IBPS SO 2018 Notification Out
IBPS has released the much-awaited notification for Specialist Officer Recruitment in 2018. There are a total of 1590+ vacancies for various posts of Specialist Officers. Following are the posts under this recruitment process:
- I.T. Officer (Scale-I) – 219 vacancies
- Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) – 853 vacancies
- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) – 69 vacancies
- Law Officer (Scale I) – 75 vacancies
- HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) – 81 vacancies
- Marketing Officer (Scale I) – 302 vacancies
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS
| Allahabad Bank | Canara Bank | Indian Overseas Bank | UCO Bank |
| Andhra Bank | Central Bank of India | Oriental Bank of Commerce | Union Bank of India |
| Bank of Baroda | Corporation Bank | Punjab National Bank | United Bank of India |
| Bank of India | Dena Bank | Punjab & Sind Bank | Vijaya Bank |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Indian Bank | IDBI Bank | Syndicate Bank |
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 06.11.2018 TO 26.11.2018 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 06.11.2018 TO 26.11.2018 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 2018 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 29.12.2018 and 30.12.2018 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2019 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | January 2019 |
| Online Examination – Main | 27.01.2019 |
| Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination | February 2019 |
| Download of call letters for interview | February 2019 |
| Conduct of interview | February 2019 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2019 |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Age (As on 01.11.2018): Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1988 and not later than 01.11.1998 (both dates inclusive)
Relaxation of Upper age limit:
| Sr. No. | Category | Age relaxation |
| 1 | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| 3 | Persons With Disabilities | 10 years |
| 4 | Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. | 5 years |
| 5 | Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 years |
| 6 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
Educational Qualifications:
| Post Code | Name of the Post | Age | Educational Qualifications**
(from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies) |
| 01 | I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | Min- 20 Year
Max-30 Years |
a) 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & 3 Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR
b) 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 |
| 02 | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | 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 |
| 03 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years |
Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level. |
| 04 | Law Officer (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years |
A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council. |
| 05 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 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 / Labor Law. |
| 06 | Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 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. |
Fee details:
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges Payable from 06.11.2018 to 26.11.2018 (Online payment both dates inclusive) shall be as follows:
- 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- 600 /- for all others.
CRP – ONLINE EXAMINATIONS
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
Preliminary Examination
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Main Examination
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Name of the Test | 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 the Test | 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 |
EXAMINATION CENTRES – Preliminary and Main Examination (Tentative List)
| State Code | State /UT / NCR | Preliminary Examination Centre | Main Examination Center |
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
| 14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati |
| 15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Patna |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
| 18 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Surat, Jamnagar | Surat |
| 19 | Daman & Diu | ||
| 20 | Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
| 21 | Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| 22 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad |
| 23 | Haryana | Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar | Hissar |
| 24 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una | Hamirpur, Shimla |
| 25 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 26 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Ranchi |
| 27 | Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bengaluru, Hubli |
| 28 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 29 | Lakshadweep | Kavarrati | Kavarrati |
| 30 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal |
| 31 | Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri | Aurangabad, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune |
| 32 | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| 33 | Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
| 34 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
| 35 | Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| 36 | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneshwar |
| 37 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 38 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur | Jalandhar, Ludhiana |
| 39 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur, Udaipur |
| 40 | Sikkim | Bardang/ Gangtok | Bardang/ Gangtok |
| 41 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
| 42 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
| 43 | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| 44 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi | Allahabad, Lucknow, Meerut |
| 45 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun |
| 46 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri | Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
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