Bank SO is a specialist officer of a bank who are specialized in their respective field. There are total of 6 types of specialist officer in a bank i.e. IT Officer, Law Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Marketing as well as Human Resource Officer. Let us Know more about IBPS SO recruitment and New Exam Pattern. Specialist Officers are always posted in Regional/Circle office or in Zonal Office. Some of the advantages of Specialist Officers:
- Specialist Officers are free from general banking works
- There are no customer dealings. They do not have to interact with general public
- They are more respected than bank PO and Clerk and receive a bit more salary than that of bank PO
Apart from private banks, there are three types of SO exams in India
- IBPS SO
- SBI SO
- IBPS RRB SO
IBPS SO
Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection conducts specialist Officers exam every year in the months of December and January. The minimum age of an individual should be 20 years and maximum age should be 30 years
| IBPS SO Important dates | |
| Online Application begins | November (every year usually) |
| IBPS SO Preliminary Examination | December (every year usually) |
| IBPS SO Main Examination | January (every year usually) |
| Interview | February/March(every year usually) |
| IBPS SO Final Result | 1st April (every year usually) |
Eligibility Require
| S. No. | Post | Educational Qualification |
| 1. | I.T. Officer (Scale I) | 1)Four years of engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR 2) Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR Graduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam |
| 2. | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) | 4 years graduation degree in agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ dairy Science/ Agricultural engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing and cooperation/ Co-Operation and Banking/ Agro-Forestry |
| 3. | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Post Graduate in Hindi with English as a subject at the graduation or degree level OR Post-Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject at graduation level |
| 4. | Law Officer (Scale I) | A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| 5. | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | Graduate and Full Time Post Graduate Degree or Full-time Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relation/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labour Law |
| 6. | Marketing Officer (Scale I) | Graduate and Full-Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing |
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Pattern for Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 min |
| General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 min |
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Pattern for others
| Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 min |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 min |
IBPS SO Mains Exam pattern for all officers other than Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 min |
IBPS SO Mains Exam pattern for Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge(Objective) | 45 | 60 | 30 min |
| Professional Knowledge(Descriptive) | 2 | 30 min |
State Bank of India Specialist Officer
State Bank of India is a largest Public Sector Ban of India which conducts Specialist Officer Exams every year. There are no post for fresher like in IBPS SO. Every post in State Bank of India requires an experience of at least 2 years. Kindly find the list of SBI SO exam here
Generally SBI Specialist Officers exam consists of three stages Prelims, Mains and an Interview
SBI SO Preliminary examination paper pattern
| Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| English language | 35 | 35 |
Total Time duration is 90 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 |
SBI SO Mains examination paper pattern
| Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration | |
| Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 | 45 minutes | |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts Regional Rural Bank Specialist Officer exam every year. This exam is easy as compared to IBPS and SBI Specialist Officer exams. Minimum age of an individual should be 21 years and maximum age should be 32 years. There is no scale I post like in IBPS SO. IBPS RRB conducts exam for specialist officers only for scale II and scale III.
IBPS RRB SO Paper Pattern: There is only single paper for this exam
Salary Packages- In hand salary of an IBPS SO is Rs. 36,500/- and that of SBI SO is Rs. 42,200/-. The in hand salary of an IBPS RRB SO is a bit less that these two i.e. Rs. 33,500/-. The mentioned salaries in IBPS depends upon the bank and city living
That’s all for Bank PO Salary, Syllabus & Eligibility in different public sector banks as well as in State Bank of India. Hope your have understood better. Thanks for visiting us !