www.ibps.in | IBPS SO Specialist Officers Recruitment 2017-18 | 1315 Job Posts | Across India
IBPS Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has invited applications for the common Recruitment process for SO Specialist Officers in participating bank organizations – (CRP SPL-VII). The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers cadre posts listed below in the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in December 2017/ January 2018.
The examination will be two tier i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases, preliminary and main. Candidates who will qualify in Online Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Online Main Examination and shortlisted candidates in the main examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank.
No. of Vacancies in IBPS SO Recruitment: 1315 Posts
- I.T. Officer: 120 Posts
- Agricultural Field Officer: 875 Posts
- Rajbhasha Adhikari: 30 Posts
- Law Officer: 60 Posts
- HR/Personnel Officer: 35 Posts
- Marketing Officer: 195 Posts
Eligibility Criteria:
Age (As on 01.11.2017): Minimum: 20 years, Maximum: 30 years
Educational Qualifications (As on 27.11.2017):
I.T. Officer IBPS(Scale-I) :
- 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR
- Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications OR
- Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I):
- 4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I):
- Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR
- Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
Law Officer (Scale I):
- A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I):
- Graduate and Two Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law.*
Marketing Officer (Scale I):
- Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing *
Note: Candidates can apply for only one post. Multiple applications will be summarily rejected.
Application Fees For IBPS SO: (Online payments)
- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs. 600 /- for all others
IBPS SO 2017-18 Preliminary Exam Paper Pattern:
The preliminary examination is conducted for 125 Marks for 2Hrs time duration.
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:
Test | No.of Questions | Marks |
English Language | 50 | 25 |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 |
Total | 150 | 125 |
For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:
Test | No.of Questions | Marks |
English Language | 50 | 25 |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 |
Total | 150 | 125 |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
IBPS SO 2017 Main Examination:
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:
Test | No.of Questions | Marks |
Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari:
Total Marks: 60
Test | No.of Questions |
Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 |
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 |
List Of Participating Bank in IBPS SO Recruitment:
- Allahabad Bank
- Canara Bank
- Indian Bank
- Syndicate Bank
- Andhra Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Indian Overseas Bank
- UCO Bank
- Bank of Baroda
- Corporation Bank
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
- Union Bank of India
- Bank of India
- Dena Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- United Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- IDBI Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
- Vijaya Bank
Negative Marking Scheme in IBPS SO Exam:
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examinations) There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
IBPS SO CUTOFF SCORE 2017-18 (Online Main Examination)
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in the test of Online Main examination and also secure sufficiently high scores to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the online Main examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.
The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). A candidate should qualify both in the Online CWE (Main Examination) and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available subsequently on IBPS website.
IBPS SO Interview:
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Main examination for CRP SPL-VII will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Banks in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS. Interviews will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter.
IBPS SO ADMIT CARD / CALL LETTERS:
The Centre, venue address, post applied for, date and time for both Preliminary and Main examination and interview shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter. Candidates can direclty download the IBPS admit card from IBPS website www.ibps.in by entering his/ her details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth.
Important Dates For IBPS SO Recruitment 2017-18
- On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application :07.11.2017- 27.11.2017
- Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) 07.11.2017- 27.11.2017
- Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary December 2017
- Online Examination – Preliminary 30.12.2017 and 31.12.2017
- Result of Online exam – Preliminary January 2018
- Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main January 2018
- Online Examination – Main 28.01.2018
- Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination February 2018
- Download of call letters for interview February 2018
- Conduct of interview February 2018
- Provisional Allotment April 2018
How To Apply For IBPS SO Job Posts:
Candidates can apply online only from 07.11.2017 to 27.11.2017 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
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