There is very good news for all those candidates who want to pursue a career with one of the most prestigious and demanded banks in India. State Bank of India (SBI) is going to launch a major recruitment drive in the financial year 2025-26, placing to add around 18,000 new professionals to various departments. This includes the recruitment of around 3,000 officers for leading roles like Probationary Officer (PO) and Local Bank Officer (LBO), which provides a golden opportunity for candidates wishing to serve in main banking tasks through a major financial institution of India.
To appoint 18,000 employees in SBI FY26
A major attraction of this recruitment initiative is SBI’s focus on strengthening its technical infrastructure. As part of this strategy, the bank will appoint about 1,600 system authorities to increase its digital and IT capabilities. This visionary step underlines the commitment to SBI’s innovation and commitment to modernization, making exciting possibilities for technology-loving candidates aimed at contributing to the digital development of banking in India.
SBI’s biggest recruitment drive in a decade
This upcoming recruitment marks the SBI’s most comprehensive recruitment initiative in the last ten years, reflecting the bank’s ambitious development plans and commitment to workforce. According to CS Setty, President of State Bank of India, the bank plans to appoint 18,000 personnel in FY 26, including 13,500–14,000 clerical employees, 3,000 probation and local officials and 1,600 system officers. The scale of this drive focuses on strengthening its human resources in both core banking and technology roles, which is one of the most important recruitment efforts in the history of the Indian banking sector.
