IBPS SO 2021 Notification Released: 1828 vacancies
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IBPS SO 2021 Notification Released: 1828 vacancies
Dear Bankersdaily Aspirants,
IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) has announced the notification for IBPS SO 2021 for 1828 Vacancies.
This IBPS SO (Specialist Officer) notification which is released now is to recruit aspirants for the post of I.T Officer (Scale I), Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I), Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), HR/ Personnel Officer(Scale I) & Marketing Officer (Scale I).
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 are 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.
Candidates can apply for only one post. Multiple applications will be summarily rejected
Interested candidates who wish to apply for these Specialist Officer Vacancies, are advised to read the notification carefully and Submit the application on or before 23rd November, 2021.
Important Dates – IBPS SO 2021 Recruitment
| Events | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 03.11.2021- 23.11.2021 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 03.11.2021- 23.11.2021 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 2021 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 26.12.2021 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2022 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | January 2022 |
| Online Examination – Main | 30.01.2022 |
| Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination | February 2022 |
| Download of call letters for interview | February 2022 |
| Conduct of interview | February/March 2022 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2022 |
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS – IBPS SO 2021 Recruitment
Totally 11 Banking Organizations are taking part in this IBPS SO recruitment 2021 which are listed below.
| Bank of Baroda | Canara Bank | Indian Overseas Bank | UCO Bank |
| Bank of India | Central Bank of India | Punjab National Bank | Union Bank of India |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Indian Bank | Punjab & Sind Bank |
Total Vacancies – IBPS SO 2021 Recruitment
The total number of vacancies available for the IBPS SO 2021 recruitment is 1828. The individual and category-wise vacancies are provided below in the table.
| Post | Total Vacancies | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN |
| IT Officer | 220 | 30 | 14 | 53 | 22 | 101 |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 884 | 120 | 58 | 210 | 99 | 397 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | 84 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 47 |
| Law Officer | 44 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| HR/Personnel Officer | 61 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| Marketing Officer | 535 | 55 | 26 | 89 | 76 | 289 |
Age Limit – IBPS SO 2021
- Minimum Years: 20 years
- Maximum Years: 30 years
i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1991 and not later than 01.11.2001 (both dates inclusive)
The Age Limit will be considered as on 1st November, 2021.
Educational Qualification – IBPS SO 2021
The Educational Qualification will be considered as on 1st November, 2021.
| Post Code | Name of the Post | Age | Educational Qualifications **
(from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies) |
| 01 | I.T. Officer
(Scale-I) |
Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years |
a) 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation
OR b) 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 |
| 02 | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | 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/ Sericulture |
| 03 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | 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. |
| 04 | Law Officer
(Scale I) |
Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years |
A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| 05 | HR/Personn el Officer
(Scale I) |
Min- 20 years
Max- 30 years |
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.* |
| 06 | Marketing Officer
(Scale I) |
Min- 20 years
Max- 30 years |
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 * |
- In case of dual specialisations, one of the fields of specialisation should be in the field prescribed. In case of major/ minor specialisations, major specialisation should be in the stream prescribed. Candidates having PG Degree (MMS or MBA)/PG Diploma with more than two specialisations are not eligible to
** Candidates should ensure that the educational qualification possessed by them shall be as per the prescribed educational qualifications mentioned in the advertisement and they fulfill the above eligibility criteria. No equivalent educational qualification shall be considered as eligible by IBPS or Participating Organisations.
All the educational qualifications mentioned should be from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the final result should have been declared on or before 23.11.2021.
Proper document from Board / University for having declared the result on or before 23.11.2021 has to be submitted at the time of interview.
The date of passing the eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark-sheet or provisional certificate issued by University / Institute. In case the result of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University / Institute and a web-based certificate is issued then proper document/certificate in original issued and signed by the appropriate authority of the University / Institute indicating the date of passing properly mentioned thereon will be reckoned for verification and further process.
Exam pattern – IBPS SO 2021
Prelims Exam – IBPS SO 2021
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari – IBPS SO 2021
| Sr. No | Name of Tests | No. of Qns | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer – IBPS SO 2021
| Sr. No | Name of Tests | No. of Qns | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
- Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
- An adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Mains Exam – IBPS SO 2021
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Name of the Test | No. of Qns | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari – IBPS SO 2021
| Name of the tests | No of Qns | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online 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 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.
CUTOFF SCORE (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.
IBPS reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letters from the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in
Application Fee – IBPS SO 2021
- General & OBC Applicants: Rs.850/-
- SC, ST, PWD Applicants: Rs.175/-
Aspirants can start applying for the IBPS SO recruitment 2021 from the official website of IBPS or from the link that is provided below.
Apply – IBPS SO recruitment 2021
Aspirants can check the official notification of the IBPS SO 2019 from the link that is provided below or from the official website of IBPS.
