IBPS SO Syllabus 2023 | Post Name- Specialist Officer | Vacancies- Various | Deadline- November 2023 |Official Website- www.ibps.in
IBPS SO Syllabus 2023 has been released by the Institute of Banking Personal Selection. Aspirants who applied for the post of Specialist officer (I.T. Officer (Scale I), Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I), Raj bhasha Adhikari (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) and Marketing Officer (Scale I), they may download the syllabus for the recruitment exam. Follow the below-given procedure to download the syllabus. Appliers have to read the below-given segment to know the details about the IBPS Specialist Officer syllabus 2023 & other details related to it till the end of the page which is specially designed by our team.
IBPS SO Syllabus Highlights
| Name of the organization | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
| Positions | SO |
| No of posts | Various |
| Hiring procedure | Test/ interview |
| Category | Govt. job |
| Mode of application | Online |
| Employment Category | Regular |
| Preliminary Exam | October 2023 |
| Main exam | November 2023 |
| Official website | www.ibps.in |
IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2023
Preliminary Examination
| Law Officer and Raj bhasha Adhikari | |||
| Subjects | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 min |
| General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
| IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer | |||
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 min |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
Main Exam
| Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer | |||
| Subjects | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Raj bhasha Adhikari | |||
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | 30 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | 30 minutes |
IBPS SO Examination Centre
| State Code | State /UT /NCR | Preliminary Examination | Main Examination |
| 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, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Patna |
| 16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
| 18 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Surat, Jamnagar | Surat |
| 19 | Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
| 20 | Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| 21 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad |
| 22 | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram | Ambala |
| 23 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi | Hamirpur |
| 24 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 25 | Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Ranchi |
| 26 | Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bengaluru, Hubli |
| 27 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 28 | Ladakh | Leh | Leh |
| 29 | Lakshadweep | Kavarrati | Kavarrati |
| 30 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal |
| 31 | Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, 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, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneshwar |
| 37 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 38 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala | Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala |
| 39 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Dausa, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur, Udaipur |
| 40 | Sikkim | Bardang/ Gangtok | Bardang/ Gangtok |
| 41 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
| 42 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
| 43 | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| 44 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj(Allahabad), Varanasi | Lucknow, Meerut, Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| 45 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun |
| 46 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri | Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
IBPS SO Syllabus 2023- Preliminary
| Reasoning Ability | English Language | Quantitative Aptitude | General Awareness |
| Seating Arrangements Puzzles Inequalities Syllogism Input- Sufficiency Blood Relations Order and Ranking Alphanumeric Series Distance and Direction Verbal Reasoning | Cloze Test Reading Comprehension Spotting Errors Sentence Improvement Sentence Correction Para Jumbles Fill in the Blanks Para/Sentence Completion | Number Series Data Interpretation Simplification/ Approximation Quadratic Equation Data Sufficiency Mensuration Average Profit and Loss Ratio and Proportion Work, Time, and Energy Time and Distance Probability Relations Simple and Compound Interest Permutation and Combination | Current Affairs Banking Awareness GK Updates Currencies Important Places Books and Authors Awards Headquarters Prime Minister Schemes Important Days |
IBPS SO Syllabus 2023- Mains
| IT Officer (Scale-I) | Database Management System Data Communication and Networking Operating System Software Engineering Data Structure Computer Organization and Microprocessor Object-Oriented Programming |
| Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) | Basics of Crop production Horticulture Seed Science Agronomy and Irrigation Agricultural Economics Agricultural Practices Soil resources Animal Husbandry Agro forestry Ecology Government Schemes |
| Marketing Officer (Scale-I) | Basics of Marketing Management Brand Management Advertising PR Sales Retail Business Ethics Market Segmentation Market research and forecasting demand Product Life Cycle Corporate Social Responsibility Service Marketing Marketing Strategies |
| Law Officer (Scale-I) | Banking Regulations Compliance and Legal Aspects Relevant Laws and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act Consumer Protection Act SURFACES Banking Ombudsman Scheme Laws and Actions with a direct link to Banking Sector Bankers Book Evidence Act DRT Act |
| HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) | Human Resource Development Business policy and strategic analysis Transnational Analysis Training and Development Recruitment and Selection Rewards and Recognition Industrial Relations Business Policy and Strategic Analysis Grievance and Conflict Management Performance Management and Appraisal |
| Raj bhasha Adhikari | Banking Regulations -Antonyms Cloze Test Fill in the Blanks Practical Translation Hindi/English Grammar |
IBPS SO Syllabus Procedure to Download
- First visit the official portal of the IBPS
- Then go to the syllabus appropriate link of the SO post from the home page
- Then follow the link, Save the PDF file & download the syllabus
- Take a printout of the syllabus for further use so that you can prepare for the exam
Tentative Schedule
| On-line registration including Edit/ Modification of Applications by candidates will Start from | November 2023 |
| On-line registration including Edit/ Modification of Applications by candidates will be closed from | November 2023 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) will start from | November 2023 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) will be closed from | November 2023 |
| The download of call letters for the Preliminary examination | December 2023 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | December 2023 |
| Result of Preliminary exam – Preliminary | January 2024 |
| The download of the Call letter for the Main exam | January 2024 |
| Online Examination – Main | January 2024 |
| Result of the Main exam – Main | February 2024 |
| The download of call letters for interview | February 2024 |
| Conduct of interview | February 2024 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2024 |