IBPS SO Exam is conducted every year by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection for recruiting candidates for the posts of IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer for different positions in the Public sector banks in India.
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Total Post: 647
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Post Name |
Total Post |
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IT Officer |
20 |
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Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) |
485 |
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Rajbasha Adhikari |
25 |
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Law Officer |
50 |
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HR / Personnel Officer |
07 |
|
Marketing Officer (MO) |
60 |
Category Wise Vacancy Details
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Post Name |
Gen |
OBC |
EWS |
SC |
ST |
Total |
|
IT Officer |
09 |
05 |
02 |
03 |
01 |
20 |
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Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) |
201 |
130 |
48 |
71 |
35 |
485 |
|
Rajbasha Adhikari |
15 |
05 |
02 |
02 |
01 |
25 |
|
Law Officer |
26 |
12 |
04 |
06 |
02 |
50 |
|
HR / Personnel Officer |
04 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
0 |
07 |
|
Marketing Officer (MO) |
28 |
15 |
06 |
08 |
03 |
60 |
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Nationality:
A candidate must be either -
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Educational Qualification
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S.No. |
Post |
Educational Qualification |
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1. |
I.T. Officer (Scale I) |
1)Four years of engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR 2) Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR Graduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam |
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2. |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) |
4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture |
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3. |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) |
Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR Postgraduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level. |
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4. |
Law Officer (Scale I) |
A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
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5. |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) |
Graduate and Full Time Post Graduate Degree or Full-time Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labor Law |
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6. |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) |
Graduate and Two Years Full-time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full-time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full-time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing * |
Candidates should have a valid Mark-sheet / Degree: Certificate which supports that they are graduates on the day they were registered for the exam.
The percentage of marks obtained should be mentioned at the time of registration for the IBPS Bank-SO examination.
Age limit:
Minimum Age- 20 years
Maximum Age- 30 years
Note: A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1990 and not later than 01.11.2000 (both dates inclusive)
Age Relaxation:
There is age relaxation relevant to category wise candidates as per the government rules:
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Category |
Age Relaxation |
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Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) |
5 years |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 years |
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Persons with Disabilities (PWD) |
10 years |
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Ex-Servicemen (Army personnel) |
5 years |
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Persons with Domicile of Jammu & Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989 |
5 years |
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Persons affected by 1984 riots |
5 years
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Computer Literacy: Knowledge of computer operation is a must as IBPS SO exam is conducted online.
IBPS SO Exam will be conducted in the following three phases: Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam, and Interview Process. It is mandatory for every applicant to clear all levels of examination to get selected for the post of Specialist Officer in multiple Public Sector Banks participating in IBPS SO.
New changes in IBPS SO Exam are stated below: The exam will be conducted in three phases: Preliminary, Mains, and Interview Process.
A candidate must appear for the Prelims first and the selected students after the Preliminary Exam will be eligible to give the Mains Exam.
A score of Preliminary Exam will not be taken into consideration for final allotment. The final selection will be based on the Mains Exam and Interview Process.
The Mains Examination will contain questions only from Professional Knowledge Subjects.
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Pattern:
The IBPS SO preliminary examination is of two-hour duration and is conducted online. It has 3 sections with having 150 questions in total with a maximum score of 125 marks. There is negative marking in IBPS SO pre-exam as one-fourth marks are deducted for every wrong answer.
For the post of law officer & Rajya Sabha Adhikari
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Serial No |
Section |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
Duration |
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1. |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
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2. |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
40 minutes |
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3. |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
|
Total |
150 |
125 |
For other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I
|
Serial No |
Section |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
Duration |
|
1. |
Reasoning |
50
|
50 |
40 minutes |
|
2. |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
40 minutes |
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3. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
|
Total |
150 |
125 |
IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern:
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari -
|
Name of Test |
Number of Questions
|
Maximum Marks
|
Medium of Exam
|
Duration
|
|
Professional Knowledge(Objective)
|
45
|
60
|
English & Hindi
|
30 minutes
|
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Professional Knowledge(Descriptive)
|
2
|
English & Hindi
|
30 minutes |
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer -
|
Name of Test |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
|
Professional Knowledge |
60 |
60 |
English & Hindi |
45 minutes |
IBPS SO Interview Process:
Candidates who qualify for the Mains Exam will be finally called for the Interview Process by IBPS. It is really important for candidates to fare well in the Interview Process as the final selection of a candidate is based on how he/she fares in this final round of the IBPS SO Recruitment Process.
The minimum qualifying marks for the IBPS SO interview will not be less than 40% and 35% for ST/SC/PWD candidates.
For the final selection, the weightage of the mains examination and interview will be 80:20 respectively.
To ace the IBPS SO exam, it is really necessary to know the detailed IBPS SO Syllabus. Candidates must master the general sections of reasoning, quants, and English as well as the Professional Knowledge Subjects to fare well in the upcoming IBPS SO Exam. Let’s have a look at the syllabus of the IBPS SO Exam:
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Syllabus:
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam is the primary selection round of the IBPS SO Exam. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam are eligible to appear for the mains exam. The Preliminary Exam of IBPS SO comprises three major sections: Reasoning, English Language, and Quantitative Aptitude / General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry (For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari).
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Reasoning
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English Language
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Quantitative Aptitude
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General Awareness
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Professional Knowledge Syllabus:
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IT Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus
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Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus
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Marketing Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus
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Law Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus
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HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus
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IBPS SO Mains exam Syllabus:
The syllabus for IBPS SO mains is given below -
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IT Officer (Scale-I) |
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Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) |
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Marketing Officer (Scale-I) |
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Law Officer (Scale-I) |
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HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) |
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Rajsabha Adhikari |
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The IBPS SO Salary varies according to the posts and grade.
The IBPS SO Salary details for various posts are given below:
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Grade |
IBPS SO Salary |
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Officer Scale I |
Monthly salary– Rs. 36400/- Pay Scale - Rs. 23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-32850-1310/7-42020 |
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Officer Scale-II |
Monthly salary- Rs. 48800/- Pay Scale - Rs. 31705-1145/1-32850-1310/10-45950 |
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Officer Scale III |
Monthly salary- Rs. 64600/- Pay Scale - Rs. 42020-1310/5-48570-1460/2-51490 |
| House Rent Allowance | 7%-9%(Location dependent) |
| Dearness Allowance | Rs 8605.88 |
| Special Allowance | 7.75%(Scale I) |
| City Compensatory Allowance | 0-4%(depends on location) |
| Miscellaneous | Rs. 4100 |
Other allowance for IBPS SO are given below:
Transport Allowance
Newspaper reimbursement
Hospitalization reimbursement
Pension
Petrol
Deputation Allowance
PF Allowance
Junior Management Grade Scale 1 – Officer/ Assistant Manager.
Middle Management Grade Scale 2 – Manager.
Middle Management Grade Scale 3 – Senior Manager.
Senior Management Grade Scale 4 – Chief Manager.
Senior Management Grade Scale 5 – Assistant General Manager.
Top Management Grade Scale 6 – Deputy General Manager.
Top Management Grade Scale 7 – General Manager.
