IBPS SO Syllabus 2022 Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Specialist Officer Detailed Exam Pattern 2022 IBPS SO Exam Pattern & Exam Syllabus 2022 Important Questions IBPS SO 2022 SO Selection Process 2022 How to Prepare for IBPS Specialist Officer 2022
IBPS SO Syllabus 2022

About Recruitment :-
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has Recently Announced and Invited the Online Applications from the Eligible Candidates for the Posts of Specialist Officer. The total number of Vacancies for these Posts were 710 Posts. Many Interested and Eligible Candidates applied for these Posts online. The Process of Submission of Online Applications for these Posts was commenced from 01 November, 2022 and Last Date to Apply for these Posts was 21 November, 2022. Check the other details from below.
Name Of Department | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
Post Name | Specialist Officer |
Total Number Of Vacancies | — |
Selection Process | Preliminary Examination Main Examination Interview |
Starting Date of Online application | 01/11/2022 |
Last Date Of Submit Online application | 21/11/2022 |
Selection Process :
- Preliminary Examination
- Main Examination
- Interview
Exam Pattern :-
Preliminary Examiantion
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari :-
Name Of Test | Number Of Question | Maximum Marks | Medium of Marks | Duration |
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 :-
Name Of Test | Number Of Question | Maximum Marks | Medium of Marks | Duration |
English Language
| 50 | 25 | English | 40 Minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 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 |
Mains Exam
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer :-
Name Of Test | Number Of Question | Maximum Marks | Medium of Marks | Duration |
Professional knowledge | 60 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 Minutes |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari :-
Name of the Test |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
Professional Knowledge (Objective) |
45 |
60 |
English & Hindi |
30 minutes |
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) |
2 |
English & Hindi |
30 minutes |
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both–Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations)
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.
Exam Syllabus :-
Preliminary Examination
English Language :
Mainly Focus on the topics like Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Error, Sentence correction, fill in the blanks, Comprehension & Cloze Test etc Improvements Etc.
Reasoning :
Every Candidate Need To Focus on Syllogism, Coding and de-coding, Inequalities, Seating Arrangements, Puzzles Blood Relation, Etc.
Quantitative Aptitude :
Questions will be asked from Simplification, Average, Percentage, Time & Work, Area, profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & Speed, Investment, HCF LCM, Problem On Ages , Bar Graph, Pictorial Graph, Pie Chart. Date Interpretation is the section which have to be focused. You don’t need to go deep in chapters just make your speed super fast and practice as much as you can.
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry :
In This section question will be asked from various aspects of the current/ banking/ general affairs. check full syllabus from given below –
- Current Affairs (Read Newspaper Daily, Watch News Channel And Any Source Of Current Affairs Like Monthly Magazine Etc.)
- Banking Awareness (Read Banking Related Magazine, Follow RBI Official Website, Etc.)
- Static Awareness (Dams, National Parks, Stadium, Sports And Their Trophies, National And International Awards, Classical And Folk Dance, National And International Festivals, National And International Organizations And Their Headquarters, Etc)
Mains Exam
Posts Name | Syllabus |
I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | Computer Programming, Computer Designs, Full Computer knowledge, Date Mining, Web Development, Software Skills, Data Structure, Windows Operating System Etc. |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | Agricultural Marketing, Trade And Prices, Government Policies And Schemes For Agricultural Development, Agricultural Practices, Agriculture Meteorology, Herbicides And Pesticides, Agronomy Etc |
Law Officer (Scale I) | Banking Regulation Act, Law And Acts With Direct And Indirect Implication On The Banking Sector, SARFAESI, Various Government Schemes, Rbi Policy, Various Courts Decisions Related To Banking Etc. |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | Performance Appraisal, Promotion, Transfer, Demotion, Compensation, Incentives, Rewards, And Recognition, Human Resource Development And Management (HRD-HRM), Wage/Salary Administration, Recruitment And Selection Rewards And Recognition Industrial Relations Etc. |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | Basic Knowledge Of Retail Management, Business Ethics8. Market Segmentation, Marketing Research Forecasting Demand, Advertising Pr Sales Retail, Business Ethics Market Segmentation, Market Research And Forecasting Demand Etc. |
Interview :
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main Examination for CRP SPL-XII will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Banks in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS. The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of Online Main Examination 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 CRP-SPL-XII and Interview.
Important Link Area for IBPS SO Syllabus :
Admit Card | Detailed IBPS SO Admit Card |
Recruitment | Detailed IBPS 1163 SO Recruitment |
Official Website | https://www.ibps.in/ |
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Question)
Preliminary Examination
Main Examination
Interview
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Allocation of Time is different according to the Exam.
According to Exam.
Yes, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks.