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Key Facts: IBPS SO Exam
150 Q / 125 marks
Prelims Objective Test
IBPS CRP SPL Notification
60 Q / 60 marks
Mains Professional Knowledge
IBPS CRP SPL Notification
0.25
Negative Marking per Wrong Answer
IBPS
80:20
Mains : Interview Merit Weight
IBPS
Rs. 850
Application Fee (General)
IBPS
6 posts
Specialist Officer Streams
IBPS
IBPS SO recruits Scale-I Specialist Officers (IT, Agriculture, HR, Marketing, Law, Rajbhasha) for public sector banks in three stages. Prelims has 150 objective questions for 125 marks in 120 minutes; Mains is a 60-question, 60-mark Professional Knowledge paper in 45 minutes for most posts. Prelims is qualifying only; the final merit weights Mains and Interview 80:20, with 0.25 negative marking. The application fee is Rs. 850.
Sample IBPS SO Practice Questions
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1Choose the option that best fills the blank: "The committee has decided to ______ the meeting until further notice."
2Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: "Neither the manager nor the clerks (A)/ was able to (B)/ resolve the dispute (C)/ before closing time."
3Select the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'PRUDENT'.
4In the sentence "Hardly had he entered the room ______ the lights went out", which word correctly completes the sentence?
5Choose the correctly spelled word.
6Read the passage and answer: "Digital banking has reduced branch footfall but increased the volume of low-value transactions. Banks must now invest heavily in cybersecurity to retain customer trust." What is the author's main point?
7Choose the option that correctly rearranges the jumbled sentence: (P) was approved (Q) the loan application (R) after verification (S) by the branch manager.
8Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: "The auditor was not satisfied ______ the explanation provided by the branch."
9In a cloze passage, choose the best word: "The new policy aims to ______ financial inclusion among rural households."
10Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom 'to cut corners'.
About the IBPS SO Exam
The IBPS SO (Specialist Officer) Common Recruitment Process, conducted under CRP SPL, selects Scale-I Specialist Officers for participating public sector banks across six posts: IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer (AFO), HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer, Law Officer, and Rajbhasha Adhikari. Selection is in three stages: an online Preliminary exam (150 objective questions for 125 marks in 120 minutes covering Reasoning, English, and either Quantitative Aptitude or banking-focused General Awareness), an online Mains exam (a 60-question, 60-mark Professional Knowledge paper in 45 minutes for most posts), and a personal Interview. The Prelims is only qualifying; the final merit list weights Mains and Interview in an 80:20 ratio. Both Prelims and Mains carry negative marking of one-fourth (0.25) of the marks per wrong answer.
Questions
150 scored questions
Time Limit
Prelims: 120 minutes; Mains: 45 minutes
Passing Score
Sectional and overall cut-offs set per cycle by IBPS; Prelims qualifying, final merit on Mains and Interview (80:20)
Exam Fee
Rs. 850 (General/OBC/EWS); Rs. 175 (SC/ST/PwBD) (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), on behalf of participating public sector banks)
IBPS SO Exam Content Outline
Reasoning Ability (Prelims)
50 questions for 50 marks: coding-decoding, blood relations, syllogism, seating arrangement, series, direction sense, ranking, and analytical puzzles.
English Language (Prelims)
50 questions for 25 marks: reading comprehension, cloze tests, error detection, sentence rearrangement, vocabulary, and grammar.
Quantitative Aptitude / General Awareness (Prelims)
50 questions for 50 marks: Quantitative Aptitude for IT/AFO/HR/Marketing posts, or banking-focused General Awareness for Law and Rajbhasha posts.
Professional Knowledge (Mains)
60 questions for 60 marks (45 minutes) post-specific: IT, Agriculture, Marketing, HR, Law, or Rajbhasha (Rajbhasha has 45 objective plus 2 descriptive questions).
How to Pass the IBPS SO Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: Sectional and overall cut-offs set per cycle by IBPS; Prelims qualifying, final merit on Mains and Interview (80:20)
- Exam length: 150 questions
- Time limit: Prelims: 120 minutes; Mains: 45 minutes
- Exam fee: Rs. 850 (General/OBC/EWS); Rs. 175 (SC/ST/PwBD)
Keys to Passing
- Complete 500+ practice questions
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the IBPS SO exam?
IBPS SO is the Specialist Officer Common Recruitment Process (CRP SPL) run by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection to select Scale-I officers for participating public sector banks in six streams: IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer, Law Officer, and Rajbhasha Adhikari.
What is the IBPS SO exam pattern?
There are three stages. Prelims has 150 objective questions for 125 marks in 120 minutes (Reasoning, English, and either Quantitative Aptitude or banking General Awareness). Mains is a 60-question, 60-mark Professional Knowledge paper in 45 minutes for most posts. The Interview follows. Both objective stages have 0.25 negative marking.
How is the final IBPS SO merit list calculated?
The Preliminary exam is only qualifying and its marks are not counted in the final merit. The final merit list is based on the Mains exam and the Interview combined in an 80:20 ratio.
How much does the IBPS SO exam cost?
The application fee is Rs. 850 for General, OBC, and EWS candidates and Rs. 175 (intimation charges only) for SC, ST, and PwBD candidates. The fee is paid online and is non-refundable.
What is the eligibility for IBPS SO?
Candidates must be Indian citizens aged 20 to 30 years (with category relaxations) and hold a post-relevant degree, which varies by post — for example, an engineering/PG degree in CS/IT for IT Officer, an agriculture or allied science degree for AFO, an LLB with Bar Council enrolment for Law Officer, and a PG in Hindi for Rajbhasha Adhikari.
What does the Professional Knowledge paper cover?
The Mains Professional Knowledge paper is specific to the chosen post: IT (networking, DBMS, OS, security, software engineering), Agriculture (agronomy, soil science, animal husbandry, economics, plant protection), Marketing (marketing mix, branding, consumer behaviour, digital marketing), HR (HRM, organizational behaviour, labour laws), Law (banking law, contract, constitutional, NI Act), or Rajbhasha (Hindi language and translation).
Is there negative marking in IBPS SO?
Yes. In both the Preliminary and Mains objective tests, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to a question are deducted for each wrong answer. Unattempted questions carry no penalty.
How many banks participate in IBPS SO recruitment?
Eleven public sector banks participate, including Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab National Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, UCO Bank, and Union Bank of India.