IBPS SO Notification 2019 Out

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IBPS SO 2019 Notification has been released by IBPS. Candidates aspiring to pursue their career in a challenging work atmosphere in banking sector can apply online on the official website of 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 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 2019 Notification

IBPS SO Important Dates

IBPS SO Notification 2019 Out. As per the official calender of IBPS, the exam dates are scheduled and here are some of the important dates relevant to it.

Events	Dates
Commencement of Application	06th November 2019
Closure of Application	26th November 2019
IBPS SO Prelims exam	28th-29th December 2019
IBPS SO Mains exam	25th January 2020
IBPS SO Interview	February 2020
Provisional Allotment	April 2020

IBPS SO 2019 Exam Pattern

IBPS SO 2019 is about to be held in December 2019. 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 2019 Prelims Exam Pattern: There are two patterns for IBPS SO prelims examination for different scale-I post. There is a sectional cut-off and candidates have to clear all the section in order to clear preliminary exam of IBPS SO 2019.

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:

No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
	Total	150	125		120 minutes

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

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
	Total	150	125		120 minutes

IBPS SO 2019 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.

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

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	Professional Knowledge	60	60	English and Hindi	45 minutes

For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari:

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	60	English and Hindi	30 minutes
2	Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2	60	English and Hindi	30 minutes

IBPS SO 2019 Age Criteria

Age is the most important critera which is calculated according to the age reached by an aspirant in the month of November. Following is the expected age criteria for age eligibility for IBPS SO 2019 recruitment according to the last year’s notification. However, candidates are requested to wait till the official notice is released by IBPS.

Minimum Age: 20 years

Maximum Age: 30 years