IBPS Specialist Officer
IBPS SO Exam Notification 2018
IBPS SO Exam Notification
IBPS has released the notification for the online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ cadre posts. The exam will be conducted for a total of 1590+ vacancies for various posts as follows:
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Post
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No. of vacancies
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IT Officer (Scale-I)
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219
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HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)
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81
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Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)
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69
|
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Marketing Officer (Scale-I)
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302
|
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Law Officer (Scale-I)
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75
|
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Agriculture Officer (Scale-I)
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853
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IBPS SO How to Apply
Before applying, candidates should ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria for the post. Candidates are advised to apply ONLINE through IBPS’s website.Application Fees/Intimation Charges shall be as follows
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Category of Applicant
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Amount of Fee (Non-refundable)
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For SC/ST/PWD candidates
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Rs. 100/-
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for all others
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Rs. 600/-
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Read Official Notification for IBPS Specialist Officer
IBPS SO Exam Pattern
The final selection for these posts will be done through a 3-phase process:
Phase I. Preliminary Exam (scheduled for 29.12.2018 and 30.12.2018)
Phase II. Main Exam: Exam (scheduled for 27 January 2018)
Phase III. Interview: The Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Main examination for CRP SPL-VIII will subsequently be called for an Interview.
Exam pattern for the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:
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Section No.
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Name of test
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Medium of Exam
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Duration
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1
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English Language
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English
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50
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25
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40 Minutes
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2
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Reasoning
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English & Hindi
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50
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50
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40 Minutes
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3
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Quantitative Aptitude
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English & Hindi
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50
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50
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40 Minutes
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Total
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150
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125
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2 Hours
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Prelims Exam Pattern for the Post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:
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Section No.
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Name of test
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Medium of Exam
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Duration
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1
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English Language
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English
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50
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25
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40 Minutes
|
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2
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Reasoning
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English & Hindi
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50
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50
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40 Minutes
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3
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General Awareness with Special reference to Banking Industry
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English & Hindi
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50
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50
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40 Minutes
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Total
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150
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125
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2 Hours
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IBPS SO Main Examination Exam Pattern:
Main Exam Pattern for the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:
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Name of the Test
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Medium of Exam
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Duration
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Professional Knowledge
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60
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60
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English & Hindi
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45 minutes
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Mains Exam Pattern for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari:
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Name of the Test
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Medium of Exam
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Duration
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Professional Knowledge (Objective)
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45
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60
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English & Hindi
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30 minutes
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Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)
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2
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30 minutes
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Know about Exam Pattern for IBPS Specialist Officer
IBPS SO Free Mock Test
To gear up for your preparation you need a lot of practice.
Mock Test Series for IBPS SO Pre-2018-19 exam has questions from English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning as per the latest exam pattern. The difficulty level of questions is similar to the questions asked in the actual exam, so that the users get proper practice for the actual exam. Detailed Performance analysis is provided to help the users get an understanding of their strengths, weaknesses and areas of improvement.
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All the Mock Tests, the solutions and explanations are available in Hindi & English.
IBPS SO Calendar
IBPS releases notification for Specialist Officer examination every year. Tentative dates for the examination process are listed in IBPS SO exam calendar.
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Events
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Tentative Dates
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On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by
Candidates
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06.11.2018- 26.11.2018
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Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)
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06.11.2018- 26.11.2018
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Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary
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December 2018
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Online Examination – Preliminary
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29.12.2018 and 30.12.2018
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Result of Online exam – Preliminary
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January 2019
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Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main
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January 2019
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Online Examination – Main
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27.01.2019
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Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination
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February 2019
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Download of call letters for interview
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February 2019
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Conduct of interview
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February 2019
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Provisional Allotment
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April 2019
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To View the Exam dates please Click here
IBPS SO Admit Card
The Centre, venue address, date and time for both Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations and interview shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter. An eligible candidate should download his/her call letter from the authorised website by entering his/ her details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. No hard copy of the call letter/ Information Handout etc. will be sent by post/ courier.
IBPS AFO 2018-19 Salary
The salary of selected candidates will draw a starting pay of Rs.22700 to Rs. 23700/- per month. The monthly gross income for IBPS AFO salary is about Rs. 27700 to Rs.30700. Some other allowances like Special Allowance, Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, etc. The other perks for IBPS Special Officer Scale-I including reimbursement of medical expenses, Newspaper, Traveling Allowance etc
Read more about Salary for IBPS AFO 2018-19. Click Here
IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria
To apply for IBPS SO an aspirant should meet various eligibility Criteria wrt to Education Qualification, Age Nationality, Number of attempts permissible etc. To know in detail about the topics/Chapters which are covered under these subjects for each Phases IBPS SO 2018-19 exams
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Post Code
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Name of the Post
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Age
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Educational Qualification**
(from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies)
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01
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I.T. Officer
(Scale-I)
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Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years
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a) 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics &
Telecommunications/ Electronics &
Communication/ Electronics &
Instrumentation
OR
b) 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
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02
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Agricultural
Field Officer
(Scale I)
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Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years
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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
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03
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Rajbhasha
Adhikari
(Scale I)
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Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years
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Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree
(graduation) level
OR
Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the
degree (graduation) level.
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04
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Law Officer
(Scale I)
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Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years
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A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar
Council
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05
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HR/Personnel Officer
(Scale I)
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Min- 20 years
Max- 30 years
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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.*
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06
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Marketing
Officer
(Scale I)
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Min- 20 years
Max- 30 years
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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 *
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IBPS SO Previous Year Cut Off
Before you start your preparation you need to get an idea about the last year exam scenario.
Combined scores in Online Main Examination and Interview Out of 100 (2017-18):
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Post Name
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Category
|
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SC
|
ST
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OBC
|
UR
|
|
I.T. Officer (Scale-I)
|
41.00
|
32.27
|
46.73
|
50.93
|
|
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I)
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41.40
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38.53
|
46.07
|
46.87
|
|
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
|
38.67
|
NA
|
43.07
|
45.53
|
|
Law Officer (Scale I)
|
47.67
|
46.00
|
52.93
|
59.00
|
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HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale I)
|
50.00
|
47.67
|
59.33
|
63.07
|
|
Marketing Officer (Scale I)
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63.33
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55.67
|
67.00
|
70.53
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IBPS SO Online Course
To ace your preparation you will need a plan to make sure you are not left behind in the competition.
IB Specialist Officer Additional Information
Online Applications are invited from eligible candidates who must be an Indian Citizen for selection and appointment to various posts. The vacancies are
IT Officer
|
BANK
|
SC
|
ST
|
OBC
|
GEN
|
TOTAL
|
Out of Which
|
|
HI
|
OC
|
VI
|
ID
|
|
BANK OF BARODA
|
24
|
5
|
31
|
67
|
127
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
BANK OF INDIA
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
13
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
11
|
20
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
UNION BANK OF INDIA
|
4
|
2
|
8
|
16
|
30
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
VIJAYA BANK
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
10
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
TOTAL
|
37
|
11
|
54
|
117
|
219
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
Agriculture Officer (AFO)
|
BANK
|
SC
|
ST
|
OBC
|
GEN
|
TOTAL
|
Out of Which
|
|
HI
|
OC
|
VI
|
ID
|
|
ALLAHABAD BANK
|
7
|
4
|
13
|
26
|
50
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
BANK OF BARODA
|
95
|
20
|
122
|
263
|
500
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
|
BANK OF INDIA
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
14
|
26
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CANARA BANK
|
30
|
15
|
54
|
101
|
200
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
UNION BANK OF INDIA
|
5
|
2
|
16
|
24
|
47
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
VIJAYA BANK
|
5
|
2
|
8
|
15
|
30
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
TOTAL
|
146
|
44
|
220
|
443
|
853
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
Rajshabha Adhikari (Scale -I)
|
BANK
|
SC
|
ST
|
OBC
|
GEN
|
TOTAL
|
Out of Which
|
|
HI
|
OC
|
VI
|
ID
|
|
ALLAHABAD BANK
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
BANK OF BARODA
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
11
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
BANK OF INDIA
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CANARA BANK
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
8
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
UNION BANK OF INDIA
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
VIJAYA BANK
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TOTAL
|
9
|
4
|
18
|
38
|
69
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Law Officer
|
BANK
|
SC
|
ST
|
OBC
|
GEN
|
TOTAL
|
Out of which
|
|
HI
|
OC
|
VI
|
ID
|
|
BANK OF INDIA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CANARA BANK
|
5
|
2
|
9
|
19
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
14
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
UNION BANK OF INDIA
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
TOTAL
|
10
|
5
|
19
|
41
|
75
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER (SCALE-I)
|
BANK
|
SC
|
ST
|
OBC
|
GEN
|
TOTAL
|
Out of Which
|
|
HI
|
OC
|
VI
|
ID
|
|
BANK OF BARODA
|
13
|
3
|
16
|
35
|
67
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
BANK OF INDIA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
UNION BANK OF INDIA
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
12
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
TOTAL
|
15
|
4
|
19
|
43
|
81
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Marketing Officer
|
BANK
|
SC
|
ST
|
OBC
|
GEN
|
TOTAL
|
Out of Which
|
|
HI
|
OC
|
VI
|
ID
|
|
BANK OF INDIA
|
4
|
2
|
8
|
19
|
33
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
CANARA BANK
|
22
|
11
|
40
|
77
|
150
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
UNION BANK OF INDIA
|
13
|
7
|
40
|
59
|
119
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
TOTAL
|
39
|
20
|
88
|
155
|
302
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
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