IBPS SO Recruitment 2020 – Online Application for 647 Posts
Dear Candidates,
If you are looking for a bank job, then let us know that the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released online applications to fill up 647 vacancies of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Human Resource/ Personal Officer, Marketing Officer and others.
For more detailed information, read this blog to the end -
IBPS SO (CRP SPL-X) Recruitment 2021 - Notification for 647 Posts
Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Organizations as one of the Specialist Officers’ post, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CRP SPL-X). The online application process has started from 02nd November 2020 on the official website of IBPS.
- Selection for the recruitment will be done on the basis of online examination (Preliminary and Mains).
Event |
Details |
Organization |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
Vacancies |
647 |
Post Name |
Specialist Officer (SO) |
Notification Release Date |
1st November 2020 |
Online Registration Dates |
2nd November to 23rd November 2020 |
Fee Payment Date |
2nd November to 23rd November 2020 |
Prelims Exam Call Letter Download |
December 2020 |
Preliminary Exam Date |
26th & 27th December 2020 |
Preliminary Exam Result Declaration |
January 2021 |
Mains Exam Call Letter Download |
January 2021 |
Mains Exam Date |
24th January 2021 |
Mains Exam Result Declaration |
February 2021 |
Download Interview Call Letter |
February 2021 |
Interview Date |
February 2021 |
Provisional Allotment |
April 2021 |
Note: Candidates are advised to keep in touch on the authorized IBPS website www.ibps.in for regular details and updates.
Required Eligibility Criteria
Other detailed information like age limit, educational qualification, salary, fees and selection process etc. are given below. Candidates must ensure their eligibility before applying for the vacancies -
Post Name |
Vacancies |
Qualification |
Age Limit |
IT Officer (Scale-I) |
20 |
Bachelor's Degree, B Level Certificate and Master's Degree with Engineering Degree, Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation. |
20 to 30 years |
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale-I) |
485 |
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with Agriculture and in related subject | |
Official Language Officer (Scale-I) |
25 |
Master's degree in Hindi with English as a subject, Master's degree in Sanskrit with Hindi and English as degree level subjects. | |
Law Officer (Scale-I) |
50 |
Bachelor Degree in Law 3 years or 5 years, Admission with Bar Council | |
HR/Personal Officer (Scale-I) |
07 |
Master's Degree / PG Diploma in Personal Management / Industrial Relations / HR / HRD / Social Work / Labor Law. | |
Marketing Officer (Scale-I) |
60 |
Master's Degree / PG Diploma in Marketing / PGDBA / PGDBM / PGPM / PGDM | |
Total |
647 |
Note: For more information related to recruitment, candidates are advised to read the official notification.
Upper Age Limit Relaxation:
- SC/ST - 5 years
- Other Backward Classes (Non-profit layers) - 3 years
- Disabled person - 10 years
- Ex-servicemen - 5 years
- Persons affected by 1984 riots - 5 years
Selection Process:
The candidate will have to go through a three-stage selection process, as given here-
- Preliminary Examination
- Mains Exam
- Interview
See the notification link given below for more information.
Preliminary Examination -
For the Post of Law Officer and Official Language Officer
Test Name |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time Duration |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
40 Min |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
40 Min |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry |
50 |
50 |
40 Min |
Total |
150 |
125 |
2 Hours |
For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Human Resource / Personal Officer, Marketing Officer
Test Name |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time Duration |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
40 Min |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
40 Min |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
40 Min |
Total |
150 |
125 |
2 Hours |
- Candidates have to pass each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
- The question papers will be set in both Hindi & English languages.
- Adequate number of candidates of each category will be shortlisted for the online Mains Examination as decided by IBPS based on the requirements.
Mains Exam -
For the post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Human Resource / Personal Officer, Marketing Officer
Test Name |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium |
Time Duration |
Professional Knowledge |
60 |
60 |
Bilingual (Hindi & English) |
45 Minutes |
For Official Language Officer
Test Name |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium |
Time Duration |
Professional Knowledge (Objective) |
45 |
60 |
Bilingual (Hindi & English) |
30 Minutes |
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) |
02 |
30 Minutes |
- The IBPS reserves the right to revise the exam structure which will be intimated through its website.
- Other detailed information related to the exam will be given in an information handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter from the authorized IBPS website www.ibps.in.
- Penalty for wrong answer (Applicable to both Preliminary and Main Examination)- For every question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth of the marks given for that question or 0.25 on the correct mark will be deducted as a penalty.
Interview -
- Candidates who have been shortlisted in the online Mains Exam for CRP SPL-X will later be called for Interview round conducted by the participating organizations.
- Interviews will be conducted at selected centers.
- The total marks allotted for the interview is 100. The interview will not have a minimum qualifying mark of less than 40% (35% for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWBD candidates).
- The weightage (ratio) of online mains examination and interview will be 80:20 respectively.
How to Apply?
- Candidates wishing to apply can visit the application portal of the institute through the link- https://ibps.in/.
- Before the application, the candidates have to register, for which name, mobile number and email id have to be filled.
- After registration, the candidates will be able to submit their application by logging in with the help of the allotted registration number and the password entered.
Application Fee:
The application fees vary as per categories -
Category |
Fees |
General/OBC |
Rs. 850/- |
SC/ST/PWD |
Rs. 175/- |
Payment Mode: Online/E-Challan Mode |
Important Links -
Apply Online |
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Notification PDF |
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Official Website |
Conclusion:
Candidates who wish to build a career in the banking sector must apply for the IBPS SO Recruitment 2020. We have provided all the necessary details like eligibility, application process, selection process, etc., for the same.
For further queries, do not hesitate to ask us in the comment box below.
All the Best!!