IBPS SO-XI 2021 Notification Details- Prelims Date: Dec 26

IBPS has released the notification for the vacancies of Specialist Officers. Here are all the details:

IBPS SO 2021- Important Dates

Events	Tentative Dates
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates	03.11.2021- 23.11.2021
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)	03.11.2021- 23.11.2021
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary	December 2021
Online Examination – Preliminary	26.12.2021
Result of Online exam – Preliminary	January 2022
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main	January 2022
Online Examination – Main	30.01.2022
Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination	February 2022
Download of call letters for interview	February 2022
Conduct of interview	February/March 2022
Provisional Allotment	April 2022

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IBPS SO 2021 – Participating Banks

Bank of Baroda	Canara Bank	Indian Overseas Bank	UCO Bank
Bank of India	Central Bank of India	Punjab National Bank	Union Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra	Indian Bank	Punjab & Sind Bank

IBPS SO 2021- Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

Post Code	Name of the Post	Age (As on 01.11.2021)	Educational Qualifications **(from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies)
01	I.T. Officer(Scale-I)	Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years	a) 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics &
			Telecommunications/   Electronics   & Communication/ Electronics & InstrumentationORb) Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer ApplicationsORGraduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level
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/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture
03	Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years	Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) levelORPost graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
04	Law Officer(Scale I)	Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years	A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
05	HR/Personnel Officer(Scale I)	Min- 20 years Max- 30 years	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.*
06	MarketingOfficer (Scale I)	Min- 20 years Max- 30 years	Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full timeMBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing *

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IBPS SO 2021- Selection Procedure

1. Preliminary Examination

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

Sr.No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
	Total	150	125

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

Sr.No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	MaximumMarks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
	Total	150	125

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.

• Main Examination

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

Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes

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For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari

Name of the Test	No. 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

Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations)There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.

Each candidate will be 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.

• INTERVIEW

Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main Examination for CRP SPL-XI will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Banks and coordinated by the Nodal Banks in each State/ UT.  The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of Online Main Examination and interview will be 80:20 respectively. The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of total scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Main Examination of CRP- SPL-XI and Interview.

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IBPS SO 2021- Vacancies

The total number of vacancies for IBPS SO is 1,828. Details are below:

Post	No. of Vacancies
IT Officer (Scale-I)	220
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)	884
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)	84
Law Officer (Scale-I)	44
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)	61
Marketing Officer (Scale-I)	535
Total	1828

IBPS SO 2021- Detailed Notification

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