IBPS SO 2018: Application form

IBPS SO 2018 Application form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Pattern, Cut off

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous agency in India became an independent entity at the behest of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Public Sector Banks in 1984 and started in 1975 as Personnel Selection Services (PSS).With a mission of enhancing human resource development through personnel assessment, IBPS is envisioned as self-governed academic and research oriented Institute. Every year IBPS announces positions in clerical, PO and SO posts in State Bank nationalized banks and RRBs. Applicants have to appear for preliminary and final common written exams (CWE) and then an interview before a selection panel (interview in the case of IBPS PO and IBPS SO). The application form of IBPS SO 2018 will be released online only.

Important Dates

Release of Online Application Form	Second week of Nov 2017
Last Date of Registration	First week of Dec 2017
Release of Admit Card for Written Exam	Second week of Jan 2018
Date of Written Exam	Last week of Jan 2018
Result of Written Exam	Second week of Feb 2018
Release of Admit Card for Interview	Last week of Feb 2018
Conduct of Interview	March 2018

Post-Wise Salary

Post	In Hand Salary (Pay Scale-1)	In Hand Salary (Pay Scale-2)
IT Officer	Rs. 24,000 –Rs. 32,000	Rs. 34,000 – Rs. 40,000
Rajbhasha Adhikari	Rs. 24,000 – Rs. 32,000	Rs. 34,000 – Rs. 40,000
Agriculture Officer	Rs. 24,000 – Rs. 32,000	Rs. 34,000 – Rs. 40,000
HR Officer	Rs. 24,000 – Rs. 32,000	Rs. 34,000 – Rs. 40,000

IBPS SO Participating Banks

Following banks will participate for this exam:

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

Nationality

An Applicant must be either – A Citizen of India or A subject of Nepal or Bhutan or A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or Age Limit (As on 1.11.2017) An Applicant should not have been born earlier than 2.11. 1987 and not later than 1.11.1997 (both dates inclusive) Minimum Age: 20 years Maximum Age: 30 Years Educational Qualifications Law Officer (Scale 1)  A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council. IBPS SO Application Fee The application fee for General and OBC applicants Rs. 600/- The application fee for SC, ST, PwD and Ex-S applicants Rs. 100/-

IBPS SO 2018 Exam Pattern

Exam Pattern for the Post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:

• Written examination iObjectiveve type and will be conducted online.
• Written exam contains 200 questions for 200 marks.
• Exam Paper will be bilingual i.e. Hindi and English language.
• Exam paper will have 4 sections such as

(1) Reasoning,

(2) English Language,

(3) General Awareness and

(4) Professional Knowledge.

• There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
• The exam duration will be 2 hours.