IBPS SO 2025 Exam Pattern
Before planning to appear for the IBPS SO examination this year, one must have a clear idea about the exam pattern of the IBPS PO prelims & mains exam. So, here we are with the detailed exam pattern.
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern
For the posts of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 mins |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 mins |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 mins |
Total | 150 | 125 | |
For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer
Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 mins |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 mins |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 mins |
Total | 150 | 125 | |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing the minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. An adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by IBPS, depending upon requirement,s will be shortlisted for the Online Main Examination.
IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern
For the Posts of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 mins |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | 30 mins |
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | 30 mins |
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations)
There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. 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 a penalty to arrive at a corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.