IBPS SO 2021 Notification will be release by IBPS. Specialist Officer (SO) works in collaboration with other banking officials to assist them in areas like Information Technology (IT), Marketing, Human Resource etc. IBPS SO official Notification is released for the post of (Scale-I) I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer.
IBPS SO 2021 is about to be held in December 2021. For cracking any bank examination, a candidate need exam pattern to get a glimpse of IBPS SO exam. Here is a pattern for IBPS SO exam.
IBPS SO 2021 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 section in order to clear preliminary exam of IBPS SO 2021.
1.For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:
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S.No.
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Name of Tests
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No.of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Medium of Exam
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Duration
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1
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English Language
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50
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25
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English
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40 minutes
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2
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Reasoning
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50
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50
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English and Hindi
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40 minutes
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3
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General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry
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50
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50
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English and Hindi
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40 minutes
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Total
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150
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125
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120 minutes
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2. For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:
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S.No.
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Name of Tests
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No.of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Medium of Exam
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Duration
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1
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English Language
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50
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25
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English
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40 minutes
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2
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Reasoning
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50
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50
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English and Hindi
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40 minutes
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3
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Quantitative Aptitude
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50
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50
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English and Hindi
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40 minutes
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Total
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150
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125
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120 minutes
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IBPS SO 2021 Mains Exam Pattern
The mains exam also is of two type. We have given the detail of the post and name of the test below
1. For the post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:
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Sr. No.
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Name of Tests
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Medium of Exam
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Duration
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1
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Professional Knowledge
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60
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60
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English and Hindi
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45 minutes
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2. For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari:
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Sr. No.
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Name of Tests
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Medium of Exam
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Duration
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1
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Professional Knowledge (Objective)
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45
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60
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English and Hindi
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30 minutes
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2
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Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)
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2
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English and Hindi
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30 minutes
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IBPS SO 2021 is about to be held in December 2021. For cracking any bank examination, a candidate need exam syllabus to get a glimpse of IBPS SO exam. Here is a syllabus for IBPS SO exam.
Detailed IBPS SO Syllabus for Prelims 2021
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IBPS SO Preliminary Exam is the primary selection round of the IBPS SO 2021 Exam. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam are eligible to appear for the mains exam. The Preliminary Exam of IBPS SO 2021 comprises of three major sections: Reasoning, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude / General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry (For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari).
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Reasoning
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English Language
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Quantitative Aptitude
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General Awareness
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Detailed IBPS SO Syllabus for Mains 2021
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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:
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IT Officer Syllabus
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Agricultural Field Officer Syllabus
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Marketing Officer Syllabus
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Law Officer Syllabus
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Database Management System
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Data Communication and Networking
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Operating System
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Software Engineering
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Data Structure
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Computer Organization and Microprocessor
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Object Oriented Programming
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Basics of Marketing Management
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Brand Management
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Advertising
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PR
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Sales
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Retail
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Business Ethics
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Market Segmentation
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Market research and forecasting demand
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Product Life Cycle
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Service Marketing
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Marketing Strategies
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Banking Regulations
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Compliance and Legal Aspects
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Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange
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Prevention of Money laundering, Limitation Act
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Consumer Protection Act
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Sarfaes
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Banking Ombudsman Scheme
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Laws and Actions with direct link to Banking Sector
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Bankers Book Evidence Act
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DRT Act
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A candidate should qualify both in the Online CWE (Main Examination) and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available subsequently on IBPS website.
The total marks allotted for the Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in the interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of Online CWE (Main Exam) and interview will be 80:20 respectively. The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of total scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Main Examination of CWE- SPL-VII and Interview. Interview scores of the candidates failing to secure minimum qualifying marks or otherwise barred from the interview or further process shall not be disclosed.