IBPS SO Notification 2025 PDF: Release Date, Apply Online Dates, Recruitment Details

The Institute of Banking & Personnel Selection will release the IBPS SO Notification PDF in June 2025. It is a great opportunity for those aspirants who wish to have a career in the public sector banks. IBPS SO recruitment 2025 selects candidates for various Specialist Officer posts, including Agriculture Field Officer, IT Officer, Marketing Officer, Law Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, and HR/Personnel Officer. The selection process as per the IBPS SO notification 2025 pdf will be in three stages - prelims, mains, and interview. THE IBPS SO apply online 2025 link will be provided here after the notification release. Scroll down the complete article to know more about the recruitment process, educational qualification, age limit, eligibility criteria, etc.

  • According to the revised calendar, the IBPS SO Prelims will be held on August 30, 2025.
  • The Mains exam date is 9th November 2025.

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IBPS SO Notification 2025 PDF Download Link

In the ibps.in IBPS SO notification 2025 pdf, you can check the complete details of the recruitment process. Starting from the selection process, you can know full details regarding the exam dates, exam pattern, vacancy, application online process, application fee, etc. As per the eligibility criteria given in the IBPS SO notification 2025 pdf, apply for the post you wish before the last date.

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IBPS SO Notification 2025 Release Date

Check IBPS SO notification 2025 pdf release date here. As per the calendar, they have announced the exam dates for both the prelims and mains stages. Candidates start practice and complete the preparation much before the IBPS SO examination.

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Events

Dates

IBPS SO Notification 2025 pdf date

June 2025

IBPS SO apply online 2025 Start Date

to be announced

IBPS SO apply online 2025 Last Date

to be announced

Prelims Exam

30.8.2025

Mains Exam

9.11.2025

Interview

to be announced

Provisional Allotment

to be announced

 

Vacancy

The IBPS SO vacancies will be announced in the official recruitment notice. In that recruitment notice, candidates can check the bank-wise vacancies. Also, you can refer to the IBPS SO vacancy category wise.

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IBPS SO Participating Banks

Check the list of IBPS SO participating banks. The public sector banks given in the table are the list of IBPS SO participating banks. In the application form, candidates should choose the preference order from this IBPS SO participating banks list.

IBPS SO Participating Banks 2025 List

Bank of Baroda

Punjab National Bank

Canara Bank

Union Bank of India

Indian Overseas Bank

Bank of Maharashtra

UCO Bank

Indian Bank

Bank of India

Punjab & Sind Bank

Central Bank of India

 

 

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility factors are given here:

  1. Nationality
  2. Age Limit - Minimum Age is 20 years & Maximum Age is 30 years
  3. Educational Qualification - Varies as per the discipline.
  4. Credit History

To know all this key info regarding the nationality criteria, age relaxation, post-wise qualification, etc, check the link given below

Check IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria - Full Details on Age Relaxation, Qualification, etc.

IBPS SO Apply Online 2025 Link

The first and foremost step to apply for the exam is to fill out the IBPS SO Apply Online 2025 Form. There are two steps to complete this application process which are Online Registration and the Online Application Process. In the first place, aspirants should have an active email ID and mobile no. It will be used to receive details or information related to the exam.

IBPS SO Apply Online 2025 Link (Inactive)

IBPS SO Application Fee 2025

SC/ST/PWBD candidates

Rs. 175/-

Other Category

Rs. 850 /-

 

Salary

The IBPS SO gross salary can be checked in the link given below. In the IBPS SO salary, various allowances and perks are included. Click the link given below to know complete details regarding the IBPS SO salary.

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IBPS SO Selection Process

The IBPS SO selection process will take place in 3 stages:

  • Prelims

  • Mains

  • Interview

 

Prelims Exam Pattern

Check the post wise prelims exam pattern here. 1/4th of the marks assigned to the question will be deducted as a penalty for each wrong answer.

Prelims Pattern for Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

Section Name

No of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

English Language

50

25

40 minutes

Reasoning

50

50

40 minutes

General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry

50

50

40 minutes

Total

150

125

120 minutes

 

 

Prelims Pattern for IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

Section Name

No of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

English Language

50

25

40 minutes

Reasoning

50

50

40 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

40 minutes

Total

150

125

120 minutes

 

Mains Exam Pattern

Check the post wise mains exam pattern as per the IBPS SO Notification 2025 PDF.  For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

Mains Pattern for Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer

Section Name

No of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

Professional Knowledge

60

60

45 minutes

 

 

Mains Pattern for Rajbhasha Adhikari

Section Name

No of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

Professional Knowledge (Objective)

45

60

30 minutes

Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)

2

30 minutes

 

Syllabus

Refer to the IBPS SO Syllabus for both Prelims and Mains exam mentioned below in the following link. Check the link and make a note of all the exam preparation topics for the prelims and the mains stages.

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Cut off

IBPS SO Cut-off releases after every round of the exam are completed. The candidates have to secure more than or equal to the cut-off of every stage of the exam in order to be selected for further rounds of the selection process. The cutoff is one of the important aspects of the selection of candidates. The candidates will be able to check their qualification status for the next round with the help of the cut-off.

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FAQs

Q. What is the IBPS SO notification 2025 pdf expected date?

The official IBPS SO notification pdf is expected in June 2025.

Q. What is the IBPS SO apply online 2025 last date?

IBPS SO apply online last date will be announced soon.

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