Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts IBPS SO exam to recruit specialist officers in various public sector banks. It’s one of the most important banking exams of the year; IBPS SO exam provides a great opportunity to those who want to be part of leading public sector banks. Basically, it’s an entrance exam that selects candidates for multiple posts such as Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer, Law Officer, and Rajbhasha Adhikari. Banks release vacancy separately and IBPS conducts the exams for all banks collectively. IBPS SO exam has three phases, prelims, mains followed by personal interview. Let’s have a look at the important facts of the exam.
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IBPS has specified certain eligibility criteria for the aspirants who are going to appear for IBPS SO 2020. These criteria have been given below:
Nationality/Citizenship: According to IBPS SO Notification, an aspirant must be holding Indian citizenship or be a subject of Nepal/ Bhutan. Apart from that, candidates who are Tibetan Refugees and came to India before January 1, 1962, are also eligible. Besides, those who are Indian by origin and migrated from Pakistan/ Burma/ Sri Lanka/ Kenya/ Uganda/ the United Republic of Tanzania/ Zambia/ Malawi/ Zaire/ Ethiopia/ Vietnam to India forever can also appear for the exam.
Age Limit: The aspirants must be between 20 and 30 years as on November 1, 2020
Educational Qualification: This exam recruits candidates for multiple fields. Hence, educational qualifications for different posts have been separately mentioned in the official notification. Here you can find educational criteria for the post you want to apply for:
According to the yearly calendar published by IBPS, important dates of IBPS SO 2020 are given below:
Also Read: IBPS SO Cutoff 2020
IBPS SO selection process is strictly based on merit. We conduct the exam in two phases (preliminary and main exams) followed by personal interview. Below find IBPS SO exam pattern:
Exam pattern of IBPS SO 2020 prelims has been given below:
Also Read: IBPS SO Vacancy 2020
All those candidates who will meet sectional cutoffs in the mains exam will be called for the personal interview. The final merit list will be based on marks obtained in mains and the personal interview.
Currently, there are 17 banks that are participating in IBPS SO recruitment process. The names of the participating banks are given below –
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Ambedkar University – [AU], Delhi
Fateh Chand College for Women, Hisar
Fateh Chand College for Women, Hisar
Management Development Institute , Gurgaon
Al-Falah University
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College , Ludhiana
CRM JAT College, Hisar
