Description

IBPS – SO

IBPSSO Exam is conducted for recruiting candidates for the posts of IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer. The exam is conducted through 3 stages – Prelims, Main Exam and Interview round.

IBPS SO examination is held every year by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). This exam is held for the selection of Specialist Officers (SO) for different Public Sector Banks. The IBPS holds the Common Written Examination (CWE). The institution hires officers and clerks through the CWE.

• IBPS SO Exam Selection Procedure

The selection procedure for IBPS SO exam comprises of 4 different stages. These stages are being listed below:

1. Online Preliminary Exam: The preliminary examination is held through online medium. Candidates who qualify for the prelims are allowed to go ahead and take the mains exam in the next stage.
2. Online Mains Examination: This is the second stage of the exam. Candidates who qualify for the prelims are allowed to appear for this section of the exam process. If a candidate qualifies for the mains exam, he or she will go ahead in the next stage of the exam, that is the interview round.
3. Interview Round: The interview round is held after the declaration of the results of the mains exam. Candidates who qualify the mains exam will have to go this final round of the examination. Candidates are selected after the declaration of the final results following the interview round.
4. Provisional Allotment: The provisional allotment list of the selected candidates is released on the official website of IBPS. The allotment is done on the basis of the preference which has been opted by the candidates at the time of registration. The process of informing the joining dates and other related procedure is communicated to the candidates by the respective banks where they are selected.

IBPS SO EXAM ELIGIBILTY

IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2021 details
Age	20 – 30
Educational Qualification	Graduation mandatory
Nationality	Indian
Number of Attempts	Till you meet age criteria

IBPS SO Exam Pattern

• Prelims Exam Pattern

Given below is the IBPS SO Exam Pattern of Prelims with respect to various posts of Rajbhasha Adhikari and for other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I.

For Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I officer

Serial No	Section	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
2.	English Language	50	25	40 minutes
3.	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	40 minutes
Total		150	125	120 minutes

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
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 minutes
Total		150	125	120 minutes

• Mains Exam Pattern

For the Post of Law Officer

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge Related to Law	60	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes

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
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2		English & Hindi	30 minutes