IOB SO Exam Date 2026 Out: Check Specialist Officer Exam Date & Notice PDF Here

IOB SO Exam Date 2026: The Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is going to conduct the online examination or Computer Based Test (CBT) for the recruitment of Specialist Officers on 31 October 2026. A short notice has been released by the Bank in this regard. Through this recruitment drive, the IOB is going to fill a total of 291 vacancies across various grades such as JMGS I, MMGS II, and MMGS III. The posts included are Security Officers, Risk Officer, Credit Officers, Cyber Security Administrator, Network Administrator, Database Administrator, ISA Officers, and others. 

IOB SO Exam Date 2026 Notice

Indian Overseas Bank has released a short notice which mentions about the CBT date for the Specialist Officer examination. According to the notice, the online examination is going to be conducted on 31 October 2026. Check the notice here.

IOB SO Exam Shift Timings 2026

The notice which was released by the Indian Overseas Bank does not mention any detail about the exam timings i.e. there was no information whether the exam will be conducted in a single session or double session or more and there was also no information about whether it will be morning session or evening. Therefore, the candidates will have to wait for the admit card to be released to know their exact shift timings.

IOB SO Exam Reporting Time 2026

The candidates who are going to appear for the IOB SO online examination are generally advised to reach their exam venue at least 1 hour before the exam time. This will help you save last minute rush for security checks and searching for your exam room.

IOB SO Recruitment 2026 Highlights

The IOB released the notification for the recruitment of Specialist Officers on 28 August 2026 and the application process remained active between 29 August to 15 September 2026. Now, the bank has announced the exam dates through a notice which is 31 October 2026. Check the highlights in the table below: