ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

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. The educational qualification is different for all these different posts.

S. NO NAME OF THE POST AGE LIMIT EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
1 I.T. Officer (Scale I) 20 - 30 Yr. 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
2 Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) 20 - 30 Yr. 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.
3 Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) 20 - 30 Yr. 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
4 Law Office (Scale I) 20 - 30 Yr. A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.
5 HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) 20 - 30 Yr. Graduate and Full Time Post Graduate Degree or Full time Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relation/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labour Law.
6 Marketing Officer (Scale I) 20 - 30 Yr. Graduate and Full Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing.

A minimum age limit of 20 years is required by a candidate to be eligible for IBPS SO exam. The maximum age limit for the same is 30 years. Though candidates belonging to reserved categories are rewarded age relaxation by the Government of India. The category wise age relaxation given to candidates for the post of IBPS SO is discussed below:

S. NO CATEGORY AGE RELAXATION
1 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) 5 years
2 Other Backward Class (OBC) 3 years
3 Person with Disability (PWD) 10 years
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
5 Person ordinarily domiciled in the Jammu and Kashmir province during the period 1.01.1980 and 31.12.1989 5 years
6 Person affected by 1984 riots 5 years
EXAM PATTERN

For post of law officer & Rajsabha Adhikari

S. NO SUBJECTS NO. OF QUESTION TOTAL MARKS DURATION
1 Reasoning 50 50 120 Minutes
2 English Language 50 25
3 General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry 50 50
Total 150 125 -

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

S. NO SUBJECTS NO. OF QUESTION TOTAL MARKS DURATION
1 Reasoning 50 50 120 Minutes
2 English Language 50 25
3 General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry 50 50
Total 150 125 -
IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern

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

SUBJECTS NO. OF QUESTION TOTAL MARKS MEDIUM OF EXAM DURATION
Professional Knowledge 60 60 English & Hindi 45 minutes

For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari:

SUBJECTS NO. OF QUESTION TOTAL MARKS MEDIUM OF EXAM DURATION
Professional Knowledge(Objective) 45 60 English & Hindi 30 minutes
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive) 2 - English & Hindi 30 minutes
IBPS SO Interview Process

Candidates who qualify the Mains Exam will be finally called for the Interview Process by IBPS. It is really important for candidates to fare well in the Interview Process as the final selection of a candidate is based on how he/she fares in this final round of the IBPS SO Recruitment Process.

EXAM SYLLABUS

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Syllabus
IBPS PO Preliminary Exam is the primary selection round of IBPS PO 2018 Exam. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam are eligible to appear for the mains exam. The Preliminary Exam of IBPS PO 2018 comprises of three major sections: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.

Reasoning Syllabus:

REASONING ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE GENERAL AWARENESS
Seating Arrangements Puzzles
Inequalities
Syllogism
Input-Output
Data Sufficiency
Blood Relations
Order and Ranking
Alphanumeric Series Distance
and Direction Verbal
Reasoning
Cloze Test
Reading Comprehension
Spotting Errors
Sentence Improvement
Sentence Correction
Para Jumbles
Fill in the Blanks
Para/Sentence Completion
Number Series
Data Interpretation
Simplification/ Approximation Quadratic Equation
Data Sufficiency
Mensuration
Average
Profit and Loss
Ratio and Proportion Work,
Time and Energy
Time and Distance
Probability
Relations
Simple and Compound
Interest
Permutation and Combination
Current Affairs
Banking Awareness
GK Updates
Currencies
Important Places
Books and Authors
Awards Headquarters
Prime Minister Schemes
Important Days
IT OFFICER (SCALE-I) AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE-I) MARKETING OFFICER (SCALE-I) LAW OFFICER (SCALE-I) HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER (SCALE-I)
Database Management System
Data Communication and Networking
Operating System
Software Engineering
Data Structure
Computer Organization and Microprocessor
Object Oriented Programming
Basics of Crop production
Horticulture
Seed Science
Agronomy and Irrigation
Agricultural Economies
Agricultural Practices
Soil resources
Animal Husbandry
Agroforestry
Ecology
Government Schemes
Basics of Marketing Management
Brand Management
Advertising
PR
Sales
Retail
Business Ethics
Market Segmentation
Market research and forecasting demand
Product Life Cycle
Corporate Social Responsibility
Service Marketing
Marketing Strategies
Banking Regulations
Compliance and Legal Aspects
Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange
Prevention of Money laundering, Limitation Act
Consumer Protection Act
SARFAES
Banking Ombudsman Scheme
Laws and Actions with direct link to Banking Sector
Bankers Book Evidence Act
DRT Act
Human Resource Development
Business policy and strategic analysis
Transnational Analysis
Training and Development
Recruitment and Selection
Rewards and Recognition
Industrial Relations
Business Policy and Strategic Analysis
Grievance and Conflict Management
Performance Management and Appraisal
             


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