IBPS SO 2024 - IBPS Specialist Officer Combined Written Exam : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

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IBPS Specialist Officer Combined Written Exam 2024 - Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Specialist Officer Combined Written Exam acronym IBPS Specialist Officer CWE is conducted usually twice a year by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection as a pre-requisite for the selection of candidates for the posts of Specialist Officer in the 20 below-mentioned Public Sector Banks i.e.,

I.T Officer (Scale I)

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)

Law Officer (Scale I)

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)

Marketing Officer (Scale I)
Cadre-wise vacancies:
I.T. Officer (Scale I): 335
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I): 2580
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I): 65
Law Officer (Scale I): 115
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I): 81
Marketing Officer (Scale I): 447

This test has been approved by each of the 20 participating Public Sector Banks along with the Managing Committee of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) with the consent of the Government of India.

Andhra Bank

Allahabad Bank Bank of India Bank of Baroda Bank of Maharashtra
Canara Bank

Corporation Bank

Central Bank of India Dena Bank IDBI Bank
Indian Bank

Indian Overseas Bank

Oriental Bank of Commerce Punjab & Sind Bank Punjab National Bank
Syndicate Bank

UCO Bank

United Bank of India Union Bank of India Vijaya Bank

 

IBPS Specialist Officer Combined Written Exam 2024 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration

  • December 2024

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

  • September 2024

Admit Card Release Date

  • September 2024

Date of  Exam

  • Preliminary Exam: 9th November 2024
    Mains exam and Interview dates to be announced later.

Date of Declaration of Result

  • Expected in December 2024/January 2025

IBPS SO CWE 2023 was held on-

  • Prelims: 30th and 31th December 2023
  • Mains: 28th January 2024

 

IBPS Specialist Officer Exam 2024 Eligibility

Aspiring candidates fulfill the following given minimum eligibility criteria specified by IBPS:

Educational Qualification and Age Limits with Requisite Qualification

Job Code

01

02

Name

I.T Officer (Scale-I) Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)

Age Limits

Min- 20 Years & Max-35 Years Min- 20 Years & Max-35 Years

Qualification

Degree in Computer Science / Computer Applications / Information Technology / Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation OR Post Graduate Degree in Electronics / Electronics & Tele Communication / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation / Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Applications from a recognised University / Institution OR Graduate from a recognized university having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level Degree in Agriculture or allied specializations such as Horticulture / Animal Husbandry / Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science / Agri. Engineering / Fishery Science / Pisciculture / Agricultural Marketing & Cooperation / Forestry etc. from recognized university.

 

Job Code

03 04

Name

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) Law Officer (Scale I)

Age Limits

Min- 20 Years & Max-35 Years Min- 20 Years & Max-35 Years

Qualification

A Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree level OR

A post-graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree level.

A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) 

 

Job Code

05 06

Name

Technical Officer (Scale I) HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale I)

Age Limits

Min- 20 Years & Max-35 Years Min- 20 Years & Max-35 Years

Qualification

Degree in Engineering in Civil / Electrical / Mechanical / Production / Metallurgy / Electronics / Electronics & Telecommunication / Computer Science / Information Technology / Textile / Chemical etc / B.Pharm Graduate from a recognized university and Post Graduate degree or diploma recognized by AICTE in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations / HRD / Social Work / Labour Law OR Degree / Diploma in Business Administration / Management with specialization in HRD from a recognized University. 

 

Job Code

07 08

Name

Marketing Officer (Scale I)
I.T Officer (Scale-II) 

Age Limits

Min- 20 Years & Max-35 Years
Min- 20 Years & Max-35 Years

Qualification

MBA (Marketing) / 2 years PGDBA / PGDBM or any other equivalent degree or diploma with specialization in Marketing from a recognized University / Institution.

Degree in Computer Science / Computer Applications / Information Technology / Electronics / Electronics & Telecommunications / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation OR Post Graduate Degree in Electronics / Electronics & Tele Communication / Electronics & Communication/Electronics & Instrumentation / Computer Science/Information Technology / Computer Applications from a recognised University / Institution OR Graduate from a recognized university having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level.

1-Year Experience must be required.

 

Job Code

09 10

Name

Law Officer (Scale II) Chartered Accountant (Scale II)

Age Limits

Min- 21 Years, Max-40 Years Min- 21 Years Max-35 Years

Qualification

A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB)

3 years experience of practice at Bar or Judicial service and/or Law Officer in the Legal Dept. of a reputed Bank or the Central/State Government or of a Public Sector Undertaking with practice at Bar.

They must have passed the final examination for Chartered Accountants

 

Job Code

11

Name

Finance Executive (Scale II)

Age Limits

Min- 25 Years, Max-35 Years

Qualification

MBA/PGDBM (Finance) from a recognized university / AICTE-approved Institution.

Minimum experience of 3 years in the area of Credit Appraisal of industrial projects in Financial Institutions/ Banks

 

IBPS Specialist Officer Exam 2024 Syllabus

IBPS Specialist Officer Exam consists of questions from the following subjects:

English Language

General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry 

Professional Knowledge Reasoning Ability

 

IBPS Specialist Officer Exam 2024 Pattern

The pattern of Examination for Law Officer- Scale I & II & Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I

Subjects

Reasoning English Language General Awareness with special
reference to Banking Industry
Professional Knowledge Total
No. of Questions
50 50

50

50 200
Marks 50 25

75

50 200
Duration

120 Min

The pattern of Examination for-

  • IT Officer Scales I & II
  • Agriculture Field Officer Scale I
  • HR/ Personnel Officer Scale I
  • Marketing Officer Scale I
  • Technical Officer Scale I
  • Chartered Accountants Scale-II & Finance Executive Scale-II

Subjects

Reasoning English Language Quantitative Aptitude Professional Knowledge Total
No. of Questions

50

50 50 50 200
Marks

50

25 75 50 200
Duration

120 Min

Note: There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty to arrive at the corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

 

IBPS Specialist Officer CWE Standardized Scores 

  • The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will first be normalized using the equi-percentile method.
  • Normalized scores may subsequently be standardized by the linear conversion method. 
  • If the standard score obtained is in a fraction, the marks obtained will be rounded off to the nearest integer, i.e. if a fraction is 0.50 or more, it will be rounded off to the next higher integer.

IBPS Specialist Officer CWE Cut-Off Score 

Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standard score in each of the tests as well as on the Total Weighted Standard Score to be called for an interview. The cut-off points to qualify in each of the tests will be decided based on the average (Average – ¼ Standard Deviation for General category candidates and Average – ¾ Standard Deviation for Reserved Category candidates). Mere passing in individual tests may not be sufficient as candidates should also score sufficiently high on Total in order of merit to be called for an interview. A candidate should qualify both in the CWE and interview for being considered for appointment in vacancies announced and anticipated by Participating Banks.

 

How to Apply for IBPS Specialist Officer Combined Written Exam 2024?

Candidates are advised to apply for only one post. The applications of candidates applying for more than one post and multiple applications for a single post will be summarily rejected.

Aspiring candidates can apply Online only within the specified dates and no other mode of application will be accepted.

Pre-Requisites for Applying Online

Before applying online, candidates should:

  • Scan their photograph and signature ensuring that both the photograph and signature adhere to the required specifications as given in Annexure-II to this Advertisement.
  • Keep the necessary details/documents ready if desired to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges (In case of Offline Payment i.e., CBS candidates have to apply online.
  • Obtain a fee payment challan and then remit the necessary application fees/ intimation charges).
  • Have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results of this round of CWE. IBPS may send call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, a candidate should share with/mention e-mail ID to/of any other person. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID before applying on-line and must maintain that email account.

Procedure for applying online

  • Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “Common Written Examination” and then click on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CWE- Specialist Officers (CWE-SPL-II) to open the On-Line Application Form.
  • Candidates will have to enter their basic details and upload them to the online application form. Candidates are required to upload their photograph and signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature.

 

IBPS Specialist Officer Combined Written Exam 2024 Fees

Category

Fees

For SC / ST / PWD candidates

Rs. 100/- 

For all other candidates

Rs. 600/- 

Note: Bank Transaction charges for Offline/ Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.

Mode of Payment

Candidates have the option of making the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges either through the ONLINE mode or the OFFLINE mode:

  • Payment of fees/ intimation charges via the ONLINE MODE
  • Payment of fees/ intimation charges via OFFLINE MODE (at counters of specified Bank branches)

Fee Payment: Fee payment will be accepted at the CBS branches of the designated banks from the 2nd working day after registration and can be made within three working days. A system-generated fee payment challan will be used for depositing fees. Once the fee has been paid, the registration process is completed.

Candidates will receive registration confirmation by SMS/ e-mail after two working days from the date of payment of fees/ intimation charges. Please ensure to furnish the correct Mobile number/ e-mail address to receive the registration confirmation.

Note: There is also a provision to reprint the submitted application containing fee details, three days after fee payment.

 

IBPS Specialist Officer CWE Exam 2022 Centres

  • Allahabad, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad
  • Bhopal, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar
  • Chennai, Coimbatore, Chandigarh
  • Dehradun
  • Guwahati
  • Hyderabad
  • Indore
  • Jaipur, Jammu
  • Kochi, Kolkata
  • Lucknow
  • Mumbai, Madurai
  • Nagpur, New Delhi
  • Pune, Patna, Panaji, Puducherry
  • Ranchi, Raipur
  • Siliguri, Shimla
  • Thiruvananthapuram
  • Varanasi, Vadodara, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam

 

IBPS Specialist Officer Combined Written Exam 2024 Contact Details

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
IBPS House, 90 Feet, D.P. Road
Near Thakur Polytechnic
Off. Western Express Highway, P. B. No. 8587
Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400 101, INDIA
Toll-free Helpline Number for Candidate Queries:  1800 222 366
(Available from 09:30 AM to 06:00 PM)
Fax:  91-22-2854 2076.