IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 Notification PDF Out: Apply For 710 Specialist Officer Posts

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IBPS SO 2022 Notification PDF released by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Committee on October 31, 2022, on the official website https://ibps.in to recruit 710 Specialist Officers in various categories. IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 aims to select candidates for multiple Subject Specialist positions in various public sector banks.

IBPS SO 2022 (CRP SPL-XII) will be conducted through a three-phase selection process- Prelims, Mains, and Interview. The candidates who qualify for the online examinations will be further considered for the final interview process. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts IBPS SO Recruitment every year to select eligible candidates for the posts mentioned below:

Agriculture Field Officer
Marketing Officer (Scale I)
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
IT Officer (Scale I)
Law Officer (Scale I)
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)

IBPS SO Recruitment 2022: Important Dates

All the important dates related to IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 are provided in the table given below

IBPS SO Recruitment 2022: Important Dates
Events	Dates
IBPS SO Recruitment 2022	31st October 2022
Apply Online Start Date 2022	1st November 2022
Last Date To Apply	21st November 2022
IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2022	24th and 31st December 2022
IBPS SO Mains exam 2022	29th January 2023

Download IBPS SO Notification 2022 pdf by clicking the link provided below

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IBPS SO Recruitment 2022: Educational Qualification

In the table given below, candidates can check the stream-wise educational qualification for IBPS SO.

Post	Educational Qualification
I.T. Officer	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
Agricultural Field Officer	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
Rajbhasha Adhikari	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.
Law Officer	A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
HR/Personnel Officer	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.
Marketing Officer	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

IBPS SO Recruitment 2022: Age Limit

The minimum age to apply for the post of specialist officer is 20 years and the maximum age to apply is 30 years

Age Relaxation

Candidates can check out the upper age limit to apply for IBPS SO in different disciplines from the table given below

Category	Upper Age Limit
ST/SC	35 Years
OBC (Non creamy layer)	33 Years
PWBD	40 Years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines	35 Years
Persons affected by 1984 riots	35 Years

IBPS SO Recruitment 2022: Selection Process

The IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 selection process consists of three stages which are given below

Preliminary examination
Mains Examination
Interview

IBPS SO Recruitment 2022: Prelims Exam Pattern

Here we have given below the prelims exam pattern for Law officer and Rajbhasha adhikari

IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2022: Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari
Section	No. Of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	50	25	40 Minutes
Reasoning	50	50	40 Minutes
General Awareness	50	50	40 Minutes
Total	150	125	2 Hours

In the table given below, candidates can check the IBPS SO prelims exam pattern 2022 for IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer.

IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2022: Other Discipline
Section	No. Of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	50	25	40 Minutes
Reasoning	50	50	40 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 Minutes
Total	150	125	2 Hours

IBPS SO Recruitment 2022: Application Fees

The application fees for IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 are provided category-wise in the table given below

IBPS SO Recruitment 2022: Application Fees
Events	Dates
ST/SC/PWBD	175
Others	850

IBPS SO 2022 Syllabus

IBPS SO 2022 Syllabus is designed separately for Rajsabha Adhikari and Other Specialist Officers. The IBPS Specialist Officer syllabus is designed separately for Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam. It is necessary for all the candidates applying for IBPS SO 2022 Exam to once go through the syllabus to prepare judiciously for this exam.

Apart from the major three sections of English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning,a candidate is required to be fluent in his/her area of expertise or the Specialization Subjects.

Let’s have a look at the detailed syllabus of the IBPS SO 2022 exam:

Reasoning Ability	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	General Awareness
Seating Arrangements Puzzles Inequalities Syllogism Input-Output Data Sufficiency Blood Relations Order and Ranking Alphanumeric Series Distance and Direction Verbal Reasoning	Cloze Test Reading Comprehension Spotting Errors Sentence Improvement Sentence Correction Para Jumbles Fill in the Blanks Para/Sentence Completion	Number Series Data Interpretation Simplification/ Approximation Quadratic Equation Data Sufficiency Mensuration Average Profit and Loss Ratio and Proportion Work, Time and Energy Time and Distance Probability Relations Simple and Compound Interest Permutation and Combination	Current Affairs Banking Awareness GK Updates Currencies Important Places Books and Authors Awards Headquarters Prime Minister Schemes Important Days

Apart from these subjects, candidates are required to have Professional Knowledge in his/her area of expertise as well. The detailed syllabus is discussed below:

IT Officer (Scale-I)	Database Management System Data Communication and Networking Operating System Software Engineering Data Structure Computer Organization and Microprocessor Object-Oriented Programming
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)	Basics of Crop production Horticulture Seed Science Agronomy and Irrigation Agricultural Economics Agricultural Practices Soil resources Animal Husbandry Agroforestry Ecology Government Schemes
Marketing Officer (Scale-I)	Basics of Marketing Management Brand Management Advertising PR Sales Retail Business Ethics Market Segmentation Market research and forecasting demand Product Life Cycle Corporate Social Responsibility Service Marketing Marketing Strategies
Law Officer (Scale-I)	Banking Regulations Compliance and Legal Aspects Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act Consumer Protection Act SARFAES Banking Ombudsman Scheme Laws and Actions with the direct link to Banking Sector Bankers Book Evidence Act DRT Act
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)	Human Resource Development Business policy and strategic analysis Transnational Analysis Training and Development Recruitment and Selection Rewards and Recognition Industrial Relations Business Policy and Strategic Analysis Grievance and Conflict Management Performance Management and Appraisal