IBPS SO 2018-19
IBPS has released IBPS SO 2018 Official Notification.
IBPS SO 2018 is going to be conducted on
29th and 30th December 2018 (preliminary Exam)
and on 27th January 2019 (Mains Exam) by IBPS or the Institute of
Banking Personnel Selection to select eligible candidates for various
posts like:
- • Agriculture Field Officer
- • Marketing Officer (Scale I)
- • HR/Personnel Officer
- • IT Officer Scale I
- • Law Officer
- • RajbhashaAdhikari Scale I
The latest notification released by IBPS states that IBPS SO 2018
will be conducted through a three phase (Prelims, Mains & Interview)
selection process. Candidates who qualify both the rounds will be
further considered for the final interview process.
IBPS SO 2018 Notification
IBPS SO 2018 Notification has been released by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Committee. The IBPS SO recruitment 2018 is for selecting candidates for the post of Specialist Officers in different Public Sector Banks for multiple positions. Candidates selected through IBPS SO 2018 exam can be posted anywhere in India.
IBPS SO 2018 Vacancy
IBPS has declared the vacancy for IBPS SO 2018 exam with its official notification. This year IBPS has introduced
1590+ vacancies for various posts of Specialist Officers. Only
a handful of vacancies
are available for this post as the post of SO involves really skilled
and specialized officers excelling in their respective domain. Let's
have a look at the post wise total number of vacancies for IBPS SO
2018-19 Exam.
•IT Officer (Scale-I)- 219
•HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)- 81
•Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)- 69
•Marketing Officer (Scale-I)- 302
•Law Officer (Scale-I)- 75
•Agriculture Officer (Scale-I)- 853
IBPS SO 2018 Exam Dates
IBPS SO Preliminary exam 2018 is scheduled on 29th and 30th December 2018. The
Mains examination will be conducted on
27th January 2019.
| Activity |
IBPS SO Dates 2018-19 |
| Online Registration Starts From |
6th November 2018 |
| Last Date to Apply Online |
26th November 2018 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary |
December 2018 |
| Commencement of Preliminary Exam |
29th and 30th December 2018 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary |
January 2019 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main |
January 2019 |
| Commencement of Mains Exam |
27th January 2019 |
| Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination |
February 2019 |
| Download of call letters for interview |
February 2019 |
| Conduct of interview |
February 2019 |
IBPS SO 2018 Online Application
IBPS will activate the online applicable link for IBPS SO 2018
Exam on 6th November. Candidates are required to click on the link
mentioned below to apply for IBPS SO 2018 Exam.
IBPS SO 2018 Recruitment
The IBPS SO recruitment process is going to be conducted to select
Specialist Officer through IBPS SO 2018 is done in three phases:
- Online Preliminary Exam
- Online Mains Exam
- Interview Process
A candidate must qualify both preliminary exam and mains
exam to proceed to the interview round. The candidates selected after
the interview round are given the appointment letter.
IBPS SO 2018 Application Fee
A candidate is required to pay Rs. 600/- (General and OBC) as his/her application fee for IBPS SO 2018 exam. The same amount is narrowed down to Rs. 100/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category. The Online Application will start once the notification has been released by IBPS.
IBPS SO 2018 Exam Pattern
IBPS has released new exam pattern for IBPS SO 2018-19 Exam. Now
IBPS introduced separate sectional timing for each sections in preliminary exam. Let's have a look at the same.
The preliminary exam will be a qualifying phase
for the mains and candidates will have to meet the cut-offs of prelims
to be eligible to appear for Mains exam.
IBPS SO 2018 Eligibility Criteria
The
IBPS SO eligibility criteria is different for
recruiting candidates to different positions for which the candidates
are selected through IBPS SO 2018 Exam. There are
three parameters (citizenship, age limit and educational qualification) that a candidateneeds to fulfill to be eligible for IBPS SO 2018 Exam.
The
Citizenship Criteria for a candidate to be eligible for
IBPS SO 2018 exam is discussed below:
| Citizenship Criteria |
• A resident of India
• A subject of Nepal
• Tibetan refugees who came to India before 1st January 1962 and have planned to settle in India permanently
• A subject of Indian Origin migrated from Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania, Namibia,
Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Vietnam |
IBPS SO recruits candidates for various posts like that of
I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer etc. The
educational qualification is different for all these different posts.
| Serial Number |
Name of the Post |
Age |
Educational Qualification |
| 1. |
I.T. Officer (Scale I) |
Min – 20 years
Max – 30 years |
1)Four years engineering/Technology degree in Computer
Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication
Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and
Instrumentation OR
2) Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer
Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and
Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation
OR
Graduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam
|
| 2. |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) |
Min – 20 years
Max – 30 years |
4 years graduation degree in agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal
Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ dairy Science/ Agricultural engineering/
Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing and cooperation/
Co-Operation and Banking/ Agro-Forestry |
| 3. |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) |
Min – 20 years
Max – 30 years |
Post Graduate in Hindi with English as a subject at the graduation or degree level OR
Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject at graduation level |
| 4. |
Law Office (Scale I) |
Min – 20 years
Max – 30 years |
A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| 5. |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) |
Min – 20 years
Max – 30 years |
Graduate and Full Time Post Graduate Degree or Full time
Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relation/ HR/ HRD/ Social
Work/ Labour Law |
| 6. |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) |
Min – 20 years
Max – 30 years |
Graduate and Full Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing |
A
candidate is required to be of minimum 20 years to be eligible for IBPS SO exam. The
maximum age limit is 30 years. Candidates belonging to reserved categories are given age relaxation by the Government of India. The
category wise age relaxation given to candidates for the post of IBPS SO is discussed below:
| Serial Number |
Category |
Age Relaxation |
| 1. |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) |
5 years |
| 2. |
Other Backward Class (OBC) |
3 years |
| 3. |
Person with Disability (PWD) |
10 years |
| 4. |
Ex-Servicemen/Commissioned Officers including ECOS (Emergency
Commissioned Officers)/ SSCOs (Short Service Commissioned Officers) 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 1 year from last date of receipt of application)
otherwise than by the way of dismissal/discharge on the account of
misconduct/inefficiency/physical disability attributable to military
service |
5 years |
| 5. |
Person ordinarily domiciled in the Jammu and Kashmir province during the period 1.01.1980 and 31.12.1989 |
5 years |
| 6. |
Person affected by 1984 riots |
5 years |
IBPS SO 2018 Syllabus
IBPS SO 2018 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 2018 Exam
to once go through the syllabus as mentioned in the IBPS SO 2018
notification released by IBPS 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 IBPS SO 2018 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 Economies
- 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 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
|
IBPS SO Admit Card 2018
The IBPS SO 2018 admit card will be released
once the application process for the same is complete. Admit card for
Preliminary Exam will be released first followed by the admit card for
Mains Exam. The admit card for Mains Exam will be issued to candidates
who have qualified the preliminary test.
IBPS SO Exam 2018 Results
The IBPS SO Result 2018 will be
released after each phase of the exam has been completed. A cumulative
score of the preliminary exam, mains exam and the interview process is
considered to prepare the final merit list of selected students. The
merit list is prepared in the descending order of marks obtained by
candidates. Candidates who make it to the merit list will be given the
appointment letter by the Bank of Candidate’s choice.
IBPS SO Exam Cut Off 2018
The
IBPS SO Cut Off 2018 will be released after each phase of examination has been conducted. The cut off for the
IBPS SO preliminary exam will be released first
followed by cut off for mains exam. Candidates can evaluate their
selection chances by matching their score with the cut off marks
released by IBPS for IBPS SO Exam.
Let’s have a look at previous years’
(2017) cut-off for IBPS SO Exam:
| Posts |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
HI |
OC |
VI |
| Marketing Officer |
53.30
26/09/89 |
51.90
5/4/92 |
47.35
30/08/91 |
38.50
09/07/88 |
33.70
27/08/88 |
39.40
16/02/92 |
NA |
| IT Officer |
61.50
29/08/89 |
57.75
26/10/93 |
53.55
26/09/89 |
46.50
18/03/92 |
40.60
19/10/86 |
50.15
13/06/90 |
60.10
05/12/87 |
| Law Officer |
52.95
11/07/89 |
49.20
08/05/86 |
44.95
25/02/3 |
39.55
22/07/81 |
NA |
39.65
05/02/76 |
36.70
09/05/84 |
| HR/Personnel Officer |
60.75
05/10/90 |
53.50
25/11/..89 |
50.70
21/07/91 |
46.65
27/12/85 |
43.40
10/07/86 |
NA |
NA |
| Agriculture Field Officer |
41.65
15/03/92 |
40.90
04/05/85 |
34.65
30/06/89 |
30.00
10/12/83 |
26.50
31/01/87 |
27.20
03/06/93 |
28.95
25/01/93 |
| Rajsabha Adhikari |
44.15
12/10/89 |
45.05
02/01/92 |
43.35
27/05/84 |
34.20
11/08/90 |
NA |
38.75
16/5/90 |
69.05
01/04/90 |
