IBPS SO Syllabus 2018 – Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) prescribes the syllabus of IBPS SO. The syllabus of IBPS SO 2018 includes topics based on different sections. IBPS SO syllabus 2018 is prescribed for 6 Specialist Officer posts - I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer. It is important that the candidates are familiar with IBPS SO syllabus 2018 and IBPS SO exam pattern before they start preparing for the exam. Syllabus of IBPS SO 2018 will be provided on this page for preliminary stage and IBPS SO mains exam (professional knowledge of Specialist Officer posts). Read the article below to get the complete information on IBPS SO syllabus 2018.
IBPS SO 2018 prelims will be conducted on December 29 and 30, 2018, mains will be conducted on January 27, 2019 and IBPS SO interview will be conducted in February 2019.
IBPS SO Syllabus 2018 – Prelims
As per IBPS SO exam pattern 2018, there are total 4 sections – English, General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning. Topics in syllabus of IBPS SO prelims will be based on these four sections.
IBPS SO candidates taking the exam for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari and Law Officer will have to attempt 3 sections – English, General Awareness and Reasoning Ability.
IBPS SO candidates taking the exam for the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officerwill have to attempt 3 sections – English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability.
This means that candidates appearing in the test for different posts need to appear in different set of papers/sections.
Given below in the table is section-wise IBPS SO syllabus 2018 for preliminary exam.
Section-wise IBPS SO Syllabus 2018 (Prelims)
English | General Awareness | Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning Ability |
Reading comprehension | Current affairs | Number systems | Syllogism |
Para jumbles | Banking awareness | LCM and HCF | Series test |
Error detection | Countries/ currencies | Linear equation | Analogy |
Fill in the blanks | Marketing | Quadratic equation | Odd figures |
Cloze test | Indian economy | Profit and loss | Eligibility test |
Sentence improvement/ correction | International economy | Averages | Blood relations |
Para/ sentence completion | UNO | Time and work | Data sufficiency |
Homonyms | Finance | Percentages | Input/ output |
Antonyms | Awards and honors | Ratio and proportion | Coding/ decoding |
Synonyms | Books and authors | Simple and compound interest | Puzzles |
Active and passive voice | Fiscal monetary policies | Speed, time and distance | Directions |
Direct and indirect speech | RBI | Complex numbers | Seating arrangment (linear and circular) |
Phrases and idioms | Social function of banks | Logarithm | Venn diagrams |
Word meanings | Socio and economic developments | Progressions | Miscellaneous tests |
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| Geometry | Alphabet and alpha-numeric sequence |
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| Binomial theories |
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| Modern maths |
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Post-wise IBPS SO Syllabus 2018 – Mains
IBPS SO syllabus 2018 mains will depend on the post for which the candidate is taking the exam. Post-wise syllabus for IBPS SO 2018 is given below.
IBPS SO 2018 Syllabus (Mains) for Rajbhasha Adhikari
Official Language: Brief Intro |
Arrangement in Constitution: Use of Hindi |
Official Translation of Central Act |
Power of making Rules |
Article 343: Official Language of Union |
Purpose of Official Act 1976 and main features |
Official Language |
Implementation Committees |
Difference between National Language and Official Language |
Language of Union, Languages of States, Language of Supreme Court, High Court etc. |
Hindi Grammar and its usages |
Translation |
Prose |
Knowledge of Administrative Hindi and English |
Note: It must be noted that IBPS SO mains exam for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari is conducted in Hindi as the description in the job profile reflects that a Rajbhasha Adhikari is responsible for using Hindi (official language of India) in banking operations like circulars, notices, etc.
IBPS SO 2018 Syllabus (Mains) for IT Officer
C Programming Basics |
MS Office |
Database managemnet system types |
Programming |
Network security |
Advantages function |
Operating system function |
Data communication and networking |
Web technologies |
Software engineering |
Basic programming concepts |
Basic knowledge of hardware |
Windows OS |
IBPS SO 2018 Syllabus (Mains) for Agriculture Officer
Agriculture cureent events |
Women and child development schemes |
Rural welfare activities in India |
Crop Horticulture Vegetables |
Spacing time of sowimg seed rate |
Various diseases and its causes |
Varieties |
Herbicides and pesticides |
Agriculture small industries |
Different varieties of animals |
Important points – plants, fruits and vegetables |
Preservation of fruits and vegetables |
Types of cropping systems |
Green manures |
Indian soil |
Soil resources |
Animal husbandry and technology |
Seed technology – different government schemes |
Agriculture economics – agriculture costs and schemes |
Different diseases |
Various types of agricultural practices |
IBPS SO 2018 Syllabus (Mains) for Marketing Officer
Marketing overview |
Concept, Nature, Scope and Importance of Marketing |
Pricing Decisions: Pricing, Pricing Decision Strategies |
Wholesale Trade |
Product Planning and Development |
Retail Trade |
Market Segmentation: Importance of Market Segmentation |
Sales Forecasting |
Branding, Packaging, and Labeling |
Consumer Protection in India: List of Consumer Rights, Consumer Protection Act |
Personal Selling |
Sales Promotion and its Objectives |
Services Marketing |
Bank Marketing |
Product |
Insurance Marketing |
Marketing Decision-Making |
Marketing Organization |
Marketing Research |
Distribution: Definition, Channels |
Marketing Program |
Meaning, Functions, and Importance of Marketing Management |
Advertisement |
Marketing Environment |
International Marketing |
Consumer/ Buyer Behavior |
Marketing Process and Marketing Planning |
Social Responsibility and Business Ethics |
Distribution |
Rural Marketing |
Sales Management |
IBPS SO 2018 Syllabus (Mains) for Law Officer
Foreign Exchange |
Law and Acts with direct and Indirect Implication on the banking sector |
Important laws and rulings related to negotiable instruments |
RTI Act |
Consumer Protection Act |
Banking Ombudsman Scheme |
Offenses and Penalties, SARFAESI |
Constitution |
Contract Acts |
Information Technology Act |
Limitation Act, Bankers Book Evidence Act, DRT Act |
Prevention of money laundering |
Securities |
Partnerships, Companies, Firm |
RBI functions |
IBPS SO 2018 Syllabus (Mains) for HR/Personnel Officer
Performance appraisal (Process, uses, and techniques) |
Promotion, transfer, and demotions (Types, policies) |
Placement (Induction, procedure, and benefits) |
Information Technology-Concepts & Issues |
Factories act |
Gratuity act |
Training and development (Types and methods) |
Compensation (Theories of wages, compensation administration and criteria to develop compensation plan) |
Industrial relations |
Staffing |
HR Introduction |
Strategic Role of Information in HRM |
Principles of management |
HR Planning |
Job analysis (Procedures, Methods, and techniques) |
Job design (Meaning and techniques) |
Leadership styles |
Provident fund act |
Industrial relations act |
Strategic Role of Information in HRM |
Industrial relations |
Interview (Types of tests, Types of interviews and limitations) |
Job evaluation (Pre-requites, principles, and process) |
Motivation (Theories, Importance, Factors impacting) |
Information Technology-Concepts & Issues |
Wage and Salary Administration |
