State Bank of India (SBI) has released the much awaited notification for the post of SBI Clerk 2024. This year SBI has notified around 14,191 vacancies in various categories. In this article we will tell you in detail about the types of vacancies and how horizontal distribution works.
Understanding Horizontal Reservation in SBI Clerk
The SBI Clerk 2024 recruitment process is designed to provide a level playing field for the candidates ensuring inclusivity and fairness. A major aspect of this is horizontal reservation, which provides specific quota for candidates belonging to categories such as PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disabilities), XS (Ex-Servicemen), and DXS (Disabled Ex-Servicemen). In this article, we will explain how horizontal reservation works in SBI Clerk 2024 exam and its importance for qualified candidates.
What is horizontal reservation?
Horizontal reservation refers to the reservation which is applicable in the vertical reservation categories which are General, SC, ST, OBC. Unlike vertical reservation, which allocates separate vacancies for each category, horizontal reservation ensures that a certain percentage of vacancies in each vertical category is reserved for specific groups such as PWBD, XS and DXS candidates.
In the SBI Clerk 2024 recruitment process, the total number of vacancies will be distributed across General, SC, ST, OBC and EWS categories. A certain percentage of these vacancies are allotted to horizontal reservation categories such as PWBD (Persons with Benchmark Disabilities), XS (Ex-Servicemen), and DXS (Disabled Ex-Servicemen).,,
How does horizontal reservation work?
Let us now understand how horizontal reservation works. In the below table you can see the category wise vacancies are given and the second column is of the vacancies given in 2 other categories which are PwBD and XS.
Let’s analyze the horizontal and vertical distribution in more detail using three entries from the table: Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)And Chandigarh (Punjab),
1. Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
- Vertical Distribution (Category-wise),
- SC: 75
- ST: 160
- OBC: 289
- EWS: 107
- General: 442
- Total Vacancies: 1073 (Total of all categories)
- Horizontal Distribution (PwBD and XS),
- PwBD Categories:
- VI (Visual Impairment): 11
- HI (hearing loss): 11
- LD (Locomotor Disability): 11
- D&E (Other Disabilities): 10
- Total PwBD Vacancies: 43
- XS (Ex-Serviceman): 107
- DXS (Disabled Ex-Servicemen): 48
- PwBD Categories:
Explanation
- The total vacancies for Ahmedabad are 1073, and Horizontal Reservation (PWBD & XS) is a subset of these 1073 seats. For example, if a candidate with VI (Visually Impaired) qualifies for a seat in the OBC category, availing the benefit of horizontal VI reservation, they will occupy one of the 289 OBC seats.
- Similarly, XS candidates (107) and DXS candidates (48) will occupy seats in all categories without exceeding a total of 1073 vacancies.
2. Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
- Vertical Distribution (Category-wise),
- SC: 197
- ST: 263
- OBC: 197
- EWS: 131
- General: 529
- Total Vacancies: 1317
- Horizontal Distribution (PwBD and XS),
- PwBD Categories:
- VI:14
- hi:13
- LD: 13
- D&E: 13
- Total PwBD Vacancies: 53
- XS (Ex-Serviceman): 121
- DXS (Disabled Ex-Servicemen): 60
- PwBD Categories:
Explanation,
- In Bhopal, the total number of vacancies is 1317, and PwBD (53), XS (121), and DXS (60) reservations are part of this number.
- For example, if an EWS candidate is eligible under HI (Hearing Disability) category, they will occupy one of the 131 EWS seats. This ensures that horizontal reservation (PWBD) does not exceed the total category-wise allocation.
3. Chandigarh (Punjab)
- Vertical Distribution (Category-wise),
- SC: 165
- ST: 0
- OBC: 119
- EWS: 65
- General: 220
- Total Vacancies: 569
- Horizontal Distribution (PwBD and XS),
- PwBD Categories:
- VI: 6
- hi:5
- LD: 5
- D&E: 6
- Total PwBD Vacancies: 22
- XS (Ex-Serviceman): 56
- DXS (Disabled Ex-Servicemen): 26
- PwBD Categories:
Explanation,
- For Chandigarh, the total vacancies are 569, with horizontal reservation for PwBD 22, XS 56 and DXS 26.
- For example, an SC candidate eligible under LD (Locomotor Disability) category will take one of the 165 SC seats. The PwBD reservation of 22 seats does not add to the total vacancies but is distributed within the allotted category-wise seats.
