IBPS SO 2025 Notification Out for 1007 Vacancies – Apply Online

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) Recruitment 2025 for 1007 posts of SO. Candidates with Any Graduate, B.Sc, B.Tech/B.E, LLB, M.A, M.Arch, M.E/M.Tech, MBA/PGDM, PG Diploma, PGDBM, PGDBA Can Apply Online. The online application opens on 01-07-2025, and closes on 21-07-2025.

The posts under Specialist Officer posts are mentioned below:

  1. Agriculture Field Officer
  2. Marketing Officer (Scale I)
  3. HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
  4. IT Officer (Scale I)
  5. Law Officer (Scale I)
  6. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)

BPS SO Recruitment 2025- Overview

OrganisationInstitute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
CadreSpecialist Officer (SO)
PostsAgriculture Field Officer (AFO), HR/Personnel, IT Officer, Law Officer, Marketing, Rajbhasha
Exam LevelNational
Vacancy1007
Participating Banks11
Registration Dates1st to 21st July 2025
IBPS SO Recruitment ProcessPrelims, Main Exams, Interview
Education QualificationGraduates or relevant degree
Age Limit20 years to 28 years
Application FeeSC/ST/PWD- Rs.175 General and Others- Rs. 850
IBPS Official Websitewww.ibps.in

IMPORTANT DATES

ActivityTentative Dates
Online Registration including Edit/Modification of Application01 July 2025 to 21 July 2025
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)01 July 2025 to 21 July 2025
Download of Call Letters for Online Preliminary ExamAugust 2025
Online Examination – PreliminaryAugust 2025
Result of Online Preliminary ExaminationSeptember 2025
Download of Call Letters for Online Main ExaminationSeptember / October 2025
Online Examination – MainNovember 2025
Declaration of Result – Main ExaminationNovember 2025
Conduct of InterviewDecember 2025 / January 2026
Provisional AllotmentJanuary / February 2026

IBPS SO Vacancy 2025- Post Details

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has announced a total of 1007 vacancies for the recruitment of Specialist Officer posts. Under the SO posts, candidates will be recruited for Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I), IT Officer (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), and Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) posts/. Check Category-wise and post-wise IBPS SO Vacancy 2025 details from the table below. 

IBPS SO Vacancy 2025
PostsSCSTOBCEWSURVacancies
Agriculture Field Officer (AFO)46238213128310
HR/Personnel1021610
IT Officer3014532086203
Law Officer731452756
Marketing52269435143350
Rajbhasha1031973978
Total14669264814291007

BPS SO 2025 Eligibility Criteria

NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIP: 

A candidate must be either – 

  1. a Citizen of India or 
  2. a subject of Nepal or
  3. a subject of Bhutan or
  4. a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or 
  5. 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,  provided that a candidate belonging to categories 2, 3, 4 & 5 above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

AGE (AS ON 01.07.2025) 

Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years

 i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1995 and not later than 01.07.2005 (both dates inclusive).

Relaxation of Upper age limit
CategoryAge Relaxation
Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST)5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC – Non-creamy layer)3 years
Persons with Benchmark Disability (as per The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016)10 years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs with at least 5 years military service and released on completion of assignment (not due to misconduct, inefficiency, or disability)5 years

IBPS SO Educational Qualifications

IBPS SO recruits candidates for various posts like that of I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer etc. 

Name of the PostEducational Qualification
I.T. Officer (Scale I)1)Four years engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR 2) Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR Graduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)4 years graduation degree in agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ dairy Science/ Agricultural engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing and cooperation/ Co-Operation and Banking/ Agro-Forestry
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)Post Graduate in Hindi with English as a subject at the graduation or degree level OR Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject at graduation level
Law Office (Scale I)A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)Graduate and Full Time Post Graduate Degree or Full time Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relation/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labour Law
Marketing Officer (Scale I)Graduate and Full-Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing

IBPS SO 2025 Application Fee

Candidates can make the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode only. Candidates must keep the necessary details/ documents ready to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges.

CategoryApplication Fee
SC/ST/PWDRs.175/- (Intimation Charges only)
General and OthersRs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

IBPS SO Recruitment 2025 Selection Process

The IBPS SO Recruitment process to select Specialist officers through IBPS SO 2025 is done in three phases:

1. Online Preliminary Exam

2. Online Mains Exam

3. Interview Process

A candidate must qualify for both the preliminary exam and the main exam to proceed to the interview round. The candidates selected after the interview round are given the appointment let

HOW TO APPLY

Application Mode

Candidates can apply online only and no other mode of application will be accepted.

Step-by-Step Procedure to Apply Online

  1. Candidates are first required to go to the official IBPS website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “CRP SPL” and then click on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP- SPECIALIST OFFICERS (CRP SPL-XV)” to open the Online Application Form.
  2. New Registration
    • Click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION”
    • Enter basic details
    • System will generate a Provisional Registration Number & Password
    • Note it down and also check SMS/Email for the same
    • You can reopen the application using these credentials to edit data before submission
  3. Upload Required Documents
    • Photograph
    • Signature
    • Left thumb impression
    • Handwritten declaration
    • SSC/SSLC/10th standard certificate
    • Candidates will also be required to capture and upload their live photograph through webcam or mobile phone during the registration process.
  4. Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained. Prior to submission of the online application candidates are advised to use the “SAVE AND NEXT” facility to verify the details in the online application form and modify the same if required. No change is permitted after clicking on COMPLETE REGISTRATION Button. Visually Impaired candidates are responsible for carefully verifying/ getting the details filled in, in the online application form properly verified and ensuring that the same are correct prior to submission as no change is possible after submission.
  5. DigiLocker Integration
    • Candidates may voluntarily share their documents and data (like Aadhaar, Educational Qualifications, etc.) via DigiLocker.

Important Links

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