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IBPS has released the official notification for the recruitment of Specialist Officers and all the candidates who were waiting for an opportunity to start their career in banking sector can check IBPS SO 2019 Notification. Now to begin your preparation for IBPS SO 2019 you’ll need to check detailed syllabus for the, thus, keep on reading as in this article we will be discussing what all subjects and topics do you need to study and practice to be able to crack the IBPS SO 2019 Recruitment Exam.
IBPS SO 2019 Vacancies
This year IBPS has released a total of 1163+ vacancies. The following are the total no. of posts in each discipline for IBPS SO 2019 recruitment:
- IT Officer: 76 vacancies
- Agriculture Field Officer: 670 vacancies
- Rajbhasha Adhikari: 27 vacancies
- Law Officer: 60 vacancies
- HR Officer: 20 vacancies
- Marketing Officer: 310 vacancies
IBPS SO 2019 Syllabus: Prelims
There is no change in the examination pattern for IBPS SO 2019 in comparison to the last year’s pattern. The recruitment process will take in 3 phases, namely, Preliminary exam, the Main exam which will be a test of professional knowledge for the particular stream and the phase III is the Interview Round. For more details you can also check IBPS SO Eligibility & other details. Following is the exam pattern for Prelims:
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> For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam | Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3. | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry |
50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
> For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam | Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
| 2. | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
You have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
The following is the syllabus for English Language, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness for IBPS SO 2019
| Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | General/Financial Awareness | English Language |
| Statement based Questions, Syllogism, Seating Arrangement, Coding-Decoding, Alpha Numeric Sequence, Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relation, Analogy, Odd One Out |
Data Interpretation, Time and Work, Speed, Distance and Time, Number Series, Approximation, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Average, Mixture and Allegations |
Recent credit and monetary policies, Indian Economy, Overview of Indian Financial System Current Affairs, National and International Matters, Currency and Capital, Awards and Honors, |
Reading Comprehension, Sentence Arrangement, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Sentence Improvement, Synonyms-Antonyms, Phrases, Elementary Grammar |
IBPS SO 2019 Syllabus: Mains
The Pattern for Mains Exam includes the Professional Knowledge for various Posts.
> For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Name of the Test | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
| Name of the Test | No. 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 |
Since the syllabus of Professional Knowledge for Mains examination is different for each stream, check the syllabus for the different post below.
Check Agriculture Officer Professional Knowledge syllabus
Check IT Officer Professional Knowledge Syllabus
Check HR Officer Professional Knowledge Syllabus
Check Marketing Officer Professional Knowledge Syllabus
Check Rajbhasha Adhikari Officer Professional Knowledge Syllabus
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