SBI Defence Banking Advisor Recruitment 2026 — 5 Posts | Apply Now

State Bank of India has released the Specialist Cadre Officer recruitment notification on 18th June 2026 at the official website sbi.bank.in. As per Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/10 dated 18.06.2026, the online application process begins from 18.06.2026 and closes on 08.07.2026. The SBI Defence Banking Advisor recruitment is for retired Defence, Coast Guard, Central Armed Police Force and State Police officers seeking a contractual advisory engagement with India’s largest public sector bank.

SBI has notified a total of 5 vacancies across three posts: Defence Banking Advisor (Navy) (1 post), Advisor (Central Armed Police Force) (1 post), and Circle Defence Banking Advisor (3 posts, one each for Kolkata, Lucknow and Pune). The place of posting for the Navy Advisor and CAPF Advisor is New Delhi with an All India area of operation, while Circle Defence Banking Advisors are posted at Kolkata, Lucknow or Pune based on the location applied for. Candidates should check all details from the below article.

Read this article carefully and go through the official notification before applying. Information verified from official State Bank of India notification No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/10 dated 18.06.2026.

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Quick Summary of SBI Defence Banking Advisor Recruitment 2026

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About State Bank of India

State Bank of India is India’s largest public sector bank, operating under the Central Recruitment & Promotion Department at its Corporate Centre in Mumbai. The bank runs dedicated salary package schemes for Defence, Coast Guard, Central Armed Police Force and State Police personnel, including the Defence Salary Package (DSP), Indian Coast Guard Salary Package (ICGSP) and Central Armed Police Salary Package (CAPSP). SBI recently won gold in four categories at the Economic Times Human Capital Awards 2026, including Excellence in Employee Retention Strategy. For candidates from a defence or police services background, this recruitment offers a second career inside one of India’s most recognised financial institutions, working directly with serving personnel rather than general retail banking customers.

How This Compares

This is an All India contractual recruitment, so it is useful to weigh it against similar specialist cadre and advisory openings at other public sector banks and defence-linked institutions. Public Sector Banks including Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda run comparable Defence Banking Advisor or Zonal Defence Advisor positions for retired officers, typically at similar seniority brackets (Major General/Brigadier and above for Circle-level postings, Lieutenant General or three-star equivalents for apex-level postings). Based on comparable PSU bank advisory hiring cycles in 2024–25, fixed compensation for such roles has generally tracked in the ₹20–35 lakh per annum range depending on rank and area of operation, which places SBI’s ₹37.95 lakhs CTC for the Navy Advisor post and ₹26.95 lakhs CTC for the CAPF Advisor and CDBA posts at the higher end of that bracket. This is editorial context, not part of the official notification — confirm specifics with the hiring office. Unlike entry-level government exams, this recruitment has no written test; selection rests entirely on shortlisting and a single interview round, which narrows competition to a small, highly specific pool of eligible retired senior officers rather than the lakhs of applicants seen in general recruitment drives.

Important Dates

The application window for this recruitment is short, running for about three weeks. Candidates are advised not to wait until the closing date, since the notification states SBI does not take responsibility for failure to submit an application due to website load or last-minute technical issues.

Vacancy Details & Salary

Here’s the breakdown of posts, total vacancy and salary for your reference.

The notification specifies that variable pay is released by the Circles only when the Advisor scores 95% or above in the half-yearly OASIS (Objective Assessment Subjective Impression sharing) appraisal report. There is no increment from the second year onward; the salary structure remains fixed for the full contract term.

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for Defence Banking Advisor, CAPF Advisor and CDBA posts include rank-based experience and age requirements. Candidates should make sure they meet all the conditions before applying.

Educational Qualification

The notification states educational qualification as “Not applicable” for all three posts. Eligibility is based entirely on retired military or police rank and relevant experience.

• Defence Banking Advisor (Navy): Retired from the rank of Vice Admiral or Rear Admiral, Indian Navy
• Advisor (Central Armed Police Force): Retired in the rank of Director General (DG) with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in CAPF
• Circle Defence Banking Advisor (CDBA): Retired from the rank of Major General or Brigadier

Age Limit

As on the cut-off date 31.05.2026:

• Defence Banking Advisor (Navy): Maximum 62 years
• Advisor (Central Armed Police Force): Maximum 62 years
• Circle Defence Banking Advisor: Maximum 60 years

The notification does not mention category-wise age relaxation tables for these posts beyond the general statement that relaxation applies to reserved categories as per Government of India guidelines wherever applicable. OBC candidates falling under the creamy layer are not entitled to OBC reservation or age relaxation and must apply under the UR category.

Selection Process

Selection for all three posts follows a two-stage process with no written examination involved.

1. Shortlisting — A shortlisting committee constituted by the Bank decides the parameters. Meeting the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee an interview call.
2. Interview — Carries 100 marks. The qualifying cut-off is decided by the Bank.
3. Merit List — Prepared in descending order of interview marks. If candidates tie at the cut-off score, the candidate with greater age is ranked higher.

One practical insight directly from the notification: shortlisting is provisional and without document verification, so candidates are only checked against original documents at the interview stage. A candidate found ineligible at that point will not be allowed to sit for the interview and will not be reimbursed any travel expenses.

Application Fee

SBI has notified a standard, non-refundable application fee structure for this recruitment.

• General / EWS / OBC candidates: ₹750 (Application fee + Intimation Charges)
• SC / ST / PwBD candidates: No fee, no intimation charges

The fee, once paid, will not be refunded under any circumstances and cannot be adjusted against any other SBI examination or selection process in the future.

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How to Apply for SBI Defence Banking Advisor Recruitment 2026

Candidates can apply only through the official online process described in the notification.

1. Visit the official website at https://sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings
2. Register online and scan a recent photograph and signature in the specified format
3. Fill the application form; the system allows saving and editing up to three times before final submission
4. Upload all required documents in PDF format, each file size limited to 500 KB
5. Pay the application fee through the integrated payment gateway using Debit Card, Credit Card or Internet Banking
6. Submit the form and take a printout of the system-generated application and e-receipt

Documents Checklist Before You Leave Home:

• Recent passport-style colour photograph (20–50 KB, JPG/JPEG)
• Signature on white paper with black ink (10–20 KB, JPG/JPEG)
• Brief resume (PDF)
• ID proof (PDF)
• Proof of date of birth (PDF)
• Experience certificate / Discharge certificate (PDF)
• Form-16 / PPO / Latest salary or pension slip (PDF)
• Biodata form, duly filled and signed (available on SBI’s careers website)
• Gallantry awards or medals certificate, if applicable (PDF)

Kolkata, Lucknow and Pune Postings

The Circle Defence Banking Advisor posts cover three distinct operational zones, each anchored to a major city with its own catchment of defence and police establishments. The Kolkata posting covers the Kolkata, Patna and Bhubaneswar Circle, an area with a significant concentration of Eastern Command formations, Coast Guard units along the Odisha and West Bengal coast, and CAPF training centres. The Lucknow posting covers Lucknow and Bhopal Circle, serving Central Command establishments and a large base of CAPF training academies in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The Pune posting covers Mumbai, Maharashtra and Ahmedabad Circle, an area with Southern Command units, naval establishments around Mumbai, and a dense urban banking network. Candidates applying for any of these three centres can only choose one location; multiple applications across Kolkata, Lucknow and Pune for the same advertisement will result in only the last valid application being retained, with fees paid for earlier applications forfeited.

Important Links

Candidates applying for SBI Defence Banking Advisor Recruitment 2026 are advised to visit the important links below for the official PDF and application form:

Should You Apply?

This recruitment suits a narrow and specific candidate group: retired Vice Admirals or Rear Admirals from the Indian Navy, retired Director Generals with CAPF experience, or retired Major Generals and Brigadiers from the Army, all within the prescribed age limits as on 31.05.2026. It is not a fit for serving officers, junior-ranked retired personnel, or civilian candidates with banking or finance backgrounds, since the post carries no educational qualification route and is restricted strictly by military or police rank. Given the seniority bar, the applicant pool for each post is small compared to general recruitment drives, so realistic competition is concentrated among a limited set of eligible retired officers rather than thousands of applicants. Based on typical patterns in similar advisory contracts at public sector banks, officers who perform well in this role over the initial 2-year term are often considered for renewal up to age 65, and the position can lead to similar institutional liaison or advisory roles at other PSU banks or defence-linked organisations; this is editorial context and not stated in the notification. One trade-off worth weighing is that the post carries no administrative, financial or disciplinary powers and the role is explicitly liaison and business-generation focused, so candidates expecting a managerial banking role should adjust expectations accordingly.

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