IBPS SO Specialist Officer Exam Pattern Full Details-The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is a government owned bank personal recruitment agency which conducts banking sector exams every year for various posts, in this article we published the exam pattern details of the IBPS SO (Specialist Officer), please read carefully every point to understand about recruitment policy for this exam. This exam is conducted for specialist officer in various stream (I.T. Officer (Scale-I), Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I), Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I), Marketing Officer (Scale I) ).
Age Limit :
| Minimum Age: 20 years Maximum Age: 30 years |
Education Qualification
| POST NAME | ELIGIBILITY |
| (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 |
| 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. |
APPLICATION FESS
- GEN/OBC/EWS :- 850/-
- SC/ST/PH :- 175/-
PAY SCALE AND PERKS
- Basic Pay : 23700-980(7)-30560-1145(2)-32850-1310(7)-42020.
- Dearness Allowance : It is basically the cost of living. It is almost 36% of the basic pay (approximately Rs. 8605).
- House Rent Allowance : HRA is paid for the accommodation expenses and varies as per the city of residence of the employee. As per the place of posting, 9% or 8% or 7% HRA is paid by the bank.
- Special Allowance : It refers to the incentives or the performance-based bonus given to employees.
- Lease Allowance : In lieu of HRA, the Lease accommodation option is also available and can be availed up to Rs. 29500/- as per the posting location.
- In-Hand Salary : The gross salary of IBPS SO is around Rs. 38000-39000/-. After deductions, the employees get around Rs. 33000-35000 as in-hand salary in IBPS SO.
SELECTION PROCEDURE :- The selection for Specialist Officers will be done through a three-tier process.
- Phase-I: Preliminary Examination
- Phase-II: Main Examination
- Phase-III: Interview & Document Verification
- Phase-I: Preliminary Examination
- A) Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari.
| S.N | SUBJECT NAME | MAX QUESTIONS | MAX MARKS | DURATION |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 Minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness with special reference to the Banking industry | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes |
| TOTAL | 150 | 2 Hours |
- B) IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer.
| S.N. | SUBJECT NAME | MAX QUESTIONS | MAX MARKS | DURATION |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 Minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes |
| TOTAL | 150 | 125 | 2 Hours |
- Phase-II: Main Examination
A) Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| NAME OF TEST | MAX QUESTIONS | MAX MARKS | DURATION |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 40 Minutes |
(b) Rajbhasha Adhikari
| NAME OF TEST | MAX QUESTIONS | MAX MARKS | DURATION |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | 30 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | – | 30 minutes |
Phase-III :- INTERVIEW
- Interview (100 marks)
- Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in Phase-III to be considered
for final selection.
