The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts a recruitment drive for the selection of suitable candidates for the post of Specialist Officer. However, the vacancies are the only handful every year, because of the expertise and skill required for the post. This year the board will recruit specialist officers in six different fields. The official notification for the IBPS Specialist Officer 2021-22 is released. Here, in this article, we bring to you, IBPS SO Posts List 2021. Have a great read!
IBPS SO Posts List 2021-2022
This year IBPS will recruit specialist officers to various banks across the country by organizing a nationwide recruitment drive. The board has decided to conduct the recruitment in three stages. This includes- preliminary exam, main exam, and the interview. The preliminary examination is scheduled to be held on the 26th of December 2021 while the main exam will be held on 30th January 2022. Applications are invited online from eligible and suitable candidates for various specialist posts.
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Major Highlights
| Event | Description |
| Name of the Organization | Indian Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) |
| Name of the Post | Specialist Officer |
| Type of Job | Banking-Government |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Number of vacancies | Various |
| Prelims Examination Date | 26th of December 2021 |
| Mains Examination Date | 30th January 2022 |
| Admit Card | To be released |
| Official Web Portal | www.ibps.in |
Selection Process
There is no change in the exam pattern of the IBPS SO this year as compared to last year and similarly, the IBPS SO Selection Process 2021 is also the same. In this post, we are going to discuss the IBPS SO selection process along with the IBPS SO Prelims phase and IBPS SO Mains phase to help you all understand the recruitment procedure of the Specialist Officer Exam.
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Preliminary Exam Selection Procedure
The preliminary selection under IBPS SO recruitment 2021 will be done through the online written examination. The exam pattern of the preliminary phase IBPS SO 2021 will vary for different profiles. Below we have listed the detailed IBPS SO exam pattern for various profiles as released in the IBPS SO notification 2021.
Prelims Exam Pattern
(a) Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari
| S. No. | Name of test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Total Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 Minutes |
| 2. | Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
| 3. | General Awareness with special reference to the Banking industry | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
(b) IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer
| S. No. | Name of test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Total Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 Minutes |
| 2. | Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
| 3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
Candidates need to score minimum cutoff marks in each section, which would be decided by IBPS.
Mains Exam Selection Procedure
Phase 2 selection will be done on the basis of an online written examination.
Mains Exam Pattern
(a) Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
(b) Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |
Interview
- The Interview of IBPS SO 2021 will be conducted by the participating organizations of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection and will be coordinated by the nodal banks in each State or Union territory, with the assistance of IBPS.
- Candidates who will successfully clear the IBPS SO prelims and mains examination will be called for the interview round based on the marks obtained by them.
- The interview round consists of 100 marks in total.
- The minimum qualifying marks in the IBPS SO Interviews will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates).
- To select or shortlist the candidates, they are required to secure marks in the ratio of 80:20. The final score will arrive on the basis of total scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Main Examination of CWE- SPL-X and Interview.
Post-Wise Exam Details
Post 1
Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari: Candidates need to pass both the prelims and the mains exam to secure a position.
Post 2
IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer: A candidate who passes both the prelims and the mains exam can get into any of these posts.
Detailed Post List- IBPS SO
Check out the list given below to get a clear picture of the post list available for IBPS SO for the year 2021.
- IT. Officer
- Agricultural Field Officer
- Rajbhasha Adhikari
- Law Officer
- HR/Personnel Officer
- Marketing Officer
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Detailed Preference List- IBPS SO
Since the IBPS SO exam is conducted to select candidates for various banks across the country, here is the preference list for the candidates in various zones of the country.
| Zone | States | Name of the Bank |
| North India | Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana |
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| East and North-East India | Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand |
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| West and Central India | Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujrat, MP, Chhattisgarh, Goa |
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| South India | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
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IBPS PO Post Wise Vacancy 2021-22
| Post Name | Total |
| IT Officer | 220 |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 884 |
| Rajbasha Adhikari | 84 |
| Law Officer | 44 |
| HR | 61 |
| Marketing Officer | 535 |
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