General Overview & Eligibility
- Conducting Body: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
- Cadre: Specialist Officer Scale I (IT, Agriculture, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law, HR/Personnel, Marketing) across participating Public Sector Banks
- Age Limit: 20 to 30 Years (Category relaxations apply)
- Educational Qualification: Stream-specific Professional Qualification (B.E./B.Tech/MCA for IT; B.Sc Agriculture for AFO; LL.B for Law; PG/MBA for HR & Marketing; Master’s in Hindi/English for Rajbhasha).
- Posting Scope: All-India posting cadre across participating public sector banks.
- Selection Process: 3 Tiers (Phase-I Prelims + Phase-II Mains Professional Knowledge + Phase-III Common Interview)
Exam Pattern & Selection Structure
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Preliminary / Screening Examination (Qualifying)
- Format: Online Objective Test
- Duration: 80 Minutes (20 mins/section)
- Negative Marking: 0.25 marks per wrong answer.
- For IT, Agriculture, HR, Marketing Officers: English (25 Qs, 25 Marks, 20 Min), Reasoning (25 Qs, 25 Marks, 20 Min), Quant (25 Qs, 25 Marks, 20 Min), Professional Knowledge (25 Qs, 50 Marks, 20 Min). Total: 100 Qs, 125 Marks, 80 Mins.
- For Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari: English (25 Qs, 25 Marks, 20 Min), Reasoning (25 Qs, 25 Marks, 20 Min), General Awareness with Banking emphasis (25 Qs, 25 Marks, 20 Min), Professional Knowledge (25 Qs, 50 Marks, 20 Min). Total: 100 Qs, 125 M, 80 Mins.
- Sectional Cut-Off: YES (Must qualify each section separately).
2. Main Examination & Interview (Merit Deciding)
- Format: Online Objective / Objective + Descriptive Test
- IT, Agriculture, HR, Marketing Officers: Professional Knowledge Objective (50 Qs,| 100 Marks , 40 Mins). Total Mains test duration: 125 Mins (150 Qs, 200 Marks including qualifying sections).
- Law & Rajbhasha Adhikari: Professional Knowledge Objective (50 Qs , 100 Marks |,45 Mins) + Descriptive Paper (2 Qs,| 25 Marks ,30 Mins). Total: 225 Marks ,155 Mins.
3.Phase III: Common Interview (100 Marks). Final merit weightage ratio: Mains Professional Knowledge 80% + Interview 20%. Minimum interview qualifying mark: 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD).
Cut-Off & Qualifying Evaluation Criteria
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IBPS SO Prelims Cut-Off (UR, Out of 125)
Post Name
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
| I.T. Officer (Scale-I) |
58.25 |
36.00 |
54.38 |
| Agricultural Field Officer (AFO) |
50.13 |
51.00 |
36.88 |
| HR / Personnel Officer |
62.63 |
43.25 |
39.38 |
| Marketing Officer |
27.63 |
17.25 |
20.13 |
| Law Officer |
46.88 |
33.13 |
35.63 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari |
16.63 |
16.25 |
12.63 |
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Mains Cut-Off (UR, Out of 60)
- Maximum Marks: 60 (Professional Knowledge Test)
Post Name
|
2025 Mains Cut-Off
|
2024 Mains Cut-Off
|
2023 Mains Cut-Off
|
| I.T. Officer (Scale-I) |
23.25 |
16.50 |
14.75 |
| Agricultural Field Officer (AFO) |
23.25 |
17.00 |
29.00 |
| HR / Personnel Officer |
23.25 |
27.25 |
19.50 |
| Marketing Officer |
23.25 |
18.50 |
21.00 |
| Law Officer |
23.25 |
44.00 |
34.50 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari |
23.25 |
14.75 |
23.00 |
3.Final Allotted Cut Off(For UR , Out of 100)
Post Name
|
2024–25
|
2023–24
|
2022–23
|
| I.T. Officer (Scale-I) |
58.67 |
47.00 |
40.53 |
| Agricultural Field Officer (AFO) |
70.33 |
62.27 |
63.20 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale-I) |
76.00 |
51.87 |
51.00 |
| Law Officer (Scale-I) |
70.00 |
80.80 |
51.60 |
| HR / Personnel Officer (Scale-I) |
66.20 |
61.27 |
50.33 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) |
61.00 |
44.00 |
60.73 |
Key Syllabus Topics
- Professional Knowledge (IT): DBMS, Computer Networks, Data Structures, Software Engineering, Operating Systems, Web Technologies, Information Security.
- Professional Knowledge (Agriculture): Agriculture Economics, Agronomy, Soil Science, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Government Agri-Schemes.
- Professional Knowledge (Law): Banking Regulations Act, RBI Act, SARFAESI Act, Contract Law, Companies Act, Consumer Protection Act.
- General Aptitude & Reasoning: Puzzles, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Syllogisms, Vocabulary & Reading Comprehension.
