IBPS SO XII Notification 2022: Apply for 710 Posts

IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 Out: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has finally announced the IBPS SO Notification PDF (CRP SPL-XII) on the official website of IBPS on 31st October 2022. Through this recruitment drive, IBPS has declared a total number of 710 vacancies for specialist officers including various fields i.e. I.T. Officer (Scale-I), Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I), Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) and Marketing Officer (Scale I). 

A total of 11 government banks are participating in IBPS Recruitment 2022.

The online registration for the IBPS SO has started today (on 1st November 2022) so candidates can check all the important details related to the IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 here in this blog.

IBPS Specialist Officers Recruitment 2022

Compared to last year, this year IBPS has introduced 710 SO vacancies for IBPS SO 2022-23. However, IBPS SO Notification 2021 had been released for a total number of 1828 vacancies.

• Selection for recruitment will base on online exams (prelims, mains) and interviews.

Let's have a look at the important dates & other details -

Tentative date -

IBPS SO Eligibility

Candidates who are thinking to apply for IBPS SO 2022, need to check the three required parameters (citizenship, age limit and educational qualification) once. The Citizenship Criteria for a candidate to be eligible for the IBPS SO exam 2022 is discussed below:

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.

CRP – Online Exam Pattern

Preliminary Examination -

For the Post of Law Officer and Official Language Officer

For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Human Resource / Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer

• 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 from 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 / Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer

For Official Language Officer

• 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 an Interview round conducted by the participating organizations.
• Interviews will be conducted at selected centers.
• The total marks allotted for the interview are 100. The interview will not have a minimum qualifying mark of less than 40% (35% for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWBD candidates).
• The weight-age (ratio) of the online mains examination and interview will be 80:20 respectively.

Application Fee:

The application fees vary as per categories -

Important Links –

IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 - FAQs

Q. When will IBPS release the IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 Notification?

Ans. IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 has been released on 31st October 2022.

Q. What is the maximum age limit to apply for IBPS SO?

Ans. The maximum age limit to apply for IBPS SO is 30 years.

Q. When will IBPS SO 2022 Prelims exam be conducted?

Ans. IBPS Specialist Officers (SO) 2022 prelims exam is scheduled for 24th or 31st December 2022.

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