In accordance with the IBPS Recruitment Exams Eligibility Criteria, any candidate who is having a graduation degree can apply for the positions like - PO, Clerk, Office Assistants or other Officer Scale Grades.
But there are some candidates who have pursued their Graduations and Post-Graduation Degrees with core subjects, with specific specializations in their opted core subjects.
To proffer wonderful banking job opportunities to such outstanding candidates, IBPS has started the IBPS Specialist Officer Recruitment Exam which is conducted every year in the months of December and January.
| IBPS SO 2019 Schedule | |
|---|---|
| Preliminary Examination | 28th & 29th Dec 2019 |
| Main Examination | 25th January 2020 |
The IBPS SO Exam qualification assures the candidates’ selection at the preferred positions of IT Officer/HR/Agricultural Officer/Law Officer/Marketing Officer/ Rajbhasha Adhikari in the Indian Government Banks.
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IBPS SO Result for Prelims and Main Exam will be declared after the successful completion of these exams. The Prelims result has been declared on 09th January 2019.
IBPS SO Main Exam Result has been declared on 06th February 2019. You can check the complete procedure to check your Main result here - IBPS SO Result.
Many of you might be facing skepticism that whether you should apply for IBPS SO or not.
Therefore, we have provided the 13 valid reasons that you should consider before reaching to any decision. Please check the IBPS SO Job Benefits given below –
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If you are still confused about the Job Profile of Bank SO, then read the below points to know about the roles and responsibilities of an IBPS Bank Specialist Officer.
IBPS Specialist Officers of any bank is responsible for the smooth functioning of a dedicated department in the bank.
The employee who gets recruited as an IBPS Specialist Officer must take care of all the tasks that lie under his department and meet his work targets on time.
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There are 4 steps that sum up IBPS SO selection procedure.
Check whether you are eligible or not!
To become a Bank Specialist Officer, candidates should have achieved mastery in any professional language field along with the graduation degree passed with 55% or 50% marks.
You can check the detailed IBPS Specialist Officer Recruitment 2019 eligibility criteria by following the link - IBPS SO Eligibility!
Check out the highlights of IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2019 from the table given below.
| Exam Phase | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| IBPS SO Prelims 2019 | 125 | 2 hours |
| IBPS SO Mains 2019 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Interview | 100 | - |
| IBPS SO Mains for Rajbhasha Adhikari | 60 | 30 minutes for Profession Knowledge (Objective) 30 minutes for Profession Knowledge (Subjective) |
Check the detailed IBPS SO 2019 Exam Pattern here!
Note down the Important Topics to prepare well!
The Syllabus for IBPS SO Exam 2019 varies from post to post. The Professional Knowledge Syllabus is very lengthy & the score obtained in this section is considered in the final selection.
Syllabus for IT Officer - Reasoning, English, Quantitative Aptitude & Professional Knowledge(IT).
Syllabus for Rajbhasha Adhikari - Reasoning, English, General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry & Professional Knowledge(Hindi).
Syllabus for Agriculture Field Officer - Reasoning, English, Quantitative Aptitude & Professional Knowledge (Agriculture & allied fields).
Syllabus for Law Officer - Reasoning, English, General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry & Professional Knowledge(Law).
Syllabus for HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer - Reasoning, English, Quantitative Aptitude & Professional Knowledge (HR & Marketing respectively).
However, the official website doesn't provide any IBPS SO Recruitment 2019 Syllabus, but to ease out candidates worries and help them in preparing well, we are providing the complete IBPS SO Exam Syllabus in the PDF format.
Please visit here – IBPS SO Officer 2019 Recruitment Syllabus!
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IBPS SO IT Officer Job is for those who love to learn and grow while doing their duties perfectly. If you seriously wish to become a BANK SO, then the first thing you must do is to buy the best suited preparation books and study material that may fulfill all your preparation goals.
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To provide you some clarity of how should you prepare for the exam, Eduncle experts have complied a list of preparation tips that can benefit you with more points in the IBPS SO Exam Score Card.
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Want to appear in the IBPS SO 2019 Exam? If yes, then you must follow these essential steps while filling up the Online Application.
Check the steps to fill IBPS SO Form 2019 with the screenshots added for explaining each step.
IBPS SO Admit Card 2019 for Main Exam will be released in the month of January 2019. The steps to download admit card are given here – IBPS SO Admit Card 2019 Download Steps.
Admit Card for Mains Exam will be released in the month of January.
You can also find the steps to download interview call letter for IBPS SO Personal Interview in this article.
Candidates who are willing to apply for the exam, must choose any nearby
IBPS SO Exam Centre
for their own convenience. There are total 177 exam centres for Prelims Exam and 75 exam centres for Main Exam.
In IBPS SO 2018 Recruitment, 20 Banks are participating and offering 1500+ positions to the selected candidates.
Post-wise Vacancy breakage of IBPS SO 2018
| Post | Total Vacancies |
|---|---|
| IT Officer | 219 |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 853 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | 69 |
| Law Officer | 75 |
| HR/Personnel Officer | 81 |
| Marketing Officer | 302 |
Basic Salary - 23700/- INR
DA - 47.8% of Basic for the months of August, September and October 2017 (Revised every 3 months, depends on CPI)
Special Allowance with DA - 7.75% of (Basic + DA)
HRA - 9% or 8% or 7.0% (depends on posting location).
CCA - This also depends on the place of posting and can be either 4% (maximum Rs.870/-) or 3%(Maximum Rs.600/-) or even 0% in some cases.
Other Allowances- Medical, Conveyance (Petrol Reimbursement), Newspaper etc.
The Gross Annual CTC (with HRA but without leased accommodation) of the officer post at Scale 1 is Rs. 5,57,640.52 inclusive of all the components.
| Post Name | Bank Salary Scale | Salary Per Month |
|---|---|---|
| IT Officer Scale-1 | 23700-980(7)-30560-1145(2)-32850-1310(7)-42020. | 34000-46000 (Depend on the place of posting) |
| Law Officer Scale-1 | 23700-980(7)-30560-1145(2)-32850-1310(7)-42020. | 38000-46000 (Depend on the place of posting) |
| Agriculture Officer Scale-1 | 23700-980(7)-30560-1145(2)-32850-1310(7)-42020. | 33000-46000 (Depend on the place of posting) |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale-1 | 23700-980(7)-30560-1145(2)-32850-1310(7)-42020. | 38000-46000 (Depend on the place of posting) |
| HR/Personnel Officer Scale-1 | 23700-980(7)-30560-1145(2)-32850-1310(7)-42020. | 38000-46000 (Depend on the place of posting) |
| Marketing Officer Scale-1 | 23700-980(7)-30560-1145(2)-32850-1310(7)-42020. | 32000-42000 (Depend on the place of posting) |
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