IBPS SO Syllabus 2024: Download Syllabus PDF Here

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Specialist Officers 2024 ( IBPS SO )

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IBPS SO syllabus comprises the topics and sub-topics that candidates need to prepare for the prelims and mains exams. IBPS SO prelims syllabus comprises topics from English Language, Reasoning, and General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry. IBPS SO syllabus for the mains exam comprises topics from professional knowledge. The prelims exam of IBPS SO carries a total of 125 marks. The mains exam of IBPS SO carries a total of 60 marks. Read below for more details on IBPS SO syllabus.

IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2024 Overview

Given below is the overview of IBPS SO exam pattern 2024.

IBPS SO Parameters IBPS SO Prelims IBPS SO Mains
Mode of exam Online Online
Total number of questions 150 60(For Rajsabha Adhikari, 45 objectives and 2 descriptive questions are being asked)
Total marks 125 60
Number of subjects 3 (Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude/ General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry) NA (Questions in the exam will be based on the subject/ post chosen by the candidate)
Exam duration 120 minutes 45 minutes (For Rajsabha Adhikari, duration is 60 minutes)
Sectional timing Yes (40 minutes for each section) Yes (30 minutes for each section in case of Rajsabha Adhikari)
Negative marking 0.25 0.25

IBPS SO Syllabus 2024 for Prelims

Topics from which questions are asked in the prelims exam are.

IBPS SO Prelims Subjects

IBPS SO Prelims Topics

IBPS SO Syllabus for Reasoning Ability

  • Alphanumeric Series
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Coded Inequalities
  • Seating Arrangement
  • Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
  • Puzzle
  • Syllogism
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Blood Relations
  • Input-Output

IBPS SO Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude

IBPS SO Syllabus for English Language

  • Cloze Test
  • Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
  • Sentence correction
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Para jumbles
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Miscellaneous

IBPS SO Syllabus for General Awareness

  • Current affairs
  • Government schemes and policies
  • Sports, awards
  • Banking awareness
  • Important days
  • Important places
  • Book And Author

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IBPS SO Prelims Books 2024

Refer to the following books for IBPS SO exam.

IBPS SO Prelims Subjects IBPS SO Prelims Books

Reasoning

  • A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning Revised Edition by RS Aggarwal
  • The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning by Peeyush Bhardwaj
  • A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal 1st Edition by BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwal

English Language

  • Objective English for Competitive Examinations (5th Edition)
  • Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
  • Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Hari Mohan Prasad, Uma Rani Sinha

General Awareness

  • Guide to Banking General Awareness by R.Gupta
  • Manohar Pandey Book by Arihant Publications
  • Manorama Yearbook 2021 ( English) Paperback

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Teach Yourself Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma
  • Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma (Arihant Publication)
  • Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations 17th Edition by R S Aggarwal

IBPS SO Syllabus 2024 for Mains

IBPS SO Mains syllabus comprises the following topics:

IBPS SO Mains Papers

IBPS SO Mains Topics

IT Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

  • Data Communication and Networking
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Database Management System
  • Software Engineering
  • Computer Organization and Microprocessor
  • Data Structure
  • Operating System

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

  • Agricultural Economies
  • Soil resources
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Agroforestry
  • Basics of Crop production
  • Horticulture
  • Seed Science
  • Agronomy and Irrigation
  • Agricultural Practices
  • Ecology
  • Government Schemes

Law Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

  • Banking Regulations
  • Compliance and Legal Aspects
  • Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act
  • Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange
  • Banking Ombudsman Scheme
  • Bankers Book Evidence Act
  • Consumer Protection Act
  • DRT Act
  • Laws and Actions with direct link to Banking Sector
  • SARFAES

Marketing Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

  • Basics of Marketing Management
  • Advertising
  • PR
  • Brand Management
  • Marketing Strategies
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Sales
  • Market Segmentation
  • Business Ethics
  • Retail
  • Market research and forecasting demand
  • Service Marketing
  • Product Life Cycle

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

  • Training and Development
  • Business policy and strategic analysis
  • Performance Management and Appraisal
  • Human Resource Development
  • Business policy and strategic analysis
  • Transnational Analysis
  • Industrial Relations
  • Grievance and Conflict Management
  • Rewards and Recognition
  • Recruitment and Selection

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Important IBPS SO Mains Books 2024

Following books are helpful for IBPS SO mains:

IBPS SO Post Names

Post-Wise IBPS SO Mains Books

IT Officer

 

  • Computer for Competitive Exams
  • Fundamentals of Computer with Multiple Choice Questions 1st Edition by RPH Editorial Board
Law Officer

 

  •  IBPS Specialist Officer CWE LAW Officer Online Exam Practice Work Book by Kiran Prakashan
HR Officer

 

  • CWE-IBPS Bank-HR Specialist/Personal officer Complete Book by Priyanka Prakashan

Marketing Officer

  • CWE-IBPS Bank-Marketing Specialist Officer Exam: Complete Book by Priyanka Prakashan

Agriculture Field Officer

  • CWE-IBPS Bank Agriculture Field Officer Exam Complete Book by Priyanka Prakashan

IBPS SO Syllabus 2024 FAQs

Candidates can check below IBPS SO syllabus FAQs.

Q:   What is IBPS SO syllabus for Mains exam?

A:

IBPS SO syllabus for Mains exam is given below.

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

Agroforestry

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 Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange

Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act

Consumer Protection Act

SARFAES

Banking Ombudsman Scheme

Laws and Actions with the 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 Appraisa

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Q:   What is IBPS SO exam pattern for interview?

A:

IBPS SO interview is conducted for candidates who qualify the Mains exam. The interview is conducted by the participating banks and coordinated by the nodal banks in each state/UT. The total marks allotted for the interview are 100. The minimum qualifying mark in the interview is 40 per cent (35 per cent for SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates). 

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Q:   What are the section-wise marks for IBPS SO exam?

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The section-wise marks allotted for IBPS SO prelims and Mains exams are given below:

Mains

Subjects 

Total Marks

Total number of Question

Post: Rajbhasha Adhikari

Professional Knowledge (Objective)

60

45

Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)

2

Post: Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer

Professional Knowledge

60

60

Prelims

Subjects 

Total Marks

No. of Questions

Post: Law officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari

Reasoning

50

50

English Language

50

25

General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry

50

50

Post: Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer

Reasoning

50

50

English Language

50

25

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

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Q:   What is IBPS SO marking scheme?

A:

The marking scheme of IBPS SO is given below:

  • For correct answer, candidates score one mark
  • There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests.
  • For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at a corrected score.
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Q:   What is IBPS SO Prelims Syllabus?

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IBPS SO Syllabus for prelims exam is given below.

IBPS SO Syllabus for Prelims

Reasoning Ability

English Language

Quantitative Aptitude

General Awareness

Seating Arrangements

Puzzles

Inequalities

Syllogism

Input-Output

Data 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

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Q:   What is IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern?

A:

IBPS SO Mains exam tests the professional knowledge of candidates. The Mains exam pattern for the post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer is such that it comprises questions from professional knowledge. The test paper carries 60 questions of 60 marks. The language of the question paper is framed in English and Hindi. The duration of the test is 45 minutes.

IBPS SO Mains question paper for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari comprises objective and descriptive-type questions from professional knowledge. The test carries a total of 47 questions (45 questions in objective paper and two questions in descriptive paper). The total marks allotted to the test are 60. The language of the question paper will be English and Hindi. The duration of the test is 30 minutes. The structure of IBPS SO Mains exam pattern is given below.

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Q:   What is IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern?

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IBPS SO prelims exam pattern for Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari comprises objective-type questions based on subjects such as English Language, Reasoning and General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry. The prelims question paper for the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer comprises subjects such as English Language, Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude. A total of 125 questions are asked in the exam and the total marks allotted to the test are 150. The language of the question paper is framed in English and Hindi. There is sectional timing of 40 minutes for each section, and the total time allotted for the exam is 120 minutes.

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Q:   In how many cities IBPS SO prelims exam is conducted?

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IBPS SO prelims exam is conducted in the following cities.

State /UT/NCRIBPS SO Prelims Exam Centre

Andaman & Nicobar

Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh

Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram

Arunachal Pradesh

Naharlagun

Assam

Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur

Bihar

Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea

Chandigarh

Chandigarh/Mohali

Chhattisgarh

Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

Surat, Jamnagar

Delhi

Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram

Goa

Panaji

Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara

Haryana

Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar

Himachal Pradesh

Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu, Samba, Srinagar

Jharkhand

Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi

Karnataka

Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi

Kerala

Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur

Ladakh

Leh

Lakshadweep

Kavarrati

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain

Maharashtra

Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri

Manipur

Imphal

Meghalaya

Shillong

Mizoram

Aizawl

Nagaland

Kohima

Odisha

Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur

Puducherry

Puducherry

Punjab

Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala

Rajasthan

Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur

Sikkim

Bardang/ Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore

Telangana

Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal

Tripura

Agartala

Uttar Pradesh

Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Varanasi

Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee

West Bengal

Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri

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Q:   What are the sectional timings for IBPS SO exam?

A:

There is sectional timing of 40 minutes for each section in IBPS SO prelims exam, and the total time allotted for the exam is 120 minutes. The Mains exam pattern for the post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer is such that it comprises questions from professional knowledge. The test paper will carry 60 questions of 60 marks. The language of the question paper will be English and Hindi. The duration of the test is 45 minutes. IBPS SO Mains question paper for the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari comprises objective and descriptive-type questions from professional knowledge. The test will carry a total of 47 questions (45 questions in objective paper and two questions in descriptive paper). The total marks allotted to the test are 60. The language of the question paper will be English and Hindi. The duration of the test is 30 minutes.

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Q:   How many vacancies were announced for IBPS RRB 2024 exam?

A:

IBPS SO 2024 vacancies was released onAugust 1, 2024. The vacancy break-up of 2024 is given below.

PostsSCSTOBCEWSURVacancies
Agriculture Field Officer (AFO)52269234142346
HR/Personnel030106021325
IT Officer2512451672170
Law Officer1808331155125
Marketing3115552183205
Rajbhasha030106021325
Total 1326323786378896
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Candidates need to bring any one of the following photo-identity proofs to the exam centre:

  • Aadhaar Card/E-Aadhaar card with a photograph  
  • PAN Card
  • Permanent Driving License
  • Voter’s card
  • Bank passbook
  • Photo-identity proof issued by a gazetted officer/people’s representative along with a photograph
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IBPS SO admit card can be downloaded online only. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post. Candidates need to download their admit cards by logging by the required credentials. 

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Answered a month ago

Few important points related to IBPS SO admit card are given below:

  • IBPS SO admit card is an important document without which candidates are not allowed to appear in the exam
  • The details of IBPS SO exam centres are mentioned on the admit card
  • Candidates should retain IBPS SO admit card till the complet

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Answered a month ago

IBPS SO prelims admit card 2024 was released on October 31, 2024. Candidates need to download their admit cards online. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter the required credentials. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post.

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Answered a month ago

Candidates need to abide by the following guidelines present in the IBPS SO hall tickets:

  • Candidates need to carry the printed copy of IBPS SO admit card along with one photo-identity proof
  • Along with IBPS SO admit card, candidates need to carry two passport-sized photographs
  • Candidates must report 30

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Answered 2 months ago

The hard copy of IBPS SO scorecard is not sent to candidates by post. Candidates need to download it online only. To download the scorecard, candidates need to enter the required credentials.

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Answered 2 months ago

IBPS SO result is announced within one week after the exam is conducted. The result is announced online on the official website. Candidates can check their results by logging with the required credentials. The scorecard is released few days after the declaration of the result.

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Answered 2 months ago

The tips and tricks to prepare for IBPS SO General Awareness are given below:

  • Read newspapers and magazines regularly to stay updated on national and international affairs.
  • Make a list of frequently asked questions, revise previous year model papers, and take notes to revise effectively.
  • Focus on India

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Answered 2 months ago

IBPS SO syllabus for Quant is given below.

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IBPS SO syllabus for Reasoning is given below.

  • Alphanumeric Series
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Coded Inequalities
  • Seating Arrangement
  • Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
  • Puzzle
  • Syllogism
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Blood Relations
  • Input-Output

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