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IBPS SO 2024
Shankar School of Banking
August 3 , 2024
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Important Dates
- IBPS SO-2024 – Important Dates :
- IBPS has released online registration dates along with IBPS SO Notification 2024. The registration process for IBPS SO 2024 has been made available from 1st to 21st August 2024. Let’s have a look at the important dates for IBPS SO Exam 2024.
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Activity |
IBPS SO 2024 Dates |
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IBPS SO Notification 2024 |
1st August 2024 |
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Online Registration Starts |
1st August 2024 |
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Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO |
21st August 2024 |
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IBPS SO Prelims Admit Card 2024 |
October 2024 [last week] |
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Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam |
9th November 2024 |
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IBPS SO Mains Exam Date 2024 |
14th December 2024 |
Application Fee
- IBPS SO-2024 – Application Fees :
- A candidate is required to pay ₹850/- (General and OBC) as his/her application fee for the IBPS SO 2024 exam. The same amount is narrowed down to ₹175/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.
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S.No. |
Categories |
Application Fee |
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1 |
SC/ST/PWD |
₹175/- (Intimation Charges only) |
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2 |
General and Others |
₹850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
Vacancy Details
- IBPS SO Vacancy – 2024 :
- The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has announced a total of 896 vacancies for the recruitment of Specialist Officer posts. Out of the total vacancies, 346 vacancies are released for Agricultural Field Officers (AFO), 205 vacancies for Marketing Officers, 125 for Law Officers, 170 for IT Officers, 25 for HR/Personnel, and 25 for Rajbhasa Specialist Officers posts. The category-wise and post-wise IBPS SO Vacancy 2024 details have been tabulated below in the table.
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Posts |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
Vacancies |
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Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) |
52 |
26 |
92 |
34 |
142 |
346 |
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HR/Personnel |
03 |
01 |
06 |
02 |
13 |
25 |
|
IT Officer |
25 |
12 |
45 |
16 |
72 |
170 |
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Law Officer |
18 |
08 |
33 |
11 |
55 |
125 |
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Marketing |
31 |
15 |
55 |
21 |
83 |
205 |
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Rajbhasha |
03 |
01 |
06 |
02 |
13 |
25 |
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Total |
132 |
63 |
237 |
86 |
378 |
896 |
Age Limit
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- IBPS SO-2024 – Age Limit (As on 01/08/2024)
- A candidate is required to be a minimum of 20 years to be eligible for the IBPS SO exam. The maximum age limit is 30 years. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1994 and not later than 01.08.2004 (both dates inclusive Candidates belonging to reserved categories are given age relaxation by the Government of India. The category-wise age relaxation given to candidates for the post of IBPS SO is discussed below:
- IBPS SO-2024 – Age Limit (As on 01/08/2024)
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S. No |
Category |
Age Relaxation |
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1. |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) |
5 years |
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2. |
Other Backward Class (OBC) |
3 years |
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3. |
Person with Disability (PWD) |
10 years |
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4. |
Ex-Servicemen/Commissioned Officers including ECOS (Emergency Commissioned Officers)/ SSCOs (Short Service Commissioned Officers) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of Assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 1 year from last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by the way of dismissal/discharge on the account of misconduct/inefficiency/physical disability attributable to military service |
5 years |
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5. |
Person ordinarily domiciled in the Jammu and Kashmir province during the period 1.01.1980 and 31.12.1989 |
5 years |
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6. |
Person affected by 1984 riots |
5 years |
Education Qualification
- IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria – 2024
- IBPS SO-2024 – Educational Qualification (As on 21/08/2024)
- 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.
- IBPS SO-2024 – Educational Qualification (As on 21/08/2024)
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S. No. |
Name of the Post |
Educational Qualification |
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1. |
I.T. Officer (Scale I) |
1) Four years engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR 2) Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR Graduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam |
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2. |
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 |
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3. |
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 |
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4. |
Law Office (Scale I) |
A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
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5. |
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 |
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6. |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) |
Graduate and Full-Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing |
Other Details
LEVEL OF EXAMS :
- IBPS SO-2024 – Exam Pattern :
There are two patterns for IBPS SO prelims examination for different posts. There is a sectional cut-off and candidates have to clear all the sections in order to clear the preliminary exam of IBPS SO 2024.
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- IBPS SO (Prelims)-2024 – Exam Pattern :
- For the post of Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I
- IBPS SO (Prelims)-2024 – Exam Pattern :
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S.No. |
Section |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
Duration |
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1. |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
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2. |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
40 minutes |
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3. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
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Total |
150 |
125 |
120 minutes |
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- For the post of Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari
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S.No. |
Section |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
Duration |
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1. |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
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2. |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
40 minutes |
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3. |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
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Total |
150 |
125 |
120 minutes |
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IBPS - SO Mains Pattern
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- IBPS SO (Mains)-2024 – Exam Pattern :
- For the post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
- IBPS SO (Mains)-2024 – Exam Pattern :
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Name of Test |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
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Professional Knowledge |
60 |
60 |
English & Hindi |
45 minutes |
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- For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
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|
Name of Test |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
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Professional Knowledge(Objective) |
45 |
60 |
English & Hindi |
30 minutes |
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Professional Knowledge(Descriptive) |
2 |
English & Hindi |
30 minutes |