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IBPS SO Selection Procedure 2024 - Dates, Phase wise Explanation

IBPS SO Selection Procedure 2024 - Dates, Phase wise Explanation

Edited By Sneha Vinod | Updated on Jul 19, 2024 12:01 PM IST | #IBPS SO

The Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) conducts the Specialist Officers (SO) exam on a national level. The IBPS SO exam is conducted to recruit candidates for the post of Specialist Officers (SO) in nationalised banks of India. The IBPS SO 2024 selection procedure consists of three phases - preliminary, mains and personal interview.

Candidates need to qualify in each phase as per the selection procedure of IBPS SO 2024 to get recruited in the exam. According to the IBPS SO selection procedure 2024, the preliminary and mains phase of IBPS SO is conducted in online mode while the personal interview is conducted in offline mode. Check more details related to the IBPS SO 2024 selection procedure here.

IBPS SO Phases 2024

  • IBPS SO Preliminary Exam 2024

  • IBPS SO Mains Exam 2024

  • IBPS SO Interview 2024

Quick links:

IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2024

IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2024

IBPS SO Exam Dates 2024

From the following table candidates can check all the dates of IBPS SO exam. Aspirants are advised to check the dates so that they don’t miss on any major events.

IBPS SO 2024 Exam Dates

IBPS SO 2024 Events

Dates

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Release Date

To be notified

IBPS SO Online Registration Starts

To be notified

Last Date to Apply for IBPS SO 2024

To be notified

Prelims Admit Card Release Date

To be notified

IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2024

November 9, 2024

IBPS SO 2024 Prelims Result Declaration

To be notified

IBPS SO Mains Admit Card Release Date

To be notified

IBPS SO Mains Exam 2024

December 14, 2024

IBPS SO Mains Result Declaration

To be notified

IBPS SO Interview date

To be notified

IBPS SO Final Result Declaration

To be notified

Quick links:

IBPS SO Admit Card 2024

IBPS SO Exam Centres 2024

IBPS SO Preliminary Exam 2024

The preliminary exam is the first stage of the IBPS SO selection process 2024. Candidates who successfully submit their IBPS SO application form will be eligible to appear for the preliminary stage. The preliminary stage is conducted in online mode and there are a total of 150 questions asked in the exam. The total marks are 125 with time duration of 40 minutes. The questions will be asked from four subjects - Reasoning, English language, General awareness with special reference to banking industry. Candidates who qualify in the preliminary stage will be eligible to appear in the mains stage.

Quick links:

IBPS SO Syllabus 2024

IBPS SO Mains Exam 2024

The mains stage is the second phase of the IBPS SO exam. The mains stage is conducted for two posts - Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari. For law officers and other posts, there will be 60 questions of 60 marks from Professional Knowledge with time duration of 45 minutes. For Rajbhasha Adhikari, the questions will be from 45 questions from Professional Knowledge (Objective) of 60 marks and 2 questions from Professional Knowledge (Descriptive).

Also check:

IBPS SO Answer Key 2024

IBPS SO Question Papers 2024

IBPS SO Interview 2024

Candidates who qualify in each stage of the IBPS SO 2024 selection process will be eligible to appear in the interview process. The interview will be conducted in offline mode, post qualifying the interview stage the final merit list will be made and the candidates who qualify in the interview will be recruited on the vacant posts. It is important for candidates to perform exceptionally well in the Interview Process as the candidate's final selection will be based on how they perform in the interview.

Also read

IBPS SO Cut off 2024

IBPS SO Result 2024

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)

1. What is the Application fee for IBPS SO recruitment?

The application fee is Rs. 175/- rupees for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates, while for General candidates it is Rs. 850/-.

2. How many times can I appear for this IBPS SO Exam?

Candidates can apply for the IBPS SO exam till their upper age limit.

3. IBPS SO Examination will be held in which mode?

The preliminary and mains exam is held in online mode, while the interview stage is conducted in offline mode.

4. Is the IBPS SO exam bilingual?

Yes, IBPS SO is bilingual and is conducted in English and Hindi.

5. Is IBPS so exam tough?

No, the exam is not very tough and candidates who have good command over reasoning and general awareness can successfully qualify it.

6. What is the age limit to appear for IBPS SO 2024?

Candidates in the age between 20-30 can apply for the IBPS SO 2024.

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Questions related to IBPS SO

Have a question related to IBPS SO ?

Hi there,

The eligibility criteria to apply for the the post of  IBPS SO Marketing Officer is to have a Post-Graduate degree and degree in any of these courses- MMS, MBA (Marketing), PGDBA\PGDBM with specialization in marketing.


Dear aspirant !

Hope you are doing well! You all here to ask questions not spamming or giving answer.  If you have any doubt then only you can ask rather doing any kind of spam here . Please stop it as soon as possible . Ask your doubts related to your career . Thanking you

Through IBPS SO the posts available for the qualified candidates are-

  • I.T. Officer Scale I
  • Agricultural Field Officer Scale I
  • Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I
  • Law Officer Scale I
  • HR/Personnel Officer  Scale I
  • Marketing Officer Scale I

As per the eligibility criterions mentioned, you have the possibility to be eligible for the HR/Personnel Officer  Scale I as the eligibility criteria suggests-

  1. Graduate along with 2 years full-time Postgraduate degree/ Postgraduate diploma in Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/HR/HRD/Social Work/Labour Law.

But you haven't specialized in the above mentioned fields and for all the other fields also you don't have the required qualifications. As a result, you are not eligible for any of the posts through IBPS SO.

For more information regarding IBPS SO consider the link below:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/ibps-so

I hope this helps. Wish you a great day!

Dear aspirant !

Hope you are doing great! Yes there may be a serious issue during document verification but you are Posting this query very late , tomorrow is your paper and you are now posting this query , it's so late but still you have hope ,go to cyber cafe ,they can help you ,can change your name in adhaar otherwise can be problem .

Hope it helps you !

Thank you !

Have a great day !!

Hello aspirant,


Yes!! But Only particular Engineer graduates can apply for SO(Specialist officer) post.


Any grad Coming from disipline


*Computer Science/Computer Application/IT


*Electronics & communication( also instrumentation and Telecomunication are eligible)


*Graduates from Mechanical And Civil engineering are NOT eligible. (Irony is major Part Of graduates come under this.)


Also IBPS recriutes people from various other fields each year. SoMe are


*Law officer(Bachelor degree in law LLB).


*Agriculture Field officer( 4-Year Degree in agri or related fields).


*Rajhabasha adikari( PG in any one Language Hindi/sanskrit Mandatory).


*HR Personnel Etc..


Though the process Of selection will be same for everyone (Prelims,Mains and Interview).


Total vacancies this year (2018): 1599


I Hope this helped.


#Peace


-AsveenPaulzon


Can civil engineer apply for IBPS so?

Can a b.pharm graduate apply for IBPS SO?

Is mechanical engineer eligible for SBI SO and IBPS SO Exam?

Is IBPS after engineering a good option?

Can EEE student apply for IBPS so?

Hello Aspirant,


Yes, an engineering graduate can apply for IBPS SO but for a specific post.


Engineering graduates are eligible for IT Officer post .


Eligiility for IT Officer (Scale-I):


a) 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics &


Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics &


Instrumentation


OR


b) 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


All the Best!


Goodluck!

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