Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has rolled out the application for IBPS SO 2019 Apply Online Link 2019 on its official website. The last date to fill the IBPS SO 2019 application form is 26th November 2019. The IBPS SO Recruitment 2019 that aims to fill a total of 1163 vacancies to the post of Specialist Officer (SO). IBPS SO Notification 2019 was released on 5th November 2019 for the recruitment of Specialist Officers (CRP SPL-IX) in the public sector banks. In this blog we will discuss the important details such as Cut-off, ELigibility criteria, Exam Pattern and how you can apply for this examination The IBPS SO Prelims 2019 exam is on 28th December & 29th December 2019 for the post of Specialist Officers of Agricultural Field Officer, IT Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Law Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, and Marketing Officer. IBPS Specialist Officer are selected for various Public Sector Banks across the country. The Exam is conducted in three stages Prelims, Mains and Interview.
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IBPS SO IBPS SO Cut-Off 2019- Important Dates
IBPS SO notification is out and a candidate needs to keep in mind the schedule so that they do not miss out on any dates. Please check the table below for your reference;
| Events | Tentative Dates |
| IBPS SO Notification 2019 | 5th November 2019 |
| IBPS SO Online Registration Starts From | 6th November 2019 |
| Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO | 26th November 2019 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 2019 |
| Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam | 28th and 29th December 2019 |
| Result of SBI SO Online exam – Preliminary | January 2020 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Mains | January 2020 |
| Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam | 25th January 2020 |
| Conduct of Interview | February 2020 |
| IBPS SO 2019-20 Final Result | April 2020 |
IBPS SO Cut-Off 2019: How to Apply Online
The procedure through which a candidate can appear in IBPS SO exam are as follows;
- The registration for IBPS SO Exam 2019 is conducted online. The Candidates can go to the IBPS website www.IBPS.in and start the registration process by entering the respective personal details and Educational Qualifications
- The Candidate needs to have a Gmail id on which the payment successful details and other details such as Hall-Ticket and Admit Card can be sent.
- A candidate needs to scan his/her photograph and Signature and make sure to follow the guidelines mentioned for upload of these documents. It is important to check the guidelines because the file of a certain particular MB can only be uploaded. If necessary a candidate needs to resize the signature and photograph to be uploaded.
- A candidate needs to Pay the application fee before the end date so that the candidate final application can have the status as submitted.
- A confirmation mail of Payment will be sent to the respective candidate’s email id along with registration id/roll number and password.
- The IBPS SO 2019 application form can only be filled on the official website.
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IBPS SO Salary 2019: Eligibility Criteria
| Posts | Eligibility Criteria |
I.T. Officer (Scale-I) |
B.tech Degree in1)Computer Science Engineering 2)Bachelor of ComputerApplications
3)B.tech in Information Technology 4)Electronics & Telecommunications 5)Electronics & Communication 6)Electronics & Instrumentation OR Post Graduate Degree in 1)Electronics & Tele Communication 2)Electronics&Communication 3)Electronics&InstrumentationComputer Science 4) Information Technology 5)Computer Applications. OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) |
B.Tech Degree in1)Agriculture
2)Horticulture 3)Animal Husbandry 4)Veterinary Science 5) Dairy Science 6) Fishery Science 7) Pisciculture 8) Agri. Marketing & Cooperation 9)Co-operation & Banking 10)Agro-Forestry 11) Agricultural Biotechnology 12) Food Science 13)Agriculture Business Management 14) Food Technology 15) Dairy Technology 16) Agricultural Engineering 17)Sericulture |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) |
1)Two Years Full-time MMS (Marketing)2)Have completed Full-time MBA (Marketing)
3)Have completed Two Years Full-time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing. |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) |
1)Two Years Full-time Post Graduate degree2 Two Years Full-time Post Graduate 3)Diploma in Personnel Management 4)Diploma in Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD.
5)Diploma in Social Sciences |
Law Officer (Scale I) |
A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) |
Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level or Sanskrit with English as a subject. |
Prelims Exam Pattern
Prelims is the first stage of IBPS SO exam. It is a common recruitment test conducted online across the country.
The Details of Prelims exam and subjectwise mark allocation are given below;
This prelim marks allocation is for IT Officer/HR/ Marketing Officer/Agriculture Officer
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40min |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40min |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40min |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120min |
The prelim marks allocation is for Law Officer(Scale I) and Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) are as follows;
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40min |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40min |
| General Awareness Questions and questions related to Banking Awareness | 50 | 50 | 40min |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120min |
Mains Exam Pattern
Mains is the second level of the common recruitment test for IBPS SO. As per the different branches the marks are allocated for the Professional Knowledge section. Please check the details below;
This mains marks allocation is for IT Officer/HR/ Marketing Officer/Agriculture Officer/Law Officer.
| Technical Section | Total Questions | Total Marks | Medium | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 min |
The mains marks allocation is for and Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) are as follows;
| Technical Section | Total Questions | Total Marks | Medium | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Knowledge(Objective) | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 30 min |
| Professional Knowledge(Descriptive) | 2 | English & Hindi | 30 min |
Points to note:
- There is a Penalty marked for every wrong answer in both the stages of prelims and mains for objective type of question.
- A total of 0.25 marks is deducted for every wrong answer
- If a question is left unattempted then no marks will be deducted.
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IBPS SO Cut-Off 2019: Final Cut-Off for 2018-2019
The cut-off for IBPS SO for the year 2018-2019 is given below:
| POST | SC | ST | OBC | UR | HI | OC | VI | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.T. OFFICER (SCALE I) | 52.93 | 50.60 | 54.93 | 60.00 | 67.27 | 49.93 | 58.47 | NA |
| AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE I) |
43.67 | 41.60 | 48.47 | 48.67 | 30.67 | 43.40 | 41.47 | 37.33 |
| RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI (SCALE I) |
55.33 | 50.67 | 61.33 | 59.67 | NA | 48.40 | NA | NA |
| LAW OFFICER (SCALE I) |
54.40 | 55.00 | 55.13 | 63.07 | NA | 49.73 | NA | NA |
| HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER (SCALE I) |
62.67 | 62.53 | 64.33 | 66.33 | NA | 56.33 | NA | NA |
| MARKETING OFFICER (SCALE I) |
52.00 | 47.00 | 54.27 | 59.67 | 55.00 | 47.67 | 55.27 | 73.80 |
IBPS SO Cut-Off 2019: Final Cut-Off for 2017-2018
The Final cut-off for the year 2017-2018 IBPS SO is given below;
| Post Name | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | ST | OBC | UR | |
| I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | 41.00 | 32.27 | 46.73 | 50.93 |
| Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 41.40 | 38.53 | 46.07 | 46.87 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 38.67 | NA | 43.07 | 45.53 |
| Law Officer (Scale I) | 47.67 | 46.00 | 52.93 | 59.00 |
| HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 50.00 | 47.67 | 59.33 | 63.07 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 63.33 | 55.67 | 67.00 | 70.53 |
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