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IBPS Recruitment Exams are the most opted career options amongst the young graduates. Whether you go for IBPS or SBI, both the options possess the highly lucrative and reputed career opportunities like – PO, Clerk & SO.

But it becomes a challenging task to filter out the best one between these two!

To ease out your worries, we present you the SBI Clerk vs IBPS Clerk [Detailed Comparative Analysis] in this blog.

 

 

With the help of information given below, you can wisely decide which career option will be suitable for you: Ibps Clerk or SBI Clerk.

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SBI Clerk vs IBPS Clerk: Which one is the Best Option for You? Analyze here!

Based on the various criteria, we have come up with the clear differences between IBPS Clerk and SBI Clerk. You may read all the points and analyze by yourself that which career option will be worthwhile for you and why.

Job Profiles & Responsibilities

In any bank, the clerks are the first checkpoint where customers can come and ask their queries. Considering the differences between SBI Clerk & IBPS Clerk, we have come up with a few points where their duties may differ from each other. Please check below –

Designation:

1. IBPS Clerk:

 

After getting the provisional allotments, IBPS Clerks must join the allotted bank within the given time duration. Thereafter, the respected banks provide them a training about the tasks that they need to perform while working as Bank Clerks.

Those who complete their training successfully will be posted to the different branches of the concerned bank to survive and complete their next two years of probation.  So, initially, IBPS Clerks are posted at Junior Level and after completing their 2 years of the probation period, they can be promoted to the upper level.

Know more about – IBPS Clerk.

2. SBI Clerk:

SBI Clerks are initially designated at Junior Level Grade and after completing their 6 months of training, they can be promoted to the Officer Level. To get the officer grade, they must qualify the Internal Exam conducted based on the structure decided throughout all the branches of the bank.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Clerical staff are considered an integral part of the bank workforce as they are responsible for almost every task. The responsibilities of a clerk remain similar in SBI banks and IBPS Participating banks. Lets’ have a look at the Clerks’ Tasks & Responsibilities below –

1. Single Window Operator (SWO)

To acknowledge the received emails.

Issue the Receipt of cheques, drafts, cash, dividend warrants, pay orders, bills, pre-signed drafts, gift cheques, travelers’ cheques and bank orders etc.

Delivery of cheque books.

Recounting of currency notes by cash department staff.

Approving and the cash payment of all cheques/ withdrawal forms/ bankers’ cheques/ gift cheques etc.

Maintaining the record of all the transactions.

Handling Computers based tasks.

2. Head Cashier (HC)

Greets Customers and Solve their Money related Problems.

Holds the Bank’s Cash, Keys, and other Important Data at a safe place.

Keeps track of all the money transactions.

Verifies the vernacular signatures/endorsements.

Provides training to newly joined Cashiers.

Countersigns cheques, drafts, payment orders, deposit reaccepts.

Attends the Government Treasury work.

3. Special Assistants (SA)

Looks after the work of other clerks and sub-staff.

Passes independently, manually or online, cash instruments.

Clears and transfers the cheques & vouchers.

Processes vouchers, checks, drafts, mail transfers, pay orders, non-payment advice, inter-branch fate calling advice, bill schedules, demand notices, statement certificates etc.

Checking, manually or online, current, savings and other accounts.

Customer Support. Explaining them about the features and products offered by the bank.

Checking the Coding and Decoding of Telegram.

4. Universal Teller (UT)

Receives Cheques/ Withdrawal Forms/ Demand Drafts/ Bankers’ Cheques, Process.

Verifies Customers Account Details.

Receives Cash and Signs on Counter Slips/ Acknowledgments.

Maintain and Manage Records, Tally Cash and Hand Over Remaining Cash to Head Cashier and Generation of Relevant/ Required Reports.

Update Pass Books.

Prepares print and issue remittance instruments (like) DD/MT/BC and sign them independently.

5. Agricultural Assistants

Assist in the bank’s operations for agricultural development and financial assistance to small enterprises such as vegetable/fruit vendors, artisans, self-employed persons etc.

Distribute and collect application forms and assist the farmers/small borrowers in filling up the forms.

Scrutinize application forms, farm plans etc. to ensure that applications are complete in all respect.

Take necessary steps to ensure that the periodical details, as called for, are received from the farmers/small borrowers in time.

Stay connected with Farmers to help them with correct solutions.

Verify farms and the required machinery & equipments.

Verify proper utilization of the bank’s loans or the progress in work in respect of which loans are granted and to furnish reports on such verifications.

Apart from all the above responsibilities, sometimes the Clerk also performs as a telephone operator & stenographer.

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Bank Details & Job Locations!

IBPS is the self-recruitment agency that conducts the exam for the recruitment in 23 Public Sector Banks except SBI. Whereas SBI is a banking branch itself! It conducts its own recruitment exam to fill up the vacant seats at its various branches & associate banks like – State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore. These banks have been merged from April 2017.

Note:

1. Apart from the above-mentioned 19 IBPS Clerk Participating Banks, the candidates who wish to apply for Rural Regional Banks may get job postings at any of the branches amongst 82 RRB’s.

2. SBI is considered as the Largest Bank of India with more than 22,500 branches across the world. Those who wish to get into the State Bank of India as Clerk Position have more than 22,500 options for job postings.

Transfer Policy

For SBI Clerk:

 

The candidates who have been posted as Junior Associate through the recruitment exam can be transferred only after completing 5 years of service.

The candidates who have been selected under special recruitment drive conducted in Tura and Kashmir Valley & Ladakh will be eligible for transfer policy after serving 8 years in SBI.

Junior Agriculture Associates will continue in rural/semi-urban branches till they reach Scale V.

2. For IBPS Clerk:

A clerk after serving more than 5 years in a branch may be transferred to other branches in the same city/place.

In case there are no other branches in the same city, then a clerk after 5 years can be transferred outside the place but within 40/100 km.

An IBPS clerk after serving more than 10 years in a city/place, he is liable to transfer to any place outside the city, but within 40/100 km.

Note: On transfer, the employee may immediately Apply for transfer to the previous Branch or branches nearer to that branch.

Who cannot avail the Periodical Transfer Policy?

Male Employees who are 55 years of age and above.

Female Employees who are 50 years of age and above.

Widowers – One term of 5 years’ exemption will be given provided such Employees are having small and school going children.

Physically Handicapped Employees – as per the Government guidelines.

Employees with cardiac ailment who have undergone by-pass surgery / open heart surgery up to three years from the date of surgery and those affected/ suffering from paralysis.

Employees suffering from cancer and kidney ailment involving dialysis.

Employees having school going mentally retarded children – as per the Government guidelines.

Sports persons actively representing the Bank’s team at State and above level.

These exempted categories of Employees, however, are liable to be transferred among the branches / offices within the same place /center.

Salary Structure

Salary Structure is one of the most crucial factors that attract the young graduates to work with the Indian Banking Bodies. Below we are sharing the comparative analysis of IBPS Clerk & SBI Clerk Salary Structure. Please have a look! J

The salary structure of IBPS Clerk & SBI Clerk is almost similar but SBI has some additional allowances, therefore, the salary of an SBI Clerk is INR 2000 more than the in-hand salary payable to an IBPS Clerk Officer.

Job Perks & Benefits + Work Pressure

Banking jobs come up with the complete package of perks & benefits. Based on the below data, you can wisely decide which banks offer more job perks & benefits.

Promotion & Growth Policies

The promotion & growth policies of SBI & IBPS is quite different. Below we are sharing out the differences between SBI Clerk & IBPS Clerk in terms of Promotion & Growth Policies. Must Read!

For SBI Clerk:

The candidates who get selected for the position of SBI Clerk must survive for 6 months of training period to get their employment confirmed in the State Bank of India.

The 1^st promotion can be made after completing 2 to 3 years in SBI.

The promotion for SBI Clerk can be done in two ways – ‘In-Cadre Promotions & Officer Cadre Promotions’.

For IBPS Clerk:

The candidates must undergo the probation period of 2 years to get promoted to the upper-level position.

After completing the probation period, the candidates can be promoted in two ways –

1. The candidates must appear in the written test conducted inter banks and qualify it based on his/her experience & knowledge. (No JAIIB & CAIIB Diploma applicable)

On the qualification of written test, A clerk can be promoted to the position of Trainee Officer.

2. Based on the JAIIB, CAIIB qualification, and Graduation + Post Graduation Mark sheets, the Clerks can be promoted to the position of Trainee Officer or PO.

Recruitment Procedure & Selection Criteria

There is a major difference in the Recruitment Procedure of both the sectors – IBPS & SBI.

Below we are listing all the major aspects of IBPS & SBI Clerk Recruitment along with their clear distinction. Please have a look!

Total Number of Vacancies

The IBPS Clerk Recruitment procedure will be started from September 2017 whereas the SBI Clerk Procedure is expected to begin from May 2017.

As predicted by experts, the vacancies list of IBPS Clerk and SBI Clerk is as follows –

S.No.	Recruitment Exams	Total Number of Vacancies (Expected)
1.	IBPS Clerk	19000
2.	SBI Clerk	11000

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