IBPS SO Notification 2024 Out, Check All Details

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:

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 2024	Details
Conducting Body	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Exam Name	Specialist Officer
No. of Vacancies	896
Participating Banks	11
Selection Process	Preliminary, Mains & Interview
IBPS SO Notification 2024	1st August 2024
IBPS SO Exam Date 2024	Prelims: 9 November 2024 Mains: 14th December 2024
Medium of Exam	English & Hindi
On-line registration including Edit/ Modification of Application by candidates	01st August 2024 to 28th August 2024
Application Mode	Only Online
Official Website	www.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
Events	Dates
IBPS SO Notification 2024	01st August 2024
IBPS SO Apply Online Starts From	01st August 2024
Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO	28th August 2024 (Extended)
IBPS SO Prelims Admit Card 2024	October 2024
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Date 2024	9th November 2024
IBPS SO Mains Exam Date 2024	14th 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
Photograph	Size: 4.5cm × 3.5cm Dimension: 200 x 230 pixels Image Size: 20 Kb-50 Kb
Signature	Dimension:140 x 60 pixels Image Size: 10kb – 20kb
Left thumb impression	On white paper with black or blue ink. Dimension: 240 x 240 pixels Image Size: 20kb – 50kb
Handwritten Declaration	Image 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
Posts	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Vacancies
Agriculture Field Officer (AFO)	52	26	92	34	142	346
HR/Personnel	03	01	06	02	13	25
IT Officer	25	12	45	16	72	170
Law Officer	18	08	33	11	55	125
Marketing	31	15	55	21	83	205
Rajbhasha	03	01	06	02	13	25
Total	132	63	237	86	378	896

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 1^st 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 Code	Name of the Post	Age Limit (as on 01/08/2024)	Educational Qualifications (as on 21/08/2024)
01	I.T. Officer (Scale-I)	Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years	Educational Qualifications (as of 21/08/2024)
02	Agricultural 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
03	RajbhashaAdhikari	Min- 20Years	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.*
	(Scale I)	Max-30 Years	OR Postgraduate degree in  Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
04	Law Officer (Scale I)	Min- 20 Years Max-30Years	A Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
05	HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	Min- 20 years Max- 30years	Min- 20 years max- 30years
06	Marketing Officer (Scale I)	Min- 20 years Max- 30years	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 *

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
Category	Application Fee
General & OBC	Rs. 850/–
SC/ST/PWD category	Rs. 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 Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
General Awareness with Special Reference to the Banking Industry	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
Total	150	125		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 Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
Total	150	125		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 Code	State /UT / NCR	Preliminary Examination Centre	Main ExaminationCenter
11	Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair	Port Blair
12	Andhra Pradesh	Ananthapur, Eluru, Guntur/ Vijaywada , Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole,Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram	Guntur/ Vijaywada, Kurnool, Vishakhapatnam
13	Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun	Naharlagun
14	Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur	Guwahati, Silchar
15	Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Bihar Sharif, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea,Samastipur	Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna,Samastipur
16	Chandigarh	Chandigarh/Mohali	Chandigarh/Mohali
17	Chhattisgarh	Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur	Raipur, Bilaspur
18	Dadra & Nagar Haveliand Daman & Diu	Surat, Jamnagar	Surat
19	Delhi	Delhi/New Delhi/Delhi NCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad	Delhi/New Delhi/DelhiNCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad
20	Goa	Panaji	Panaji
21	Gujarat	Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Anand, Bhavnagar,Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat/ Bardoli, Vadodara	Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar,Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat/ Bardoli
22	Haryana	Ambala, Faridabad, Hisar, Gurugram, Kurukshetra	Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Kurukshetra
23	Himachal Pradesh	Baddi,  Bilaspur,  Hamirpur,  Mandi,  Kangra,Kullu, Shimla, Solan, Una	Baddi, Bilaspur,Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan
24	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu, Samba, Srinagar	Jammu, Srinagar
25	Jharkhand	Bokaro,   Dhanbad,           Hazaribagh,           Jamshedpur,Ranchi	Ranchi
26	Karnataka	Bengaluru, Belagavi (Belgaum), Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hubballi (Hubli), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore),Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi	Bengaluru, Dharwad, Hubballi (Hubli), Mangaluru (Mangalore)
27	Kerala	Alappuzha, Kannur,                  Ernakulam,                  Kollam,Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur	Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram
28	Ladakh	Leh, Kargil	Leh, Kargil
29	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	Kavaratti
30	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna,Ujjain	Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior,Jabalpur
31	Maharashtra	Amravati,                     Chhatrapati                    Sambhaji                     Nagar (Aurangabad), Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai/ MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune	Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad) ,Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai/ MMR, Nagpur, Pune
32	Manipur	Imphal	Imphal
33	Meghalaya	Shillong	Shillong
34	Mizoram	Aizawl	Aizawl
35	Nagaland	Kohima, Dimapur	Kohima, Dimapur
36	Odisha	Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar,Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur	Bhubaneshwar
37	Puducherry	Puducherry	Puducherry
38	Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Moga, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala	Amritsar, Jalandhar,Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
39	Rajasthan	Ajmer, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Hanumangarh, Jaipur,Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur	Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur
40	Sikkim	Gangtok	Gangtok
41	Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Madurai, Nagercoil/ Kanyakumari, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli,Vellore, Virudhunagar	Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli
42	Telangana	Hyderabad/                     Secunderabad,                     Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Warangal	Hyderabad/Secunderabad, Karimnagar
43	Tripura	Agartala	Agartala
44	Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar,  Noida  /  Greater  Noida,Prayagraj(Allahabad), Sitapur, Varanasi	Lucknow, Meerut, Noida/ Greater Noida, Prayagraj(Allahabad),
45	Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee	Dehradun, Haldwani
46	West Bengal	Asansol, Durgapur, Kolkata/ Greater Kolkata,Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri	Asansol, Kolkata/ GreaterKolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri

IBPS SO Notification 2024 Full Video

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