IBPS SO (Specialist Officer) 2018 Notification
Much awaited IBPS SO (Specialist Officer)-VIII Notification 2018 has been released. The exam will be conducted for the recruitment of 1599 posts.
The numbers of vacancies for different Specialist’s Cadre Posts are:-
- IT Officer (Scale I) – 219
- Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) – 853
- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) – 69
- Law Officer (Scale I) – 75
- HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) – 81
- Marketing Officer (Scale I) – 302
IBPS SO (Specialist Officer) 2018– Important Dates
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Events |
Tentative Dates |
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On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates |
06.11.2018- 26.11.2018 |
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Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) |
06.11.2018- 26.11.2018 |
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Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary |
December 2018 |
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Online Examination – Preliminary |
29.12.2018 and 30.12.2018 |
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Result of Online exam – Preliminary |
January 2019 |
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Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main |
January 2019 |
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Online Examination – Main |
27.01.2019 |
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Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination |
February 2019 |
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Download of call letters for interview |
February 2019 |
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Conduct of interview |
February 2019 |
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Provisional Allotment |
April 2019 |
IBPS SO (Specialist Officer) 2018 – Eligibility Criteria
Age (As on 01.11.2018):
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1988 and not later than 01.11.1998 (both dates inclusive)
Educational Qualifications (As on 26.11.2018):
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Post Code |
Name of the Post |
Age |
Educational Qualifications ** |
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01 |
I.T. Officer (Scale-I) |
Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years |
OR
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02 |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) |
Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years |
4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture |
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03 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) |
Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years |
Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level. |
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04 |
Law Officer (Scale I) |
Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years |
A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
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05 |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) |
Min- 20 years Max- 30 years |
Graduate and Two Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law.* |
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06 |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) |
Min- 20 years Max- 30 years |
Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing * |
IBPS SO (Specialist Officer) 2018 – Exam Pattern
Preliminary Examination
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
| 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 | 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
| 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 | ||||
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. An adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Main Examination
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Medium of Exam | 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 | |||
Interview
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main Examination for CRP SPL-VIII 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 the interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weight (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-VIII and Interview.
A candidate should qualify both in the Online Main Examination and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process.
Read Official Notification at:
https://www.ibps.in/wp-content/uploads/CRP_SPL_VIII.pdf
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