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SBI hires chief AI officer, SCO posts open
The Story in Brief
The State Bank of India has invited online applications for Specialist Cadre Officer positions on a fixed-term basis, including a general manager and chief AI officer role that requires at least 15 years of experience, the Indian Express reports on 21 October. Other posts cover AI governance, data engineering, risk analytics and AI architecture, with minimum experience of eight years including three in AI or analytics. Applications are open at sbi.bank.in.
Candidates will be selected through shortlisting, a 100-mark interview and CTC negotiation. Those shortlisted for the first four posts must also give a 10-minute presentation. The application fee is Rs 750 for general, EWS and OBC candidates, SC, ST and PwBD candidates are exempt. SBI has said no candidate may apply for more than one post.
Update, 21 October 2026: The Indian Express now adds that SBI requires 15 years of experience for the chief AI officer post and eight years overall for other roles, with three years in AI or analytics. PW and Bankersadda report separate recruitments by Bank of India and Central Bank of India, not the SBI story.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Indian Express reports the SBI recruitment factually, with a neutral tone, listing eligibility and process details without slant. The PW and Bankersadda sources cover different recruitments by Bank of India and Central Bank of India respectively, not the SBI story. The coverage is uniform: a single source reports the SBI drive with no conflicting facts. The next concrete step is the application deadline, which the source does not state, leaving the window open-ended.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): indianexpress.com (neutral report), pw.live (neutral report), bankersadda.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
