The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection or simply IBPS conducts the SO exam to recruit candidates for the posts like IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, HR, Marketing Officer etc. The selected candidates are required to serve in public sector banks operating in the country.
Here, we look at the things that you need to know about the SO exam like eligibility criteria, application process, exam pattern etc. Read on to know more in detail.
The official notification for the IBPS SO exam is expected to be released in the month of September or October if previous years' trend is followed.
Listed below is the tentative calendar of IBPS Specialist Officers Exam:
IBPS SO Exam 2022-23 dates (Tentative) | |
Online Registration Start Date | First week of November 2022 |
Last day of registration | Last week of November 2022 |
Application fee payment | Last week of November 2022 |
Written exam admit card release date | Second week of December 2022 |
IBPS SO Preliminary Written Exam | 24 and 31 December 2022 |
Preliminary exam result | January 2023 |
Main exam admit card release date | January 2023 |
IBPS SO Mains Exam | 29 January 2023 |
Mains exam result declaration | January 2023 |
Interview call letters release date | February 2023 |
Interview | Februrary 2023 |
To be eligible for the IBPS Clerk exam 2025, you need to fulfil the eligibility criteria mentioned below:
Nationality
Age:
Category | Relaxation in years |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
Other Backward Classes | 3 years |
Persons with Disability | 10 years |
Ex-servicemen, ECOs SSCOs | 5 years |
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the (01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989) | 5 years |
Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
The academic qualifications for various posts are listed below:
You can apply for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2020 online. The application process is listed below:
The fee which needs to be paid while submitting the application form is listed in the table below:
Category | Application Fee |
SC/ST/PWD | Rs.100 |
General, OBC and Ex-servicemen | Rs.600 |
Note: Fees once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.
The recruitment of specialist officers is done after a 3-tier exam. They are the preliminary exam, mains exam and the interview round. The preliminary and main exams are conducted online.
The preliminary exam is conducted to screen potential candidates for the Main exam. The pattern of the preliminary exam is listed below:
Mode of Examination | Online |
Question Type | Objective |
Duration | 120 minutes |
Total Questions | 150 |
Total Marks | 125 |
Sections | 3 (Three) |
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Language | English and Hindi |
The candidates who clear the preliminary exam are called for the Mains exam. The exam pattern for the Mains exam as per the post is listed below:
For the post of I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Law officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Mode of Examination | Online |
Question Type | Objective |
Duration | 45 minutes |
Total Questions | 60 |
Total Marks | 60 |
Language | English and Hindi |
Mode of Examination | Online |
Question Type | Objective + Descriptive |
Duration | 30 minutes (Objective) 30 minutes (Descriptive) |
Total Questions | 45 (Objective) 2 (Descriptive) |
Total Marks | 60 |
Language | English and Hindi |
In order to download the admit card for the IBPS SO exam 2024, you need to visit the official website of IBPS and log into your account with the help of the registration number and password generated at the time of submitting the application.
Yes, payment of the application fee can be made using a credit card.
No, the marks obtained in the preliminary exam will not be considered when determining the result. Only the marks obtained in the mains exam and interview shall be considered.
No, you are not eligible for the post of I.T. Officer.
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