The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts an exam for Specialist Officers (SO). The SOs would fill vacancies in posts such as Agricultural Officer, Law Officer, Marketing Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, HR/Personnel Officer & IT Officer.
The exam is conducted in three stages:
- Prelims
- Mains
- Interview
This article will give details about the exam pattern of the IBPS SO Exam.
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IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Pattern
The exam pattern in the Prelims of IBPS SO varies for different positions. The exam pattern for the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer are as follows:
| IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern | |||
| Subject | No of Questions | No of Marks | Time Allotted for Each Test (Separately Timed) |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | |
The exam pattern for the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari are as follows:
| IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern | |||
| Subject | No of Questions | No of Marks | Time Allotted for Each Test (Separately Timed) |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 Minutes |
| General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | |
IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern and Interview
The IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern is designed to test the professional knowledge of the candidates. The exam pattern is as follows:
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern | |||
| Subject | No of Questions | No of Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
| IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern | |||
| Subject | No of Questions | No of Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | 30 Minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | 60 | 30 Minutes |
Interview Stage: The candidates who have passed the Prelims and Mains will attend the interview stage. The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in the interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates).
The weightage (ratio) of the 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions for IBPS SO Exam Pattern
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| IBPS SO Mock Test | IBPS SO Previous years Question Papers |
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