IBPS SO 2016 / IBPS Specialist Officer Exam

IBPS SO 2016 Exam – IBPS SO 2016 Recruitment process has been started and exam to be held in online mode by 30 January 2016. The entrance exam will be the first step towards the recruitment process; after which the interview shall be held for all the exam qualified candidates. This page hosts all the details on the IBPS SO 2016. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection which is associated with nineteen banks will conduct examination for several posts.

The IBPS SO Recruitment process will be comprised of the following stages – Common Written Examination (CWE), Interview followed by the Document Verification and Final Allotment. Every applicant has to qualify all the three rounds in order to get recruited. All the below mentioned posts will be covered under the test.

IBPS SO 2016 – Important Dates

Sr. No.	Event	Important Dates
1	Online Registration and Modification of Application by candidates	23-Nov-2015 to 10-Dec-2015
2	IBPS SO Application Fees Payment dates (Online from)	23-Nov-2015 to 10-Dec-2015
3	Release of e- Admit Cards	19-Jan-2016
4	IBPS SO CWE V Exam Dates	30-Jan-2016 & 31-Jan-2016
5	IBPS SO V Exam Result Declaration date	February 2016
6	IBPS SO Interview admit card download date	March 2016
7	IBPS Specialist Officer Interview Date	March 2016
8	IBPS SO Provisional Allotment date	April 2016

Posts Included under IBPS SO 2016 Recruitment

• H.R. Officer

• Law Officer

• I.T. Officer

• Marketing Officer

• Agriculture Officer

• Rajbhashadhikari Officer

Before any candidate applies for the exam of IBPS SO 2016, he/she should confirm the eligibility for the exam and recruitment on the basis of following norms of eligibility which have been declared by the IBPS. If any person is found to be ineligible at any later stage; he/she shall be rejected at that stage only.

IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2016

For IBPS SO 2016 Exam, You have to satisfy the following eligibility norms. This is as per rule. At any stage, if you will find ineligible then you will have to bear the consequences.

Age Limit – The candidate who wants to apply for the exam and recruitment process must have age in between 20 to 30 years.

Age Relaxation –   There will be some relaxation in age of reserved category applicants:

• ST/SC: 5 Years

• OBC: 3 Years

• PwD: 10 Years

• Original Domiciles of Kashmir, 1984 Riot Affected People and EX Servicemen (Other Military Persons): 5 Years

IBPS SO Education Qualification

For different posts, qualification required is given below

• For Marketing Officer: The candidate must have the master degree in marketing (MBA)

• For Agriculture Officer: The candidate must be graduated in Agriculture/Horticulture/ Agro – Engineering/ Agro – Forestry

• For I.T. Officer: The candidate must have B.Tech or M.Tech degree in IT/CSE/ECE/Telecommunication

• For Law Officer: The candidate must be graduated with the degree of Law (LLB)

• For H.R. Officer: The candidate must be graduated and post graduated in Social Work/ Labor Law/ H.R./HRD

Fee applicable for Applying

• For PwD/ST/SC: Rs 100/-

• For All Others: Rs 600/-

IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2016

The pattern of examination is the snapshot of the complete scheme of the exam. Knowing the exam pattern is essential before starting your preparation. The IBPS SO Exam Pattern includes the following details – the mode of the exam, number of sections, number of questions section-wise as well as overall, negative marking, sectional as well as  total marks. All these details are important for the candidates to know as it will give you brief idea regarding the exam.

A)   For the post of Law Officer (Scale 1) and Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale 1)

IBPS SO Exam Pattern – Law Officer (Scale 1) and Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale 1)
Sr. No.	Section	No of questions	Marks	Total Time
1	Reasoning	50	50	120 Minutes
2	English language	25	25
3	General awareness	50	50
4	Professional knowledge	75	75
	Total	200	200

B) For the post of I.T officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer and HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale 1)

IBPS SO Exam Pattern – I.T officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer and HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale 1
Sr. No.	Section	No of questions	Marks	Total Time
1	Reasoning	50	50	120 Minutes
2	English language	25	25
3	Quantitaive Aptitude	50	50
4	Professional knowledge	75	75
	Total	200	200

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