About

The IBPS SO known as the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection - Specialist Officer (SO) Examination is conducted to aid in the recruitment of eligible candidates for various public sector banks in India.

Latest Notification

IBPS SO notification 2022 is yet to be released by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection on the official website.

Registration

The application form will be tentatively released in November 2022, by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. The application form will be available on the official website of IBPS.

Syllabus

Subjects	Topics
Reasoning Ability	Seating arrangement puzzles Inequality syllogisms Input and Output of data Sufficiency Problems Blood relations Order and Ranking problems Alphanumerics Verbal Reasoning Distance and Direction.
General English	Reading Comprehension Spotting Errors Sentence Improvement/correction Unscrambling of Paragraphs Filling in the blanks Close tests Sentence completion.
Quantitative Aptitude	Number Series simplifications Approximation and Interpretation of Data Quadratic Equations Data Sufficiency Mensuration Averages Profit and Loss Simple and Compound Interest Time Work Distance Partnership Ratio and Proportion Probability.
General Awareness	Current Affairs and Banking Awareness Topics Questions on books and their authors Currencies Important Places Awards Headquarters Prime minister’s schemes

Eligibility Criteria

IBPS SO Eligibility: Age Limit

The minimum age to apply for IBPS SO is 20 years and the maximum age is 30 years. There are certain relaxations to the same which will be duly mentioned, wherein the maximum age is increased for candidates belonging to the reserved categories.

Relaxation in IBPS SO Age Limit:

The relaxation for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe is of 5 years.
The relaxation for candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy Layer) is of 3 years.
The relaxation for persons with a benchmark disability is 10 years.
The relaxation for candidates who are ex-servicemen is 5 years.
The relaxations for candidates ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir between the dates 01/01/80 and 31/12/89 is of 5 years.
The relaxation for candidates affected by the 1984 riots is of 5 years.

IBPS SO Educational Qualification

The educational qualification to apply for the various post of IBPS SO are:

IBPS SO Posts	IBPS SO Educational Qualification
I.T. Officer (Scale I)	Four years of Engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/ Electronics and Telecommunication/ IT/Electronics and Instrumentation/ Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering, or Master Degree in Computer Science/IT/ Electronics and Instrumentation/ Electronics and Communication Engineering/ Computer Application /Electronics and Telecommunication Graduates have passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)	Four years Bachelor degree in agriculture/ Animal Husbandry/ Horticulture/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Fishery Science/ Dairy Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing and cooperation/ Agro-Forestry/ Co-Operation and Banking
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	Master’s in Hindi with English as a subject at the Graduation level, or Master’s in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject in Graduation
Law Officer (Scale I	A bachelor’s degree in Law
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	Bachelor Degree and Full Time Post Graduate Degree,or Full-time Diploma in Industrial Relation/ Personnel Management/ HR/ Social Work/ HRD/ Labour Law
Marketing Officer (Scale I)	Bachelor Degree and a Full-Time MBA (Marketing)/ MMS (Marketing)/ Full-time PGDM/ PGDBA with specialization in Marketing

Application Fee

IBPS SO Category	IBPS SO Application Fee
General Category	Rs. 600
Reserved Category	Rs. 100

Exam Pattern

IBPS SO 2022 Exam will be conducted in the following three phases:

Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam, and Interview Process.

IBPS SO Rajbhasha Adhikari & Law Officer Exam Pattern:

Name of the Tests	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	25	40 minutes
English Language	50	50	40 minutes
General Awareness with Special Reference to the Banking Industry	50	50	40 minutes
Total	150	125	120 minutes

IBPS SO I.T, Agricultural, Personnel/HR & Marketing Officer:

Name of the Tests	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	25	40 minutes
English Language	50	50	40 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 minutes
Total	150	125	120 minutes

IBPS SO Mains 2022 Exam Pattern:

Rajbhasha Adhikari & Law Officer Exam Pattern:

Name of the Tests	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	45 minutes

I.T, Agricultural, Personnel/HR & Marketing Officer Exam Pattern:

Name of the Tests	Number of Questions	Duration
Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	30 minutes
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2	30 minutes

Eligibilty Criteria