IBPS SO 2020 Notification Out ! 647 Posts !

IBPS has released the detailed notification for conducting the 10th CWE for recruitment of Specialist Officers in 11 Public Sector Banks.

(A) Important Dates:

  • Online registration & fee payment : 02.11.2020 - 23.11.2020
  • Online Prelim Exam : 26.12.2020 and 27.12.2020
  • Online Main Exam : 24.01.2021

Other dates :

  • Download of call letter for Prelim - December 2020
  • Download of call letter for Main - Jan 2021
  • Download of call letters for interview : February 2021
  • Conduct of interview February 2021
  • Provisional Allotment April 2021

(B) Total Posts : 647

  1. I.T. Officer (Scale-I) - 20
  2. Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) - 485
  3. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) - 25
  4. Law Officer (Scale I) - 50
  5. HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) - 07
  6. Marketing Officer (Scale I) - 60

(C) Eligibility Criteria :

Eligibility Criteria
Post Code Name of post Age as on 01.11.20 (Min – Max years) Education Qualification (As on 23.11.2020)
1 IT Officer (Scale -I) 20 -30 Engg Degree /PG with relevant subjects / Graduate having passed DOEACC B level
2 Agricultural Field Officer(Scale -I) 20 -30 4-year degree in the relevant specialisation
3 Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale -I) 20 -30 PG in relevant subjects
4 Law Officer (Scale – I) 20 -30 Bachelor Degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
5 HR / Personnel Officer(Scale -I) 20 -30 Graduate AND full-time PG Degree / Diploma in specialised subjects
6 Marketing Officer ( Scale -I) 20 -30 Graduate AND Full-time MMS / MBA / PGDBA / PGDBM /PGDM / PGPM in Marketing
Relaxation in age for reserved category as per prevailing rules

(D) Structure of the online written examination :

Prelim Examination: For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
S. No Name of the Tests No. Of Qs Max Marks Duration
1 English Language 50 25 40 Minutes
2 Reasoning 50 50 40 Minutes
3 General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry 50 50 40 Minutes
Total 150 125

Prelim Examination: For other posts
S. No Name of the Tests No. Of Qs Max Marks Duration
1 English Language 50 25 40 Minutes
2 Reasoning 50 50 40 Minutes
3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 40 Minutes
Total 150 125

Main Examination: For posts of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Name of the Test No. Of Qs Max Marks Duration
Professional Knowledge 60 60 45 Minutes

Main Examination : For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of the Test No. Of Qs Max Marks Duration
Professional Knowledge (Objective) 45 60 30 Minutes
Professional Knowledge ( Descriptive) 2 60 30 Minutes

Negative Marking( Prelim and Main) : There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted.

Note : MARKS OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND ALSO FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

(E) Common Interview :

The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in the interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of Online CWE (Main Exam) and interview will be 80:20 respectively

(F) Application Fee :

- Rs. 175/- for SC/ST/PWBD candidates.

- Rs. 850 /- for all others