IBPS SO Recruitment
Notification 2017 – Important Information
IBPS conducts a common
IBPS SO Exam across the country to fill SO vacancies in various banks that
participate in this exam. Once you qualify, you are hired as a Specialist
Officer in one of the participating banks as per your preference, merit and
IBPS SO cut off. Different branches for the exam is being held are, IT, HR,
Agricultural Field, Rajbhasha, Marketing and Law.
Important Dates
Along with the IBPS SO
exam date, you need to know other important dates too. E.g.:
Vacancy Details:
The total no. of IBPS SO Vacancies 2017 is 1,315. The detailed
vacancies for various posts are as follows:
A) I.T. Officer - 120
B) Agricultural Field
Officer - 875
C) Rajbhasha Adhikari -
30
D) Law Officer - 60
E) HR/Personnel Officer -
35
F) Marketing Officer -
195
IBPS SO Eligibility
Criteria
Overall, there are 2
criteria on which your eligibility is judged for IBPS SO exam. You need to
qualify these eligibility standards to apply for this exam. These 3 criteria
are broadly classified into the following categories:
a) IBPS SO Age Limit (as on
27th November 2017)
Minimum Age - 20 years
Maximum Age - 30 years
You need to fall under
this upper & lower age limit to apply for IBPS SO. Normal Age Relaxation
rules apply.
b) IBPS SO Education
Qualification (as on 27th November 2017)
I. T Officer (Scale I)
4-year
Engineering/Technology Degree in Computer Science/Computer
Applications/Information Technology/ Electronics/Electronics &
Telecommunications/Electronics & Communication/Electronics & Instrumentation
OR
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)
Postgraduate Degree in
Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level
OR
Postgraduate 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.
Exam Pattern:
The IBPS SO selection
takes place in 3 stages - Prelims, Mains & Interview. The Preliminary exam
is just a qualifying exam and the marks that you score in the Prelims are not
counted towards final merit list preparation.
Once you clear the
Prelims stage, you qualify for the Mains exam. Thereafter, the selected
candidates will be called the Interview. Your final selection depends upon your
collective performance in Mains Exam & Interview.
Read the table given
below to know about the IBPS SO Selection Process & Exam Pattern in detail.
B. Mains
Exams Pattern
Online (Objective Type) Exam for Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I
Online (Objective Type) Exam for IT Officer Scale I, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/ Personnel
Officer & Marketing Officer Scale I
Check out the Official
IBPS SO Notification for Recruitment here!
Now that you have become
aware of crucial IBPS SO Prelims Exam details, you can know all the little
information just by reading the Official IBPS SO Notification. Read it to find
all the information on Vacancies, Exam Pattern, Eligibility Criteria, IBPS SO
Syllabus and more
