Institute of Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS) holds the IBPS SO cadre in multiple Public Sector Banks to recruit Specialist Officers (SO) in different Public Sector Banks for multiple positions.
- IBPS SO Pre-Exam is held on 28th and 29th December 2019 and the IBPS SO Mains Examination will be held on 25th January 2020.
- There a total of 1163 Specialist Officers (SO) Vacancies for IBPS SO 2019-20 exam.
- The IBPS SO online practice tests follow the exam pattern prescribed by IBPS Which will help to better assess the preparation of your IBPS SO test.
IBPS SO Exam Pattern
- The exam will be conducted in three phases: Preliminary, Mains and Interview Process.
- IBPS has introduced separate sectional timing for each section in the prelims exam. The IBPS SO preliminary examination has a total duration of 120 minutes and 40 minutes for each section.
- Preliminary Exam is Qualifying in nature, and mains and interview will be considered for final selection.
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Pattern
For the post of law officer & Rajsabha Adhikari
Serial No | Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
1. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
2. | English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
3. | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
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For other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I
Serial No | Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
1. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
2. | English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
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IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer
Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
Professional Knowledge(Objective) | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive) | 2 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |
IBPS SO 2019 Exam Dates
The tentative schedule of events is as follows -
IBPS SO Events | Tentative Dates |
IBPS SO Notification 2019 | The first week of November 2019 |
IBPS SO Online Registration Starts From | The first week of November 2019 |
Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO | Last week of November 2019 |
The download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 2019 |
Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam | Last week of December 2019 |
Result of SBI SO Online exam – Preliminary | January 2020 |
The download of call letters for Online examination – Mains | January 2020 |
Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam | Last week of January 2020 |
Conduct of Interview | February 2020 |
IBPS SO 2019-20 Final Result | April 2020 |
Preparation (Mock test)
- The IBPS SO online practice tests follow the exam pattern prescribed by IBPS Which will help to better assess the preparation of your IBPS SO test.
- Practicing online mock tests is extremely important as it helps you in identifying your strengths & weaknesses.
- IBPS SO Online mock test will also help to analyze the time taken to solve the question paper and the type of questions that appear in the exam.