IBPS SO Notification, Eligibility and Exam Pattern
Published on Sep 29, 2020
The Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection will release the IBPS SO notification for the year 2020 in November. The students who are waiting for the notification for a long time can take a sigh of relief as the notice will come on the possible date just like last year. The Specialist Officer is a very important cadre in the banks as they solve important issues related to their field such as IT, HR etc. The important date of the IBPS SO, eligibility and exam pattern is mentioned in this post.
Summarised details of IBPS SO
The important details of IBPS SO recruitment are given in a summarised form in the table below. The students can check the important details from the table given below:
Important Events
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Summary/ Dates
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Recruitment name
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IBPS SO/Specialist Officer
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Conducting body
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Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection
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Major Profiles
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Assistant Manager, Scale Two officer
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Total Vacancies
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1200+ vacancies
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Selection Process
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Preliminary Computer-based test
Mains Computer-based test
Interview
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Expected date of notification
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November 2020
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Exam Dates of IBPS Specialist Officer
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26 and 27 December 2020
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Official Website
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Click here
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Eligibility of Specialist Officer 2020
The major eligibility of an IBPS SO is notified in the official notification, however since the official notice is not out hence the students can check the eligibility of Specialist officer from this space:
Age Criteria
The age of the candidate applying for the IBPS SO should not be more than 30 years and not less than 20 years. The candidates of the reserved category will get some relaxations in the age criteria.
Educational Criteria
Specialist Officer Posts
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Educational Criteria
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HR Officer
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The candidate must have completed his post-graduation from a recognised university in Human Resource or labour law.
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Marketing Officer
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The candidate must have completed his post-graduation from a government certified college in the Marketing domain.
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IT Officer
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The candidate must have completed his graduation from a government certified college in IT/Software domain.
He can also possess a DOEACC B level degree in graduation
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Agricultural Officer
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The candidate must have completed his 4-year graduation degree from a government certified college in Agriculture/Horticulture/Fishery/Veterinary Science.
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Rajbhasha Adhikari Officer
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The candidate must have completed his 4-year graduation degree from a government certified college in Hindi as a subject.
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How to apply for IBPS SO?
The candidates applying for the post of IBPS Specialist Officer can follow the given space to apply correctly for the IBPS SO application form:
- Visit the official website of IBPS,
- Click on the IBPS CRP SO link on the homepage,
- Post this, click on the IBPS SO application form,
- You will land on the registration page, click on new registration,
- Enter your Name, Phone number and email id and the captcha,
- Note down the Credentials generated in the registration process,
- Click on the application form of Specialist Officer and enter all the important details as asked.
- Upload all the necessary documents such as Photo, signature, Handwritten declaration, and thumb impression,
- Finally submit the fees of the application fees using the Debit Card /Credit Card/Net-Banking.
- At last, take a print out of the IBPS SO application form.
Exam Pattern of Specialist Officer
Preliminary Exam
Law Officer and Raj-bhasha Adhikari
Section
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Maximum number Questions
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Total Marks
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Sectional Duration
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General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry
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50
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50
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40 minutes
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Reasoning
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50
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50
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40 minutes
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English Language
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50
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25
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40 minutes
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Total
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150 Question
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125 marks
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120 minutes
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IT Officer/ Agricultural Officer/ Marketing Officer
Section
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Maximum number Questions
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Total Marks
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Sectional Duration
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Mathematics
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50
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50
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40 minutes
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Reasoning
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50
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50
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40 minutes
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English Language
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50
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25
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40 minutes
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Total
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150 Question
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125 marks
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120 minutes
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Mains Exam
Section
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Maximum number Questions
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Total Marks
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Sectional Duration
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Professional Knowledge related to the subject
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60
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60
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40 minutes
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IBPS SO Expected Vacancies
IBPS SO various Post
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No. of Vacancies {Expected}
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Agriculture Officer
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670
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Marketing Officer
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310
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HR/Personnel Officer
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20
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Raj-bhasha Adhikari
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27
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Law Officer
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60
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IT Officer
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76
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Total
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1163
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