Officers (SCO) Recruitment 2025 — 996 Posts | Apply Online