IBPS SO 2019-20: IBPS (Institute of Banking and Personal Selection) has been released the official notification for the post for SO (Specialist Officers) 2019-20. Every year IBPS conducts the SO Examination. The official notification has been released on 5th November 2019. the Prelims examination will be conducted on 28th and 29th December 2019. IBPS Conducts the SO examination for selecting the candidates for Specialist Officers for the different public sectors banks. Eligible Candidates can selected for the various posts like Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I, Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I. Check all the Important information of IBPS SO at Learndunia.com. Check Below all the Important information of IBPS SO below:
IBPS SO 2019-20 Notification Released
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IBPS SO 2019-20 Important Information
Organization-Name | IBPS (Institute of Banking and Personal Selection) |
Exam-Name | IBPS SO 2019-20 (Specialist Officers) |
Apply | Online |
Date to apply | 6th November – 26th November 2018 |
Total Vacancies | 1100+ |
Official-Website: | https://www.ibps.in |
IBPS SO 2019-20 Important Dates
Check Below the Important dates for the Exam , Check Important dates for SO 2019-20 Exam.
Activity | Dates |
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Online Registration Starts From | 6th November 2019 |
Last Date to Apply Online | 26th November 2019 |
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 2019 |
Commencement of Preliminary Exam | 28th & 29th December 2019 |
Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2020 |
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | January 2020 |
Commencement of Mains Exam | 25th January 2020 |
Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination | February 2020 |
Download of call letters for interview | February 2020 |
Conduct of interview | February 2020 |
IBPS has been release the official notification for the post for SO posts. Candidates can fill the Application form on November 2019 The Application form will be available in the Online Mode only. the examination will be conducted in the three stages:
- Prelims Exam.
- Mains Exam.
- Interview.
IBPS SO Application Form 2019-20
IBPS SO 2019-20 Application Form has been available from 6th November 2019. and the last date of filling the Application form is 26th November 2019. the Application form only be available form Online Mode. Candidates can fill the Online Application Form by following the below procedure:
Step 1: Visit the official website of authority.
Step 2: Click on NEW REGISTRATION button provided on the top most right corner of the home page of the link provided above to start your registration process for SO 2018.
Step 3: Start your application process by providing your basic details such as name, contact number, email id, address etc. and click on save and next button.
Step 4: :Upload your photograph and signature in the required format as provided by IBPS.
Step 5: Fill your academic details and professional qualification in this step for online application process for SO 2018-19 Exam. Click on save and next button after filling in the details.
Step 6: Preview your application form. Click on save and next button after previewing your Application Form.
Step 7: Pay your Application Fee through Online Payment Option, i.e. through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking for SO 2018-19 Exam. Application fee should be pay only in online mode.
Step 8: Click on Submit Button. Your application form will be submitted successfully. Save your Application form for further requirements.
Application Fee:
Category | Application Fee |
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General | Rs. 600/- |
OBC | Rs. 600/- |
SC | Rs. 100/- |
ST/PWD | Rs. 100/- |
- Application Fee will be paid in the Online Mode Only.
- Candidates can pay the Application Fee through Credit/Debit Card or by the Internet Banking.
IBPS SO Vacancies 2019
IBPS will release the vacancies table along with the IBPS SO official notification, it is expected that this year(2019), IBPS has been released the total 1163 number of vacancies for IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Law Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari , HR and in Marketing Officer.
Name of Post | No. of Vacancies |
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Agriculture Officer (Scale-I) | 670 |
Marketing Office (Scale-I) | 310 |
IT Officer (Scale-I) | 76 |
Law Officer (Scale-I) | 60 |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | 20 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) | 27 |
Total | 1163 |
IBPS SO 2019-20 Eligibility Criteria
The IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria for the Examination is different for the each post, the Eligibility Criteria for Different post is different. Check the basic eligibility criteria for all candidates:
- Candidates must be the Citizen of India.
- or may be subjected 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.
Check below the Eligibility Criteria for Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I, Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I:
Serial Number |
Name of the Post |
Age |
Educational Qualification |
1. |
I.T. Officer (Scale I) |
Min – 20 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. |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) |
Min – 20 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 |
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 |
A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
5. |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) |
Min – 20 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 |
Graduate and Full Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing |
IBPS SO Exam Pattern
Exam Pattern is important for every exam preparation. candidates can check below the Exam pattern for IBPS SO 2019-20 Examination.
Serial No | Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
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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 |
For IT Officer Scale I, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer & Marketing Officer Scale I (Objective Type)
Serial No | Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
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1. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
2. | English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
Total | 150 | 125 |
IBPS SO 2019 Mains Exam Pattern
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
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Professional Knowledge(Objective) | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive) | 2 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |
For the Post of Law, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Marks | Medium | Duration |
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Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 Minutes |
IBPS SO 2019-20 Syllabus
Check Syllabus for IBPS SO Prelims Examination below:
Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language |
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Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test |
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Para jumbles |
Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Miscellaneous |
Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks |
Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting |
Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
Input Output | Sequence & Series | |
Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination Probability |
IBPS SO 2019-20 Mains Exam Syllabus
Marketing Officer (Scale I) |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) |
Law Officer (Scale-I)) |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) |
IT Officer (Scale-I) |
Basics of Marketing Management |
Basics of Crop production |
Banking Regulations |
Human Resource Development |
Operating System |
Brand Management |
Horticulture |
Compliance and Legal Aspects |
Business policy and strategic analysis |
DBMS |
Advertising |
Seed Science |
Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange |
Transnational Analysis |
Data communication and networking |
PR |
Agronomy and Irrigation |
Prevention of Money laundering, Limitation Act |
Training and Development |
Software engineering |
Sales |
Agricultural Economies |
Consumer Protection Act |
Recruitment and Selection |
Computer Organization and Microprocessor |
Retail |
Agricultural Practices |
SARFAES |
Rewards and Recognition |
Data Structure |
Business Ethics |
Soil resources |
Banking Ombudsman Scheme |
Industrial Relations |
Object Oriented Programming |
Market Segmentation |
Animal Husbandry |
Laws and Actions with direct link to Banking Sector |
Business Policy and Strategic Analysis |
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Market research and forecasting demand |
Agroforestry |
Bankers Book Evidence Act |
Grievance and Conflict Management |
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Product Life Cycle |
Ecology |
DRT Act |
Performance Management and appraisal |
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Corporate Social Responsibility |
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Service Marketing |
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IBPS SO Pre Exam Training Centers 2019
IBPS will also conducts the pre exam training for SC/ST candidates. below we provide the pre exam training centers. the authority will also release the admit card for Pre Exam training.
North India | South India | East India | West India |
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Agra | Bengaluru | Agartala | Ahmedabad |
Allahabad | Chennai | Balasore | Aurangabad |
Amritsar | Coimbatore | Behrampur (Ganjam) | Bhopal |
Bareilly | Gulbarga | Bhubaneshwar | Indore |
Chandigarh | Hyderabad | Dhanbad | Jabalpur |
Dehradun | Kavaratti | Guwahati | Jaipur |
Gorakhpur | Kochi | Hubli | Jodhpur |
Jammu | Madurai | Kolkata | Mumbai |
Kanpur | Mangalore | Muzaffarpur | Nagpur |
Karnal | Mysore | Patna | Panaji (Goa) |
Lucknow | Port Blair | Ranchi | Pune |
Ludhiana | Puducherry | Sambalpur | Raipur |
New Delhi | Thiruchirapalli | Shillong | Rajkot |
Patiala | Thiruvananthapuram | Siliguri | Vadodara |
Rohtak | Vijaywada | Tirupati | |
Shimla | Vishakhapatnam |
IBPS SO Admit Card
IBPS will release the IBPS SO Admit Card before the 15th days prior of the examination, the authority will also release the separate admit card for Pre. and Mains examination. those candidates who clear the prelims examination only those candidates will download the IBPS SO Mains admit card.
The below details available in the Admit Card;
- Candidates Name.
- Exam Centers.
- Exam Time.
- Registration No.
- Roll Number.
IBPS SO Exam Centers
IBPS SO examination will be held on different cities in India. Check the IBPS SO Exam Centers list below;
State | IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Centre | IBPS PO Main Exam Center |
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Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati, Silchar |
Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Patna, |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | Chandigarh/Mohali |
Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Surat, Jamnagar | Surat |
Daman & Diu | ||
Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
Goa | Panaji | Panji |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Vadodra |
Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar | Ambala, Hissar |
Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una | Hamirpur, Shimla |
Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore |
Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
Lakshadweep | Kavarrati | Kavaratti |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore |
Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur | Aurangabad, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune |
Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneshwar |
Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur | Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur, Udaipur |
Sikkim | Bardang/ Gangtok | Bardang/ Gangtok |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Banda, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi | Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun |
West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri | Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri
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IBPS SO Result
IBPS will release the separate result for each phase of the exam. The Result for the prelims examination will be release on January 2020 and the result of the Mains examination will be release on March 2020. those candidates who clear the Mains examination can appear in the Interview. the authority will also release the Admit Card for Interview process. the final result of the IBPS SO 2019 Result will be released on April 2020.
IBPS SO Cutoff 2019
After releasing the IBPS SO Result the authority will also release the IBPS Marks along with the IBPS SO Cutoff, check IBPS SO previous years cutoff below;
IBPS SO 2018 Cutoff
POST | SC | ST | OBC | UR | HI | OC | VI | ID |
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I.T. OFFICER (SCALE I) | 52.93 | 50.60 | 54.93 | 60.00 | 67.27 | 49.93 | 58.47 | NA |
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE I) | 43.67 | 41.60 | 48.47 | 48.67 | 30.67 | 43.40 | 41.47 | 37.33 |
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI (SCALE I) |
55.33 | 50.67 | 61.33 | 59.67 | NA | 48.40 | NA | NA |
LAW OFFICER (SCALE I) |
54.40 | 55.00 | 55.13 | 63.07 | NA | 49.73 | NA | NA |
HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER (SCALE I) |
62.67 | 62.53 | 64.33 | 66.33 | NA | 56.33 | NA | NA |
MARKETING OFFICER (SCALE I) |
52.00 | 47.00 | 54.27 | 59.67 | 55.00 | 47.67 | 55.27 | 73.80 |
IBPS SO 2017 Cutoff
Posts | General | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VI |
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Marketing Officer | 53.30 26/09/89 |
51.90 5/4/92 |
47.35 30/08/91 |
38.50 09/07/88 |
33.70 27/08/88 |
39.40 16/02/92 |
NA |
IT Officer | 61.50 29/08/89 |
57.75 26/10/93 |
53.55 26/09/89 |
46.50 18/03/92 |
40.60 19/10/86 |
50.15 13/06/90 |
60.10 05/12/87 |
Law Officer | 52.95 11/07/89 |
49.20 08/05/86 |
44.95 25/02/3 |
39.55 22/07/81 |
NA | 39.65 05/02/76 |
36.70 09/05/84 |
HR/Personnel Officer | 60.75 05/10/90 |
53.50 25/11/..89 |
50.70 21/07/91 |
46.65 27/12/85 |
43.40 10/07/86 |
NA | NA |
Agriculture Field Officer | 41.65 15/03/92 |
40.90 04/05/85 |
34.65 30/06/89 |
30.00 10/12/83 |
26.50 31/01/87 |
27.20 03/06/93 |
28.95 25/01/93 |
Rajsabha Adhikari | 44.15 12/10/89 |
45.05 02/01/92 |
43.35 27/05/84 |
34.20 11/08/90 |
NA | 38.75 16/5/90 |
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IBPS SO Study Plan
Before preparing for the IBPS SO examination candidates must aware about the exam pattern and must check the cutoff of previous years. candidates must make and strictly follow the IBPS SO Study Plan, here we provide the IBPS PO Study Plan, we advise all the candidates to make there own study plan for the examination, and follow regularly.
Day | English Language | Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry (Especially the ones based on Current Affairs of past 5-6 months) |
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Day 1 | Sentence improvement | Input-Output | Number Series | Reserve Bank of India and its policies, Government Schemes |
Day 2 | Word Association(Synonyms, Antonyms) | Data Sufficiency | Caselet | Current Affairs |
Day 3 | Reading Comprehension | Direction Sense | Data interpretation (TABLE) | Economic Survey |
Day 4 | Error Spotting | Short Puzzles | Quadratic Equation | Monetary Policy |
Day 5 | Parajumbles/Sentence Rearrangement | Syllogism | Data interpretation (Missing table) | Indian Financial Organization |
Day 6 | Statement and Paragraph Completion | Inequality | Boat and Stream | Capital Market and Money Market |
Day 7 | Odd one out | Blood Relation | Arithmetic ( Quantity I and Quantity II) | NBFC’s, BASEL Norms |
Day 8 | Sentence Connectors | Circular Puzzle | Data interpretation (Pie) | Current Affairs |
Day 9 | Sentence Completion | Floor-based Puzzle | Data sufficiency | Negotiable Instruments |
Day 10 | Cloze Test | Linear Puzzle | Data interpretation (Bar) | Financial Inclusion, Indian Bank Association |
Day 11 | Error Spotting | Box-based Puzzle | Permutation and combination | Current Affairs |
Day 12 | Statement and Paragraph Completion | Puzzle on miscellaneous topics |
Mix DI | NPA & SARAFAESI |
Day 13 | Reading Comprehension | Order and Ranking | Ratio and partnership | MUDRA Bank |
Day 14 | Statement and Paragraph Completion | Logical Reasoning | Mix DI | Union Budget |
Day 15 | Cloze Test | Coding-Decoding | Percentage | Current Affairs |
Day 16 | Sentence Connectors | Input-Output | Arithmetic DI | Small Finance Banks |
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