IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2025: The IBPS SO Recruitment 2025 has been announced on the official website of the IBPS. Candidates interested in applying should ensure they meet specific eligibility criteria.
As per the detailed advertisement, Candidates who wish to apply must be of the age group of 20 and 30 years old and must hold a graduate degree from a recognized university or its equivalent.
It is essential to note there is no limits on how many times one can attempt the IBPS SO Exam, based on their category. Not adhering to these criteria could risk disqualification during the recruitment stages. Detailed information on IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2025 is provided in the below section.
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The authorities have prescribed the educational qualification as per the IBPS specialist officer eligibility criteria. Candidates willing to fill out the application form need to have the educational qualification as prescribed for the opted profile. The following table consists of educational qualfiication details for I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer posts.
IBPS SO Educational Qualification | |
Post Name | Educational Qualification |
I.T. Officer (Scale I) | The candidate should have completed his four years engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and telecommunications/ Electronics and Instrumentation from a recognised university. The candidate should have a postgraduate degree in either Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Instrumentation. Additionally, they should have passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) | The candidate should have completed his four years graduation degree in dairy Science/ Agricultural engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Co-Operation and Banking/ Agro-Forestry |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | The candidate should have completed his Post Graduate in Hindi with English or in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject in graduation. |
Law Office (Scale I) | The candidate should have completed his Bachelor’s degree in Law. He should be enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council. |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | The candidate should have completed a Graduate and Post Graduate Degree or Full-time Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labour Law. |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | The candidate should have completed graduate and full-time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/full-time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing. |
Candidates who are physically or orthopedically disabled will be eligible for the scribe facility. However, they will be required to arrange the scribe at their own cost. The scribe should be from a completely different academic background. Also, these candidates will be subjected to an extra compensatory time of twenty minutes for each hour.
IBPS SO Age Relaxation | |
Category | Age relaxation |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 years |
Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 5 years |
PWBd Categories | 10 years |
Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Actual period of service + 3 years |
Persons Affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
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