ibps so prelims (2022) Section Wise syllabus and exam pattern analysis
IBPS "SO" Prelims Examination 2022-23
COMMON RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR SPECIALIST OFFICERS IN PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS
Exam Pattern, Syllabus, and Subject-Wise Practice Question/ Answer Sets:
The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ cadre posts listed below in the Participating Banks is tentatively scheduled in December 2021/ January 2022.
Applicants who are willing to appear in this exam need to know and understand the latest IBPS PO Syllabus completely. This will enhance their chance of qualifying for the IBPS SPECIALIST OFFICERS Prelims 2022-23 examination. This article will provide you with all expected questions according to subjects/sections and topic wise given as per the IBPS PO syllabus 2022-23.
List of Posts for "IBPS SO 2022-23" with No. of Vacancy
Sr. No | IBPS SO POSTS | IBPS SO Vacancies |
01 | I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | 120 |
02 | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | 875 |
03 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 30 |
04 | Law Officer (Scale I) | 60 |
05 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 35 |
06 | Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 195 |
Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Banks listed at (A) as one of the Specialist Officers’ post, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CRP SPL-XI). The examination will be two tier i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases, Online Preliminary and Online Main. Candidates who will qualify in Online Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Online Main Examination and shortlisted candidates in the Online Main examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Banks and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank. Depending on the final vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2022-23 based on the business needs of the Participating Banks and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Banks keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, administrative convenience, etc. The validity for CRP SPL-XI will automatically expire at the close of business on 31.03.2023 with or without giving any notice.
IBPS SO 2022-23 "Prelims" Exam Pattern/ Scheme
Let's disscuss the selection procedure of IBPS SO Prelims 2022-23;
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
1. Preliminary Examination For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
Sr. NO. |
Name of Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
1 |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
English |
40 mins |
2 |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
English and Hindi |
40 mins |
3 |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry |
50 |
50 |
English and Hindi |
40 mins |
Total |
150 |
125 |
2 Hours |
2. Preliminary Examination For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Sr. NO. |
Name of Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
1 |
English Language |
50 |
25 |
English |
40 mins |
2 |
Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
English and Hindi |
40 mins |
3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
English and Hindi |
40 mins |
Total |
150 |
125 |
2 Hours |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Important Note:
★ Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both - Online Preliminary and Online Main Examination):
★ There will be 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 penalty to arrive at 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.
Let's start discussing the syllabus of IBPS PO 2022-23 section-wise for Prelims Examinations:
A. English Language Syllabus for IBPS PO Prelims (2022-23):
- Spotting Errors,
- Idioms & Phrases,
- Sentence Improvement,
- Sentence Correction,
- Para Jumbles,
- Multiple Meaning,
- Fill in the Blanks,
- Para/Sentence Completion,
- Cloze Test,
- Reading Comprehension, and
- Miscellaneous
B. Reasoning Ability Syllabus for IBPS PO Prelims (2022-23):
- Verbal Reasoning,
- Blood Relations,
- Coding and Decoding,
- Alphanumeric Series
- Directions and Distances,
- Puzzle Test,
- Order and Ranking,
- Input Output,
- Seating Arrangement,
- Syllogism,
- Coded Inequalities,
- Data Sufficiency,
C. General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry Syllabus for IBPS PO Prelims (2022-23):
- Current Affairs,
- Banking Awareness,
- GK Updates,
- Currencies,
- Important Places,
- Books and Authors,
- Awards,
- Headquarters,
- Govt Schemes & Policies, and
- Important Days.
D. Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for IBPS PO Prelims (2022-23):
- Number Series,
- Simplification/ Approximation,
- Quadratic Equation,
- Mensuration,
- Average,
- Profit and Loss,
- Ratio and Proportion,
- Work, Time and Energy,
- Time and Distance,
- Probability Relations,
- Simple and Compound Interest,
- Permutation and Combination,
- Data Interpretation, and
- Data Sufficiency.
IBPS reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letters from the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in
Please note that candidates will not be permitted to appear for the Online Preliminary as well as Online Main Examination without the following documents:
(1) Valid Call Letter for the respective date and session of Examination. Those candidates who are called for Main Exam will also be required to bring authenticated/stamped call letter of Preliminary Exam (along with authenticated/ stamped copy of the ID proof)
(2) Photo-identity proof (as specified) in original bearing the same name as it appears on the call letter/ application form
Candidates reporting late i.e. after the reporting time specified on the call letter for Examination will not be permitted to take the examination.
The reporting time mentioned on the call letter is prior to the Start time of the test. Though the duration of the Online Preliminary Examination is 2 hours, candidates may be required to be at the venue for about 3 hours or more including the time required for completion of various formalities such as verification and collection of various requisite documents, logging in, giving of instructions etc.
For the Online Main Examination the duration of the examination is 45 minutes/ 60 minutes, candidates may be required to be at the venue for about 2 hours or more including the time required for completion of various formalities such as verification and collection of various requisite documents, logging in, giving of instructions etc.
Refer: IBPS SO 2022-23 syllabus-wise subjects materials & parctice question and answers test & quiz also get online Mock test.
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