IBPS SO: Application Form, Eligibility, Result, Exam Dates

IBPS SO: Specialist Officers exam is conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) in order to recruit candidates for the post of I.T. Officer (Scale- I), Marketing Officer (Scale I), Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) and HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) in its participating organizations. Interested and eligible aspirants can obtain its application form November and exam will be organized in Jan.

IBPS SO – List of Participating Organizations (Banks)

Important Dates- IBPS SO

Minimum Eligibility Criteria

Please check out below the minimum eligibility criteria required for appearing in IBPS SO exam:

Citizenship Criteria

Candidates should meet with one of the following citizenship criteria:

• A subject of Nepal/Bhutan, Or
• A resident of India, Or
• Tibetan refugees are eligible who came to India before 1st January 1962 for settling permanently.
• PIO (Person of Indian Origin) category students who are migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zaire and Vietnam.

Age Criteria

Minimum- 20 years and Maximum- 30 years (as on 1^st November)

Minimum Educational Qualification As On 10^th December

Relaxation in age to reserved category applicants would be provided in following ways:

FAQ’s (Most Asked Questions)

IBPS SO Exam Pattern

I’m specifying below the recommended exam pattern for IBPS SO, please have a look:

• Question Paper would be available in English as well as Hindi Language.
• Exam duration: 120 minutes

Paper Patten for Law Officer- Scale I & Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I

Paper Pattern for Agricultural Field Officer Scale I, IT Officer Scale I, HR/ Personnel Officer Scale I &Marketing Officer Scale I

• There will be penalty of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

Syllabus

Based on the paper pattern, contents of IBPS SO syllabus has been designed. The mentioned exam is among highly competitive exams of India and therefore it is strongly advised to applicants to prepare for the exam by following the prescribed syllabus of the test. Don’t let any topic of the prescribed syllabus left before the exam if you are really looking to score considerable marks in the test.

 IBPS SO Admit Card

Admit card would be available to download for candidates in online mode only. Aspirants looking to appear for this exam and successfully completed the application procedure are essentially required to obtain their respective admit card. Please keep one copy of your admit card preserve till the admission process would be completed.

Cutoff Details

IBPS decides the cutoff of IBPS SO based on numerous factors i.e. number of candidates appears in the test, complexity level of the exam, previous year cutoff, number of vacancies etc. Cutoff for General and reserved category candidates will be different from each other.

IBPS SO Result

Result of IBPS SO exam in the year is expected to be announced in the month of February, 2017. After declaration of the result, applicants who cross the cutoff will be called for attending the Interview procedure.