The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the admit card for the prelims exam of Specialist Officers. Candidates who are going to appear in this exam can download the admit card of the IBPS SO prelims exam from the official website of the institute IBPS. In. Along with this, a direct link and other details are also being shared below to download the admit card.

Vacancy Details

Let us inform you that this recruitment examination is being conducted for 884 posts of Scale 1 Officer.

Agriculture Field Officer: 346 Posts

HR/Personnel Officer: 25 posts

IT Officer: 170 Posts

Law Officer: 125 Posts

Marketing Officer: 205 Posts

Official Language Officer: 13 posts

The exam pattern for the prelims exam is as follows-

For Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari Posts:

English Language: 50 questions, 25 marks, 40 minutes

Reasoning: 50 questions, 50 marks, 40 minutes

General Awareness with special reference to the banking industry: 50 questions, 50 marks, 40 minutes.

Total: 150 questions, 125 marks, 120 minutes

For IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer Posts: English Language: 50 questions, 25 marks, 40 minutes

Reasoning: 50 questions, 50 marks, 40 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude: 50 questions, 50 marks, 40 minutes

Total: 150 questions, 125 marks, 120 minutes

A minimum number must be achieved

Each candidate must obtain a minimum number of marks in each section and a minimum total mark to pass the exam.

The institute said that the cut-off marks for shortlisting candidates for the main exam will be decided as per the number of vacancies.

How long ago did you arrive?

Though the exam lasts for 120 minutes, candidates may need to remain present at the exam venue for around 180 minutes to complete other exam-related activities such as entering, logging in, reading guidelines, exiting the lab, etc.

Age Limit

For the vacant posts of Specialist Officer, those candidates were eligible to apply whose age was at least 20 years and a maximum of 30 years as of August 1, 2024.

Apart from meeting the age limit and educational qualification requirements, they were also required to maintain a healthy credit history as per the norms of the participating banks.

How much fee was to be paid

The application fee for SC, ST, and Divyang candidates was ₹ 175 and for all others, it was ₹ 850. Candidates can visit the official website of the institute for further updates.

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