SBI SCO recruitment 2026: The State Bank of India has invited online applications for Specialist Cadre Officers under its latest recruitment notification. The recruitment has been announced through Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2025-26/27 for appointments on both regular and contract basis.Eligible Indian citizens can submit applications for posts including Assistant Vice President (IS Audit) and Deputy Manager roles in IS Audit and CA – Internal Audit. The online application window opened on February 23, 2026 and closes today, March 15, 2026 on the official SBI career portal.Recruitment announced for 116 specialist postsThe recruitment drive has been launched to fill a total of 116 vacancies across specialist positions. These posts will be offered on both regular and contract basis and selected candidates may be posted across India.The post of Assistant Vice President (IS Audit) is available on a contract basis with 12 vacancies. Deputy Manager posts are available on a regular basis with 43 vacancies in IS Audit and 61 vacancies in CA – Internal Audit.The qualifications required for the post of Assistant Vice President are B.E., B.Tech, BCA, MCA, M.Tech, M.Sc. Computer Science, Information Technology, or Electronics. The candidates should also have experience in IS Audit.The qualifications required for the post of Deputy Manager (IS Audit) are B.E., B.Tech, BCA, MCA, M.Tech, M.Sc. Computer Science, Information Technology, or Electronics.The qualifications required for the post of Deputy Manager (CA – Internal Audit) are Chartered Accountants with membership of ICAI.Age criteria and eligibility cut-offThe age criteria vary depending on the designation applied for. For the post of Assistant Vice President, the candidate must be between 27 and 45 years as on January 31, 2026.For the post of Deputy Manager (IS Audit), the candidate must be within the age bracket of 25 to 35 years. For the post of Deputy Manager (CA – Internal Audit), the candidate must be between 21 and 35 years as on the same eligibility cut-off date.Age relaxation will be provided to candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC and PwBD categories in accordance with Government of India norms.Application fee and processCandidates belonging to General, OBC and EWS categories are required to pay an application fee of ?750. Applicants from SC, ST and PwBD categories are exempted from payment of the fee.The application fee must be paid through online mode during the submission of the application form. The fee once paid will not be refundable.The recruitment notification was released on February 23, 2026, and the online application process also began the same day. Interested candidates can submit their applications through the official SBI website before the closing of the registration window today.
