IBPS SO

IBPS SO 2023:On July 31, 2023, the Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) published the IBPS SO 2023 Notification on its official website for 1402 positions. The online applications for the IBPS SO 2023 are already open and will remain open until August 21, 2023. There are 1402 open positions in the AFO, Law, HR, IT, and other departments. Candidates who want to apply for the IBPS SO Recruitment 2023 can download the IBPS SO 2023 Notification. Candidates can find information about the IBPS SO 2023 Application and Exam dates in the post below.

IBPS SO Vacancy 2023:-

IBPS has introduced 1402 Specialist Officers (SO) vacancies for IBPS SO 2023 exam along with its notification on 1st August 2023.

Below are IBPS SO vacancies for the year 2023 exam for different posts.

Total vacancies are: 1402

Name of Post	No. of Vacancies
IT Officer (Scale-I)	120
Marketing Office (Scale-I)	700
Agriculture Officer (Scale-I)	500
IBPS Law Officer (Scale-I)	10
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)	31
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)	41

Exam Date

IBPS SO Exam Date 2023

IBPS SO 2022 Notification PDF was released on 01 August 2023 by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Committee on its official for the recruitment of 1402  Specialist Officers in various categories. IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 is for selecting candidates for the post of Specialist Officers in various Public Sector Banks for various posts.

Please, carefully go through the important dates related to IBPS SO 2023 Exam:

Event Name                                                                                      Important Dates

IBPS SO Online Registration Starts From	1st August 2023
Last Date of Registration	21st August 2023
Download of Call Letters For Preliminary Exam	December 2023
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam	30th & 31st December 2023
Result of IBPS SO Prelims	January 2024
Download of Call Letters For Mains	January 2024
IBPS SO Mains	28.01.2024
IBPS SO Mains Result	February 2024
IBPS SO admit card for Interview	February/March 2024
IBPS SO Mains Scorecard	February/March 2024
Interview Round	February/March 2024
IBPS SO Result Provisional Allotment	April 2024

Candidates are advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in for details and updates.

 Before registering online, candidates are advised to read the detailed notification and follow the instructions.

IBPS SO 2023 Application Fee:-

• Rs. 850/- for General Category
• Rs. 175/- for SC/ST/PWD category

Category	Fee
SC/ST/PWBD	175
General & Other Category	850

Exam Pattern:-

IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2023:-

(Computer Based Examination / Online exam):

Preliminary Exam pattern for the post of:

LAW OFFICER & RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI

S.N.	Section	No. of Q.	Total Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
2.	English Language	50	25	40 minutes
3.	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	40 minutes
Total	150	125

Preliminary Exam pattern for the post of

Agriculture Field Officer

Marketing Officer (Scale I)

HR/Personnel Officer

IT Officer Scale I

The IBPS IT Officer Exam pattern along with the above mentioned posts is tabulated below:

S.No.	Section	No. of Questions.	Total Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
2.	English Language	50	25	40 minutes
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 minutes
Total	150	125

IBPS SO 2023 Mains Exam Pattern:-

Mains exam pattern for the Post of:

Law Officer

IT Officer

Agriculture Field Officer

HR/Personnel Officer

Marketing Officer

Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Language of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes

Mains exam pattern for the Post of:

Rajbhasha Adhikari

Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Language of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge(Objective)	45	60	English & Hindi	30 minutes
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive)	2	English & Hindi	30 minutes

IBPS SO 2023 Interview/Interview round:-

Interview Process will be done for IBPS SO Officer posts if a candidate qualifies the Mains Exam.

How To Apply

IBPS SO Apply Online 2023

Before applying online, candidates should—

• Scan: - photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) - signature - left thumb impression.
• Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted for upload.
• The left thumb impression should be properly scanned.
• The text for the hand written declaration is as follows – "I, _______ (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required."
• The above handwritten declaration must be in the candidate’s handwriting and in English only and should NOT BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. If it is written by anybody else or in any other language, the application will be deemed as invalid.
• Keep the necessary details/documents ready to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges
• have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results of this round of CRP. IBPS may send intimation to download call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID.

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Applicable GST will be borne by IBPS) Application Fees/ Intimation Charges shall be as follows

Procedure for IBPS SO apply online:-

• Candidates need to go to the IBPS’s authorised website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link "CRP SO/MT" and then click on the option "CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP SO/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES (CRP-SO/MT-XI)" to open the On-Line Application Form.
• Candidates will have to click on "CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION" to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form.
• Candidates are required to upload their scanned Photograph, Signature, Left thumb impression, and a handwritten declaration.
• Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained after clicking on FINAL SUBMIT Button.

IBPS SO Syllabus 2023:-

IBPS SO IT Officer Syllabus 2023

The Below syllabus for Prelims exam is also applicable for SO posts other than IT Officer.

Data Interpretation and Analysis	Reasoning	English Language	General/Economy/ Banking Awareness
Tabular Graph	Verbal Reasoning	Reading Comprehension	Financial Awareness
Line Graph	Syllogism	Grammar	Current Affairs
Pie Chart	Circular Seating Arrangement	Vocabulary	General Knowledge
Bar Graph	Linear Seating Arrangement	Verbal Ability	Static Awareness
Radar Graph Caselet	Double Lineup	Word Association	Banking and Financial Awareness
Missing Case DI	Scheduling	Sentence Improvement	---------------
Let it Case DI	Input Output	Para Jumbles	---------------
Data Sufficiency	Blood Relations	Cloze Test	---------------
Probability	Directions and Distances	Error Spotting	---------------
Permutation and Combination	Ordering and Ranking	Fill in the blanks	---------------
---------------	Data Sufficiency	Match the column	---------------
---------------	Coding and Decoding	---------------	---------------
---------------	Code Inequalities	---------------	---------------
---------------	Course of Action	---------------	---------------
---------------	Critical Reasoning	---------------	---------------
---------------	Analytical and Decision Making	---------------	---------------

IBPS SO 2023 Mains Exam Syllabus

The candidates who have applied for the posts of IBPS Law Officer, IBPS IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari will be asked the questions from their respective specialized subjects.

Here we are providing you Post wise syllabus for IBPS SO Mains exams:

IBPS IT Officer Syllabus for Scale I:-

Topics

Database Management Systems
Data Communication and Networking
Operating Systems
Software Engineering
Data Structures
Embedded Systems and Microprocessors
Computer Organization
Object-Oriented Programming

IBPS SO Mains Syllabus for Agriculture Officer:-

Topics

Basics of Crop Production and Horticulture
Agronomy, Irrigation and Seed Science
Agricultural Economics and Practices
Soil resources
Animal Husbandry
Agroforestry
Ecology
Government Schemes related to Agriculture

IBPS SO Mains Syllabus for Marketing Officer:-

Topics

Basics of Marketing Management
Brand Management
Advertising, Public Relations and Sales
Retail Business
Business Ethics
Market Segmentation
Market Research and Forecasting
Product Life Cycle Management
Corporate Social Responsibility
Marketing Strategies in Services Marketing

IBPS SO Mains Syllabus for Law Officer:-

Topics
Banking Regulations
Brand Management
Compliance and Legal Aspects
Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange
Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act
Consumer Protection Act
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act
Banking Ombudsman
Laws and Actions with a direct link to Banking Sector
Bankers Book Evidence Act
Debt Recovery Tribunals Act

IBPS SO Mains Syllabus for HR/Personnel Officer

Topics
Human Resource Development
Business policy and strategic analysis
Transnational Analysis
Training and Development
Recruitment and Selection
Rewards and Recognition
Business Policy and Strategic Analysis
Grievance and Conflict Management
Performance Management and Appraisals

IBPS SO Mains Syllabus for Rajbhasha Adhikari:-

Topics

Grammar
Error Correction
Fill in The Banks
Reading Comprehension
Letter Writing
Essay Writing

IBPS SO Previous year’s 2022 Cut Off

IBPS SO Cutoff 2022 (Prelims) - Category Wise

Post	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
IT officer (Scale I)	61.88	55.88	65.00	65.00	65.00	29.13	55.88	49.13	25.50
Agricultural Field officer (Scale I)	17.75	17.75	17.75	17.75	17.75	14.00	31.75	33..38	15.75
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	22.50	11.13	22.50	22.38	22.50	NA	24.50	33.50	27.25
Law officer (Scale I)	46.38	51.00	47.50	48.50	51.00	27.63	22.88	25.50	35.25
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	40.50	37.50	40.50	40.50	40.50	NA	27.75	47.50	50.88
Marketing officer (Scale I)	38.63	38.63	38.63	33.13	38.63	35.88	24.50	36.38	64.13

IBPS SO Cut Off 2022- Sectional Cut-Off Marks:-

IBPS SO Cut Off 2022- IT Officer (Scale-I)

Sr.No	Name of Test	Maximum Marks	Cut-off
			SC/ST/OBC/PWBD	EWS/General
1	English Language	25	8	10.50
2	Reasoning	50	6.75	11.25
3	General Awareness/ Quantitative Aptitude	50	5	8.00

IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2023

IBPS SPECIALIST OFFICER ELIGIBILITY 2023

A candidate must be either:

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a refugee belonging to Tibet who came to India, before the 1st January,1962, for being permanently settled in India, or

(e) 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.

IBPS SO AGE LIMIT 2023 (As on 01.08.2023):-

Minimum: 20 Years

Maximum: 30 Years

IBPS SO Age Relaxation

IBPS SO Age Limit Relaxation	Upper age limit Age in years
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
Persons With Disabilities: Partial or Full Blindness Partial or Total Loss of Hearing Locomotor Disabilities Intellectual or Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Illness Multiple Concurrent Disabilities	10 years
Ex-Servicemen	5 years
Person Domiciled in Jammu and Kashmir Between 1980-1989	5 years
Victims of 1984 Riot	5 years

IBPS SO IT Officer Eligibility (Educational Qualification):-

A candidate must ensure that he/she should meet the minimum educational qualification required as per IBPS SO Eligibility criteria, then only he/she should apply.

The required educational qualification varies according to the posts, therefore here we are providing you the detailed list of educational qualification.

IBPS SO Posts	IBPS SO Educational Qualification
I.T. Officer Scale I	4 year Engineering Degree in Computer Science/Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics& Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics& Instrumentation.OR Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/Electronics & Telecommunication/ 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/ Sericulture
Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I	Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as asubject at Graduation level.OR Postgraduate degree in Sanskrit with English andHindi 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 along with 2 years full-time Postgraduate degree/ Postgraduate diploma in Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/HR/HRD/Social Work/Labour Law.
Marketing Officer Scale I	Graduate and Full-Time MBA (Marketing) / Full time 2 years PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialisation in Marketing.

IBPS SO 2023 EXAM Admit card / Hall Ticket

Important Points:

• Facility for download of Admission Certificates will be available about 3-7 days before the examination on the website of IBPS.
• Candidates must bring printout of the Admission Certificate to the Examination Hall.
• In addition to the Admission Certificate, it is mandatory to carry at least two passport size recent colour photographs, Original valid Photo-ID proof having the Date of Birth as printed on the Admission Certificate, such as:

A. Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar

B. Voter’s ID Card,

C. Driving License,

D. PAN Card,

E. Passport,

F. ID Card issued by University/ College/ School,

G. Employer ID Card (Govt./ PSU),

H. Ex-serviceman Discharge Book issued by Ministry of Defence.

I. Any other photo bearing valid ID card issued by the Central/ State Government.

• If Photo Identity Card does not have the date of birth printed on it then the candidate must carry an additional original document.
• PWD candidates using the facility of scribes as per Para 8.2 and 8.4 shall also be required to carry required Medical Certificate/ Undertaking/ Photocopy of the Scribe’s Photo ID Proof, as specified therein. Candidates without these documents will not be allowed to appear in the examination.
• Any other document mentioned in the Admission Certificate shall also be carried by the candidates while appearing in the Examination.
• Applications with blurred photograph and/ or signature will be rejected.

Mock Test / Model Papers:-

In order to crack any exam, it is very important to know the level and type of questions asked in previous exams. Here, you have a model paper for your guidance.

Preparation Tips:-

How to clear IBPS SO 2023 exam in First Attempt(At a glance)

1) Update yourself with Syllabus and Exam Pattern
2) Make a Study Time Table
3) Watch online classes for Preparation (best resources)
4) Join Offline classes (Coaching institutes) if required.
5) Recognize your weak and strong topics.
6) Give proper attention to each subject.
7) Previous Papers & Mock Tests are very important.
8) Always make updated notes of General Science.
9) Do regular practice of Important topics/weak topics
10) Make a chart of Speed And Accuracy improvement day wise
11) Newspaper reading is very important
12) Avoid guess work in the Exam
13) Start with the question/topics in which you are confident enough
14) Do Not waste time on the questions which are not sure to solve.

Tips to crack IBPS SO 2023

1: Update yourself with latest Pattern:

If we see the pattern for the last year, no change is observed in the exam pattern this year.

Important Points related to Exam Pattern

(Computer Based Examination / Online exam):

Preliminary Exam pattern for the post of:

LAW OFFICER & RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI

S.N.	Section	No. of Q.	Total Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
2.	English Language	50	25	40 minutes
3.	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	40 minutes
Total	150	125

Preliminary Exam pattern for the post of

Agriculture Field Officer

Marketing Officer (Scale I)

HR/Personnel Officer

IT Officer Scale I

IBPS RRB Exam Pattern for Officer (Scale I):

S.N.	Section	No. of Q.	Total Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
2.	English Language	50	25	40 minutes
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 minutes
Total	150	125

IBPS SO 2023 Mains Exam Pattern:-

Mains exam pattern for the Post of:

Law Officer

IT Officer

Agriculture Field Officer

HR/Personnel Officer

Marketing Officer

Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Language of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes

Mains exam pattern for the Post of:

Rajbhasha Adhikari

Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Language of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge(Objective)	45	60	English & Hindi	30 minutes
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive)	2	English & Hindi	30 minutes

2. Have a deep understanding of syllabus (Subject-Wise):

• After knowing the pattern, the major task to be done is knowing about the chapters which are asked in the exam subject-wise.
• Accordingly you have to prepare the list of the topics which you need to work on a lot.

You must know about important topics to prepare for the exam.

To get topic wise practice test (Based on Previous year) Click here.

3. Must practice previous years’ papers and check your performance:

• Once, you are aware of your strong and weak areas and start working on it, go through the IBPS SO previous year question papers and observe the trends that have been followed in all previous exams.
• Just like a real exam. Start attempting previous year papers in the allotted time without any disturbance or break.
• Note down your score, wrong questions and after analyzing it start working according to your performance.
• Generally, students are confident and assume that they have proficient knowledge on a particular topic/in a particular subject which is a good thing but attempting the question in a particular time frame with accuracy makes their selection chances much higher.

For getting well explained memory based papers (IBPS SO) Click here.

4. The more you practice, the closer to the success you are:

• Generally, it is found that students do not like getting involved in the subjects/topics they are weak which a wrong piece of act, working more and more on weak topics will make you successful.
• You will have to dedicate sufficient time to all the weak sections and less time to strong sections.
• The frequency of practice for tough questions must be increased day by day.

Here are some pints to guide you:

How To Strengthen Weak Areas:

• First of all, do prepare the list of topics you need to focus on.
• Based on your knowledge, make an order and preference of those topics to allocate the time.
• Take these topics as a challenge, until you score well, don’t stop.

How To Improve Accuracy And Speed:

•Clear the basic concepts.

Start working with easy question which leads to confidence and make you motivated when you get good marks.

• Learn more and more short tricks:

After learning the basics, try to solve the questions in a short way. Learning short tricks initially takes much time but once are familiar with it helps you solve the questions within fraction of seconds. But Short tricks can be learnt only through a lot of practice.

• Skip the difficult questions at initial stage:

At the initial stage of preparation avoid spending time on the questions which are difficult to solve.

• Distribute the total time for each section:

These days every candidate has a mobile phone, keep the timer on while solving the question. Note down the time taken by you in solving various kinds of questions. According make the preference list to followed in the exam.

• Become your own competitor:

Whenever you solve a set of questions and if it requires 30 minutes, try to solve them in 20 minutes. Initially you will not be able to manage but you know ‘practice makes a man perfect’

5. Prepare for IBPS SO Prelims, Mains and Tier 3 simultaneously:

• Generally, it is seen that candidates have a belief that first we should focus on prelims and thereafter on Mains which is not at all a good thought.
• In today’s phenomenon, there is no huge gap (max approx. 30 to 60 days) between the dates of Prelims and mains exams, which is not sufficient at all to complete the preparation of mains exam from 0 level.
• This time should be utilized only by practicing a number of mock tests.
• A candidate who deeply observes the equation of time gap and required studies, he/she works simultaneously for all the phases.
• In this series if we talk about the serious and regular attention, Current affairs updates also come into light. In the Main Examination, General knowledge/science section helps you score higher and makes the selection certain.

6. A well-managed study plan is important:

• The most important question for the best preparation for IBPS SO exams is ‘How to dedicate sufficient time to each subject’.
• Make the time table according to the topics/subjects which are weak or strong.
• Weak subject/topic must be allotted more time.

7. Practice Subject wise mock test:

• Sometimes, by practicing the whole test, candidates are unable to assess the taken time in attempting any subject individually. If you start taking subject wise test, you will become the master of time management.
• Through this you will be able to aware of silly mistakes that you have made previously and in the best way you will be able to judge your strength and weakness.
• Switch on the timer and start practicing the complete set with same number of question and within the same time as provided in the real exam.
• For Example: -If you want to practice English: (30 questions mixed in 20 minutes)

Click here to get updated mock test.

8. Design a complete plan:

• After following points mentioned above, it’s time to finally design your exam strategy.
• Make a proper list of topics/subjects that you should attempt first.
• Try not to waste much time on the questions which look tough on the first sight.
• Topics like Mensuration, Geometry, Trigonometry, Rearrangement, reading comprehension etc., should not be touched initially, it kills your time if you have not practiced a lot.

Finally, we would like to say that everything is possible if once you are determined to achieve it.