IBPS SO 2021 Exam (December 26) - Application (OUT), Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, Question Papers

IBPS SO 2021 - Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released IBPS SO notification 2021 in online mode on the official website - ibps.in. The last day to apply for the IBPS SO 2021 was November 23, 2021. According to the IBPS SO exam date, the prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on December 26, 2021. Applicants must check IBPS SO eligibility before filling the application form of IBPS SO 2021.

Candidates preparing for IBPS SO 2021 must check the IBPS SO question paper for their preparations. The selection process of IBPS SO 2021 comprises prelims exam, mains exam and interview. The exam conducting authorities will release the IBPS SO result 2021 after the conclusion of the exam. For more details about IBPS SO 2021, candidates can check the article given below.

IBPS SO 2021 - Overview

IBPS SO Stages 2021

The recruitment for IBPS SO is a three-staged process, preliminary, mains and interview. IBPS SO 2021 preliminary stage is an online test consisting of only objective type questions. The mains, however, is also an online test but the questions are both objective and descriptive. Mains exam comprises only professional knowledge tests which are post specific. Candidates are called for interviews on the basis of the ranks they get and the choice of preference of banks made during the application of IBPS SO 2021. Interviews of the shortlisted candidates are conducted by participating banks as per their requirements of each post. Candidates are to appear for the interviews in the nodal banks.

IBPS SO 2021 Stages

IBPS SO 2021 Date

IBPS SO 2021 exam date are released by exam conducting body in the IBPS SO notification. IBPS SO exam date 2021 will help candidates to keep track of the procedure and prepare accordingly.

IBPS SO Exam Date 2021

IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2021

IBPS determines the IBPS SO eligibility for the candidates willing to take the exam. Eligibility criteria of IBPS SO 2021 is determined on the basis of nationality, age and education qualification of the candidates. Candidates must go through IBPS SO eligibility criteria 2021 before filling the application form. Indian citizens between the age of 20 to 30 years as on November 1, 2021 are eligible to apply for IBPS SO 2021. It is important for the candidates to meet the IBPS SO 2021 eligibility criteria to avoid cancellation of candidature at later stage of selection procedure.

IBPS SO Educational Qualification 2021

IBPS SO 2021 Application Form

IBPS released the IBPS SO 2021 application form in online mode on November 3, 2021 and was available till November 23, 2021. Candidates are required to fill the application form for IBPS SO exam 2021 in various parts. The application form comprises registration, filling of basic and important details, uploading documents and payment of registration fees.

Steps to Apply Online for IBPS SO 2021:

• Registration

• Fill personal details and educational qualifications

• Upload scanned photograph, signature, left thumb impression and a hand written declaration

• Pay the requisite fees

• Keep the system generated application form and payment receipt for future reference

IBPS SO Application Fe

IBPS SO Exam Centres 2021

The official notification mentions the list of IBPS SO 2021 exam centres. IBPS SO exams will be conducted across various centres in all states and union territories of the country. IBPS SO 2021 prelims will be held in 178 exam centres while there are only 55 mains exam centres in major cities of the country. IBPS SO exam centres 2021 will be allotted on the basis of the centres chosen by a candidate at the time of filling the application form. Candidates can find the allotment details of IBPS SO exam centre 2021 on their respective admit cards. IBPS SO exam centres once allotted cannot be changed under any circumstances.

IBPS SO 2021 Syllabus

Aspirants must know the topics covered under each section of the subjects for both the phases to clear IBPS SO with flying colours. With the help of IBPS SO syllabus 2021, candidates are able to plan their studies and focus on topics. IBPS SO 2021 syllabus contains the topics from where the questions can be asked in prelims and mains. The syllabus of IBPS SO 2021 exam is post specific. There exists different syllabi for all the 6 posts in mains. It is encouraged that an aspirant of IBPS SO 2021 solve previous year question papers of both prelims and mains to get an idea about the difficulty level of exam, nature of questions asked and weightage of topics from each subject to form a solid approach and crack IBPS SO.

IBPS SO Prelims Syllabus 2021

IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2021

The recruitment process of IBPS SO 2021 is three phased; prelims, mains and interview. The tests of prelims and mains are conducted online. The questions are set in English and Hindi except for the test in English. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the tests of IBPS SO 2021. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage mark on aggregate.

IBPS SO 2021 Exam Pattern

IBPS SO 2021 Admit Card

Candidates who successfully fill the application form can download their IBPS SO 2021 admit card by using the required login credentials. The admit card for IBPS SO 2021 mains exam and interview is issued only to those candidates who qualified the preliminary phase and mains respectively. The admit card contains the candidates’ name, address, date and time of exam, details of examination centre etc. Along with the admit card, candidates are required to take a photocopy of valid photo id card on the date of examination.

How to download Admit Card

• Visit IBPS website

• Log in by entering registration number and password/date of birth

• Click on ‘Submit’

• IBPS SO 2021 call letter will appear on the screen

• Save and print a copy of the admit card

IBPS SO 2021 Result

IBPS will release the scorecard of prelims held so that candidates can get an idea of their score and prepare accordingly for later stages of recruitment in IBPS SO. Prelims result of IBPS SO will be declared on the official website.

Steps to download IBPS SO prelims 2021 scorecard

• Visit the official website
• Click on IBPS SO prelims result
• Login with registration number and password
• Submit and view the result
• Download and save the copy

IBPS SO Cut off 2021

By checking the cut off marks of IBPS SO 2021, an applicant gets an estimate about how much they need to score to crack the exam and start a career in banking as officers. Marks secured by candidates in prelims determines their selection in mains and marks secured in mains determines their candidature for interview. It is to be noted that the marks are normalised in IBPS SO. There are sectional cut off marks in prelims and mains. Moreover, the exam conducting authority of IBPS SO 2021 will set different cut off marks for all the six posts depending on the vacancies. Candidates need to score sufficiently high marks in all the stages to be eligible to get recruited.

IBPS SO Selection Process 2021

As per the notification, the selection process of IBPS SO consists of three phases - prelims, mains and interview. Candidates have to qualify in each stage of IBPS SO selection procedure to become a Specialist Officer. Candidates securing qualifying marks in IBPS SO 2021 prelims will be shortlisted to appear for the mains. Candidates qualifying the mains will further have to appear in the interview.

IBPS SO Selection Procedure – Phases

• IBPS SO phase I - Preliminary

• IBPS SO phase II - Mains

• IBPS SO phase III - Interview

• Declaration of the final merit list

IBPS SO 2021 Salary

After qualifying IBPS SO, an officer can earn a salary of Rs. 36000 - 64000. Apart from the salary, banks also provide their specialist officers with numerous benefits and allowances, like furniture allowances, house rent allowances, newspaper, laundry, briefcase allowances, leave travel concession, etc.

IBPS Contact Details:

IBPS toll free helpline number for students: 1800 222 366 (Available from 9:30 AM to 6 PM)
Fax: 91-22-2854 2076

However, after clearing mains and called for an interview, a candidate is required to contact only the nodal bank branches for any queries related to recruitment.