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Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Specialist Officers

IBPS SO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024: Check Prelims and Mains Paper Pattern, Subject-wise Syllabus

IBPS SO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024 is prescribed by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. Candidates can take a look at the IBPS SO paper pattern, marking scheme and subject-wise syllabus in this article.
IBPS SO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024

IBPS SO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024

IBPS SO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024 - The exam for the selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ cadre posts is held in three stages - IBPS SO Preliminary exam, IBPS SO Main exam and Interview. The exam will be conducted in the online mode. Candidates must obtain the minimum cut off marks specified by IBPS to qualify in each stage. 

IBPS SO Notification 2024 has been released at ibps.in. Candidates can download the official notification in the PDF format. It consists of important details including IBPS SO exam dates, eligibility criteria, exam pattern and vacancies. The exam pattern for preliminary and main exam is provided in this article.

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern 2024

The IBPS SO Preliminary exam will be conducted for a total of 125 marks in the online mode. The duration for the exam is 1 hour 20 minutes. The preliminary exam will consist of three sections. Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. 

The pattern of the exam varies in accordance with the post applied for. Candidates can check the exam pattern for various posts below. 

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

The preliminary exam for the post of Law officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari consists of the three sections including English Language, Reasoning and General Awareness with special reference to Banking industry. The marks distribution is given in the table below.

Name of the Test

Number of Questions

Maximum marks 

Medium of exam

Duration of the exam

English Language

50

25

English

40 minutes

Reasoning

50

50

English and Hindi

40 minutes

General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry

50

50

English and Hindi

40 minutes

Total

150

125

   

For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

Candidates can take a look at the IBPS SO preliminary exam pattern for the selection of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer is provided in the table below. 

Name of the Test

Number of Questions

Maximum marks 

Medium of exam

Duration of the exam

English Language

50

25

English

40 minutes

Reasoning

50

50

English and Hindi

40 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude 

50

50

English and Hindi

40 minutes

Total

150

125

   

IBPS SO Main Exam Pattern 2024 

IBPS SO Main examination is conducted for a total of 60 marks in the online mode. The exam pattern varies for different posts. It is unlikely for the exam pattern to change every year. However, any changes in the IBPS SO exam pattern will be notified through the official website - ibps.in. The exam pattern for IBPS SO Main exam is given below.

For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

The IBPS SO Main exam pattern for the selection of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer consists of one test based on Professional Knowledge. This test is conducted for a total of 60 marks. The details are given in the table below. 

Name of the Test

Number of Questions

Maximum marks 

Medium of exam

Duration of the exam

Professional Knowledge 

60

60

English and Hindi

45 minutes

For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari

The exam for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari consists of two sections based on Professional knowledge - objective and descriptive. The IBPS SO Main exam pattern is provided in the table below.

Name of the Test

Number of Questions

Maximum marks 

Medium of exam

Duration of the exam

Professional Knowledge (Objective)

45



60

English and Hindi

30 minutes

Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)

2

English and Hindi

30 minutes

IBPS SO Syllabus 2024 

The detailed section-wise syllabus for IBPS SO Exam 2024 is provided in the table below. Candidates can also download the IBPS SO Syllabus PDF through the link provided below. 

IBPS SO Syllabus 2024 PDF - Download 

IBPS SO Prelims Syllabus 2024

For IBPS SO Preliminary Exam 2024, the detailed syllabus is given below. Candidates must note that the syllabus is open-ended and not limited to the following topics. Hence, it is essential to prepare comprehensively for each subject in order to qualify the exam. 

IBPS SO Preliminary Subjects 

Topics

English Language 

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Error Spotting 
  • Sentence Correction
  • Para Jumbles
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Paragraph completion
  • Sentence Rearrangement
  • Word swap
  • Sentence improvement 
  • Connectors

Reasoning 

  • Alphanumeric Series 
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Data Sufficiency 
  • Seating Arrangement 
  • Syllogism
  • Directions
  • Input/Output
  • Ordering and ranking
  • Verbal reasoning
  • Blood Relations

Quantitative Aptitude 

  • Average
  • Probability
  • Profit and Loss
  • Rate of interest
  • Quadratic Equation
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Permutations and Combinations
  • Distance and Direction
  • Mensuration

General Awareness

  • Current Affairs
  • Government schemes
  • Banking Awareness
  • Books and Authors
  • Awards
  • Headquarters
  • Important Days
  • Sports 

IBPS SO Mains Syllabus 2024 

Candidates can take a look at the IBPS SO Mains syllabus in the table provided below. 

IBPS SO Mains Papers

Topics

IT Officer (Scale - I)

  • Database Management System
  • Data Communication and Networking
  • Data Structure
  • Software Engineering
  • Computer Organization and Microprocessor
  • Operating System
  • Object-Oriented Programming

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)

  • Agricultural Practices
  • Agricultural Law
  • Horticulture
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Irrigation methods 
  • Agricultural Economics 
  • Environmental Science
  • Cultivation and Harvesting 

Law Officer (Scale I)

  • Consumer protection
  • Money laundering, limitation acts
  • Banking regulations
  • Civil law
  • Compliance and legal aspects
  • Corporate law
  • DRT Act
  • Employee rights
  • Limitation Act

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)

  • Training
  • Performance management
  • Basics of HR
  • Business administration
  • HR information systems
  • Human Resource Development
  • Industrial relations
  • Strategic planning
  • Dispute resolution

Marketing Officer (Scale I)

  • Marketing Fundamentals 
  • Strategic marketing 
  • Brand Management 
  • Advertising

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