The candidates who are willing to take part in the recruitment opportunity presented by the Institute of Banking personnel selection for the vacancy of the specialist officer can now fill up the application form available by the authorities on the official website of the organization. Given below we are sharing some of the most important specifications related to the IBPS SO 2024 Recruitment. We will also share with all of you the details related to the specifications of the Application Form, Notification, Exam Date, Vacancy, Syllabus.
IBPS SO 2024
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has created a new IBPS SO opportunity for the vacancy of a specialist officer in the year 2021 for all of the candidates who want to be a part of a prestigious Banking Organisation in India. The candidates can easily fill up the application form available at the official website of the organization and they will be eligible to give the preliminary examination and the main examination conducted by the authorities to select the candidates. There are more than 1800 vacancies available in this recruitment opportunity presented by the organization.
Details Of IBPS SO
| Name | IBPS SO 2024 |
| Launched by | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
| Application Period | Approximately 4 weeks, expected in September-October 2024 |
| Number of vacancies | 1828 |
| Official site | https://www.ibps.in/career/ |
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Important Dates Under IBPS SO
| Activity | IBPS SO 2024 Dates |
| IBPS SO Notification 2024 | June/July 2024 |
| Online Registration Starts From | — |
| Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO | — |
| IBPS SO Prelims Admit Card 2024 | — |
| Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam | 9th November 2024 |
| IBPS SO Mains Exam Date 2024 | 14th December 2024 |
IBPS SO Vacancy Details
The following vacancies are available in this recruitment:-
| Name of Post | No. of Vacancies |
| IT Officer (Scale-I) | 120 |
| Agriculture Officer (Scale-I) | 500 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale-I) | 700 |
| Law Officer (Scale-I) | 10 |
| HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | 31 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) | 41 |
| Total | 1402 |
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Nationality Criteria
The applicant must follow the following nationality criteria while applying for this scheme:-
- A citizen of India.
- A subject of Nepal or Bhutan.
- A Tibetan refugee who moved to India before 1 January 1962 intending to permanently reside in India.
- Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, or Malawi, to permanently reside in India.
- The migrated candidates will be required to provide the certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India (GOI) as proof of their migration.
Educational Qualification
You must follow the following educational qualifications to apply for this recruitment:-
| Name of Post | Educational Qualification |
| 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 |
| Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) | 4 years graduation degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing and cooperation/ Co-Operation and Banking/ Agro-Forestry |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Post Graduate in Hindi with English as a subject at the graduation or degree level OR Post-Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject at graduation level |
| Law Officer (Scale I) | A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | Graduate and Full Time Post Graduate Degree or Full-time Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relation/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labour Law |
| Marketing Officer (Scale I) | Graduate and Full-Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full-time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing |
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Age Limit
The applicant must follow the following age limit while applying for this recruitment:-
- The age of the applicant should not be more than 30 years and should not be less than 20 years.
- On the basis of this, the candidate should have been born not before 2 November 1989 and not after 1 November 1999. There are certain age relaxations as well which apply to different categories of candidates
Age Relaxation
The following Age relaxation will be provided to the candidates belonging to different categories:-
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| Persons with Disabilities (PWD) | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (Army personnel) | 5 years |
| Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989 | 5 years |
| Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
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Application Fees
The applicant will have to submit the following application fees while applying for this recruitment:-
| Category | Application Fee |
| General & Others | Rs. 850/- |
| SC/ST/PWD | Rs. 175/- |
IBPS SO Exam Pattern
The exam pattern of the Prelim and Mains exam is given below-:
Prelims Exam Pattern
The applicant must follow the following preliminary examination pattern for the various vacancies in this recruitment:-
- For Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Timing (Minutes) |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 |
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 |
| General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 mins. |
- IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer Exam Pattern
| Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Timing (Minutes) |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 |
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 |
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Mains Exam Pattern
The main exam pattern for the IBPS SO is different for every post as mentioned below:-
- 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 |
| Profession Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
- For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Profession Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | 30 minutes |
| Profession Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | 30 minutes |
IBPS SO Exam Syllabus
The detailed syllabus of the IBPS SO examination for the different pots can be listed as follows:-
| Marketing Officer (Scale-I) | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) | Law Officer (Scale-I) | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | IT Officer (Scale-I) |
| Basics of Marketing Management | Basics of Crop production | Banking Regulations | Human Resource Development | Operating System |
| Brand Management | Horticulture | Compliance and Legal Aspects | Business policy and strategic analysis | DBMS |
| Advertising | Seed Science | Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange | Transnational Analysis | Data communication and networking |
| PR | Agronomy and Irrigation | Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act | Training and Development | Software engineering |
| Sales | Agricultural Economics | Consumer Protection Act | Recruitment and Selection | Computer Organization and Microprocessor |
| Retail | Agricultural Practices | Surfaces | Rewards and Recognition | Data Structure |
| Business Ethics | Soil resources | Banking Ombudsman Scheme | Industrial Relations | Object-Oriented Programming |
| Market Segmentation | Animal Husbandry | Laws and Actions with a direct link to Banking Sector | Business Policy and Strategic Analysis | |
| Market research and forecasting demand | Agroforestry | Bankers Book Evidence Act | Grievance and Conflict Management | |
| Product Life Cycle | Ecology | DRT Act | Performance Management and appraisal | |
| Corporate Social Responsibility | ||||
| Service Marketing |
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Previous Year Cut Off Marks
You can check out the previous year cutoff marks for the entrance examination by checking the table given below:-
| Name of the Section | Maximum Marks | Cutoff | |
| General | SC/ST/OBC/PWD | ||
| English | 25 | 8 | 06.75 |
| Reasoning | 50 | 11.25 | 08.75 |
| General Awareness / Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 09.50 | 07.50 |
IBPS SO 2024 Application Procedure
To apply for the recruitment you will have to follow the simple procedure given below:-
- The candidates will first have to visit the official website of the organisation by clicking on the link given here
- The homepage of the organisation will open on your screen.
- Now the candidate have to click on the option called Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for Specialist Officers
- A new page will open on your screen.
- The candidates can also download the advertisement for the recruitment by clicking on the option given there
- You have to now click on the option called Click Here For New Registration.
- The registration form will open on your screen which you will have to fill with all of the important details.
- You need to enter all of the details.
- Upload all of the documents and successfully fill the application form.