IBPS SO Notification 2021: Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection has released the IBPS SO 2021 Notification on 02/11/2021. Notification is out for 1828 vacancies to fill the Specialist officers posts on regular basis across India. So Interested and eligible candidates can go through the eligibility criteria and apply online from 03/11/2021 to 23/11/2021. This is a great opportunity for candidates who are 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 the detailed information about the IBPS SO 2021 Recruitment process.
Name of the Post: Specialist Officer
Post Date: 02/11/2021
No of Vacancies: 1828
Place: Across India
See Also:
IBPS SO recruitment in various disciplines:
- I.T. Officer
- Agricultural Field Officer
- Rajbhasha Adhikari
- Law Officer
- HR/Personnel Officer
- Marketing Officer
IBPS SO 2021 Overview:
Candidates can refer the below table for IBPS SO 2021 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 2021:
Start Date to Submit Online Application | 03/11/2021 |
Last Date to Submit Online Application | 23/11/2021 |
Last Date for Payment of Application Fees / Intimation Charges | 23/11/2021 |
Download of call letters for Online Prelims Exam | December 2021 |
Online Prelims Exam | 26/12/2021 |
Declaration of Prelims Exam Result | January 2022 |
Download of Call letter for Online Main exam | January 2022 |
Main Exam | 30/01/2022 |
Declaration of Main Exam Result | February 2022 |
Download of call letters for interview | February 2022 |
Date of Interview | February/March 2022 |
Provisional Allotment | April 2022 |
Vacancy details of IBPS SO Recruitment 2021:
The IBPS SO Vacancies for the year 2020-21.
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 |
Age limit:
Candidates should have the following age limit to be eligible for the post.
S. No | Minimum age | Maximum Age |
1 | 20 years | 30 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 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 of 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 total marks.
- But unanswered questions will not carry any negative marks.
- There will be sectional as well as overall cut off.
Application Fee:
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 2021:
- Candidates may apply online once the registration is started by clicking on the link www.ibps.in.
- Candidates must register using their active email id and mobile number.
- After registering, candidates may login and apply using their registration number and password.
- Candidates should fill all the details asked in the application form correctly as no correction is allowed after submitting the form.
- Candidates must upload scanned copy of their photograph, signature, thumb impression and hand written declaration in the prescribed format.
- After Clicking FINAL SUBMIT, candidates must pay their application fee through online mode only.
- Print Application form for future reference.
Important Link for IBPS SO Recruitment 2021:
To Apply Online | Click here |
For Official Notification | Click here |
For Official Website | Click here |
Candidates can check the vacancy details of 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 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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