Our Bureau
Mumbai
There are reports that the public sector banks are looking to recruit hefty manpower this financial year so that they can fulfil their growing business requirement as they move towards expansion. As per reports, banks are looking to recruit around 50,000 people to cover their expansion.
As per the data collected from various public sector banks, out of the 50,000 job opportunities, 21,000 will be officers while the other will be selected as staff including clerks. Out of the 12 public sector banks in the country, the State Bank of India (SBI) is going to be the biggest recruiter and will be looking to employ around 20,000 people including specialised officers in the financial year.
The SBI has already begun the recruiting process and has hired 505 Probationary Officers (POs) and 13,455 junior associates already. The bank has taken the step to add manpower to better customer experience as they have several branches located all across the nation. As per the data collected till March 2025, the total staff strength of SBI was around 2,36,226 people and they are looking to add more by the end of this fiscal year.
Looking at the second biggest public sector bank of the nation, Punjab National Bank (PNB) is also looking to hire around 5,500 people going forward in this financial year. At the end of last financial year, PNB had a total staff strength of 1,02,746. Along with that another state-owned lender Central Bank of India plans to recruit about 4,000 employees during the current financial year.
