Introduction The recruitment and selection is the major function of the human resource department and recruitment process

is the first step towards creating the competitive strength and the recruitment strategic advantage for the organisations. Recruitment process involves a systematic procedure from sourcing the candidates to arranging and conducting the interviews and requires many resources and time. The objective of the study is to analyze the actual recruitment practices followed at State Bank Of India and to evaluate how far this process confirm to the purposes underlying the operational aspects of the industry. The study on recruitment highlights on the need of recruitment in the bank. Human resource is most valuable asset in the organization. Profitability of the organization depends on its utilization. Proper utilization leads to profit maximization. So, right man should be procured at right place and in right time, otherwise their proper utilization may not be done. And for this job description and person specification is very essential. SBI procures manpower in a very specific manner with the use of documents like job analysis, job description and specification. It has got two steps of selection- aptitude test and final interview.