IBPS SO 2019 Notification has been released by IBPS. Any eligible candidate, who aspires to apply and join as Specialist Officer, is required to apply online for the Common Recruitment Process (CRP SPL-IX). The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for the selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ cadre posts listed below in banks is tentatively scheduled in December 2019/ January 2020. IBPS SO Recruitment Notification 2019 is for IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer under Scale I. Online registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates is from 06.11.2019- 26.11.2019.
IBPS SO 2019 Official Notification – Important Dates
As per the IBPS SO 2019 notification, the tentative schedule of events is as follows:
| Events | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 06.11.2019- 26.11.2019 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 06.11.2019- 26.11.2019 |
| The download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 2019 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 28.12.2019 and 29.12.2019 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2020 |
| The download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | January 2020 |
| Online Examination – Main | 25.01.2020 |
| Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination | February 2020 |
| The download of call letters for interview | February 2020 |
| Conduct of interview | February 2020 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2020 |
IBPS SO 2019 Eligibility Details
Education:
| Post Name | Educational Qualifications |
| IT Officer | a) 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR b) Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level |
| Agricultural Field Officer | 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 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR Postgraduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level. |
| Law Officer | A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| HR/Personnel Officer | 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. |
| Marketing Officer | 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. |
Age Limit: As on 26.11.2019
- Minimum age limit: 20 Years
- Maximum age limit: 30 Years
Age Relaxation:
- Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe: 05 Years
- Other Backward Classes (Non- creamy layer): 03 Years
- PWD Candidates: 10 Years
IBPS SO 2019 Exam Pattern – Selection Process
The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ cadre posts in banks is tentatively scheduled
in December 2019/ January 2020. The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
IBPS SO Preliminary Examination:
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 2 Hours |
For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer
| Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 2 Hours |
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.
IBPS SO Main Examination:
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer
| Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | 30 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | 30 minutes | |
| Total | 47 | 60 | 1 Hour |
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations)
There will be a 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.
IBPS SO 2019 – CUTOFF SCORE (Online Main Examination)
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in the test of Online Main examination and also secure sufficiently high scores to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the online Main examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for the interview.
Interview:
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main Examination for CRP SPL-IX will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Banks in each State/ UT. Interviews will be conducted at select centers.
IBPS SO 2019 Apply Online
How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only from 06.11.2019 to 26.11.2019 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
- Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s authorized website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “CRP Specialist Officers” and then click on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP- Specialist Officers (CRP-SPL-IX)” to open the On-Line Application Form.
- Candidates will have to click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form. After that, a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. The candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using the Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars if needed.
- Candidates are required to upload their
– Photograph
– Signature
– Left Thumb Impression
– A handwritten declaration - Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application form themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application form will be possible/ entertained. Prior to submission of the
online application, candidates are advised to use the “SAVE AND NEXT” facility to verify the details in the online application form and modify the same if required. No change is permitted after clicking on
FINAL SUBMIT Button. Visually Impaired candidates are responsible for carefully verifying/ getting the details filled in, in the online application form properly verified and ensuring that the same are
correct prior to submission as no change is possible after submission.
IBPS SO 2019 Application Fee:
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges [Payable from 06.11.2019 to 26.11.2019 (only Online payment, both dates inclusive) shall be as follows. Candidates have the option of making the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through ONLINE mode only
| Category | Amount |
| For SC/ST/PWBD candidates | Rs. 100/- |
| For All Others | Rs. 600/- |
IBPS SO 2019 Notification pdf – Apply Online
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