SBI SO (Specialist Cadre Officer) Eligibility 2026

Stream-specific qualification + experience. Examples: Deputy Manager (Credit Analyst) — CA or CMA or MBA Finance from premier institutes with 2-3 years' relevant experience. Deputy Manager (Statistician) — Master's degree in Statistics or Operations Research with 60%+ aggregate. Manager (Risk) — Master's in Statistics/Mathematics/Economics or MBA Finance plus FRM/PRM certification preferred. Manager (Cyber Security) — BE/BTech in CS/IT plus relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CEH) and 3-5 years' experience. Manager (Data Scientist) — MTech/BE+MSc in Data Science/AI/ML/Analytics with relevant publications or industry experience. Manager (Law) — LLB with 3-5 years' practice at Bar or in-house legal. Manager (Marketing) — MBA Marketing from a recognised institute with 3-5 years' experience. Wealth Hub roles — graduation plus relevant banking/finance experience and NISM certifications (Mutual Fund, Investment Adviser, Equity Derivatives) as applicable.

Stream-specific. Common bands: Deputy Manager (Credit Analyst, Statistician, Internal Audit) — 25 to 35 years. Manager (Marketing, Risk, Cyber Security, Data Scientist, Anti-Money Laundering) — 25 to 35 years. Assistant Manager / Specialist Officer roles — 22 to 32 years. Wealth Hub roles — 22 to 35 years. Sportsperson cadre — 18 to 30 years. Age relaxation: SC/ST +5 years, OBC (non-creamy layer) +3 years, PwBD (General/EWS) +10 years, PwBD (OBC) +13 years, PwBD (SC/ST) +15 years, Ex-Servicemen +5 years subject to ceiling. EWS candidates receive NO age relaxation. Always read the stream-specific notification for the exact age window.

Citizen of India, or subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962 with intent to permanently settle, or person of Indian origin who has migrated from specified countries to permanently settle in India. Non-Indian citizens must produce an eligibility certificate from the Government of India.

SBI does not publicly cap attempts for SO recruitment — candidates can apply across stream notifications as long as they remain within the upper age limit (with relaxation) and meet the experience cut-off. Application fee is typically Rs 750 for General/EWS/OBC and NIL for SC/ST/PwBD candidates per notification.

Always check against the official State Bank of India Central Recruitment & Promotion Department (CRPD) notification — eligibility rules can change from one cycle to the next. The official links are at the bottom of this page.