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IBPS SO

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Common Written Examination for Specialist Officers

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Syllabus of IBPS SO Exam

  • Reasoning AbilityInequality syllogisms, Seating arrangement puzzles, Sufficiency Problems, Input and Output of data, Order and Ranking problems, Blood relations, Verbal Reasoning, Alphanumerics, Distance and Direction
  • Quantitative AptitudeApproximation and Interpretation of Data, Number Series simplifications, Data Sufficiency, Quadratic Equations, Averages, Mensuration, Ratio and Proportion, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Work, Time, Partnership,Distance, Probability.
  • General English: Reading, Comprehension, Close tests, Sentence Improvement/correction, Spotting Errors, Filling in the blanks, Unscrambling of Paragraphs, Sentence completion
  • General Awareness: Prime minister’s schemes, Questions on books and their authors, Currencies, Important Places, Current Affairs and Banking Awareness Topics, Awards, Headquarters, 

Exam Pattern of IBPS SO Exam:
The exam pattern of IBPS SO Rajshabha Adhikari and Law officer:

Name of subjects Questions  Marks  Duration 
English Language 50 50 40 minutes
Reasoning  50 25 40 minutes
General Awareness with Special reference 50 50 40 minutes
Total  150 125 Two hours

 

IBPS SO IT, Personeel/ HR and Marketing officer

 

Name of subjects Questions  Marks  Duration 
English Language 50 50 40 minutes
Reasoning  50 25 40 minutes
General Awareness with Special reference 50 50 40 minutes
Total  150 125 Two hours

 

IBPS SO mains exam pattern

Test name Total questions Maximum marks Duration
Professional knowledge 60 60 45 minutes

FAQ

Ques: What is the preparation strategy a candidate need to follow?
Ans:
Follow the below preparation tips for IBPS SO exam:

  • Gather all related syllabus from the official website
  • Prepare the strict timetable to cover all the syllabus
  • Solve previous year sample as well as mock papers
  • Read newspapers and journals to build strong general awareness

 

Ques: What are the best books for IBPS So preparation 2022?
Ans:

  • Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
  • Analytical Reasoning
  • Kiran’s IBPS specialist officers
  • Essential English Grammar with answers
  • Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive exam by RS Agarwal
  • Lucent’s GK

 

Ques: What are the participating banks of IBPS SO?
Ans:

  • Bank of India
  • UCO Bank
  • Canara Bank
  • BOB
  • Indian Bank
  • Central Bank of India
  • Union Bank of India
  • Bank of Maharashtra
  • Punjab national bank

 

Ques: When the application form available for IBPS SO?
Ans:
From the first week of November the application form will be available.

 

Ques: How to get the admit card of IBPS SO?
Ans:
Applicants can download their admit card of IBPS SO from the official website.

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