IBPS SO Notification 2025 PDF: Release Date, Recruitment Details

The Institute of Banking & Personnel Selection will released the IBPS SO Notification PDF in August 2025. It is a great opportunity for those aspirants who wish to have a career in the public sector banks. IBPS SO recruitment 2025 notification pdf selects candidates for various Specialist Officer posts such as 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 IBPS SO apply online 2025 last date, educational qualification, age limit, eligibility criteria, etc.

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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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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 Notification 2025 PDF - Eligibility Criteria

The IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria depends on three factors mentioned below

• Nationality

• Age Limit

• Educational Qualification

These are the 3 main eligibility factors as per the ibps.in IBPS SO.

Nationality

To apply for the IBPS SO exam, a candidate must be either –

(i) a Citizen of India or

(ii) a subject of Nepal or

(iii) a subject of Bhutan or

(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

As per the IBPS SO notification 2025 pdf, a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

IBPS SO Notification 2025 PDF - Age Limit

The IBPS SO age limit is mentioned below:

• Minimum Age - 20 years

• Maximum Age - 30 years

There are upper age limit relaxation for various categories is applicable as given in the IBPS SO notification 2025 pdf.

IBPS SO Educational Qualification

Refer to the post wise IBPS SO educational qualification to apply for the ibps.in IBPS SO notification 2025 pdf:

IBPS SO Educational Qualification 2025: IT Officer – Scale 1

• 4 year Engineering/ Technology 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 OR
• Graduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ leve

IBPS SO Educational Qualification 2025: Agricultural Field Officer – Scale 1

• 4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture / Fisheries Engineering

IBPS SO Educational Qualification 2025: Rajbhasha Adhikari – Scale 1

• Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR
• Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.

IBPS SO Educational Qualification 2025: Law Officer – Scale 1

• A bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council

IBPS SO Educational Qualification 2025: HR/Personnel Officer – Scale 1

• Graduate and Two Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law.

IBPS SO Educational Qualification 2025: Marketing Officer – Scale 1

• Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing.

NOTE - For posts other than IT Officer Scale I: Candidates should have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/ Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/ College/ Institute.

IBPS SO Notification 2025 PDF - Credit History

As per the IBPS SO notification 2025 pdf,

• The candidate applying shall ensure that, they maintain a healthy Credit history at the time of joining of participating banks. The minimum credit score will be as per the policy of Participating Banks, amended from time to time.
• Those candidates whose CIBIL status has not been updated before the date of joining, have to either get the CIBIL status updated or produce the NOCs from lender to the effect that there is no outstanding with respect to the accounts adversely reflected in the CIBIL, failing which the letter of offer may be withdrawn / cancelled. The final discretion in this regard remains with the allotted Bank.

NOTE: Candidates with no bank account shall not be required to produce the CIBIL status. CIBIL Score requirement is not a pre-condition to apply.

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.

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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

Exam Pattern

Here we have given the updated IBPS SO notification 2025 exam pattern for prelims & mains. There will be a penalty for wrong answers for the objective-type questions. There will be a negative marking of 1/4th or 0.25 marks for every wrong answer marked by the aspirants.

Prelims Exam Pattern

Check the post wise prelims exam pattern here.

Mains Exam Pattern

Check the post wise mains exam pattern as per the IBPS SO Notification 2025 PDF.

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

Here are some FAQs regarding the IBPS SO notification 2025 pdf.

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

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

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

IBPS SO apply online 2025 last date will be announced.