IBPS SO Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2023

IBPS SO Syllabus 2023: To ace IBPS SO 2023 Exam, it is necessary to be acquainted with the Exam Pattern and detailed Syllabus. This will help candidates in judicious preparation for the upcoming IBPS SO Exam. The syllabus for IBPS Specialist Officer Posts has been discussed in detail in this article for all the banking aspirants who have been working hard to grab the post of Specialist Cadre Officer posts in Public Sector Banks.

IBPS SO Syllabus- Exam Summary

• Exam Conducting Authority : Institute of Banking & Personnel Selection, IBPS
• Exam Name : IBPS SO 2023
• Examination Mode : Online
• IBPS SO Exam Dates : Prelims- 30th, 31st December 2023Mains- 28th January 2024
• Duration : Prelims- 120 minutes, Mains- 45 minutes/60 minutes
• Selection Process : Prelims-Mains-Interview
• Negative Marking : ¼th marks

Participating Banks in IBPS SO 2023

The following is the list of banks participating in the IBPS Clerk 2023 Exam.

• Bank of Baroda
• Canara Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• UCO Bank
• Bank of India
• Central Bank of India
• Punjab National Bank
• Union Bank of India
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Indian Bank
• Punjab & Sind Bank

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern 2023

IBPS SO 2023 Exam will be conducted in the following three phases: Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam and Interview Process. It is mandatory for every applicant to clear all levels of examination to get selected to the post of Specialist Officer in multiple Public Sector Banks participating in IBPS SO 2023.

IBPS SO Syllabus & Exam Pattern: Important Points

• The exam will be conducted in three phases: Preliminary, Mains and Interview Process.
• IBPS has introduced separate sectional timing for each section in the prelims exam. The IBPS SO preliminary examination has a total duration of 120 minutes and 40 minutes for each section.
• A candidate must appear for the Prelims first and the selected students after the Preliminary Exam will be eligible to give the Mains Exam.
• Score of the Preliminary Exam will not be taken into consideration for final allotment. The final selection will be based on the Mains Exam and Interview Process.
• The Mains Examination will contain questions only from the Professional Knowledge Subjects.

IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Pattern

For post of Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari

Section	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
English Language	50	25	40 minutes
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	40 minutes
Total	150	125

For other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I

Section	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
English Language	50	25	40 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 minutes
Total	150	125

IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern

For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes

For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge(Objective)	45	60	English & Hindi	30 minutes
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive)	2		English & Hindi	30 minutes

IBPS SO 2023 Interview Process

Candidates who qualify the Mains Exam will be finally called for the Interview Process by IBPS. It is really important for candidates to fare well in the Interview Process as the final selection of a candidate is based on how he/she fares in this final round of the IBPS SO Recruitment Process.

IBPS SO Syllabus 2023

To ace IBPS SO 2023 exam, it is really necessary to know the detailed IBPS SO Syllabus. Candidates must master the general sections of reasoning, quants and English as well as the Professional Knowledge Subjects to fare well in the upcoming IBPS SO 2023 Exam. Let’s have a look at the syllabus of IBPS SO 2023 Exam:

IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Syllabus

IBPS SO Preliminary Exam is the primary selection round of IBPS SO 2023 Exam. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam are eligible to appear for the mains exam. The Preliminary Exam of IBPS SO 2023 comprises of three major sections: Reasoning, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude / General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry (For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari).

Reasoning

1. Seating Arrangements
2. Puzzles
3. Inequalities
4. Syllogism
5. Input-Output
6. Data Sufficiency
7. Blood Relations
8. Order and Ranking
9. Alphanumeric Series
10. Distance and Direction
11. Verbal Reasoning

English Language

1. Cloze Test
2. Reading Comprehension
3. Spotting Errors
4. Sentence Improvement
5. Sentence Correction
6. Para Jumbles
7. Fill in the Blanks Para/Sentence Completion

Quantitative Aptitude

1. Number Series
2. Data Interpretation
3. Simplification/ Approximation
4. Quadratic Equation
5. Data Sufficiency
6. Mensuration
7. Average
8. Profit and Loss Ratio
9. Proportion Work,
10. Time and Energy
11. Time and Distance
12. Probability
13. Relations
14. Simple and Compound Interest
15. Permutation and Combination

General Awareness

1. Current Affairs
2. Banking Awareness
3. GK Updates
4. Currencies
5. Important Places
6. Books and Authors
7. Awards
8. Headquarters
9. Prime Minister Schemes
10. Important Days

IBPS SO Mains Exam Syllabus

IT Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

1. Database Management System
2. Data Communication and Networking
3. Operating System
4. Software Engineering
5. Data Structure
6. Computer Organization and Microprocessor
7. Object Oriented Programming

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

1. Basics of Crop production
2. Horticulture
3. Seed Science
4. Agronomy and Irrigation
5. Agricultural Economies
6. Agricultural Practices
7. Soil resources
8. Animal Husbandry
9. Agroforestry
10. Ecology
11. Government Schemes

Marketing Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

1. Basics of Marketing Management
2. Brand Management
3. Advertising
4. PR
5. Sales
6. Retail
7. Business Ethics
8. Market Segmentation
9. Market research and forecasting demand
10. Product Life Cycle
11. Corporate Social Responsibility
12. Service Marketing
13. Marketing Strategies

Law Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

1. Banking Regulations
2. Compliance and Legal Aspects
3. Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange
4. Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act
5. Consumer Protection Act
6. SARFAES
7. Banking Ombudsman Scheme
8. Laws and Actions with the direct link to Banking Sector
9. Bankers Book Evidence Act
10. DRT Act

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

1. Human Resource Development
2. Business policy and strategic analysis
3. Transnational Analysis
4. Training and Development
5. Recruitment and Selection
6. Rewards and Recognition
7. Industrial Relations
8. Business Policy and Strategic Analysis
9. Grievance and Conflict Management
10. Performance Management and Appraisal