IBPS Specialist Officer (SO) Recruitment Exam 2022 Important Details
Organisation: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Post Name: Specialist Officer (SO)
Vacancy: 710
Registration Dates: 1st to 21st November 2022
Recruitment Process: Prelims, Mains, Interview
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Date: 24th or 31st December 2022
IBPS SO Mains Exam Date: 29th January 2023
IBPS SO Notification 2022 Out: 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)
IBPS SO 2022 Notification PDF has been released on 31st October 2022 by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Committee on its official website i.e. https://ibps.in to recruit 710 Specialist Officers in different categories. The IBPS SO Recruitment 2022 is for selecting candidates for the post of Specialist Officers in different Public Sector Banks for multiple positions. Have a look at the IBPS SO Notification 2022 pdf.
IBPS SO Educational Qualifications
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 as of 21/11/2022.
| S No. | Name of the Post | Educational Qualification |
| 1. | I.T. Officer (Scale I) | 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) | 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) | 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) | A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| 5. | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 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) | Graduate and Full-Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing |
The IBPS SO Recruitment process to select Specialist officers through IBPS SO 2022 is done in three phases:
Online Preliminary Exam
Online Mains Exam
Interview Process
A candidate must qualify for both the preliminary exam and the main exam to proceed to the interview round. The candidates selected after the interview round are given the appointment letter.
IBPS SO 2022 Exam Pattern
IBPS will be following the below-detailed exam pattern for shortlisting eligible candidates for IBPS SO 2022 Exam. The previous year, IBPS introduced separate sectional timing for each section in the preliminary exam. Let’s have a look at the revised IBPS SO Exam Pattern.
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 the Mains exam.
IBPS SO 2022 Prelims Exam Pattern: There are two patterns for IBPS SO prelims examination for different posts. There is a sectional cut-off and candidates have to clear all the sections in order to clear the preliminary exam of IBPS SO 2022.
| S No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:
| S No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:
| S No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
IBPS SO 2022 Syllabus
Reasoning Ability
Seating Arrangements
Puzzles
Inequalities
Syllogism
Input-Output
Data Sufficiency
Blood Relations
Order and Ranking
Alphanumeric Series
Distance and Direction
Verbal Reasoning
English Language
Cloze Test
Reading Comprehension
Spotting Errors
Sentence Improvement
Sentence Correction
Para Jumbles
Fill in the Blanks
Para/Sentence Completion
Quantitative Aptitude
Number Series
Data Interpretation
Simplification/ Approximation
Quadratic Equation
Data Sufficiency
Average
Work, Time and Energy
Time and Distance
Probability
Relations
Simple and Compound Interest
Permutation and Combination
General Awareness
Currencies
Important Places
Headquarters
Prime Minister Schemes
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