IBPS SO 2023 Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Vacancies

IBPS SO 2023: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous agency in India became an independent entity at the behest of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Public Sector Banks in 1984 and started in 1975 as Personnel Selection Services (PSS). With a mission of enhancing human resource development through personal assessment, IBPS is envisioned as a self-governed academic and research-oriented Institute. Every year IBPS announces positions in clerical, PO and SO posts in State Bank nationalized banks and RRBs. Applicants have to appear for preliminary and final common written exams (CWE) and then an interview before a selection panel (interview in the case of IBPS PO and IBPS SO). The application form of IBPS SO 2023 will be released online only. To know more about the IBPS Specialist Officer (SO) Recruitment Exam read the details below.

IBPS SO Participating Banks

Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of Baroda, Central Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Canara Bank, Dena Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Indian Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab & Sind Bank, Punjab National Bank, Syndicate Bank, Union Bank of India, UCO Bank, United Bank of India, Vijaya Bank.

IBPS SO 2023 Important Dates

Online  Application starts	1st week of November 2022
Last Date of Registration	last week of November 2022
Release of Admit Card	2nd week of December 2022
IBPS SO Oline Exam (Preliminary)	last week of December 2022
Result of Preliminary Exam	January 2023
Release of Admit Card for Main Exam	January 2023
IBPS SO Main Exam	last week of January 2023
Result declaration for Main Exam	February 2023
Release of Call letters for Interview	February 2023
Conduct of Interview	February 2023

IBPS SO 2023 Application Form

IBPS SO Application Form will be available in the month of November. Before filling the application form, candidates must have to read the instruction carefully. The online application form will be issued from the website.

Eligibility Criteria

Nationality

• An Applicant must be either – A Citizen of India or
• A subject of Nepal or Bhutan or
• A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
• A person who has migrated from East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
• An applicant belonging to categories (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall be a person in favor of whose a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limit

• Minimum Age: 20 years
• Maximum Age: 30 Years

Educational Qualifications

Law Officer (Scale 1)

• A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale 1):

• 4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Dairy Science/ Agri. Engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing & Cooperation/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agroforestry/Forestry/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology / Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/.

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale 1):

• Graduate and Full-time PG degree or Full-time PG Diploma in Industrial Relations/ HR/HRD/ Social Work / Personnel Management / Labor Law.

I.T. Officer:

• 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR
• Post Graduate Degree in Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Computer Applications / Information Technology OR
• Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale 1):

• PG Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree level OR
• PG degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the 3 Graduation level.

Marketing Officer (Scale 1):

• Graduate and Full time MBA (Marketing) / Full time 2 years PGDBA / MMS (Marketing) / PGDBM with specialization in Marketing.

Application Fee

The application fee for General and OBC applicants	Rs. 600/-
The application fee for SC, ST, PwD, and Ex-S applicants	Rs. 100/-

Note- The applicant can pay the application fee through online mode only using net banking or any credit/debit cards.

Post-Wise Salary

Post	In-Hand Salary (Pay Scale-1)	In-Hand Salary (Pay Scale-2)
IT 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
Agriculture 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
Law 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

IBPS SO 2023 Selection Procedure

1st Step: Pre Examination (Objective Type) (Online Mode)
2^nd Step: Main Exam (Objective and Subjective Type)
3rd Step: Interview (100 Marks)

Exam Pattern

Preliminary Exam

For Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari

Name of the Tests	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	25	2 Hours
English Language	50	50
General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry	50	50
Total	150	125	120 minutes

For IT, Agricultural, HR/ Personnel & Marketing Officer

Name of the Tests	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	25	2 Hours
English Language	50	50
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
Total	150	125	120 minutes

Main Exam

For Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari

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

For IT, Agricultural, HR/ Personnel & Marketing Officer

Name of the Tests	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	60	30 minutes
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2		30 minutes

Interview:

• Applicants will be called for the interview round who qualify in the written exam.
• Marks allotted for Interview is 100 marks.

IBPS SO 2023 Admit Card

IBPS will not send admit card by post, so applicants need to download their admit card online. It will release the SO exam admit card and it will be available at IBPS official website. Applicants will not be allowed to enter the examination hall without the valid admit card.

IBPS SO 2023 Cut Off

• Cut off means minimum score to be secured in order to qualify the exam.
• Applicants will be required to obtain a minimum score in the written exam in each section as well as the overall.

2016 cut-off:

Posts	General	OBC	SC	ST	HI	OC	VI
IT Officer	61.50 29/08/89	57.75 26/10/93	53.55 26/09/89	46.50 18/03/92	40.60 19/10/86	50.15 13/06/90	60.10 05/12/87
Marketing Officer	53.30 26/09/89	51.90 5/4/92	47.35 30/08/91	38.50 09/07/88	33.70 27/08/88	39.40 16/02/92	NA
Agriculture Field Officer	41.65 15/03/92	40.90 04/05/85	34.65 30/06/89	30.00 10/12/83	26.50 31/01/87	27.20 03/06/93	28.95 25/01/93
Law Officer	52.95 11/07/89	49.20 08/05/86	44.95 25/02/3	39.55 22/07/81	NA	39.65 05/02/76	36.70 09/05/84
Rajsabha Adhikari	44.15 12/10/89	45.05 02/01/92	43.35 27/05/84	34.20 11/08/90	NA	38.75 16/5/90	69.05 01/04/90
HR/Personnel Officer	60.75 05/10/90	53.50 25/11/..89	50.70 21/07/91	46.65 27/12/85	43.40 10/07/86	NA	NA

Cut Off 2016 Reserve List

Post	General	OBC	SC	ST	HI	OC	VI
IT Officer	61.15	57.5	53.1	46.3	40.3	49.35	55.95
Marketing Officer	54.8	51.55	46.95	38.15	NA	38.8	NA
Rajsabha Adhikari	43.55	44.6	42.8	33.7	NA	35.95	NA
Law Officer	52.25	48.75	44.65	39.15	NA	38.35	30.80
Agriculture Field Officer	40.6	40.55	34.1	29.3	25.95	26.7	28.7
HR/Personnel Officer	60.5	51.85	49.6	44.6	31.75	NA	NA

Minimum & Maximum Cut Off (Category-Wise & Post-Wise):

Post	General	OBC	SC	ST	HI	OC	VI
IT Officer	76.75 to 61.50	64.05 to 57.75	55.05 to 46.50	65.10 to 53.35	50.50 to 40.60	61.85 to 50.15	65.90 to 60.10
Marketing Officer	74.95 to 55.30	66.80 to 51.90	59.40 to 47.35	62.05 to 35.50	33.70 to 33.70	58.10 to 39.40	NA
Rajsabha Adhikari	66.50 to 44.15	62.20 to 45.05	51.85 to 43.35	49.80 to 34.20	NA	43.55 to 38.73	69.05 to 69.05
HR/Personnel Officer	73.35 to 60.75	65.10 to 53.50	62.95 to 50.50	56.45 to 46.65	43.40 to 43.40	NA	NA
Agriculture Field Officer	69.75 to 41.65	60.95 to 40.90	52.30 to 34.65	53.45 to 30.00	45.60 to 26.50	49.05 to 27.20	60.25 to 25.95
Law Officer	62.85 to 52.95	55.80 to 49.20	71.15 to 44.95	47.50 to 39.55	NA	54.40 to 39.85	43.30 to 36.30

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