IBPS SO 2025 Notification
IBPS SO Vacancy 2025
IBPS SO Exam Dates
IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria
About IBPS SO Exam
IBPS SO Exam Pattern
IBPS SO Syllabus
Pre- Exam Training
IBPS SO Interview Details
IBPS SO Salary
How to Apply IBPS SO
IBPS SO Application Fees
Admit Card& Other Info
How To Prepare
Previous Year Exam Analysis
Previous Year Exam Cut-Off's
IBPS SO Exam FAQ'S
IBPS SO Exam FAQ'S
|
S.No. |
Post |
Vacancies |
|
1. |
I.T. Officer (Scale-I) |
203 |
|
2. |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) |
310 |
|
3. |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) |
78 |
|
4. |
Law Officer (Scale-I) |
56 |
|
5. |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) |
10 |
|
6. |
Marketing Officer (Scale-I) |
350 |
|
Total |
1007 |
|
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| IBPS SO Notification 2025 |
30th June 2025 |
| IBPS SO Online Registration Starts From |
1st July 2025 |
| Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO |
21st July 2025 |
| Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam |
30th August 2025 |
| Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam | 9th November 2025 |
Application for the Specialist Officer (SO) will be subject to various eligibility criteria as mentioned in the official IBPS SO Notification. Applicants need to fulfill the required eligibility to apply for IBPS SO 2025.
Age Eligibility(as on 01.11.2025):
IBPS SO 2025 age limit: Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1995 and not later than 01.07.2005 (both dates inclusive)
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S.No
|
Category
|
Age Relaxation
|
|
1
|
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe
|
5 years
|
|
2
|
Other backward classes(Non-Creamy Layer)
|
3 years
|
|
3
|
Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”
|
10 years
|
|
4
|
Ex-servicemen
|
5 years
|
|
5
|
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period of 1-01-1980 to 3-12-1989
|
5 years
|
|
6
|
Persons affected by 1984 riots
|
5 years
|
| Name of the Post | Educational Qualification |
|---|---|
| I.T. Officer (Scale I) | 1)Four years of 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Law Officer (Scale I) | A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| 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 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale I) | Graduate and Full-Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing |
It consists of a paper of objective type (multiple choice questions) and carries a maximum of 125 marks. This is a screening test only to qualify for the next step and its marks will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.
Preliminary Exam Pattern :
The scheme of this test for IT Officer, HR Officer, Marketing Officer, and Agricultural Officer is given below in a table.
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S.no
|
Test name
|
Max. questions
|
Max. marks
|
Time duration
|
| 1 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 Min |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 Min |
| 3 | English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 Min |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 2 hours |
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The scheme of this test for Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari is given below in a table.
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S.no
|
Test name
|
Max. questions
|
Max. marks
|
Time duration
|
|
1
|
Reasoning
|
50
|
50
|
40 Min
|
|
2
|
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry
|
50
|
50
|
40 Min
|
|
3
|
English Language
|
50
|
25
|
40 Min
|
|
|
Total
|
150
|
125
|
2 hours
|
Mains Exam Pattern :
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S.no
|
Test name | Max. questions | Max. marks | Duration |
| 1 | Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 min |
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Name of the Test
|
No. of Questions
|
Maximum Marks
|
Medium of Exam
|
Duration
|
| Profession Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 30 min |
| Profession Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | 30 min |
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Main examination for CRP SPL-VII under the latest IBPS SO exam pattern will subsequently be called for an Interview. The total marks allotted for the Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in the interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD candidates). Candidate should qualify both in the Online CWE (Main Examination) and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process.
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S.no
|
Quantitative aptitude
|
Reasoning
|
English
|
General Awareness
|
|
1
|
Number system
|
Series completion
|
Error locations
|
Current affairs
|
|
2
|
HCF & LCM
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Analogy | Synonyms | International economy |
| 3 | Decimal fraction | Classification | Antonyms | UNO |
| 4 | Square root & cube root | Coding-decoding | Phrasal verbs | Marketing |
| 5 | Percentage | Distance and direction | Words often confused & misused | Award & honors |
| 6 | Ratio and proportion | Ranking and number | Preposition | Sports |
| 7 | Average | Blood relation | Passage completion | Finance |
| 8 | Simplification | Mathematical operation | Fill in the blanks | Agriculture |
| 9 | Quadratic equations | Sitting arrangements | Reading comprehensive | History of banking |
| 10 | Problems on ages | Puzzle test | Rearrangements | Country currency capital |
| 11 | Partnerships | Venn diagram | Sentence improvement | Books & authors |
| 12 | Profit and loss | Data sufficiency | Misspelled for inappropriate | Banking terms |
| 13 | Simple and compound interest | Input and output | - | - |
| 14 | Allegation and mixture | Eligibility test | - | - |
| 15 | Time and distance | Statement conclusion | - | - |
| 16 | Trains | Statement course of action | - | - |
| 17 | Boat and streams | Statement assumptions | - | - |
| 18 | Pipe and cistern | Critical reasoning | - | - |
| 19 | Mensuration 2D & 3D | - | - | - |
| 20 | Permutation & combination | - | - | - |
| 21 | Probability | - | - | - |
Professional Knowledge Syllabus
IT Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus
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) Syllabus
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) Syllabus
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 a direct link to Banking Sector, Bankers Book Evidence Act, DRT Act.
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus
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
Research for the Indian Banking Policies & Financial System well!
Read & Learn the Most Frequently Asked Questions & Answers for SO Interviews.
Try to improve your communication skills and learn the Interview Ethics to create a first great impression on Interviewers.
Keep all the Required Documents up to date.
Stay Updated with Daily Current Affairs & General Knowledge.
Understand the Roles of a Specialist Officer & his Job profile.
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Download the IBPS SO Interview Call Letter & Note Down the Venue, Date and Time Details!
Tell me about yourself.
What do you consider as your Most Significant Strengths
What is/are your weakness/weaknesses?
What is the difference between hard work and smart work?
How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations?
Describe the difference between being a Manager and a Leader and a Follower?
Why do you choose the banking sector?
What's your management style?
How would your boss and co-workers describe you?
What are your hobbies and interests?
Who is a Specialist Officer and what are his duties and responsibilities?
Who are our major competitors and what differences do you notice in our Banking products?
What changes do you want to bring in your job field?
How is your professional knowledge going to be useful for the bank?
What is Priority sector lending?
Should farmers be given a loan at cheaper rates when they’re already getting a subsidy on fertilizer and diesel?
We should abolish the concept of CRR, and we should have just insurance of deposit? Do you agree?
What are the two main problems banks are facing today? And what should be done to solve them?
What do you think about the deregulation of savings accounts? Is it a good step?
What is no frill account? How does it help in Financial Inclusion?
Which banking sector is stronger: Indian or Western? And why?
What provisions did this year’s budget have for the banking sector?
Do the Agricultural crops sold by the farmers in the market comes under income tax?
What is CBS?
Who is the Governor of RBI/chairman of SBI?
Who are the deputy governors of RBI?
What does CORE stand for?
What are the basics of Monetary policy?
What is Plastic Currency?
What is the 'Green Channel'?
What are the functions of RBI?
What are the important products or schemes launched by various banks recently?
What the below terms mean and also name their full forms–
NEFT/RTGS
IMPS
SLR
CRR
NPS
NBFCs
TDR/STDR
CAG
SWIFT
ATM
KYC
Why do you want this job?
Share your thoughts on an ideal company.
What attracted you to this company? Or Why do you want to work at our company?
Why should we hire you?
What is the difference between confidence and over-confidence?
How do you feel about working nights and weekends?
What can you do for us that other candidates can't?
What do you know about our company?
Are you willing to relocate?
What are your goals?
Current Affairs is an essential asset to crack any Banking Interviews/Exams. Stay updated with the latest happenings and events across the world!
Below we are sharing some topics that will be asked in the IBPS SO Interview Questions.
National & International Events
Bills & Acts
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Awards & Recognition
Mergers & Appointments in Banks
Name of CEO’s of Famous Banking Bodies
Important Dates
Economics & Banking Related Questions
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Here in this portion, you can upgrade your knowledge with the detailed Salary Structure of a Specialist Officer in IBPS Banks.
Below we are discussing the Salary Details of Officer Scale 1 and Officer Scale 2.
| Allowances | Amount |
| Dearness Allowance (DA) | 39.80% of the Basic Pay (Revised Quarterly) |
| Special Allowance (SA) | 7.75% of the Basic Pay |
| Human Resource Allowances (HRA) | 9.0% or 8.0% or 7.0% (Depends on the place of posting) |
| City Compensatory Allowance (CCA) | 4% or 3% |
The Salary is credited in the account by the 25th of every month and the HRA is credited by the month-end.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has recently released Prelims call letter for the post of Specialist Officer (CRP SPL-IX).
1. Visit the official website of ibps at ibps.in.
2. Click on the link, ‘download IBPS SO preliminary exam call letter,’
3. Login page will appear on the screen
4. Enter your credentials and login
5. Your admit card will be displayed on the screen
6. Download the admit card and take its print out of the same.
The link to download the admit card will be provided on this page. Candidates are advised to check the details on the admit card before downloading.
Overall IBPS SO 2020 Exam Analysis:
(For IT officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer, Law Officer, and Rajbahsha Adhikari)
| Subjects | No. of Q's | Level | Good Attempts |
| English Language | 50 | Moderate | 36-41 |
| Logical Reasoning | 50 | Easy to Moderate | 34-40 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | Easy to Moderate | 27-35 |
| GA | 50 | Easy to Moderate | 32-38 |
| Total | 200 | Easy to moderate | 129-154 |
1. Reasoning Ability – IBPS SO Analysis
| Topic | No. of Qs |
| Puzzles & Seating Arrangement | 25 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Blood relation | 1 |
| Alpha Numeric Series | 1 |
| Machine Input-Output | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Arrangement (Three letters based) | 1 |
| Direction & Distance | 3 |
| Total | 50 |
2. Quantitative Aptitude – IBPS SO Analysis
| Topic | No. of Qs |
| Data Interpretation | 15 |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 |
| Number Series (Wrong/Missing) | 5 |
| Approximation/Simplification | 5 |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 15-20 |
| Data Suffciency | 5 |
| Total | 50 |
3. English Language – IBPS SO Analysis
| Topic | No. of Qs |
| Reading Comprehension | 19-20 |
| Cloze Test | 10 |
| Word Replacement | 5-7 |
| Fillers | 5 |
| Error Detection | 3-5 |
| Sentence Correction | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 5-15 |
| Total | 50 |
4. General Awareness
The difficulty level of the General Awareness Section was of Easy to Moderate. The questions were asked from Current Affairs, Static GK and the Financial and Banking Awareness.
IBPS SO Exam Analysis
|
Subjects
|
No. of Q's
|
Level
|
Good Attempts
|
|
English Language
|
50
|
Moderate
|
38-41
|
|
Logical Reasoning
|
50 | Moderate | 36-41 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | Easy-Moderate | 35-38 |
| Total | 150 | Moderate | 109-120 |
|
Topic
|
No. of Qs
|
|
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement
|
2-5
|
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 |
| Order & Ranking | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
| Total | 50 |
Reasoning Ability Questions Asked – IBPS SO Analysis
Questions were asked on month based puzzle (birth month and persons)
Square arrangement
Parallel arrangement – 7 persons in each row facing North and South.
Linear sitting arrangement – a certain number of a person facing north
|
Topic |
No. of Qs |
|
Data Interpretation |
15 |
|
Quantity1, Quantity2 |
5 |
|
Missing Number Series |
5 |
|
Approximation |
5 |
|
Caselet |
5 |
|
Miscellaneous Word Problems |
15 |
|
Total |
50 |
Quantitative Aptitude Question Asked – IBPS SO Analysis
Data Interpretation
Tabular
Line graph
Pie Chart
Missing Numeber Series
|
Topic |
No. of Qs |
|
Reading Comprehension (2 RC) |
16-18 |
|
Cloze Test |
6-7 |
|
Para Jumbles |
5-6 |
|
Phrase Connector |
5 |
|
Double Fillers |
5 |
|
Error Detection |
5 |
|
Sentence Correction |
5 |
|
Total |
50 |
The IBPS SO Cut Off 2019-2020 will be released now. The cut off for the IBPS SO preliminary exam will be released first followed by cut off for mains exam. Candidates can evaluate their selection chances by matching their score with the cut-off marks released by IBPS for IBPS SO Exam.
IBPS SO Cut Off 2019-2020- Final Cut Off for CRP-IX : Category-wise
|
Post
(Scale- I) |
Category |
||||||||
|
Gen |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
|
|
IT Officer |
37.73 |
22.67 |
25.93 |
29.67 |
26.67 |
36.73 |
36.33 |
48 |
37.33 |
|
Agriculture field officer |
64.8 |
56.33 |
53.47 |
64 |
62.67 |
56.33 |
55.33 |
51.93 |
NA |
|
Rajbhasha Adhikari |
58 |
50.73 |
55.40 |
55.67 |
57.33 |
NA |
41.67 |
57.27 |
40.27 |
|
Law Officer |
53.67 |
44.67 |
40.87 |
47 |
40.07 |
NA |
37.67 |
45 |
NA |
|
HR/Personnel Officer |
59.20 |
48.33 |
52.27 |
43.33 |
57.40 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Marketing Officer |
51.93 |
43.33 |
38.67 |
44.87 |
43 |
43 |
41.53 |
42.40 |
41.53 |
IBPS SO Final Cut-Off 2018-19: Category-wise
|
Posts |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
UR |
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
|
I.T. OFFICER (SCALE I) |
52.93 |
50.60 |
54.93 |
60.00 |
67.27 |
49.93 |
58.47 |
NA |
|
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE I) |
43.67 |
41.60 |
48.47 |
48.67 |
30.67 |
43.40 |
41.47 |
37.33 |
|
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI |
55.33 |
50.67 |
61.33 |
59.67 |
NA |
48.40 |
NA |
NA |
|
LAW OFFICER |
54.40 |
55.00 |
55.13 |
63.07 |
NA |
49.73 |
NA |
NA |
|
HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER |
62.67 |
62.53 |
64.33 |
66.33 |
NA |
56.33 |
NA |
NA |
|
MARKETING OFFICER |
52.00 |
47.00 |
54.27 |
59.67 |
55.00 |
47.67 |
55.27 |
73.80 |
Let’s have a look at previous years’ (2017) cut-off for IBPS SO Exam:
|
Posts |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
HI |
OC |
VI |
|
MARKETING OFFICER |
53.30 |
51.90 |
47.35 |
38.50 |
33.70 |
39.40 |
NA |
|
I.T. OFFICER (SCALE I) |
61.50 |
57.75 |
53.55 |
46.50 |
40.60 |
50.15 |
60.10 |
|
LAW OFFICER |
52.95 |
49.20 |
44.95 |
39.55 |
NA |
39.65 |
36.70 |
|
HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER |
60.75 |
53.50 |
50.70 |
46.65 |
43.40 |
NA |
NA |
|
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE I) |
41.65 |
40.90 |
34.65 |
30.00 |
26.50 |
27.20 |
28.95 |
|
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI |
44.15 |
45.05 |
43.35 |
34.20 |
NA |
38.75 |
69.05 |
Read more:
Q. What is the exam pattern of IBPS SO Prelims Examination?
Ans: The Prelims exam is conducted online in objective mode. It comprises of 150 questions carrying 125 marks in total. It has three sections namely, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language where sectional limit is set as 40 minutes for each section which makes a total time as 120 minutes.
Q. Is there any negative marking in IBPS SO Exam 2025?
Ans: Yes, there is negative marking in IBPS SO Exam n Prelims as well as in Mains examination. There is a deduction of 1/4th Mark for every wrong answer marked by the candidate. Nevertheless, there is no penalty if any question is left blank or not answered by the candidate.
Q. IBPS SO Examination will be conducted in which mode?
Ans: The Common Written Exam for IBPS SO exam will be conducted online.
Q. What is the age limit to apply for IBPS SO recruitment?
Ans: The minimum age to apply for the posts under IBPS SO Recruitment of candidate should be 20 years and maximum age must be 30 years.
Q. Can a final year student appear in IBPS SO exam?
Ans: Final year candidates are also qualified to apply, yet, they can only apply conditionally. IBPS‘s official notification indicates a date before which the student in final year have to turn out his/her passing mark sheet or proof of passing the graduation exam.
Q. May I know the posts available under IBPS SO Recruitment 2025?
Ans: There are six posts available under IBPS SO Recruitment 2020 these are:
I.T. Officer (Scale-I)
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
Marketing Officer (Scale I)
Law Officer (Scale I)
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
Q. In how many phases IBPS SO recruitment 2025 exam will be conducted?
Ans: There will be three phases in this recruitment 2025:
Preliminary Exam
Mains Exam
Interview Round
Q. What are the eligibility criteria to be apply for all posts under IBPS SO recruitment 2025?
Ans: The eligibility criteria vary for all the posts which is given below for your reference:
The educational qualifications stated below must be from a University/ Institution/ Board recognized by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the final result should have been confirmed on or before a particular date stated in the official notification.
1. IBPS SO IT Officer (Scale-I) - Post code 1
4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation.
or
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.
2. IBPS SO Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) - Post Code 2
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
3. IBPS SO Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) - Postcode 3
Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level
or
Postgraduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
4. IBPS SO Law Officer (Scale I) - Postcode 4
Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
5. IBPS SO HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) - Postcode 5
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.
6. IBPS SO Marketing Officer (Scale I) - Postcode 6
