IBPS SO (CRP SPL-XIII): Notification, Eligibility Criteria & Exam Pattern
Updated On : 01 Aug, 2023
IBPS SO 2024-25 RECRUITMENT
IBPS SO Notification 2024 has been issued by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection on 1st August 2023 for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ cadre posts. IBPS Specialist Officers 2023-24 (CRP SPL-XIII) will be a three-phase selection process consisting of Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Candidates who pass the online examinations will be considered for the final interview round. Every year, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection holds IBPS SO Examination to select qualified candidates for the following positions:
Marketing Officer (Scale I)
Agriculture Field Officer
Human Resources/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
Information Technology Officer (Scale I)
Law Officer (Scale I)
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
Through IBPS SO Recruitment 2024, 1402 vacant seats are going to be filled in various categories. The IBPS SO Recruitment 2024 is for the selection of candidates for the position of Specialist Officers in various Public Sector Banks.
IBPS SO UPDATES 2024
IBPS (CRP SPL-XIII) - Important Details | |
Organization Name | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
Exam Name | CRP Specialist Officers (SO) 2024-25 |
Application dates | 1st August to 21st August 2023 |
Application Mode | Online |
Mode of Examination | Online |
Number of Vacancies | 1402 |
Examination Date | 30.12.2023/ 31.12.2023 |
Official website | |
IBPS SO Apply Link |
IBPS SO 2024-25 IMPORTANT DATES (TENTATIVE)
Event | Date & Time |
Dates for submission of online applications | 01.08.2023- 21.08.2023 |
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 01.08.2023- 21.08.2023 |
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 2023 |
Online Examination – Preliminary | 30.12.2023/ 31.12.2023 |
Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2024 |
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | January 2024 |
Online Examination – Main | 28.01.2024 |
Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination | February 2024 |
Download of call letters for interview | February/ March 2024 |
Conduct of interview | February/March 2024 |
Provisional Allotment | April 2024 |
PARTICIPATING BANKS FOR IBPS SO (CRP SPL-XIII) EXAM
Bank of Baroda | Bank of India | Bank of Maharashtra | Canara Bank |
Central Bank of India | Indian Bank | Indian Overseas Bank | Punjab National Bank |
Punjab & Sind Bank | UCO Bank | Union Bank of India | - |
IBPS SO APPLICATION PROCESS 2024
The link to fill out the IBPS SO application online is available on the IBPS official website. Candidates are encouraged to apply for the IBPS SO 2024 exam before the deadline, which is 21st August 2203. Follow the below-mentioned steps to apply for the SO post:
You must first visit the IBPS official website.
On the IBPS home page, you will find a link to apply for IBPS SO recruitment notification 2024-25.
Fill out the application form by clicking on the link.
Enter your correct information as per your official documents.
Before submitting the application form, double-check all of the details entered by you and click the submit button.
A new tab will appear in which you have to upload a scanned image of your signature and a recent photograph in the dimensions specified.
Click the submit button once more.
Pay the appropriate application fee for your category.
Make a copy of the final application fee for future reference.
IBPS SO APPLICATION FEE
Category | Fee |
SC/ST/PWBD candidates | Rs. 175/- (inclusive of GST) |
All Others | Rs. 850 /- (inclusive of GST) |
Mode of Payment:
The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/ Visa/ Master Card/ Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets by providing information as asked on the screen.
IBPS SO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 2024
Nationality:
To be eligible to apply for SO posts, a candidate must be either
a Citizen of India or
a subject of Nepal or
a subject of 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 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.
Age Limit (As on 01.08.2023)
To be eligible for the IBPS SO exam, a candidate must be at least 20 years old. The maximum age is 30 years. The Government of India provides age relaxation to candidates from reserved categories. The age relaxation granted to candidates for the post of IBPS SO is discussed below, by category:
Category | Upper Age Relaxation |
SC/ST | 05 years |
OBC (non-creamy layer) | 03 years |
Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”. | 10 years |
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) | 05 years |
Persons affected by 1984 riots | 05 years |
*for more details refer to the official notification.
Educational Qualifications
Post-wise educational qualification is tabulated below:
Name of the Post | Educational Qualification |
I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | a) 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR b) Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ 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 / Fisheries Engineering |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi 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 and Two Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law. |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing |
IBPS SO SELECTION PROCESS 2024
The IBPS SO selection procedure is divided into three stages. It is the most important factor that the authorities decide on. Knowing the selection process ensures that you can prepare for the exam well and in the right direction. Recently, there have been a few changes to the IBPS selection process. Previously, the IBPS SO Exam consisted of the following stages:
Preliminary Examination for IBPS SO
Exam for IBPS SO Mains
Language Proficiency Examination
Now the selection for Specialist Officers is based on:
Preliminary Examination
Mains Examination
Interview
IBPS SO EXAM PATTERN 2024
The structure of the online examination is as follows:
a. Preliminary Examination
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari | ||||
Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium | Exam Duration |
English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 minutes |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 minutes |
Total | 150 | 125 | ||
For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer | ||||
English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 minutes |
Total | 150 | 125 |
Note:
There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for a wrong answer.
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equi-percentile method.
Scores up to two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculations.
b. Main Examination
For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari | ||||
Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium | Exam Duration |
Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes | |
For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Law Officer and Marketing Officer | ||||
Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
c. Interview
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the CRP SPL-XII Online Main Examination will be invited to an Interview, which will be conducted by the Participating Banks and coordinated by the Nodal Banks in each State/UT. The total number of marks allotted for the interview is 100. The minimum qualifying marks for the interview will be 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates). The weightage of the online main examination and the interview will be 80:20. The combined final score of candidates will be calculated using the total scores obtained by the candidates in the CRP- SPL-XII Online Main Examination and Interview.
Note: A candidate must pass both the Online Main Examination and the interview in order to be shortlisted for the subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available later on the authorised IBPS website.
IBPS SO (CRP SPL-XIII) SYLLABUS
The detailed IBPS SO prelims syllabus for the upcoming IBPS SO 2024-25 exam is provided below:
Subject | Topic |
Reasoning |
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Quant. |
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General Awareness |
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English |
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IBPS SO (CRP SPL-XIII) EXAM CENTRE
In the online Application Form, a candidate must indicate the Centre(s) where he or she wishes to take the examination. The following are details about the Examination Centres and Regional Offices under whose jurisdiction these Examination Centres are located:
State Code | State /UT / NCR | Preliminary Examination Centre | Main Examination Center |
11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati |
15 | Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Patna |
16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohal | Chandigarh/Mohal |
17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
18 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Surat, Jamnagar | Surat |
19 | Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
20 | Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
21 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad |
22 | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad. Gurugram | Ambala |
23 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi | Hamirpur |
24 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
25 | Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Ranchi |
26 | Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bengaluru, Hubli |
27 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
28 | Ladakh | Leh | Leh |
29 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Kavaratti |
30 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal |
31 | Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Pune, Ratnagiri | Aurangabad, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune |
32 | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
33 | Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
34 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
35 | Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
36 | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneshwar |
37 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
38 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala | Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala |
39 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur, Udaipur |
40 | Sikkim | Bardang/ Gangtok | Bardang/ Gangtok |
41 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
42 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
43 | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
44 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj(Allahabad), Varanasi | Lucknow, Meerut, Prayagraj(Allahabad) |
45 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun |
46 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri | Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
IBPS SO (CRP SPL-XIII) VACANCY DETAILS
Through this IBPS SO Recruitment 2024, 1402 vacant seats are going to be filled. The distribution of vacancies by post and category is shown in the table below.
I.T.OFFICER(SCALE-I) | |||||
SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | TOTAL |
18 | 08 | 32 | 13 | 49 | 120 |
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE-I) | |||||
SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | TOTAL |
75 | 37 | 135 | 50 | 203 | 500 |
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI (SCALE-I) | |||||
SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | TOTAL |
06 | 03 | 11 | 03 | 18 | 41 |
LAW OFFICER (SCALE-I) | |||||
SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | TOTAL |
01 | 0 | 02 | 01 | 06 | 10 |
HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER (SCALE-I) | |||||
SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | TOTAL |
03 | 01 | 08 | 02 | 17 | 31 |
MARKETING OFFICER (SCALE-I) | |||||
SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | TOTAL |
105 | 52 | 189 | 70 | 284 | 700 |
Note: The openings are provisional. Any changes in the number of vacancies will be announced on the Commission's website.