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SBI Bank: The State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, is planning to recruit approximately 3,500 officers to strengthen its operations and enhance service delivery across the country.

SBI Deputy Managing Director (Human Resources) and Chief Development Officer (CDO) Kishore Kumar Poludasu told PTI in an interview that the bank recruited 505 Probationary Officers (POs) in June and is in the process of filling the same number of vacancies. Applications have been received.

Recruitment of POs and Circle Officers continues.
Regarding specialist officers, he said that approximately 1,300 officers have already been selected to handle the IT and cybersecurity sectors.

Advertisement for 541 PO posts has been released. Applications have already been received. PO recruitment takes place in three stages: preliminary examination, main examination, psychometric test, and interview.

Additionally, he said, "The appointment of approximately 3,000 circle-based officers is being considered. This work should be completed in the current financial year."

SBI plans to recruit 18,000 people
Earlier this year, SBI Chairman CS Shetty announced that the bank would recruit approximately 18,000 people across various categories. Of these, approximately 13,500 would be clerical positions, and the remaining would be probationary officers and locally employed officers.

In the first quarter, SBI announced the recruitment of 13,455 junior associates and 505 POs to enhance customer experience at its branches across the country.

Polludasu also said that the country's largest lender has formulated a strategy to promote gender diversity, aiming to increase the female workforce to 30 percent within five years.
SBI aims to increase the female workforce to 30%
He said, "If we look at frontline employees, women constitute around 33 percent, but overall, they represent 27 percent of the total workforce. Therefore, we will work towards improving this percentage to further improve diversity."

He said the bank is taking steps to bridge this gap and achieve the medium-term target of 30 percent women in its workforce.

SBI has a total employee strength of over 2.4 lakh, the highest in any organization in the country and also the highest in the banking industry.

He further said that the bank is committed to creating a workplace where women thrive at all levels, and through targeted programs, SBI promotes leadership, work-life balance, and respect at the workplace.

SBI's Initiatives for Women's Empowerment
Highlighting some of the women-centric measures undertaken by the bank, Poludasu said that the bank provides crèche allowance for working mothers, runs a family outreach program, and offers training programs to support women employees returning from maternity, sabbatical, or extended sick leave.

Furthermore, he said that 'Empower Her' is a key initiative that identifies, mentors, and prepares women for leadership through structured leadership labs and coaching sessions, with the aim of increasing the representation of women in leadership roles and building a strong pipeline of future top women executives.

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