IBPS SO | IBPS Specialist Officers | Exam Information

Hello Aspirants,
IBPS  stands for Institute of Banking Personal Selection and SO stands for Specialist Officers. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, popularly known as IBPS is an autonomous body. It is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and also a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950. It is created to render assistance to organisations in the areas of personnel such as recruitment, selection, placement, by designing, and developing suitable measurement tests/tools, assessment of answer responses and processing results of examinations, and conducts such examination related services, on request. Institute is an ‘Associate Member’ of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). SNDT Women’s University has extended its affiliation to IBPS to conduct its Ph.D. programme in Management Sciences. Some Sr.Professors/Divisional Heads of the institute are recognised Guides for Ph.D. programme of the university.

IBPS SO

NAME OF THE POST

Sr. No	Post
01	I.T. Officer (Scale-I)
02	Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
03	Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
04	Law Officer (Scale I)
05	HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
06	Marketing Officer (Scale I)

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATION

Allahabad Bank	Canara Bank	Indian Bank	Syndicate Bank
Andhra Bank	Central Bank of India	Indian Overseas Bank	UCO Bank
Bank of Baroda	Corporation Bank	Oriental Bank of Commerce	Union Bank of India
Bank of India	Dena Bank	Punjab National Bank	United Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra	IDBI Bank	Punjab & Sind Bank	Vijaya Bank

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Name of the Post	Educational Qualifications **
I.T. Officer (Scale-I)	a) 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR b) Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)	4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree(graduation) level OR Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
Law Officer (Scale I)	A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	Graduate and Two Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law.*
Marketing Officer (Scale I)	Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing *

* In case of dual specialisations, one of the fields of specialisation should be in the field prescribed. In case of major/ minor specialisations, major specialisation should be in the stream prescribed. Candidates having PG Degree (MMS or MBA)/PG Diploma with more than two specialisations are not eligible to apply.

** Candidates should ensure that the educational qualification possessed by them shall be as per the prescribed educational qualifications mentioned in the advertisement and they fulfill the above eligibility criteria. No equivalent educational qualification shall be considered as eligible by IBPS or Participating Organisations.

For posts other than IT Officer Scale I: Candidates should have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/ College/ Institute.

AGE LIMIT

20 years to 30 years

SELECTION PROCEDURE

PHASE I: PRELIMINARY EXAM

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

PHASE II: MAINS EXAM

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

PHASE III: INTERVIEW

Total Marks 100

Minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). 

MAINS EXAM: INTERVIEW = 80:20.

 

A candidate should qualify both in the Main Examination and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process.

APPLICATION FEES

- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.

- Rs. 600 /- for all others