Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Specialist Officers (IBPS SO)

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Summary
IBPS SO 2024 : T he Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) announced IBPS SO 2024 exam dates were announced. IBPS SO 2024 prelims exam
will be conducted on November 9, 2024 . T he mains exam for IBPS SO will be conducted on December 14 , 2024 . T hrough IBPS SO recruitment,
candidates are selected for the following posts:
Agriculture Field Officer
Marketing Officer (Scale I)
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
IT Officer (Scale I)
Law Officer (Scale I)
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts IBPS SO exam to recruit Specialist Officers in various public sector banks. T he exam provides a
great opportunity for those who want to be a part of leading public sector banks. Candidates selected through IBPS SO exam are recruited to the various
posts, such as Ag riculture Field Of f icer, Marketing Of f icer, HR/Personnel Of f icer, IT Of f icer, Law Of f icer, and Rajbhasha Adhikari. Selection of
candidates is done in three phases-prelims, mains, and personal interview.
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Some of the important highlights of IBPS SO exam are given in the table below.

Exam Particulars Exam Details

Exam Name IBPS SO

Conducting Body Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

Exam Level Undergraduate and Postgraduate Exam at National level

Exam Frequency Once a year

Mode of Exam Online

Stages of Exam Prelims, Mains and Interview

Purpose of Exam T o recruit Specialist Officers in different public sector banks

General: INR 850

Exam Fees
Others: INR 175

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 Prelims: 120 minutes (4 0 minutes for each section)
Mains
Exam Duration Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and
Marketing Officer posts: 4 5 minutes
Rajbhasha Adhikari: 30 minutes for each section

Prelims: T hree (125 marks)

Mains
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel
No. of Papers and T otal Marks
Officer and Marketing Officer: One (60 marks)
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari: T wo (60 marks)
Interview: 100

Prelims: 150
Mains
T otal Questions For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel
Officer and Marketing Officer: 60
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari: 4 7

Marking Scheme ¼th marks are deducted for wrong answers

Language/Medium of Exam English and Hindi

Prelims: Around 200 cities

No. of T est Cities
Mains: More than 50 cities

Official Website ibps.in

Contact Details 1800 222 366

Also Read: Upcoming banking exams in 2024

IBPS SO notification PDF is released on the official website-ibps.in. IBPS SO recruitment is conducted for selected candidates for the post of Specialist
Officers in different Public Sector Banks for multiple positions. IBPS SO notification comprises details such as the number of vacancies, eligibility criteria,
reservation policy, important dates, how to fill the application form, exam pattern, calculation of scores for different stages, provisional allotment, etc.
IBPS SO application form is released online by IBPS. IBPS SO application process involved online registration, uploading of scanned documents, filling out
the form, and fee payment. T he application fees for the exam are INR 850 for the General and OBC categories and INR 175 for PwD/SC/ST candidates.
Candidates need to fulfill the following eligibility conditions in terms of nationality, ag e, and educational qualif ication to be eligible for the IBPS SO
exam:
Nationality/Citizenship
Candidates who are citizens of India/subjects of Nepal/ Bhutan/T ibetan Refugees who came to India before January 1, 1962, are eligible for the exam.
Besides, those who are Indian by origin and migrated from Pakistan/ Burma/ Sri Lanka/ Kenya/ Uganda/ the United Republic of T anzania/ Zambia/
Malawi/ Zaire/ Ethiopia/ Vietnam to India with the intention of permanently settling here can also appear for the exam.
IBPS SO Ag e Limit
T he aspirants must be between 20 and 30 years.
IBPS SO Educational Qualification
As the recruitment is carried out for various posts, the educational qualification varies as per the posts. Candidates can find the educational qualification
prescribed for different posts in the table below.

Post IBPS SO Qualificat ion

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 BT ech in Computer Science/ Applications, IT , Electronics, Electronics &
T elecommunications, Electronics & Communication or Electronics &
Instrumentation
IT Officer (Scale I) Or
Postgraduation in the above-mentioned field
Or
Graduate who has passed DOEACC ‘B’ level

Four-year Graduation in Agriculture, Horticulture, Food T echnology,

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
Agricultural Engineering or corresponding fields

Postgraduation in Hindi with English as a subject at the Graduation level

Or,
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
Postgraduation in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the
Graduation level

Graduation in law (LLB) (T he person should be enrolled as an

Law Officer (Scale I)
advocate with the Bar Council)

Graduation with two-years full-time PG degree or diploma in Personnel

HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale I)
Management, Industrial Relations, HR, HRD, Social Work or Labour Law

Graduation with a two-year full-time degree in MMS (Marketing), MBA

Marketing Officer (Scale I) (Marketing), PGDBA, PGDBM, PGPM or PGDM with a specialization in
Marketing

Also Read: Banking Exam Data interpretation Guide

T he complete selection process of IBPS SO is explained below:
Release of Application Form
IBPS SO application form is released online on the official website. T he application process comprises several steps such as registration, uploading
photograph and signature, filling detailed application form, uploading handwritten declaration and left thumb impression, paying the application fee, and
submitting the application form.
Issue of Admit Card
IBPS SO admit card is released online separately for prelims, mains, and interview. T o download the admit cards for different stages, candidates need to
enter the registration number or roll number and date of birth or password.
Appearing in the Exam
IBPS SO exam is conducted in different stages-prelims, mains and interview. T o g et selected f or the various posts of Specialist Of f icers,
candidates need to clear all the stag es. However, the final selection is done on the basis of mains exam and interview.
Declaration of Result
IBPS SO result is declared online for different exam stages. T he scorecard is released a few days after the declaration of the result. T o download the
result, candidates need to enter the registration number or roll number and date of birth or password.
Final Selection
T he final merit list for the appointment is prepared based on the marks of the mains exam and interview. T he weig htag e g iven to the online mains
exam and interview is 80:20.
IBPS SO Exam Centres
IBPS SO exam is conducted at multiple centres in different cities spread throughout the country. IBPS SO exam is conducted at more than 100 test
cities. Candidates are required to select one city each for prelims and mains exams. T he details regarding IBPS SO exam centres are mentioned on the
admit card. IBPS also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any IBPS SO centre other than the one he/she has opted for.
Also Read: IBPS SO Exam Centres
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IBPS SO syllabus comprises the topics and sub-topics that candidates need to prepare for the prelims and mains exams. T he syllabus for the prelims
exam comprises topics from English Language, Reasoning, and General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry. T he syllabus f or the
mains exam comprises topics f rom Prof essional Knowledg e.

IBPS SO Syllabus for Prelims

Reasoning Abilit y Eng lish Lang uag e Quant it at ive Apt it ude General Awareness

Number Series
Data Interpretation
Seating Arrangements Simplification/ Approximation
Puzzles Quadratic Equation Current Affairs
Cloze T est
Inequalities Data Sufficiency Banking Awareness
Reading Comprehension
Syllogism Mensuration GK Updates
Spotting Errors
Input-Output Average Currencies
Sentence Improvement
Data Sufficiency Profit and Loss Important Places
Sentence Correction
Blood Relations Ratio and Proportion Books and Authors Awards
Para Jumbles
Order and Ranking Work, T ime and Energy Headquarters
Fill in the Blanks
Alphanumeric Series T ime and Distance Prime Minister Schemes
Para/Sentence Completion
Distance and Direction Probability Important Days
Verbal Reasoning Relations
Simple and Compound Interest
Permutation and Combination

IBPS SO Mains Syllabus 2022

Database Management System

Data Communication and Networking
Operating System
IT Of f icer (Scale-I) Software Engineering
Data Structure
Computer Organization and Microprocessor
Object-Oriented Programming

Basics of Crop production

Horticulture
Seed Science
Agronomy and Irrigation
Agricultural Economics
Ag ricultural Field Of f icer (Scale-I) Agricultural Practices
Soil resources
Animal Husbandry
Agroforestry
Ecology
Government Schemes

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 Basics of Marketing Management
Brand Management
Advertising
PR
Sales
Retail
Marketing Of f icer (Scale-I) Business Ethics
Market Segmentation
Market research and forecasting demand
Product Life Cycle
Corporate Social Responsibility
Service Marketing
Marketing Strategies

Banking Regulations
Compliance and Legal Aspects
Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities,
foreign exchange
Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act
Law Of f icer (Scale-I) Consumer Protection Act
SARFAES
Banking Ombudsman Scheme
Laws and Actions with the direct link to Banking Sector
Bankers Book Evidence Act
DRT Act

Human Resource Development

Business policy and strategic analysis
T ransnational Analysis
T raining and Development
Recruitment and Selection
HR/Personnel Of f icer (Scale-I)
Rewards and Recognition
Industrial Relations
Business Policy and Strategic Analysis
Grievance and Conflict Management
Performance Management and Appraisal

IBPS SO exam pattern for prelims, mains, and interview are given below:
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Pattern
Given below is the structure of IBPS SO prelims exam pattern for different posts.

Subject s No. of Quest ions T ot al Marks

Post: Law of f icer & Rajbhasha Adhikari

Reasoning 50 50

English Language 50 25

General Awareness with Special Reference to

50 50
Banking Industry

Post: Ag riculture Field Of f icer, Marketing Of f icer, HR/Personnel Of f icer, IT Of f icer

Reasoning 50 50

English Language 50 25

Quantitative Aptitude 50 50

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IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern
Exam pattern of IBPS SO 2023 mains is given below for different posts.

Subject s T ot al Marks No. Quest ions

Post: Rajsabha Adhikari

Professional Knowledge(Objective) 45
60
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive) 2

Post: Law Of f icer, IT Of f icer, Ag riculture Field Of f icer, HR/Personnel Of f icer and Marketing Of f icer

Professional Knowledge 60 60

Personal Interview
All those candidates who meet the overall and sectional cutoffs in the mains exam are called for a personal interview. T he total marks allotted for the
interview are 100. T he minimum qualif ying marks in the interview are 4 0 per cent (35 per cent f or SC/ST /OBC/PWBD candidates).

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T he first and foremost step towards IBPS SO preparation is understanding the exam pattern and syllabus. After this, candidates should prepare a proper
study plan for the exam by devising equal time for each section. Candidates should dedicate atleast three to f our hours to study. Candidates must
solve mock tests regularly to improve their speed and accuracy.
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IBPS SO admit card is released separately for the prelims exam, mains exam and interview. T o download the admit card, candidates need to enter the
registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. T he admit card carries all the information related to the exam such exam centre details,
reporting time, exam date, and many more.
IBPS SO result is announced online on the official website. T o check the result, candidates have to login with the required credentials. T he scorecard is
released a few days after the declaration of the result.
IBPS SO cut off is released after each phase of the examination is conducted. T he cut-off for the IBPS SO preliminary exam is released first followed by
the cut-off for the mains exam. Candidates can evaluate their chances of selection by matching their IBPS SO cut off marks. Candidates can check below
previous year's IBPS SO prelims cut off.

Post s Name SC ST OBC UR EWS

IT Officer 66.25 54 .63 66.38 66.38 64 .50

Agricultural Field Officer 21.25 21.25 21.25 21.25 21.25

Rajbhasha Adhikari 19.88 17.25 20.13 20.13 18

Law Officer 4 0.25 33 42 4 2.38 34 .63

HR/Personnel Officer 4 0.50 4 0.50 4 0.50 4 0.50 38.75

Marketing Officer 24 23.63 24 24 24

A total of 11 banks participate in the recruitment process of IBPS SO.

Bank Name Bank Name

Bank of Baroda Canara Bank

Indian Overseas Bank UCO Bank

Bank of India Central Bank of India

Punjab National Bank Union Bank of India

Bank of Maharashtra Indian Bank

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T he post-wise IBPS SO vacancy break-up of last year is given below.

Post s Vacancies

AFO 500

HR/Personnel 31

IT 120

Law 10

Marketing 700

Rajbhasha 41

T otal 14 02

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Candidates can check below IBPS SO 2024 exam FAQs.

Application Form
IBPS SO Application Form 2024 : T he Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will release IBPS SO application f orm 2024 in November 2024 .
T he last date to fill the application form will be notified by the examination authority. Candidates can register for IBPS SO 2024 in online mode through the
link to be provided on this page. IBPS recruit Specialist Officers (SO) through IBPS SO exam. IBPS SO application process involves online registration,
uploading of scanned documents, filling the form and fee payment. Candidates must ensure to check the IBPS SO eligibility criteria before filling the
application form. Candidates are also required to upload their scanned photograph, signature and handwritten declaration in the specified formats. T he
application fees for the exam are INR 850 for the General and OBC categories and INR 175 for PwD/SC/ST candidates.
Also Read:
IBPS SO dates
IBPS SO Notification
T he steps to apply online for IBPS SO exam are given below:
Step 1: Reg ister on IBPS Website
Go to the official website of IBPS, ibps.in and click on the link at the top of the page- ‘Click here to apply online for CRP SPL X’. After clicking on it, a
registration page shall open. Click on the ‘New Registration’ tab to begin your registration process.
For registration, provide all basic information such as Name, Address, Email ID, Mobile Number, Date of Birth and Gender, etc.
After completion of registration, a provisional registration number and password will be generated. Candidates need to safely keep them as these will be
used as login credentials in future.

Step 2: Upload Photo, Sig nature, Left thumb impression and Declaration
T o do this, login again using their registration number and password. After that, they need to upload following documents.

Documents Specif ication

Must be recent passport size (4 .5cm × 3.5cm) colour photograph

Photo Dimensions: 200 x 230 pixels
File size: Between 20kb and 50 kb

It has to be on white paper with a black ink pen

Sig nature Dimensions: 14 0 x 60 pixels
Size: Between 10kb and 20 kb

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 File type should be jpg/jpeg

Lef t thumb impression Dimension: 24 0 x 24 0 pixels in 200 DPI

File Size: 20 KB-50 KB

File type: jpg/jpeg

Hand-written declaration Dimension has to be 800 x 4 00 pixels in 200 DPI
File Size: 50kb-100kb

Step 3: Fill in details

After successfully uploading the above-mentioned documents, candidates have to enter their details in the next section. Here they have to mention their
educational qualification, post preferences etc.
Following that candidates will see a preview option, they should check all details as after final submission, there is no option to re-edit the application form.
After previewing, candidates have to click on final submit to upload their application.
T he application shall be accepted by IBPS only after payment confirmation.

Step 4: IBPS SO application fee payment

Payment has to be made through online mode only.
T here are various options available for online payment; they can pay by using Debit Cards (RuPay/ Visa/ Master Card/ Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet
Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.
T he structure of the application fee is given below.

Categ ory IBPS SO application fee (in INR)

For Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled T ribe (ST )/ Persons with Benchmark
175
Disability (PWBD)

For all others 850

After successful payment, an e-receipt will be generated. Candidates must keep a printed copy of the same with them.
Read More:
IBPS SO Admit Card
IBPS SO Exam Pattern
IBPS SO Syllabus
Candidates can check below IBPS SO application form 2024 FAQs.

Dates
Nov 2021 Nov 02 IBPS SO notification

Nov 03 - Nov 23 IBPS SO application form

Dec 2021 Dec 10 - Dec 26 IBPS SO admit card

Dec 26 IBPS SO Prelims

Jan 2022 Jan 18 - Jan 24 IBPS SO 2021 prelims result

Jan 19 - Jan 30 IBPS SO mains admit card

Jan 21 - Jan 30 IBPS SO prelims scorecard

Jan 30 IBPS SO Mains

Feb 2022 Feb 15 - Feb 21 IBPS SO Mains result

Feb 21 - Mar 08 Interview call letter

Apr 2022 Apr 01 IBPS SO Final Result

Oct 2022 Oct 31 IBPS SO Notification 2022

Nov 2022 Nov 01 - Nov 21 IBPS SO application form 2022

Dec 2022 Dec 19 - Dec 31 IBPS SO prelims admit card

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 Dec 24 IBPS SO Prelims Exam (Day 1)

Dec 24 IBPS SO 2022 prelims exam

Dec 31 IBPS SO Prelims Exam (Day 2)

Dec 31 IBPS SO 2022 prelims exam

Jan 2023 Jan 19 - Jan 29 IBPS SO Mains admit card

Jan 29 IBPS SO Mains Exam

Jan 29 IBPS SO 2022 mains exam

Feb 2023 Feb 10 - Feb 17 IBPS SO Mains Result 2022

Aug 2023 Aug 01 - Aug 21 IBPS SO application form 2023

Dec 2023 Dec 30 - Dec 31 IBPS SO 2023 prelims exam

Dec 30 - Dec 31 IBPS SO prelims exam date

Jan 2024 Jan 28 IBPS SO mains exam

Jan 28 IBPS SO 2023 mains exam

Nov 2024 Nov 09 IBPS SO Prelims 2024 Exam UP CO MING

Dec 2024 Dec 14 IBPS SO Mains 2024 Exam

IBPS SO Dates 2023: T he Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) announced IBPS SO exam dates 2024 . IBPS SO 2024 prelims exam will be
conducted on November 9, 2024 . T he mains exam for IBPS SO will be conducted on December 14 , 2024 . IBPS SO dates 2023 highlight the important
events pertaining to the exam such as exam dates, application dates, result dates, etc.
Also Read: IBPS calendar 2024
T he important events of IBPS SO exam are explained below:
IBPS SO Application Form
IBPS SO application form is released online. T he application fee is INR 850 for General and OBC candidates and it is INR 175 for SC/ST /PwD candidates.
IBPS SO Admit Card
IBPS SO admit card is released online separately for prelims, mains and interview. T o download the admit card, candidates need to enter registration
number or roll number and date of birth or password.
IBPS SO exam
IBPS SO exam is conducted in three phases-prelims, mains and interview. T he marks of the prelims exam are not conducted for final selection. T he final
merit list is prepared based on the marks of the mains exam and interview.
IBPS SO Result
IBPS SO result is declared online on the official website. T o download the result, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number and date of
birth or password. T he result displays the qualifying status of candidates. T he scorecard is released a few days after the declaration of result. Along with
the scorecard, IBPS SO cutoff is also released.

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Results
:
IBPS SO Result 2024 : T he Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases IBPS SO result online f or di erent stag es of selection
process.T o download IBPS SO result, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. Read below for more
details on IBPS SO result including dates, steps to check the result, cut off marks, calculation of scores and many more details.
IBPS SO Final Result 2023
IBPS announced IBPS SO final result 2023-24 on April 1, 2024 . T he result was announced on the official website of IBPS. T he direct link to check the result
is provided on this page. T o download the result, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. Based on

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IBPS SO final result, candidates were selected for final appointment.
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Following steps will guide candidates to check IBPS SO result:
Visit IBPS website, ibps.in
Click on the 'IBPS SO result' link on the home page
Enter login credentials such as registration number/roll number and DOB/password
T he result appears on the screen
Download IBPS SO result and take a printout
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IBPS SO result dates.
IBPS SO scorecard comprises the following details.

Name of candidate Maximum score overall and section-wise

Roll number T he score obtained in the exam section-wise and overall

Category IBPS SO Cutoff marks

Registration number Details on the process of arriving at scores

Date of IBPS SO mains exam -

IBPS SO scorecard is released a few days after the declaration of the result. T he steps to download the scorecard are given below:
Visit the official site of IBPS, ibps.in
Click on the link for downloading the scorecard
Enter log in credentials such as reg istration no/ roll no and password/ DOB
IBPS SO scorecard appears on the screen
Download the scorecard and take its printout
IBPS follows the tie-breaking policy while preparing IBPS SO result for all the stages. T he process for resolving the tie is given below:
If two or more candidates are scoring the same marks, the merit is decided based on age
T he older candidates g et the f irst pref erence in IBPS SO merit list in that case
T he scores of IBPS SO are calculated in the following way:
T he corrected scores obtained by each candidate in different sessions of the exam are normalised using the equi-percentile method
Scores upto two decimal points are taken for the purpose of calculations
Candidates can check below IBPS SO result 2024 FAQs.

Cut Off
IBPS SO Cut Of f 2024 : T he Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases IBPS SO cut of f marks f or prelims, mains and f inal selection.
T he cut off marks are decided by the authority which is the minimum marks that are to be scored by the candidates to qualify for the exam. T he selection
process of IBPS SO comprises prelims, mains and interview. Read this article below to check the IBPS SO cut off.
Also Read: IBPS SO cutoff dates.
IBPS SO Cut off 2023
IBPS SO final cut off 2023 was announced. T he cut off was made available category-wise, state-wise and section-wise in PDF form. Candidates who
secured the required cut off were selected for the final appointment.
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IBPS SO cut off marks are the minimum marks that a candidate must get to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process. IBPS SO cut off marks
are announced after the exam is conducted for each stage. IBPS SO cut off is derived based on the two different aspects-sectional and overall. IBPS SO
cutoffs are issued for each post category separately.

T hese steps will help candidates to check IBPS SO cutoff:

Visit IBPS website, ibps.in
Click on the link available for IBPS SO Cutoff
T he post-wise and category-wise IBPS SO cutoff are made available in PDF form
Check and download the cutoff marks

T he cut off of IBPS SO is applied for the following:

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 Individual scores
T otal scores
IBPS SO prelims cut off are released section-wise, post-wise and category-wise on the basis of the exam's exam's difficulty level, good attempts.
Normalisation process is applied to calculate IBPS SO prelims cutoff. T he prelims cut off is calculated out of 120 marks. Candidates can check below IBPS
SO previous years' cut off for the prelims exam.
IBPS SO Previous Years' Prelims Cutoff
IBPS SO Prelims Cut of f 2021-Overall

Post s Name SC ST OBC UR EWS

IT Officer 66.25 54 .63 66.38 66.38 64 .50

Agricultural Field Officer 21.25 21.25 21.25 21.25 21.25

Rajbhasha Adhikari 19.88 17.25 20.13 20.13 18

Law Officer 4 0.25 33 42 4 2.38 34 .63

HR/Personnel Officer 4 0.50 4 0.50 4 0.50 4 0.50 38.75

Marketing Officer 24 23.63 24 24 24

IBPS SO Prelims Cut of f 2021-Section-Wise

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2021- IT Of f icer (Scale-I)

Cut -off
Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 7.75 10.25

2 Reasoning 50 5.75 10.00

3 General Awareness 50 8.50 13.25

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2021- Ag ricultural Field Of f icer (Scale-I)

Cut-of f
Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 2.50 4 .75

2 Reasoning 50 3.25 6.50

3 General Awareness 50 5.25 9.00

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2021- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)

Cut-of f
Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 5.00 7.75

2 Reasoning 50 1.50 5.75

3 General Awareness 50 1.00 3.00

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2021- Law Of f icer (Scale I)

Cut -off

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 Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 7.75 10.25

2 Reasoning 50 5.75 10.00

3 General Awareness 50 3.00 5.75

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2021- HR/Personnel Of f icer (Scale-I)

Cut -off
Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 6.25 9.00

2 Reasoning 50 3.75 8.00

3 General Awareness 50 6.00 11.00

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2021- Marketing Of f icer (Scale-I)

Cut-of f
Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 5.00 7.75

2 Reasoning 50 1.50 5.75

3 General Awareness 50 3.50 8.50

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2020- Categ ory-wise Marks

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2020

Posts Name SC ST OBC UR HI OC VI ID

IT Officer 67.25 61.13 71.75 75.88 20.88 22.13 21.88 24 .00

Agricultural
39.75 36 4 0.88 4 0.88 14 .38 39.25 27.38 25.50
Field Officer

Rajbhasha
20.75 20.75 20.75 20.75 NA 12.75 38.75 NA
Adhikari

Law Officer 39.00 36.25 4 0.88 4 7.50 NA 21.88 26.50 33.00

HR/Personnel
61.00 63.00 61.88 63.00 4 4 .75 25.63 22.25 29.88
Officer

Marketing
53.00 4 4 .88 53.75 53.75 21.13 29.88 22.13 NA
Officer

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2020-21: Section-Wise

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2020- IT Of f icer (Scale-I)

Cut -off

Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

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 1 English Language 25 6.00 8.75

2 Reasoning 50 5.00 9.00

3 General Awareness 50 7.00 11.00

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2020- Ag ricultural Field Of f icer (Scale-I)

Cut-of f
Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 2.75 5.25

2 Reasoning 50 2.50 5.50

3 General Awareness 50 5.75 9.75

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2020- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)

Cut-of f
Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 3.50 6.00

2 Reasoning 50 1.25 5.00

3 General Awareness 50 3.75 7.00

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2020- Law Of f icer (Scale I)

Cut-of f
Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 4 .75 7.50

2 Reasoning 50 3.00 7.50

3 General Awareness 50 5.50 8.50

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2020- HR/Personnel

Cut-of f
Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 6.00 8.75

2 Reasoning 50 5.00 9.00

3 General Awareness 50 7.00 11.00

IBPS SO Cut Of f 2020- Marketing Of f icer (Scale-I)

Cut-of f
Sr.No Name of T est Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1 English Language 25 6.00 8.75

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 2 Reasoning 50 5.00 9.00

3 General Awareness 50 7.00 11.00

IBPS SO Prelims Cutoff 2019: Categ ory Wise

Categ ory Cutof f Marks

General (Gen) 81.50

Scheduled Caste (SC) 73.25

Scheduled T ribe (ST ) 64 .50

Other Backward Classes (OBC) 79.50

Visually Impaired (VI) 57.38

Hearing Impaired (HI) 28.13

Intellectual Disability (ID) 4 5.38

Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) 71.25

IBPS SO Prelims Cutoff 2019: Section-Wise

Cutof f
Name of the Section Maximum Marks
General SC/ST /OBC/PWD

English 25 9.50 6.75

Reasoning 50 13.50 8.75

General Awareness/Quantitative Aptitude 50 11.50 7.50

IBPS SO Cut off 2018

Section-Wise

Cut off
S.No. Name of t he Sect ion Maximum Marks
General SC/ST /OBC/PwD

1. English 25 4 .75 2.50

2. Reasoning 50 15.25 10

3. General Awareness / Quantitative Aptitude 50 16.75 11.50

Overall Cut off

Cat eg ory Cut off Marks

General (Gen) 89.88

Scheduled Caste (SC) 81.25

Scheduled T ribe (ST ) 70

Other Backward Classes (OBC) 87.50

Visually Impaired (VI) 70

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 Hearing Impaired (HI) 49

Intellectual Disability (ID) 4 8.25

Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) 83.38

IBPS SO mains exam assesses the professional knowledge of candidates in their respective domains. T he mains exam pattern for the post of Law
Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer is such that it comprises questions from professional knowledge.
IBPS SO Mains Cut off is decided out of 60 marks.
IBPS SO Previous Years' Mains Cut off
IBPS SO Mains Cut off 2021-Overall

Cat eg ory
Post s
UR SC ST OBC EWS HI OC VI ID

IT Officer (Scale I) 10.50 6.25 6.25 10.25 9.50 6.25 6.25 7.25 6.50

Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) 27.75 27.75 23.75 27.75 27.75 18.75 25.75 25.25 19.25

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) 23.25 23.25 22.25 23.25 23.25 NA 19.50 30.75 NA

Law officer (Scale I) 17.75 13.50 13.50 13.50 17.25 NA 19.50 13.75 NA

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) 23.75 23.25 22.50 23.75 23.75 NA 16.50 18.50 25.00

Marketing Officer (Scale I) 16.25 16.25 16.25 16.25 16.25 13.00 16.75 12.50 13.25

IBPS SO Mains Cut off 2021-Section Wise

Cut off
Post s Maximum Marks
SC/ST /OBC/PwBD General/EWS

IT Officer (Scale I) 60 6.25 9.50

Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) 60 18.75 22.75

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) 60 18.50 23.25

Law officer (Scale I) 60 13.25 17.25

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) 60 16.00 20.00

Marketing Officer (Scale I) 60 12.50 16.25

IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2019

Cat eg ory Wise Cut Offs

IBPS SO Post s (Scale I)
SC/ST /OBC/PWBD EWS/General

I.T . Officer 9.25 13.25

Agriculture Field Officer 21.75 25.50

Rajbhasha Adhikari 21.25 24 .75

HR/Personnel Officer 15.75 20.00

Marketing Officer 19.75 22.75

Law Officers 15.25 19.25

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IBPS SO Mains cutof f s 2018

Categ ory Cutof f Marks

General (Gen) 89.88

Scheduled Caste (SC) 81.25

Scheduled T ribe (ST ) 70

Other Backward Classes (OBC) 87.50

Visually Impaired (VI) 70

Hearing Impaired (HI) 49

Intellectual Disability (ID) 4 8.25

Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) 83.38

IBPS SO provisional allotment cut off is the maximum and minimum scores calculated post-wise and category-wise based on the performance in the
mains exam and interview. T he provisional allotment cut off is calculated out of 100 marks.
IBSO SO Previous Years' Provisional Allotment Cut Off
IBPS SO provisional allotment cutof f 2021: Minimum Marks

Cat eg ory
Post s
UR SC ST OBC EWS HI OC VI ID

IT Officer (Scale I) 39.20 27.4 7 28.53 34 .60 35.07 28.60 26 36.67 22.33

Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) 63.87 56.67 53 63.4 7 62 46 58.87 58.07 4 0.07

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) 61 59.4 0 56.33 62.33 4 6.27 NA 65.67 81.33 NA

Law officer (Scale I) 52.60 37.07 31.13 44 4 0.4 0 NA 51.33 26.33 NA

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) 60.20 50.4 7 4 9.33 56.33 54 .53 NA 4 1.4 7 46 NA

Marketing Officer (Scale I) 54 .20 4 9.80 4 6.67 50.27 42 27.73 4 1.60 4 0.53 28.4 7

IBPS SO provisional allotment cutoff 2021: Maximum Marks

Cat eg ory
Post s
UR SC ST OBC EWS HI OC VI ID

IT Officer (Scale I) 66.73 4 4 .67 4 7.53 48 52.4 0 33.33 37.93 45 23

Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) 78.93 69.87 68.33 76.07 67.73 62.07 63.67 65 66.33

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) 84 .87 72.27 65.07 75.67 67.4 7 NA 67.27 81.33 NA

Law officer (Scale I) 74 .07 51.67 4 3.73 58.87 60.07 NA 51.33 4 2.27 NA

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) 76 60 60 62.4 0 61.33 NA 53.33 46 NA

Marketing Officer (Scale I) 76.80 69.27 68.53 66.60 64 .67 34 .67 54 4 9.33 28.4 7

IBPS SO Final Cut off 2021-Reserve List

Cat eg ory

Post s

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 UR SC ST OBC EWS HI OC VI ID

IT Officer (Scale I) 38.80 26.73 28 34 .07 34 .87 24 .33 24 .20 35.4 0 18.87

Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) 63.27 56.33 52.53 63.07 61.73 4 4 .4 0 57.4 0 57.27 NA

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) 60.60 59 52.53 61.27 4 5.27 NA 36.20 59 NA

Law officer (Scale I) 52.07 35.87 31 4 3.60 40 NA 4 1.60 NA NA

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) 59.80 4 9.27 4 7.33 55.67 53.73 NA NA 31.67 4 5.73

Marketing Officer (Scale I) 53.07 4 9.60 4 4 .67 50 4 1.20 NA 40 38.67 NA

IBPS SO 2019 Final Cut-offs for Provisional Allotment

Cat eg ory
Post
SC ST OBC EWS UR HI OC VI ID

IT officer (Scale I) 57.67 55.00 4 9.00 4 7.07 64 .07 4 3.67 4 5.53 4 9.00 37.33

Agricultural Field
70.33 65.80 76.53 68.67 82.00 74 .00 64 .67 62.33 NA
officer (Scale I)

Rajbhasha Adhikari
63.67 55.4 0 62.4 0 58.33 70.00 NA 4 1.67 57.27 4 0.27
(Scale I)

Law officer (Scale I) 61.27 4 9.00 57.67 55.33 75.00 NA 54 .33 4 5.00 NA

HR/Personnel
61.67 57.67 63.67 66.00 77.27 NA NA NA NA
Officer (Scale I)

Marketing officer
63.4 0 60.4 0 71.87 59.00 72.13 4 9.33 58.67 55.00 4 1.53
(Scale I)

Minimum scores obtained by candidates f rom dif f erent categ ories

Cat eg ory
Post
SC ST OBC EWS UR HI OC VI ID

IT officer (Scale
NA NA NA NA 34 .13 23.33 NA NA NA
I)

Agricultural Field
55.93 53.00 63.67 62.27 63.80 54 .33 54 .33 50.80 NA
officer (Scale I)

Rajbhasha
4 9.60 4 0.60 55.60 55.60 57.20 NA NA NA NA
Adhikari (Scale I)

Law officer
4 4 .00 35.93 4 5.67 4 5.67 53.13 NA 35.33 NA NA
(Scale I)

HR/Personnel
34 .33 NA 4 3.00 4 9.07 58.60 NA 37.27 4 0.67 NA
Officer (Scale I)

Marketing
NA NA NA NA 50.73 NA 4 0.00 NA NA
officer (Scale I)

IBPS SO Provisional Cut of f 2018: Reserved List

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 IBPS SO Post s UR OBC SC ST VI OC HI

I.T . Officer (Scale – I) 60.00 NA 52.53 NA 55.67 NA NA

Agriculture Field Officer (Scale -I) NA NA NA 4 1.53 NA NA NA

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale -I) 59.33 61.00 NA NA NA NA NA

Law Officer (Scale -I) NA NA 53.4 7 52.13 NA NA NA

H.R/Personnel Officer (Scale -I) 65.13 NA 57.33 NA NA 53.33 NA

Marketing Officer (Scale -I) 59.33 54 .27 51.60 4 6.73 NA NA NA

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Admit Card
IBPS SO Admit Card 2024 : T he Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases IBPS SO admit card in three phases-prelims, mains and
interview. T o download IBPS SO admit card, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. T he hard copy of
IBPS SO admit card is not sent to candidates by post. IBPS SO admit card is an important document without which candidates are not allowed to appear
for the exam.
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T he steps to download IBPS SO admit card are given below:
Visit the official website of IBPS
Click the 'Admit Card' link on the home page
In the login panel, enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password
IBPS SO admit card appears on the screen
Download the admit card and take its printout

IBPS SO admit card carries the following details.

Name and address of the candidates Date of examination Reporting time

Roll number/user ID Password Venue code

Registration number Exam day guidelines Scanned images of photograph and signature

Venue of examination Documents need to carry on exam day

Few important points related to IBPS SO admit card are given below:
IBPS SO admit card is an important document without which candidates are not allowed to appear in the exam
T he details of IBPS SO exam centres are mentioned on the admit card
Candidates should retain IBPS SO admit card till the completion of recruitment process
Candidates need to bring any one of the following photo-identity proofs to the exam centre:
Aadhaar Card/E-Aadhaar card with a photograph
PAN Card
Permanent Driving License
Voter’s card
Bank passbook
Photo-identity proof issued by a gazetted officer/people’s representative along with a photograph
Identity card issued by a recognised college/university
Candidates need to abide by the following guidelines present in the IBPS SO hall tickets:
Candidates need to carry the printed copy of IBPS SO admit card along with one photo-identity proof
Along with IBPS SO admit card, candidates need to carry two passport-sized photographs
Candidates must report 30 minutes before the time printed on the admit card
Candidates are not allowed to bring the following items.

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 Mobile phones/pagers Writing pad, pen drives, log table

Geometry/pencil box Electronic pen/scanner

Any extra papers Goggles, handbags, hair-pin, hair-band, belt, cap

Ornaments like ring, earrings, nose-pin, chain/necklace, pendants, badge,

Calculator, scale
brooch, etc.

Candidates must bring a ballpoint pen to the examination hall

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Pattern
IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2024 : T he Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) prescribes IBPS SO exam pattern. T he exam pattern is such that it is
divided into three stages-prelims, mains, and interview. T he prelims and mains exams are conducted online. IBPS SO exam pattern is different for
different posts and exam stages. IBPS SO exam pattern provides details regarding the marking scheme, total marks, weightage of topics, and many
more. Read below for more details on IBPS SO exam pattern.
Some of the important highlights of IBPS SO exam pattern are given below:
T he selection process of IBPS SO includes prelims exam, mains exam, and interview
As per the IBPS SO exam pattern, the prelims exam carries a total of 150 questions and carries 125 marks
All qualified candidates of the prelims exam are called for the mains exam
IBPS SO mains exam is conducted to test the professional knowledge of the candidates in their respective fields. T he exam carries a total of 60 marks
IBPS SO prelims exam is objective in nature while the mains exam comprises both objective and descriptive questions
Candidates qualifying the mains exam are called for the interview
IBPS SO prelims exam pattern for Law O cer and Rajbhasha Adhikari comprises objective-type questions based on subjects such as English Language,
Reasoning and General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry. T he prelims question paper for the post of IT O cer, Agriculture Field
O cer, HR/Personnel O cer, and Marketing O cer comprises subjects such as English Language, Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude. A total of 125
questions are asked in the exam and the total marks allotted to the test are 150. T he language of the question paper will be English and Hindi. T here is
sectional timing of 4 0 minutes for each section, and the total time allotted for the exam is 120 minutes. T he structure of IBPS SO prelims exam is given
below.

Subject s T ot al Marks No. of Quest ions

Post: Law of f icer & Rajbhasha Adhikari

Reasoning 50 50

English Language 50 25

General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry 50 50

Post: Ag riculture Field Of f icer, Marketing Of f icer, HR/Personnel Of f icer, IT Of f icer

Reasoning 50 50

English Language 50 25

Quantitative Aptitude 50 50

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IBPS SO mains exam assesses the professional knowledge of candidates in their respective domains. T he mains exam pattern for the post of Law
O cer, IT O cer, Agriculture Field O cer, HR/Personnel O cer, and Marketing O cer is such that it comprises questions from professional knowledge.
T he test paper will carry 60 questions of 60 marks. T he language of the question paper will be English and Hindi. T he duration of the test is 4 5 minutes.
IBPS SO mains question paper for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari comprises objective and descriptive-type questions from professional knowledge. T he

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test will carry a total of 4 7 questions (4 5 questions in objective paper and two questions in descriptive paper). T he total marks allotted to the test are 60.
T he language of the question paper will be English and Hindi. T he duration of the test is 30 minutes. T he structure of IBPS SO mains exam pattern is given
below.

Subject s T ot al Marks T ot al number of Quest ion

Post: Rajbhasha Adhikari

Professional Knowledge(Objective) 45
60
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive) 2

Post: Law Of f icer, IT Of f icer, Ag riculture Field Of f icer, HR/Personnel Of f icer, and Marketing Of f icer

Professional Knowledge 60 60

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Successful candidates in IBPS SO mains exam are called for the personal interview. T he interview is conducted by the participating banks and coordinated
by the nodal banks in each state/UT . T he total marks allotted for the interview are 100. T he minimum qualifying mark in the interview is 4 0 per cent (35
per cent for SC/ST /OBC/PWBD candidates).
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Syllabus
IBPS SO syllabus comprises the topics and sub-topics that candidates need to prepare for the prelims and mains exams. IBPS SO prelims syllabus
comprises topics from English Language, Reasoning, and General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry. IBPS SO syllabus for the mains
exam comprises topics from professional knowledge. T he prelims exam of IBPS SO carries a total of 125 marks. T he mains exam of IBPS SO carries a
total of 60 marks. Read below for more details on IBPS SO syllabus.
Given below is the overview of IBPS SO exam pattern 2024 .

IBPS SO Parameters IBPS SO Prelims IBPS SO Mains

Mode of exam Online Online

60(For Rajsabha Adhikari, 4 5 objectives and

T otal number of questions 150
2 descriptive questions are being asked)

T otal marks 125 60

3 (Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative

NA (Questions in the exam will be based on
Number of subjects Aptitude/ General Awareness with Special
the subject/ post chosen by the candidate)
Reference to Banking Industry)

4 5 minutes (For Rajsabha Adhikari,

Exam duration 120 minutes
duration is 60 minutes)

Yes (30 minutes for each section in case of

Sectional timing Yes (4 0 minutes for each section)
Rajsabha Adhikari)

Negative marking 0.25 0.25

T opics from which questions are asked in the prelims exam are.

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 IBPS SO Prelims Subjects IBPS SO Prelims T opics

Alphanumeric Series
Data Sufficiency
Coded Inequalities
Seating Arrangement
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet T est
IBPS SO Syllabus for Reasoning Ability
Puzzle
Syllogism
Coding-Decoding
Blood Relations
Input-Output

Simplification
Profit & Loss
Simple Interest & Compound Interest
Surds & Indices
T ime & Distance

IBPS SO Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude Mensuration

Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
Permutation-Combination & Probability
Mixtures & Alligations
Work & T ime
Sequence & Series

Cloze T est
Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
Sentence correction

IBPS SO Syllabus for English Language Reading Comprehension

Para jumbles
Fill in the blanks
Miscellaneous

Current affairs
Government schemes and policies
Sports, awards

IBPS SO Syllabus for General Awareness Banking awareness

Important days
Important places
Book And Author

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Refer to the following books for IBPS SO exam.

IBPS SO Prelims Subjects IBPS SO Prelims Books

A Modern Approach T o Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning Revised Edition

by RS Aggarwal
T he Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning by
Reasoning
Peeyush Bhardwaj
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal 1st Edition by BS
Sijwali, Indu Sijwal

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 Objective English for Competitive Examinations (5th Edition)
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
English Language
Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Hari Mohan Prasad,
Uma Rani Sinha

Guide to Banking General Awareness by R.Gupta

General Awareness Manohar Pandey Book by Arihant Publications

Manorama Yearbook 2021 ( English) Paperback

T each Yourself Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma

Fast T rack Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma (Arihant Publication)
Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations 17th Edition by R S
Aggarwal

IBPS SO Mains syllabus comprises the following topics:

IBPS SO Mains Papers IBPS SO Mains T opics

Data Communication and Networking

Object-Oriented Programming
Database Management System

IT Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus Software Engineering

Computer Organization and Microprocessor
Data Structure
Operating System

Agricultural Economies
Soil resources
Animal Husbandry
Agroforestry
Basics of Crop production

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus Horticulture

Seed Science
Agronomy and Irrigation
Agricultural Practices
Ecology
Government Schemes

Banking Regulations
Compliance and Legal Aspects
Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act
Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities,
foreign exchange

Law Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus Banking Ombudsman Scheme

Bankers Book Evidence Act
Consumer Protection Act
DRT Act
Laws and Actions with direct link to Banking Sector
SARFAES

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 Basics of Marketing Management
Advertising
PR
Brand Management
Marketing Strategies
Corporate Social Responsibility
Marketing Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus Sales
Market Segmentation
Business Ethics
Retail
Market research and forecasting demand
Service Marketing
Product Life Cycle

T raining and Development

Business policy and strategic analysis
Performance Management and Appraisal
Human Resource Development
Business policy and strategic analysis
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus
T ransnational Analysis
Industrial Relations
Grievance and Conflict Management
Rewards and Recognition
Recruitment and Selection

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Computer for Competitive Exams

IT Officer
Fundamentals of Computer with Multiple Choice Questions 1st Edition by
RPH Editorial Board

Law Officer IBPS Specialist Officer CWE LAW Officer Online Exam Practice Work Book
by Kiran Prakashan

HR Officer CWE-IBPS Bank-HR Specialist/Personal officer Complete Book by

Priyanka Prakashan

CWE-IBPS Bank-Marketing Specialist Officer Exam: Complete Book by

Marketing Officer
Priyanka Prakashan

CWE-IBPS Bank Agriculture Field Officer Exam Complete Book by Priyanka

Agriculture Field Officer
Prakashan

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Vacancies
IBPS SO Vacancies 2024 : T he Institute Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases IBPS SO vacancies along with the notif ication. T he vacancies
are announced separately for IT Officer Scale 1, Agricultural Field Officer Scale 1, Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale 1, Law Officer Scale 1, HR/Personnel Officer
Scale 1, and Marketing Officer Scale 1. T he selection process of IBPS SO comprises prelims, mains and interview. Read below for more details on IBPS SO

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vacancies 2024 .
Candidates can check below the previous years' IBPS SO vacancies:
IBPS SO 2023 Vacancies
T he post-wise IBPS SO Vacancies 2023 are given below.

Post s Vacancies

AFO 500

HR/Personnel 31

IT 120

Law 10

Marketing 700

Rajbhasha 41

T otal 14 02

IBPS SO 2022 Vacancies

T he post-wise IBPS SO Vacancies 2022 is given below.
IT Of f icer (Scale 1)

Out of which PWBD

SR.NO. BANK SC ST OBC EWS UR T OT AL
HI OC VI ID

1 BANK OF BARODA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

2 BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

3 BANK OF MAHARASHT RA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

4 CANARA BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 CENT RAL BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

6 INDIAN BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

7 INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

8 PUNJAB & SIND BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 PUNJAB NAT IONAL BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 UCO BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 UNION BANK OF INDIA 7 3 12 4 18 44 1 1 1 1

T OT AL 7 3 12 4 18 44 1 1 1 1

AGRICULT URAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE-I)

Out of which PWBD

SR.NO. BANK SC ST OBC EWS UR T OT AL
HI OC VI ID

1 BANK OF BARODA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

2 BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

3 BANK OF MAHARASHT RA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

4 CANARA BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disc laimer: This is no t the o fficia l g uide o f this e xa m . It is a uto -g e ne ra te d ba se d o n the info rma tio n a va ila ble o n S hiksha a s o n 31-Ma y-2024.
 5 CENT RAL BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

6 INDIAN BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

7 INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

8 PUNJAB & SIND BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 PUNJAB NAT IONAL BANK 15 7 27 10 41 100 1 1 1 1

10 UCO BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 UNION BANK OF INDIA 69 31 114 37 165 4 16 3 2 2 3

T OT AL 84 38 14 1 47 206 516 4 3 3 4

RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI (SCALE-I)

Out of which PWBD

SR.NO. BANK SC ST OBC EWS UR T OT AL
HI OC VI ID

1 BANK OF BARODA 3 1 5 1 10 20 0 0 0 0

2 BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

3 BANK OF MAHARASHT RA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

4 CANARA BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 CENT RAL BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

6 INDIAN BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

7 INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

8 PUNJAB & SIND BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 PUNJAB NAT IONAL BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 UCO BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 UNION BANK OF INDIA 1 1 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 1

T OT AL 4 2 6 1 12 25 1 0 0 1

LAW OFFICER (SCALE-I)

Out of which PWBD

SR.NO. BANK SC ST OBC EWS UR T OT AL
HI OC VI ID

1 BANK OF BARODA 1 0 2 1 6 10 0 0 0 0

2 BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

3 BANK OF MAHARASHT RA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

4 CANARA BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 CENT RAL BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

6 INDIAN BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

7 INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Disc laimer: This is no t the o fficia l g uide o f this e xa m . It is a uto -g e ne ra te d ba se d o n the info rma tio n a va ila ble o n S hiksha a s o n 31-Ma y-2024.
 8 PUNJAB & SIND BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 PUNJAB NAT IONAL BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 UCO BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 UNION BANK OF INDIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T OT AL 1 0 2 1 6 10 0 0 0 0

HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER (SCALE-I)

Out of which PWBD

SR.NO. BANK SC ST OBC EWS UR T OT AL
HI OC VI ID

1 BANK OF BARODA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

2 BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

3 BANK OF MAHARASHT RA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

4 CANARA BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 CENT RAL BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

6 INDIAN BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

7 INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

8 PUNJAB & SIND BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 PUNJAB NAT IONAL BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 UCO BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 UNION BANK OF INDIA 3 1 4 1 6 15 0 1 1 0

T OT AL 3 1 4 1 6 15 0 1 1 0

MARKET ING OFFICER (SCALE-I)

Out of which PWBD

SR.NO. BANK SC ST OBC EWS UR T OT AL
HI OC VI ID

1 BANK OF BARODA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

2 BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

3 BANK OF MAHARASHT RA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

4 CANARA BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 CENT RAL BANK OF INDIA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

6 INDIAN BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

7 INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

8 PUNJAB & SIND BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 PUNJAB NAT IONAL BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 UCO BANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disc laimer: This is no t the o fficia l g uide o f this e xa m . It is a uto -g e ne ra te d ba se d o n the info rma tio n a va ila ble o n S hiksha a s o n 31-Ma y-2024.
 11 UNION BANK OF INDIA 16 7 28 9 40 100 1 2 2 1

T OT AL 16 7 28 9 40 100 1 2 2 1

IBPS SO Vacancies 2021

Ne
w
Posts Old Vacancies Vac
anci
es

IT Officer Scale 1 220 4 07

126
Agricultural Field Officer Scale 1 884
7

Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale 1 84 108

Law Officer Scale 1 44 113

HR/Personnel Officer Scale 1 61 77

Marketing Officer Scale 1 535 518

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IBPS SO Vacancies 2020

Find IBPS SO vacancies for diffident posts announced in 2020 below.

IBPS SO Posts Vacancies

I.T . Officer Scale 1 57

Agricultural Field Officer Scale 1 506

Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale 1 28

Law Officer Scale 1 55

HR/Personnel Officer Scale 1 7

Marketing Officer Scale 1 67

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IBPS SO vacancy 2019

Find IBPS SO vacancies for diffident posts announced in 2019 below.

IBPS SO Posts Vacancies

I.T . Officer Scale 1 76

Agricultural Field Officer Scale 1 670

Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale 1 27

Law Officer Scale 1 60

HR/Personnel Officer Scale 1 20

Marketing Officer Scale 1 310

Disc laimer: This is no t the o fficia l g uide o f this e xa m . It is a uto -g e ne ra te d ba se d o n the info rma tio n a va ila ble o n S hiksha a s o n 31-Ma y-2024.
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