IBPS SO 2019-2020 - IBPS Specialist Officer Exam Dates, Application & Eligibility

The IBPS SO Exam is conducted every year by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS ) to recruit Specialist Officers for different positions in the Public sector banks in India. This article is about the various important information related to the IBPS Specialist Officer Exam.

Latest Update:

• The Institute has released the IBPS SO Admit Card for the prelims examination scheduled for December 26, 2021. The Specialist Officer preliminary examination hall ticket was released on December 10, and candidates who had applied for the post can visit the linked article and get the direct link to download the call letter. 

Table of Contents

1. IBPS SO Notification 2021
2. IBPS SO Exam Date
3. IBPS SO Recruitment
4. IBPS SO Eligibility
5. IBPS SO Exam Pattern
6. IBPS SO Syllabus

The IBPS conducts different recruitment examinations for the Public Sector banks of India.

In this article, we shall take you through the IBPS SO exam dates, notification, vacancies, exam pattern & syllabus, and all the other important information regarding the exam.

IBPS exams shall soon be conducted by the National Recruitment Agency (NRA), which will conduct a Common Recruitment Test (CET) to appoint candidates at various posts in SSC, RRB and IBPS. Recruitment for Non-Technical and Non-Gazetted posts will be conducted by the NRA.

For detailed information on upcoming bank exams, refer to the linked article.

The IBPS SO 2021 recruitment notification was released on November 2, 2021.  The IBPS SO Notification gives an idea on various important aspects of the SO Exam. The application process for this examination is entirely online. Candidates can apply online for IBPS SO through the official website.

Candidates can get detailed information on the IBPS SO Online Application Process, Application Fee, Admit Card through the official IBPS SO Notification.

Candidates can refer to the IBPS SO notification 2021-22 given below.

IBPS SO 2021 Notification:-Download PDF Here

The exam schedule for the IBPS Specialist Officer has been released by the conducting body and given below are the important IBPS SO exam dates 2021 as per the official IBPS Specialist Officer notification:

Aspirants can know the detailed Specialist Officer exam schedule at the IBPS SO exam dates page.

To know the IBPS exam dates for all the upcoming IBPS exams 2021, candidates can visit the linked article and check the IBPS calendar 2021.

The IBPS SO Recruitment gives important details related to the various posts, vacancies, salaries, and the IBPS SO eligibility.

IBPS SO Recruitment- Posts

The IBPS SO exam is conducted to recruit Specialist Officers in the various participation banks in IBPS. The exam is conducted for various posts and the eligibility and selection criteria also differ for each post of Specialist Officer.

As for 2021, the vacancies had been released for the following Specialist officer posts:

The examination for these IBPS SO posts is conducted in a common format with the syllabus differing for specific departments.

IBPS SO Vacancy

A total of 1828 IBPS SO vacancies had been released in 2021. The exact distribution of vacancies for the Specialist Officer post has been given below:

IBPS SO Vacancy 2021:-Download PDF Here

The total number of IBPS SO vacancies for 2018 was around 1600. Whereas over 1100 vacancies were released in the year 2019.

If a candidate wants to know about the vacancies released for other IBPS exams,  he/she can visit the IBPS notifications page and get the required information.

IBPS SO Salary

The IBPS SO Salary varies according to the posts and grade.

The IBPS SO Salary details for various posts are given below:

• The IBPS SO Salary includes dearness allowance and HRA for all the grades.

For more details on salary range for Bank Employees, refer to the linked article.

The IBPS SO Eligibility criteria has 3 important aspects.

They are:

1. IBPS SO Age Limit
2. Nationality
3. Educational Qualification

Age Limit

Candidates have to fulfill certain eligibility with regard to the Age limit to appear for IBPS Specialist Officer examination.

The IBPS SO Age Limit is as follows:

Minimum Age- 20years

Maximum Age- 30 years

There is a certain upper age limit relaxation for various categories.

The IBPS SO age limit relaxation is given below:

Nationality

A candidate must be either –

(i) a Citizen of India or

(ii) a subject of Nepal

(iii) a subject of Bhutan or

(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India,

(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Educational Qualification

The necessary Educational Qualification that a candidate needs to have for IBPS Specialist Officer is given below.

There is a certain reservation for candidates having Benchmark Disabilities.

They are as follows:

Candidates must note that IBPS SO exam qualifications and eligibility is different from the IBPS PO and Clerk examination. For detailed information regarding the IBPS SO eligibility, candidates can visit the linked article.

The IBPS has revised the SO Exam Pattern recently. The revised IBPS SO selection process comprises of three phases:

1. IBPS SO Prelims
2. IBPS SO Mains
3. Interview

For detailed IBPS SO syllabus and exam pattern, candidates can visit the linked article and prepare themselves accordingly.

The Preliminary examination consists of three sections with a total weightage of 125 marks. English Language and Reasoning are common for all departments. The technical departments test the candidates’ ability in Quantitative Aptitude while the non-technical candidates are tested on General Awareness.

To prepare for the General Awareness section for IBPS SO exam candidates can must thoroughly prepare themselves for the Static GK part on various topics.

The candidates have to score above the IBPS cut off in each section to be eligible for the main examination. The main examination consists of one objective type paper of 60 marks for technical and Law candidates. The Rajbhasha candidates have to answer an objective type and one descriptive test for a total of 60 marks.

Candidates willing to appear for the upcoming IBPS SO exam can get the detailed section-wise bank exam syllabus at the linked article.

The candidates who score more marks than the cutoff in the main examination are called for the IBPS interview for specialist officers. The interview is worth 100 marks out of which candidates have to score at least 40. SC/ST/OBC and PWD candidates have to score at least 35. The combined score of the mains and interview are used to draw up the merit list.

You will get detailed information on IBPS SO exam pattern on the IBPS Syllabus Page, the link for which is given below.

The IBPS SO Syllabus is a bit different from other IBPS Exams. The IBPS SO syllabus for Prelims and Mains has subject-specific and posts-specific topics respectively. The common subjects of IBPS SO exam for various posts under Specialist Officer are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and General Awareness.

Candidates should always be updated on important dates related to the IBPS SO Result, exam dates, etc.

Solving the mock tests and previous year papers will help candidates not just understand the difficulty level and standard of examination but will also help them get a better idea of the IBPS SO syllabus and the type of questions asked.

The competition for the IBPS Specialist Officer exam is very high and the level of preparation required is also equally high. So it is suggested that solving mock tests and previous year papers shall prove to be very helpful for the candidates.

Get the tips to crack Bank Specialist Officer exam at the linked article.

Typical candidates for this exam are experienced in their respective fields and hence, the competition is very high.

Aspirants can follow BYJU’S for study material, notifications, and strategy for the IBPS examinations.