State Bank of India Specialist Cadre Officer Recruitment 2026
State Bank of India (SBI), through its Central Recruitment & Promotion Department (CRPD), Corporate Centre, Mumbai, has announced the recruitment of Specialist Cadre Officers on a regular basis under Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/12.
The recruitment includes the posts of Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment) and Manager (Learning & Development). Both positions are in Middle Management Grade – Scale III (MMGS-III).
There are 2 total vacancies under this recruitment, with one vacancy for each of the two advertised positions.
Organization Details
| Organization Name | State Bank of India (SBI) |
|---|---|
| Organization Name in Hindi | भारतीय स्टेट बैंक |
| Recruitment Department | Central Recruitment & Promotion Department (CRPD) |
| Office | Corporate Centre, Mumbai |
| Advertisement Number | CRPD/SCO/2026-27/12 |
| Recruitment Type | Recruitment of Specialist Cadre Officer on Regular Basis |
| Total Vacancies | 2 |
| Official Recruitment Email | crpd@sbi.co.in |
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Online Registration of Application Starts | 07 August 2026 |
| Online Registration of Application Ends | 27 August 2026 |
| Payment of Fees Starts | 07 August 2026 |
| Payment of Fees Ends | 27 August 2026 |
| Age, Educational Qualification and Experience Cut-off Date | 31 July 2026 |
| Preferred Certification Cut-off Date | 31 July 2026 |
Post and Vacancy Details
| Post | Grade / Scale | Employment | Unreserved Vacancies | Total Vacancies | Minimum Age | Maximum Age | Suggested Place of Posting | Selection Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment) | Middle Management Grade – Scale III (MMGS-III) | Regular | 1 | 1 | 28 Years | 40 Years | GITC, Navi Mumbai | Shortlisting and Interview |
| Manager (Learning & Development) | Middle Management Grade – Scale III (MMGS-III) | Regular | 1 | 1 | 28 Years | 40 Years | Not specified | Shortlisting and Interview |
| Total | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Designation Details
Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment)
- Designation in English: Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment)
- Designation in Hindi: प्रबंधक (जनशक्ति योजना एवं भर्ती)
- Grade: Middle Management Grade – Scale III (MMGS-III)
- Employment: Regular
- Vacancy: 1
- Category: Unreserved
- Age: 28 to 40 years as on 31 July 2026
- Suggested Place of Posting: GITC, Navi Mumbai
- Selection Procedure: Shortlisting and Interview
Manager (Learning & Development)
- Designation in English: Manager (Learning & Development)
- Designation in Hindi: प्रबंधक (लर्निंग एवं डेवलपमेंट / प्रशिक्षण एवं विकास)
- Grade: Middle Management Grade – Scale III (MMGS-III)
- Employment: Regular
- Vacancy: 1
- Category: Unreserved
- Age: 28 to 40 years as on 31 July 2026
- Suggested Place of Posting: Not specified
- Selection Procedure: Shortlisting and Interview
Job Location and Employment Details
| City | Navi Mumbai |
|---|---|
| State | Maharashtra |
| Country | India |
| Postal Code | Not specified |
| Street Address | Not specified |
| Suggested Place of Posting | GITC, Navi Mumbai |
| Employment Type | Regular |
| Job Type | Specialist Cadre Officer |
| Grade | Middle Management Grade – Scale III (MMGS-III) |
| Base Salary | Not specified |
Educational Qualification and Experience Requirements
Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment)
Basic Educational Qualification
Mandatory Qualification
- MBA / PGDM / PGDBM or its equivalent.
- Specialization in HR, HRD or HRM.
- The institution must be recognized by Government Bodies, AICTE or UGC.
Preferred Certifications
The following certifications are preferred. The certificate should be dated on or before 31 July 2026.
- HR Analytics
- SHRM-CP
- SHRM-SCP
Post-Qualification Experience
- Minimum 6 years of post-basic-qualification experience in Human Resources.
- Experience is preferably in the IT industry or in an IT Department / Vertical in the BFSI sector.
Specific Skills Required / Preferred
Experience in the following areas is preferred:
- Skill Gap Assessment
- Manpower Planning Exercise
- Conducting recruitment exercises
- Sourcing of applications
- Interaction with head-hunters
- Interaction with recruitment agencies
- Conducting Group Discussions (GDs)
- Conducting interviews
- Salary negotiation
- Onboarding
- Implementation of productivity matrix and tools for driving efficiency
- Succession planning of key resources in an organization
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Managing HR function of a large-sized IT company
- Building and adopting best HR practices in recruitment and onboarding
Manager (Learning & Development)
Basic Educational Qualification
Mandatory Qualification
- MBA / PGDM / PGDBM or its equivalent.
- Specialization in HR, HRD or HRM.
- The institution must be recognized by Government Bodies, AICTE or UGC.
Preferred Certifications
The following certifications are preferred. The certificate should be dated on or before 31 July 2026.
- HR Analytics
- SHRM-CP
- SHRM-SCP
Post-Qualification Experience
- Minimum 6 years of post-basic-qualification experience in Human Resources / Training.
- Experience is preferably in the IT industry or in an IT Department / Vertical in the BFSI sector.
Specific Skills Required / Preferred
Experience in the following areas is preferred:
- Developing a training and development framework, preferably in a large IT firm
- Implementation and management of Learning Management Systems
- Management of technological tools related to training and upskilling in a large IT firm
- Designing training programmes tailored to the needs of IT Engineers in a large IT firm
- Developing training programmes tailored to the needs of IT Engineers in a large IT firm
- Implementing training programmes tailored to the needs of IT Engineers in a large IT firm
- Skill gap assessment
- Implementing training needs for upskilling
- Implementing training needs for reskilling
- Knowledge of developing competency frameworks
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Time management
- Strong communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
Age Limit
| Post | Minimum Age | Maximum Age |
|---|---|---|
| Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment) | 28 Years | 40 Years |
| Manager (Learning & Development) | 28 Years | 40 Years |
The supplied recruitment information does not provide additional category-wise age relaxation details.
Reservation and Category-wise Vacancy Details
| Post | Unreserved | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment) | 1 | 1 |
| Manager (Learning & Development) | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 |
No separate SC, ST, OBC, EWS, PwBD, Ex-servicemen, women or other category-wise reservation details are available in the supplied recruitment information.
Application Fee
- General Category Fee: Not specified
- OBC Category Fee: Not specified
- EWS Category Fee: Not specified
- SC Category Fee: Not specified
- ST Category Fee: Not specified
- PwBD Category Fee: Not specified
- Women Category Fee: Not specified
- Payment Mode: Online fee payment is part of the application process; the exact payment methods are not specified in the supplied information.
Selection Process
The selection procedure specified for the advertised posts consists of Shortlisting and Interview.
- Shortlisting
- Interview
Application Process
Eligible candidates are required to submit their applications through the online application process prescribed for the Specialist Cadre Officer recruitment.
- Complete the online registration of the application.
- Provide the required personal, educational and professional information.
- Ensure that the educational qualification and experience requirements are fulfilled as on 31 July 2026.
- Provide details of relevant professional experience.
- Provide preferred certification details where applicable.
- Complete the applicable fee payment within the prescribed period.
- Submit the completed online application within the specified deadline.
Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment) – Detailed Requirements
Educational Qualification
- MBA / PGDM / PGDBM or its equivalent with specialization in HR / HRD / HRM.
- The qualification must be from institutions recognized by Government Bodies / AICTE / UGC.
- The qualification must be held as on 31 July 2026.
Preferred Certifications
- HR Analytics
- SHRM-CP
- SHRM-SCP
The certificate should be dated on or before 31 July 2026.
Experience Requirement
Candidates must have a minimum of 6 years of post-basic-qualification experience in Human Resources as on 31 July 2026.
Experience is preferably in the IT industry or an IT Department / Vertical in the BFSI sector.
Preferred Skills and Functional Experience
- Skill Gap Assessment
- Manpower Planning Exercise
- Recruitment exercises
- Sourcing of applications
- Interaction with head-hunters
- Interaction with agencies
- Conducting GDs
- Conducting interviews
- Salary negotiation
- Onboarding
- Implementation of productivity matrix and tools for driving efficiency
- Succession planning of key resources in an organization
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Managing the HR function of a large-sized IT company
- Building and adopting best HR practices in recruitment and onboarding
Manager (Learning & Development) – Detailed Requirements
Educational Qualification
- MBA / PGDM / PGDBM or its equivalent with specialization in HR / HRD / HRM.
- The qualification must be from institutions recognized by Government Bodies / AICTE / UGC.
- The qualification must be held as on 31 July 2026.
Preferred Certifications
- HR Analytics
- SHRM-CP
- SHRM-SCP
The certificate should be dated on or before 31 July 2026.
Experience Requirement
Candidates must have a minimum of 6 years of post-basic-qualification experience in Human Resources / Training as on 31 July 2026.
Experience is preferably in the IT industry or an IT Department / Vertical in the BFSI sector.
Preferred Skills and Functional Experience
- Developing a training and development framework, preferably in a large IT firm
- Implementation of Learning Management Systems
- Management of Learning Management Systems
- Management of technological tools related to training and upskill in a large IT firm
- Designing training programmes tailored to the needs of IT Engineers in a large IT firm
- Developing training programmes tailored to the needs of IT Engineers in a large IT firm
- Implementing training programmes tailored to the needs of IT Engineers in a large IT firm
- Skill gap assessment
- Implementing training needs for upskilling
- Implementing training needs for reskilling
- Knowledge of developing competency framework
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Time management
- Strong communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
Vacancy Summary
| Designation | Grade | Vacancies | Category | Age | Selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment) | MMGS-III | 1 | Unreserved | 28–40 Years | Shortlisting and Interview |
| Manager (Learning & Development) | MMGS-III | 1 | Unreserved | 28–40 Years | Shortlisting and Interview |
| Total | 2 | Unreserved | |||
Important Eligibility Cut-off Date
31 July 2026 is the relevant date specified for the age, basic educational qualification, post-qualification experience and preferred certification requirements.
Candidates should ensure that they satisfy the applicable requirements on the prescribed cut-off date.
Official Recruitment Contact Information
Official Website and Notification
Important Information for Candidates
- The recruitment is for Specialist Cadre Officers on Regular Basis.
- The recruitment is issued under Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/12.
- There are 2 total vacancies.
- Both vacancies are listed under the Unreserved category.
- One vacancy is available for Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment).
- One vacancy is available for Manager (Learning & Development).
- Both positions are in Middle Management Grade – Scale III (MMGS-III).
- The age requirement for both positions is 28 to 40 years as on 31 July 2026.
- The minimum required experience is 6 years of post-basic-qualification experience.
- The required educational qualification is MBA / PGDM / PGDBM or equivalent with specialization in HR / HRD / HRM.
- The qualification must be from institutions recognized by Government Bodies / AICTE / UGC.
- HR Analytics, SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP are listed as preferred certifications.
- Preferred certification certificates should be dated on or before 31 July 2026.
- For Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment), relevant experience is in Human Resources, preferably in the IT industry or an IT Department / Vertical in the BFSI sector.
- For Manager (Learning & Development), relevant experience is in Human Resources / Training, preferably in the IT industry or an IT Department / Vertical in the BFSI sector.
- The selection procedure specified is Shortlisting and Interview.
- The suggested place of posting specified for Manager (Manpower Planning & Recruitment) is GITC, Navi Mumbai.
- The suggested place of posting for Manager (Learning & Development) is not specified in the supplied content.
- The online registration and fee payment period is from 07 August 2026 to 27 August 2026.
- The supplied information does not specify the application fee amount or category-wise fee.
- The supplied information does not specify a helpline telephone number.
- The recruitment contact email provided is crpd@sbi.co.in.
- The supplied information does not specify a postal code or street address for the job location.
- The supplied information does not specify the base salary or detailed pay amount.
- No written examination is specified for these posts in the supplied recruitment information.
Official Notification Link
Candidates should refer to the official State Bank of India recruitment notification for the complete terms, conditions, instructions and requirements applicable to the recruitment.
