SBI Clerk Recruitment is considered to be the most prestigious as far as banking jobs in the clerical cadre are concerned. Most of the Clerks & Junior Associates of other banks also appear for SBI Clerk Exam which makes it a lot harder to crack. Performance and potential are the key elements which determine SBI Clerk JA Career Progression at State Bank of India.

SBI Clerk JA Career Progression
Promotions for SBI Clerk can be of two types:
1. In-Cadre Promotions for SBI Clerk

✶ A person in the clerical cadre who has completed ten years of service will be promoted to the post of Senior Assistant. This post shall carry a special allowance of Rs.1800/-.
✶ A person in clerical cadre who has completed twenty years of service will be promoted to the post of Special Assistant. This post shall carry a special allowance of Rs.2500/- which will be ranked for Dearly Allowance (DA) & House Rental Allowance (HRA).
✶ A person in clerical cadre who has completed thirty years of service will be promoted to the post of Senior Special Assistant. This post shall carry a special allowance of Rs.3500/- which will be ranked for Dearly Allowance (DA) & House Rental Allowance (HRA).

2. Promotions for SBI Clerk to Officer Cadre
To Trainee officer

✶ After completing three years of service, a clerk can become a trainee officer after clearing a written test and interview. Such clerks are put under probation for a period of two years.
✶ After successful completion of probation, the trainee officer based on performance will be either recruited into Middle Management Grade Scale-II (MMGS-II) cadre or sent back to clerical cadre.

Directly to JMGS-I

✶ After completing six years of service under fast-track promotion channel or after twelve years of service under normal promotion channel, a clerk can become a Junior Manager Grade Scale (JMGS-I) officer, after clearing a written test & Interview. This promotion is subject to an upper age limit.
✶ Clearly, SBI Clerks get more opportunities and are likely to become officers early in comparison to those working at other banks. Due to the presence of fast-track promotion process in SBI, an entry-level clerk can hope to retire at a post as high as General Manager which is usually not possible for clerks employed in other banks.

Many of you would be wondering about getting transfers if posted in a distant branch.
Junior Associates are not eligible for transfers within or outside the state for the first 5 years of service (8 years for candidates selected under special recruitment drive for Tura and Kashmir Valley & Ladakh).
So if you get posted in a branch, away from your hometown - you need to work in that branch only for the first 5 years. After that, your transfer request may be taken up based on seniority & vacancy position.