On October 31, 2023, the Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) released the IBPS SO 2023-2024(CRP SPL-XII) Notification. Through this hiring procedure, 710 IBPS SO positions in several fields, including I.T. 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). Candidates may still register online and submit their applications for the positions before November 21, 2023. The IBPS Specialist Officers (SO) selection process consists of three parts, namely the Preliminary Examination, the Main Examination, and the Interview. After passing all of the stages, candidates are hired by various Public Sector Banks.
| Activity | IBPS SO 2024 Dates |
| IBPS SO Notification 2023 | 31st October 2023 |
| IBPS SO Apply Online | 01st November 2023 |
| Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO | 21st November 2023 |
| IBPS SO Admit Card 2023 for Prelims Exam | December 2023 |
| IBPS SO Preliminary Exam | 9th November 2024 |
| IBPS SO Mains Exam | 14th December 2024 |
IBPS SO 2023-2024 Eligibility Criteria
Nationality:
A resident of India
A subject of Nepal
Tibetan refugees who came to India before 1st January 1962 and have planned to settle in India permanently.
A subject of Indian Origin migrated from Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya,
United Republic of Tanzania, Namibia, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Vietnam.
Educational Qualification(As on 21/11/2024) :
| S.No | Name of the Post | Educational Qualification |
| 1 | I.T. Officer (Scale I) | 1) A four-year engineering or technology degree in one of the following fields: computer science, information technology, computer applications, electronics and communication engineering, electronics and telecommunication, or electronics and instrumentation OR 2) Graduates with a post-graduate degree in computer science, information technology, computer applications, electronics and communication engineering, electronics and telecommunication, or electronics and instrumentation OR graduates who passed the DOEACC “B” level exam |
| 2 | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) | Agricultural engineering, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Dairy Science, Fishery Science, Pisciculture, Agri Marketing and Cooperation, Co-Operation and Banking, and Agro-Forestry are all four-year graduation degrees in these fields. |
| 3 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Either a postgraduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the graduation level, or a postgraduate degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the graduating level. |
| 4 | Law Office (Scale I) | A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council. |
| 5 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | Full-Time Graduate Student Postgraduate degree or full-time diploma in human resources, labour relations, human resources development, social work, or labour law. |
| 6 | Marketing Officer (Scale I) | Graduates with a full-time MMS in Marketing, an MBA in Marketing, a full-time PGDBA, or a PGDBM with a marketing concentration. |
Age Limit (01/11/2024) :
The age of the applicant must range from anywhere between 20 to 30 years.
IBPS SO 2023-2024 Selection Process
The following steps are included in the IBPS SO 2024 selection process. IBPS will hold the preliminary exam, which will be followed by the main exam.
- Preliminary exam
- Mains exam
- Interview
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern
IBPS SO Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari Exam Pattern
| S 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 | 120 minutes |
IBPS SO IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer Exam Pattern
| S 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 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
IBPS SO 2023-2024 Syllabus
| Reasoning Ability | English Language | Quantitative Aptitude | General Awareness |
| 1. Seating Arrangements 2. Puzzles 3. Inequalities 4. Syllogism 5. Input-Output 6. Data Sufficiency 7. Blood Relations 8. Order and Ranking 9. Alphanumeric Series 10. Distance and Direction 11. Verbal Reasoning | 1. Cloze Test 2. Reading 3. Comprehension 4. Spotting Errors 5. Sentence 6. Improvement 7. Sentence Correction 8. Para Jumbles 9. Fill in the Blanks 10. Para/Sentence 11. Completion | 1. Number Series 2. Data Interpretation 3.Simplification/Approximation 4. Quadratic Equation 5. Data Sufficiency 6. Mensuration 7. Average 8. Profit and Loss 9. Ratio and Proportion 10. Work, Time and Energy 11. Time and Distance 12. Probability 13. Relations 14. Simple and Compound Interest 15. Permutation and Combination | 1. Current Affairs 2. Banking 3. Awareness 4. GK Updates 5. Currencies 6. Important Places 7. Books and 8. Authors 9. Awards 10. Headquarters 11. Prime Minister 12. Schemes 13. Important Days |