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IBPS SO Notification 2024 Out: IBPS SO Notification 2024 has been released along with the 896 vacancies for Specialist Officers. The IBPS SO 2024 exam is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). The IBPS has extended the IBPS SO Application online dates. The IBPS SO Online Application last date is 28th August 2024. The posts that come under Specialist Officer are:

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  1. Agriculture Field Officer
  2. Marketing Officer (Scale I)
  3. HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
  4. Law Officer (Scale I)
  5. IT Officer (Scale I)
  6. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)

Read on to know more about the exam pattern, syllabus, salary, the application process, application fee, eligibility criteria and many more details.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has extend the IBPS SO Online application Date. Candidates start apply till 28th August 2024. Hurry Up & Start Appling For 896 vacancies for Specialist Officers such as Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I), IT Officer (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), and Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) posts

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Out

The IBPS SO Notification 2024 has been released on the official website i.e. www.ibps.in. This notification contains necessary information related to the IBPS SO recruitment 2024 notification. The IBPS SO Notification 2024 contains essential details about vacancy, application link, syllabus, salary, exam pattern, selection process, eligibility criteria and more details. Those interested in applying for the IBPS SO 2024 exam should carefully review the IBPS SO Notification 2024 and understand the eligibility criteria before completing the application form.

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Overview

The IBPS SO selection process consists of three phases: Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam, and Interview. Graduates can apply for the roles of IT Officer (Scale-I), Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I), Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I), Law Officer (Scale-I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I), and Marketing Officer (Scale-I) by taking the IBPS SO 2024 exam. If you’re preparing for the IBPS SO 2024 exam, you can find the highlights of the IBPS SO Exam in the table below:

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Overview
IBPS SO 2024Details
Conducting BodyInstitute of Banking Personnel Selection
Exam NameSpecialist Officer
No. of Vacancies896
Participating Banks11
Selection ProcessPreliminary, Mains & Interview
IBPS SO Notification 20241st August 2024
IBPS SO Exam Date 2024Prelims: 9 November 2024
Mains: 14th December 2024
Medium of ExamEnglish & Hindi
On-line registration including Edit/ Modification of Application by candidates01st August 2024 to 28th August 2024
Application ModeOnly Online
Official Websitewww.ibps.in

IBPS SO Notification 2024 PDF

IBPS SO 2024 detailed notification has been released on their official website with all important events by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). All interested candidates are ready to go through the required information regarding IBPS SO Notification 2024. They should understand the application eligibility criteria before filling out the IBPS SO Application Form 2024. For their convenience, we have provided below the direct link to download after releasing the IBSP SO official notification PDF. Candidates stay updated on the IBPS official website.

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Important Dates

Candidates need to be well aware of all the important dates related to the IBPS SO 2024 exam. IBPS SO Notification 2024 has been started and the last date to apply online is 28th August 2024. They should keep in mind all the dates mentioned in the IBPS SO Notification 2024. Check out the table below to know all the dates related to the online.

BPS SO Notification 2024 Important Dates 
EventsDates
IBPS SO Notification 202401st August 2024
IBPS SO Apply Online Starts From01st August 2024
Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO28th August 2024 (Extended)
IBPS SO Prelims Admit Card 2024October 2024
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Date 20249th November 2024
IBPS SO Mains Exam Date 202414th December 2024

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Apply Online Link

The IBPS SO application has been available on its official website and the last date to apply for the IBPS SO exam 2024 is 28th August 2024 (Extended). We have provided you with the direct link to apply for the exam. Before that, candidates are advised to be ready with all the required documents. In this blog, we have provided the list of documents required for the IBPS SO Apply Online.

Document Required For IBPS SO Application Form 2024

If are you applying for the IBPS SO 2024 exam, candidates can check the required documents for the IBPS SO application form. In this table, we are providing documents required for the IBPS SO application form 2024 including their size, dimensions, and image size.

Documents Required For IBPS SO Application Form 2024
PhotographSize: 4.5cm × 3.5cm
Dimension: 200 x 230 pixels
Image Size: 20 Kb-50 Kb
SignatureDimension:140 x 60 pixels
Image Size: 10kb – 20kb
Left thumb impressionOn white paper with black or blue ink.
Dimension: 240 x 240 pixels
Image Size: 20kb – 50kb
Handwritten DeclarationImage Type: JPG/JPEG
Size: 50 kb-100 kb

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Vacancy

IBPS SO vacancy has been released on their official website along with the IBPS SO Notification 2024 detailed pdf. The IBPS has released a total of 896 vacancies for Specialist Officers such as Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I), IT Officer (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), and Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I). Candidates can see the table and know post-wise and category-wise vacancies in the table below.

The IBPS SO vacancy 2024 has been released on its official website along with the IBPS SO 2024 Notification. Candidates can check the below table for post-wise and category-wise vacancies.

IBPS SO Vacancy 2024
PostsSCSTOBCEWSURVacancies
Agriculture Field Officer (AFO)52269234142346
HR/Personnel030106021325
IT Officer2512451672170
Law Officer1808331155125
Marketing3115552183205
Rajbhasha030106021325
Total 1326323786378896

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Eligibility Criteria

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has established eligibility criteria for applying for IBPS Specialist Officers (SO) positions. Candidates must carefully review the eligibility criteria before completing the application for the IBPS SO. If candidates do not meet the eligibility criteria, they will not be able to apply for the IBPS SO 2024 Exam. Candidates can check all eligibility criteria including age limit, education qualification and Nationality in the below sections.

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Nationality 

A candidate must be either –

  • a Citizen of India or
  • a subject of Nepal or
  • a subject of Bhutan or
  • a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 intending to permanently settle in India or
  • a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Education Qualification & Age Limit

The educational qualifications required for IBPS SO can vary depending on the specific post or specialization you are applying for. Here’s mentioned the IBPS SO 2024 Education Qualification: 

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Education Qualification & Age Limit
Post CodeName of the PostAge Limit (as on 01/08/2024)Educational Qualifications (as on 21/08/2024)
01I.T. Officer (Scale-I)Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years
Educational Qualifications (as of 21/08/2024)
02Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years
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/ FoodTechnology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture / Fisheries Engineering
03RajbhashaAdhikariMin- 20YearsGraduate 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.*
 (Scale I)Max-30 YearsOR Postgraduate degree in  Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
04Law Officer (Scale I)Min- 20 Years
Max-30Years
A Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
05HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)Min- 20 years Max- 30yearsMin- 20 years max- 30years
06Marketing Officer (Scale I)Min- 20 years Max- 30yearsGraduate 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 *

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Application Fee

After completing the application, candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs. 850 for general & OBC candidates and Rs. 175 for SC/ST/PWD category. Candidates can find all details in the table below and learn about the IBPS SO application fee.

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Application Fees
CategoryApplication Fee
General & OBCRs. 850/–
SC/ST/PWD categoryRs. 175/-

IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2024

The complete IBPS SO Exam pattern 2024 has been released on the official website. Candidates can check the below table which is given post wise on the official website.

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

  1. Total Marks: 125
  2. Total Question: 150
  3. Duration: 120 minutes
IBPS SO 2024 Exam Pattern For Prelims 
Name of TestsNo. of QuestionsMaximum
Marks
Medium of ExamDuration
English Language5025English40 minutes
Reasoning5050English and Hindi40 minutes
General Awareness with Special
Reference to the Banking Industry
5050English and Hindi40 minutes
Total150125  120 minutes

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

  1. Total Marks: 125
  2. Total Question: 150
  3. Duration: 120 minutes
Name of TestsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksMedium of ExamDuration
English Language5025English40 minutes
Reasoning5050English and Hindi40 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude5050English and Hindi40 minutes
Total150125  120 minutes

Penalty For Wrong Answer

There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which the candidate has given a wrong answer, one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty. If a question is left blank, or no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

IBPS SO 2024 Examination Centre

  • The examination will be conducted online in venues across many centres in India. The tentative list of Examination centres for the Online Preliminary Examination and those for Online Main Examination is available in table below.
  • No request for change of centre for Examination shall be entertained.
  • IBPS, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres and/ or add some other Centres, at its discretion, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc.
  • IBPS also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any centre other than the one he/she has opted for.
  • Candidate will appear for the examination at an Examination Centre at his/her own risk and expenses and IBPS will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.
  • Any unruly behaviour/misbehaviour in the examination hall may result in cancellation of candidature/ disqualification from this exam and also from future exams conducted by IBPS.
State CodeState /UT / NCRPreliminary Examination CentreMain ExaminationCenter
11Andaman & NicobarPort BlairPort Blair
12Andhra PradeshAnanthapur, Eluru, Guntur/ Vijaywada , Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole,Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vishakhapatnam, VizianagaramGuntur/ Vijaywada, Kurnool, Vishakhapatnam
13Arunachal PradeshNaharlagunNaharlagun
14AssamDibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, TezpurGuwahati, Silchar
15BiharArrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Bihar Sharif, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea,SamastipurBhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna,Samastipur
16ChandigarhChandigarh/MohaliChandigarh/Mohali
17ChhattisgarhBhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Durg, RaipurRaipur, Bilaspur
18Dadra & Nagar Haveliand Daman & DiuSurat, JamnagarSurat
19DelhiDelhi/New Delhi/Delhi NCR, Faridabad, GhaziabadDelhi/New Delhi/DelhiNCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad
20GoaPanajiPanaji
21GujaratAhmedabad/Gandhinagar, Anand, Bhavnagar,Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat/ Bardoli, VadodaraAhmedabad/Gandhinagar,Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat/ Bardoli
22HaryanaAmbala, Faridabad, Hisar, Gurugram, KurukshetraAmbala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Kurukshetra
23Himachal PradeshBaddi,  Bilaspur,  Hamirpur,  Mandi,  Kangra,Kullu, Shimla, Solan, UnaBaddi, Bilaspur,Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan
24Jammu & KashmirJammu, Samba, SrinagarJammu, Srinagar
25JharkhandBokaro,   Dhanbad,           Hazaribagh,           Jamshedpur,RanchiRanchi
26KarnatakaBengaluru, Belagavi (Belgaum), Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hubballi (Hubli), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore),Shivamogga (Shimoga), UdupiBengaluru, Dharwad, Hubballi (Hubli), Mangaluru (Mangalore)
27KeralaAlappuzha, Kannur,                  Ernakulam,                  Kollam,Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, ThrissurErnakulam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram
28LadakhLeh, KargilLeh, Kargil
29LakshadweepKavarattiKavaratti
30Madhya PradeshBhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna,UjjainBhopal, Indore, Gwalior,Jabalpur
31MaharashtraAmravati,                     Chhatrapati                    Sambhaji                     Nagar (Aurangabad), Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai/ MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, PuneChhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad) ,Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai/ MMR, Nagpur, Pune
32ManipurImphalImphal
33MeghalayaShillongShillong
34MizoramAizawlAizawl
35NagalandKohima, DimapurKohima, Dimapur
36OdishaBalasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar,Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, SambalpurBhubaneshwar
37PuducherryPuducherryPuducherry
38PunjabAmritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Moga, Mohali, Pathankot, PatialaAmritsar, Jalandhar,Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
39RajasthanAjmer, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Hanumangarh, Jaipur,Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, UdaipurJaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur
40SikkimGangtokGangtok
41Tamil NaduChennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Madurai, Nagercoil/ Kanyakumari, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli,Vellore, VirudhunagarChennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli
42TelanganaHyderabad/                     Secunderabad,                     Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, WarangalHyderabad/Secunderabad, Karimnagar
43TripuraAgartalaAgartala
44Uttar PradeshAgra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar,  Noida  /  Greater  Noida,Prayagraj(Allahabad), Sitapur, VaranasiLucknow, Meerut, Noida/ Greater Noida, Prayagraj(Allahabad),
45UttarakhandDehradun, Haldwani, RoorkeeDehradun, Haldwani
46West BengalAsansol, Durgapur, Kolkata/ Greater Kolkata,Hooghly, Kalyani, SiliguriAsansol, Kolkata/ GreaterKolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Full Video

IBPS SO Full Notification has been released on the official website. Candidates can check the below youtube video in which we have provided all the details regarding IBPS SO Notification 2024.

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IBPS SO Notification 2024 FAQs

Is IBPS SO Notification 2024 Out?

Yes, IBPS has released the IBPS SO Notification 2024 on the official website.

What are the online registration dates for IBPS SO Notification 2024 exam?

The IBPS SO Notification 2024 application online started from 01st August 2024 and ended on 28th August 2024 (Extended).

What is the Section Process For IBPS SO 2024 Exam?

The IBPS SO Selection Process consist of three Stages: Prelims, Mains and Interview.

How can I apply for the IBPS SO 2024 exam?

Candidates can apply for IBPS SO 2024 exam by using official website.

What is the IBPS SO Application Fee?

The IBPS SO Application Fee is generally around INR 850 for General, OBC and EWS candidates and INR 175 for SC/ST and PWD candidates.

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