IBPS SO recruitment 2018 application process begins; check exam pattern

TOI-Online / Updated: Nov 6, 2018, 11:34 IST

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The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) holds IBPS SO examination yearly for multiple posts in multiple sector banks. This year IBPS has announced the Specialist Cadre Officer vacancy for a total of 1599 posts.

IBPS SO recruitment 2018 application process begins; check exam pattern

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NEW DELHI: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has activated the link today for the candidates who wish to apply for IBPS SO examination through the official website.
The IBPS holds SO examination yearly for multiple posts in multiple sector banks. This year IBPS has announced the Specialist Cadre Officer vacancy for a total of 1599 posts.

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Here is the direct link to apply online for IBPS SO exam 2018
Every year more than 10 lakhs aspirants apply for the following posts under IBPS SO recruitment:
* I.T. Officer (Scale-I)
* Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
* Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
* Law Officer (Scale I)
* HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
* Marketing Officer (Scale I)
The online applications for IBPS SO 2018 exam will start from 6th November 2018. Like every other exam, IBPS has also introduced sectional timings in the IBPS SO Prelims phase. This makes the competition more tough as from now, students need to prepare more wisely in order to complete the respective sections within the time period.

Under IBPS SO 2018 examination, the selection of the candidates will be based on three stages namely Prelims, Mains & Interview. Aspirants who were waiting for this opportunity and want to sail through it easily must check out the new exam pattern and other exam details regarding IBPS SO 2018 exam.
Preliminary Exam Pattern of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	50	25	40 Minutes
Reasoning Ability	50	50	40 Minutes
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	40 Minutes
Total	150	125	120 Minutes

IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer (Prelims)

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	50	25	40 Minutes
Reasoning Ability	50	50	40 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 Minutes
Total	150	125	120 Minutes

Mains Exam Pattern of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer

Name of the Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	45 minutes

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Mains)

Name of the Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Duration
Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	60	30 Minutes
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2		30 minutes

Note: -
1. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
2. Prelims phase is of qualifying in nature, no marks will be added in the final selection.
3. But candidates are required to secure minimum marks in each subject to qualify for mains.
4. Cut off marks will be decided by IBPS.
5. Final selection will be based on the marks obtained in Mains & Interview.
For more details on the subject-wise syllabus, an expected number of questions, check out detailed IBPS SO syllabus for different posts!

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