IBPS SO Eligibility 2021: Check IBPS SO Nationality, Education Qualification & Age Limit.

The IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection) conducts a Common Written Exam (CWE) every year for recruiting entrants for the post of SO. The entrants aiming for the IBPS SO post must be well aware of the IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2021. The IBPS SO Exam Pattern and IBPS SO Exam Syllabus must also be checked by the entrants so that they can prepare properly for the exams. The entrants must also achieve the IBPS SO Cut Off Marks set by the IBPS. To apply online for the IBPS SO Exam, the entrants must visit the Official Website of IBPS and fill in the IBPS SO Application Form. The IBPS SO Exam 2021 is a competitive exam conducted every year with the aim of recruiting new and young minds. The IBPS SO has several posts which have specific eligibility criteria that are explained in detail in the IBPS SO Eligibility 2021. the IBPS SO Eligibility 2021 is set by the IBPS itself every year.

IBPS SO Important Dates:

IBPS SO Recruitment 2021	IMP DATES
REG. of IBPS SO Exam	NOV, 2021
IBPS SO Prelims Exam	26.12.20 to 27.12.20
IBPS SO Mains Exam	30.01.21

 

Posts Offered by IBPS SO:

The entrants must be well known about the posts offered by IBPS SO:

1. T. Officer (Scale I)
2. Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
3. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
4. Law Officer (Scale I)
5. Hr/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
6. Marketing Officer (Scale I)

IBPS SO Eligibility 2021:

The IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2021 has three aspects; Nationality, Age Limit and Educational Qualification. Find the details below:

IBPS SO Eligibility 2021- Nationality/ Citizenship:

An entrant must be the fol. to be eligible to appear for the IBPS SO Exam.

• An Indian Citizen or,
• A sub. of Nepal or,
• A sub. of Bhutan or,
• A Tibetan Refugee who arrived in India before 01.01.1962 with the intention of permanent residence in India or,
• 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 permanent residence in India provided that the entrant belonging to the above categories shall have a person in whose favour a cert. has been issued by the Govt. of India.

 

IBPS SO Eligibility 2021- AGE:

The min. age criteria of an entrant for applying in the IBPS SO Exam is 20yrs. and the max. is 30yrs.
i.e., an entrant must not have been born before 02.11.1989 or after 01.11.1999 (both dates inclusive).

IBPS SO Eligibility 2021- Age Relaxation:

The upper limit age relaxation for the reserved entrants is applicable as below:

• SC/ST: 5yrs
• OBC: 3yrs
• PWD: 10yrs
• Ex-servicemen: 5yrs
• Persons domiciled in Jammu and Kashmir: 5yrs (During 01.01.80 – 31.12.89)
• Persons affected by 1984 riots: 5 years.

 

IBPS SO Eligibility 2021- Educational Qualifications:

Post Name	Qualification
It Officer (Scale I)	4yr Eng./Tech. Deg. in Comp. Sc./ IT/Comp. App./Elec. And Comm. Eng./Elec. And Telecomm. /Elec. and Instr. PG in electronics/electric and Telecomm. /Electronics and instrumentation/comp. sc./IT/Comp. App. Or grad. having passed DOEACC” B” Level.
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)	4yr. deg. grad. in Agriculture/Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/Veterinary Sc./Dairy Sc./Fishery Sc./Pisciculture/Agri. Marketing and Cooperation/cooperation and Banking/Agro-Forestry/Forestry/Agricultural Biotechnology/Food Sc./Agriculture Business Mgmt./Food Tech./Dairy Tech./Agricultural Eng.
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	PG Deg. in Hindi with Eng. as a sub. at the deg. (grad.) level or PG Deg. in Sanskrit with Eng. and Hindi sub. at the deg. (Grad.) level.
Law Officer	A Bach. Deg. in Law (LLB) as an advocate with Bar Council
Hr/Personnel Officer	Grad. and 2yr. Full-Time PG Deg. or 2yr. Full-Time PG Diploma in Personnel Mgmt./Industrial Relations/HR/HRD/Social Work/Labour Law
Marketing Officer	Grad. and 2yr. Full-time MMS (Marketing)/2yr. Full-time MBA (Marketing)/2yr. PGDA/PGDBM/PGPM/PGDM with Spec. in Marketing – Full-Time.

NOTE: In the case of dual specialization, one of the specialized fields should be in the preferred field. Entrants having PG Deg. (MMS/MBA)/PG Diploma 2 specializations are not applicable. Entrants must recheck that they are eligible according to the standards of IBPS. The IBPS or participating organizations will not consider any equivalent educational qualification.

For the post other than IT OFFICER SCALE I: entrants should have Certificate/Diploma/Deg. in Comp. Op./Lang. or should have studied Comp./IT as one of the subjects in High School/College/Institute.

 

IBPS SO Participating Organizations:

The organization participating in IBPS SO are as follows:

• Allahabad Bank
• Andhra Bank
• Canara Bank
• Bank of India
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Central Bank of India
• Bank of Baroda
• Corporation Bank
• Dena Bank
• IDBI Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
• Punjab National Bank
• Punjab and Sind Bank
• Syndicate Bank
• UCO Bank
• United Bank of India
• Vijaya Bank
• Union Bank of India
• Indian Bank

 

Steps to Fill IBPS SO Application Form:

The first step is to open the Official Website of IBPS SO. Then the entrant will have to search for the IBPS SO Exam 2021 on the homepage. The entrant must click on the notifications and read properly. The next step is to click on Apply Online. The entrant will then have to create a new reg. id and password and then log in. Moving on, the entrant will have to upload the scanned doc. The entrant must pay the IBPS SO Application Fee. The next step will be to submit the IBPS SO Application Form after rechecking the form a few times as mistakes will cause trouble for the entrants. And, the last step is to take out a printout of the IBPS SO Application Form.

IBPS SO Application Fee:

The IBPS SO Application Fee for the Gen. category is Rs.600 and for the others (SC/ST/OBC/PWD) is Rs.100. The payment of the IBPS SO Application Fee is compulsory otherwise; the IBPS SO Application Form will not be submitted.

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