IBPS SO Syllabus 2021, Detailed Exam Pattern & Syllabus

IBPS SO Syllabus- Exam Summary

Particular

Details

Exam Conducting Authority

Institute of Banking & Personnel Selection, IBPS

Exam Name

IBPS SO 2021

Examination Mode

Online

Duration

Prelims- 120 minutes 

Mains- 45 minutes/60 minutes

Selection Process

Prelims-Mains-Interview

Negative Marking

 ¼th mark

Official Website

ibps.in

 

IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2021

IBPS SO 2021 Exam will be conducted in the following three phases: Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam and Interview Process. It is mandatory for every applicant to clear all levels of examination to get selected to the post of Specialist Officer in multiple Public Sector Banks participating in IBPS SO 2021.

IBPS SO Syllabus & Exam Pattern: Important Points

IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Pattern

For post of law officer & Rajsabha Adhikari

S No

Section

No. of Questions

Total Marks

Duration

1.

Reasoning

50

50

40 minutes

2.

English Language

50

25

40 minutes

3.

General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry

50

50

40 minutes

 

Total

150

125

 

For other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I

S No

Section

No. of Questions

Total Marks

Duration

1.

Reasoning

50

50

40 minutes

2.

English Language

50

25

40 minutes

3.

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

40 minutes

 

Total

150

125

 

IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern

For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

Name of Test

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

Medium of Exam

Duration

Professional Knowledge

60

60

English & Hindi

45 minutes

For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari

Name of Test

Number 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

IBPS SO 2021 Interview Process

Candidates who qualify the Mains Exam will be finally called for the Interview Process by IBPS. It is really important for candidates to fare well in the Interview Process as the final selection of a candidate is based on how he/she fares in this final round of the IBPS SO Recruitment Process.

IBPS SO Syllabus 2021

To ace IBPS SO 2021 exam, it is really necessary to know the detailed IBPS SO Syllabus. Candidates must master the general sections of reasoning, quants and English as well as the Professional Knowledge Subjects to fare well in the upcoming IBPS SO 2021 Exam. Let’s have a look at the syllabus of IBPS SO 2021 Exam:

IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Syllabus

IBPS SO Preliminary Exam is the primary selection round of IBPS SO 2021 Exam. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam are eligible to appear for the mains exam. The Preliminary Exam of IBPS SO 2021 comprises of three major sections: Reasoning, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude / General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry (For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari).

 

Reasoning

English Language

Quantitative Aptitude

General Awareness

  1. Seating Arrangements

  2. Puzzles

  3. Inequalities

  4. Syllogism

  5. Input-Output

  6. Data Sufficiency

  7. Blood Relations

  8. Order and Ranking

  9. Alphanumeric Series

  10. Distance and Direction

  11. Verbal Reasoning

  1. Cloze Test

  2. Reading Comprehension

  3. Spotting Errors

  4. Sentence Improvement

  5. Sentence Correction

  6. Para Jumbles

  7. Fill in the Blanks Para/Sentence Completion

  1. Number Series

  2. Data Interpretation

  3. Simplification/ Approximation

  4. Quadratic Equation

  5. Data Sufficiency

  6. Mensuration

  7. Average

  8. Profit and Loss Ratio

  9. Proportion Work,

  10. Time and Energy

  11. Time and Distance

  12. Probability

  13. Relations

  14. Simple and Compound Interest

  15. Permutation and Combination

  1. Current Affairs 

  2. Banking Awareness

  3. GK Updates

  4. Currencies

  5. Important Places

  6. Books and Authors 

  7. Awards

  8. Headquarters

  9. Prime Minister Schemes

  10. Important Days

 

Professional Knowledge Syllabus

IT Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

Marketing Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

Law Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus

  1. Database Management System

  2. Data Communication and Networking

  3. Operating System

  4. Software Engineering

  5. Data Structure

  6. Computer Organization and Microprocessor

  7. Object Oriented Programming

  1. Basics of Crop production

  2. Horticulture

  3. Seed Science

  4. Agronomy and Irrigation

  5. Agricultural Economies

  6. Agricultural Practices

  7. Soil resources

  8. Animal Husbandry

  9. Agroforestry

  10. Ecology

  11. Government Schemes

  1. Basics of Marketing Management

  2. Brand Management

  3. Advertising

  4. PR

  5. Sales

  6. Retail

  7. Business Ethics

  8. Market Segmentation

  9. Market research and forecasting demand

  10. Product Life Cycle

  11. Corporate Social Responsibility

  12. Service Marketing

  13. Marketing Strategies

  1. Banking Regulations

  2. Compliance and Legal Aspects

  3. Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange

  4. Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act

  5. Consumer Protection Act

  6. SARFAES

  7. Banking Ombudsman Scheme

  8. Laws and Actions with the direct link to Banking Sector

  9. Bankers Book Evidence Act

  10. DRT Act

  1. Human Resource Development

  2. Business policy and strategic analysis

  3. Transnational Analysis

  4. Training and Development

  5. Recruitment and Selection

  6. Rewards and Recognition

  7. Industrial Relations

  8. Business Policy and Strategic Analysis

  9. Grievance and Conflict Management

  10. Performance Management and Appraisal