IBPS Bank SO Courses

IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) is an autonomous body set up to recruit candidates for various client organizations, conduct relevant supportive research and publicize the findings. It has been rendering assistance to the financial sector in the fields of employees’ selection, promotion and placement.

It is proposed that over the next few years, banks will need to recruit ~7.5 lakh candidates to fill open positions. This represents a tremendous opportunity for prospective candidates to join one of the many nationalized banks as POs, SOs or as Clerks.

The following banks will recruit candidates based on the CWE. As this list can change without notice, candidates will be emailed/ contacted by Studycopter for any changes to this list. Candidates can also check exam online at ibps.in (Official Site for the IBPS Exam)

• Allahabad Bank
• Indian Bank
• Andhra Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Bank of Baroda
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
• Bank of India
• Punjab National Bank
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Punjab & Sind Bank
• Canara Bank
• Syndicate Bank
• Central Bank of India
• UCO Bank
• Corporation Bank
• Union Bank of India
• Dena Bank
• United Bank of India
• IDBI Bank
• Vijaya Bank

As the name suggests, Specialist Officers are recruited for specific job responsibilities at banks. While the Probationary Officers (PO) and Clerks run the day-to-day operations and business in a bank, the role of a Specialist Officer (SO) is based on their position as noted below:

IT Officer

It would be the responsibility of IT officers to oversee the technological perspectives of banking affairs, both software, and hardware. Nearly all banks contracting in the “IBPS recruitment” have shifted to core-banking for operations, and they use software like FLEXCUBE, Finacle, BanCS, SAP, etc. An IT officer will undergo training in all these domains; they should be able to service, configure troubleshoot the software, computers and networks that run the banking business. An IT officer in a senior manager role should be able to the assess the future IT interests of the bank, plan scaling, issue tenders, and report IT vacancies to the HR department. In this age of e-Banking, IT officers play a crucial role in acquiring more customers to the bank: no reason why the IT specialists contribute maximum number of jobs after management posts.

Law Officer

Lawyers work on forming the policies of the banks in consultation with senior managers. The instructions and conditions we see in a loan, savings, credit card applications are documented and verified by practicing lawyers. They appear for the respective banks in Courts, process notices to the defaulting customers, and help a bank in taking over attached properties, etc. They are also responsible for making it sure that the bank functions in compliance with the law of the land.

Agriculture Officer

The primary responsibility of an Agriculture officer is to promote banking services among farmers and cultivators. They have to evaluate the property and assets of potential customers and suggest a reliable approach for increasing the crop yield and performance, in such way that it would profit the banks. They should be able to communicate new technologies (Eg: Greenhouse and Hi-Tech farming ) to farmers, and explain about related financial products (Eg: Kisan Credit Cards) or loans available to them.

Marketing Officer

The duty of an officer in this category is to improve the profits and market presence of the bank through various campaigns and promotions. They should have a precise perception about the financial products of the bank, and they may have to devise plans to sell it to the high net-worth individuals and others. In a sum, lead-generation and follow-up are the fundamental roles of marketing officers.

Human Resources (HR) Officer

A Human Resources professional plays a critical role in any institution. Junior HR officers in a Bank usually handle the training and induction of new employees, circulating appraisal forms, forming leave schedules, creation of salary accounts, etc. Senior HR managers conduct interviews, take classes, deal with labor laws, promotion and other serious matters. In fact, it is HR specialist officers who report the open vacancies in a Bank to recruiting agencies like IBPS.

Rajbhasha Adhikari

The Specialist Officer in an Indian Bank who deals with the National language is a Rajbhasha Adhikari. The individual applying for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari should be able to create error-free Hindi documents, and translate smoothly between Hindi, English and other regional* languages.

IBPS SO exam is a computer based exam conducted by IBPS every year.

Step 1 of Bank PO Exam is a Common Written Examination. The 2017 IBPS SO exam will contain subjects based on the post applied for.

Paper Pattern For Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari

Paper Pattern For IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, HR / Personnel Officer & Marketing Officer

Each correct answer is awarded one mark and 1/4 mark is deducted for each incorrect answer. All subjects (except English language) would be available in two languages: English and Hindi

• Do note that the General Awareness section has special emphasis on the Banking sector.
• Unlike IBPS SO and Clerk exams 2017-2018 which will have a preliminary and main exam, there will only be a single exam for Specialist Officers
• Do note that Studycopter contains all that you need to ace the IBPS SO exam

After clearing the CWE, selected candidates will subsequently be called for a Common Interview coordinated by IBPS. Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standard score in each of the 5 sections as well as on the Total Weighted Standard Score to be called for interview. Candidates, successful in qualifying in both the CWE and Common Interview will be listed in the order of merit.

Depending on the vacancies in each bank, candidates will receive through a computerized system an offer from one of the Participating Public Sector Banks listed below. Depending on the number of vacancies, the cut–offs are decided by participating public sector banks (currently 21 PSBs are participating). Vacancies remaining unfilled on account of candidates declining offer, will be filled from among the remaining candidates, through subsequent iterations.

The interviews are held at select centers, and the respective banks for the interviews call candidates. The typical duration of an interview is 30–40 minutes.

What IBPS says: “ total marks allotted for the interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of CWE (exam) and interview will be 80:20 respectively. The combined final scores of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in CWE and Interview. A candidate should qualify both in the CWE and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process.”

In case of two candidates scoring the same, the preferences shall given based on date of birth i.e. the candidate senior in age shall be given preference at the time of allotment of branches/banks

Studycopter provides specific training for the Interview/ GD stage of the selection process. Candidates who clear the CWE work with dedicated Studycopter counselors to ace their interviews

Subject (Paper) wise expected Cut off marks 2016

Subject (Paper) wise Cut off marks 2015

Subject (Paper) wise Cut off marks 2014

Subject (Paper) wise Cut off marks 2013

Subject (Paper) wise Cut off marks 2012

The criteria for registrants to fulfill are listed below for each discipline

* For all scale I posts, the age is to be between 20 & 30 years & no work experience required

* Must posses the following educational qualifications,

* Applicants (except IT officer) should have studied computers/ IT as a subject in high school/ college or any institute & hold a degree/ diploma or certificate.

Specialist Officers enjoy a plethora of perks in Indian banks, usually equivalent to the Probationary Officers (PO) in the same rank. As of 2015, the starting salary of an IBPS Specialist Officer is around Rs. 30,500 in rural cities. You can calculate the in-hand salary by adding the Basic Pay with the latest DA component given Indian Banking Association’s website, HRA and the City Compensatory Allowance, if any. The range of benefits provided to a Specialist Officer vary with the financial institution: many of them provide newspaper/laundry allowances, medical coverage, TA and rented accommodation.

Specialist Officers will get adequate training in respective departments before their appointment to the JMG (Junior Management) Scale I position. They will be promoted to JMG Scale II to and MMG (Middle Management) Scales in the upcoming years based on performance in tests/interviews, and service rules. Experienced hands may directly join the JMG Scale II post by clearing the relevant IBPS Specialist Exam.

Candidates are advised to checkout ibps.in regulary for official updates on IBPS SO Exam. Studycopter will publishing all important updates and keep its users apprised of all information related to IBPS SO exam through regular updates as well.