IBPS s is slated to conduct the IBPS SO( Specialist officer) exam 2019. This will be done in three phases:
A candidate must qualify both preliminary exam and mains exam to proceed to the interview round.
Dates:
| Event | Date |
| IBPS SO Online Registration Starts From | 6th November 2019 |
| Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO | 26th November 2019 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | Dec-19 |
| Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam | 28th and 29th December 2019 |
| Result of SBI SO Online exam – Preliminary | to be announced |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Mains | Jan-20 |
| Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam | 25th January 2020 |
| Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam | 25th January 2020 |
| Conduct of Interview | Feb-20 |
| IBPS SO 2019-20 Final Result | 1st April 2020 |
Vacancies:
IBPS has introduced around 1163+ Specialist Officers (SO) vacancies for IBPS SO 2019-20 exam. The breakup is given below
| Name of Post | No. of Vacancies |
| Agriculture Officer (Scale-I) | 670 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale-I) | 310 |
| IT Officer (Scale-I) | 76 |
| Law Officer (Scale-I) | 60 |
| HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | 20 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) | 27 |
| Total | 1163 |
Eligibility Criteria:
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. The educational qualification is different for all these different posts, which is as given below.
| Name of the Post | Age | Educational Qualification |
| I.T. Officer (Scale I) | Minimum-20 yrs Maximum 30 yrs |
1)Four years of engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR |
| 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 | |
Exam Pattern
Preliminary: There will 2 patterns for Preliminary Exam, depending on what post do you apply.
IBPS SO Exam Pattern for Law Officer (Scale-1) and Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-1)
| Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
IBPS SO Exam Pattern for IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale -1 for all officers)
| Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
There will negative marking amounting to 1/4 of the maximum marks for any question.
Mains:
IBPS SO Exam Pattern for Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer
|
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
|
Professional Knowledge |
60 |
60 |
45 Minutes |
IBPS SO Exam Pattern for Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-1)
|
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
|
Professional Knowledge (Objective) |
45 |
60 |
30 Minutes |
|
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) |
2 |
30 Minutes |
IBPS SO Syllabus.
The Prelims area consists of standard topics in Quant, Reasoning, General/Banking Awareness, and English. The syllabus for specialist officers is given below
| IT Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | Marketing Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | Law Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus |
| Database Management System | Basics of Crop production | Basics of Marketing Management | Banking Regulations | Human Resource Development |
| Data Communication and Networking | Horticulture | Brand Management | Compliance and Legal Aspects | Business policy and strategic analysis |
| Operating System | Seed Science | Advertising | Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange | Transnational Analysis |
| Software Engineering | Agronomy and Irrigation | PR | Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act | Training and Development |
| Data Structure | Agricultural Economics | Sales | Consumer Protection Act | Recruitment and Selection |
| Computer Organization and Microprocessor | Agricultural Practices | Retail | SURFACES | Rewards and Recognition |
| Object-Oriented Programming | Soil resources | Business Ethics | Banking Ombudsman Scheme | Industrial Relations |
| Animal Husbandry | Market Segmentation | Laws and Actions with direct link to Banking Sector | Business Policy and Strategic Analysis | |
| Agroforestry | Market research and forecasting demand | Bankers Book Evidence Act | Grievance and Conflict Management | |
| Ecology | Product Life Cycle | DRT Act | Performance Management and Appraisal | |
| Government Schemes | Corporate Social Responsibility | |||
| Service Marketing | ||||
| Marketing Strategies | ||||
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