IBPS SO 2023 Notification PDF Out for 1402 Specialist Officer Posts

IBPS SO 2023 Notification Out: IBPS SO 2023 (CRP SPL-XIII) is to be conducted through a three-phase selection process- Prelims, Mains, and Interviews. The candidates who qualify for the online examinations will be further considered for the final interview process. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts IBPS SO Recruitment every year to select eligible candidates for the posts mentioned below:

Agriculture Field Officer
Marketing Officer (Scale I)
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
IT Officer (Scale I)
Law Officer (Scale I)
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)

IBPS SO Recruitment 2023

The IBPS SO Recruitment process to select Specialist officers through IBPS SO 2023 is done in three phases:

1. Online Preliminary Exam

2. Online Mains Exam

3. Interview Process

A candidate must qualify for both the preliminary exam and the main exam to proceed to the interview round. The candidates selected after the interview round are given the appointment letter.

IBPS SO 2023 Notification Out

IBPS SO 2023 Notification PDF has been released on 31st July by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Committee for 1402 Specialist Officer posts in different categories on its official website i.e. https://ibps.in. The IBPS SO Recruitment 2023 is for selecting candidates for the post of Specialist Officers in different Public Sector Banks for multiple positions. Have a look at the IBPS SO Notification 2023 pdf.

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IBPS SO 2023- Exam Summary

IBPS has released the official notification for the Specialist Officer recruitment process for FY 2023-24. The eligible graduates will be shortlisted through Prelims, Mains and Interview. The aspirants interested in the exam must be familiar with IBPS SO details which are mentioned below.

IBPS SO Recruitment 2023- Overview
Organisation	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Post	Specialist Officer (SO)
Exam Level	National
Vacancy	1402
Participating Banks	11
Application Mode	Online
Online Registration	01st to 28th August 2023
Exam Mode	Online
IBPS SO Recruitment Process	Prelims, Main Exams, Interview
Education Qualification	Graduates or relevant degree
Age Limit	20 years to 28 years
Application Fee	SC/ST/PWD- Rs.175 General and Others- Rs. 850
IBPS Official Website	www.ibps.in

IBPS SO Exam Date 2023 Out

IBPS has released the exam dates for recruiting Specialist Officer posts through IBPS SO Recruitment 2023. As per the IBPS Calendar 2023, IBPS SO 2023 Prelims Exam will be conducted on 30th and 31st of December 2023 and Mains Exam is to be conducted on the 28th January 2024. Bookmark this page to get notified of all the updates for IBPS SO 2023.

IBPS SO 2023 Important Dates

IBPS has released all important dates for the IBPS SO recruitment 2023 exam along with IBPS SO Notification 2023 on 31st July 2023. IBPS SO 2023 Online Registration has been extended till 28th August 2023. Let’s have a look at the important dates for IBPS SO Recruitment 2023.

IBPS SO 2023- Important Dates
Activity	IBPS SO 2023 Dates
IBPS SO Notification 2023	31st July 2023
Online Registration Starts From	1st August 2023
Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO	28th August 2023
IBPS SO Prelims Admit Card 2023	December 2023
Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam	30th & 31st December 2023
IBPS SO Mains Exam Date 2023	28th January 2024

IBPS SO Vacancy 2023

IBPS SO Vacancy details for IBPS SO 2023-24 exam has been released along with its detailed Notification. This year, IBPS introduced 1402 Specialist Officers (SO) vacancies. As this is the recruitment for Specialist Officer, therefore the vacancies released are not as high as other banking exams and as compared to last year's vacancies. The post-wise IBPS SO 2023 Vacancy once announced has been updated here.

IBPS SO Vacancy 2023
Posts	Vacancies
AFO	500
HR/Personnel	31
IT	120
Law	10
Marketing	700
Rajbhasha	41
Total	1402

IBPS SO 2023 Online Application

IBPS has announced to extend the online application process for IBPS SO 2023 exam till 28th August 2023. The candidates who are interested and eligible to apply for IBPS SO vacancies must submit their online application form much before the last date. Click on the below link to check IBPS SO Apply Online details.

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IBPS SO 2023 Application Fee

A candidate is required to pay Rs. 850/- (General and OBC) as his/her application fee for IBPS SO 2023 exam. The same amount is narrowed down to Rs. 175/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category. The Online Application will start once the notification has been released by IBPS.

S No.	Category	Application Fee
1	SC/ST/PWD	Rs.175/- (Intimation Charges only)
2	General and Others	Rs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

IBPS SO 2023 Eligibility Criteria

The IBPS SO eligibility criteria is different for recruiting candidates to different positions for which the candidates are selected through IBPS SO 2023 Exam. There are three parameters (citizenship, age limit and educational qualification) that a candidate needs to fulfill to be eligible for IBPS SO 2023 Exam.

The Citizenship Criteria for a candidate to be eligible for IBPS SO 2023 exam is discussed below:

Citizenship Criteria

• A resident of India
• A subject of Nepal
• Tibetan refugees who came to India before 1st January 1962 and have planned to settle in India permanently
• A subject of Indian Origin migrated from Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya,
United Republic of Tanzania, Namibia, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Vietnam

IBPS SO Educational Qualifications (as on 31/08/2023)

IBPS SO recruits candidates for various posts like that of I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer etc.

S No.	Name of the Post	Educational Qualification
1.	I.T. Officer (Scale I)	1)Four years engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR 2) Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR Graduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam
2.	Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)	4 years graduation degree in agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ dairy Science/ Agricultural engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing and cooperation/ Co-Operation and Banking/ Agro-Forestry
3.	Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	Post Graduate in Hindi with English as a subject at the graduation or degree level OR Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject at graduation level
4.	Law Office (Scale I)	A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
5.	HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	Graduate and Full Time Post Graduate Degree or Full time Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relation/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labour Law
6.	Marketing Officer (Scale I)	Graduate and Full-Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing

IBPS SO Age Limit (as on 01/08/2023)

A candidate is required to be a minimum of 20 years to be eligible for the IBPS SO exam. The maximum age limit is 30 years. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1993 and not later than 01.08.2003 (both dates inclusive Candidates belonging to reserved categories are given age relaxation by the Government of India. The category-wise age relaxation given to candidates for the post of IBPS SO is discussed below:

S No	Category	Age Relaxation
1.	Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)	5 years
2.	Other Backward Class (OBC)	3 years
3.	Person with Disability (PWD)	10 years
4.	Ex-Servicemen/Commissioned Officers including ECOS (Emergency Commissioned Officers)/ SSCOs (Short Service Commissioned Officers) 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 1 year from last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by the way of dismissal/discharge on the account of misconduct/inefficiency/physical disability attributable to military service	5 years
5.	Person ordinarily domiciled in the Jammu and Kashmir province during the period 1.01.1980 and 31.12.1989	5 years
6.	Person affected by 1984 riots	5 years

IBPS SO 2023 Exam Pattern

IBPS will be following the below-detailed exam pattern for shortlisting eligible candidates for IBPS SO 2023 Exam. The previous year, IBPS introduced separate sectional timing for each section in the preliminary exam. Let's have a look at the revised IBPS SO Exam Pattern.

The preliminary exam will be a qualifying phase for the mains and candidates will have to meet the cut-offs of prelims to be eligible to appear for the Mains exam.

IBPS SO 2023 Prelims Exam Pattern: There are two patterns for IBPS SO prelims examination for different posts. There is a sectional cut-off and candidates have to clear all the sections in order to clear the preliminary exam of IBPS SO 2023.

For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:

S No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
Total		150	125		120 minutes

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:

S No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
Total		150	125		120 minutes

Read Detailed IBPS SO 2023 Exam Pattern

IBPS SO 2023 Syllabus

IBPS SO 2023 Syllabus is designed separately for Rajsabha Adhikari and Other Specialist Officers. The IBPS Specialist Officer syllabus is designed separately for Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam. It is necessary for all the candidates applying for IBPS SO 2023 Exam to once go through the syllabus to prepare judiciously for this exam.

Apart from the major three sections of English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning,a candidate is required to be fluent in his/her area of expertise or the Specialization Subjects.

Let’s have a look at the detailed syllabus of the IBPS SO 2023 exam:

Reasoning Ability	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	General Awareness
Seating Arrangements Puzzles Inequalities Syllogism Input-Output Data Sufficiency Blood Relations Order and Ranking Alphanumeric Series Distance and Direction Verbal Reasoning	Cloze Test Reading Comprehension Spotting Errors Sentence Improvement Sentence Correction Para Jumbles Fill in the Blanks Para/Sentence Completion	Number Series Data Interpretation Simplification/ Approximation Quadratic Equation Data Sufficiency Mensuration Average Profit and Loss Ratio and Proportion Work, Time and Energy Time and Distance Probability Relations Simple and Compound Interest Permutation and Combination	Current Affairs Banking Awareness GK Updates Currencies Important Places Books and Authors Awards Headquarters Prime Minister Schemes Important Days

Apart from these subjects, candidates are required to have Professional Knowledge in his/her area of expertise as well. The detailed syllabus is discussed below:

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 Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act Consumer Protection Act SARFAES Banking Ombudsman Scheme Laws and Actions with 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

Read IBPS SO 2023 Detailed Syllabus

IBPS SO 2023 Admit Card

The IBPS SO 2023 admit card will be released 10 to 15 days before the exam date. IBPS SO Preliminary exam 2023 is scheduled for 30th and 31st December 2023 and the Mains examination will be conducted on 28th January 2024. The Admit card for Preliminary Exam is expected to be out in the first week of December 2023 and the Mains will be out in the 2nd/3rd week of January 2024. The admit card for Mains Exam will be issued to candidates who have qualified for the preliminary test.

IBPS SO Exam 2023 Result

The IBPS SO Result 2023 will be released after each phase of the exam has been successfully conducted. A cumulative score of the mains exam and the interview process is considered to prepare the final merit list of selected students. The Prelims exam is of qualifying nature to shortlist candidates for Mains Exam. The merit list is prepared in descending order of marks obtained by candidates. Candidates who make it to the merit list will be given the appointment letter by the Bank of Candidate’s choice.

IBPS SO Exam Cut-Off 2023

The IBPS SO Cut Off 2023 will be released after each phase of the examination has been conducted. The cut-off for the IBPS SO preliminary exam will be released first followed by the cut-off for the main exam. Candidates can evaluate their selection chances by matching their score with the cut-off marks released by IBPS for IBPS SO Exam.

Let’s have a look at previous years’ Prelims cut-off for the IBPS SO Exam:

IBPS SO Prelims Cut off 2022
POST	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
I.T. OFFICER	61.88	55.88	65.00	65.00	65.00	29.13	55.88	49.13	25.50
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER	17.75	17.75	17.75	17.75	17.75	14.	31.75	33.38	15.75
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI	22.50	11.13	22.50	22.38	22.50	NA	24.25	33.50	27.25
LAW OFFICER	46.38	51.00	47.50	48.50	51.00	27.63	22.88	25.50	35.25
HR/PERSONNEL	40.50	37.50	40.50	40.50	40.50	NA	27.75	47.50	50.88
MARKETING OFFICER	38.63	38.63	38.63	33.13	38.63	35.88	24.50	36.38	64.13

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IBPS SO 2023- FAQs

Ans. IBPS Specialist Officers (SO) 2023 prelims exam is scheduled on 30th and 31st December 2023.

Ans. Yes, The IBPS SO 2023 official notification pdf has been released on 31st July 2023.

Ans. Yes, all tests for IBPS SO 2023 will be bilingual, i.e. available in both English and Hindi.

Ans. Yes, there is a negative marking for wrong answers in both preliminary test and mains exam of IBPS SO 2023. One-fourth of the total marks will be deducted for the question marked wrong by the candidate.

Ans. Yes, the sectional timing is fixed for both in Prelims and Mains Exams.

Ans. This year 1402 Specialist Officer vacancies has been announced for IBPS SO recruitment 2023 along with the detailed notification.