Under CTS, once you deposit the cheque in your branch, SBI will scan the cheque and send the digital image to RBI, which in turn will collect the money from ICICI Bank and send it to SBI and on to your account. This whole process, available 24x7, will take 24 hours or less.

How long does it take for SBI cheque to clear?

1.11 Cheques deposited at branch counters and Cheques deposited in the drop-box within the branch premises, before the specified cut-off time, will be sent for clearance on same day, for which the clearance period will be T+1 working day.

What do you mean by clearing of cheque by bank?

Cheque clearing (or check clearing in American English) or bank clearance is the process of moving cash (or its equivalent) from the bank on which a cheque is drawn to the bank in which it was deposited, usually accompanied by the movement of the cheque to the paying bank, either in the traditional physical paper form ...