SBI Fire Engineer 2026 Notification

SBI Fire Engineer 2026 vacancies

State Bank of India has released advertisement CRPD/SCO/2026-27/29 for 17 posts of Assistant Manager – Engineer (Fire) on a regular basis in Junior Management Grade Scale I. Sixteen are regular vacancies, split SC 2, ST 1, OBC 1, EWS 1 and UR 11, and one is a backlog vacancy for ST. The bank calls the numbers provisional. Selected officers can be posted anywhere in India, and the advertisement says the post is for medically fit candidates.

Qualification and experience

There are two routes in. If you hold B.E. (Fire) from NFSC Nagpur, a B.E. or B.Tech in Safety and Fire Engineering or in Fire Technology and Safety Engineering, or an equivalent four-year Fire Safety degree from a UGC recognised university or AICTE approved institution, you need at least two years of composite fire safety experience in a reputed organisation. If you are a Graduate member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (India or UK) or have done the Divisional Officers course at NFSC Nagpur, you need at least three years as a Station Officer or equivalent in a city or state fire brigade, as in-charge fire officer in a corporate or big industrial complex, or as fire officer in a State Government institution or PSU. Both are counted on 31 October 2026.

Age limit and fee

You must be 21 to 40 years old on 31 October 2026. The upper limit is for unreserved candidates, and reserved categories get relaxation as per Govt. of India guidelines. The application fee and intimation charge is ₹750 for General, EWS and OBC candidates and nil for SC and ST candidates. Registration and payment are online only, from 4 November to 25 November 2026.

Online test, interview and merit

The online test has two objective sections: English Language with 50 questions for 50 marks in 40 minutes, and Professional Knowledge with 75 questions for 75 marks in 80 minutes. Professional Knowledge covers fire engineering, fire service administration and fire service regulatory acts and by-laws. Wrong answers carry no penalty. Candidates shortlisted category-wise then take a 100-mark interview, and the final list weighs the test at 70 and the interview at 30.

Pay, job and schedule

The pay scale is ₹48,480 rising to ₹85,920 in JMGS-I, with DA, HRA, CCA, NPS and other benefits, after a six-month probation. The job covers fire safety audits of branches and offices, fire and evacuation drills, vetting drawings for fire safety equipment, training staff and floor marshals, and getting fire NOCs from local fire brigades. The tentative schedule puts call letters in December 2026, the online test in December 2026 or January 2027, interviews in January or February 2027 and the final result in February 2027.