IBPS SO 2021: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published the notification for recruitment to the post of Specialist Officers in Participating Banks (CRP SPL-XI for Vacancies of 2022-23) in the employment newspaper and on the official website. Interested candidates can apply online by 23 November 2021.
A total of 1828 vacancies have been notified under this recruitment process. The selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of prelims, mains and interview. The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers cadre posts is tentatively scheduled in December 2021/ January 2022.
Candidates, intending to apply for CRP SPL-XI should ensure that they fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria. Candidates can go through this recruitment notification for educational qualification, experience, selection criteria and other related information.
Important Dates:
- On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates: 3 to 23 November 2021
- Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online): 3 to 23 November 2021
- Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary: December 2021
- Online Examination – Preliminary: 26 December 2021
- Result of Online exam – Preliminary: January 2022
- Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main: January 2022
- Online Examination – Main: 30 January 2022
- Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination: February 2022
- Download of call letters for interview: February 2022
- Conduct of interview: Feb/March 2022
- Provisional Allotment: April 2022
IBPS SO Recruitment 2021 Vacancy Details
- 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)
IBPS SO Recruitment 2021 Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification:
- IT Officer (Scale-I) - 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR 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 (Scale 1) - 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 (Scale I): 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 (Scale I): Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.
- HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I): 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 (Scale I): 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 Recruitment 2021 Age Limit - 20 to 30 years (candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1991 and not later than 01.11.2001 (both dates inclusive)
IBPS SO Recruitment 2021 Selection Criteria
The selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of prelims, mains and interviews. Candidates who will qualify in Online Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Online Main Examination and shortlisted candidates in the Online Main examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Banks and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank.
IBPS SO Recruitment 2021 Exam Scheme
IBPS SO Prelims Exam
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of Tests |
No. Of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
English |
40 minutes |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
English and Hindi |
40 minutes |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry |
50 |
50 |
English and Hindi |
40 minutes |
For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Name of Tests |
No. Of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
English |
40 minutes |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
English and Hindi |
40 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
English and Hindi |
40 minutes |
IBPS SO Mains Exam
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 |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
Professional Knowledge |
60 |
60 |
English & Hindi |
45 minutes |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of Tests |
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 |
IBPS SO Admit Card
Call letter for Preliminary Exam will not be collected at the examination venue. However, it will be duly authenticated/stamped by the exam centre staff. The candidate will need to retain the call letter safely. Those candidates who are called for Main Exam will be required to bring this call letter along with the Main Exam call letter and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “information handout” and call letter.
CUTOFF SCORE (Online Main Examination)
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in the test Online Main examination and also secure sufficiently high scores to be considered to be shortlisted for an interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interviews.
IBPS SO Interview
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main Examination for CRP SPL-XI will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Banks and coordinated by the Nodal Banks in each State/ UT. Interviews will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of the Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter. Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in.
Provisional Allotment
On completion of the interview process, depending on the vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2022- 23 based on the business needs of the Participating Banks and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Banks, based on merit-cum-preference keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, various guidelines issued by Govt. of India/Others from time to time, administrative exigency, etc. Vacancies given in this advertisement are indicative.
Download IBPS SO Recruitment 2021 Notification PDF Here
How to apply for IBPS Recruitment 2021
Interested candidates can submit applications through the online mode from 3 to 23 November 2021. No other mode of application will be accepted.
IBPS SO Recruitment 2021 Application Fee
- SC/ST/PWBD candidates: Rs. 175/- (inclusive of GST)
- all others- Rs. 850 /- (inclusive of GST)