The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ cadre posts listed below in the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in December 2018/ January 2019.
POSTS
- 01 I.T. Officer (Scale-I)
- 02 Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
- 03 Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
- 04 Law Officer (Scale I)
- 05 HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
- 06 Marketing Officer (Scale I)
The IBPS SO recruitment process is going to be conducted to select Specialist Officer through IBPS SO 2018 is done in three phases:
- Online Preliminary Exam
- Online Mains Exam
- Interview Process
A candidate must qualify both preliminary exam and mains exam to proceed to the interview round. The candidates selected after the interview round are given the appointment letter.
Educational Qualification
| Serial Number | Name of the Post | Age | Educational Qualification |
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| 1. | I.T. Officer (Scale I) | Min – 20 years Max – 30 years | 1)Four years engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR 2) Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR Graduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam |
| 2. | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) | Min – 20 years Max – 30 years | 4 years graduation degree in agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ dairy Science/ Agricultural engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing and cooperation/ Co-Operation and Banking/ Agro-Forestry |
| 3. | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Min – 20 years Max – 30 years | Post Graduate in Hindi with English as a subject at the graduation or degree level OR Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject at graduation level |
| 4. | Law Office (Scale I) | Min – 20 years Max – 30 years | A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| 5. | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | Min – 20 years Max – 30 years | Graduate and Full Time Post Graduate Degree or Full time Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relation/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labour Law |
| 6. | Marketing Officer (Scale I) | Min – 20 years Max – 30 years | Graduate and Full Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing |
IBPS Specialist Officer Exam Pattern 2018-19
New chanages in IBPS SO 2018-19 Exam are stated below:
- • The exam will be conducted in three phases: Preliminary, Mains and Interview Process.
- • IBPS has introduced separate sectional timing for each sections in prelims exam. The IBPS SO preliminary examination has a total duration of 120 mintues and 40 mintues for each sections.
- • A candidate must appear for the Prelims first and the selected students after the Preliminary Exam will be eligible to give the Mains Exam.
- • Score of Preliminary Exam will not be taken into consideration for final allottment. Final selection will be based on on the Mains Exam and Interview Process.
- • The Mains Examination will contain questions only from the Professional Knowledge Subjects.
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Syllabus
The Preliminary Exam of IBPS SO 2018 comprises of three major sections: Reasoning, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude / General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry (For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari).
| Reasoning | English Langugae | Quantitative Aptitude | General Awareness |
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| Seating Arrangements Puzzles Inequalities Syllogism Input-Output Data Sufficiency Blood Relations Order and Ranking Alphanumeric Series Distance and Direction Verbal Reasoning | Cloze Test Reading Comprehension Spotting Errors Sentence Improvement Sentence Correction Para Jumbles Fill in the Blanks Para/Sentence Completion | Number Series Data Interpretation Simplification/ Approximation Quadratic Equation Data Sufficiency Mensuration Average Profit and Loss Ratio and Proportion Work, Time and Energy Time and Distance Probability Relations Simple and Compound Interest Permutation and Combination | Current Affairs Banking Awareness GK Updates Currencies Important Places Books and Authors Awards Headquarters Prime Minister Schemes Important Days |
Professional Knowledge Syllabus
| IT Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | Marketing Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | Law Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus |
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IBPS SO 2018 Exam Dates
IBPS SO Preliminary exam 2018 is scheduled on 29th and 30th December 2018. The Mains examination will be conducted on 27th January 2019.
| Activity | IBPS SO Dates 2018-19 |
|---|---|
| Online Registration Starts From | 6th November 2018 |
| Last Date to Apply Online | 26th November 2018 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 2018 |
| Commencement of Preliminary Exam | 29th and 30th December 2018 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2019 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | January 2019 |
| Commencement of Mains Exam | 27th January 2019 |
| Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination | February 2019 |
| Download of call letters for interview | February 2019 |
| Conduct of interview | February 2019 |
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