IBPS SO-XII 2022 Notification Out

The Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) published the IBPS SO 2022(CRP SPL-XII) Notification on its official website, @ibps.in, on October 31, 2022. 710 IBPS SO positions have been filled through this recruitment procedure in a variety of fields, including IT. There are several positions that need to be filled, including 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). The application period for candidates is November 1 through November 21, 2022. After passing all three rounds of the IBPS Specialist Officers (SO) selection process—Prelims, Mains, and Interview—candidates are hired by various Public Sector banks. Save this page for the most recent changes, as we provide the full complete details of IBPS SO 2022.

IBPS SO 2022- Overview

The IBPS SO 2022 notification for FY 2022-23 has been released. The details of the IBPS SO 2022 are tabulated below for the candidates. Have a look at the overview table for all the highlights.

IBPS SO 2022 Overview
Organization Name	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Post	Specialist Officer (SO)
Exam Level	National Level
Vacancies	710
Application Mode	Online
Online Registration	01st November to 21st November 2022
Exam Mode	Online
Salary	Rs 38,000/- – Rs 39,000/-
Category	Bank Jobs
Selection Process	Prelims, Mains & Interview
Education Qualification	Graduation or Post Graduation in a specific stream depending on the post
Age Limit	20 – 30 years
Official Website	@ibps.in

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IBPS SO 2022 – Important Dates

All the Important dates related to the IBPS SO 2022 have been released along with the release of the IBPS SO 2022 Notification and the complete schedule for IBPS SO 2022 has been updated in the below table.

IBPS SO 2022 – Important Dates
Activity	IBPS SO 2022 Dates
IBPS SO Notification 2022	31st October 2022
IBPS SO Apply Online	01st November 2022
Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO	21st November 2022
IBPS SO Admit Card 2022 for Prelims Exam	December 2022
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam	24th & 31st December 2022
IBPS SO Mains Admit Card 2022	January 2023
IBPS SO Mains Exam	29th January 2023
Conduct of Interview	February 2023/March 2023
IBPS SO 2022 Final Result	April 2023

IBPS SO 2022 Vacancy

IBPS SO Vacancies 2022
Name of Post	No. of Vacancies
IT Officer (Scale-I)	44
Agriculture Officer (Scale-I)	516
Marketing Office (Scale-I)	100
Law Officer (Scale-I)	10
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)	15
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)	25
Total	710

IBPS SO 2022 Apply Online

IBPS SO 2022 application online link will be made live on 01st November 2022 on the official website of the IBPS. Interested and eligible candidates for the IBPS SO 2022 can apply online either from the official website or by clicking on the direct apply online link that will be provided below. The candidates are advised to apply well in advance before 21st November 2022 to avoid the last-minute hassle.

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IBPS SO 2022 Application Fee

Category	Application Fee
General & Others	Rs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)
SC/ST/PWD	Rs.175/- (Intimation Charges only)

IBPS SO 2022 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates who are interested in applying for the posts of IBPS SO in various departments can go through the minimum eligibility criteria below in terms of Nationality, Educational Qualification and age limit.

IBPS SO Nationality

The candidate who is going to apply for IBPS SO 2022 exam should have citizenship of India issued by the government of India. The following candidates can also apply for the IBPS SO 2022 exam:

• a subject of Nepal or
• a subject of Bhutan or
• a Tibetan Refugee, who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
• Persons migrated from India 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, along with the certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.

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IBPS SO Educational Qualification(As on 21/11/2022)

The education qualification for IBPS SO for various posts is as follows:

1. I.T. Officer (Scale-I)

• 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics &
  Instrumentation OR
• Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications OR
• Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level

2. Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)

• 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

3. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)

• Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR
• Postgraduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.

4. Law Officer (Scale-I)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.

5. HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)

• 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

6. Marketing Officer (Scale-I)

• 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 Age Limit(As on 01/11/2022)

• The age of the applicant must range from anywhere between 20 to 30 years
• Age relaxation will be applicable as per category and is given in the table below:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWD	10 years
Ex-Servicemen	5 years
A person affected by the 1984 riots	5 years

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Participating Banks in IBPS SO 2022

Here is the list of participating Public Sector Banks –

1. Bank of Baroda
2. Canara Bank
3. Indian Overseas Bank
4. UCO Bank
5. Bank of India
6. Central Bank of India
7. Punjab National Bank
8. Union Bank of India
9. Bank of Maharashtra
10. Indian Bank
11. Punjab & Sind Bank

IBPS SO 2022 Selection Process

IBPS SO 2022 selection procedure includes the following stages. The Preliminary exam will be conducted by IBPS, which will be followed by the Mains Exam.

1. Preliminary exam
2. Mains exam
3. Interview

IBPS SO 2022 Exam Pattern

IBPS SO Exam Pattern includes Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English language, and Professional knowledge, where the syllabus of Professional knowledge is different for every post.

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern

IBPS SO Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari Exam Pattern

We have detailed below the IBPS SO Exam Pattern for Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari.

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Timing (Minutes)
English Language	50	25	English	40
Reasoning Ability	50	50	English and Hindi	40
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	English and Hindi	40
Total	150	125		120 mins.

IBPS SO IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer Exam Pattern

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Timing (Minutes)
English Language	50	25	English	40
Reasoning Ability	50	50	English and Hindi	40
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English and Hindi	40
Total	150	125		120

• 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

IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern

The main exam pattern for the IBPS SO is different for every post as mentioned below.

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

Name of the Test	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration
Profession Knowledge	60	60	45 minutes

For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari:

Name of the Test	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration
Profession Knowledge (Objective)	45	60	30 minutes
Profession Knowledge (Descriptive)	2	30 minutes

IBPS SO Cut Off (Previous year)

Name of the Section	Maximum Marks	Cutoff
General	SC/ST/OBC/PWD
English	25	8	06.75
Reasoning	50	11.25	08.75
General Awareness / Quantitative Aptitude	50	09.50	07.50

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