IBPS SO NOTIFICATION 2021
IBPS SPECIALIST OFFICER NOTIFICATION -2021.
IBPS(Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) released a notification for
Specialist officers for 2021-2022. This notification is called IBPS
SO(Specialist officer)Common Recruitment Process(CRR SPL-X).IBPS conduct IBPS
SO exams for public sector banks in India once a year for various specialist
officer positions in specialist officers scale-I.IBPS takes care of end to end
Specialist Officer(SO) recruitment process which is called IBPS SO(Specialist
Officer).
SPECIALIST OFFICER POSTS:
SL NO |
NAME OF THE SPECIAL OFFICER POST |
01 |
IT Officer(Information
Technology)Scale-1 |
02 |
Agricultural Field Officer
Scale-1 |
03 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale-1 |
04 |
Law Officer Scale-1 |
06 |
|
07 |
Marketing Officer Scale-1 |
SELECTION PROCESS:
Selection process in
IBPS SO involves below four stages OR four stages of the selection process in IBPS
SO(Specialist office Recruitment).
Stage-1: Preliminary
Exam(Prelims Exam)
Stage-2: Mains Exam
Stage-3: Personal
Interview
Stage-4: Allotment in
Participating Bank
PARTICIPATING BANKS LIST:
In this year there are
eleven banks participating in specialist officer recruitment 2020-2021 and also
called participating organizations in IBPS SO(Specialist Officer) Recruitment
2020-2021.
Bank of Baroda
Canara Bank
India Overseas Bank
UCO Bank
Bank of India
Central Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Union Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra
Indian Bank
Punjab and Sind Bank
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR IBPS SO:
Candidates whoever
applying for IBPS SO(Specialist Officer) Recruitment,Need to full fill the
minimum criterial which was published by IBPS(Institute of Banking Personnel
Selection) in the notification which is available on IBPS Website.
1.Natationality:
A candidate must be
citizen of India and also who settled in India origin from Nepal, Bhutan,Tibet which was prescribed by
IBPS.
2.Age Criteria:
Minimum age is 20 year
and maximum age is 30 years and Relaxation of upper age limit as mentioned below.
5Year to SC/ST
3Year to
OBC(Non-Creamy Layer)
10Year to person with
benchmark bisability
5Year to Ex-Servicemen
and Commissioned Officers
5years to Persons
affected by 1984 riots
3.Educational Qualification:
Post Code |
Name of the Post |
Educational
Qualifications. |
1 |
I.T. 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 |
2 |
Agricultural Field
Officer (Scale I) |
4 year Degree
(graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary
Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing &
Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural
Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food
Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture |
3. |
Rajbhasha Adhikari
(Scale I) |
Post Graduate Degree
in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR Post graduate degree in
Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
|
4 |
Law Officer (Scale I) |
A Bachelor Degree
in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
|
5 |
Graduate and Two
Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate
diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work
/ Labour Law.*
|
|
6 |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) |
Graduate and Two
Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two
Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing *
|
EXAM PATTERN:
IBPS conducts online exam or computer based test for IBPS SO(Specialist Officer) in two ways.
I.Preliminary Exam:
Preliminary or Prelims
exam for IBPS SO is divided into two parts as the syllabus is varied.
For Law Officer
Scale-1 and Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale-1
SL NO |
SUBJECT |
MAX QUESTIONS |
MAX MARKS |
MEDIUM |
DURATION |
1 |
English |
50 |
25 |
English |
40mnts |
2 |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
English&Hindi |
40mnts |
3 |
General Awareness with ref to
Banking Industry |
50 |
50 |
English&Hindi |
40mnts |
TOTAL
|
150 |
125 |
English&Hindi |
120mnts/2hrs |
For IT OFFICE(Information Technology) Scale-1/Agricultural Field Officer Scale-1/HR/Personnel Officer Scale-1/ Marketing Officer Scale-1
SL NO |
SUBJECT |
MAX QUESTIONS |
MAX MARKS |
MEDIUM |
DURATION |
1 |
English |
50 |
25 |
English |
40mnts |
2 |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
English&Hindi |
40mnts |
3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
English&Hindi |
40mnts |
TOTAL
|
150 |
125 |
English&Hindi |
120mnts/2hrs |
II.Main Examination:
The main exam is based on
own discipline or domain knowledge.All questions from your domain knowledge.
For Law Officer
Scale-1 and Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale-1
SUBJECT |
MAX QUESTIONS |
MAX MARKS |
MEDIUM |
DURATION |
Professional
Knowledge(Objective) |
45 |
60 |
English&Hindi |
30mnts |
Professional
Knowledge(Descriptive) |
2 |
English&Hindi |
30mnts |
|
TOTAL |
47 |
60 |
|
60mnts/1hr |
For IT
OFFICE(Information Technology) Scale-1/Agricultural Field Officer Scale-1/HR/Personnel
Officer Scale-1/ Marketing Officer Scale-1
SUBJECT |
MAX QUESTIONS |
MAX MARKS |
MEDIUM |
DURATION |
Professional
Knowledge(Objective) |
60 |
60 |
English&Hindi |
45mnts |
TOTAL |
60 |
60 |
|
45mnts |
Note:0.25 penalty for each wrong answer in prelims and main exam.
EXAMINATION CENTRES:
Across India there are many examination centres allotted by IBPS in state wise, there is a tentative
list attached in notification as Annexure-I. Candidate has the choice to select the
examination centres while filling up online application.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR IBPS SO:
SL NO |
EVENTS |
TENTATIVE DATES |
1 |
Online Registration and
Edit/Modification application |
02.11.2020-23.11.2020 |
2 |
Payment of Application Fee |
02.11.2020-23.11.2020 |
3 |
Online Examination-Prelims |
26&27.12.2020 |
4 |
Online Examination-Main |
24.01.2021 |
|
Personal Interview |
Feb’2021 |
5 |
Provisional Allotment |
April’2021 |
ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS:
Candidate has to visit
IBPS official website to apply online application. There is a special window for
IBPS SO Recruitment 2020-2021. Linke is given in this article.
Pre-Requisites for Applying Online for IBPS SO(Specialist Officer):
Before applying online application, the candidate
should ready with below-scanned items.
- photograph(
- signature(
- left thumb
impression(
-Hand Written Declaration(Dimensions: 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI and File Size: 50 KB – 100 KB)
-Email ID
-Contact Number
Application Fee:
Mode of payment for IBPS SO is through online only by using credit
cards/debit card/Internet Banking/ Mobile Wallets.Fee is varied as mentioned
below.
Rs.
175/- (inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PWBD candidates
Rs.
850 /- (inclusive of GST) for all others
VACANCIES IN IBPS SO :
POST : I.T.OFFICER (SCALE-I)
Sr. No. |
Bank |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
Total |
Out of Which (PWBD) |
|||
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
||||||||
1 |
Bank of Baroda |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
2 |
Bank of India |
3 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Bank of Maharashtra |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Canara Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Central Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Indian Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
7 |
Indian Overseas Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Punjab National Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
9 |
Punjab & Sind Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
UCO Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
Union Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
3 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sr. No. |
Bank |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
Total |
Out of Which (PWBD) |
|||
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
||||||||
1 |
Bank of Baroda |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
2 |
Bank of India |
6 |
3 |
12 |
4 |
20 |
45 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Bank of Maharashtra |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Canara Bank |
43 |
21 |
78 |
29 |
119 |
290 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
Central Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Indian Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
7 |
Indian Overseas Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Punjab National Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
9 |
Punjab & Sind Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
UCO Bank |
22 |
11 |
40 |
15 |
62 |
150 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Union Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
71 |
35 |
130 |
48 |
201 |
485 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
Sr. No. |
Bank |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
Total |
Out of Which (PWBD) |
|||
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
||||||||
1 |
Bank of Baroda |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
2 |
Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Bank of Maharashtra |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Canara Bank |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Central Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Indian Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
7 |
Indian Overseas Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Punjab National Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
9 |
Punjab & Sind Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
UCO Bank |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
Union Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sr. No. |
Bank |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
Total |
Out of Which (PWBD) |
|||
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
||||||||
1 |
Bank of Baroda |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
2 |
Bank of India |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Bank of Maharashtra |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Canara Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Central Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Indian Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
7 |
Indian Overseas Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Punjab National Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
9 |
Punjab & Sind Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
UCO Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
Union Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sr. No. |
Bank |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
Total |
Out of Which (PWBD) |
|||
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
||||||||
1 |
Bank of Baroda |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
2 |
Bank of India |
7 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
22 |
50 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Bank of Maharashtra |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Canara Bank |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Central Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Indian Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
7 |
Indian Overseas Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Punjab National Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
9 |
Punjab & Sind Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
UCO Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
Union Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
8 |
3 |
15 |
6 |
28 |
60 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Sr. No. |
Bank |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
Total |
Out of Which (PWBD) |
|||
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
||||||||
1 |
Bank of Baroda |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
2 |
Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Bank of Maharashtra |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION(FAQ) FOR IBPS SO RECRUITMENT 2020:
1.How many posts are there in IBPS SO 2020?
Ans: There are 647 positions notified in the notification.2.What are the posts available under IBPS SO Recruitment 2020?
Ans: Usually IBPS recruits for HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer, IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Law Officer, and Rajbhasha Adhikari Officers under scale-1.3.How many phases are there in IBPS SO recruitment process 2020?
Ans: There are two phases. One is called Prelims and the Second is the Mains exam in different schedules.4.What are the educational eligibility criteria to be eligible for all posts under IBPS SO recruitment 2020?
Ans: There is different criteria for IBPS SO. You can find a table with Posts against qualifications.5.When IBPS SO 2020 online registration starts?
Ans: Online Registration window starts on 2nd November.6.What is the last date to apply IBPS SO 2020?
Ans: Online registration closing on 23rd November.7.How to edit or modify the IBPS SO online form?
Ans: You can edit or modify the details by login to ibps website with your credential till online registration ends.8.When will be the IBPS SO Prelims exam?
Ans: IBPS SO Prelims will be held on 26th and 27th Dec'20.9.When will be the IBPS SO Main exam?
Ans: IBPS SO Main exam will be held on 24th Jan'21.10.What is the IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern?
Ans: IBPS conducts prelims exams in different patterns.One pattern for Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari Officers and one pattern for HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer,IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer.11.What is syllabus for IBPS SO Prelims exam?
Ans: Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and English for HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer, and IT Officer.English, Reasoning and General Awareness with ref to Banking Industry for Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari Officers12.What are the items required for applying for IBPS SO Recruitment?
Ans: Photograph, Signature, Left Thumb Impression, and Handwritten declaration in scanned format13.What is the content that should be written in self-declaration?
Ans: All about health and Safety connecting with covid19.14.How to do the payment for IBPS SO 2020 online application?
Ans: Its online payment by using credit card/debit card/Internet banking/wallets15.What is the age criteria for IBPS SO Recruitment 2020?
Ans: Min age is 20Year and Max is 30Year but there is Age relaxation for reserved categories.16.What is the cut off marks for IBPS SO 2020?
Ans: Required to obtain a minimum score in the test of Online Main examination and also secure sufficiently high scores to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview17.How many questions in IBPS SO Prelims exam 2020?
Ans: A total of 150 questions. 50Question form each question like Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and English.18.Any negative marking in IBPS SO Prelims 2020?
Ans: yes, there is 0.25 negative marking for each wrong answer19.What is the exam fee for IBPS SO Recruitment 2020?
Ans:- Rs. 175/- (inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PWBD candidates and Rs. 850 /- (inclusive of GST) for all others20.What are the exam centers for IBPS SO prelims 2020?
Ans: Almost all towns/cities and districts having exam centers.21.When can we download the call letter for IBPS SO Prelims?
Ans: Will be able to download the call letter in Dec'20.22.What are the participative banks?
Ans: There are eleven banks participating in IBPS SO Recruitment 2020. You can find banks in the above article.- Apply Online Click Here
- Website Link Click Here