IBPS has released IBPS SO 2019-20 Official Notification to recruit 1163+ posts of Specialist Officers (SO). IBPS SO 2019 is going to be conducted on 28th and 29th December 2019 (preliminary Exam) and on 25th January 2020 (Mains Exam) by IBPS or the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection to select eligible candidates for various posts like:
IBPS SO 2019 will be conducted through a three phase (Prelims, Mains & Interview) selection process. Candidates who qualify both the rounds will be further considered for the final interview process.
IBPS SO 2019 Notification
IBPS SO 2019 Notification has been released on 5th November 2019 by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Committee. The IBPS SO recruitment 2019 is for selecting candidates for the post of Specialist Officers in different Public Sector Banks for multiple positions. Candidates selected through IBPS SO 2019 exam can be posted anywhere in India.
IBPS SO 2019 Exam Dates :
IBPS SO Preliminary exam 2019 is scheduled on 28th and 29th December 2019. The Mains examination will be conducted on 25th January 2020.
IBPS SO Notification 2019 5th November 2019
IBPS SO Online Registration Starts From 6th November 2019
Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO 26th November 2019
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary December 2019
Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam 28th and 29th December 2019
Result of SBI SO Online exam – Preliminary to be announced soon
Download of call letters for Online examination – Mains January 2020
Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam 25th January 2020
Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam 25th January 2020
Conduct of Interview February 2020
IBPS SO 2019-20 Final Result 1st April 2020
IBPS will activate the online applicable link for IBPS SO 2019 on 6th November. Candidates are required to click on the link mentioned below to apply for IBPS SO 2019 Exam.
Click Here www.ibps.in to Apply Online for IBPS SO 2019
IBPS SO 2019 Vacancy
IBPS has introduced around 1163+ Specialist Officers (SO) vacancies for IBPS SO 2019-20 exam. Only a handful of vacancies are available for this post as the post of SO involves really skilled and specialized officers excelling in their respective domain. Last year, the total number of vacancies was 1590. Let’s have a look at the post wise total number of vacancies for IBPS SO 2019-20.
IBPS SO Vacancy 2019-20
Name of Post No. of Vacancies
Agriculture Officer (Scale-I) 670
Marketing Office (Scale-I) 310
IT Officer (Scale-I) 76
Law Officer (Scale-I) 60
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) 20
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) 27
Total 1163
IBPS SO 2019 Recruitment
A candidate must qualify both preliminary exam and mains exam to proceed to the interview round. The candidates selected after the interview round are given the appointment letter.
IBPS SO 2019 Application Fee
A candidate is required to pay Rs. 600/- (General and OBC) as his/her application fee for IBPS SO 2019 exam. The same amount is narrowed down to Rs. 100/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category. The Online Application will start once the notification has been released by IBPS.
IBPS SO 2019 Exam Pattern
IBPS has released new exam pattern for IBPS SO 2019 Exam. Now IBPS introduced separate sectional timing for each sections in preliminary exam. Let’s have a look at the same.
The preliminary exam will be a qualifying phase for the mains and candidates will have to meet the cut-offs of prelims to be eligible to appear for Mains exam.
IBPS SO 2019 Prelims Exam Pattern: There are two patterns for IBPS SO prelims examination for different posts. There is a sectional cut-off and candidates have to clear all the section in order to clear preliminary exam of IBPS SO 2019.
For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:
Sr. No. Name of Tests No. of Questions Maximum Marks Medium of Exam Duration
1 English Language 50 25 English 40 minutes
2 Reasoning 50 50 English and Hindi 40 minutes
3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 English and Hindi 40 minutes
Total 150 125 120 minutes
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:
No. Name of Tests No. of Questions Maximum Marks Medium of Exam Duration
1 English Language 50 25 English 40 minutes
2 Reasoning 50 50 English and Hindi 40 minutes
3 General Awareness 50 50 English and Hindi 40 minutes
with Special Reference
to Banking Industry
Total 150 125 120 minutes
IBPS SO 2019 Eligibility Criteria
The IBPS SO eligibility criteria is different for recruiting candidates to different positions for which the candidates are selected through IBPS SO 2019 Exam. There are three parameters (citizenship, age limit and educational qualification) that a candidate needs to fulfil to be eligible for IBPS SO 2019 Exam.
The Citizenship Criteria for a candidate to be eligible for IBPS SO 2019 exam is discussed below:
Citizenship Criteria
IBPS SO recruits candidates for various posts like that of I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer etc. The educational qualification is different for all these different posts.
Sl No. Name of the Post Age Educational Qualification
1. I.T. Officer (Scale I) 20 – 30 Four years engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and
Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR
Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR Graduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam
2. Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) 20 – 30 4 years graduation degree in agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ dairy Science/ Agricultural engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing and cooperation/ Co-Operation and Banking/ Agro-Forestry
3. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) 20 – 30 Post Graduate in Hindi with English as a subject at the graduation or degree level OR Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject at graduation level
4. Law Office (Scale I) 20 – 30 A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
5. HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) 20 – 30 Graduate and Full Time Post Graduate Degree or Full time Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relation/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labour Law
6. Marketing Officer (Scale I) 20 – 30 Graduate and Full Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing
A candidate is required to be of minimum 20 years to be eligible for IBPS SO exam. The maximum age limit is 30 years. Candidates belonging to reserved categories are given age relaxation by the Government of India. The category wise age relaxation given to candidates for the post of IBPS SO is discussed below:
Serial Number Category Age Relaxation
IBPS SO 2019 Syllabus
IBPS SO 2019 Syllabus is designed separately for Rajsabha Adhikari and Other Specialist Officers. The IBPS Specialist Officer syllabus is designed separately for Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam. It is necessary for all the candidates applying for IBPS SO 2019 Exam to once go through the syllabus as mentioned in the IBPS SO 2019 notification released by IBPS to prepare judiciously for this exam.
Apart from the major three sections of English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning,a candidate is required to be fluent in his/her area of expertise or the Specialization Subjects.
Let’s have a look at the detailed syllabus of IBPS SO 2019 exam:
Reasoning Ability
English Language
ntitative Aptitude
General AwarenessNumber SeriesCurrent Affairs
Apart from these subjects, candidates are required to have Professional Knowledge in his/her area of expertise as well.
The detailed syllabus is discussed below:
IT Officer (Scale-I)
• Database Management System
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)
• Basics of Crop production
Marketing Officer (Scale-I)
• Basics of Marketing Management
Law Officer (Scale-I)
• Banking Regulations
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)
• Human Resource Development
The IBPS SO 2019 admit card will be released once the application process for the same is complete. Admit card for Preliminary Exam will be released first followed by the admit card for Mains Exam. The admit card for Mains Exam will be issued to candidates who have qualified the preliminary test.
IBPS SO Exam 2019 Results
The IBPS SO Result 2019 will be released after each phase of the exam has been completed. A cumulative score of the preliminary exam, mains exam and the interview process is considered to prepare the final merit list of selected students. The merit list is prepared in the descending order of marks obtained by candidates. Candidates who make it to the merit list will be given the appointment letter by the Bank of Candidate’s choice.
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