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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:
- Agriculture Field Officer
- Marketing Officer (Scale I)
- HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
- IT Officer (Scale I)
- Law Officer (Scale I)
- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
BPS SO Recruitment 2025- Overview
| Organisation | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Cadre | Specialist Officer (SO) |
| Posts | Agriculture Field Officer (AFO), HR/Personnel, IT Officer, Law Officer, Marketing, Rajbhasha |
| Exam Level | National |
| Vacancy | 1007 |
| Participating Banks | 11 |
| Registration Dates | 1st to 21st July 2025 |
| IBPS SO Recruitment Process | Prelims, Main Exams, Interview |
| Education Qualification | Graduates or relevant degree |
| Age Limit | 20 years to 28 years |
| Application Fee | SC/ST/PWD- Rs.175 General and Others- Rs. 850 |
| IBPS Official Website | www.ibps.in |
IMPORTANT DATES
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| Online Registration including Edit/Modification of Application | 01 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 Exam | August 2025 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | August 2025 |
| Result of Online Preliminary Examination | September 2025 |
| Download of Call Letters for Online Main Examination | September / October 2025 |
| Online Examination – Main | November 2025 |
| Declaration of Result – Main Examination | November 2025 |
| Conduct of Interview | December 2025 / January 2026 |
| Provisional Allotment | January / 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 | ||||||
| Posts | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Vacancies |
| Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) | 46 | 23 | 82 | 13 | 128 | 310 |
| HR/Personnel | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| IT Officer | 30 | 14 | 53 | 20 | 86 | 203 |
| Law Officer | 7 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 56 |
| Marketing | 52 | 26 | 94 | 35 | 143 | 350 |
| Rajbhasha | 10 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 39 | 78 |
| Total | 146 | 69 | 264 | 81 | 429 | 1007 |
BPS SO 2025 Eligibility Criteria
NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIP:
A candidate must be either –
- a Citizen of India or
- a subject of Nepal or
- a subject of Bhutan or
- a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling 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 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
| Category | Age 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 Post | Educational 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.
| Category | Application Fee |
| SC/ST/PWD | Rs.175/- (Intimation Charges only) |
| General and Others | Rs. 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- DigiLocker Integration
- Candidates may voluntarily share their documents and data (like Aadhaar, Educational Qualifications, etc.) via DigiLocker.
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