In a big lead for job seekers preparing for government bank examinations, public sector banks across India are planning a large-scale recruitment campaign in the financial year 2025-26. This initiative is expected to create thousands of new job opportunities and strengthen the overall functioning of the banking system. As part of this recruitment drive, about 50,000 vacancies will be filled by various public sector banks.
Public sector banks to hire 50,000 people in this financial year
Hiring will support the expansion of bank branches, fill the vacant places due to retirement, and will increase customer service across the country. Based on this notice, there will be about 21,000 officer level roles and about 29,000 clerical and assistant employees. The State Bank of India (SBI) will have more than 20,000 out of these vacancies alone, which will become the largest contributor in this recruitment initiative.
21,000 officer-level vacancies
Of the total vacancies, around 21,000 posts will be filled at the officer level. These roles are expected to play an important role in running strategic operations, managing teams and improving service distribution in banking institutions. The objective of this recruitment is to bring competent professionals to strengthen leadership and operational decision making capabilities in public sector banks.
29,000 clerical post
On the other hand, about 29,000 posts will be available to clerical and assistant employees. These roles are required for day-to-day banking services, customer handling and smooth execution of branch-level operations. The largest part of the recruitment is expected from the State Bank of India (SBI), which will contribute more than 20,000 vacancies as part of this major hiring initiative.
