IBPS Specialist Officer (SO) Exam
Every year the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection holds the IBPS SO cadre in multiple Public Sector Banks. This is called the Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’. Online Classes
| Sr. No |
Posts |
| 01 | I.T. Officer (Scale-I) |
| 02 | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) |
| 03 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) |
| 04 | Law Officer (Scale I) |
| 05 | HR Personnel Officer (Scale I) |
| 06 | Marketing Officer (Scale I) |
IBPS SO Eligibility
Age: Minimum age is 20 years and maximum age is 30 years
Education:
| Name of the Post |
Educational Qualifications |
| I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | a) 4-year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics &
Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR b) Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level |
| 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 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR
Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level. |
| Law Officer (Scale I) | A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| HR/Personn el Officer (Scale I) | Graduate and Two Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law. |
| 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 |
For posts other than IT Officer Scale I: Candidates should have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.
IBPS SO Examination
CRP (Common Recruitment Process)–Online Examinations
a. IBPS SO Preliminary Examination
in English and Hindi
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Name of Tests | No. of Qs | Max. Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| General Awareness + Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Name of Tests | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
b. IBPS SO 2020 Mains Exam
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | 30 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | 30 minutes | |
| Total | 60 minutes |
Negative Marking (both –Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations)
-0.25 for every wrong answer
IBPS Syllabus
IBPS SO prelims syllabus is identical to IBPS PO except for focus on Banking awareness
- Credit and monetary policies (Recent),
- Currency and Capital, Awards and Honors
- Financial Committees
- Markets
- Regulators for Financial Sector
- Indian Economy,
- Monetary Policy
- International and national Matters,
- National Income and expenditure
- Overview of Indian Financial System Current Affairs,
- RBI and its Functions
- Recent Banking Updates
- World Financial Institutions
c. IBPS SO 2020 Interview
Marks for Interview = 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview = 40%
The weightage (ratio) of Online Main Examination and interview will be 80:20respectively.
The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of total scores.
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