SBI PO Vacancy 2026: 1,500 Posts by Category
Last updated: 2026-11-13 · MockMentor
SBI's 2026 advertisement has 1,500 Probationary Officer vacancies: 1,446 regular and 54 backlog posts. SBI calls the numbers provisional, so they can change with the bank's needs.
SBI PO vacancy 2026, category-wise
UR is Unreserved, OBC is Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer), EWS is Economically Weaker Sections, and SC and ST are Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
| Category | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular vacancies | 216 | 108 | 390 | 144 | 588 | 1,446 |
| Backlog vacancies | 18 | 36 | – | – | – | 54 |
| Total | 234 | 144 | 390 | 144 | 588 | 1,500 |
Posts for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)
PwBD reservation is horizontal: these posts sit inside the totals above, not on top of them.
| PwBD category | Regular | Backlog | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visually Impaired (VI) | 15 | – | 15 |
| Hearing Impaired (HI) | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Locomotor Disability (LD) | 14 | – | 14 |
| Other disabilities under clauses (d) and (e) of the RPwD Act | 14 | 2 | 16 |
What the numbers mean for you
- Prelims: SBI calls about 10 times the vacancies in each category to Mains, so roughly 15,000 candidates write Mains for 1,500 posts.
- Mains: about 3 times the vacancies are called to Phase III, so roughly 4,500 candidates reach the group exercise and interview.
- Selection: in each category, roughly 1 in 3 of those who reach Phase III is finally selected.
These ratios are approximate; SBI applies them category by category.
Frequently asked questions
How many vacancies are there in SBI PO 2026?
1,500 in total: 1,446 regular and 54 backlog posts.
How many UR vacancies are there in SBI PO 2026?
588 posts are for the Unreserved category.
Can SBI change the number of vacancies?
Yes. SBI states that the vacancies are provisional and may vary with the bank's actual requirement.
Read next: cut-off rules and eligibility.
Source: SBI Careers: Advertisement No. CRPD/PO/2026-27/09, vacancy table.
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