IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2018 – The exam pattern of IBPS SO 2018 is prescribed by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). Candidates planning to appear for IBPS Specialist Officers (SO) must go through the IBPS SO exam pattern to get an overall idea about the structure of the exam such as types of questions, total number of questions in each section, total marks, marking scheme etc. IBPS SO 2018 exam pattern will be different for various posts of the recruitment exam. All the information regarding IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2018 is given in this page below.
IBPS SO 2018 prelims exam will be conducted on December 29 and 30 while the mains exam will be held on January 27, 2019.
As per the IBPS SO exam pattern 2018, the exam will be conducted in three stages - prelims, mains and interview. The preliminary exam will comprise of Reasoning, English and General Awareness/Quantitative Aptitude and the mains exam will comprise of professional knowledge questions. Candidates who will qualify the IBPS SO prelims 2018 will be eligible to appear for the mains exam. On the basis of the marks secured in mains candidates will be called for Group Exercises (GE) and Interview.
IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2018
The exam pattern of IBPS SO will be different for all the posts of IBPS Specialist Officers. Candidates can check the detailed IBPS SO exam pattern for both prelims and mains exam.
IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2018 (prelims) for the post of Law Officers and Rajbhasha Adhikari
IBPS SO prelims exam for the post of Law Officers and Rajbhasha Adhikari will be conducted in online mode.
As per the IBPS SO exam pattern 2018, the test will be based on English (25 marks), general awareness with special reference to Banking Industry (50 marks) and reasoning (50 marks).
The medium will be different. English will be conducted in English, while General Awareness and Reasoning will be conducted in English as well as Hindi.
According to the exam pattern of IBPS SO 2018, the exam will be conducted within 2 hours.
Exam Pattern of IBPS SO 2018 – For Law Officers and Rajbhasha Adhikari
Sr. no | Test | No. of questions | Max marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
1. | English | 50 | 25 | English | 2 hours |
2. | General awareness with special reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | |
3. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
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IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2018 (prelims) for the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Exam pattern of IBPS SO 2018 prelims for the post of IT Officers, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer will be conducted in online mode.
The test will be based on quantitative aptitude (50 marks), reasoning (50 marks) and English (25 marks)
The maximum time given for the exam will be of 2 hours.
The medium of exam will be English for the English section and English and Hindi for both quantitative aptitude and reasoning.
IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2018 – For Law Officers, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Sr. no | Test | No. of question | Max marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
1. | Quantitative aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 2 hours |
2. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | |
3. | English | 50 | 25 | English | |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
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IBPS will decide the IBPS SO cut off for each section of the exam. Candidates must score accordingly in order to get selected in the preliminary exam of IBPS SO 2018. The qualified candidates will then appear for the mains exam of IBPS SO 2018.
IBPS SO 2018 Exam Pattern (Mains) for the post of Law Officers, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
The mains exam of IBPS SO 2018 for the post of Law Officers, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer will be conducted in online mode.
The test will be based on the professional knowledge of the candidates which will be marked out of 60.
According to the exam pattern of IBPS SO 2018, the time allotted for the mains exam is 45 minutes,
The exam will be conducted in both English and Hindi medium.
Exam Pattern of IBPS SO – For Law Officers, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Sr. no | Test | NO. of questions | Marks | Medium of exam | Time |
1. | Professional knowledge | 60 | 60 | English and Hindi | 45 minutes |
IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2018 (mains) for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
The mains exam of IBPS SO 2018 for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari will be conducted in online mode.
The test will be based on professional knowledge divided into the objective and descriptive part.
According to the IBPS SO exam pattern 2018, there will be 45 objective questions conducted in both Hindi and English medium within 30 minutes.
There will be 2 descriptive questions conducted within 30 minutes in both English and Hindi medium.
As per the IBPS SO exam pattern 2018, the mains exam for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari will be marked out of 60
IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2018 – Marking Scheme
As per the exam pattern of IBPS SO 2018, one-fourth of the marks or 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer given by the candidate.
There will be no negative marking if the answer is left blank.
IBPS SO Mock Test 2018
Mock test of IBPS SO will be available online with an objective of providing free tests to the aspiring candidates. IBPS SO mock test 2018 helps the candidates to have a grip to solve the types of questions that can be asked in the IBPS SO 2018 exam. Candidates must keep on appearing for the IBPS SO mock test to develop the speed and accuracy.
Previous year IBPS SO Question Papers
Question papers of IBPS SO will help candidates understand the exam pattern and build confidence in them to solve the paper. Regular practice from the IBPS SO question paper helps the candidates improve their speed and accuracy. As the IBPS SO exam is conducted in online mode, no question papers will be available officially. However, there are various coaching institutes which releases the IBPS SO question papers based on the memory of what was asked in the exam.
