IBPS SO Study Material 2025 – Free Study Material

Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS SO notification 2025 for the post of Specialist Officers (SO). Unlike Probationary Officers, Specialist Officers are bound to have less work pressure and stressful life. For the preparation of IBPS SO 2025, we are providing you with the study material and previous year’s question papers with detailed solutions of the same. Get to know the IBPS SO exam pattern and syllabus before you begin your preparation.

Study Materials for IBPS SO 2025

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IBPS SO Books

A candidate needs to get hold of good books for every phase of an examination. Check out the books you should get to start your preparation.

Books for IBPS SO Prelims

IBPS SO Books for the English Language

Questions in the English Language are asked from Reading Comprehension, Para jumbles, Paragraph Completion, fill in the Blanks, Cloze Test, etc.

• High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and martin
• Word Power Made Easy by Normal Lewis
• Objective English for Competitive test by Hari Mohan Prasad
• Descriptive General English by Richa Sharma and SP Bakshi

IBPS SO Books for Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude carries questions from Ratio and Percentage, Average, Distance and Time, Number series, Quadratic Equation, Data Interpretation, Speed. To score better marks in this part, aspirants can refer to the following books.

Best Books and study notes for IBPS SO Exam

IBPS SO Books for Reasoning Ability

In this section, students will get questions from Verbal Reasoning, Input-Output, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, etc.

• Logical Reasoning by K Kundun
• A modern approach Non-verbal and Verbal by BS Sivaji
• Analytical Reasoning by M.K Pandey
• A New Approach to Reasoning Non-verbal and Verbal by Sivaji
• Verbal reasoning by RS Agrawal

IBPS SO Books for General Awareness

Questions from General Awareness are generally asked from financial awareness, general knowledge, banking awareness. Normally questions are asked from events that took place 3 to 4 months before the exam. Aspirants should read magazines, books, newspapers; and watch the news to prepare for this part. Following books are best for this section.

IBPS SO Books for Computer Aptitude

In this section, aspirants should prepare topics such as Memory, Computer Abbreviation, Keyboard shortcuts, Computer Hardware, Operating System, Computer Hardware, Microsoft Office, Computer Fundamental and technologies. Aspirants can refer to the following books.

• Objective Computer Awareness by Somya Ranjan Behera
• Computer by Rani Ahilya

Best Books for Mains

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IBPS SO 2025 Mock Tests

Attempt free IBPS SO mock test 2025 in Hindi and English to achieve a better score in the IBPS SO Prelims and Mains 2025 Exam. Here you will get a variety of questions to practice based on the latest trend.

Do attempt the free IBPS SO Prelims mock test online and get the detailed report to improve your weak areas, rectify the errors more accurately & quickly. An actual exam like environment with an AIR generated will give you the exact status of your preparation.

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Previous Question Papers

It is very important for a candidate to check out the previous year question papers and solve them. This will help in understanding the topics better and will help in judging how well one is prepared.

IBPS SO Study Plan for 10 days

A study plan is beneficial when preparing for an examination. You will get an idea of how much time they are spending on each topic.

How to Select the IBPS SO Preparation Books?

Now the question is that “how to choose the preparation books for IBPS SO 2025?”. Look at the below points to know the answer.

• Look at the index page in which all the topics based on the IBPS SO Syllabus are mentioned or not.
• Remember to check the edition of the book, whether it is the latest edition or not, to get the updated questions and content related to the exam.
• Applicants can choose the books of renowned authors as well.
• Make sure the book you are selecting must have the practice material, mock series, previous year papers, and advanced preparation level.
• The language and way of explanation should be easily understandable. There must be clarity in the solution or answers mentioned in the books.
• Students can use the books provided by the various coaching centres and institutes for preparation to enhance their knowledge.                                     

“Continuous practise makes you a pro”. Keeping this in mind, we have prepared an unlimited number of topic wise speed tests on various subjects. All you have to do is download the Entri app and start solving the questions until your dream becomes a reality. We have also provided free PDFs of previous year question papers with solutions for your convenience. Analyzing the previous year papers helps you in having a clear idea about the exam pattern and toughness of the exam.                                 

You can’t achieve your dream by practice only. You have to make a thorough analysis of your performance, identity both your strong and weak points and work on the same. Practising your strong areas helps you to consume minimum time in the next mock while practising the weak area well help you score better in the next attempt. High-quality mock tests designed by your R&D teams helps you provide the complete analysis of your mock test in a  scientific manner along with percentile and all India rank. We help you identify your weak areas and help you practice.

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