IBPS SO Exam Pattern (Prelims & Mains), Interview, Syllabus

IBPS SO Exam Pattern & Syllabus: IBPS Specialist Officer (SO) is Conducted by IBPS (Institute Of Banking Service). IBPS SO Exam is conducted for recruiting candidates for the posts of IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer in various Public Sector Banks. Interested Candidates can check all the information about the Exam Pattern & Syllabus of the IBPS SO on this Page.

IBPS SO Exam Pattern:

The Exam for IBPS SO will be conducted in 3 stages: Prelims, Main Exam, and Interview round. The Preliminary exam is of qualifying nature. For the final selection, the marks of the mains exam and interview are added. It is very important to perform well in the mains exam as well as in an interview to get the final selection.

Preliminary Exam Pattern:

IBPS SO Prelim exam will be conducted through Online Mode.
The Exam will have 150 objective type questions.
The test paper will be available in both languages i.e, English, and Hindi.
The paper will consist of 3 sections- English Language, Reasoning, and Quantitative/ General Awareness. The 3rd section will depend on the post the candidates have applied for.
There will be a penalty for every incorrect answer. 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

Exam Pattern for the post of law officer & Rajsabha Adhikari Scale-I officer:

Serial No	Section	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
2.	English Language	50	25	40 minutes
3.	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	40 minutes
	Total	150	125

For other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I:

Serial No	Section	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
2.	English Language	50	25	40 minutes
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 minutes
	Total	150	125

Mains Exam Pattern:

The Mains Exam will contain questions only from Professional Knowledge Subjects.
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer it has Professional Knowledge Test there is 1 section having a total score of 60 marks of 45 minutes duration.
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari, 2 sections are having a total score of 60 marks of 60 minutes duration the total time duration is 30 minutes for objective and 30 minutes for descriptive.
There will be a penalty for every incorrect answer. 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer:

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes

For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari:

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge(Objective)	45	60	English & Hindi	30 minutes
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive)	2	60	English & Hindi	30 minutes

Interview Process:

The final stage of the Exam will be Interview Process. Candidates who qualify the Mains Exam will be finally called for the Interview Process by IBPS. The Candidates must perform very well in the interview process to get the job in the IBPS SO Exam.

IBPS SO Syllabus:

Syllabus of IBPS SO for Prelims & Mains will cover the topics from Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English, and General Awareness.

Prelims Syllabus:

Reasoning Ability	Verbal Reasoning Logical Reasoning Seating Arrangement Puzzles Inequality Syllogism Input-Output Data Sufficiency Blood Relations Order and Ranking Alphanumeric series Distance and Direction
English Language	Reading Comprehension Cloze Test Spotting Errors Sentence Improvement/ Correction Para Jumbles Fill in the blanks Para / Sentence Completion
Quantitative Aptitude	Number Series Simplification / Approximation Data Interpretation Quadratic Equations Data Sufficiency Mensuration Miscellaneous Topics ( Average, Profit & Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Partnership, Ratio & Proportion, Problem on Ages, Probability, etc.
General Awareness	Current Affairs & Banking Awareness topics. Books & authors, Currencies, Important Places, Awards, Headquarters, Prime Ministers Schemes, Important Days, etc. GK updates of at least the last 3 – 4 months. Do not forget to prepare for static GK part as well, especially the countries, their capitals, and currencies (Try to focus especially on the countries that have been in news lately, for instance, the countries visited by our Prime Minister or President or with whom any major MoU has been signed).

Main Syllabus:

The syllabus for Main will be of graduation level. The professional knowledge of candidates in their respective fields will be tested depending on the post they have applied for. The syllabus for various posts is given below:

IT Officer (Scale-I)	Database Management System Data Communication and Networking Operating System Computer Organization and Microprocessor Software Engineering Data Structure Object-Oriented Programming
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)	Basics of Crop production Horticulture Seed Science Soil resources Agronomy and Irrigation Agricultural Economics Agricultural Practices Animal Husbandry Agroforestry Ecology Government Schemes
Marketing Officer (Scale-I)	Basics of Marketing Management PR Sales Retail Business Ethics Brand Management Advertising Market Segmentation Market research and forecasting demand Product Life Cycle Corporate Social Responsibility Service Marketing Marketing Strategies
Law Officer (Scale-I)	Banking Regulations Compliance and Legal Aspects Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange SARFAES Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act Consumer Protection Act Banking Ombudsman Scheme Laws and Actions with a direct link to Banking Sector Bankers Book Evidence Act DRT Act
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)	Human Resource Development Business policy and strategic analysis Rewards and Recognition Transnational Analysis Training and Development Recruitment and Selection Industrial Relations Business Policy and Strategic Analysis Grievance and Conflict Management Performance Management and Appraisal

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