IBPS SO IT Officer (Scale-I)
Updated on 17 Dec 2020 by Dinesh Lohiya
Latest Notification: IBPS has released the recruitment notification for SO post on its official website. The online application process has been started from 2nd Nov 2020. Candidates can apply for the same before 23 Nov 2020.
Role & Job Profile of IBPS IT Officer:
- IBPS IT Officers are responsible for the management of the entire IT team and provide end-to-end support for banks core banking system.
- They’re responsible for providing support and procedural documentation and also maintain the shift duty system and for the handling of data as well as the core banking application files.
- The IBPS IT Officers are responsible for setting up and maintaining new users’ accounts, profiles and their passwords and developing new software and applications and modifying the bank’s existing software.
- IBPS IT Officers have to look after banks network security and anti-virus updates and are responsible for conducting safety checks on computer equipment, bank network security, Anti-Virus and Anti-fraud management etc.
- It’s the responsibility of IBPS IT Officers to make sure that the Bank’s internal security is not breached and customers’ details are not leaked.
- All ATM related activities (maintenance and troubleshooting) are under the care of the IBPS IT Officers. They’re responsible for management of various subsystems like ATM, Kiosks, Mobile banking, Internet banking, Networking, etc.
IBPS SO IT Officer Vacancies 2020-21
The vacancies for IBPS SO IT Officer are 20 as per the official notification.IBPS SO 2020-21 Exam Dates
Activity | Tentative Dates |
IBPS SO Notification 2020-21 | 1 Nov 2020 |
IBPS SO Online Registration Starts From | 2 Nov 2020 |
Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO | 23 Nov 2020 |
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | Dec 2020 |
Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam | 26th, 27th Dec 2020 |
Result of IBPS SO Online exam – Preliminary | Jan 2021 |
Download of call letters for Online examination – Mains | Jan 2021 |
Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam | 24th Jan 2021 |
Conduct of Interview | Feb 2021 |
IBPS SO 2020 Final Result | April 2021 |
IBPS SO IT Eligibility Criteria - 2020-21
I. Nationality / Citizenship:
A candidate must be either -
- a Citizen of India or
- a subject of Nepal or
- a subject of Bhutan or
- a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently
- settling in India or
- a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years
i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1989 and not later than 01.11.1999 (both dates inclusive)
II. Educational Qualifications :
Name of the Post |
Age | Educational Qualifications ** (from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies) |
IT Officer (Scale I) |
Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years |
1)Four years of 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 |
*In case of dual specialisations, one of the fields of specialisation should be in the field prescribed. In case of major/ minor specialisations, major specialisation should be in the stream prescribed. Candidates having PG Degree (MMS or MBA)/PG Diploma with more than two specialisations are not eligible to apply.
Sr. No. | Category | Age relaxation | |
1 | SC/ST | 5 years | |
2 | OBC (Non- creamy layer) | 3 years | |
3 | PWD. | 10 years | |
4 | Ex-Servicemen | 5 years | |
5 | Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89 |
5 years | |
6 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
IBPS SO IT Officer Exam Pattern
IBPS SO IT Officer Prelims Exam PatternFor the Post of Agriculture Field Officer IT Officer Scale I
Serial No |
Section |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
40 min |
2. |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
40 min |
3. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
40 min |
|
Total |
150 |
125 |
120 min |
IBPS SO IT Officer Mains Exam Pattern
For the Post of IT Officer Scale I
Name of Test |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
Professional Knowledge |
60 |
60 |
English & Hindi |
45 min |
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
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IBPS SO IT Officer Syllabus 2020
IBPS SO IT Officer Prelims Exam Syllabus 2020
Reasoning Ability |
Quantitative Aptitude |
English Language |
Logical Reasoning |
Simplification |
Reading Comprehension |
Alphanumeric Series |
Profit & Loss |
Cloze Test |
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test |
Mixtures &Alligations |
Para jumbles |
Data Sufficiency |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting |
Coded Inequalities |
Work & Time |
Fill in the blanks |
Seating Arrangement |
Time & Distance |
Miscellaneous |
Puzzle |
Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere |
Paragraph Completion |
Tabulation |
Data Interpretation |
|
Syllogism |
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage |
|
Blood Relations |
Number Systems |
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Input Output |
Sequence & Series |
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Coding-Decoding |
Permutation, Combination &Probability |
IBPS SO IT Officer Mains Exam Syllabus 2020
IBPS SO Pre-Exam Training
The Nodal Banks/ Participating Organizations may organize pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres as per the strategy issued by the Government of India. This is a kind of training session where candidates are acquainted with the type of questions, common mistakes, and tips for time management, best practices, basic tricks and approaches by experts from training organizations. The purpose is to give a level playing field to students from weaker sections that can’t afford coaching and make them aware about general facet and recruitment procedure of the exam.
Candidates belonging to the above-mentioned categories can undergo training by signifying the same against a relevant column, at the time of applying on-line.
The pre-exam training is free of cost with other expenses like travel, food and lodging expenses are incurred by the candidate. Generally, it is conducted five days before the exam and the dates are announced on the official website. Please find below an indicative list of training centres:
North India |
South India |
East India |
West India |
---|---|---|---|
Agra |
Bengaluru |
Agartala |
Ahmedabad |
Allahabad |
Chennai |
Balasore |
Aurangabad |
Amritsar |
Coimbatore |
Behrampur (Ganjam) |
Bhopal |
Bareilly |
Gulbarga |
Bhubaneshwar |
Indore |
Chandigarh |
Hyderabad |
Dhanbad |
Jabalpur |
Dehradun |
Kavaratti |
Guwahati |
Jaipur |
Gorakhpur |
Kochi |
Hubli |
Jodhpur |
Jammu |
Madurai |
Kolkata |
Mumbai |
Kanpur |
Mangalore |
Muzaffarpur |
Nagpur |
Karnal |
Mysore |
Patna |
Panaji (Goa) |
Lucknow |
Port Blair |
Ranchi |
Pune |
Ludhiana |
Puducherry |
Sambalpur |
Raipur |
New Delhi |
Thiruchirapalli |
Shillong |
Rajkot |
Patiala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Siliguri |
Vadodara |
Rohtak |
Vijaywada |
Tirupati |
|
Shimla |
Vishakhapatnam |
|
|
Varanasi |
|
IBPS will have some additional centres or remove some depending on the requirement. The Candidates who opt for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from the Bank's website. Pre-Exam training call letter will not be sent by post.
IBPS SO Application Fee
The category wise application fees for IBPS SO exam are given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online. To know more please check the complete guide for IBPS SO Application
Application Fees for IBPS SO Exam category wise is given below:
S.No. | Category | Total |
1. | SC/ST/PWD/XS | 175/- (Intimation Charges only) |
2. | General and OBC | 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
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Address
IBPS
IBPS House, 90 feet, DP Road
Near Thakur Polytechnic
Off. Western Express Highway, PB No. 8587
Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400101
Phone Number
1800 222 366, 1800 103 4566 (available from 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM on all working days)
Official Website: https://www.ibps.in/