SBI SCO AI Officers 2026 Notification

Which posts SBI is filling

State Bank of India's Central Recruitment & Promotion Department has advertised six Specialist Cadre Officer posts under advertisement CRPD/SCO/2026-27/30, all on a fixed-term basis and all in artificial intelligence. There is one GM & Chief AI Officer, one DGM each for Risk and Operational Analytics, AI Governance and Compliance, and Data Engineering, Model Application Dev and AI Ops, one AI Solution Architect and one Enterprise AI Architect. Every post is unreserved, and a candidate can apply for only one of them.

Qualification, experience and age

The GM and DGM posts need a B.E., B.Tech or M.Tech in computer science, IT or an electronics branch, or an M.Sc in statistics or computer science, an MA in statistics, an M.Stat or an MCA. The GM post asks for at least 15 years in banking, BFSI or IT, three of them leading AI and analytics teams; each DGM post asks for 10 years with two in senior leadership. Both architect posts need a relevant degree and eight years of experience, three of them in AI or architecture work. Age, qualification and experience are all counted on 30 September 2026: 40 to 55 for the GM, 35 to 50 for the DGMs and 30 to 45 for the architects.

Pay and period of engagement

The annual CTC is negotiable, with an upper range of ₹160 lakh for the GM & Chief AI Officer, ₹120 lakh for each DGM and ₹90 lakh for each architect. Ninety per cent is fixed pay and ten per cent is variable pay tied to performance, with an annual increment of up to 5%. The engagement is for three years and may be renewed for two more, up to five years in all. The suggested place of posting is Mumbai, or anywhere in India if the administration requires it.

How the selection works

There is no written test. A shortlisting committee decides who is called, and shortlisted candidates face an interview worth 100 marks; for the GM and DGM posts this includes a ten-minute presentation on their work. The merit list is drawn only from interview marks, and CTC is negotiated with each selected candidate. Outstation candidates called for interview get economy air fare: actual fare for the GM and DGM posts, and up to ₹15,000 for both sides for the architect posts.

Fee, dates and documents

The fee is ₹750 for General, EWS and OBC candidates and nil for SC, ST and PwBD candidates, paid online by debit or credit card, internet banking or UPI. Registration and payment are open from 19 October to 9 November 2026 on sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings. Keep your biodata, resume, ID and age proof, degrees, experience certificates and latest salary slip ready as PDF files; candidates working in government offices or public sector banks should bring a no-objection certificate to the interview.