IBPS Specialist Officers Recruitment 2018: 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 Organisations is tentatively scheduled in December 2018/ January 2019.
Sr. No | POSTS |
01 | I.T. Officer (Scale-I) |
02 | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) |
03 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) |
04 | Law Officer (Scale I) |
05 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) |
06 | Marketing Officer (Scale I) |
IBPS Specialist Officers Recruitment 2018 – Apply online for 1599 CRP SPL-VIII SO Posts

Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Organisations listed at (A) as one of the Specialist Officers’ post, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CRP SPL-VIII). The examination will be two tier i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases, preliminary and main. Candidates who will qualify in Online Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Online Main Examination and shortlisted candidates in the main examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank. Depending on the final vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2019-20 based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, administrative convenience, etc. The validity for CRP SPL-VIII will automatically expire at the close of business on 31.03.2020 with or without giving any notice.
Important Dates & Details – IBPS SO 2018
Name of the organization | IBPS |
Name of the Post | Specialist Officers |
No.of Vacancies | 1599 |
Mode of Application | ONLINE |
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
Events | Tentative Dates |
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 06.11.2018- 26.11.2018 |
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 06.11.2018- 26.11.2018 |
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | December 2018 |
Online Examination – Preliminary | 29.12.2018 and 30.12.2018 |
Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2019 |
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | January 2019 |
Online Examination – Main | 27.01.2019 |
Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination | February 2019 |
Download of call letters for interview | February 2019 |
Conduct of interview | February 2019 |
Provisional Allotment | April 2019 |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- Candidates, intending to apply for CRP SPL-VIII should ensure that they fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria specified by IBPS in this advertisement
Age (As on 01.11.2018):
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years
i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1988 and not later than 01.11.1998 (both dates inclusive)
Educational Qualifications (As on 26.11.2018):
Post Code | Name of the Post | Age | Educational Qualifications ** (from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies) |
01 | I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | a) 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer
Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & |
| | | Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR b) Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level |
02 | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | 4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture |
03 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level. |
04 | Law Officer (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
05 | HR/Personn el Officer (Scale I) | Min- 20 years Max- 30 years | Graduate and Two Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law.* |
06 | Marketing Officer (Scale I) | Min- 20 years Max- 30 years | Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing * |
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates can apply online only from 06.11.2018 to 26.11.2018 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges [Payable from 06.11.2018 to 26.11.2018 (only Online payment, both dates inclusive) shall be as follows
- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD cand
- Rs. 600 /- for all others
Procedure for applying online
- Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “CRP Specialist Officers” and then click on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP- Specialist Officers (CRP-SPL-VIII)” to open the On-Line Application Form.
- Candidates will have to click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form. After that a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sen They can reopen the saved data using Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed.
- Candidates are required to upload their
- Photograph
- Signature
- Left Thumb Impression
- A hand written declaration
as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of documents (Annexure III).
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 FINAL SUBMIT 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.
1. CRP – ONLINE EXAMINATIONS
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
A. 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 minutes |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
3 | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | | |
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 minutes |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | | |
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.
B. Main Examination
For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | English & Hindi | 30 minutes |