IBPS SO Notification 2024: Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection has released the IBPS SO 2024 notification on 01/08/2024. IBPS is accepting online applications from Indian nationals for the position of Specialist Officer. There are 896 vacancies to fill the Specialist Officer posts on a regular basis across India. So Interested and eligible candidates can go through the eligibility criteria and apply online from 01/08/2024 to 28/08/2024. This is a great opportunity for candidates aspiring to work in the banking and financial sector. The Exam will be conducted in three stages i.e prelims, mains and interview. Candidates can go through this article for detailed information about the IBPS SO 2024 Recruitment process. Candidates must frequently visit the page to stay updated on Bank Jobs 2024.
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Name of the Post: Specialist Officer
Post Date: 01/08/2024
No of Vacancies: 896
Place: Across India
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IBPS SO Recruitment in various disciplines:
- I.T. Officer
- Agricultural Field Officer
- Rajbhasha Adhikari
- Law Officer
- HR/Personnel Officer
- Marketing Officer
IBPS SO 2024 Overview:
Candidates can refer the below table for IBPS SO 2024 registration/exam dates, Vacancies, educational qualification, age limit, application fees, applying method, Nationality / Citizenship and Selection Process. Aspirants should fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply for the post.
Important Dates for IBPS SO Notification 2024:
| Start Date to Submit Online Application | 01/08/2024 |
| Last Date to Submit Online Application | 28/08/2024 |
| Last Date for Payment of Application Fees / Intimation Charges | 28/08/2024 |
| Download Call letters for Online Prelims Exam | October 2024 |
| Online Prelims Exam | November 2024 |
| Declaration of Prelims Exam Result | January 2024 |
| Download Online Main exam Call letter | January 2024 |
| Mains Exam | 28/01/2024 |
| Declaration of Main Exam Result | February 2024 |
| Download Interview Call letter | February 2024 |
| Date of Interview | February/March 2024 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2024 |
Vacancy details of IBPS SO Recruitment 2024:
The IBPS SO Vacancies for the year 2024-25. For the hiring of Specialist Officer Posts in various banks, the Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection has announced 896 vacancies. The IBPS SO 2024 vacancy allocation is provided in detail by post, category, and state. Details of the vacancies are provided below.
| S. No | Name of the Post | No of Vacancies |
| 1 | Agriculture Field Officer (Scale-I) | 346 |
| 2 | Marketing Officer (Scale-I) | 205 |
| 3 | IT Officer (Scale-I) | 170 |
| 4 | Law Officer (Scale-I) | 125 |
| 5 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | 25 |
| 6 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) | 25 |
| 7 | Total | 896 |
IBPS SO Salary:
- IBPS SO Salary is applicable as per government regulations.
Age limit:
Candidates must be under the following age restriction as of August 1, 2024. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02/08/1994 and not later than 01/08/2004 (both dates inclusive). The age limit for IBPS Specialist Officer post is given below. To be eligible for the IBPS SO position candidates must meet the following age requirements. Check the minimum and maximum age limits here.
| S. No | Minimum age | Maximum Age |
| 1 | 20 years | 30 years |
Age Relaxation:
Relaxation in the upper age limit will be available to reserved category candidates as per the Government of India Guidelines. Check the age relaxation in the given table.
| S. No | Category | Age relaxation |
| 1 | SC / ST | 05 years |
| 2 | OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 03 years |
| 3 | Persons with Disabilities | 10 years |
| 4 | Ex-Servicemen / SSCOs / Persons affected by 1984 riots | 05 years |
Educational Qualification:
1. I.T. Officer (Scale-I)
- 4 years Engineering / Technology Degree BE/BTech in Computer Science / Computer Applications / Information Technology / Electronics / Electronics & Telecommunications / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation OR
- PG Degree in Electronics / Electronics & Tele Communication / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation / Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Applications OR
- Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level.
2. Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
- Degree 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 / Sericulture.
3. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
- PG Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree level OR
- Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree level.
4. Law Officer (Scale I)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.
5. HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
- Graduate and Post Graduate degree or diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations / HR / HRD / Social Work / Labour Law.
6. Marketing Officer (Scale I)
- Graduate and MMS (Marketing) / MBA (Marketing) / PGDBA / PGDBM / PGPM / PGDM with specialization in Marketing.
For posts other than IT Officer Scale I: Candidates should have Certificate / Diploma / Degree in computer operations / Language / should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School / College / Institute.
Selection Process:
The Selection for IBPS SO will be of three stages. Candidates will be qualified for the next level only when they clear the initial level.
- Prelims Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview
Note:
- The test will be bilingual, i.e. English and Hindi.
- All questions will be of objective type with five options.
- For each wrong answer, there will be 0.25 marks detected from the total marks.
- But unanswered questions will not carry any negative marks.
- There will be a sectional as well as an overall cut-off.
Application Fee:
Application fees must be paid online. Fee / Intimation charges once paid will not be refunded. Check the table for fee details.
| Category | Amount |
| SC / ST / PWD Candidates | 175/- |
| Others | 850/- |
Nationality / Citizenship:
A candidate must be either –
- a Citizen of India or
- a subject of Nepal or
- a subject of Bhutan or
- a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
- a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Participating Organisations of IBPS:
- BOB – Bank of Baroda
- Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Canara Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Punjab and Sind Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- State Bank of India
- UCO Bank
How to Apply for IBPS SO Recruitment 2024:
Check the simple steps given below and apply online for the IBPS SO 2024 Recruitment.
- Candidates can apply online by visiting the IBPS website www.ibps.in
- On the home page Click -> Apply Online.
- New users must register themselves using their active email id and mobile number.
- Registration Number and Password will be generated.
- Candidates should note down the Registration Number and Password.
- Log in and fill in the application form carefully.
- Verify the same before submission.
- No correction is allowed after submitting the form.
- Candidates must also upload scanned copies of their photograph, signature, thumb impression and handwritten declaration in the prescribed format.
- Click SUBMIT.
- Pay the application fee through online mode only.
- Print the application form for future reference.
Previous year vacancy Details:
Candidates can check the vacancy details of 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 in the below table and keep checking the Jobs Cloud for the latest announcements regarding IBPS recruitment.
Vacancy details of IBPS SO Recruitment 2023:
| S. No | Name of the Post | No of Vacancies |
| 1 | Agriculture Field Officer (Scale-I) | 500 |
| 2 | Marketing Officer (Scale-I) | 700 |
| 3 | IT Officer (Scale-I) | 120 |
| 4 | Law Officer (Scale-I) | 10 |
| 5 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | 31 |
| 6 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) | 41 |
| 7 | Total | 1402 |
Vacancy details of IBPS SO Recruitment 2022:
| S. No | Name of the Post | No of Vacancies |
| 1 | Agriculture Field Officer (Scale-I) | 516 |
| 2 | Marketing Officer (Scale-I) | 100 |
| 3 | IT Officer (Scale-I) | 44 |
| 4 | Law Officer (Scale-I) | 10 |
| 5 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | 15 |
| 6 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) | 25 |
| 7 | Total | 710 |
Vacancy details of IBPS SO Recruitment 2021:
The IBPS SO Vacancies for the year 2021-22.
| S. No | Name of the Post | No of Vacancies |
| 1 | Agriculture Field Officer (Scale-I) | 884 |
| 2 | Marketing Officer (Scale-I) | 535 |
| 3 | IT Officer (Scale-I) | 220 |
| 4 | Law Officer (Scale-I) | 44 |
| 5 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | 61 |
| 6 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) | 84 |
| 7 | Total | 1828 |
Vacancy Details of IBPS SO Recruitment 2020:
The IBPS SO Vacancies for the year 2020-21.
| S. No | Name of the Post | No of Vacancies |
| 1 | Agriculture Field Officer (Scale-I) | 485 |
| 2 | Marketing Officer (Scale-I) | 60 |
| 3 | IT Officer (Scale-I) | 20 |
| 4 | Law Officer (Scale-I) | 50 |
| 5 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | 07 |
| 6 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) | 25 |
| 7 | Total | 647 |
Vacancy Details of IBPS SO Recruitment 2019:
- Total vacancy of IBPS SO released in the year 2019 – 1163. Aspirants can check the Bank/Category wise vacancies of 2019 here.
| S. No | Name of the Post | No of Vacancies |
| 1 | Agriculture Officer (Scale-I) | 670 |
| 2 | Marketing Office (Scale-I) | 310 |
| 3 | IT Officer (Scale-I) | 76 |
| 4 | Law Officer (Scale-I) | 60 |
| 5 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | 20 |
| 6 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) | 27 |
| 7 | Total | 1163 |
Vacancy Details of IBPS SO Recruitment 2018:
- Total vacancy of IBPS SO released in the year 2018 – 1599. Aspirants can check the Bank/Category wise vacancies of 2018 here.
| Post | No of Vacancies | SC | ST | OBC | GEN |
| IT Officer | 219 | 37 | 11 | 54 | 117 |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 853 | 146 | 44 | 220 | 443 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | 69 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 38 |
| Law Officer | 75 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 41 |
| HR/Personnel Officer | 81 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 43 |
| Marketing Officer | 302 | 39 | 20 | 88 | 155 |
Vacancy Details of IBPS SO Recruitment 2017:
- Total vacancy of IBPS SO released in the year 2017 – 1315. Aspirants can check the Bank/Category wise vacancies of 2017 here.
| S. No | Posts | No of Vacancies |
| 1 | I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | 120 |
| 2 | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | 875 |
| 3 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 30 |
| 4 | Law Officer (Scale I) | 60 |
| 5 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 35 |
| 6 | Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 195 |
| 7 | Total | 1315 |
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