IBPS SO 2019 Notification Released for 1163 IBPS SO Posts
The IBPS SO 2019 exam to be conducted for recruitment of more than 1160 specialist posts available in 17 Public Sector Banks. Among the total available vacancy, Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) has the maximum number of vacancies of 670 posts followed by Marketing Officer (Scale I) with 310 posts.
IBPS SO Vacancy:
IBPS is conducting this recruitment drive for the selection of personnel for the following Specialist Officers’ cadre posts — I.T. Officer (Scale-I), Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I), Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I), and Marketing Officer (Scale I). The table below shows the details of IBPS SO Vacancy 2019.
| Posts | Vacancy |
| I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | 76 |
| Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | 670 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 27 |
| Law Officer (Scale I) | 60 |
| HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 20 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 310 |
IBPS SO Application Form:
Candidates who are between the age of 20 and 30 years can apply for IBPS SO 2019. The application form can be filled online in multiple steps which include registration for the exam, filling up personal and academic details, uploading of images and signature and online payment of application fee as per the category. Candidates are advised to read the notification carefully before applying for IBPS SO.
IBPS SO Dates:
The IBPS SO Prelims exam is scheduled to be held on December 28 and 29, 2019 followed by mains exam on January 25, 2020. Candidates can check the table below for IBPS SO important dates.
| Exam Events | Dates |
| IBPS SO application dates | 06.11.2019- 26.11.2019 |
| IBPS SO Admit Card Preliminary | December 2019 |
| IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Date | 28.12.2019 and 29.12.2019 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January.2020 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | January 2020 |
| IBPS SO Mains Exam Date | 25.01.2020 |
| IBPS SO Mains Exam Result Date | February 2020 |
| Download of call letters for interview | February 2020 |
| Conduct of interview | February 2020 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2020 |
CHECK DETAILED IBPS SO NOTIFICATION FROM HERE
IBPS SO Selection Process
The IBPS SO exam will be two-tier – online preliminary exam followed by mains exam. Candidates who qualify in online preliminary examination will be shortlisted for appearing in the mains examination and shortlisted candidates in the online main examination will be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the participating organisations and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank.