You will get salary up to ₹ 1.60 crore through direct interview without examination.


The country’s largest public sector bank i.e. State Bank of India (SBI) has presented a wonderful and historic opportunity for tech professionals and experienced experts looking for jobs in the Indian Banking Sector. SBI has released the official advertisement for bumper recruitment to the posts of Specialist Cadre Officer (SCO) to further strengthen the digital capabilities of the bank in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and modern technology. The biggest and special thing about this recruitment is that for this the candidates will not have to go through any kind of lengthy written examination, rather they will be selected on the basis of shortlisting and direct personal interview. Not only this, according to the posts, a bumper package (CTC) of up to Rs 1.60 crore is being offered to the selected candidates annually. Eligible and interested candidates can apply online through the official website of the bank.

According to the latest advertisement released by SBI (Advt No. CRPD/SCO/2026-27/30), this time a total of 6 vacancies have been released on various higher posts related to Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics. Selected and talented technical experts of the country are to be appointed to all these posts. The complete details of the posts are as follows:

  • General Manager & Chief AI Officer: 1 Post

  • DGM – Risk and Operational Analytics: 1 Post

  • DGM – AI Governance and Compliance: 1 Post

  • DGM – Data Engineering, Model Application Development & AI Ops: 1 Post

  • AI Solution Architect: 1 Post

  • Enterprise AI Architect: 1 Post

The salary given in these financial and technical leadership positions is not less than that of any big multinational company (MNC) of private sector. According to the notification issued by the bank, the salary structure has been decided as follows:

  • Chief AI Officer: The upper limit of annual CTC for this top post has been fixed at Rs 1.60 crore.

  • DGM Post: The annual CTC for all three DGM posts has been kept in the range of Rs 1.20 crore.

  • AI Architect Posts: The annual package for Solution and Enterprise Architect posts will be up to Rs 90 lakh.

  • In this entire package, 90 percent will be fixed pay while 10 percent will be given as variable pay depending on the performance of the candidate.

Candidates applying for these posts must have a higher degree like BE, B.Tech, MCA or MSc (Statistics/Computer Science) in sectors like Computer Science, IT, Electronics or Data Science. Along with this, minimum senior administrative and technical experience of 8 to 15 years in the relevant field has been sought. According to different posts, the minimum age limit of the candidates has been fixed from 30 years to maximum 55 years, which will be calculated considering 30 September 2026 as the base. Preference will be given to experienced professionals working on AI and machine learning models in banking, fintech or large corporate institutions.

Candidates who have the required qualifications for these posts can complete the online application process by visiting the official website of SBI.

  • The process of online registration and fee payment has started from 19 October 2026.

  • Last date to apply 9 November 2026 It has been determined.

  • The application fee for General, EWS and OBC category candidates is Rs 750, while for SC, ST and Divyang category it is completely free.

  • Under the selection process, after shortlisting of documents of the candidates, they will be directly invited for personal interview and negotiation of CTC will be done on the basis of qualification and experience.