IBPS SO 2023: Application Form, Notification, Exam Date

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 2023 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 2023

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.

IBPS SO

Details Of IBPS SO

Name IBPS SO 2023
Launched byInstitute of Banking Personnel Selection
Job Name SO 
Number of vacancies 1828
Official sitehttps://www.ibps.in/career/ 
IBPS Clerk

Important Dates Under IBPS SO

ActivityTentative Dates
IBPS SO Notification 2021October 2021
IBPS SO Online Registration Starts FromOctober 2021
Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SONovember 2021
Download Call letters for Online examination – PreliminaryNovember/December 2021
Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary ExamNovember/December 2021
Result of IBPS SO Online exam – PreliminaryJanuary 2022
Download Call letters for Online examination – MainsJanuary 2022
Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam30 January 2022
Conduct of InterviewFebruary/March 2022
IBPS SO 2021 Final ResultFebruary/March 2022

IBPS SO Vacancy Details

The following vacancies are available in this recruitment:-

Name of PostNo. of Vacancies
IT Officer (Scale-I)220
Agriculture Officer (Scale-I)884
Marketing Officer (Scale-I)535
Law Officer (Scale-I)44
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)61
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)84
Total1828 
IBPS PO

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.
  • Tibetan refugee who moved to India before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently residing 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, with the intention of permanently residing 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 PostEducational 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
IBPS RRB

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 as on 1 November 2020.
  • 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:-

CategoryAge 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 31-12-19895 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots5 years
Bank of Baroda PO

Application Fees

The applicant will have to submit the following application fees while applying for this recruitment:-

CategoryApplication Fee
General & OthersRs. 850/-
SC/ST/PWDRs. 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 TestNumber of QuestionsMaximum MarksMedium of ExamTiming (Minutes)
English Language5025English40
Reasoning Ability5050English and Hindi40
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry5050English and Hindi40
Total150125120 mins.
  • IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer Exam Pattern
Name of TestNumber of QuestionsMaximum MarksMedium of ExamTiming (Minutes)
English Language5025English40
Reasoning Ability5050English and Hindi40
Quantitative Aptitude5050English and Hindi40
Total150125120
SBI SO

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 TestNo. of Qs.Max. MarksDuration
Profession Knowledge606045 minutes
  • For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of the TestNo. of Qs.Max. MarksDuration
Profession Knowledge (Objective)456030 minutes
Profession Knowledge (Descriptive)230 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 ManagementBasics of Crop productionBanking RegulationsHuman Resource DevelopmentOperating System
Brand ManagementHorticultureCompliance and Legal AspectsBusiness policy and strategic analysisDBMS
AdvertisingSeed ScienceRelevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchangeTransnational AnalysisData communication and networking
PRAgronomy and IrrigationPrevention of Money-laundering, Limitation ActTraining and DevelopmentSoftware engineering
SalesAgricultural EconomicsConsumer Protection ActRecruitment and SelectionComputer Organization and Microprocessor
RetailAgricultural PracticesSurfacesRewards and RecognitionData Structure
Business EthicsSoil resourcesBanking Ombudsman SchemeIndustrial RelationsObject-Oriented Programming
Market SegmentationAnimal HusbandryLaws and Actions with a direct link to Banking SectorBusiness Policy and Strategic Analysis
Market research and forecasting demandAgroforestryBankers Book Evidence ActGrievance and Conflict Management
Product Life CycleEcologyDRT ActPerformance Management and appraisal
Corporate Social Responsibility
Service Marketing
Canara Bank PO

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 SectionMaximum MarksCutoff
GeneralSC/ST/OBC/PWD
English25806.75
Reasoning5011.2508.75
General Awareness / Quantitative Aptitude5009.5007.50

IBPS SO 2023 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
IBPS SO 2021 Application Procedure
  • 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.

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