February 03, 2021
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released IBPS 2021-22 Exam Calendar on the official website. As per the exam calendar, IBPS SO Prelims exam is scheduled on December 18 and 26, 2021. Whereas, IBPS SO Mains exam is scheduled on January 30, 2022.
Click Here to download IBPS Calendar PDF 2021-22
January 06, 2021
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the IBPS Specialist Officer Prelims exam result on the official website.
Click Here to check the IBPS SO Prelims result.
November 02, 2020
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the IBPS SO Notification and activated the online application link. A total of around 647 Vacancies are released this year.
Click Here to download IBPS SO 2020 official notification PDF.
November 05, 2019
IBPS SO 2019 Notification Released!
Institute of Banking Personnel has released the IBPS SO 2019 recruitment notification on the official website. The officials have released a total of 1163 Specialist Officers vacancies for 6 different posts. The IBPS SO exam online application dates are released and candidates can check their eligibility for the post to apply online for the posts from November 6, 2019. The last date to apply online for IBPS SO is November 26, 2019.
16 Jan 2019
IBPS SO Official Exam Calendar Released
IBPS has released the official exam dates for IBPS SO 2019 Exam. Click here to download now.
Institute of Personnel Banking Selection conducts CWE Specialist Exam every year for filling up I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer vacancies into the various participating banks.
IBPS SO Exam Dates 2021-22
Events Tentative |
Dates |
On-line registration | To Be Notified |
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | To Be Notified |
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 2021 |
Online Examination – Preliminary | December 28 and 26, 2021 |
Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2022 |
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | January 2022 |
Online Examination – Main | January 30, 2022 |
Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination | To Be Notified |
Download of call letters for interview | To Be Notified |
Conduct of interview | To Be Notified |
Provisional Allotment | To Be Notified |
IBPS SO Exam Dates 2020-21
Events Tentative |
Dates |
On-line registration | November 02 to 23, 2020 |
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | November 02 to 23, 2020 |
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 09, 2020 |
Online Examination – Preliminary | December 26 and 27, 2020 |
Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 06, 2021 |
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | January 2021 (Tentative) |
Online Examination – Main | January 24, 2021 |
Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination | February 2021 |
Download of call letters for interview | February 2021 |
Conduct of interview | February 2021 |
Provisional Allotment | April 2021 |
Candidates can apply online only from 06.11.2019 to 26.11.2019 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges [Payable from 06.11.2019 to 26.11.2019 (only Online payment, both dates inclusive)] shall be as follows
- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs. 600 /- for all others
Procedure for applying online
(1) Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “CRP Specialist Officers” and then click on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP Specialist Officer (CRP-SPL-IX)”
Officers (CRP-SPL-VIII)” to open the On-Line Application Form.
(2) Candidates will have to click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form. After that, a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration and password and edit the particulars, if needed.
(3) Candidates are required to upload their
- Photograph
- Signature
- Left Thumb Impression
- A hand written declaration
as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of documents.
(4) Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained. Prior to submission of the online application candidates are advised to use the “SAVE AND NEXT” facility to verify the details in the online application form and modify the same if required. No change is permitted after clicking on FINAL SUBMIT Button. Visually Impaired candidates are responsible for carefully verifying/ getting the details filled in, in the online application form properly verified and ensuring that the same are correct prior to submission as no change is possible after submission.
Note: Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your Photograph, signature, left thumb impression and hand written declaration as specified.
A total number of 1163 vacancies have been mentioned by IBPS in its IBPS Specialist Officer notification 2019.
Posts | Vacancy |
I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | 76 |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | 670 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 27 |
Law Officer (Scale I) | 60 |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 20 |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 310 |
Nationality / Citizenship:
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.
Age (As on 01.11.2019)
Minimum: 20 years
Maximum: 30 years
i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1989 and not later than 01.11.1999 (both dates inclusive)
The IBPS PO educational qualification is different for different posts. Check the post-wise educational qualification as listed below:
OR 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
Agriculture 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.
The Preliminary stage of IBPS SO Prelims consists of three sections viz.English Language, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude/General Awareness. Have a look at the syllabus for each of the topic
Below mentioned is the exam pattern for the post of law officer & Rajsabha Adhikari and other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I
For the post of law officer & Rajsabha Adhikari
Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 120 minutes |
English Language | 50 | 25 | |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | |
Total | 150 | 125 |
For other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I
Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 120 minutes |
English Language | 50 | 25 | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
Total | 150 | 125 |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 |
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) |
2 |
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Name of the Test | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 |
Once you crack SO Exam and Interview, you are recruited as a Specialized Officer. But as a Bank SO, you are designated a particular department. Each department in a Bank has its own set of functions. Your job description as a Bank SO depends on the department you are assigned with. The various departments and duties assigned to a Bank SO in them are as follows:
A Bank SO in the IT Department holds the key to managing, controlling and optimizing numerous tasks of the banking system. As a Specialist Officer in the IT Department, you could be handling either one of these services.
The job profile of a Bank SO in the marketing department can be quite hectic. The primary responsibility of Marketing Officers is usually around bringing more business to the bank and increase profit. Some of the important tasks assigned to a Specialist Officer in the Marketing Department are as follows.
As the name suggests, Specialist Officer in the HR Department will be looking into Human Resource Activities. The set of important tasks and duties of a Bank SO in the HR Department are:
A Specialist Officer in the Department of Law handles all the legal work of the Bank. A set of tasks assigned a Bank SO in IT Section are:
The tasks on a Bank SO as an Agricultural Field Officer can be quite challenging. Here is a brief overview of the various tasks and duties.
Hindi is our National Language. Yet the mainstream industry is dominated by English. Hence, in order to promote Hindi in a Bank, a highly qualified candidate gets assigned to the position of Bank SO Rajbhasha Adhikari. The essentials tasks under the post are.
Here we will discuss the salary package given to an IBPS SO.
IBPS SO: Salary Package
The salary structure for the IBPS SO is calculated considering all the perks offered to them. However, an SO under Scale I is provided — Rs 14,500 – 600/7 – 18,700 – 700/2 – 20,100 -800/7 – 25,700/- approximately. So, the cash-in-hand will be around Rs. 24,000-32,000 nearly.
Those under IBPS SO Scale II, the BASIC PAY given is Rs 19,400 700/1- 20,100 – 800/10 – 28,100/ approximately. During appointment, the salary will be Rs. 34,000-40,000 approximately. After completion of the first year, an increment of Rs. 700 will be due on the basic pay. After that the increment on the basic pay is Rs. 800/- for the next 10 years.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released IBPS SO Prelims exam result on the official website - ibps.in. Candidates will have to enter the 'Registration Number'/ 'Roll Number' and 'Password'/ 'Date of Birth' to check the result.
Click Here to check the IBPS SO Prelims result
IBPS SO Cutoff 2019 is the minimum score which the candidate has to meet in order to qualify for the next stage. The cutoff score will be released separately for different stages. For selection of mains exam candidates will not only have to qualify but and also secure sufficiently high to be considered for interview selection.
The Maximum Score, Minimum Score for Provisional Allotment and the minimum score for those kept in the Reserve List are provided below:
IBPS SO 2017 Cutoff
Post Name | Category | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
SC | ST | OBC | UR | |
I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | 41.00 | 32.27 | 46.73 | 50.93 |
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 41.40 | 38.53 | 46.07 | 46.87 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 38.67 | NA | 43.07 | 45.53 |
Law Officer (Scale I) | 47.67 | 46.00 | 52.93 | 59.00 |
HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 50.00 | 47.67 | 59.33 | 63.07 |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 63.33 | 55.67 | 67.00 | 70.53 |
How many posts available under IBPS SO Recruitment?
Ans: The posts available are:
In what mode will the examination be conducted?
Ans. The Common Written Exam for IBPS SO will be conducted in online mode all over the country.
What is the age criterion to apply in this common written exam?
Ans. In order to apply for the IBPS SO Exam, the candidate must be older than 20 years and must be younger than 30 years. That means the maximum age is 30 years and minimum age is 20 years.
What is the changed pattern for IBPS Exams?
Answer: The IBPS SO Exam Pattern was changed in the year 2017. Before it was conducted through written exam but from 2017, the IBPS started conducting this exam in 3 phases i.e. the Pre and Main Exam (both Online), followed by the interview.
Is there any relaxation provided?
Ans. Yes, depending on the category, relaxation is provided to the candidates appearing for IBPS SO exam.
What is the pattern of IBPS SO exam?
Ans. The IBPS SO will be held in two phases – 1 is the CWE or the Common Written Exam and 2 is the Interview round. The candidates who clear the CWE exam will be called for personal interviews and it is on the basis of performance in the interview and the CWE the candidate will be recruited by the bank.