IBPS SO Syllabus & New Exam Pattern 2021: Get the Latest Syllabus for the Prelims and Mains Exam and Exam Pattern of IBPS SO 2021 and prepare for the IBPS SO 2021 exam.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers cadre – IBPS SO for various posts once a year. Through this exam, candidates can apply for the posts of IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer.
| IT Officer -220 | Agricultural Field Officer – 884 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari – 84 | Law Officer – 44 |
| HR/ Personnel Officer – 61 | Marketing Officer – 535 |
IBPS CRP Specialist Officers-XI Examination 2021 – 1828 Vacancies
In this article, applicants will get full knowledge about the common recruitment process for recruitment of Specialist Officers in various organisations. You will get details about eligibility criteria, registration dates, application fee, syllabus and exam pattern. As per the IBPS Calendar for 2021, here is the complete schedule of all the important events.
| Events | Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 03-11-2021 – 23-11-2021 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 23-11-2021 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 26-12-2021 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2022 |
| The download of the Call Letter for the Online exam – Main | January 2022 |
| Online Examination – Main | 30-01-2022 |
| Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination | February 2022 |
| The download of call letters for the interview | February 2022 |
| Conduct of interview | February/ March 2022 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2022 |
Candidates are advised to regularly keep in touch with the IBPS Recruitment page for details and updates.
IBPS SO 2021 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates who wish to apply for CRP SO-XI should ensure that they fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria specified by the organisation. Candidates should ensure that they must have the required age limit and educational qualification.
I. Nationality/ Citizenship: A candidate must be either
(i) a citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
II Age Limit & Educational Qualification
| Name of the Post and Age | Educational qualification (from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies) |
| IT Officer Min- 20 years Max-30 years | (i) 4 year 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 |
| Agricultural Field Officer Min-20 years Max-30 years | 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 Min-20 years Max-30 years | 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 Min-20 years Max-30 years | A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| HR/ Personnel Officer Min-20 years Max-30 years | 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 Min-20 years Max- 30 years | 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 Exam Pattern 2021
A lot of changes have been seen in the recent Exam Pattern of IBPS SO 2021. To crack the IBPS SO Exam 2021 it is important to be acquainted with the updated exam pattern for the paper. The exam includes three stages: Prelims, Mains and Interview. It is mandatory for every applicant to clear all levels of examination to get selected to the post of Specialist Officer in participating in multiple Public Sector Banks.
Changes Introduced in IBPS SO Exam:-
(i) The sectional timing of 40 minutes for each section in the Prelims exam has been introduced by the exam conducting body.
(ii) Exam will be conducted in three stages: Preliminary Exam, Mains and Interview Round.
(iii) Prelims exam pattern for Rajsabha Adhikari and Law Officer is the same.
(iv) The Mains will cover questions only from Professional Knowledge Subjects.
(v) Score of Preliminary Exam will not be taken into consideration for final allotment. The final selection will be based on the Mains Exam and Interview Process.
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern
| Name and Medium of Tests | No of Questions-Max Marks | Duration |
| English Language (English) | 50 Questions – 25 Marks | 40 minutes |
| Reasoning (English and Hindi) | 50 Questions – 50 Marks | 40 minutes |
| General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry (English and Hindi) | 50 Questions – 50 Marks | 40 minutes |
| Name and Medium of Tests | No of Questions-Max Marks | Duration |
| English Language (English) | 50 Questions – 25 Marks | 40 minutes |
| Reasoning (English and Hindi) | 50 Questions – 50 Marks | 40 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude (English and Hindi) | 50 Questions – 50 Marks | 40 minutes |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. The adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern
| Name and Medium of Tests | No of Questions-Max Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 Questions – 60 Marks | 45 minutes |
| Name and Medium of Tests | No of Questions | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 30 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | 30 minutes |
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 Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Banks in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS. 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.
IBPS SO Syllabus 2021
It is necessary for all the candidates applying for the SO Exam to once go through the detailed IBPS SO Syllabus 2021. To perform well in the exam we recommend you to go through all the topics and prepare accordingly. Please note the provided syllabus is only for reference purposes, we may not guarantee that the same topic is asked in the SO Exam 2021. Some of the topics that aspirants can cover are listed below.
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Syllabus
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam is the primary selection round of the IBPS SO 2021 Exam. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam are eligible to appear for the mains exam.
| Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning Ability |
| Number Series | Seating Arrangements |
| Data Interpretation | Verbal Reasoning |
| Simplification/ Approximation | Distance and Direction |
| Quadratic Equation | Alphanumeric Series |
| Data Sufficiency | Order and Ranking |
| Work, Time and Energy | Blood Relations |
| Simple and Compound Interest | Data Sufficiency |
| Profit and Loss | Input-Output |
| Probability | Syllogism |
| Permutation and Combination | Inequalities |
| Relations | Puzzles |
| English Language | General Awareness |
| Cloze Test | Current Affairs |
| Reading Comprehension | Banking Awareness |
| Spotting Errors | GK Updates |
| Sentence Improvement | Currencies |
| Sentence Correction | Important Places |
| Para Jumbles | Books and Authors |
| Fill in the Blanks | Prime Minister Schemes |
| Para/Sentence Completion | Awards |
| Vocabulary Based Questions | Important Events |
IBPS SO Mains Syllabus
Apart from these common subjects asked for all the posts, candidates are required to have Professional Knowledge as well. The syllabus for the same is tabulated below.
| Professional Knowledge Syllabus for IT Officer (Scale-I) |
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| Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) |
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| Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Marketing Officer (Scale-I) |
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| Professional Knowledge Syllabus for Law Officer (Scale-I) |
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| Professional Knowledge Syllabus for HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale-I) |
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IBPS SO Exam Admit Card 2021
The Centre, venue address, post applied for, date and time for both Preliminary and Main examination and interview shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter. Keep checking the IBPS Admit Cards page and eligible candidates can download his/her call letter by entering his/ her details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. It is important to note that no hard copy of the call letter/ Information Handout etc. will be sent by post/ courier.
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