IBPS SO Exam 2024: Latest News, Eligibility, Salary & Vacancies

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) SO Examination, also known as the Specialist Officer (SO) Examination, is held to assist in recruiting qualified individuals for several public sector banks in India. The IBPS SO test is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. In 1975, the Institute of Banking Employee Selection (IBPS), a government-owned bank employee hiring organization, was established.

According to the IBPS exam calendar 2024, the Prelims and Mains Exam for IBPS SO 2024 will be held on 9th November 2024 and 14th December 2024.

Latest Updates from IBPS SO

• IBPS SO 2023 Mains exam results are announced on 14th February 2024. The exam was conducted on 28th January 2024.
• The IBPS SO 2024 prelims exam will be conducted on 9th November 2024 and the mains exams will be conducted on 14th December 2024.
• IBPS released the exam calendar for the year 2024-2025.
• The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) issued the official notification on 1st August 2024 along with the complete details on the official website.

IBPS SO Notification 2024

IBPS-SO-Notification-2024

IBPS SO Highlights

IBPS SO 2024 – Exam Summary
Organization	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Post Name	Specialist Officer (SO)
Participating bodies	IDBI Bank, Union Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India, etc.
Vacancy	896
Exam Date	To Be Updated
Exam Level	National Level
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online
Recruitment Process	Prelims, Mains & Interview
Education Qualification	Depending on the position, graduation or post-graduation in a certain stream
Age Limit	20 – 30 years
Salary	Rs 38,000 – Rs 39,000
Official website	Click here

IBPS SO Important Dates

The IBPS SO 2024 notification for FY 2024 will be made public on the official website. For applicants looking to apply for government jobs, the IBPS SO 2024 information is shown here. All the highlights are shown in the overview table for the IBSO Exam date.

Event	Dates 2024
Notification Released	1st August, 2024
Start of Online Application	1st August, 2024
Last Date of Registration	28th August 2024 (Extended)
Preliminary Exam	9th November, 2024
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Results	To Be Announced
IBPS SO Main Exam	14th December, 2024
IBPS SO Main Exam Results date	January/February 2025
Interview	February/March 2025
Provisional Allotment	April 2025

IBPS SO Vacancies

There are 896 openings for several positions, including Marketing Officer,  Law Officer, IT Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, and Rajbhasha Adhikar are disclosed with the IBPS SO 2024 notification.

Name of Post	No. of Vacancies
IT Officer (Scale-I)	170
Agriculture Officer (Scale-I)	346
Marketing Officer (Scale-I)	205
Law Officer (Scale-I)	125
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)	25
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)	25

IBPS SO Eligibility

Age

Candidates applying for IBPS SO positions must be aware of the recruitment notification drive’s established age restriction.

The applicant’s age should fall between 20 and 28 years old.

 The following table lists the age relaxations by category:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC / ST	5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	3 years
PWD- General	10 years
PWD- SC/ ST	15 years
PWD-OBC	13 years
People who resided in JK State from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989	5 years
Ex-Serviceman / Disabled Ex-serviceman	Nominal period of service in the military in addition to three years (five years for disabled veterans from the SC or ST), with a maximum age limit of fifty years.
Widows, divorcees, and wives who have been legally divorced from their spouses but have not since remarried	7 Years (General-35 Years, SC / ST-40 Years, OBC -38 Years,)

Qualification

The detailed educational qualifications are given below:

Post Name	Qualification
IT Officer scale I	Four-year engineering/Electronics and telecommunication/ /IT/Computer Application/ Electronics and Communication Engineering electronics and instrumentation /technology degree in computer science Post-graduation in electronics/ Electronics and instrumentation/computer applications/ computer science/electrics and telecommunication/ information technology/ OR Graduate with DOEACC ‘B’ Level.
Agriculture field officer (scale I)	4-year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Agricultural Engineering/ Agriculture Business Management/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Dairy Technology/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Food Science/ Food Technology / Co-operation & Banking /Dairy Science/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Horticulture/
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	Master’s degrees in Sanskrit with Hindi and English as courses at the graduate (graduation) level, OR Postgraduate certificate in Hindi and English as a subject.
Law officer	a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and registration with the Bar Council as an advocate
HR/Personnel officer	Post Graduate Diplomas in Personnel Management or Graduate and Two Years Full-time Post Graduate degrees or Two Years Full-time / Labour Law / HR / HRD/ Social Work / Industrial Relations.
Marketing Officer	Two Years Full-time PGDBA / Graduate and Two Years Full-time MMS (Marketing) /PGDM with specialization in Marketing/ PGPM /PGDBM Two Years Full-time MBA (Marketing).

Nationality/ Citizenship

• An applicant must be a citizen of either India, Nepal, Bhutan, or both.
• An individual who moved to India to settle there permanently, usually from one of the following East African nations: Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Pakistan,  Zaire, Burma, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Malawi,  Ethiopia,  Zambia,  or Vietnam. A Tibetan Refugee who entered India before January 1, 1962, intending to stay there permanently.

IBPS SO Application Process

The application procedure will be made accessible on the official website. Candidates are urged to read the conditions of eligibility, and application costs before starting to complete the application form with the correct information in the IBPS SO notification. The IBPS SO exam dates for the year 2023 will be conducted in January 2024

Application Fees

Candidates who plan to register for the exam must make payments via net banking, debit card, and credit card methods. The category-wise fees are mentioned below:

Category	Fees
General	Rs.850
OBC	Rs.850
SC	Rs.175
ST	Rs.175
PWD	Rs.175

Application Steps

The following are the steps for applying for IBPS SO:

1. Visit the official website.
2. Select Specialist Officers, then select the “Click Here for New Registration” link on the yellow tab.
3. Now, fill out the registration form with your name, email address, mobile number, and security pin.
4. You will receive an email and SMS with a registration number.
5. To log in, enter your Registration number and password.
6. Enter your contact, contact information, and personal information.
7. Upload scanned copies of your left thumbprint, passport-size picture, signature, and handwritten statement in the required format.
8. Pay the required application fee and finally submit the form.

IBPS SO Admit Card

Applicants who have applied can get their admit cards from the official website. The procedure is as follows:

1. Check out the official webpage.
2. The admission card URL will be available on the homepage.
3. For the admission card, follow the website.
4. After that, enter the roll number, password, registration number, and captcha code.
5. The IBPS SO 2023 admit card will be displayed on the screen.
6. Print the IBPS SO Admit Card after downloading it.

Admit Card Details

The following are the details seen on the admission card:

• Candidate’s surname
• Year of Birth
• Name of the father
• Photo of the candidate
• Candidate’s signature
• Roll Number
• Registration Number
•  Exam Date
• Time and Location

Exam Centre Details

While filling out the IBPS SO Admit Card 2024, aspirants may select their preferred test centre. There will be distinct centres for each state, as indicated below.

State /UT/NCR	IBPS SO Prelims Exam Centre
Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
Bihar	Purnea, Arrah, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Patna, Aurangabad, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur
Chandigarh	Chandigarh/Mohali
Chhattisgarh	Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Jamnagar, Surat
Delhi	Greater Noida, Faridabad,  Gurugram, Delhi/New Delhi, Ghaziabad
Goa	Panaji
Gujarat	Vadodara, Surat, Gandhinagar, Anand, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Himatnagar, Mehsana
Haryana	Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh	Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Kangra, Solan, Una , Hamirpur, Bilaspur
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu, Samba, Srinagar
Jharkhand	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Bidar, Mangalore, Shimoga, Mysore, Bengaluru, Gulbarga, Belgaum, Hubli, Udupi
Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Kannur, Kollam, Malappuram, Kozhikode,Palakkad, Kochi, Alappuzha, Thrichur
Ladakh	Leh
Lakshadweep	Kavarrati
Madhya Pradesh	Satna, Jabalpur, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior Sagar, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri Amravati, Latur
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima
Odisha	Dhenkanal, Balasore, Rourkela, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Berhampur(Ganjam), Sambalpur
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Bhatinda, Amritsar, Fategarh Sahib, Pathankot, Mohali, Jalandhar, Patiala, Ludhiana
Rajasthan	Udaipur, Alwar, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Sikar, Jaipur, Kota,
Sikkim	Bardang/ Gangtok
Tamil Nadu	Thiruchirapalli, Vellore Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Nagercoil, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli
Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Moradabad, Bareilly, Agra, Aligarh, Jhansi, Mathura, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Gorakhpur, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
West Bengal	Kalyani, Siliguri, Greater Kolkata, Durgapur, Hooghly, Asansol

IBPS SO Selection Process

The Common Recruitment Process (CRP), which is managed by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), is used by numerous Public Sector Banks to hire Specialist Officers. These cadres include IT, agriculture, law, marketing, human resources, and Rashtrabhasha Adhikari. The following is a description of the specifics of the IBPS SO selection notification procedure for specialized officers. The following 3 steps make up the IBPS SO recruitment process:

• Prelims
• Mains
• Interview

IBPS SO Exam Pattern

IBPS will use the test format described below to shortlist qualified applicants for the IBPS SO 2024 test. Candidates must achieve the prelims cut-offs to be qualified to take the mains test, which will serve as a qualification phase for the preliminary exam.

The IBPS preliminary test has a different exam format than the main exam.

Prelims Exam Marking Scheme

Paper Number	Sections	Number of Questions	For Correct Response	Negative Marking
Paper-1 Post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari	Reasoning	50 Questions	1 mark	0.25 marks
	English Language		0.5 mark
	General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry		1 mark
Paper-2  IT Officer, the post of Law Officer, Agriculture Field Officer HR/Personnel Officer and IT Officer Scale 1	Reasoning section	50 Questions	1 mark
	English Language		0.5 mark
	Quantitative Aptitude		1 mark

IBPS SO Rajbhasha Adhikari and Law Officer Exam Pattern

The detailed exam pattern is given below:

Name of the Examination	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
Reasoning	50	25	40 minutes
English Language	50	50	40 minutes
General Awareness	50	50	40 minutes
Total	150	125	120 minutes

IBPS SO Personnel/HR & Marketing Officer, I.T, Agricultural Exam Pattern

The detailed exam pattern is given in the ISRO SO notification below:

Name of the Examination	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
Reasoning	50	25	40 minutes
English Language	50	50	40 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 minutes
Total	150	125	120 minutes

IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern 2024

Mains Exam Marking Scheme

Paper Number	Number of Questions	Marks Allotted	Negative Marking
Paper-1 (Agriculture Field Officer HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer, the post of Law Officer, and IT Officer Scale 1)	60	60 Marks	0.25 Marks per wrong answer
Paper -2 (post of Rajbhasha Adhikari)	45

Rajbhasha Adhikari & Law Officer Exam Pattern

The detailed exam pattern is given below:          

Name of the Examination	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	45 minutes

Personnel/HR, Agricultural, I.T and Marketing Officer Exam Pattern

The detailed exam pattern is given below:

Name of the Examination	Number of Questions	Exam Duration
Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	30 minutes
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2	30 minutes

IBPS SO Interview

• Only those who succeed on the written test are eligible for the interview.
• The nodal banks work with IBPS to arrange the interview, which is done by the participating organizations.  An interview is worth 100 points.
• For interviews, a minimum passing mark should be 40% (or 35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates).

Final Merit List for IBPS SO

The last list of merits is created using the combined written exam and interview results. The online exam and interviews will be weighted 80:20. To be selected as a Specialist Officer in a public sector bank, you must excel on the merit list and clear both examinations—a penned online examination and an interview.

IBPS SO Syllabus

The IBPS SO Exam notification 2024 syllabus will contain themes such as General English, General Awareness, Reasoning  Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude. The following are the curriculum details:

Subjects	Topics
Reasoning Ability	Seating arrangement puzzles Inequality syllogisms Input and Output of data Sufficiency Problems Blood relations Order and Ranking problems Alpha-numeric Verbal Reasoning Distance and Direction.
General English	Reading Comprehension Spotting Errors Sentence Improvement/correction Unscrambling of Paragraphs Filling in the blanks Close tests Sentence completion.
Quantitative Aptitude	Number Series simplifications Approximation and Interpretation of Data Quadratic Equations Data Sufficiency Mensuration Averages Profit and Loss Simple and Compound Interest Time Work Distance Partnership Ratio and Proportion Probability.
General Awareness	Current Affairs and Banking Awareness Topics Questions on books and their authors Currencies Important Places Awards Headquarters Prime minister’s schemes

In addition to these disciplines, applicants must also possess professional knowledge in their field of specialisation. The detailed syllabus includes the following:

Post	Syllabus
IT Officer (Scale-I)	Database Management System Data Communication and Networking Operating System Software Engineering Data Structure Computer Organization and Microprocessor Object-Oriented Programming
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)	Basics of Crop Production Horticulture Seed Science Agronomy and Irrigation Agricultural Economics Agricultural Practices Soil resources Animal Husbandry Agroforestry Ecology Government Schemes
Marketing Officer (Scale-I)	Basics of Marketing Management Brand Management Advertising PR Sales Retail Business Ethics Market Segmentation Market research and forecasting demand Product Life Cycle Corporate Social Responsibility Service Marketing Marketing Strategies
Law Officer (Scale-I)	Banking Regulations Compliance and Legal Aspects Relevant Laws and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act Consumer Protection Act SURFACES Banking Ombudsman Scheme Laws and Actions in the direct link to Banking Sector Bankers Book Evidence Act DRT Act
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)	Human Resource Development Business Policy and strategic analysis Transnational Analysis Training and Development Recruitment and Selection Rewards and Recognition Industrial Relations Business Policy and Strategic Analysis Grievance and Conflict Management Performance Management and Appraisal

IBPS SO Result and Cutoffs

The IBPS SO Exam result dates 2024 will be released in three stages: preliminary, main, and final. The IBPS SO 2024 Results will be published on the organization’s website following the completion of each phase. After the final scores are revealed, the applicant can examine the marks received in each round. The applicant who qualifies for the preliminary test advances to the main exam.

You can also read our detailed blog on IBPS SO Syllabus.

Applicants can check their scorecards by using the direct URL provided below, or by following the instructions outlined below the direct link.

• Step 1: Visit the exact Official website.
• Step 2: Enter your registration number along with the password to log in and see your result.
• Step 3: Your screen will display the Score Card.
• Step 4: Double-check the information and save the Score Card for future use.

IBPS SO Cutoffs 2024

The IBPS SO cut-off is the minimum score required to pass the exam. Applicants must get a passing score on the computerized test in both the entire test and each section. IBPS also publishes the merit lists of applicants. The preceding year’s cut-off is provided for your convenience.

The IBPS SO 2024 Cut-offs have been published on the IBPS official website. They are really simple to inspect and download.

Here are the actions to take to do that.

1. Visit the IBPS official website
2. Locate the IBPS cut-off hyperlink and click on it.
3. Enter the login information requested on the login page.
4. The set of cut-offs will also be displayed.
5. Save and download the cut-off PDF.
6. Check your category’s cut-off to determine if you’ve advanced to the next round.

Candidates may view the predicted sectional cut-offs for the IBPS SO Prelims test 2022 in the table listed below:

Sections	Cut-off
English	6-7
General Awareness	8-10
Quantitative Aptitude	8-11
Logical Reasoning	10-12

IBPS SO Cut Off 2023-2024- Prelims

Cut-off marks
Posts Name	OBC	UR	EWS	SC	ST
IT Officer	54.38	54.38	49.75	52.75	42.25
Rajbhasha Adhikari	12.63	12.63	12.63	12.63	8.88
Law Officer	32.5	35.63	31.88	31.63	35.63
HR/Personnel Officer	39.38	39.38	39.38	39.38	39.38
Marketing Officer	9.38	20.13	19.75	10.13	9.88

IBPS SO Cut Off 2021- Mains

Posts	Maximum Marks		Cutoff
		General/EWS	SC/ST/OBC/PwBD
IT Officer (Scale I)	60	9.50	6.25
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I)	60	22.75	18.75
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	60	23.25	18.50
Law officer (Scale I)	60	17.25	13.25
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	60	20.00	16.00
Marketing Officer (Scale I)	60	16.25	12.50

Final Cut-off 2021-22

Cut Off Out of 100
Posts	Category
	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	HI	OC	VI	ID
IT Officer (Scale I)	39.20	27.47	28.53	34.60	35.07	28.60	26	36.67	22.33
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	61	59.40	56.33	62.33	46.27	NA	65.67	81.33	NA
Law officer (Scale I)	52.60	37.07	31.13	44	40.40	NA	51.33	26.33	NA
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	60.20	50.47	49.33	56.33	54.53	NA	41.47	46	NA
Marketing Officer (Scale I)	54.20	49.80	46.67	50.27	42	27.73	41.60	40.53	28.47

IBPS SO Salary Structure

The following table shows the IBPS SO remuneration for various posts:

Position	In-Hand Salary	In-Hand Salary
IT Officer	Rs. 24,000 – Rs. 32,000	Rs. 34,000 – Rs. 40,000
Agriculture Officer	Rs. 24,000 – Rs. 32,000	Rs. 34,000 – Rs. 40,000
Rajbhasha Adhikari	Rs. 24,000 – Rs. 32,000	Rs. 34,000 – Rs. 40,000
Law Officer	Rs. 24,000 – Rs. 32,000	Rs. 34,000 – Rs. 40,000
HR Officer	Rs. 24,000 – Rs. 32,000	Rs. 34,000 – Rs. 40,000
Marketing Officer	Rs. 24,000 – Rs. 32,000	Rs. 34,000 – Rs. 40,000

Some of the advantages that an IBPS SO may enjoy are as follows:

• Annual salaries vary from INR 7.55 lakhs to INR 12.93 lakhs.
• A stipend for newspapers.
• A conveyance allowance is contingent on the condition of an officer’s car, and the officer may get a specific quantity of gasoline as well as other vehicle maintenance expenses.
• LTC stands for Leave Travel Concession.
• Constant Training and Development are required owing to the cognitively challenging nature of the profession to keep up with the increasing requirements of the industry’s complex technology.
• Leave Policies provide both casual and privileged breaks, as well as up to six months of maternity leave. Single parents with elderly families may take up to two years off.

IBPS SO Job Profiles

The following are the ISRO SO notification job profiles:

Position	Details
Agriculture Field Officer	They are responsible for promoting rural banking and generating leads. They look after the financial needs of people living in rural areas. They are responsible for coordinating with other RRBs, NABARD, and other organizations. Look after loan inspection and recovery in rural areas.
IT Officer	They look after the core banking system. They are responsible for managing technical issues within the department They develop and update the software. Also, they take care of the security systems to avoid cybercrimes.
Rajbhasha Adhikari	They look after State or region-wise marketing and promotional activities. Look for value-added ways to boost revenues. Help get new business deals.
Law Officer	They manage all legal affairs within the department They represent the bank if any case is filed. Look after the errors and loopholes within the banking system.
HR/Personnel Officer	They maintain employees’ database. They track employees’ performance. They design several welfare schemes, promotions, and compensation for the benefit of the employees
Marketing Officer	They look after State or region-wise marketing and promotional activities. Look for value-added ways to boost the revenues. Help get new business deals.

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