The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released a recruitment notification for 1007 Specialist Officer (SO) posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online through the official website. The candidates are advised to go through the advertisement before applying online.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous body that conducts recruitment exams for various Banking position in public sector banks in India.

Starting Date: 01 - 07 - 2025

Last Date: 21 - 07 - 2025

Name of the Post: Specialist Officer (SO)

No of Posts: 1007

Vacancy details

1. Agricultural Field Officer (Scale - I): 310

2. HR/Personnel Officer (Scale - I): 10

3. I.T. Officer (Scale - I): 203

4. Law Officer (Scale - I): 56

5. Marketing Officer (Scale - I): 350

6. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale - I): 78 

Educational Qualification

1. Agricultural Field Officer (Scale - I): 

i) 4 (Four) 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/B.Tech Biotechnology/Food Science/Agriculture Business Management/Food Technology/Dairy Technology/Agricultural Engineering/Sericulture/Fisheries Engineering.

2. HR/Personnel Officer (Scale - I):

i) Graduate and 2 years full time Post Graduate Degree or 2 years full time Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/HR/HRD/Social Work/Labour Law.

3. I.T. Officer (Scale - I):

i) 4 years Engineering/Technology Degree in Computer Science/Computer Applications/Information Technology/Electronics/Electronics & Telecommunications/Electronics & Communication/Electronics & Instrumentation.

OR

ii) Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/Electronics & Tele Communication/Electronics & Communication/Electronics & Instrumentation/Computer Science/Information Technology/Computer Applications.

OR

iii) Graduate having passed DOEACC 'B' level.

4. Law Officer (Scale - I): 

i) A Bachelor Degree in Law (LL.B) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.

5. Marketing Officer (Scale - I): 

i) Graduate and 2 years full time MMS (Marketing)/2 years full time MBA (Marketing)/2 years full time PGDBA/PGDBM/PGPM/PGDM with specialization in Marketing.

6. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale - I):

i) Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (Graduation) level.

OR

ii) Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (Graduation) level.

Age Limit:

i) Minimum - 20 years

ii) Maximum - 30 years

iii) Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.

Application Fee:

1. For SC/ST/PwBD candidates - Rs. 175/- (inclusive of GST)

2. For all other candidates - Rs. 850/- (inclusive of GST)

3. Payment mode - Online

Exam Pattern:

1. Exam mode - Online (CBT)

2. Duration of exam - 2 hours

Syllabus

A. For Preliminary Examination:

1. For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

i) English Language - 50 questions

ii) Reasoning - 50 questions

iii) General awareness with special reference to Banking Industry - 50 questions

2. For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer.

i) English Language - 50 questions

ii) Reasoning - 50 questions

iii) Quantitative Aptitude - 50 questions

For Preliminary Examination

1. Total No of Questions - 150

2. Maximum Marks - 125

B. For Main Examination:

1. For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer.

i) Professional Knowledge

ii) No of Questions - 60

iii) Maximum marks - 60

iv) Medium of Exam - English & Hindi

v) Duration - 45 minutes

2. For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari

i) Professional Knowledge (Objective) - 45 question

ii) Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) - 2 questions

iii) Maximum marks - 60

iv) Medium of Exam - English & Hindi

v) Duration of Exam - 30 minutes.

Important Dates

1. Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online): 01 - 07 - 2025 to 21 - 07 - 2025

2. Download of Call letters for Online examination: August, 2025

3. Online Examination (Preliminary): August, 2025

4. Results of Preliminary Examination: September, 2025

5. Download of Call letter for Main Examination: September/October, 2025

6. Main online examination: November, 2025

7. Result declaration of Main examination: November, 2025

8. Conduct of Interview: December, 2025/January, 2026

9. Provisional Allotment: January/February, 2026 

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