IBPS SO Previous Year Question Papers PDF Download

While the IBPS SO exams are proceeding, all you need is a good preparation strategy and rigorous practice. In all these, you must have the IBPS SO Previous Year Question Papers PDF to get yourself exam ready. Scroll down to download the IBPS SO Question papers PDF. As the IBPS SO Prelims Exam is arriving soon, enhance your last-minute preparation by solving previous year papers.
IBPS SO Previous Year Question Papers PDF 2019
IBPS had released the notification regarding the recruitment of specialist officers for different posts under SO. A total of 1599 IBPS SO vacancies have been announced. Many aspirants who wish to work in dignified positions are applying for the posts. The IBPS SO Prelims exam for IBPS SO shall be taking place on 29th and 30th December 2018, while the mains exam is to take place on 27th January 2019. Ensure to download the IBPS SO Admit Card 2019 well in advance before the exam.
You all must have started your preparation and planning on how to cover the syllabus. But at the same time, you must remember to keep revising. Else, you might lose out on what you have read. Practicing some Mock Tests and some IBPS SO Previous Year Question Papers can surely help you revise. Follow IBPS SO Last Minute Preparation Tips by Experts and boost your preparation.
How to Attempt IBPS SO Question Paper PDF?
Practice with previous IBPS Specialist Officer (IT Officer) question papers to get a good grasp of the subjects. When you attempt questions from IBPS SO past year papers, you will be able to grasp the latest pattern. In this regard, you must remember, the changed exam pattern with sectional timing, this year. You need to follow the given steps:
- Download IBPS SO previous years papers and attempt it.
- Solve all the questions you are comfortable with. Keep in mind to follow the sequence you will be following and go as per time constraints of the exam.
- Check the solutions and your score.
- When you analyze your performance, try to figure out the areas in which you are working on.
- On the basis of the questions you have already attempted & weak areas, try to improve your performance in the next questions.
IBPS SO Previous Year Paper PDF Download Links
Given below are links for IBPS SO Previous Year Question Papers PDF. You can now download the Question Papers PDF for IBPS SO below.
Download IBPS SO Previous Year Question Paper in PDF
Download IBPS SO (HR Officer) Professional Knowledge Previous Year Paper
Download IBPS SO English Previous Year Question Paper PDF
Download IT Officer Professional Knowledge Question Paper PDF
IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2019
While you are solving the previous year papers, we feel it important to refer to the IBPS SO New Exam Pattern.
The IBPS SO selection process will comprise of the following rounds-
- Prelims
- Mains
- Interview
Prelims
Name of Test | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration (Minutes) |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 mins |
English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 mins |
General Awareness (With Special Reference to Banking) |
50 | 50 | 40 mins |
Total | 150 | 125 | 120 mins |
Online (Objective Type) Exam for IT Officer Scale I, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer & Marketing Officer Scale I
Name of Test | No of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration (Minutes) |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 mins |
English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 mins |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 mins |
Total | 150 | 125 | 40 mins |
Mains
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Subject | No. of Qs |
Max Marks |
Duration |
Professional Knowledge |
60 | 60 | 45 Mins |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Subject | No. of Qs |
Max Marks |
Duration |
Professional Knowledge (Objective) |
45 | 60 | 30 mins |
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) |
2 | 30 mins |
As per negative marketing, 0.25 penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests.
Interview
When you clear the written test, you become eligible for the interview round. The interview consists of 100 marks.
In the interview round, the minimum qualifying marks in an interview should not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates).

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